hey everyone!

I had been working on making a "Facts of Life" guide that had the original dates that the episodes not only aired but were also taped as you can see here:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=287307

Doing this got me trying to find the tape dates for the episodes of Good Times. In order to do that, I did a lot of researching and trying to tack down original scripts and whatnot and news articles for the dates of taping. I only wanted to show you what I have so far, and you "Good Times" behind the scenes experts in the house, I will need your help in finding out more, so here is what I have:

The tape Dates are in brackets. The question marks beside some dates are approximate, but not too sure about (I had to look at other shows' tape dates to get some of them), but maybe you all can help me out

Season 1
1. [1/07/1974] Getting Up the Rent ... 22 February 1974
2. [1/14/1974] Black Jesus ... 15 February 1974
3. [1/21/1974] Too Old Blues ... 08 February 1974
4. [2/05/1974]? God's Business Is Good Business ... 01 March 1974
5. [2/12/1974]? Michael Gets Suspended ... 08 March 1974
6. [2/19/1974] Junior Gets a Patron ... 22 March 1974
7. [3/05/1974]? Sex and the Evans Family ... 15 March 1974
8. [3/12/1974]? Junior the Senior ... 29 March 1974
9. [3/19/1974]? The Visitor ... 05 April 1974
10. [3/26/1974]? Springtime in the Ghetto ... 19 April 1974
11. [4/03/1974]? The TV Commercial ... 26 April 1974
12. [4/10/1974] The Check Up ... 03 May 1974
13. [4/17/1974] My Son the Lover ... 10 May 1974

Season 2
1. [7/18/1974] Florida Flips ... 10 September 1974
2. [7/25/1974] Crosstown Buses Run All Day, Doodah, Doodah ... 01 October 1974
3. [8/01/1974] J.J. Becomes a Man: Part 1 ... 17 September 1974
4. [8/08/1974] The Man I Most Admire ... 08 October 1974
5. [8/15/1974] J.J. Becomes a Man: Part 2 ... 24 September 1974
6. [8/29/1974] The Encyclopedia Hustle ... 29 October 1974
7. [9/05/1974] The I.Q. Test ... 22 October 1974
8. [9/12/1974] Thelma's Young Man ... 15 October 1974
9. [10/03/1974] The Matchmaker ... 26 November 1974
10. [10/10/1974] The Windfall ... 03 December 1974
11. [10/17/1974] The Gang: Part 1 ... 12 November 1974
12. [10/31/1974] The Gang: Part 2 ... 19 November 1974
13. [11/07/1974] Sometimes There's No Bottom in the Bottle ... 10 December 1974
14. [11/21/1974] Florida's Big Gig ... 31 December 1974
15. [12/05/1974] Florida Goes to School ... 07 January 1975
16. [12/12/1974] The Nude ... 14 January 1975
17. [12/19/1974] The Family Business ... 21 January 1975
18. [1/16/1975] The Debutante Ball ... 04 February 1975
19. [1/23/1975] The Dinner Party ... 11 February 1975
20. [1/30/1975] The Houseguest ... 18 February 1975
21. [2/13/1975] My Girl Henrietta ... 25 February 1975
22. [2/20/1975] The Enlistment ... 04 March 1975
23. [2/27/1975] Thelma's Scholarship ... 11 March 1975
24. [3/06/1975] The Lunch Money Rip-Off ... 18 March 1975

Season 3
1. [7/17/1975] The Family Gun ... 16 September 1975
2. [7/24/1975] A Real Cool Job ... 09 September 1975
3. [7/31/1975] Operation Florida ... 23 September 1975
4. [8/14/1975] Florida's Rich Cousin ... 07 October 1975
5. [8/21/1975] The Politicans ... 04 November 1975
6. [8/28/1975] Love in the Ghetto ... 30 September 1975
7. [9/04/1975] The Weekend ... 14 October 1975
8. [9/18/1975] The Baby ... 21 October 1975
9. [9/25/1975] Michael's Big Fall ... 28 October 1975
10. [10/02/1975] Willona's Dilemma ... 11 November 1975
11. [10/09/1975] Florida's Protest ... 25 November 1975
12. [10/30/1975] The Mural ... 02 December 1975
13. [11/06/1975] A Loss of Confidence ... 09 December 1975
14. [11/13/1975] Cleatus ... 16 December 1975
15. [11/20/1975] The Family Tree ... 23 December 1975
16. [12/04/1975] A Place to Die ... 30 December 1975
17. [12/11/1975] J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 1 ... 06 January 1976
18. [12/18/1975] J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 2 ... 13 January 1976
19. [1/08/1976] Sweet Daddy Williams ... 20 January 1976
20. [1/15/1976] The Investigation ... 27 January 1976
21. [1/22/1976] J.J. in Trouble ... 03 February 1976
22. [2/05/1976] Florida the Woman ... 17 February 1976
23. [2/12/1976] The Break Up ... 24 February 1976
24. [2/19/1976] The Rent Party ... 02 March 1976

Season 4
1. [7/15/1976] The Big Move: Part 1 ... 22 September 1976
2. [7/22/1976] The Big Move: Part 2 ... 29 September 1976
3. [7/29/1976] J.J. and the Older Woman ... 06 October 1976
4. [8/05/1976] Michael the Warlord ... 13 October 1976
5. [8/19/1976] J.J.'s New Career: Part 1 ... 10 November 1976
6. [8/26/1976] J.J.'s New Career: Part 2 ... 17 November 1976
7. [9/02/1976] Rich Is Better Than Poor... Maybe ... 08 December 1976
8. [9/09/1976] Michael's Great Romance ... 20 October 1976
9. [9/23/1976] Florida's Night Out ... 15 December 1976
10. [9/30/1976] Evans Versus Davis ... 27 October 1976
11. [10/14/1976] The Judy Cohen Story ... 22 December 1976
12. [11/04/1976] Grandpa's Visit ... 24 November 1976
13. [11/18/1976] The Comedian and the Loan Sharks ... 05 January 1977
14. [12/02/1976] Willona's Surprise ... 26 January 1977
15. [12/09/1976] Thelma's African Romance: Part 1 ... 19 January 1977
16. [12/16/1976] Thelma's African Romance: Part 2 ... 19 January 1977
17. [12/23/1976] The Hustle ... 12 January 1977
18. [1/13/1977] A Friend in Need ... 02 February 1977
19. [1/20/1977] A Stormy Relationship ... 09 February 1977
20. [1/27/1977] Florida and Carl ... 23 February 1977
21. [2/10/1977] My Son, the Father ... 02 March 1977
22. [2/17/1977] Love Has a Spot on His Lung: Part 1 ... 23 March 1977
23. [2/24/1977] Love Has a Spot on His Lung: Part 2 ... 30 March 1977
24. [3/03/1977] J.J. in Business ... 09 March 1977

Season 5
1. [7/28/1977] Breaker, Breaker ... 09 November 1977
2. [8/04/1977] The Evans Get Involved: Part 1 ... 21 September 1977
3. [8/04/1977] The Evans Get Involved: Part 2 ... 21 September 1977
4. [8/11/1977] The Evans Get Involved: Part 3 ... 28 September 1977
5. [8/18/1977] The Evans Get Involved: Part 4 ... 05 October 1977
6. [9/08/1977] Thelma Moves Out ... 12 October 1977
7. [9/15/1977] Willona, the Fuzz ... 19 October 1977
8. [9/29/1977] Wheels ... 02 November 1977
9. [10/06/1977] Bye, Bye, Bookman ... 16 November 1977
10. [10/13/1977] Thelma's Brief Encounter ... 07 December 1977
11. [10/20/1977] Requiem for a Wino ... 14 December 1977
12. [11/03/1977] I Had a Dream ... 30 January 1978
13. [11/10/1977] Willona's Mr. Right ... 11 January 1978
14. [11/17/1977] No More Mr. Nice Guy ... 04 January 1978
15. [12/01/1977] Penny's Christmas ... 21 December 1977
16. [12/08/1977] J.J. and the Boss' Daughter ... 18 January 1978
17. [12/15/1977] Where There's Smoke ... 25 January 1978
18. [12/22/1977] The Boarder ... 06 February 1978
19. [1/12/1978] Something Old, Something New ... 13 March 1978
20. [1/19/1978] J.J.'s Condition ... 13 February 1978
21. [1/26/1978] Willona, the Other Woman ... 27 February 1978
22. [2/09/1978] Write On, Thelma ... 27 March 1978
23. [2/16/1978] Willona's New Job ... 20 March 1978
24. [2/23/1978] That's Entertainment, Evans Style ... 03 April 1978

Season 6
1. [7/27/1978] Florida's Homecoming: Part 1 ... 16 September 1978
2. [7/27/1978] Florida's Homecoming: Part 2 ... 16 September 1978
3. [8/03/1978] Florida's Homecoming: The Wedding ... 23 September 1978
4. [8/10/1978] Florida's Homecoming: United We Stand ... 30 September 1978
5. [8/24/1978]? Stomach Mumps ... 14 October 1978
6. [8/31/1978]? Florida Gets a Job ... 07 October 1978
7. [9/14/1978]? J.J. the Teacher ... 21 October 1978
8. [9/21/1978]? Michael's Decision ... 08 November 1978
9. [10/12/1978]? The Witness ... 09 December 1978
10. [10/26/1978]? J.J. and the Plumber's Helper ... 02 December 1978
11. [11/02/1978]? House Hunting ... 03 January 1979
12. [11/09/1978]? Florida's Favorite Passenger: Part 1 ... 23 May 1979
13. [11/16/1978]? Florida's Favorite Passenger: Part 2 ... 30 May 1979
14. [11/30/1978]? The Snow Storm ... 13 December 1978
15. [12/07/1978]? The Traveling Christmas ... 20 December 1978
16. [12/14/1978]? The Evans' Dilemma ... 1979 (copyright file says 1978)
17. [12/21/1978]? The Art Contest ... 1979 (copyright file says 1978)
18. [1/11/1979]? Blood Will Tell ... 06 June 1979
19. [1/18/1979]? The Physical ... 11 July 1979
20. [1/25/1979]? A Matter of Mothers ... 18 July 1979
21. [2/08/1979]? Where Have All the Doctor's Gone? ... 13 June 1979
22. [2/15/1979]? Cousin Raymond ... 1979
23. [2/22/1979]? The End of the Rainbow ... 01 August 1979
24. [3/08/1979] J.J. and T.C. ... 20 June 1979 (date from script)

Here you go, you all. Enjoy ruminating!

Sorry about the repeat topic posts. I had submitted it and it had logged me off so I thought I had lost the post, so I had to repost not knowing that the post was already up.

But anyway, I did get some updates on info about the episodes with question marks. After careful exhaustive research and various forms of fact-checking, I have the correct and verified tape dates of the episodes. The New Info is as follows:

UPDATE: O have just read BernNadette Stanis' new book "Good Times: Ain't We Lucky We Got Them" and she goes into detail about the taping schedule for the show. According to her, in the first season they were at CBS television City. Fridays began with a table read. Over the weekend, they would dive into their lines and gear up for Monday's rehearsals. By Tuesday, they have their lines and blocking memorized for that day's rehearsals. On Wednesdays, they would go to the soundstage and continued rehearsals for the cameras and boom operators. Thursdays were tape days. So if that is the case, then the first season's dates are completely wrong. here is the corrected tape dates.

1. [1/10/1974] Getting Up the Rent ... 22 February 1974
2. [1/17/1974] Black Jesus ... 15 February 1974
3. [1/24/1974] Too Old Blues ... 08 February 1974
4. [1/31/1974] God's Business Is Good Business ... 01 March 1974
5. [2/14/1974] Michael Gets Suspended ... 08 March 1974
6. [2/21/1974] Junior Gets a Patron ... 22 March 1974
7. [2/28/1974] Sex and the Evans Family ... 15 March 1974
8. [3/07/1974] Junior the Senior ... 29 March 1974
9. [3/21/1974] The Visitor ... 05 April 1974
10. [3/28/1974] Springtime in the Ghetto ... 19 April 1974
11. [4/04/1974] The TV Commercial ... 26 April 1974
12. [4/11/1974] The Check Up ... 03 May 1974
13. [4/18/1974] My Son the Lover ... 10 May 1974

Season 2
1. [7/18/1974] Florida Flips ... 10 September 1974
2. [7/25/1974] Crosstown Buses Run All Day, Doodah, Doodah ... 01 October 1974
3. [8/01/1974] J.J. Becomes a Man: Part 1 ... 17 September 1974
4. [8/08/1974] The Man I Most Admire ... 08 October 1974
5. [8/15/1974] J.J. Becomes a Man: Part 2 ... 24 September 1974
6. [8/29/1974] The Encyclopedia Hustle ... 29 October 1974
7. [9/05/1974] The I.Q. Test ... 22 October 1974
8. [9/12/1974] Thelma's Young Man ... 15 October 1974
9. [10/03/1974] The Matchmaker ... 26 November 1974
10. [10/10/1974] The Windfall ... 03 December 1974
11. [10/17/1974] The Gang: Part 1 ... 12 November 1974
12. [10/31/1974] The Gang: Part 2 ... 19 November 1974
13. [11/07/1974] Sometimes There's No Bottom in the Bottle ... 10 December 1974
14. [11/21/1974] Florida's Big Gig ... 31 December 1974
15. [12/05/1974] Florida Goes to School ... 07 January 1975
16. [12/12/1974] The Nude ... 14 January 1975
17. [12/19/1974] The Family Business ... 21 January 1975
18. [1/16/1975] The Debutante Ball ... 04 February 1975
19. [1/23/1975] The Dinner Party ... 11 February 1975
20. [1/30/1975] The Houseguest ... 18 February 1975
21. [2/13/1975] My Girl Henrietta ... 25 February 1975
22. [2/20/1975] The Enlistment ... 04 March 1975
23. [2/27/1975] Thelma's Scholarship ... 11 March 1975
24. [3/06/1975] The Lunch Money Rip-Off ... 18 March 1975

Season 3
1. [7/17/1975] The Family Gun ... 16 September 1975
2. [7/24/1975] A Real Cool Job ... 09 September 1975
3. [7/31/1975] Operation Florida ... 23 September 1975
4. [8/14/1975] Florida's Rich Cousin ... 07 October 1975
5. [8/21/1975] The Politicans ... 04 November 1975
6. [8/28/1975] Love in the Ghetto ... 30 September 1975
7. [9/04/1975] The Weekend ... 14 October 1975
8. [9/18/1975] The Baby ... 21 October 1975
9. [9/25/1975] Michael's Big Fall ... 28 October 1975
10. [10/02/1975] Willona's Dilemma ... 11 November 1975
11. [10/09/1975] Florida's Protest ... 25 November 1975
12. [10/30/1975] The Mural ... 02 December 1975
13. [11/06/1975] A Loss of Confidence ... 09 December 1975
14. [11/13/1975] Cleatus ... 16 December 1975
15. [11/20/1975] The Family Tree ... 23 December 1975
16. [12/04/1975] A Place to Die ... 30 December 1975
17. [12/11/1975] J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 1 ... 06 January 1976
18. [12/18/1975] J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 2 ... 13 January 1976
19. [1/08/1976] Sweet Daddy Williams ... 20 January 1976
20. [1/15/1976] The Investigation ... 27 January 1976
21. [1/22/1976] J.J. in Trouble ... 03 February 1976
22. [2/05/1976] Florida the Woman ... 17 February 1976
23. [2/12/1976] The Break Up ... 24 February 1976
24. [2/19/1976] The Rent Party ... 02 March 1976

Season 4
1. [7/15/1976] The Big Move: Part 1 ... 22 September 1976
2. [7/22/1976] The Big Move: Part 2 ... 29 September 1976
3. [7/29/1976] J.J. and the Older Woman ... 06 October 1976
4. [8/05/1976] Michael the Warlord ... 13 October 1976
5. [8/19/1976] J.J.'s New Career: Part 1 ... 10 November 1976
6. [8/26/1976] J.J.'s New Career: Part 2 ... 17 November 1976
7. [9/02/1976] Rich Is Better Than Poor... Maybe ... 08 December 1976
8. [9/09/1976] Michael's Great Romance ... 20 October 1976
9. [9/23/1976] Florida's Night Out ... 15 December 1976
10. [10/07/1976] Evans Versus Davis ... 27 October 1976
11. [10/14/1976] The Judy Cohen Story ... 22 December 1976
12. [11/04/1976] Grandpa's Visit ... 24 November 1976
13. [11/18/1976] The Comedian and the Loan Sharks ... 05 January 1977
14. [12/02/1976] Willona's Surprise ... 26 January 1977
15. [12/09/1976] Thelma's African Romance: Part 1 ... 19 January 1977
16. [12/16/1976] Thelma's African Romance: Part 2 ... 19 January 1977
17. [12/23/1976] The Hustle ... 12 January 1977
18. [1/13/1977] A Friend in Need ... 02 February 1977
19. [1/20/1977] A Stormy Relationship ... 09 February 1977
20. [1/27/1977] Florida and Carl ... 23 February 1977
21. [2/10/1977] My Son, the Father ... 02 March 1977
22. [2/17/1977] Love Has a Spot on His Lung: Part 1 ... 23 March 1977
23. [2/24/1977] Love Has a Spot on His Lung: Part 2 ... 30 March 1977
24. [3/03/1977] J.J. in Business ... 09 March 1977

Season 5
1. [7/28/1977] Breaker, Breaker ... 09 November 1977
2. [8/11/1977] The Evans Get Involved: Part 1 ... 21 September 1977
3. [8/11/1977] The Evans Get Involved: Part 2 ... 21 September 1977
4. [8/18/1977] The Evans Get Involved: Part 3 ... 28 September 1977
5. [8/25/1977] The Evans Get Involved: Part 4 ... 05 October 1977
6. [9/08/1977] Thelma Moves Out ... 12 October 1977
7. [9/15/1977] Willona, the Fuzz ... 19 October 1977
8. [9/29/1977] Wheels ... 02 November 1977
9. [10/06/1977] Bye, Bye, Bookman ... 16 November 1977
10. [10/13/1977] Thelma's Brief Encounter ... 07 December 1977
11. [10/20/1977] Requiem for a Wino ... 14 December 1977
12. [11/03/1977] I Had a Dream ... 30 January 1978
13. [11/10/1977] Willona's Mr. Right ... 11 January 1978
14. [11/17/1977] No More Mr. Nice Guy ... 04 January 1978
15. [12/01/1977] Penny's Christmas ... 21 December 1977
16. [12/08/1977] J.J. and the Boss' Daughter ... 18 January 1978
17. [12/15/1977] Where There's Smoke ... 25 January 1978
18. [12/22/1977] The Boarder ... 06 February 1978
19. [1/12/1978] Something Old, Something New ... 13 March 1978
20. [1/19/1978] J.J.'s Condition ... 13 February 1978
21. [1/26/1978] Willona, the Other Woman ... 27 February 1978
22. [2/09/1978] Write On, Thelma ... 27 March 1978
23. [2/16/1978] Willona's New Job ... 20 March 1978
24. [2/23/1978] That's Entertainment, Evans Style ... 03 April 1978

Season 6
1. [7/27/1978] Florida's Homecoming: Part 1 ... 16 September 1978
2. [7/27/1978] Florida's Homecoming: Part 2 ... 16 September 1978
3. [8/03/1978] Florida's Homecoming: The Wedding ... 23 September 1978
4. [8/10/1978] Florida's Homecoming: United We Stand ... 30 September 1978
5. [8/24/1978] Stomach Mumps ... 14 October 1978
6. [8/31/1978] Florida Gets a Job ... 07 October 1978
7. [9/14/1978] J.J. the Teacher ... 21 October 1978
8. [9/21/1978] Michael's Decision ... 08 November 1978
9. [9/28/1978] The Witness ... 09 December 1978
10. [10/12/1978] J.J. and the Plumber's Helper ... 02 December 1978
11. [10/19/1978] House Hunting ... 03 January 1979
12. [10/26/1978] Florida's Favorite Passenger: Part 1 ... 23 May 1979
13. [11/09/1978] Florida's Favorite Passenger: Part 2 ... 30 May 1979
14. [11/16/1978] The Snow Storm ... 13 December 1978
15. [11/30/1978] The Traveling Christmas ... 20 December 1978
16. [12/14/1978] The Evans' Dilemma ... 1979 (copyright file says 1978)
17. [12/21/1978] The Art Contest ... 1979 (copyright file says 1978)
18. [1/18/1979] Blood Will Tell ... 06 June 1979
19. [1/25/1979] The Physical ... 11 July 1979
20. [2/01/1979] A Matter of Mothers ... 18 July 1979
21. [2/15/1979] Where Have All the Doctor's Gone? ... 13 June 1979
22. [2/22/1979] Cousin Raymond ... 1979
23. [3/01/1979] The End of the Rainbow ... 01 August 1979
24. [3/08/1979] J.J. and T.C. ... 20 June 1979 (date from script)

Thanks! You did some good work. You should be commended. It looks like Esther Rolle left Maude, had her Christmas vacation hiatus then went to work on her spinoff, Good Times. What a great Christmas/New Years gift.

Thanks! You did some good work. You should be commended. It looks like Esther Rolle left Maude, had her Christmas vacation hiatus then went to work on her spinoff, Good Times. What a great Christmas/New Years gift.


Yup, Thanksgiving and Christmas and then started off fresh in that new year called 1974 back when it was no such thing as a ThomasE or SolomonD


LMAO

Yup, Thanksgiving and Christmas and then started off fresh in that new year called 1974 back when it was no such thing as a ThomasE or SolomonD


LMAO


Dag! I knew you'd find this comment sooner or later. LMBO. :lol:

Sorry about the repeat topic posts. I had submitted it and it had logged me off so I thought I had lost the post, so I had to repost not knowing that the post was already up.

But anyway, I did get some updates on info about the episodes with question marks. After careful exhaustive research and various forms of fact-checking, I have the correct and verified tape dates of the episodes. The New Info is as follows:

1. [1/07/1974] Getting Up the Rent ... 22 February 1974
2. [1/14/1974] Black Jesus ... 15 February 1974
3. [1/21/1974] Too Old Blues ... 08 February 1974
4. [1/28/1974] God's Business Is Good Business ... 01 March 1974
5. [2/12/1974] Michael Gets Suspended ... 08 March 1974
6. [2/19/1974] Junior Gets a Patron ... 22 March 1974
7. [2/26/1974] Sex and the Evans Family ... 15 March 1974
8. [3/06/1974] Junior the Senior ... 29 March 1974
9. [3/20/1974] The Visitor ... 05 April 1974
10. [3/27/1974] Springtime in the Ghetto ... 19 April 1974
11. [4/03/1974] The TV Commercial ... 26 April 1974
12. [4/10/1974] The Check Up ... 03 May 1974
13. [4/17/1974] My Son the Lover ... 10 May 1974

Season 2
1. [7/18/1974] Florida Flips ... 10 September 1974
2. [7/25/1974] Crosstown Buses Run All Day, Doodah, Doodah ... 01 October 1974
3. [8/01/1974] J.J. Becomes a Man: Part 1 ... 17 September 1974
4. [8/08/1974] The Man I Most Admire ... 08 October 1974
5. [8/15/1974] J.J. Becomes a Man: Part 2 ... 24 September 1974
6. [8/29/1974] The Encyclopedia Hustle ... 29 October 1974
7. [9/05/1974] The I.Q. Test ... 22 October 1974
8. [9/12/1974] Thelma's Young Man ... 15 October 1974
9. [10/03/1974] The Matchmaker ... 26 November 1974
10. [10/10/1974] The Windfall ... 03 December 1974
11. [10/17/1974] The Gang: Part 1 ... 12 November 1974
12. [10/31/1974] The Gang: Part 2 ... 19 November 1974
13. [11/07/1974] Sometimes There's No Bottom in the Bottle ... 10 December 1974
14. [11/21/1974] Florida's Big Gig ... 31 December 1974
15. [12/05/1974] Florida Goes to School ... 07 January 1975
16. [12/12/1974] The Nude ... 14 January 1975
17. [12/19/1974] The Family Business ... 21 January 1975
18. [1/16/1975] The Debutante Ball ... 04 February 1975
19. [1/23/1975] The Dinner Party ... 11 February 1975
20. [1/30/1975] The Houseguest ... 18 February 1975
21. [2/13/1975] My Girl Henrietta ... 25 February 1975
22. [2/20/1975] The Enlistment ... 04 March 1975
23. [2/27/1975] Thelma's Scholarship ... 11 March 1975
24. [3/06/1975] The Lunch Money Rip-Off ... 18 March 1975

Season 3
1. [7/17/1975] The Family Gun ... 16 September 1975
2. [7/24/1975] A Real Cool Job ... 09 September 1975
3. [7/31/1975] Operation Florida ... 23 September 1975
4. [8/14/1975] Florida's Rich Cousin ... 07 October 1975
5. [8/21/1975] The Politicans ... 04 November 1975
6. [8/28/1975] Love in the Ghetto ... 30 September 1975
7. [9/04/1975] The Weekend ... 14 October 1975
8. [9/18/1975] The Baby ... 21 October 1975
9. [9/25/1975] Michael's Big Fall ... 28 October 1975
10. [10/02/1975] Willona's Dilemma ... 11 November 1975
11. [10/09/1975] Florida's Protest ... 25 November 1975
12. [10/30/1975] The Mural ... 02 December 1975
13. [11/06/1975] A Loss of Confidence ... 09 December 1975
14. [11/13/1975] Cleatus ... 16 December 1975
15. [11/20/1975] The Family Tree ... 23 December 1975
16. [12/04/1975] A Place to Die ... 30 December 1975
17. [12/11/1975] J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 1 ... 06 January 1976
18. [12/18/1975] J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 2 ... 13 January 1976
19. [1/08/1976] Sweet Daddy Williams ... 20 January 1976
20. [1/15/1976] The Investigation ... 27 January 1976
21. [1/22/1976] J.J. in Trouble ... 03 February 1976
22. [2/05/1976] Florida the Woman ... 17 February 1976
23. [2/12/1976] The Break Up ... 24 February 1976
24. [2/19/1976] The Rent Party ... 02 March 1976

Season 4
1. [7/15/1976] The Big Move: Part 1 ... 22 September 1976
2. [7/22/1976] The Big Move: Part 2 ... 29 September 1976
3. [7/29/1976] J.J. and the Older Woman ... 06 October 1976
4. [8/05/1976] Michael the Warlord ... 13 October 1976
5. [8/19/1976] J.J.'s New Career: Part 1 ... 10 November 1976
6. [8/26/1976] J.J.'s New Career: Part 2 ... 17 November 1976
7. [9/02/1976] Rich Is Better Than Poor... Maybe ... 08 December 1976
8. [9/09/1976] Michael's Great Romance ... 20 October 1976
9. [9/23/1976] Florida's Night Out ... 15 December 1976
10. [10/07/1976] Evans Versus Davis ... 27 October 1976
11. [10/14/1976] The Judy Cohen Story ... 22 December 1976
12. [11/04/1976] Grandpa's Visit ... 24 November 1976
13. [11/18/1976] The Comedian and the Loan Sharks ... 05 January 1977
14. [12/02/1976] Willona's Surprise ... 26 January 1977
15. [12/09/1976] Thelma's African Romance: Part 1 ... 19 January 1977
16. [12/16/1976] Thelma's African Romance: Part 2 ... 19 January 1977
17. [12/23/1976] The Hustle ... 12 January 1977
18. [1/13/1977] A Friend in Need ... 02 February 1977
19. [1/20/1977] A Stormy Relationship ... 09 February 1977
20. [1/27/1977] Florida and Carl ... 23 February 1977
21. [2/10/1977] My Son, the Father ... 02 March 1977
22. [2/17/1977] Love Has a Spot on His Lung: Part 1 ... 23 March 1977
23. [2/24/1977] Love Has a Spot on His Lung: Part 2 ... 30 March 1977
24. [3/03/1977] J.J. in Business ... 09 March 1977

Season 5
1. [7/28/1977] Breaker, Breaker ... 09 November 1977
2. [8/11/1977] The Evans Get Involved: Part 1 ... 21 September 1977
3. [8/11/1977] The Evans Get Involved: Part 2 ... 21 September 1977
4. [8/18/1977] The Evans Get Involved: Part 3 ... 28 September 1977
5. [8/25/1977] The Evans Get Involved: Part 4 ... 05 October 1977
6. [9/08/1977] Thelma Moves Out ... 12 October 1977
7. [9/15/1977] Willona, the Fuzz ... 19 October 1977
8. [9/29/1977] Wheels ... 02 November 1977
9. [10/06/1977] Bye, Bye, Bookman ... 16 November 1977
10. [10/13/1977] Thelma's Brief Encounter ... 07 December 1977
11. [10/20/1977] Requiem for a Wino ... 14 December 1977
12. [11/03/1977] I Had a Dream ... 30 January 1978
13. [11/10/1977] Willona's Mr. Right ... 11 January 1978
14. [11/17/1977] No More Mr. Nice Guy ... 04 January 1978
15. [12/01/1977] Penny's Christmas ... 21 December 1977
16. [12/08/1977] J.J. and the Boss' Daughter ... 18 January 1978
17. [12/15/1977] Where There's Smoke ... 25 January 1978
18. [12/22/1977] The Boarder ... 06 February 1978
19. [1/12/1978] Something Old, Something New ... 13 March 1978
20. [1/19/1978] J.J.'s Condition ... 13 February 1978
21. [1/26/1978] Willona, the Other Woman ... 27 February 1978
22. [2/09/1978] Write On, Thelma ... 27 March 1978
23. [2/16/1978] Willona's New Job ... 20 March 1978
24. [2/23/1978] That's Entertainment, Evans Style ... 03 April 1978

Season 6
1. [7/27/1978] Florida's Homecoming: Part 1 ... 16 September 1978
2. [7/27/1978] Florida's Homecoming: Part 2 ... 16 September 1978
3. [8/03/1978] Florida's Homecoming: The Wedding ... 23 September 1978
4. [8/10/1978] Florida's Homecoming: United We Stand ... 30 September 1978
5. [8/24/1978] Stomach Mumps ... 14 October 1978
6. [8/31/1978] Florida Gets a Job ... 07 October 1978
7. [9/14/1978] J.J. the Teacher ... 21 October 1978
8. [9/21/1978] Michael's Decision ... 08 November 1978
9. [9/28/1978] The Witness ... 09 December 1978
10. [10/12/1978] J.J. and the Plumber's Helper ... 02 December 1978
11. [10/19/1978] House Hunting ... 03 January 1979
12. [10/26/1978] Florida's Favorite Passenger: Part 1 ... 23 May 1979
13. [11/09/1978] Florida's Favorite Passenger: Part 2 ... 30 May 1979
14. [11/16/1978] The Snow Storm ... 13 December 1978
15. [11/30/1978] The Traveling Christmas ... 20 December 1978
16. [12/14/1978] The Evans' Dilemma ... 1979 (copyright file says 1978)
17. [12/21/1978] The Art Contest ... 1979 (copyright file says 1978)
18. [1/18/1979] Blood Will Tell ... 06 June 1979
19. [1/25/1979] The Physical ... 11 July 1979
20. [2/01/1979] A Matter of Mothers ... 18 July 1979
21. [2/15/1979] Where Have All the Doctor's Gone? ... 13 June 1979
22. [2/22/1979] Cousin Raymond ... 1979
23. [3/01/1979] The End of the Rainbow ... 01 August 1979
24. [3/08/1979] J.J. and T.C. ... 20 June 1979 (date from script)

I find it unusual that Good Times would be taped on Mondays, as the first 4 episodes were. Are those tape dates or script dates? I can see where a script would be dated on Monday for a Monday morning read or revision. The next 3 were Tuesdays and the remainder of Season 1 tapings were Wednesdays, according to your schedule. All the rest of the dates from Season 2 through the rest of the series were Thursdays, meaning that the show probably could finish an episode in 4 days by then.

23. [3/01/1979] The End of the Rainbow ... 01 August 1979
24. [3/08/1979] J.J. and T.C. ... 20 June 1979 (date from script)

How was there going to be even one more episode taped after the official series finale?

I find it unusual that Good Times would be taped on Mondays, as the first 4 episodes were. Are those tape dates or script dates? I can see where a script would be dated on Monday for a Monday morning read or revision. The next 3 were Tuesdays and the remainder of Season 1 tapings were Wednesdays, according to your schedule. All the rest of the dates from Season 2 through the rest of the series were Thursdays, meaning that the show probably could finish an episode in 4 days by then.

You were right about the taping dates. I made a post updating the information as such.

UPDATE: O have just read BernNadette Stanis' new book "Good Times: Ain't We Lucky We Got Them" and she goes into detail about the taping schedule for the show. According to her, in the first season they were at CBS television City. Fridays began with a table read. Over the weekend, they would dive into their lines and gear up for Monday's rehearsals. By Tuesday, they have their lines and blocking memorized for that day's rehearsals. On Wednesdays, they would go to the soundstage and continued rehearsals for the cameras and boom operators. Thursdays were tape days. So if that is the case, then the first season's dates are completely wrong. here is the corrected tape dates.

1. [1/10/1974] Getting Up the Rent ... 22 February 1974
2. [1/17/1974] Black Jesus ... 15 February 1974
3. [1/24/1974] Too Old Blues ... 08 February 1974
4. [1/31/1974] God's Business Is Good Business ... 01 March 1974
5. [2/14/1974] Michael Gets Suspended ... 08 March 1974
6. [2/21/1974] Junior Gets a Patron ... 22 March 1974
7. [2/28/1974] Sex and the Evans Family ... 15 March 1974
8. [3/07/1974] Junior the Senior ... 29 March 1974
9. [3/21/1974] The Visitor ... 05 April 1974
10. [3/28/1974] Springtime in the Ghetto ... 19 April 1974
11. [4/04/1974] The TV Commercial ... 26 April 1974
12. [4/11/1974] The Check Up ... 03 May 1974
13. [4/18/1974] My Son the Lover ... 10 May 1974

Season 2
1. [7/18/1974] Florida Flips ... 10 September 1974
2. [7/25/1974] Crosstown Buses Run All Day, Doodah, Doodah ... 01 October 1974
3. [8/01/1974] J.J. Becomes a Man: Part 1 ... 17 September 1974
4. [8/08/1974] The Man I Most Admire ... 08 October 1974
5. [8/15/1974] J.J. Becomes a Man: Part 2 ... 24 September 1974
6. [8/29/1974] The Encyclopedia Hustle ... 29 October 1974
7. [9/05/1974] The I.Q. Test ... 22 October 1974
8. [9/12/1974] Thelma's Young Man ... 15 October 1974
9. [10/03/1974] The Matchmaker ... 26 November 1974
10. [10/10/1974] The Windfall ... 03 December 1974
11. [10/17/1974] The Gang: Part 1 ... 12 November 1974
12. [10/31/1974] The Gang: Part 2 ... 19 November 1974
13. [11/07/1974] Sometimes There's No Bottom in the Bottle ... 10 December 1974
14. [11/21/1974] Florida's Big Gig ... 31 December 1974
15. [12/05/1974] Florida Goes to School ... 07 January 1975
16. [12/12/1974] The Nude ... 14 January 1975
17. [12/19/1974] The Family Business ... 21 January 1975
18. [1/16/1975] The Debutante Ball ... 04 February 1975
19. [1/23/1975] The Dinner Party ... 11 February 1975
20. [1/30/1975] The Houseguest ... 18 February 1975
21. [2/13/1975] My Girl Henrietta ... 25 February 1975
22. [2/20/1975] The Enlistment ... 04 March 1975
23. [2/27/1975] Thelma's Scholarship ... 11 March 1975
24. [3/06/1975] The Lunch Money Rip-Off ... 18 March 1975

Season 3
1. [7/17/1975] The Family Gun ... 16 September 1975
2. [7/24/1975] A Real Cool Job ... 09 September 1975
3. [7/31/1975] Operation Florida ... 23 September 1975
4. [8/14/1975] Florida's Rich Cousin ... 07 October 1975
5. [8/21/1975] The Politicans ... 04 November 1975
6. [8/28/1975] Love in the Ghetto ... 30 September 1975
7. [9/04/1975] The Weekend ... 14 October 1975
8. [9/18/1975] The Baby ... 21 October 1975
9. [9/25/1975] Michael's Big Fall ... 28 October 1975
10. [10/02/1975] Willona's Dilemma ... 11 November 1975
11. [10/09/1975] Florida's Protest ... 25 November 1975
12. [10/30/1975] The Mural ... 02 December 1975
13. [11/06/1975] A Loss of Confidence ... 09 December 1975
14. [11/13/1975] Cleatus ... 16 December 1975
15. [11/20/1975] The Family Tree ... 23 December 1975
16. [12/04/1975] A Place to Die ... 30 December 1975
17. [12/11/1975] J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 1 ... 06 January 1976
18. [12/18/1975] J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 2 ... 13 January 1976
19. [1/08/1976] Sweet Daddy Williams ... 20 January 1976
20. [1/15/1976] The Investigation ... 27 January 1976
21. [1/22/1976] J.J. in Trouble ... 03 February 1976
22. [2/05/1976] Florida the Woman ... 17 February 1976
23. [2/12/1976] The Break Up ... 24 February 1976
24. [2/19/1976] The Rent Party ... 02 March 1976

Season 4
1. [7/15/1976] The Big Move: Part 1 ... 22 September 1976
2. [7/22/1976] The Big Move: Part 2 ... 29 September 1976
3. [7/29/1976] J.J. and the Older Woman ... 06 October 1976
4. [8/05/1976] Michael the Warlord ... 13 October 1976
5. [8/19/1976] J.J.'s New Career: Part 1 ... 10 November 1976
6. [8/26/1976] J.J.'s New Career: Part 2 ... 17 November 1976
7. [9/02/1976] Rich Is Better Than Poor... Maybe ... 08 December 1976
8. [9/09/1976] Michael's Great Romance ... 20 October 1976
9. [9/23/1976] Florida's Night Out ... 15 December 1976
10. [10/07/1976] Evans Versus Davis ... 27 October 1976
11. [10/14/1976] The Judy Cohen Story ... 22 December 1976
12. [11/04/1976] Grandpa's Visit ... 24 November 1976
13. [11/18/1976] The Comedian and the Loan Sharks ... 05 January 1977
14. [12/02/1976] Willona's Surprise ... 26 January 1977
15. [12/09/1976] Thelma's African Romance: Part 1 ... 19 January 1977
16. [12/16/1976] Thelma's African Romance: Part 2 ... 19 January 1977
17. [12/23/1976] The Hustle ... 12 January 1977
18. [1/13/1977] A Friend in Need ... 02 February 1977
19. [1/20/1977] A Stormy Relationship ... 09 February 1977
20. [1/27/1977] Florida and Carl ... 23 February 1977
21. [2/10/1977] My Son, the Father ... 02 March 1977
22. [2/17/1977] Love Has a Spot on His Lung: Part 1 ... 23 March 1977
23. [2/24/1977] Love Has a Spot on His Lung: Part 2 ... 30 March 1977
24. [3/03/1977] J.J. in Business ... 09 March 1977

Season 5
1. [7/28/1977] Breaker, Breaker ... 09 November 1977
2. [8/11/1977] The Evans Get Involved: Part 1 ... 21 September 1977
3. [8/11/1977] The Evans Get Involved: Part 2 ... 21 September 1977
4. [8/18/1977] The Evans Get Involved: Part 3 ... 28 September 1977
5. [8/25/1977] The Evans Get Involved: Part 4 ... 05 October 1977
6. [9/08/1977] Thelma Moves Out ... 12 October 1977
7. [9/15/1977] Willona, the Fuzz ... 19 October 1977
8. [9/29/1977] Wheels ... 02 November 1977
9. [10/06/1977] Bye, Bye, Bookman ... 16 November 1977
10. [10/13/1977] Thelma's Brief Encounter ... 07 December 1977
11. [10/20/1977] Requiem for a Wino ... 14 December 1977
12. [11/03/1977] I Had a Dream ... 30 January 1978
13. [11/10/1977] Willona's Mr. Right ... 11 January 1978
14. [11/17/1977] No More Mr. Nice Guy ... 04 January 1978
15. [12/01/1977] Penny's Christmas ... 21 December 1977
16. [12/08/1977] J.J. and the Boss' Daughter ... 18 January 1978
17. [12/15/1977] Where There's Smoke ... 25 January 1978
18. [12/22/1977] The Boarder ... 06 February 1978
19. [1/12/1978] Something Old, Something New ... 13 March 1978
20. [1/19/1978] J.J.'s Condition ... 13 February 1978
21. [1/26/1978] Willona, the Other Woman ... 27 February 1978
22. [2/09/1978] Write On, Thelma ... 27 March 1978
23. [2/16/1978] Willona's New Job ... 20 March 1978
24. [2/23/1978] That's Entertainment, Evans Style ... 03 April 1978

Season 6
1. [7/27/1978] Florida's Homecoming: Part 1 ... 16 September 1978
2. [7/27/1978] Florida's Homecoming: Part 2 ... 16 September 1978
3. [8/03/1978] Florida's Homecoming: The Wedding ... 23 September 1978
4. [8/10/1978] Florida's Homecoming: United We Stand ... 30 September 1978
5. [8/24/1978] Stomach Mumps ... 14 October 1978
6. [8/31/1978] Florida Gets a Job ... 07 October 1978
7. [9/14/1978] J.J. the Teacher ... 21 October 1978
8. [9/21/1978] Michael's Decision ... 08 November 1978
9. [9/28/1978] The Witness ... 09 December 1978
10. [10/12/1978] J.J. and the Plumber's Helper ... 02 December 1978
11. [10/19/1978] House Hunting ... 03 January 1979
12. [10/26/1978] Florida's Favorite Passenger: Part 1 ... 23 May 1979
13. [11/09/1978] Florida's Favorite Passenger: Part 2 ... 30 May 1979
14. [11/16/1978] The Snow Storm ... 13 December 1978
15. [11/30/1978] The Traveling Christmas ... 20 December 1978
16. [12/14/1978] The Evans' Dilemma ... 1979 (copyright file says 1978)
17. [12/21/1978] The Art Contest ... 1979 (copyright file says 1978)
18. [1/18/1979] Blood Will Tell ... 06 June 1979
19. [1/25/1979] The Physical ... 11 July 1979
20. [2/01/1979] A Matter of Mothers ... 18 July 1979
21. [2/15/1979] Where Have All the Doctor's Gone? ... 13 June 1979
22. [2/22/1979] Cousin Raymond ... 1979
23. [3/01/1979] The End of the Rainbow ... 01 August 1979
24. [3/08/1979] J.J. and T.C. ... 20 June 1979 (date from script)