Goode Behavior

Willie Goode (Sherman Hemsley) is a newly paroled convicted con artist. He is also the father of Franklin Goode (Dorien Wilson), his estranged son. Franklin is a college professor and is in the process of being promoted to Dean of Humanities at Chapel Hill University in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The two must peacefully co-exist when Willie arrives at Franklin's house unannounced to fulfill the conditions of his probation; he must live at his son's house, under house arrest. Caught in the middle of the family feuding are Franklin's wife Barbara (Alex Datcher), a local news anchor, and their teenage daughter Bianca (Bianca Lawson).

• Sherman Hemsley as Willie Goode
• Alex Datcher as Barbara Goode
• Bianca Lawson as Bianca Goode
• Scott Grimes as Garth
• Joseph Maher as Chancellor Willoughby
• Dorien Wilson as Franklin Goode

• Justina Machado as Raquel De La Rosa
• Marc McClure as Harry Danielson
• Gabrielle Union as Tracy Monaghan

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|EpisodeNumber = 1

|Title = Freed Willie

|DirectedBy = Jack Shea

|WrittenBy = Mert Rich & Brian Pollack & Robert Illes and Dennis Pollack

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|8|26}}

|Viewers = 5.3{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 4, 1996}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 2

|Title = Goode Together

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|2}}

|Viewers = 3.5{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 11, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = When Franklin finally realizes his dream of being included in Chancellor Willoughby's weekly card game, Willie seizes the opportunity to do the kind of father/son bonding he regrets not doing when Franklin was a child - he teaches his son to play poker.

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|Title = Goode Samaritan

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|9}}

|Viewers = 3.1{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 18, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = When Willie takes a job at the TV station where Barbara, his daughter-in-law, is an anchor, it's not long before his expertise as a con man puts him in front of the camera as the stations new consumer advocate. Franklin is thrilled that his father has found a way to use his "talents" for good, until the bribes start arriving. To keep the popular new consumer advocate off their backs, businesses will do just about anything - including installing a swimming pool in the Goode's backyard. But Willie's days as an on-air personality may be numbered.

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|Title = Goode Sport

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|16}}

|Viewers = 3.8{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 25, 1996}}

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|Title = Goode Cause

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|23}}

|Viewers = 3.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 2, 1996}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 6

|Title = Goode Feelings

|DirectedBy = Michael Zinberg

|WrittenBy = Andy Guerdat

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|30}}

|Viewers = 3.8{{cite news|title=Baseball on NBC helps CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 9, 1996|author=Graham, Jefferson}}

|ShortSummary = When Franklin convinces Willie to attend therapy sessions to help cure his need for running schemes, Willie devises a plan to run a pyramid scheme out of the therapy sessions and everybody joins in. When Franklin finds out about the plan, he is infuriated and tries to break up the sessions, but with surprising results.

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|EpisodeNumber = 7

|Title = Goode Hands

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|14}}

|Viewers = 4.0{{cite news|title=Fox gets major league boost to No. 3|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 23, 1996|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 8

|Title = Goode and Scared

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|28}}

|Viewers = 5.0{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 6, 1996}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 9

|Title = Goode and Fired

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|4}}

|Viewers = 4.5{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 13, 1996}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 10

|Title = Goode Book

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|11}}

|Viewers = 3.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 20, 1996}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 11

|Title = Goode Golly, Miss Molly

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|18}}

|Viewers = 3.5{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 27, 1996}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 12

|Title = Goode Grades

|DirectedBy = Jack Shea

|WrittenBy = Andy Guerdat

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|25}}

|Viewers = 3.2{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 4, 1996}}

|ShortSummary = As a dodge to keep from getting sent back to prison, and to keep from having to get a job, Willie enrolls into school in his son's Anthropology class. Meanwhile, Bianca hatches a scheme to sell term papers.

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|Title = Goode Lord

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|1|13}}

|Viewers = 3.39{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41303321/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 13-19, 1997)|date=January 22, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 31, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 14

|Title = Goode Stuff

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|1|20}}

|Viewers = 3.88{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41385500/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 20-26, 1997)|date=January 29, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 31, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 15

|Title = Goode Will

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|2|3}}

|Viewers = 3.66{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41304408/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 3-9, 1997)|date=February 12, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 31, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 16

|Title = Goode Lovin'

|DirectedBy = Gary Shimokawa

|WrittenBy = Mark Drop

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|2|10}}

|Viewers = 3.98{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41315405/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 10-16, 1997)|date=February 20, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 31, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Just before Valentine's Day, Willie develops a crush on a colleague of Franklin's, Dr. Pamela Fordham (Janet Hubert-Whitten). Bianca and Rolanda (Countess Vaughn) try to offer advice, but to no avail. When Franklin fixes the woman up with another academic, a lovesick Willie decides to pick up his spirits at Mr. Bobo's Girlie Hut. While there, he asks one of the strippers to be his date at Franklin and Barbara's Valentine's Day party, but the stripper mistakes Willie's invitation for a job offer.

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|EpisodeNumber = 17

|Title = The Goode, Bad and the Willie

|DirectedBy = Michael Zinberg

|WrittenBy = Andy Guerdat

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|2|17}}

|Viewers = 3.59{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41313412/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 17–23, 1997)|date=February 26, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 31, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Willie's helpers at his restaurant all decide to leave, so Willie finally decides to hire someone. He hires the wise talking Raquel, just as he mistakes a food critic for a bum & throws him out. An old prison buddy, Jimmy the Brain, talks Willie into a scheme to sell hair growth tonic.

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|EpisodeNumber = 18

|Title = Goode Daddy

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|2|24}}

|Viewers = 4.13{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41294963/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 24-March 2, 1997)|date=March 5, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 31, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 19

|Title = Goode Music

|DirectedBy = Jack Shea

|WrittenBy = Mert Rich & Brian Pollack

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|4|28}}

|Viewers = 3.46{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41384884/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (April 28–May 4, 1997)|date=May 7, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 31, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Wild Orchid guest as a trio that Willie "discovers" when he decides to audition acts to perk up business at Willie's Chili. Tone Loc is the record executive Willie hopes will sign the act and propel them all to fame and fortune.

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|EpisodeNumber = 20

|Title = Goode Cop, Bad Cop

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|5|5}}

|Viewers = 3.23{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41385049/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 5–11, 1997)|date=May 14, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 31, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 21

|Title = The Only Goode Indian

|DirectedBy = Michael Zinberg

|WrittenBy = Barry Gurstein & David Pitlik

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|5|12}}

|Viewers = 2.98{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41317470/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 12–18, 1997)|date=May 21, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 31, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = Willie devises a plan to bring in extra revenue into his new restaurant by claiming to be an Indian descendant, and using reservation status, bring in casino equipment with slots & gambling. Barbara gets bitten by the gambling bug.

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|EpisodeNumber = 22

|Title = Goode Angel

|DirectedBy = Leonard R. Garner Jr.

|WrittenBy = Robert Illes & Dennis Pollack

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|5|19}}

|Viewers = 3.25{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41384795/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (May 19–25, 1997)|date=May 29, 1997|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 31, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|ShortSummary = The bank threatens to foreclose on Willie's Chilli restaurant, so Willie cooks up a scheme to come up with some money so the bank won't foreclose.

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• {{IMDb title|id=0115188}}
• {{Epguides|GoodeBehavior|Goode Behavior}}

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