Hey Chubby, anybody ever tell you, you look like Bookman?
Good Times 40th Anniversary
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Ahead of her time fine.
Breaker, Breaker (1977)
Plot Summary
Bookman hides a CB radio in the Evans' apartment and everybody uses it; Michael, pretending to be J.J., starts a conversation, with someone who identifies herself as Fun Girl. Michael goes to meet Fun Girl at her apartment but is shocked to find that she is handicapped.
Sharon Catherine Brown (born January 11, 1962), also known as Sharon Catherine Blanks, is an American actress of stage, film and television.
She was born in New York City, New York, and is the daughter of actor Johnny Brown, who portrayed Nathan Bookman on the 1970s sitcom Good Times. Her mother, June Brown, was a studio manager.
She is married to Billy Blanks, Jr., and sometimes appears under her married name of Sharon Catherine Blanks.
Ta-Ronce Allen (born February 2, 1960) is an American actress best known for her appearances as a teen actress on television in the 1970s. She had a role as Michael Evans's girlfriend Yvonne in two Season 4 episodes of CBS-TV sitcom series Good Times, "Michael's Great Romance" and "A Friend in Need".
Allen was born in Los Angeles and currently lives in Lancaster, California. She is also the daughter of actorRaymond Allen, who starred as Uncle Woodrow Anderson on the hit NBC-TV comedy series Sanford and Son and also appeared on Good Times in the recurring part of Ned the Wino.
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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.
Steve Harvey brought the cast back on his show today.
Mike and JJ look bad.
Bookman hasn't aged.
Mike and JJ look bad.
Bookman hasn't aged.
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Quick side note ... does it still air in syndication in the US? Need to check the Canadian programming & listings.
Went down to Seattle to visit some relatives last December & we caught a few episodes of Sanford & Son one afternoon. You know a show is good when you've got 30 - 90 year-olds all laughing while watching!
Susan Batson made a guest appearance on Good Timesas a snooty Unemploymet office Clerk in the Season 4 episode titled "J.J.'s New Career: Part 1". A producer, actress, author, acting coach, and a life member of theActors Studio. Susan's mother, Ruth Batson, was a noted civil rights activist. She trained with Harold Clurman, Uta Hagen, [Herbert Berghof, and Lee Strasberg. She coaches actresses such as Nicole Kidman and Juliette Binocha. Susan Batson is considered one of the most significant coaches in the world.
Henry Evans is the father of James. He appeared in the episode "The Family Tree", then in "Grandpa's Visit" in Season 4 and "Something Old, Something New" in Season 5. The part of Henry was played in the episodes by veteran stage, film and TV actor Richard Ward.
Richard Ward, (March 15, 1915 – July 1, 1979) made three guest appearances on Good Times as Grandpa Henry Evans.
Richard was a gravel-voiced actor on the stage, TV, and in films, from 1949 until his death. Though best known through his TV appearances late in life, both in situation comedies and police drams, Richard also had an extensive film resume and a distinguished stage career, one of the highlights of the latter being his portrayal of Willy Loman in the 1972 production of "Death of a Salesman", staged in Baltimore's Center Stage (the first African American production of Arthur Miller's signature opus, produced with the playwright's blessing)
An Actors Studio alumnus,[6] Ward belatedly made his television debut in 1950 on the Perry Como Show,[2] later appearing on dramatic anthology series such as Playhouse 90, Studio One, and Hallmark Hall of Fame, before becoming a familiar face on seventies sitcoms like Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, All in The Family, and The Jeffersons.
Back in the early-2000s I used to record Good Times in syndication / rerun format on VHS ... primarily for her. Believe it was latenight on TBS or something, as the show aired before I was born, and I knew about the series from 2 sources ... BGOL and my dad. He would quote lines from the show!
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The way dat nigga exited.
I catch it on TV1 nowBack in the early-2000s I used to record Good Times in syndication / rerun format on VHS ... primarily for her. Believe it was latenight on TBS or something, as the show aired before I was born, and I knew about the series from 2 sources ... BGOL and my dad. He would quote lines from the show!
I'm still amazed that I know what's going to happen yet still laugh
Right on. I need to double-check for the show on the local listings here.
Funny and well-written. As for her ... you know a honey is fine when you're watching a show nearly 30 years later (in the early-2000s) and you're caught off-guard by her beauty. Easily one of the finest honeys in the history of TV ... and shit ... even looking back now 40+ years (current day - 2016) after the show debuted in 1974 or so ... she's still shitting on many honeys on today's TV. That's a bad chick right there!
Henry Evans is the father of James. He appeared in the episode "The Family Tree", then in "Grandpa's Visit" in Season 4 and "Something Old, Something New" in Season 5. The part of Henry was played in the episodes by veteran stage, film and TV actor Richard Ward.
Richard Ward, (March 15, 1915 – July 1, 1979) made three guest appearances on Good Times as Grandpa Henry Evans.
Richard was a gravel-voiced actor on the stage, TV, and in films, from 1949 until his death. Though best known through his TV appearances late in life, both in situation comedies and police drams, Richard also had an extensive film resume and a distinguished stage career, one of the highlights of the latter being his portrayal of Willy Loman in the 1972 production of "Death of a Salesman", staged in Baltimore's Center Stage (the first African American production of Arthur Miller's signature opus, produced with the playwright's blessing)
An Actors Studio alumnus,[6] Ward belatedly made his television debut in 1950 on the Perry Como Show,[2] later appearing on dramatic anthology series such as Playhouse 90, Studio One, and Hallmark Hall of Fame, before becoming a familiar face on seventies sitcoms like Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, All in The Family, and The Jeffersons.
I remember him from the movie Mandingo as the slave who got caught trying to learn how to read
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Ward_(actor)
Richard Ward, (March 15, 1915 – July 1, 1979) was a gravel-voiced African American actor on the stage, television, and in films, from 1949 until his death.[1][2] Though best known through his TV appearances late in life, both in sitcoms and police procedurals, Ward also had an extensive film resume and a distinguished stage career, one of the highlights of the latter being his portrayal of Willy Loman in the 1972 production of Death of a Salesman, staged in Baltimore's Center Stage (the first African American production of Arthur Miller's signature opus, produced with the playwright's blessing);[1][3][4] Ward's own favorite among his theatrical vehicles was Ceremonies in Dark Old Men.[5]
Richard Ward, (March 15, 1915 – July 1, 1979) was a gravel-voiced African American actor on the stage, television, and in films, from 1949 until his death.[1][2] Though best known through his TV appearances late in life, both in sitcoms and police procedurals, Ward also had an extensive film resume and a distinguished stage career, one of the highlights of the latter being his portrayal of Willy Loman in the 1972 production of Death of a Salesman, staged in Baltimore's Center Stage (the first African American production of Arthur Miller's signature opus, produced with the playwright's blessing);[1][3][4] Ward's own favorite among his theatrical vehicles was Ceremonies in Dark Old Men.[5]
- The Cool World (1964)
- Black Like Me (1964)
- Nothing But a Man (1964)
- The Learning Tree (1969)
- Across 110th Street (1972)
- For Pete's Sake (1974)
- Mandingo (1975)
- The Jerk (1979)
- Brubaker (1980)
He was the one who shot James Mason's character at the end after he called him a "looney Black bastard!!!" then after being shot he was like
Violet Bookman, the wife of building super Nathan Bookman, appears in two episodes of Good Times, "Bye, Bye, Bookman" and "Willona, the Other Woman" both in Season 5. The part of Mrs. Bookman is played in both episodes by Marilyn Coleman.
Marilyn Coleman (born March 23, 1934-died June 25, 2013)
Born Marilyn Joyce Bonaparte in Philadelphia, PA, young Marilyn began performing as a singer at a very young age as she then began studying acting as a teen under acting coach Andre Gregory at the Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia. By the early 1960's had relocated to New York City and began appearing in such Broadway stage productions as "Ain't Supposed To Die a Natural Death","What The Wine Sellers Buy", "Don't Get God Started", and"Male Bone".
By the late 1960's, Marilyn decided to try her luck in Hollywood, relocating there, and then began getting roles on film and TV, appearing in such films as Up The Sandbox(1972), Looking For Mr. Goodbar, Invasion of the Love Drones and the blockbuster Richard Pryor comedy Which Way is Up? (1977) as well as well as the Rudy Ray "Dolemite" Moore blaxploitation/comedy flick Disco Godfather, (1979) and the Keenan Ivory Wayans blaxploitation spoof comedyI'm Gonna Get You Sucka (1989).Her TV show appearances include Good Times, Lou Grant,The Love Boat, Family, The White Shadow and Amen.
Marilyn was formerly married to jazz percussionist Fred Allen; they have a daughter, Marci Allen-Koutsialis. After their divorce, she married jazz singer Fred Coleman. They had two children son Kevin and Dana Coleman-Baylor. Her second husband, Fred Coleman, died in 1995.
Was too young to understand good times when it aired... But it's on TVone daily and the messaging is troubling as an adult.
BTW ...Thelma > everything
BTW ...Thelma > everything
It always cracked me up how the audience can be heard reacting to certain situations in most episodes..Back in the early-2000s I used to record Good Times in syndication / rerun format on VHS ... primarily for her. Believe it was latenight on TBS or something, as the show aired before I was born, and I knew about the series from 2 sources ... BGOL and my dad. He would quote lines from the show!
3:55 mark-when Keith starts drinking from the bottle,in addition to the audience gasping,etc one guy in the audience said "TOILET water." followed by a female audience member saying "Slow down,bruh!"
TBP - Thanks for the intel on the studio audience. Yeah - the canned laughter on so many shows in recent decades is beyond lame. That's one of the running jokes with some people in our fam' ... knowing a show is mildly amusing at best & the canned laughter is pumped in as though the show is hilarious (when it isn't).
I think that's why the comedies without canned laughter (compared with the sitcoms full of canned laughter) work so much better. Why a show like Malcolm in the Middle was funny back in the early-2000s. It was well-acted & written in a funny manner. Especially when millions of people went on to see Breaking Bad later in the decade and realized - "Oh shit ... isn't that the dad from Malcolm in the Middle? Damn ... completely different role!!"
I think that's why the comedies without canned laughter (compared with the sitcoms full of canned laughter) work so much better. Why a show like Malcolm in the Middle was funny back in the early-2000s. It was well-acted & written in a funny manner. Especially when millions of people went on to see Breaking Bad later in the decade and realized - "Oh shit ... isn't that the dad from Malcolm in the Middle? Damn ... completely different role!!"
Tina Andrews (born Tina Yvonne Andrews April 23, 1951) appeared as Henrietta, a girlfriend of J.J.'s who winds up pregnant who suspects that he may be the father of her child, as he then contemplates marrying her, against Florida and James's wish, in the Season 2 episode titled "My Girl Henrietta". Born and raised in Chicago, Tina attended New York University, where her major studies were in Drama.
A talented actress, television producer, screenwriter, author and playwright. She is known for writing the TV mini-series,
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000), which was the first time that the Jefferson-Hemings relationship had been explored on TV, and with Hemings portrayed as a fully realized woman. In 2001, Andrews was the first African American to win the Writers Guild of America award for Original Long Form, for her script for this mini-series. Andrews had earlier explored her interest in Hemings with a play, The Mistress of Monticello, which was read at a workshop in Chicago in 1985.
Tina has also written screenplays, including the movie, Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998).
Mannnnn Brubaker one of my favorite movies. Robert Redford didn't give a fuck in that piece
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brubaker
Brubaker is a 1980 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. It stars Robert Redford as newly arrived prison warden Henry Brubaker, who attempts to clean up a corrupt and violent penal system. The screenplay by W.D. Richter is a fictionalized version of the 1969 book, Accomplices to the Crime: The Arkansas Prison Scandal by Tom Murton and Joe Hyams, detailing Murton's uncovering of the 1967 prison scandal.
The film features a large supporting cast including Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Murray Hamilton, David Keith, Tim McIntire, Matt Clark, M. Emmet Walsh, Everett McGill, and an early appearance by Morgan Freeman. It was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 1981 Academy Awards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brubaker
Brubaker is a 1980 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. It stars Robert Redford as newly arrived prison warden Henry Brubaker, who attempts to clean up a corrupt and violent penal system. The screenplay by W.D. Richter is a fictionalized version of the 1969 book, Accomplices to the Crime: The Arkansas Prison Scandal by Tom Murton and Joe Hyams, detailing Murton's uncovering of the 1967 prison scandal.
The film features a large supporting cast including Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Murray Hamilton, David Keith, Tim McIntire, Matt Clark, M. Emmet Walsh, Everett McGill, and an early appearance by Morgan Freeman. It was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 1981 Academy Awards.
I gotta see it again man lol, Brubaker was like fuck all of y'all ! I don't give a fuck if you hired me
I gotta see it again man lol, Brubaker was like fuck all of y'all ! I don't give a fuck if you hired me
Thanks for the intel on it, 3MC. I wasn't familiar with it ... but I'll add it to the To-See List. Hard to believe it was released almost 40 years ago. Just watched Redford in this movie last year ... funny contrasting Nolte and Redford in their roles. Nolte's now 76, and Redford's 80 ... Redford's way healthier, despite being older ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Redford_filmography
Savannah Morgan appears in the Season 6 episode of Good Times titled "The Witness". The part of Savannah is played in the episode by Beverly Hope Atkinson.
Beverly Hope Atkinson (December 9, 1935 – December 11, 2001) appeared on Good Times as Savannah Morgan, the girlfriend of Sweet Daddy Williams who got involved in a fender-bender with Keith, who drives a taxicab in the Season 6 episode "The Witness". a noted stage, film and TV actress from the 1960s until 1991, Beverly was known for her character work playing women down-on-their-luck or caught up in drug addiction.
Atkinson died of cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 66.
Bernadette ... one of baddest honeys the television game's ever seen.
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