"Good Times" was downright ridiculous at times

[KingsOfKings]

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

I swear Sanford and Son did an episode loosely based on this with Ralo brother claiming he made a show that had White characters based off of Fred and Lamont Sanford

What's Happening did this too

"What's Happening!!" The Incomplete Shakespeare (TV Episode 1977) ⭐ 7.4 | Comedy

25m | Not Rated

www.imdb.com

 

[DaMos Supreme]

The dog food episode was both

and

Michael teaching his dad about Black history



So many great moments until James died and Keith was brought on

Yeah, there were some solid episodes here and there, but the show was never the same after James’ death. Keith and his impersonations

 

[phillycavsfan]

It represented the avg Black person more than Insecure

I know you'll disagree but it's true

And nothing about it was portraying Black ppl in a poor light (except JJ when he got flanderized)

Insecure wasn't bourgeois. Issa is working class. In fact, all of her work went towards improving her community.

Now Black-ish, that's a bourgeoisie show.

 

[Gritsngravy]

I was told by some old Chicago people that good times was a decent representation of the 70s in Chicago

I couldn’t really fukk with it after I watched the black Jesus episode and it really made me analyze Florida and how she was fukking every lic up James had

 

[abominable1]

I couldn’t really fukk with it after I watched the black Jesus episode and it really made me analyze Florida and how she was fukking every lic up James had

Florida Evans.......
was the villain of that show.....


and she kept getting away with it.

 

[WesCrook]

Yeah, there were some solid episodes here and there, but the show was never the same after James’ death. Keith and his impersonations

It was so forced. He'd do them out of the blue.

Bookman's were better.

 

[Black Trash!]

Insecure wasn't bourgeois. Issa is working class. In fact, all of her work went towards improving her community.

Now Black-ish, that's a bourgeoisie show.

 

[valet]

This is funny but they should have left off the abused part with the Michael slap. That weakens the case because Jamss was way more "abusive".

 

[jwinfield]

I was told by some old Chicago people that good times was a decent representation of the 70s in Chicago

My pops lived in the Robert Taylor homes for a bit growing up. Said James was like his pops.

 

[KingsOfKings]

 

[nieman]

It represented the avg Black person more than Insecure

I know you'll disagree but it's true

And nothing about it was portraying Black ppl in a poor light (except JJ when he got flanderized)

Did it though? They had no good times, and the average black person during those days were all about making something out of nothing, and the best out of every situation. Even though we struggled, as kids, we never really noticed it because of the way things in the house and neighborhood were. The Evans were beat down at every situation, and did not have happy moments. Now that would've been fine if the focus were solely on the parents, but the show was more about the kids.

What's Happening, Sanford and Son, and maybe That's My Momma were probably the average black family.

 

[Black Trash!]

Did it though? They had no good times, and the average black person during those days were all about making something out of nothing, and the best out of every situation. Even though we struggled, as kids, we never really noticed it because of the way things in the house and neighborhood were. The Evans were beat down at every situation, and did not have happy moments. Now that would've been fine if the focus were solely on the parents, but the show was more about the kids.

What's Happening, Sanford and Son, and maybe That's My Momma were probably the average black family.

Yes, shows can have different tones

 

[avon barksdale]

I swear Sanford and Son did an episode loosely based on this with Ralo brother claiming he made a show that had White characters based off of Fred and Lamont Sanford

 

[avon barksdale]

I was told by some old Chicago people that good times was a decent representation of the 70s in Chicago

I couldn’t really fukk with it after I watched the black Jesus episode and it really made me analyze Florida and how she was fukking every lic up James had

it was the true story of the first Lionel Jefferson life