JJ reveals sister Thelma's birthday to be June 18, 1957.
Interestingly enough,in an episode about father and son arguing over a few dollars a week for art lessons,the Ernie Barnes painting "Sugar Shack" that recently sold for over $15 million sits on a bookshelf in the background
When describing several artists that rose to prominence from the ghetto,Michael (Ralph Carter) mentions Ernie Barnes,the artist behind the paintings used in Good Times