S6.E17

Where Have All the Doctor's Gone?

Name: Where Have All the Doctor's Gone?
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1979-06-13
Duration: 25 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Esther Rolle, Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter

Episode aired Jun 13, 1979
TV-14
25m

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6.9/10

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Ralph Carter, Ben Powers, Esther Rolle, and BernNadette Stanis in Good Times (1974)

Comedy

While Willona is out of town, Florida is taking care of Penny. Just about everyone in the apartment is sick with the flu. Florida takes Penny to the clinic, but doctors are scarce, and the r... Read allWhile Willona is out of town, Florida is taking care of Penny. Just about everyone in the apartment is sick with the flu. Florida takes Penny to the clinic, but doctors are scarce, and the remaining doctor has plans to close the practice.While Willona is out of town, Florida is taking care of Penny. Just about everyone in the apartment is sick with the flu. Florida takes Penny to the clinic, but doctors are scarce, and the remaining doctor has plans to close the practice.

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6.9/10

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Esther Rolle

Florida Evans

Ja'net DuBois

Willona Woods
(as Ja'net Du Bois)
(credit only)

Ralph Carter

Michael Evans

BernNadette Stanis

Thelma Evans Anderson
(as Bern Nadette Stanis)

Johnny Brown

Nathan Bookman

Janet Jackson

Millicent 'Penny' Woods

Ben Powers

Keith Anderson

Jimmie 'JJ' Walker

James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.
(as Jimmie Walker)

Paula Kelly

Dr. Kelly

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Paula Kelly as Dr. Kelly

"Where Have All the Doctors Gone?" guest stars Paula Kelly as Dr. R.A. Kelly, the only physician left in the project, treating a recent bout of the flu. Only Penny seems to be getting weaker, but a visit to Dr. Kelly puts Florida's fears at ease, taking care of the child while Willona is out of town. When her symptoms become worse, Florida implores the reluctant doctor to make an urgent house call, which she finally does. Her first prescription failed to work against the virus, so she stays at the Evans home to make certain that Penny improves. This is enough for Dr. Kelly to reconsider leaving the ghetto, the place where she felt she'd be needed most.

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Trivia
The episode title is a play on the very popular, oft-recorded, 1960s folk song, "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?".

Quotes
Dr. Kelly: [to Florida] Look at this, Mrs. Evans, my drugs have been stolen, my equipment vandalised. I have to close up my office at 4:00 in the afternoon so I stand a chance of getting home without getting mugged.