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A small-fry extortionist bullies Michael into handing over his milk money on a daily basis.

Good Times

The Lunch Money Ripoff

Thelma gets a scholarship offer from an exclusive girls school.

Thelma's Scholarship

The Evans family faces an economic crisis after both James and J.J. lose their jobs.

The Enlistment

J.J. announces that his immediate future could include matrimony.

My Girl Henrietta

James suspects that there's more than meets the eye when an old friend pays a visit.

The Houseguest

The Evanses are afraid they may be eating dog food when an elderly neighbor brings the main course for dinner.

The Dinner Party

J.J. finds out that his date has snobbish parents that disapprove of him.

The Debutante Ball

The Evans family risks eviction to open a fix-it shop in their apartment.

The Family Business

Florida and James are torn between letting J.J. do a portrait and their misgivings about the prospective model.

The Nude

Florida's dream of finally getting her high-school diploma is clouded by James' opposition to the idea.

Florida Goes to School

James is sure that the new job he has been promised is the answer to the family's troubles.

Florida's Big Gig

Thelma catches her cousin nipping at the family liquor supply.

Sometimes There's No Bottom in the Bottle

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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.

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J.J's hopes to receive expensive birthday gifts are shattered when James gets a bad credit rating.

S2 E2 | J.J. Becomes a Man