I thought of just plain out asking,"What episodes of Good Times are depressing but then I thought,"EVERYBODY will respond,"James Death Episodes." So I decided to get that option out of the way right out the gate.

I find The Boarder episode depressing. The Boarder was put in The Evans' Apartment as part of the Witness Protection Program as the Murderer would kill him to keep him from testifying against him at Court. The Boarder allowed himself to be bought for $25,000 and a free plane and he KNEW that he was a key figure in getting a lot of Victims' loved ones justice.

Apparently, he was the Key Witness for a Trial where a Criminal killed a lot of People. The Boarder's Testimony was going to ensure the Victims' loved ones got their Justice and the Criminal was put behind bars. The Criminal showed up and paid off the Boarder $25,000 and a free plane ticket to flee the Country and skip the Trial altogether. The Boarder ACTUALLY took the money and the free plane ticket out of the Country.

The Evans pointed out the Victim's Families needed his Testimony in order to get Justice for their dead loved ones. The Boarder pointed out he knew the Victims' loved ones NEEDED his Testimony, but said $25,000 was more money than he'd ever seen($25,000 would be more like $178, 000 in today's money according to Google) and left. The Evans were stunned. What a depressing episode. In real life, I'd feel so bad for the Victims' loved ones who got screwed twice. First by the Murderer taking away their lives ones and second by the Key Witness being bought by $25,000 and a free plane ticket out of the Country to skip the Trial altogether. :(

The depressing episode for me were the episodes where Penny get adapted in the fifth season. It dealt with child abuse and the mother came cross as a monster. It is still happening today where the parents are or is drug user or alcoholic.

In the episode with witness program you mentioned, that episode is kind of misleading. According to law, the family that host the witness should be informed that he or she is in Witness Protection Program becuase it also put the host family in danger. But in that episode, the police said the witness is their father and they are trying to find a place for him to live.

None of the eps were depressing to me, some were just too serious

The old man dying in the 'New Year's Episode'. I never watch it, it's depressing, and an out of place episode. The 'Visitor' episode where the guy was getting them all excited that he was going to 'fix thing's in the projects', than said 'it would take a year or two', was depressing.

The old man dying in the 'New Year's Episode'. I never watch it, it's depressing, and an out of place episode. The 'Visitor' episode where the guy was getting them all excited that he was going to 'fix thing's in the projects', than said 'it would take a year or two', was depressing.

That was actually a fun episode until the last 20 secs. Lots of dancing and partying shame it had to end like that

'J.J.'s Fiancee' wound up being a bummer with her climbing out the no-tell motel window and him looking out it in shock but not saying what he saw that shocked him. Did the fiancee jump to her death since she couldn't get a fix or . ..what?

And what was the point of ending it right then and there but never, ever mentioning what her fate was even though the show went on for another few years?

'J.J.'s Fiancee' wound up being a bummer with her climbing out the no-tell motel window and him looking out it in shock but not saying what he saw that shocked him. Did the fiancee jump to her death since she couldn't get a fix or . ..what?

And what was the point of ending it right then and there but never, ever mentioning what her fate was even though the show went on for another few years?

No one knew what her fate was because she ran away

No one knew what her fate was because she ran away

Well, since J.J. had been ENGAGED to her, what was stopping him or anyone else to at least say 'I wonder if they've ever found her?'

Besides, with his look, he didn't just seem bummed that she'd amscrayed but downright appalled at whatever he saw out that window so I think it's likely she had killed herself.

Regardless of her fate, they SHOULD have mentioned it at some point so viewers wouldn't have been stuck in the dark!