''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.

Synopsis

Willie Goode (

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) is a newly paroled convicted

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. 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

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. 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 Bianca Jasmine Lawson is an American film and television actress. She is known for her regular roles in the television series '' Saved by the Bell: The New Class'', '' Goode Behavior'', ''Pretty Little Liars'', and ''Rogue''. She has also had r ...

Cast

Main

as Willie Goode * Alex Datcher as Barbara Goode *

as Bianca Goode *

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as Garth *

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as Chancellor Willoughby * Dorien Wilson as Franklin Goode

Recurring

Justina Machado Justina Milagros Machado (born September 6, 1972) is an American actress, known for her roles as Penelope Alvarez on the Netflix and Pop TV sitcom '' One Day at a Time'', Darci Factor in The CW dramedy '' Jane the Virgin'', Vanessa Diaz on the ...

as Raquel De La Rosa *

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as Harry Danielson *

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as Tracy Monaghan

Episodes

References

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* *{{Epguides, GoodeBehavior, Goode Behavior 1996 American television series debuts 1997 American television series endings 1990s American black sitcoms 1990s American sitcoms English-language television shows Television series by CBS Studios UPN original programming Television shows set in North Carolina