Goode Behavior
GenreSitcom
CreatorRobert Illes
Brian Pollack
Dennis Pollack
Mert Rich
DirectorLeonard R. Garner Jr.
Jack Shea
Gary Shimokawa
Thomas J. Thompson
Michael Zinberg
StarringSherman Hemsley
Alex Datcher
Bianca Lawson
Scott Grimes
Joseph Maher
Dorien Wilson
ComposerSteve Dorff
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Num seasons1
Num episodes22
Executive producerBrian Pollack
Mert Rich
ProducerAndy Guerdat
Ken Johnston
Al Lowenstein
Dennis Pollack
CameraMulti-camera
Runtime30 minutes
CompanySeven Mile Road Productions
Paramount Television
ChannelUPN
First airedAugust 26, 1996
Last airedMay 19, 1997

Goode Behavior is an American sitcom that premiered August 26, 1996, on UPN.[1] The series was cancelled after one season, airing its last original episode on May 19, 1997, for a total of 22 episodes. The series marked Hemsley's return to a series for the second and final time since Amen ended in 1991.

Synopsis

Willie Goode (Sherman Hemsley) is a newly paroled convicted con artist. 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. 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).

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References

  1. ^ Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). "Goode Behavior (Situation Comedy)". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present. 9th ed. New York: Ballantine Books. p. 553. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved 2026-05-25.