Directed by Gerren Keith   Written by Eric Monte   Mike Evans   Norman Lear   Joseph Bonaduce   Cast Esther Rolle ... Florida Evans Ja'net DuBois ... Willona Woods (as Ja'net Du Bois) Ralph Carter ... Michael Evans (credit only) BernNadette Stanis ... Thelma Evans Anderson (as Bern Nadette Stanis) Johnny Brown ... Nathan Bookman Janet Jackson ... Millicent 'Penny' Woods (credit only) Ben Powers ... Keith Anderson Jimmie 'JJ' Walker ... James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr. Albert Reed ... Alderman Fred Davis Renee Brown ... Emily Gibbs Ron Trice ... Leo Lil Greenwood ... Belinda Robbins Produced by Sid Dorfman   Norman Lear   Norman Paul   Ken Stump

Additional Info Premiere: June 27, 1979 DVD Release: August 01, 2006 Country: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Tandem Productions Distributors CBS   (1974-1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment   (2003) (USA) (DVD) (season 1) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 2 and 3) Amazon Freevee   (2021) (USA) (video) (VOD) Mill Creek Entertainment   (2014) (USA) (DVD) (season one) Mill Creek Entertainment   (2014) (USA) (DVD) (season two) Mill Creek Entertainment   (2014) (USA) (DVD) (seasons three & four) Mill Creek Entertainment   (2015) (USA) (DVD) (complete series) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2005) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 4 and 5) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) (season 6) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2008) (USA) (DVD) (complete series) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #5,091 / 21,553 Site Ranking