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A visit from Florida's wealthy cousin brings expensive gifts for everyone until Florida discovers just where all the money is coming from.

Good Times

Cousin Raymond

Good fortune shines on the Evans family and creates the happiest day of Florida's life.

The End of the Rainbow

Willona is forced into the stand of a lifetime when Penny's natural mother arrives.

A Matter of Mothers

Florida's efforts to pass an important medical exam at work may be thwarted by a well-meaning gift from the children she cares most about.

The Physical

J.J. has some fast decisions to make when he mistakenly enters an important art contest with someone else's painting.

The Art Contest

J.J.'s far-reaching search for a date overlooks an eager candidate who takes some dangerous steps to ensure that she'll never be forgotten again.

J.J. and T.C.

Florida's anxious search for a doctor turns to anger when the only one she finds is too busy to be interested in her problem.

Where Have All the Doctors Gone?

J.J. has something that Sweet Daddy wants and whether he gets it will be a matter of life or death.

Blood Will Tell

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Florida and James Evans struggle to raise their kids, JJ, Thelma and Michael, in a Chicago housing project during the 1970s.

S6 E5 | Florida Gets a Job