The Evans family scratches and survives in their tough South Side Chicago ghetto. Esther Rolle and John Amos star as parents Florida and James, with "dyn-o-mite" breakout comedy star Jimmie Walker as J.J., the oldest of the three Evans children.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | 0 | ||
| Season 1 | February 1974 | May 1974 | 13 |
| Season 2 | September 1974 | March 1975 | 24 |
| Season 3 | September 1975 | March 1976 | 24 |
| Season 4 | September 1976 | March 1977 | 24 |
| Season 5 | September 1977 | April 1978 | 24 |
| Season 6 | September 1978 | January 1980 | 24 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | 0 | ||
| Season 6 | September 1978 | January 1980 | 24 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 109 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | February 1974 | January 1980 | 133 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerren Keith | 69 | 09/22/1976 - 01/30/1980 | |
| Herbert Kenwith | 57 | 03/08/1974 - 03/02/1976 | |
| Norman Paul | 24 | 03/15/1974 - 12/20/1978 | |
| Roger Shulman | 19 | 10/01/1974 - 03/30/1977 | |
| John Baskin | 19 | 10/01/1974 - 03/30/1977 | |
| Sid Dorfman | 9 | 10/06/1976 - 12/20/1978 | |
| Bruce Howard | 7 | 10/21/1975 - 12/09/1978 | |
| Michael S. Baser | 6 | 10/20/1976 - 09/16/1978 | |
| Dick Bensfield | 6 | 01/14/1975 - 12/02/1975 | |
| Joseph Bonaduce | 6 | 09/16/1978 - 12/13/1979 | |
| Perry Grant | 6 | 01/14/1975 - 12/02/1975 | |
| Kim Weiskopf | 6 | 10/20/1976 - 09/16/1978 | |
| Kurt Taylor | 4 | 02/15/1974 - 11/24/1976 | |
| Bob Lahendro | 3 | 02/08/1974 - 03/01/1974 | |
| Donald McKayle | 3 | 02/08/1974 - 03/01/1974 | |
| Cecil M. Brown | 2 | 09/18/1979 | |
| Thad Mumford | 2 | 04/05/1974 - 12/02/1975 | |
| Coslough Johnson | 2 | 10/27/1976 | |
| Bill Freedman | 2 | 11/02/1977 | |
| Al Schwartz (I) (1910–1988) | 2 | 11/02/1977 | |
| Bob Baublitz | 2 | 01/18/1978 | |
| Richard Freiman | 2 | 10/19/1977 | |
| Kevin Hopps | 2 | 01/18/1978 | |
| Patricia Edwards | 2 | 02/04/1975 - 11/25/1975 | |
| Perry Rosemond | 1 | 02/22/1974 | |
| Carmen Finestra | 1 | 06/13/1979 | |
| Jacqueline Henken | 1 | 07/18/1979 | |
| John Rich | 1 | 02/15/1974 | |
| Booker Bradshaw | 1 | 11/24/1976 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Elinson | 18 | 03/15/1974 - 01/13/1976 | |
| Bob Peete | 11 | 02/08/1974 - 03/09/1977 | |
| Michael Moye | 9 | 02/27/1978 - 09/18/1979 | |
| Allan Manings | 7 | 11/12/1974 - 03/23/1977 | |
| Austin Kalish | 5 | 09/22/1976 - 10/05/1977 | |
| Eric Monte | 5 | 02/22/1974 - 11/19/1974 | |
| Irma Kalish | 5 | 09/22/1976 - 10/05/1977 | |
| Bill Davenport | 4 | 03/29/1974 - 09/29/1976 | |
| Mark Fink | 4 | 10/21/1978 - 08/01/1979 | |
| Lou Derman | 4 | 03/29/1974 - 09/29/1976 | |
| Wayne Kline | 4 | 09/23/1978 - 08/01/1979 | |
| John Donley | 4 | 02/15/1974 - 12/22/1976 | |
| Bruce Kalish | 3 | 02/09/1977 - 01/25/1978 | |
| Philip Wickham Taylor | 2 | 12/07/1977 - 01/25/1978 | |
| Gene Farmer | 2 | 11/08/1978 - 01/03/1979 | |
| Len Riley | 2 | 12/13/1978 - 06/27/1979 | |
| Bud Slocomb | 2 | 12/13/1978 - 06/27/1979 | |
| Robert Wolterstorff | 2 | 04/05/1974 - 11/16/1977 | |
| Judi Ann Mason | 2 | 03/27/1978 - 06/13/1979 | |
| Lloyd Turner | 2 | 09/28/1977 - 12/14/1977 | |
| Roland Wolpert | 2 | 03/01/1974 - 10/15/1974 | |
| Gordon Mitchell | 2 | 09/28/1977 - 12/14/1977 | |
| Norm Liebmann | 1 | 12/10/1974 | |
| James Ritz | 1 | 01/20/1976 | |
| Donald L. Stewart | 1 | 03/15/1974 | |
| Michael Morris | 1 | 10/08/1974 | |
| Nance McCormick | 1 | 12/22/1976 | |
| Jay Sommers | 1 | 02/17/1976 | |
| Elon Packard | 1 | 02/18/1975 | |
| Jim Rogers | 1 | 01/30/1978 | |
| Art Baer | 1 | 03/04/1975 | |
| Hubert Geiger | 1 | 09/09/1975 | |
| Paul M. Belous | 1 | 11/16/1977 | |
| Bob Shayne | 1 | 10/29/1974 | |
| Don Segall | 1 | 02/06/1978 | |
| Larry Siegel | 1 | 03/22/1974 | |
| Robert Fisher | 1 | 02/11/1975 | |
| Harriet Belkin | 1 | 12/15/1976 | |
| John Fenton Murray | 1 | 02/18/1975 | |
| Tom Dunsmuir | 1 | 01/04/1978 | |
| Jack Matcha | 1 | 01/05/1977 | |
| Barry E. Blitzer | 1 | 01/14/1975 | |
| Phil Naples | 1 | 02/11/1975 | |
| Bill Duke | 1 | 01/30/1980 | |
| Bill Nuss | 1 | 02/13/1978 | |
| Celia Bonaduce | 1 | 06/06/1979 | |
| Mike Milligan | 1 | 10/22/1974 | |
| Lloyd Garver | 1 | 03/29/1974 | |
| Elroy Schwartz | 1 | 11/09/1977 | |
| Larry Markes | 1 | 12/10/1974 | |
| Jay Moriarty | 1 | 10/22/1974 | |
| Norman Belkin | 1 | 12/15/1976 | |
| Rosalind Stevenson | 1 | 12/21/1977 | |
| Walter Smith | 1 | 01/30/1980 | |
| Levi Taylor | 1 | 01/12/1977 | |
| Allessandro Veith | 1 | 04/05/1974 | |
| Dan Wilcox | 1 | 01/04/1978 | |
| Simon Muntner | 1 | 04/26/1974 | |
| Alex Barris | 1 | 01/21/1975 | |
| Eric Cohen | 1 | 10/29/1974 | |
| Ron Sellz | 1 | 02/09/1977 | |
| Ken Hecht | 1 | 03/29/1974 | |
| Anthony Bonaduce | 1 | 06/06/1979 | |
| Hugh Wedlock Jr. | 1 | 01/05/1977 | |
| Dusty Kay | 1 | 02/13/1978 | |
| Ben Joelson | 1 | 03/04/1975 | |
| Robert Stevenson | 1 | 12/21/1977 | |
| Ron Allen Thompson | 1 | 12/16/1975 | |
| Laura Levine | 1 | 01/11/1978 |
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