Rhoda was on it's last leg and CBS places Good Times which just received their returning star, behind Rhoda on a Saturday Night??? Why didn't they just cancel it after the 77-78 season?

Damm the network wanted the show to fail it seems like. They made no effort to move it from Sept of 78 to Dec 78. Then the bring the show back in the summer time when everyone is outside LOL

At least I give them credit for putting together a half assed finale. LOL

At least I give them credit for putting together a half assed finale. LOL


That BOGUS A$$ finale, we still didn't find out what happened to Bookman and Michael LOL

That BOGUS A$$ finale, we still didn't find out what happened to Bookman and Michael LOL


LOL poor Bookman got nothing

LOL poor Bookman got nothing
What do you expect Bookman to get? He's a janitor and that's all he's basically gonna be. The people in the building hated him so he couldn't become an Alderman.

What do you expect Bookman to get? He's a janitor and that's all he's basically gonna be. The people in the building hated him so he couldn't become an Alderman.


He didn't even need to be in the last scene.

I loved the finale--many shows don't even get one--*cough Archie Bunker*cough, *cough The Jefferson cough*....at least the writers were smart enough to know--let's wrap this mutha up!

It's a shame that CBS gave Good Times a finale in August because no one probably watched it-lol

Whenever a network wants to get rid of an old show with marginal ratings (barely enough to stay on the air but far from a hit), they usual dump it a bad time slot and blame the cancellation on bad ratings.

Yes, Good Times' finale was a bit abrupt, but at least they got one. Archie Bunker never got a proper final episode.

Whenever a network wants to get rid of an old show with marginal ratings (barely enough to stay on the air but far from a hit), they usual dump it a bad time slot and blame the cancellation on bad ratings.

Yes, Good Times' finale was a bit abrupt, but at least they got one. Archie Bunker never got a proper final episode.


That finale was more for syndication not really network TV because of it airing in August. I bet nobody watched it at 8pm on a summer saturday night in august lol

That finale was more for syndication not really network TV because of it airing in August. I bet nobody watched it at 8pm on a summer saturday night in august lol

I doubt they filmed an episode for syndication. They probably suspected cancellation earlier in the year (1979) and made a finale episode just in case.

And the network, having already paid for the episode, "burned it off" (that's the term networks used to use for shows they paid for, but were cancelled) during the summer rerun season.

I doubt they filmed an episode for syndication. They probably suspected cancellation earlier in the year (1979) and made a finale episode just in case.

And the network, having already paid for the episode, "burned it off" (that's the term networks used to use for shows they paid for, but were cancelled) during the summer rerun season.


No the finale wasn't produced for syndication it just ended up being for syndication because of when CBS decided to air it.

No the finale wasn't produced for syndication it just ended up being for syndication because of when CBS decided to air it.

I don't understand what you meant. Your statement sounds contradictory. Could you elaborate or clarify?

I don't understand what you meant. Your statement sounds contradictory. Could you elaborate or clarify?


I was saying that when the finale was produced it was for that season but the fact that CBS decided to air it in August, the finale ended up being for syndication instead of network TV. How many people do you think was waiting for a Good Times finale on a saturday night in August? Not many

Plus I remember buying the TV guide for the week it aired and there was no promotion for the episode at all

I thought the reason GT ended in August was because there was a few months when it wasn't on TV.

I thought the reason GT ended in August was because there was a few months when it wasn't on TV.


Yeah it did, CBS aired the show from June to August but you know no one was watching Good Times in the summer on a saturday night at 8pm. Especially when they already knew in June it was cancelled

I was saying that when the finale was produced it was for that season but the fact that CBS decided to air it in August, the finale ended up being for syndication instead of network TV. How many people do you think was waiting for a Good Times finale on a saturday night in August? Not many

Plus I remember buying the TV guide for the week it aired and there was no promotion for the episode at all

Point taken.

If a network doesn't air a finale during the regular season (Sept-May), then they're just burning off inventory. Hence, no promotion for a landmark series' final episode.