Season 4 poster

Season 4

(1976)

Cast

Esther Rolle as Florida Evans
Esther Rolle

as Florida Evans

Ja'net DuBois as Wilona Woods
Ja'net DuBois

as Wilona Woods

Jimmie Walker as James "JJ" Evans
Jimmie Walker

as James "JJ" Evans

Ralph Carter as Michael Evans
Ralph Carter

as Michael Evans

Bern Nadette Stanis as Thelma Evans
Bern Nadette Stanis

as Thelma Evans

Episodes

The Big Move (1) poster

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September 22, 1976

The family is getting ready to move to Mississippi which is where James has gotten a promising new job. However, the f…

The Big Move (2) poster

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September 29, 1976

The death of James has J.J., Thelma and Michael overcome with grief and also leaves them wondering what is wrong with F…

J.J. and the Older Woman poster

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October 6, 1976

Thelma invites her favorite teacher to the apartment and while she is there she is fascinated with JJ's artwork. She an…

Michael the Warlord poster

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October 13, 1976

Widespread violence has been running rampant in the neighborhood and a large part of it is due to the street gang, the …

Michael's Great Romance poster

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October 20, 1976

Michael is in love with Yvonne but every time he's around her he freezes. When Yvonne meets J.J. she instantly falls f…

Evans Versus Davis poster

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October 27, 1976

Alderman Davis makes a visit to the Evans' household wanting J.J. to speak at his re-election campaign. However, when …

J.J.'s New Career (1) poster

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November 10, 1976

After loosing his job, J.J. tries his best to find a job. However, when Bookman serves the Evans' family with an evict…

J.J.'s New Career (2) poster

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November 17, 1976

J.J. is in the money, now that he has a new job working with two friends in a gambling operation. However, little does…

Grandpa's Visit poster

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November 24, 1976

Florida and the children are excitedly anticipating the arrival of Grandpa Evans. However, he arrives with a loud compa…

Rich is Better Than Poor . . . Maybe poster

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December 8, 1976

Some good luck strikes the family when J.J. wins a lottery. However, the luck doesn't last long, that is until, Thelma…

Florida's Night Out poster

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December 15, 1976

The kids feel Florida has been spending too much time alone and they decide to cancel their plans and spend an evening …

The Judy Cohen Story poster

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December 22, 1976

J.J. is managing Michael's singing group and gets them a gig at a local tavern. While there, J.J. comes across Judith …

The Comedian and the Loan Sharks poster

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January 5, 1977

J.J. borrows money from a loan shark to back his talented new comedian. However, within days, two thugs come to collec…

The Hustle poster

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January 12, 1977

Florida's bad mood prompts the kids to go into the underwear selling business in order to raise enough money to send Fl…

Thelma's African Romance (1) poster

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January 19, 1977

The cafeteria at Thelma's college is in disrepair. Thelma and her friends picket the college. She meets Ibe, an African…

Thelma's African Romance (2) poster

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January 19, 1977

Florida hits the roof when Thelma announces her plans of moving in with Ibe. However, things begin moving a little bit…

Willona's Surprise poster

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January 26, 1977

Willona gets a surprise for her birthday, a visit from her womanizing ex-husband, Ray. Ray does his best at convincing…

A Friend in Need poster

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February 2, 1977

When Florida's away for the weekend, J.J., Thelma and Michael throw a wild party. However, it gets even wilder than the…

A Stormy Relationship poster

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February 9, 1977

Florida is horrified to learn that Michael is harboring atheist attitudes planted by his boss. This leads Florida to c…

Florida and Carl poster

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February 23, 1977

A reluctant Florida agrees to go on a date with Carl. However, once at the restaurant, she gets into an argument with …

My Son, the Father poster

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March 2, 1977

J.J. is all excited about taking Michael to a father-son dinner but when Michael breaks the news that he invited Carl t…

J.J. in Business poster

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March 9, 1977

JJ has another money-making idea. He starts a greeting card business and has the whole family involved in making up mes…

Love Has a Spot on His Lung (1) poster

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March 23, 1977

Florida and Carl's relationship has gotten quite serious and Carl breaks the news to J.J., Thelma and Michael that he's…

Love Has a Spot on His Lung (2) poster

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March 30, 1977

A furious J.J. confronts Carl, who makes up an excuse that a war injury in the groin is the reason why he's breaking up…