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D. RUBY'S HOUSE/DRE'S COMPTON CHILDHOOD HOME. E. THE SAVOY CLUB. F. SKETCHUP MODEL ELEVATION BY ANTHONY BRO FOR THE GOOD TIMES SET. G. RECREATION OF THE GOOD TIMES SET. PHOTOS BY MAXINE SHEPARD. Evans, from the series Good Times. From a few stills and clips, the classic Norman Lear sitcom set was faithfully recreated. One challenge was recognizing how much television set design has changed over the decades and not try to make things better than they were. There were oddly placed doors and heavy handed paint aging, but somehow it all made sense. Still strolling through the '70s, this season has Pops reminiscing about the backroom of a bar, where he was kung fu fighting and shooting loaded dice, trying to make Christmas money. A good time is unavoidable when one gets to play with flocked wallpaper, cheap wood paneling and black velvet paintings. Throw in some herringbone brick linoleum and a few orange chairs…done! This fourth season started off with the biggest fantasy flashback to date. The episode opens with the twins performing in a school Columbus Day play. A bright, limited palette saturated the play's scenery. Dre's dislike of the inaccurate historical presentation transports the Johnsons to 1865, where they musically explain the origins of the D E F G