''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 (
Sherman Hemsley) is a newly paroled convicted
con artist
A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity, naivety, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibi ...
. 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
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, Orange and Durham County, North Carolina, Durham counties, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 61,960 in the 2020 United States census, making Chapel Hill the List of municipa ...
. 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
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Sherman Hemsley as Willie Goode
* Alex Datcher as Barbara Goode
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Bianca Lawson as Bianca Goode
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Scott Grimes as Garth
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Joseph Maher
Joseph Sylvester Maher (29 December 1933 – 17 July 1998) was an Irish actor, playwright, and occasional theatre director. He was best known for his roles in the comedies of Joe Orton. He received three Tony Award nominations for his roles in ...
as Chancellor Willoughby
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Dorien Wilson as Franklin Goode
Recurring
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Justina Machado as Raquel De La Rosa
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Marc McClure as Harry Danielson
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Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade ( Union; born October 29, 1972) is an American actress. Her career began in the 1990s, when she made dozens of appearances on television sitcoms, prior to landing supporting roles in 1999 teen films '' She's All That ...
as Tracy Monaghan
Episodes
References
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1996 American television series debuts
1997 American television series endings
1990s American black sitcoms
1990s American multi-camera sitcoms
American English-language television shows
Television series by CBS Studios
Television shows set in North Carolina
UPN sitcoms