Goode Behavior

This article is about the 1996 television series. For other uses, see Good behaviour (disambiguation).

Goode Behavior is an American sitcom that premiered August 26, 1996, on UPN. The series was cancelled after one season, airing its last episode on May 19, 1997, for a total of 22 episodes.^[1]

Goode Behavior
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Robert Illes Brian Pollack Dennis Pollack Mert Rich
Directed by	Leonard R. Garner Jr. Jack Shea Gary Shimokawa Thomas J. Thompson Michael Zinberg
Starring	Sherman Hemsley Alex Datcher Bianca Lawson Scott Grimes Joseph Maher Dorien Wilson
Composer	Steve Dorff
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producers	Brian Pollack Mert Rich
Producers	Andy Guerdat Ken Johnston Al Lowenstein Dennis Pollack
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Seven Mile Road Productions Paramount Television
Original release
Network	UPN
Release	August 26, 1996 (1996-08-26) – May 19, 1997 (1997-05-19)

Synopsis

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).

Cast

Main

• 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

Recurring

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

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
1	"Freed Willie"	Jack Shea	Mert Rich & Brian Pollack & Robert Illes and Dennis Pollack	August 26, 1996 (1996-08-26)	5.3[2]
2	"Goode Together"	Unknown	Unknown	September 2, 1996 (1996-09-02)	3.5[3]
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.
3	"Goode Samaritan"	Unknown	Unknown	September 9, 1996 (1996-09-09)	3.1[4]
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.
4	"Goode Sport"	Unknown	Unknown	September 16, 1996 (1996-09-16)	3.8[5]
5	"Goode Cause"	Unknown	Unknown	September 23, 1996 (1996-09-23)	3.6[6]
6	"Goode Feelings"	Michael Zinberg	Andy Guerdat	September 30, 1996 (1996-09-30)	3.8[7]
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.
7	"Goode Hands"	Unknown	Unknown	October 14, 1996 (1996-10-14)	4.0[8]
8	"Goode and Scared"	Unknown	Unknown	October 28, 1996 (1996-10-28)	5.0[9]
9	"Goode and Fired"	Unknown	Unknown	November 4, 1996 (1996-11-04)	4.5[10]
10	"Goode Book"	Unknown	Unknown	November 11, 1996 (1996-11-11)	3.6[11]
11	"Goode Golly, Miss Molly"	Unknown	Unknown	November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18)	3.5[12]
12	"Goode Grades"	Jack Shea	Andy Guerdat	November 25, 1996 (1996-11-25)	3.2[13]
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.
13	"Goode Lord"	Unknown	Unknown	January 13, 1997 (1997-01-13)	3.39[14]
14	"Goode Stuff"	Unknown	Unknown	January 20, 1997 (1997-01-20)	3.88[15]
15	"Goode Will"	Unknown	Unknown	February 3, 1997 (1997-02-03)	3.66[16]
16	"Goode Lovin'"	Gary Shimokawa	Mark Drop	February 10, 1997 (1997-02-10)	3.98[17]
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.
17	"The Goode, Bad and the Willie"	Michael Zinberg	Andy Guerdat	February 17, 1997 (1997-02-17)	3.59[18]
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.
18	"Goode Daddy"	Unknown	Unknown	February 24, 1997 (1997-02-24)	4.13[19]
19	"Goode Music"	Jack Shea	Mert Rich & Brian Pollack	April 28, 1997 (1997-04-28)	3.46[20]
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.
20	"Goode Cop, Bad Cop"	Unknown	Unknown	May 5, 1997 (1997-05-05)	3.23[21]
21	"The Only Goode Indian"	Michael Zinberg	Barry Gurstein & David Pitlik	May 12, 1997 (1997-05-12)	2.98[22]
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.
22	"Goode Angel"	Leonard R. Garner Jr.	Robert Illes & Dennis Pollack	May 19, 1997 (1997-05-19)	3.25[23]
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.