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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2005-10-27</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000879123</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>GOODYS FAMILY CLOTHING INC /TN</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GDYS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001326150</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Prentice Capital Management, LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>623 FIFTH AVENUE,</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>32ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001326156</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Zimmerman Michael</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>623 FIFTH AVENUE,</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>32ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2080100</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See remarks below (1).</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">By virtue of that certain Support Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2005, by and among GF Goods Inc. (&quot;Parent&quot;), GF
Acquisition Corp. (&quot;GF Acquisition&quot;), Robert M. Goodfriend, Wendy S. Goodfriend, Jeffrey A. Goodfriend, The Stacey Alyssa
Goodfriend Subchapter S Trust, The Jeffrey Alan Goodfriend Subchapter S Trust and the Goodfriend Foundation (each a
&quot;Principal Shareholder&quot; and collectively referred to herein as the &quot;Principal Shareholders&quot;), each of Prentice Capital
Management and Michael Zimmerman(collectively, the &quot;Reporting Persons&quot;), may, subject to the Support Agreement, be deemed a
beneficial owner pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;), of
14,520,370 shares (the &quot;Shares&quot;) of Common Stock of Goody's Family Clothing, Inc. (&quot;Goody's&quot;) which are owned by the
Principal Shareholders as of October 27, 2005. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Exchange Act, each of the Reporting
Persons hereby states that</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Prentice Capital Management, LP, by Charles Phillips, Chief Operating Officer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-11-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Michael Zimmerman</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-11-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
