Season 5 poster

Season 5

(1977)

Cast

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

Johnny Brown as Nathan Bookman
Johnny Brown

as Nathan Bookman

Janet Jackson as Milicent 'Penny' Woods
Janet Jackson

as Milicent 'Penny' Woods

Episodes

The Evans Get Involved (1) poster

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September 21, 1977

When a young girl, Penny Gordon follows J.J. home, she quickly insinuates herself into the Evans household and makes up…

The Evans Get Involved (2) poster

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September 21, 1977

Willona and the Evans children are convinced that Penny is being abused, but when Willona takes Penny to see a doctor a…

The Evans Get Involved (3) poster

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September 28, 1977

Willona and the Evans kids are stunned to discover that Penny and her mother have moved. They are equally stunned when…

The Evans Get Involved (4) poster

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October 5, 1977

Willona worries over whether or not she will be able to adopt Penny. Meanwhile, a well meaning, Bookman, tries to help…

Thelma Moves Out poster

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October 12, 1977

Fed up with having no privacy and being burdened by two brothers, Thelma decides to move out and into an apartment that…

Willona, the Fuzz poster

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October 19, 1977

Willona is offered a new job but her morals force her to refuse it. However, when Penny has her heart set on figure sk…

Wheels poster

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November 2, 1977

J.J. and his friends become partners in the ownership of car, a car that they foolishly bought from Bookman. However, …

Breaker, Breaker poster

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November 9, 1977

Michael passes himself off as J.J. while using a CB radio and quickly discovers he's not the only one who's putting on …

Bye, Bye, Bookman poster

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November 16, 1977

The conditions in the building become to much for Willona, Penny and the Evans kids to bare so they decide to circulate…

Thelma's Brief Encounter poster

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December 7, 1977

Thelma begins dating a man named Lloyd Williams, however, suspicions run rampant between J.J., Willona and Michael who …

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December 14, 1977

Fishbone, a wino, complains that he has no friends and quickly discovers he has many when a vagrant steals his wallet a…

Penny's Christmas poster

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December 21, 1977

After getting her wallet stolen, Penny steals a necklace from a department store in a desperate attempt to try to get W…

No More Mr. Nice Guy poster

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January 4, 1978

Michael's apathetic behavior towards household chores and homework leads J.J. to put his foot down and to step in as a …

Willona's Mr. Right poster

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January 11, 1978

Willona's old boyfriend arrives back in town and asks Willona her hand in marraige. However, Willona turns him down si…

J.J. and the Boss' Daughter poster

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January 18, 1978

J.J. is given a sexy assistant, one whom he makes a play for immediately. However, later when he learns that she's the…

Where There's Smoke poster

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January 25, 1978

A hole has been burned into one of the couch cushions and J.J., Thelma and Michael each have their own versions of how …

I Had a Dream poster

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January 30, 1978

J.J. wants a promotion at work but a co-worker convinces him that the promotion will only go to a white man. This lead…

The Boarder poster

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February 6, 1978

To pick up extra money for the rent, J.J. decides to take in a boarder. However, little does he know the man he takes …

J.J.'s Condition poster

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February 13, 1978

J.J.'s latest relationship with a woman, Barbara, who's currently married but plans on divorcing her husband, results w…

Willona, the Other Woman poster

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February 27, 1978

Bookman's strange behavior leads his wife, Violet to become convinced that he's seeing another woman. However, appeara…

Something Old, Something New poster

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March 13, 1978

Grandpa Evans visits and has plans of becoming rich thanks to his new invention. Meanwhile, Lena, Grandpa's fiancee ge…

Willona's New Job poster

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March 20, 1978

Willona's boyfriend, Frank, continues his efforts to try to get her to marry him. Meanwhile, down at the boutique, Wil…

Write On, Thelma poster

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March 27, 1978

Thelma has written a full length play and is ecstatic when it is chosen to be produced as the local theater's latest pr…

That's Entertainment, Evans Style poster

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April 3, 1978

A child-care center in the neighborhood is scheduled to close due to lack of funds. To keep it open, the Evan's plan a …