Good Times universe

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The Good Times universe is the fictional setting of the 1970s American sitcom "Good Times," centered on the lives of the Evans family in a Chicago housing project.

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Growing Pains universe 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional universe
television fictional setting
createdFor American television sitcom
depictsDemographic African-American community in Chicago
exploresTheme community support
economic hardship
family solidarity
racism
featuresCharacter Bookman NERFINISHED
Florida Evans NERFINISHED
J.J. Evans NERFINISHED
James Evans Sr. NERFINISHED
Michael Evans NERFINISHED
Thelma Evans NERFINISHED
Willona Woods NERFINISHED
featuresFamily Evans family NERFINISHED
focusesOn Evans family NERFINISHED
hasGenre comedy
sitcom
social realism
hasMedium television
hasNetworkOfOrigin CBS NERFINISHED
hasOriginalBroadcastDecade 1970s
hasOriginalLanguage English
hasPrimaryCity Chicago NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryCountry United States NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryMediumOfStorytelling multi-camera television production
hasPrimarySetting Chicago housing project
hasShowrunnerCreator Eric Monte NERFINISHED
Mike Evans NERFINISHED
Norman Lear NERFINISHED
hasSocioeconomicContext urban poverty
working-class African-American family
hasTimePeriod 1970s
hasTone dramatic
humorous
socially conscious
hasWork Good Times NERFINISHED
includesLocationType apartment building
local shops
neighborhood bar
public school
originatedAsSpinOffFrom Maude NERFINISHED
partOf Norman Lear television universe NERFINISHED
setInTypeOfLocation public housing project
sharesContinuityWith All in the Family NERFINISHED
Maude NERFINISHED

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Ben Seaver fictionalUniverse Good Times universe
this entity surface form: Growing Pains universe
James Evans Sr. fictionalUniverse Good Times universe
Jason Seaver fictionalUniverse Good Times universe
this entity surface form: Growing Pains universe
Thelma Evans fictionalUniverse Good Times universe