Directed by Gerren Keith   Written by Eric Monte   Mike Evans   Norman Lear   Wayne Kline   Sid Dorfman   Norman Paul   Joseph Bonaduce   Bruce Howard   Gene Farmer   Cast Esther Rolle ... Florida Evans Ja'net DuBois ... Willona Woods (as Ja'net Du Bois) Ralph Carter ... Michael Evans BernNadette Stanis ... Thelma Evans Anderson (as Bern Nadette Stanis) Johnny Brown ... Nathan Bookman Janet Jackson ... Millicent 'Penny' Woods Ben Powers ... Keith Anderson Jimmie 'JJ' Walker ... James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr. Teddy Wilson ... Sweet Daddy Williams (as Theodore Wilson) Helen Martin ... Weeping Wanda Williams Al Fann ... Minister Irving Burton ... Freddie (as Irv Burton) Rai Tasco ... Caterer Uncredited Cast Rani DuBois ... Bridesmaid Larry Greene ... Bruno Bubba Smith ... Claude Produced by Sid Dorfman   Norman Lear   Norman Paul   Ken Stump

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