What I liked about this show is that it dealt with the reality of being poor. It still had humor, love, life issues and both parents were loving people. I love watching it on TV land, still a favorite.
This show didn't deal with people being poor it dealt with being MISERABLY POOR , i grew up the same way and i could relate but i didn't watch it for that reason , i had only 1 reason for watching and that was to see............Doctor...........DYNO...MIIIIITTE !!!!!
This is the only show I could relate to in my childhood. Being from a welfare family these situations echoed at that time. The episode where the father passed away in the last season actually made me cry when I was young. This is how much I could relate to this sitcom family. Poorness has no color barrier. It affects us all the same.
@@DCFelix67 ... You're right. I just finished binge watching it. And I completely forgot that the show still continued without the dad. You're right. It wasn't the same.
One of the greatest and most influential shows in television history. John Amos is one of the greatest living actors. Jimmie Walker probably the most underrated major comedian of our time, but one of the biggest stars during the 70s because of Good Times. At one time Jay Leno and David Letterman were writing jokes for him.
Esther/Florida , the mother seemed a bit awkward at times - like she really wasn’t into it and kinda nervous but maybe I’m wrong ! She was a talented person all around !!!
@@zoomonkeydotcom2005 You'd be correct. Despite the success of the show, many of the actors weren't comfortable with the scripts produced by white writers. One of the reasons the character of the father was killed was due to the actor refusing to follow some of what they had written. He compared it to a minstrel show and had asked for different plotlines multiple times to give the family more dimension and break away from the typical stereotypes the show emphasized. But the white writers were having none of that and killed him off IMMEDIATELY.
Back when there was no such thing as "mental health" in a black household. If the child was autistic or anything he'd be called "bad" or "slow." JJ reminds me of a kid that rode my bus years ago.
Audience busted ass when he walked out. I remember my mom used to watch this a shit ton when I was younger when we was still in south Chicago. Good times those were.
Jimmie Walker was Great just Hilarious, It's very hard to find a show that any more I was just kid then. It's now 2020 we need these kind's of TV Shows now. Like Jimmie Walker said on the show let Good Times roll baby. I enjoy the ( Good Times )
It's crazy to see Jimmie Walker have facial expressions... When he's being interviewed, it looks like his face is carved in a hard substance and can't have any other emotion than "pouting".
Sadly he’s become a very angry biter man. He’s the only cast member to be rude and mean when talking about the show. This was the highlight of his career and I think he’s depressed about peaking so early
I so loved this show growing up in the 70s I’m as white as ever and I just loved how these shows put a real spin on reality I’m sixty now I’m I still love watching jj he wad the best Sanford and son was another good one. I guess growing up I connected with the humour and struggle
That's funny, but true. I remember I met Esther Roll as a 12 year old, and asked her to say Dynamite. She look at me with such vitriol; and said I'll leave that for dummies like you, and J J. I was shocked, and embarrassed as she said this in front of my entire six grade class.
John Amos made the show on point when they killed him off it wasn't the same after Moses Gunn played Florida's love interest then became husband and wife finding out he has lung cancer
if I recall rightly, John Amos outright hated Jimmie Walker and refused to work with him, so it got to the point where CBS decided to kill off his character because he kept saying that JJ wasn't the star of the show
oh yea cosby well good times was one of the most racist shows on. glad its gone but in real life at least jj did not drug women up and rape them shove that in your ass ok@@angeljohnson6665
I agree good times season two a lot of shows epodes mick and James stupid Florida all of them had nothing but hate towards white people just nasty remarks every time it was on show should be called racist time... @Kam Mike
Thelma thelma thelma "hilarious" What a great show. He reminds me of guys who think they are so cool you got to fall for them. Boy did he play the part of a wanna be your man kind of dude but always got blown away regardless, no matter how cool he and do the cool. Good times 4ever
All of these comments uplifting Jimmie Walker’s behavior on set and downing ROLL AND AMOS is pissing me off. I still don’t like Jimmie. I don’t even think he identifies as being black 🙄 Don’t get me wrong if I were a newbie and stole the show and the money I wouldn’t wanna be picked on either but my goodness. I truly believe ROLL directed her frustration towards production AND Jimmie. It’s not his fault though. He isn’t making HR decisions. She should’ve kept her lane of anger in the correct direction. Sort of remind me of Will Smith and the original ain’t VIV. But I won’t digress bc Will was WRONG smdh
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Estar Roll is not only a good actressw but she must have been hot girl when she was thelmas age... I say this because she was alreay kinda of old on the show
I think this was the first time the audience saw his body. Too bad they had to rely on his clowning to get laughs. I’d rather JJ be a wise guy with wisecracks without the jumping around and showin his boney body etc.
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