TV ShowEnded

Good News

1997
1 season
22 episodes
Comedy

Good News is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from 1997 to 1998. The series is a spin-off of the UPN series Sparks.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot

    25-08-199730m

    Pastor Randolph arrives at his new church, only to find that the ministers & staff are quite upset that their previous pastor had chosen an outsider to be his replacement, and all...

  • Ep 2

    2.Writing on the Wall

    01-09-199730m

    Pastor Randolph decides its time to remove the gang grafitti from the walls outside the church. This angers the gang members and strikes fear into the hearts of the church congreg...

  • Ep 3

    3.Ashes to Ashes

    08-09-199730m

    Pastor Randolph loses one of his members and has to prepare for preaching his first funeral. A stuttering man gets ""in the Spirit"" during the funeral and begins to speak fluently...

  • Ep 4

    4.The Baby on the Door Step

    15-09-199730m

    Pastor Randolph must play Solomon when his parishoners square off over their rights to adopt Joey (Evijan Watson), a five-year-old found abandoned in the church.

  • Ep 5

    5.Dinner Party

    22-09-199730m

    Pastor Randolph abstains from handing out condoms that have been donated to the church.

  • Ep 6

    6.A Joyful Noise

    29-09-199730m
  • Try a Little Tenderness

    7.Try a Little Tenderness

    13-10-199730m

    Pastor Randolph tries to convince young bride-to-be Cynthia Porter to reconcile with her estranged father before her wedding and to include him in the ceremony. Cynthia is ashamed...

  • Ep 8

    8.Fallen Woman

    27-10-199730m

    Pastor Randolph needs a root canal, but his dentist and his bride-to-be are having problems in their relationship because of her past, and he is in no condition to perform the root...

  • Ep 9

    9.Show Me the Money (1)

    03-11-199730m
  • Ep 10

    10.Show Me the Money (2)

    10-11-199730m
  • Ep 11

    11.There's an Old Flame (1)

    17-11-199730m
  • Ep 12

    12.There's an Old Flame (2)

    24-11-199730m

    Rev. Randloph realizes his true calling when a romantic moment with Joanne (Tanya Boyd) is interrupted by a suicidal man who's perched on the ledge of her suite.

  • Ep 13

    13.A Christmas Story

    16-12-199730m

    The Christmas pageant is fouled up when Joey's duck eats one of Mrs. Dixon's earrings. Meanwhile, a snowstorm reminds Pastor Randolph of home at the holidays.

  • Ep 14

    14.Love, Honor & Obey

    12-01-199830m

    Pastor Randolph intercedes on behalf of a wife-turned-comedianne (Amelia McQueen) whose husband finds her choice of profession no laughing matter.

  • Ep 15

    15.Reunion (aka Radio Reverend)

    19-01-199830m

    Pastor Randolph's plan to raise money for a new furnace hinges upon whether Mrs. Dixon will take a little person (Dana Woods) to her class reunion.

  • Ep 16

    16.Back in the Day (1)

    16-02-199830m

    The church decides to put on a talent show to raise money for the children's summer camp, bringing together a collection of some strange talents from the congregation.

  • Ep 17

    17.Back in the Day (2)

    23-02-199830m

    Conclusion. Randolph takes steps to keep Beans (Reynaldo Rey) sober, but faces a higher power -- stage fright -- when the two perform at the church's variety show.

  • Ep 18

    18.Amazing Grace

    02-03-199830m

    Race relations become an issue when a parishioner dies, leaving his kids in the care of his brother -- who has been passing himself off as white.

  • Ep 19

    19.Lift Every Voice (1)

    28-04-199830m

    Pastor Randolph hits a sour note with Mrs. Dixon after he gives away her gospel-competition solo to Cassie's aunt Shirley (Shirley Caesar).

  • Ep 20

    20.Gospelfest (2)

    05-05-199830m

    Lou Rawls aids Pastor Randolph in pepping up the choir as the prepare for a national competition.

  • Ep 21

    21.Driving Blind (1)

    12-05-199830m

    After devouring a batch of rum-spiked cookies, a tipsy Pastor Randolph labors to get a blind man and his pregnant wife to the hospital safely.

  • Under the Influence (2)

    22.Under the Influence (2)

    19-05-199830m

    Pastor Randolph faces the legal system when he's arrested for drunkenly allowing a blind man to drive his expectant wife to the hospital.

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