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What was the premise of Good Times?

Good Times was a CBS sitcom about a Black family living in a Chicago apartment. It was the first major sitcom on American television to feature a two-parent African American family and addressed issues such as racial discrimination, poverty, child abuse, eviction, and unemployment. Good Times was a spin-off of the TV series Maude, with the character of Florida Evans (Esther Rolle), who had first appeared as Maude’s housekeeper, taking center stage.