Keith was upset when he found out he could no longer play football and he was looking out the Evans window and said

"I thought i was going to be living in a penthouse on Lakeshore drive overlooking the ocean,


"Now I will just see the alley with BOOKMAN's underline on a Clothesline"-LOL!!!!

...and he kept his ass there, didn't he. And he also made himself out as "one of them", driving a cab. I never thought tripping over a photographer (JJ) would end his career. I laughing as I'm typing this, but he must've torn both ligaments.:D

There's no ocean view on Lakeshore Drive just a lake view! :lol: That's a stupid scenario, him tripping over J.J. ruining his career, marrying his sister and living in his apartment! I could have done better than that when I was a child!! :lol:

Originally posted by marvin g
There's no ocean view on Lakeshore Drive just a lake view! :lol: That's a stupid scenario, him tripping over J.J. ruining his career, marrying his sister and living in his apartment! I could have done better than that when I was a child!! :lol:


Yeah i meant lake view. But yeah that was a dumb scenario. Actually keith had two different falls because in the teaser for Part 2 he falls differently-lol. I guess they reshot the fall for the teaser

Could Keith do nothing else besides play football? He seemed able bodied enough when I watched him on the show. He was by far my least favorite character.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Keith was upset when he found out he could no longer play football and he was looking out the Evans window and said

"I thought i was going to be living in a penthouse on Lakeshore drive overlooking the ocean,


"Now I will just see the alley with BOOKMAN's underline on a Clothesline"-LOL!!!!


:lol: One and very few funny scenes from Keith...

Originally posted by Undercover Angel
:lol: One and very few funny scenes from Keith...


I think he had some more funny nes but it wasn't too many.

Keith was just a boring character.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I think he had some more funny nes but it wasn't too many. I think they hired him for his sex appeal to make all the devoted, female Good Times viewers excitied...:lol: ;)

Ben Powers may well have been cast just for his looks and to draw female viewers because he hasn't done anything since.:D

All I remember about that guy were his Peter Falk and Bogart impressions and his appearances on a lot of game shows around the time he was on Good Times.:sleep2:

I've actually seen Keith in two episdoes since GT. He was in an episode of Laverne and Shirley. Carmine had went to New York, hoping to make it big, or something like that. The guy he made friends with at the talent place WAS Keith. He was clean-shaven, and was wearing a wig, but I recognized his voice. And the credits said so afterwards. I also remember from an episode of Gimme a break, playing Nell's ex. After that, he disappeared.

Originally posted by jamesanthony
Ben Powers may well have been cast just for his looks and to draw female viewers because he hasn't done anything since.:D

All I remember about that guy were his Peter Falk and Bogart impressions and his appearances on a lot of game shows around the time he was on Good Times.:sleep2: I recall seeing him on the match Games:lol:

Originally posted by nerrad
I've actually seen Keith in two episdoes since GT. He was in an episode of Laverne and Shirley. Carmine had went to New York, hoping to make it big, or something like that. The guy he made friends with at the talent place WAS Keith. He was clean-shaven, and was wearing a wig, but I recognized his voice. And the credits said so afterwards. I also remember from an episode of Gimme a break, playing Nell's ex. After that, he disappeared. What a beautiful couple; he and Nell Carter..I always thought Nell had such a beautiful face and even though Ben Powers was not the greatest of actors and was not much of a highlight on Good Times, as I stated before he was attractive...

Just an observation: Keith looked more like Michael's brother than J.J. :)

Originally posted by marvin g
Just an observation: Keith looked more like Michael's brother than J.J. :)


I agree

I didn't mind Keith so much in this show really. He did look more like Michael than JJ.: :happyface

I have to say that I didn't find any of the characters unlikeable or annoying.

I think he studied drama in college. That's why he did all of those stupid impersonations. I hated when he did that, he looked like a hot fool. I still want to to know the real deal about what happened to him though.........the ongoing saga.

Originally posted by strawberriearth
I think he studied drama in college. That's why he did all of those stupid impersonations. I hated when he did that, he looked like a hot fool. I still want to to know the real deal about what happened to him though.........the ongoing saga.



What happened to him in real life?

Originally posted by magellan333
Could Keith do nothing else besides play football? He seemed able bodied enough when I watched him on the show. He was by far my least favorite character.


Back in those days all NFL players were College Graduates.

Maybe it is the tired tale of the White man holding the black man down!!!

Originally posted by mr roper
Keith was just a boring character.

agreed

Let's not forget he "almost won the heisman". What position did he play actually? Was that ever revealed?

Originally posted by nerrad
Let's not forget he "almost won the heisman". What position did he play actually? Was that ever revealed?


He played Runnning Back

Keith was an A--hole and a *****. Excuse my language. He didn't fit in. His voice impressions were garbage,and he had a nasty attitude.

Keith was an ******* and a *****. He didn't fit in. His voice impressions were garbage. He also had a nasty attitude.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
What happened to him in real life?

All I've EVER heard was that Ben Powers was a regular on 'Mike Hammer' (starring Stacy Keach) and when the crew came back from a summer haitus, there was NO trace of Powers! There was some speculation that he went to visit folks in North Carolina and met with foul play but I've never heard anything confirmed in all these years!:(

I didn't mind Keith so much in this show really. He did look more like Michael than JJ.: :happyface

I have to say that I didn't find any of the characters unlikeable or annoying.
I'm in the minority - I really liked Keith (except when he drank and hit Thelma). He was one of the few characters I've seen on a show who had genuine love and respect for his mother-in-law (I liked how he always called Florida Mom). He had his good points - although the impressions could get old very fast!!