Season 5
(1977)
Cast
as Wilona Woods
as James "JJ" Evans
as Michael Evans
as Thelma Evans
as Nathan Bookman
as Milicent 'Penny' Woods
Episodes
The Evans Get Involved (1) 0.0
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) 0.0
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) 0.0
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) 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
December 7, 1977
Thelma begins dating a man named Lloyd Williams, however, suspicions run rampant between J.J., Willona and Michael who …
Requiem for a Wino 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 …