On the technical side, the scripts for this series are impressive. Brown, brings full “body comedy” to the series eyes, mouth, arms, hips, legs all do their share to keep viewers convulsed. Walker, looking something like a black version of Joe E. And the lovely lady neighbor, as well as the teenage daughter and younger son, are all very good.īut the actor who more often than not steals this series is Jimmie Walker, the young comedian who plays the teenage son. John Amos, with that solid-as-a- rock image in both looks and voice, has to be rated exceptional. Esther Rolle is a fine actress who, as the mother on “Good Times,” has a remarkable way of bringing reality to every scene, some of which get quite far out. We were not greatly impressed by Esther Rolle in her role as the maid on ”Maude,” but CBS’s president, Bob Wood, saw potential we did not. It is this financial need plus the emphasis on family that so clearly separates this from all other black series such as “ Sanford and Son,” “ The Jeffersons” and even the less successful “That’s My Mama.”īy depth we mean talent, and it was in this dimension that we feared the program might encounter difficulty. The major problem confronting them is lack of financial security due to the difficulty of finding decent, permanent employment for the husband and father. They try to keep smiling while they struggle to reach the end of the avenue of woes, down which their lives constantly seem to travel. DIFFERENCEįlorida and James Evans and their three children are a black family living in a Chicago ghetto. Let’s take a look at ‘Good Times” in 3D (Difference, Depth and Durability). But they weren’t - at least not for me.”Ĭan you blame us for being a little biased toward John’s show? It was the white liberals who got it canceled, thinking they were doing something for us. Which, of course, only made our guilt greater than ever since those responsible for the program’s cancellation insisted the show was unfair to blacks and would foster prejudice.īut now - hallelujah! After all these years, along comes John Amos, co-starring in ‘Good Times,” to announce: “I was upset when they took ‘Amos ‘n Andy’ off the air. The truth is that these episodes (which we saw over and over again) became not only our favorites but those of our children as well. When group pressure forced the CBS network to remove the show from its lineup, we struggled to make ourselves quit watching the reruns, but it was no use. We admit to a bit of bias in connection with a series.įor years, we carried around a guilty conscience because we had enjoyed “Amos ‘n Andy” on television. ‘Good Times’ slowly gaining on TV’s top-rated sitcoms (1975)īy Buck Biggers – El Paso Times (El Paso, Texas) June 29, 1975 The show starred Esther Rolle as matriarch Florida Evans, John Amos James Evans Sr., and their three children were James Jr, also known as “JJ” (played by Jimmie Walker), Thelma (Bern Nadette Stanis), and Michael (Ralph Carter). Developed by Norman Lear, Good Times was a spin-off of Maude… which in turn was a spin-off of All in the Family. ![]() Good Times first aired from Februthrough Augon CBS.
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