Because unlike a lot of shows that want to sell a message, this one was actually funny and had some quality actors. It wasn't just about the 'dynomite' stuff. And way way better than the Cosby show.
James was a great dad. Not stupid or a clown. He was a protecter of his family. He disciplined. He was honest and straight spoken but also had a tender side. He loved and cared for his family. The show never recovered once they wrote him off. Even Janet Jackson being physically abused could not save it.
It's all up to whether the businessmen who control the entertainment industries allow the artists to be independent. A great writer can submit a great script and the script can get ruined by being continually changed by other people. Sometimes what we think is a badly written show is not the writer's fault but the fault of the people who changed what he wrote.
@@mananimal3644 It was Eric Monte and Mike Evan’s writers creators of good times, the Jeffersons, and what’s happening. Norman stole that man idea and he sued em back in the 70s
Florida: JJ say something! JJ: Somebody’s been shot. Man that part took me out 😂🤣 & the audience were laughing in the background too when JJ got shot lmao 🤣 Man only Good Times can make a serious scene hilarious that’s what make this show so great.
James Sr. was a boss ! Best TV dad ever. JJ shielding himself saving his father from being shot . What a great show with great messages for us all to this day.
That Brady dude seemed decent for marrying a woman with 3 kids bringing the total to 6. He somehow never even had to raise his voice to get the kids to do something. Side note, I’d never marry a woman with 3 kids.
The 70's was a great time for TV, less PC crap to sensor real issues. Good times was way ahead of the times yet still firmly rooted in the present. Great show!
Back when community knew- and were responsible for all kids. Their parents most likely went to high school together. And parents would snitch on the kids acting a fool in the street. By the time they got home, the kids were in deep trouble.
Later,maddog appears in court but itll take months before his case is heard,then his mother played by Lynn Hamilton who is another great actress,shows up and he begins behaving all cocky and showing the attitude,and she just cant take it anymore,so she slaps her son and says that she hates him and wishes he has never been born,then thats when he drops the tough act and begins to cry,and James actually felt sorry for him,and although his mother did the best she could,he had no father figure to set good examples like James had done with his children,great episode.
I’ve never seen any drama like this on a sitcom in many of my years because this was my first time watching the segment which features JJ joining a street gang because I remember his mom and dad was there during that time when he spotted JJ and they were asking questions, and that was when one of the gang members pulled out a gun and fire the shot, hitting JJ somewhere on the arm or the bodyor we could say I don’t know where he got shot at but long ago recovered because I know whoever done that may have been caught later on.
The writers from the beginning of the show's pre-production did not want a father figure in the show. Eric Monte insisted that the father stayed on the show and when Ester Rolle threatened not to do the show entirely if a husband/father was not given to her, the writers gave in and he stayed.
You know from the jump, James ain't no punk! Whether they're bluffing or not, they realize immediately James is that one! He definitely gonna out there and throw hands.🤣💪👊
During Season 4 of Good Times Michael was forced to participate in joining the gang called The Junior Warlords and Florida Evans knew about it seems to crush her heart if James Evans was there he would have beat Michael for joining
I remember that episode. Michael said he only joined that gang because he was afraid they were going to kill him. He even mentioned how two people before him were injured by the gang members because they refused to join.
James Evans was a phenomenal Father!! Trying to keep his family safe and providing for them The Best Way He Knew How!! This sitcom demonstrated how Black Families struggled but also how we Overcame life's Obstacles!! Phenomenal 🔥 show!!🩵🙏🏽🩵
The disintegration of the black family is exactly what the Dems wanted. And it worked. Ever since the black community has voted overwhelmingly for the party who pandered to them relentlessly, the Democrats. I have to say I admire how they were able to so easily get the black vote.
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James Evans is all too real for these dangerous gangs he's one strong father
Yeeeeeessssss
Just like my father was❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
💯
Is a shame they don't have positive followers on TV like this anymore
@@lava22you55ikr😢
@@lava22you55 apparently reality shows make for better TV for people SMH
Today is Esther Rolle's B-day, so happy heavenly birthday to the late, great Esther Rolle.
Blessed Heavenly birthday ❤❤❤
🙏💐
You mean a posthumous birthday.
@@marcosjuarez7809 Of course it's posthumous. That's why I said happy heavenly birthday, referencing the fact that she's deceased.
@@jamesorsby7553 Yeah, right. Like you just said.
Fifty years later, this series is still iconic! ❤️💯📺
Yasssss👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Because unlike a lot of shows that want to sell a message, this one was actually funny and had some quality actors. It wasn't just about the 'dynomite' stuff. And way way better than the Cosby show.
And it was way ahead of it's times
This scene here let me know JJ wasn't no coward. He jumped in front of the gun to save his father.
Now that hits.
Yes that scene changed my whole view about JJ he definitely shielded James from being shot that helped me see JJ had the heart of a lion
@@michaelstover9573So true. J.J. was definitely a hero that day!
Very true 👏🏽👏🏽
That's not what I saw, it looked more like it got knocked in the way
James was a great dad. Not stupid or a clown. He was a protecter of his family. He disciplined. He was honest and straight spoken but also had a tender side. He loved and cared for his family. The show never recovered once they wrote him off. Even Janet Jackson being physically abused could not save it.
He was a character in a TV show. He was not real. The world needs real Men, not characters on TV.
@@dougbrowne9890 lol! Of course he was a character on a tv show. Lol! Who are you making this comment to?
Dont forget Carl Winslow that man was a father and cop dangerous combo
@@dougbrowne9890Shut up Doug
@@dougbrowne9890 but he's a class example on being a good father figure.
50 years later, and ain't a DAMN thing changed.
But they keep electing the same Woke politicians.
😢
Too true.
Damn Damn Damn sho ain't
Things have changed…for the worse 😢
Agreed
This was a great 2-part episode. It seems like the early seasons, the quality, and the writing were top-notch.
Your correct because the later seasons scripts were pretty bad!
Truly
It really was💪🏾👏🏽🙏🏽
It's all up to whether the businessmen who control the entertainment industries allow the artists to be independent. A great writer can submit a great script and the script can get ruined by being continually changed by other people. Sometimes what we think is a badly written show is not the writer's fault but the fault of the people who changed what he wrote.
everyone needs a James Sr in their lives
I forgot how serious Good Times could be. It's been decades.
That was the genius of Norman Lear. He could turn the tone on a dime and it worked.
@@mananimal3644
HE WAS A THIEVING @$$ CULTURE VULTURE!!!
I FEEL NOTHING FOR HIM!!
@@mananimal3644 It was Eric Monte and Mike Evan’s writers creators of good times, the Jeffersons, and what’s happening. Norman stole that man idea and he sued em back in the 70s
@@mananimal3644 it was the two men I mentioned all you have to do is google it
Florida: JJ say something!
JJ: Somebody’s been shot.
Man that part took me out 😂🤣 & the audience were laughing in the background too when JJ got shot lmao 🤣 Man only Good Times can make a serious scene hilarious that’s what make this show so great.
Ikr tickled me so bad😂
James Was One Tough Dude To Go Up Against A Gang Leader Later On😮.
James and Florida was the best TV parents
Florida Evans is one of the worst TV moms of all time.
Were the best
Florida was trash
@@cynco61 to me Florida was a great mom, wife and friend rip Esther rolle
@@lauraluffman6177Phylicia Rashad was a fine actress too
James Sr. was a boss ! Best TV dad ever. JJ shielding himself saving his father from being shot . What a great show with great messages for us all to this day.
When the father character of James Evans left the show, the quality went with it.
Talk about an ironic statement. One that bears repeating.
James was ready throws hands with them
Dude literally dying and still making jokes 😂
James Evans needs to be mentioned when talking about greatest TV dads.
dont forget his great performance in Roots.
Ikr cause he sure was👏🏽👏🏽
Rest in Peace John Amos ✝️🕊️😔
So sad, in order to survive we have to escape being around each other
Absolutely!
or stop pushing fathers out of the home. Which started in the 1960s.
@@willia3r Who’s pushing them out?
@@tonyray7546The women who get government handouts.
@@tonyray7546LBJ's Great Society.
RIP John Amos. 😢🙏 🕊
To be fair why would any gang want an unwilling member? Dude will spill all the beans 😂😂😂
they weren't too smart it seems.
The craziest part is that they picked JJ of all people.
Fifty years later still a great show
I see JJ Walker all the time working out at the planet fitness in Las Vegas on Charleston,he looks pretty good for being almost 80
James always had his wife and kids back... real dad
James is still the best father figure ever put to screen. And I'm a white man saying that.
That Brady dude seemed decent for marrying a woman with 3 kids bringing the total to 6. He somehow never even had to raise his voice to get the kids to do something. Side note, I’d never marry a woman with 3 kids.
Ya no fathers now in the black community.
The show was never the same when they took him off.
Carl Winslow and Uncle Phil for me but James is right behind
No matter what color you are, this was a damn good show and even had some good life lessons for young people.
Wow I remember this like it was yesterday -- we were all talking about it in school
God rest you John Amos, you were one of the best TV dads of all time
James was like my father strong didnt play strick, but loving,respected,and feared in a loving way. Want more for his kids.
That guy sitting on the curb gave zero f’s.
Ikr😂
The 70's was a great time for TV, less PC crap to sensor real issues. Good times was way ahead of the times yet still firmly rooted in the present. Great show!
I saw JJ on Don't Suck Movie It made me 😂 and Happy to see him JJ sticks to all Americana Memorabilia. God Bless Him 😅.
*"Tyrone, Sylvester...why you holding him?!"*
I thought that was Eddie who James already whooped with his belt. 🤣
Back when community knew- and were responsible for all kids. Their parents most likely went to high school together. And parents would snitch on the kids acting a fool in the street. By the time they got home, the kids were in deep trouble.
@@jjbing3it was. Good times had the same actors play different roles
Don't mess with James Evans.
Later,maddog appears in court but itll take months before his case is heard,then his mother played by Lynn Hamilton who is another great actress,shows up and he begins behaving all cocky and showing the attitude,and she just cant take it anymore,so she slaps her son and says that she hates him and wishes he has never been born,then thats when he drops the tough act and begins to cry,and James actually felt sorry for him,and although his mother did the best she could,he had no father figure to set good examples like James had done with his children,great episode.
First JJ then Buckwheat, it was dangerous times back then
Best television show in history!
Not to me but I can see why some would think so. It's actually funny, well written and has a quality cast.
This was such an important show when growing up, leaned a lot from this show
Just remember, they lived in Cabrini-green
Just like Candyman...
One of many great episodes from "Good Times". What a well-written series. You'll never see the like of such in today's streaming fare.
JJ say something
JJ: someone's been shot! 😂
Another one of those Norman Lear scenes that gives you goose bumps. And John Amos R.I.P. such a convincing actor playing a tough protective father.
RIP Mr. Amos.
I’ve never seen any drama like this on a sitcom in many of my years because this was my first time watching the segment which features JJ joining a street gang because I remember his mom and dad was there during that time when he spotted JJ and they were asking questions, and that was when one of the gang members pulled out a gun and fire the shot, hitting JJ somewhere on the arm or the bodyor we could say I don’t know where he got shot at but long ago recovered because I know whoever done that may have been caught later on.
John Amos never should have been written out of the show😢
R.I.P. John Amos
Esther Rollie, Pompano Beach Florida. We are proud of you..
The writers from the beginning of the show's pre-production did not want a father figure in the show. Eric Monte insisted that the father stayed on the show and when Ester Rolle threatened not to do the show entirely if a husband/father was not given to her, the writers gave in and he stayed.
So they didn't want a father ... hmmm... been going on a long time now, hasn't it?
After all these years this episode still brings tears to my eyes, James Sr. reaction always does it for me, so realistic and believable😥😥
You know from the jump, James ain't no punk! Whether they're bluffing or not, they realize immediately James is that one! He definitely gonna out there and throw hands.🤣💪👊
JAMES EVANS...Boy I don't give a Damm who you got business with.. my son ain't going to no gang fight
Where was the daughter at?
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@@AngelHoll-pr8fz Home. Watch the two-part episodes.
So glad i grew up with this show! Iconic!
I loved this show.
Very intense episodes
What a great show! I loved it in the 80's and still love it in 2024.
Classic & legendary.
I loved the character "James." He was actually my favorite character on the show. I didn't like the show anymore once he was written off.
Did character survive
No. They killed his character in an automobile accident. @@jacobharris954
Same here absolute favorite dad🙏🏽
@@jacobharris954No James Sr./John Amos' character was killed in an automobile accident
This is why law enforcement is needed 24/7 in the inner cities.
Happy bday Esther Rolle❤ thank you for the laughs
Classic episode. 🗣🔥🔥🔥💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿👥️👥️👥️💯💯💯👑👑👑
Florida: Jj say something
Jj: Someone's been shot
😅
if they had to literally drag him to the fight, did they really think he was going to actually fight when he got there
R.I.P to John Amos and Esther Rolle
The guy sitting on the curb was totally oblivious.
That looks like Stymie Beard aka Monty.
Great show
Such a simpler time back then
During Season 4 of Good Times Michael was forced to participate in joining the gang called The Junior Warlords and Florida Evans knew about it seems to crush her heart if James Evans was there he would have beat Michael for joining
No they forced Michael into the gang just like JJ was forced into a gang but you see Michael fought because he saw his mother being threatened
Like big brother Like little brother
I remember that episode. Michael said he only joined that gang because he was afraid they were going to kill him. He even mentioned how two people before him were injured by the gang members because they refused to join.
James Evans shielded himself from being shot
John Amos is an incredible actor. After he left the show, it went straight downhill.
We finally got a piece of the pie
James was gonna fight a gang to keep his son out of a gang! Now that’s a dad!
🗣️👏🏽💪🏾🙏🏽
James Evans
Did
Not
play 😂😂
What gets me is that they had actual gang patches. Is that the same blue Beetle from Sanford & Son fight scene?
Esther Rolle will forever me my childhood crush 😍😍😍😍
Best episode ever 😊😊
Never forgot that line....told me sometimes you don't know what's what when you receive physical trauma.
A boy that calls a Man an Old man didn't have a father in his life that would've raised him well to respect his elders.
50 years later and crime is high in Chicago but worse.
What season was this? I remember watching this one in Hammond IN when I was in elementary school.
The second season
Episode 9 & 10
James Evans was a phenomenal Father!! Trying to keep his family safe and providing for them The Best Way He Knew How!! This sitcom demonstrated how Black Families struggled but also how we Overcame life's Obstacles!! Phenomenal 🔥 show!!🩵🙏🏽🩵
Amen to that 🙏🏽
Not enough families had faith in the Lord, have an education, live right to thrive
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If only all our black children have Fathers like this from day of birth.
The disintegration of the black family is exactly what the Dems wanted. And it worked. Ever since the black community has voted overwhelmingly for the party who pandered to them relentlessly, the Democrats. I have to say I admire how they were able to so easily get the black vote.
I think "the Community" is stuck in their ways. They're not capable of changing. Everyone needs to move away and move on.
R.I.P. 🪦John Amos and Esther Rolle
CLASSIC TV MOMENT. THE NORMAN LEAR EFFECT
Great episode 😊
I believe Janet Jackson got her first role on good times! I still watch it.
This was one of my favorite tv show when I was coming up in the 80 and I know it's was made into the early 70 doe
Damn, damn, damn.
When TV was good
This was one of those really serious moments in sitcoms.
I remember this episode.
Some one call a AMBALAMCE
And James let it go. DAMN DAMN DAMN
Nothing has changed in 50yrs... Sad 😔
He out here whoopin 😂😂😂😂
I always felt like James could've beat them dudes if they didn't have a gun
I loved watching this show ❤
Just seen this episode about an hour ago on TV ONE
James Evens.. The Father this Government silenced, removed from the Us. He is so needed today. These youngins are crazy.
Very true. Fatherlessness is the real pandemic.
Because He was in the way.
"This government" had nothing to do with it.
James was lucky that JJ saved him because this would never happen in real life.
It has happened in real life.
Somebody call an ambulamb!