GOOD TIMES 🌟 THEN AND NOW 2019

you [Music] when it turns the boots in February of 1974 it was a television first a sitcom about an african-american family in an inner-city housing project as the rules toward asthma track Laura Devon's John Armas was her hard-working husband James and John and Dubois played their feast in neighbor Willona woods over time stories shifted focus to their kids lovable goofball JJ responsible Felmy and Michael socially conscious youngest Walker's brought Lee comic JJ emerged as the show's breakout character and he began to receive more screen time a Mosin role cut back committed to the mission of depicting positive role models after clashes with producer Norman Lear Alice was written out row left and the first ever african-american family sitcom had lost its parents and yet we will show endured and the storytelling remained resonant now more than 40 years later how the changed viewers can see what made good times one of the most groundbreaking sitcoms of its era so you ever see it on the pile couch and enjoy this dynamite facts about the Evans family as they all got her start on the stage Ruth was born in Florida the 10th of 18 children born to Bahamian parents she moved to New York CC and worked in the garment industry before beginning her performing career with African dance troupe show logo loba as though was one of the founding members of the Negron summer company along with Rosalynn cash Frances Foster and her sister Rosanna Carter who were all future good times guest stars John Armas was just eight years older than Jamie Walker when good times began Jimmy Walker was 26 and almost playing his father was only 34 raw was 53 New Jersey NASA farmers was a pro football player who transitioned to acting landing the recurring role of weatherman Goldie Hawn Mary Tyler Moore in 1970 Walker was a comedian with only a handful of TV appearances when he was cast as JJ I came on to be funny Walker told PBS is pioneers of television fallen dimers were actors so they were thinking we are acting I came out as a stand-up it was a spin-off office enough places on the family introduced Maude Findlay we are after the opinionated cousin of Edith bunker Jean Stapleton in December of 1971 less than a year later Maude had her own show certain they're fluent suburbs of New York City and beginning with episode three she also had a made of Norah Devon's prose often given modes sharpest punchlines and Lia and the writers gradually expanded her role a firefighter husband was introduced towards the end of the first season played by amis but originally named Henry midway through season two Florida and Henry was pan off into their own series making good times a rarity the spin-off of a spinoff [Music] good times bro continuity with mod in Florida's goodbye airdate February the feast 1974 Henry Evans gets a promotion and Florida quits her job with a family family to be a stay-at-home mom when good times premiere three days later the Evans family now lived in Chicago Henry's his name was known James and he no longer had a job Norman Lear was not the creator Ian developed and produced good times but the series was created by two african-american writers Mike Evans and Erik Monti Evans played Lionel Jefferson on all in the family and when he expressed a desire to write they offered him the good times pilot Evans collaborated with Monty a college friend who had grown up in the crime-ridden cabrini-green Housing project in Chicago the Evans family leaves there to how the name is never mentioned John Armas was fired with all the attention being paid to good times as then John began to feel a personal responsibility for the series Lea wrote in his 2014 book even these I get to experience this led to frequent clashes particularly about JJ and his antics at the end of the third season John Armas was so glum and dispirited that it seemed impossible to go on Leigha road so we decided to write him out of the show I must accept some responsibility for the split telling Jack in 2008 I wasn't the most diplomatic guy in those days as a rule quit five months after James death which took place off screen Florida girls on her first date with shop owner Carla Dixon Moses gun cruises for money grunts humble company colleague Paul proposes to Florida at the end of the season end when season five begins the now married couple is honeymooning in Arizona Florida now eventually decided to stay there as Carl is treated for cancer in reality grow toast step away from the series Janet Dubois became the star in God Janet Jackson as a daughter with a Jeannette DePalma promoted to lead Lea gave Willona a powerful storyline early in season 5 JJ meets penny Janet Jackson the daughter of an abusive mother sheep fields in a four-part story arc who Laura takes penny in and begins the process of adopting her with the help social worker mrs. tops alice ghostley good times was Janet Jackson's first acting job at age 11 after season on the CBS variety series The Jacksons Dubois would recreate the character of Alana on the way Anna bras in 1997 reuniting with Bernadette's tennis a Surma and Ronnie Brown as building Superbook man she and Janet Jackson reunited in 1986 and develop late for mom in the music video for control Ron returned for the final season after sitting out season 5 row returned for the final season as Florida helps Thelma prepare for her marriage to food would play Keith than powers a series concludes with good times for everyone as JJ gets a new job Thurman Ann says she's pregnant Keith recovers from the injury that threatened his career and the Evans family finally moves out of the project along with Willona and penny [Music] the times lived again on blackish in 2016 ABC's blackish pay tribute to the Evans family in the popular sitcom second season with dread Johnson Anthony Anderson falling asleep during the good times marathon and dreaming that he and the rest of the cast and members of the Evans family black-ish even built an applicator of the good times apartment and depicted supporting characters like penny Keith and Bookman the producers believed that trough Carter would be the show's breakout star the next actor to be hired after Rowan Dharma's was 12-year old Ralph Carter who was cast as the youngest son Michael Michael was nicknamed the Milton matured by James because of his outspoken views on anything to do with politics or civil rights producers believed that Carter would be the breakout character of the show not only because he was killed and looked younger than his age but also because it would be humorous yet poignant that a child would be espousing such Sheila's viewpoints Tata was appearing on Broadway in the musical revival times producer and Lea brought out the remainder of his contract to enable him to appear on the series as evidence in the ending credits of the first season the show produced more than one teen idol Walker was the breakout star of the show but both Carter and Bernadette's tönnies who played Thumb Evans achieved bona fide a teen idol status thanks to their explosion good times and were in steady competition with the Jackson brothers and Diana Ross in the Hollywood gossip columns Carter launched a successful singing career during his spare time when Stannis became a poster favorite and regular magazine Telugu Walker recruited a few soon-to-be famous faces Walker didn't forget his friends once his television career took off in fact he hired several of them who were still struggling comedians to write material for his stand-up act 2 of those pals were Jay Elena and David Letterman Walker finagled a smorgasbord on good times for Leno during season 3 years later after good times had been canceled and lotterman was the star of late night Walker could steal foam Letterman at any time and get a spot on his show and that's all for now leave a like comment and share this video take care friends [Music] you

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Length: 10min 27sec (627 seconds)

Published: Wed Nov 20 2019