Ed. Weinberger
Director
Good News (1997)
Season 1
Good News is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from 1997 to 1998. The series is a spin-off of the UPN series Sparks.
Released Aug. 25, 1997
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.pastor, tmdb.religion, tmdb.church, tmdb.spin-off, tmdb.sitcom, imdb.religion, imdb.laugh-track
Network: UPN
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Pilot
Pastor Randolph arrives at his new church, only to find that the ministers & staff are quite upset that their previous pastor had chosen an outsider to be his replacement, and all have decided to quit and form their own church and take half the congregation with them. Even the cute church secretary has to quit because of her mom.
Aug. 25, 1997, midnight
S1E2 - Writing on the Wall
Pastor Randolph decides its time to remove the gang grafitti from the walls outside the church. This angers the gang members and strikes fear into the hearts of the church congregation. Now the pastor has to find a way to mend fences, stand up for his faith, and bring everyone together in peace, love and harmony.
Sept. 1, 1997, midnight
S1E3 - Ashes to Ashes
Pastor Randolph loses one of his members and has to prepare for preaching his first funeral. A stuttering man gets ""in the Spirit"" during the funeral and begins to speak fluently for the first time.
Sept. 8, 1997, midnight
S1E4 - The Baby on the Door Step
Pastor Randolph must play Solomon when his parishoners square off over their rights to adopt Joey (Evijan Watson), a five-year-old found abandoned in the church.
Sept. 15, 1997, midnight
S1E5 - Dinner Party
Pastor Randolph abstains from handing out condoms that have been donated to the church.
Sept. 22, 1997, midnight
S1E6 - A Joyful Noise
Sept. 29, 1997, midnight
S1E7 - Try a Little Tenderness
Pastor Randolph tries to convince young bride-to-be Cynthia Porter to reconcile with her estranged father before her wedding and to include him in the ceremony. Cynthia is ashamed of her father because he is a little person. Meanwhile, Mr Porter makes a big jump for Mrs Dixon.
Oct. 13, 1997, midnight
S1E8 - Fallen Woman
Pastor Randolph needs a root canal, but his dentist and his bride-to-be are having problems in their relationship because of her past, and he is in no condition to perform the root canal. Pastor Randolph needs to hurry up and patch their relationship back up, so his can get his painful tooth problem fixed.
Oct. 27, 1997, midnight
S1E9 - Show Me the Money (1)
Nov. 3, 1997, midnight
S1E10 - Show Me the Money (2)
Nov. 10, 1997, midnight
S1E11 - There's an Old Flame (1)
Nov. 17, 1997, midnight
S1E12 - There's an Old Flame (2)
Rev. Randloph realizes his true calling when a romantic moment with Joanne (Tanya Boyd) is interrupted by a suicidal man who's perched on the ledge of her suite.
Nov. 24, 1997, midnight
S1E13 - A Christmas Story
The Christmas pageant is fouled up when Joey's duck eats one of Mrs. Dixon's earrings. Meanwhile, a snowstorm reminds Pastor Randolph of home at the holidays.
Dec. 16, 1997, midnight
S1E14 - Love, Honor & Obey
Pastor Randolph intercedes on behalf of a wife-turned-comedianne (Amelia McQueen) whose husband finds her choice of profession no laughing matter.
Jan. 12, 1998, midnight
S1E15 - Reunion (aka Radio Reverend)
Pastor Randolph's plan to raise money for a new furnace hinges upon whether Mrs. Dixon will take a little person (Dana Woods) to her class reunion.
Jan. 19, 1998, midnight
S1E16 - Back in the Day (1)
The church decides to put on a talent show to raise money for the children's summer camp, bringing together a collection of some strange talents from the congregation.
Feb. 16, 1998, midnight
S1E17 - Back in the Day (2)
Conclusion. Randolph takes steps to keep Beans (Reynaldo Rey) sober, but faces a higher power -- stage fright -- when the two perform at the church's variety show.
Feb. 23, 1998, midnight
S1E18 - Amazing Grace
Race relations become an issue when a parishioner dies, leaving his kids in the care of his brother -- who has been passing himself off as white.
March 2, 1998, midnight
S1E19 - Lift Every Voice (1)
Pastor Randolph hits a sour note with Mrs. Dixon after he gives away her gospel-competition solo to Cassie's aunt Shirley (Shirley Caesar).
April 28, 1998, midnight
S1E20 - Gospelfest (2)
Lou Rawls aids Pastor Randolph in pepping up the choir as the prepare for a national competition.
May 5, 1998, midnight
S1E21 - Driving Blind (1)
After devouring a batch of rum-spiked cookies, a tipsy Pastor Randolph labors to get a blind man and his pregnant wife to the hospital safely.
May 12, 1998, midnight
S1E22 - Under the Influence (2)
Pastor Randolph faces the legal system when he's arrested for drunkenly allowing a blind man to drive his expectant wife to the hospital.
May 19, 1998, midnight
Network: UPN
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Aug. 25, 1997
Last Air Date: May 19, 1998, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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