Jack Shea
Director
Goode Behavior (1996)
Season 1
Goode Behavior is an American sitcom that premiered August 26, 1996 on UPN. The series was cancelled after its first season, airing its last episode on May 19, 1997, for a total of 23 episodes.
Released Aug. 26, 1996
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.parent-child-relationship, tmdb.con-man, tmdb.sitcom, imdb.african-american, imdb.laugh-track
Network: UPN
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Goode Book
College professor Franklin Goode is living the good life: his long-awaited ""study"" is almost complete, and he's on the short list for the position of Dean of Humanities at his university. But when the delivery at his door turns out to be his newly-paroled father, Willie, instead of his new desk, things immediately take a comic turn. Willie conspires to win his son the coveted new title and become a permanent member of the household. Will previously estranged father and son grow to become a family?
Aug. 26, 1996, midnight
S1E2 - Goode Together
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
Sept. 2, 1996, midnight
S1E3 - Goode Samaritan
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.
Sept. 9, 1996, midnight
S1E4 - Goode Sport
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Sept. 16, 1996, midnight
S1E5 - Goode Cause
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Sept. 23, 1996, midnight
S1E6 - Goode Feelings
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.
Sept. 30, 1996, midnight
S1E7 - Goode Hands
None
Oct. 14, 1996, midnight
S1E8 - Goode and Scared
None
Oct. 28, 1996, midnight
S1E9 - Goode and Fired
None
Nov. 4, 1996, midnight
S1E10 - Goode Book
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Nov. 11, 1996, midnight
S1E11 - Goode Golly, Miss Molly
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Nov. 18, 1996, midnight
S1E12 - Goode Grades
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.
Nov. 25, 1996, midnight
S1E13 - Goode Sport
None
Dec. 2, 1996, midnight
S1E14 - Goode Lord
None
Jan. 13, 1997, midnight
S1E15 - Goode Stuff
None
Jan. 20, 1997, midnight
S1E16 - Goode Will
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Feb. 3, 1997, midnight
S1E17 - Goode Lovin'
Just before Valentine's Day, Willie develops a crush on a colleague of Franklin's, Dr. Pamela Fordham. Bianca (Bianca Lawson, left) and ""Moesha's"" Countess Vaughn (center) 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 annd Barbara's Valentine's Day party, but the stripper mistakes Willie's invitation for a job offer.
Feb. 10, 1997, midnight
S1E18 - The Goode, Bad and the Willie
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.
Feb. 17, 1997, midnight
S1E19 - Goode Daddy
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Feb. 24, 1997, midnight
S1E20 - Goode Music
Wild Orchid (Stefanie Ridel, Renee Sandstrom, & Stacy Ferguson) guest as a trio that Willie ""discovers"" when he decides to audition acts to perk up business as Willie's Chili. Tone Loc, appearing as himself, is the record executive Willie hopes will sign the act and propel them all to fame and fortune.
April 28, 1997, midnight
S1E21 - Goode Cop, Bad Cop
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May 5, 1997, midnight
S1E22 - The Only Goode Indian
Willie devises a plan to bring in extra revenue into his new restaurant by claiming to be an indian decendant, and using reservation status, bring in casino equipment with slots & gambling. Barbara gets bitten by the gambling bug.
May 12, 1997, midnight
S1E23 - Goode Angel
In this final series episode, 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.
May 19, 1997, midnight
Network: UPN
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 690 min.
Released: Aug. 26, 1996
Last Air Date: May 19, 1997, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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