Good Times 40th Anniversary

[ThaBurgerPimp]

Gary Veney appeared on Good Times as Tyrone Tyler, a shy, timid, talentless comic which J.J. backs in the Season 4 episode titled "The Comedian and the Loan Sharks". Gary also has appeared in the 1980 made for TV movie The Night the City Screamed, and the big screen films Mortuary Academy (1988), Act of Violence (1979) and Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster (1985).

Gary also appeared on Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life" album (1976) on the song, "Black Man" as one of the teachers asking historical questions.

i bet people were still asking him to do the Tyrone voice "Good evening folks. My name is Tyrone Tyler."

 

[kes1111]

Dap 'Sugar' Willie is an American actor and stand up comedian from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania best known for his recurring role as Lenny on the 1970s CBS-TV sitcom series Good Times.Originally a “pimp”, his nickname “Dap Sugar” came from his style of wardrobe. He also made appearances on The Jeffersons, Sanford and Son and CHiPS. His last known role was as one of the pool hall men in the 1986 movie Wildcats.

 

[34real]

I love the show and I've watched every ep.

Someone do an update on the original creature of this show,he's alive and well.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

One of the most beautiful women I've ever seen on TV. I was too young at the time ... but pops put me on to the series back in the early-2000s. Told me about the show & how he was a fan and I found it running in syndication on TBS or TNT. Made sure to set the VCR to catch a handful of episodes a week ... shoutout to pops! Some other personal fave honeys on TV over the years have been Tatyana Ali on The Fresh Prince ... (she's the same age as me), Maia Campbell (3 years older) in her prime on In The House, Brandy (same age) on Moesha, and Alyssa Milano (7 years older) on Who's the Boss. Bad beaches!

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

http://dailyman40.com/rack-em-up-the-best-boobs-on-the-boob-toob/

 

[dtownsfinest]

Hold on man.......James is only 7 years old then JJ? On the show you can't tell but you can sure tell today. JJ looks old enough to be James dad.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

https://www.pinterest.com/djk1312/bernadette-stanis/
https://www.pinterest.com/green0970/bernadette-stanis/
http://www.mikethetruth.com/2015/10/photo-thelma-from-good-times-on-black-jesus/

 

[The Plutonian]

It also pains me to see that you came out of lurker mode just to type that punk pussy smooth shit. I'm so ashamed I wish you'd go da fuck back into hiding status. Never to type shit on here again!!!

Get em fam! Grrrrrrrr [emoji57] [emoji23]

 

[kes1111]

J.J.'s new, well-to-do girlfriend Clarissa (Rosanne Katon)invites him to a débutante ball, and he is excited as he makes the plans. But Clarissa's parents object to her choice of escort.

Rosanne Katon (born February 5, 1954) is an American model, actress, comedian and activist. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1978 issue. In 1984, Katon married Richard M. Walden, who is the president and chief executive officer of Operation USA, an international organization that supplies relief to Third World areas in need.Rosanne is an active participant with Operation USA and also serves on its Advisory Board.The Waldens have two children, including a son who is autistic and an expert cellist.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Props, Kes ^

 

[The Plutonian]

Man I wonder how many dudes got to slut out Thelma aka the real prototype, dude I'd take her now. Right mf now son

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Man I wonder how many dudes got to slut out Thelma aka the real prototype, dude I'd take her now. Right mf now son

http://websta.me/n/thelmaofgoodtimes
http://websta.me/n/thelmaofgoodtimes?lang=en
http://verysmartbrothas.com/a-definitive-list-of-the-25-best-booties-of-all-time/
http://community.allhiphop.com/discussion/476852/black-tv-show-eye-candy-of-yesterday
http://thelmaofgoodtimes.com/

 

[TheDynasty]

Back in her heyday, If I had her, 5 or 6 kids minimum...pull out be damned.

 

[kes1111]

A woman, known in the projects as the "Wiggler" asks J.J. to paint a nude portrait of her as a birthday gift for her husband. However, Florida has a hard time understanding why a woman would pose in the nude and why she has to pose in the Evans' apartment. Meanwhile, Florida is also not too happy that James is taking such a liking to "the Wiggler."
Betty Bridges who plays "The Wiggler" is the real life mother of Todd Bridges, known as Willis from Different Strokes.

 

[kes1111]

 

[daking181]

Thelma been on this season of Black Jesus

 

[ThaBurgerPimp]

wait "Clarissa" was in Playboy?

 

[Brother Blaque]

Thelma! thelma! Thelma!​

 

[TimRock]

A woman, known in the projects as the "Wiggler" asks J.J. to paint a nude portrait of her as a birthday gift for her husband. However, Florida has a hard time understanding why a woman would pose in the nude and why she has to pose in the Evans' apartment. Meanwhile, Florida is also not too happy that James is taking such a liking to "the Wiggler."
Betty Bridges who plays "The Wiggler" is the real life mother of Todd Bridges, known as Willis from Different Strokes.

the Wiggler was bad. Probably the only other woman that appeared on the show that could rival Thelma, in terms of body. "he he he he"

 

[kes1111]

J.J. and the Boss' Daughter was the 15th episode of Season 5 of Good Times and the 100th episode overall,
first airing on January 18, 1978. Not realizing that his new assistant, Val (Tanya Boyd), is his boss' daughter, J.J. (Jimmie Walker) puts on the usual amorous moves. Eventually, J.J. learns the truth -- and not long afterward he receives a promotion at the art agency. Is it remotely possible that J.J. is currying romantic favor with Val only to advance himself professionally?

Tanya Boyd (born March 20, 1951, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Celeste Perrault on Days of Our Lives. Boyd's passion for acting led her to New York City and after several years of studying, she moved to Los Angeles, to pursue her dreams.
She appeared in Black Shampoo (1976) and Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976) The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980) .
Boyd performed by traveling the world as a back-up vocalist with such well-known artists as Anita Baker, Lou Rawls, Bobby Lyle and Natalie Cole. In 1979, she became a member of the vocal group The 5th Dimension, replacing Pat Bass. Boyd's passion was acting, and she soon realized how much she missed it, so she returned to Los Angeles to continue her acting career.

 

[BDR]

I'd tear Thelma up then and now

 

[nick581]

I saw Bern Nadette Stanis on an episode of Black Jesus, she is still fine as shit.

 

[kes1111]

Ralph Wilcox (born January 30, 1950) made a guest appearance on Good Times as Robert Simpson, an old high school buddy of J.J.'s whom J.J. has to keep awake after he just OD'd on sleeping pills that he found in the Evans' bathroom after the kids threw a big party in "A Friend in Need" in Season 4.
In addition to his Good Times appearance, Ralph has made many appearances in movies and guest roles on television series during his career in Hollywood, dating back to the early 1970s. Some of his most memorable roles include "Jammin' Jim" Jenkins on the Emerald Cove segments of The Mickey Mouse Club, Mason Freeman in seaQuest 2032, and Mugambi in Tarzan: The Epic Adventures. He wrote, directed, and produced The Lena Baker Story, a 2008 film that chronicled the life of Lena Baker, a 43-year-old African American mother of three who was sent to the electric chair inGeorgia in 1945. He played the role of "Uncle Henry" in the original Broadway production of The Wiz.

 

[kes1111]

The Dinner Party originally aired on CBS-TV on February 11, 1975.
The Evanses suspect their elderly neighbor is surviving on dog food. They invite her over for dinner but are faced with a dilemma when she insists on bringing the meatloaf.

Frances Foster (June 11, 1924 – June 17, 1997) was born in Yonkers, New York.
She studied acting at American Theater Wing in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan']Manhattan from 1949 to 1952.[4] In 1955, she made her stage debut as Dolly May in The Wisteria Trees at the City Center Theater in more than 25 of its productions.
Foster won an Obie Award in 1985 for sustained excellence of performance. She was also a recipient of two AUDELCO Awards, one as an actress and the other as a director for work at the New Federal Theatre in Manhattan. In 1978, she received the best actress award for Do Lord Remember Me, and the best director award in 1983 for Hospice.[4]


She also appeared in several films, including Malcolm X, Crooklyn, and Clockers, as well as the recurring role of Vera on the soap opera Guiding Light from 1985-94. She died in Fairfax, Virginia, from cerebral hemorrhage, June 17, 1997, aged 73.[/URL]

 

[playahaitian]

 

[kes1111]

J.J. In Trouble is the 21st episode of Season 3 of Good Times and the 58th episode overall.While the parents are away, J.J. learns that he may have given VD to one of his girlfriends. His humiliation prevents him from visiting a free clinic for treatment.

Ta-Tanisha (born Shirley Cummings on January 15, 1953 in the Bronx, New York) is an African American character actress, best known for her role as Pam Simpson on the television series Room 222, which she played from 1970 to 1972.
Ta-Tanisha later appeared in the 1973 film The Sting, and played Lamont Sanford's love interest, Janet Lawson, onSanford and Son for two episodes before Marlene Clark assumed the role. Ta-Tanisha also appeared on Good Timesthree times (in three separate roles) as well as on What's Happening!!. Her husband is veteran actor Lee Weaver. Ta-Tanisha and Weaver reside in her hometown Bronx, New York area, They have one child Leis La-Te (daughter).

 

[DEETZ181]

J.J's boy trying to get with Thelma

 

[kes1111]

Oscar DeGruy (born 1950)is an African-American actor who has appeared in over a dozen films and TV shows over 30 years, started the Bahá'í Youth Workshop performance model in 1974, and has assisted Hip hop artists.
In Good Times in 1974 Degruy was featured in a two-part episode "JJ and the Gang". JJ is forced into a gang led by Mad Dog (DeGruy) who wounds JJ. After the trial Mad Dog is confronted by his mother who confesses "I never thought I could feel this way about my child, but I hate you" and the two exchange emotional arguments over the missing husband/father. JJ's father, James, ultimately feels sympathy for Mad Dog witnessing the family argument over the absent father.
A former member of the Black Panthers[6] DeGruy changed his approach to racism issues and "had to do something" - so he and his wife brought performing artstheater with performance arts of step dance and street dancing together with the Bahá'í principles of equality, racial harmony and unity of religions. In 1982 DeGruy was joined by Juliet Soopikian and together they co-wrote the Workshops's manual in 1987. In 1995 there were over 100 Workshops in the United States and another 100 scattered across 50 other countries. Over 1000 such Workshops have formed over the years some of which have toured internationally.

 

[respiration]

Oscar DeGruy (born 1950)is an African-American actor who has appeared in over a dozen films and TV shows over 30 years, started the Bahá'í Youth Workshop performance model in 1974, and has assisted Hip hop artists.
In Good Times in 1974 Degruy was featured in a two-part episode "JJ and the Gang". JJ is forced into a gang led by Mad Dog (DeGruy) who wounds JJ. After the trial Mad Dog is confronted by his mother who confesses "I never thought I could feel this way about my child, but I hate you" and the two exchange emotional arguments over the missing husband/father. JJ's father, James, ultimately feels sympathy for Mad Dog witnessing the family argument over the absent father.
A former member of the Black Panthers[6] DeGruy changed his approach to racism issues and "had to do something" - so he and his wife brought performing artstheater with performance arts of step dance and street dancing together with the Bahá'í principles of equality, racial harmony and unity of religions. In 1982 DeGruy was joined by Juliet Soopikian and together they co-wrote the Workshops's manual in 1987. In 1995 there were over 100 Workshops in the United States and another 100 scattered across 50 other countries. Over 1000 such Workshops have formed over the years some of which have toured internationally.

Mad Dog's sister is Dr. Joy Degruy of "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome" fame.

 

[kes1111]

Marion "Sweet Daddy" Williams a local area numbers runner and loan shark, appears as a recurring character onGood Times, appearing in a total of seven episodes, beginning with the so-titled episode "Sweet Daddy Williams"in Season 3. The part of Sweet Daddy is played in all the episodes by Theodore Wilson.
Theodore "Teddy" Wilson (December 10, 1943 – July 21, 1991) appeared in the recurring role as Marion "Sweet Daddy" Williams on Good Times; he also made another appearance as nightclub owner Stanley Byrd in the episode"The Comedian and the Loan Sharks" in Season 4.
Born in New York City, Teddy made his acting debut in the blaxploitation film, Cotton Comes to Harlem, along withSanford and Son series star Redd Foxx. He would go on to appear in several blaxploitation films of the era. In addition to films, Wilson also landed roles in several popular television shows. Wilson portrayed Earl the postman and barber in the series That's My Mama. He also played several characters in the 1970s sitcom What's Happening!!, including the role of Al Dunbar in a popular two-part episode. In the conclusion of the two-part episode, Wilson's character gets arrested for bootlegging a Doobie Brothers concert.[1][2]

In 1977, Wilson starred in the short-lived sitcom The Sanford Arms, a spin-off of Sanford and Son. After the series was canceled, Wilson made various guest appearances in episodes of The White Shadow (he also wrote a 1980 episode), Enos, Gimme a Break!, The Golden Girls, andWhat's Happening Now. In 1986, he had a recurring role on another short-lived series, The Redd Foxx Show.
In 1980, Wilson married actress Joan Pringle. The couple had two children. On July 21, 1991, Wilson died of a stroke at the age of 47 in Los Angeles, California.

 

[34real]

Don't miss the 12 hour "Good Times 40th Anniversary Marathon" on Saturday, February 8th at 1p ET.

They always play that show and it's to the point where I'm good timed out....I can't say the same for Sandford and son.

 

[theteacher]

Love this show

 

[kes1111]

Alderman Fred C. Davis, a Chicago politician whose district includes the area where the Evanses and Willona Woods live, is a recurring character who appears in a total of sexen episodes of Good Times. The part of Alderman Davis is played in those episodes by Albert Reed, Jr.

Albert Reed, Jr. (January 28, 1910 - May 31, 1986) was a veteran actor, voice over artist and, asides from his career in entertainment, a respected law enforcement officer. He is best known for his recurring role as Alderman Fred C. Davis in Seasons 3-9 of Good Times.
Albert also had a recurring role on the children's adventure series The Secret of Isis as Dr. Joshua Barnes and made guest appearances on The Jeffersons, where he made a guest appearance as Louise's Uncle Ward in the Season 1 episode "Lionel Cries Uncle", and Sanford and Son. OnSanford & Son, he appeared in the role of Cousin Grady, a cousin of Fred's, a part he played in the Season 2 episode titled "The Dowry"; another role which involved a character named Grady, or Grady Wilson, a longtime friend of Fred, would later go to actor Whitman Mayo. He portrayed "Lieutenant Ned Ordway" in the original Airport movie (1970), a case of art imitating life, as Reed was also an airport law enforcement official.

Outside of his acting career, Reed also served with the Security Division at Los Angeles International Airport from 1959–1983, ending his career as the Chief of Security, 1979–1983. (The Security Division later grew into what is now known as the "Los Angeles Airport Police.")

 

[The Plutonian]

Man Thelma....prototype....bruh

 

[ThaBurgerPimp]

J.J. and the Boss' Daughter was the 15th episode of Season 5 of Good Times and the 100th episode overall,
first airing on January 18, 1978. Not realizing that his new assistant, Val (Tanya Boyd), is his boss' daughter, J.J. (Jimmie Walker) puts on the usual amorous moves. Eventually, J.J. learns the truth -- and not long afterward he receives a promotion at the art agency. Is it remotely possible that J.J. is currying romantic favor with Val only to advance himself professionally?

Tanya Boyd (born March 20, 1951, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Celeste Perrault on Days of Our Lives. Boyd's passion for acting led her to New York City and after several years of studying, she moved to Los Angeles, to pursue her dreams.
She appeared in Black Shampoo (1976) and Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976) The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980) .
Boyd performed by traveling the world as a back-up vocalist with such well-known artists as Anita Baker, Lou Rawls, Bobby Lyle and Natalie Cole. In 1979, she became a member of the vocal group The 5th Dimension, replacing Pat Bass. Boyd's passion was acting, and she soon realized how much she missed it, so she returned to Los Angeles to continue her acting career.

i remember at the end of this episode where JJ said"You may be the boss's daughter but around here,i'm the boss!" i heard some people in the audience say "I'm" along with him