Good Times (Episode)
Good Times (Reading)
The climate of the Era
Chico & The Man (Episode)
Chico & The Man (Reading)
100

Why does JJ want Thelma to teach him how to dance?

He had a date Saturday night

100

What Supreme Court Case outlawed segregation in public schools?

Brown v. Topeka Board of Education

100

What year did Nixon resign?

1974

100

What did Chico join?

A union

100

What industry made up a large part of the southern California economy?

Entertainment

200

What was James diagnosed with?

High Cholesterol

200

What happened after the third season that drastically changed the show?

James was killed off

200

What president came after Nixon?

Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.

200

What “line” does Chico make during the episode?

A picketing line

200

What broadcasting network produced Chico and the Man?

NBC

300

What was the reason for James' previous check-up and how long ago was it?

20 years ago for an Army physical

300

What year did the first episode of Good Times premiere?

1974

300

What style of music was the most popular at the time?

Disco

300

How much did Ed sell the garage to Chico for?

$6

300

How old was Freddie Prinze when he landed the role of Chico?

19

400

Why was JJ falling asleep during breakfast?

He was having nightmares of a flying chair

400

Describe the feminization of poverty. Give at least one reason for this.

The push for black families in poverty to be headed by females due to a variety of factors, such as discrimination by the AFDC

400

In 1972, what was the first paid television channel?

HBO

400

How long did Ed say it took to teach Chico “everything he knows about life?”

A whole afternoon

400

Which California law was repealed in 1950 to make land distribution more equal?

Alien Land Law

500

The perfume would cause James to try and hit more home runs than who?

Hank Aaron

500

What did Walker and Rolle disagree on regarding the direction of the series?

She did not approve of the representation of JJ, while Walker refused to participate in the “struggle for blackness”

500

Where did the forced bussing desegregation crisis occur?

Boston

500

How much money would it have cost Ed if Chico joined the Union?

$600 a month

500

What was Chico’s catchphrase during the show?

"That's not my job"

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