My Son, the Lover is the thirteenth and final episode of Season 1 of Good Times, also the 13th overall series episode. Written as a teleplay by Lou Derman, Bill Davenport, Norman Paul, and Jack Elinson, from an original story by Derman and Davenport, the episode, which was directed by Herbert Kenwith, premiered on CBS-TV, airing on May 10, 1974.