Popular songs- 5th & 6th Seasons

[hch]

Here it is, the final seasons of Good Times with the songs you may have heard during that time.

Good Times Episode Guide

Season 5

21 Sep 1977
The Evans Get Involved (1)
21 Sep 1977
The Evans Get Involved (2)
R&B: Keep it Coming Love- KC & the Sunshine Band
Top 100: Best of My Love- The Emotions

28 Sep 1977
The Evans Get Involved (3)
R&B: It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me- Barry White
Top 100: Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band- Meco

05 Oct 1977
The Evans Get Involved (4)
R&B: It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me- Barry White
Top 100: Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band- Meco

12 Oct 1977
Thelma Moves Out
R&B: It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me- Barry White
Top 100: You Light Up My Life- Debby Boone

19 Oct 1977
Willona, the Fuzz
R&B: It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me- Barry White
Top 100: You Light Up My Life- Debby Boone

02 Nov 1977
Wheels
R&B: (Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again- L.T.D.
Top 100: You Light Up My Life- Debby Boone

09 Nov 1977
Breaker, Breaker
R&B: (Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again- L.T.D.
Top 100: You Light Up My Life- Debby Boone

16 Nov 1977
Bye, Bye, Bookman
R&B: Serpentine Fire- Earth, Wind & Fire
Top 100: You Light Up My Life- Debby Boone

07 Dec 1977
Thelma's Brief Encounter
R&B: Serpentine Fire- Earth, Wind & Fire
Top 100: You Light Up My Life- Debby Boone

14 Dec 1977
Requiem for a Wino
R&B: Serpentine Fire- Earth, Wind & Fire
Top 100: You Light Up My Life- Debby Boone

21 Dec 1977
Penny's Christmas
R&B: Serpentine Fire- Earth, Wind & Fire
Top 100: How Deep Is Your Love- Bee Gees

04 Jan 1978
No More Mr. Nice Guy
R&B: Ffun- Con Funk Shun
Top 100: How Deep is Your Love- Bee Gees

11 Jan 1978
Willona's Mr. Right
R&B: Ffun- Con Funk Shun
Top 100: Baby Come Back- Player

18 Jan 1978
J.J. and the Boss' Daughter
R&B: Our Love- Natalie Cole
Top 100: Baby Come Back- Player

25 Jan 1978
Where There's Smoke
R&B: Our Love- Natalie Cole
Top 100: Baby Come Back- Player

30 Jan 1978
I Had a Dream
R&B: Theme Song From "Which Way is Up"- Stargaard
Top 100: Stayin' Alive- Bee Gees

06 Feb 1978
The Boarder
R&B: Theme from "Which Way is Up"- Stargaard
Top 100: Stayin' Alive- Bee Gees

13 Feb 1978
J.J.'s Condition
R&B: Too Hot to Trot- The Commodores
Top 100: Stayin' Alive- Bee Gees

27 Feb 1978
Willona, the Other Woman
R&B: Flashlight- Parliament
Top 100: (Love is) Thicker Than Water- Andy Gibb

13 Mar 1978
Something Old, Something New
R&B: Flashlight- Parliament
Top 100: Night Fever- Bee Gees

20 Mar 1978
Willona's New Job
R&B: Bootzilla- Bootsy's Rubber Band
Top 100: Night Fever- Bee Gees

27 Mar 1978
Write On, Thelma
R&B: The Closer I Get to You- Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Top 100: Night Fever- Bee Gees

03 Apr 1978
That's Entertainment, Evans Style
R&B: The Closer I Get to You- Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Top 100: Night Fever- Bee Gees

Season 6
16 Sep 1978 Florida's Homecoming (1)
16 Sep 1978 Florida's Homecoming (2)
R&B: Holding On (When Love is Gone)- L.T.D.
Top 100: Boogie Oogie Oogie- A Taste of Honey

23 Sep 1978
Florida's Homecoming: The Wedding (3)
R&B: Got to Get You Into My Life- Earth, Wind & Fire
Top 100: Boogie Oogie Oogie- A Taste of Honey

30 Sep 1978
Florida's Homecoming: United We Stand (4)
R&B: One Nation Under a Groove- Funkadelic
Top 100: Boogie Oogie Oogie- A Taste of Honey

07 Oct 1978
Florida Gets a Job
R&B: One Nation Under a Groove- Funkadelic
Top 100: Boogie Oogie Oogie- A Taste of Honey

14 Oct 1978
Stomach Mumps
R&B: One Nation Under a Groove- Funkadelic
Top 100: Boogie Oogie Oogie- A Taste of Honey

21 Oct 1978
J.J. the Teacher
R&B: One Nation Under a Groove- Funkadelic
Top 100: Boogie Oogie Oogie- A Taste of Honey

08 Nov 1978
Michael's Decision
R&B: I'm Every Woman- Chaka Khan
Top 100: MacArthur Park- Donna Summer

02 Dec 1978
J.J. and the Plumber's Helper
R&B: Le Freak- Chic
Top 100: You Don't Bring Me Flowers- Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond

09 Dec 1978
The Witness
R&B: Le Freak- Chic
Top 100: Le Freak- Chic

13 Dec 1978
The Snow Storm
R&B: Le Freak- Chic
Top 100: Le Freak- Chic

20 Dec 1978
The Traveling Christmas
R&B: Le Freak- Chic
Top 100: Le Freak- Chic

03 Jan 1979
House Hunting
R&B: Le Freak- Chic
Top 100: Too Much Heaven- Bee Gees

23 May 1979
Florida's Favorite Passenger (1)
R&B: I Wanna Be With You- The Isley Brothers
Top 100: Reunited- Peaches & Herb

30 May 1979
Florida's Favorite Passenger (2)
R&B: Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now- McFadden & Whitehead
Top 100: Hot Stuff- Donna Summer

06 Jun 1979
Blood Will Tell
R&B: We Are Family- Sister Sledge
Top 100: Love You Inside Out- Bee Gees

13 Jun 1979
Where Have All the Doctors Gone?
R&B: Ring My Bell- Anita Ward
Top 100: Hot Stuff- Donna Summer

20 Jun 1979
J.J. and T.C.
R&B: Ring My Bell- Anita Ward
Top 100: Hot Stuff- Donna Summer

11 Jul 1979
The Physical
R&B: Ring My Bell- Anita Ward
Top 100: Bad Girls- Donna Summer

18 Jul 1979
A Matter of Mothers (Song fits this episode perfectly, too bad they didn't play it)
R&B: Bad Girls- Donna Summer
Top 100: Bad Girls- Donna Summer

01 Aug 1979
The End of the Rainbow
R&B: Good Times- Chic- PERFECT FIT FOR A SERIES FINALE, uncanny
Top 100: Bad Girls- Donna Summer

[jamesanthony]

Throughout this series they used quite a few current pop songs in episodes. I was surprised to hear Native New Yorker by Odyssey in the last year 5 show and they were all dancing to a Stevie Wonder tune in the 4th season episode where the athlete tries to kill himself. Also Movin by Brass Construction was playing when they learned that James was killed. Did they use any current pop songs in season 6?

[hch]

J.J. sung a version of "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" in the Plumber's helper episode,

OH, and "Shake Your Body Down to the Ground" was playing in the backgroud during the party scene where Willona was framed by Penny's mother.

Other than that, nothing else I can remember of think of.

[hch]

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