Mine would have to Debbie Allen as the junkie bride or Penny's abusive mother. Each of those characters remain highly memorable in my mind and played their parts perfectly.

What were yours?

Maddog. Because I first saw that episode when I was a young kid and was sort of scared of Maddog in real life, even though he was just a tv character, I saw him as a real hood. With JJ getting shot, that whole episode just seemed realistic to me. Then in part two when Maddog broke down because he didn't have a father in his life, that stood out. That was always one of the things I remember most from watching Good Times when I was little.

Originally posted by knl9674
Mine would have to Debbie Allen as the junkie bride or Penny's abusive mother. Each of those characters remain highly memorable in my mind and played their parts perfectly.

What were yours?


My memorable guest would be Rozelle Gayle. He played the drunk in the bar in the episode-Florida's Rich Cousin". And he was the guy-Dunbar in the episode-The Boarder". Just in case you still don't know who i'm referring to he also played a Piano Mover in the Jeffersons.

was this the guy that james said:
"Nig**a, do I know you?"

Originally posted by knl9674
was this the guy that james said:
"Nig**a, do I know you?"



YUP-lol They gave the drunk some good lines. Rozelle also played in the episode-The Politicians" but he didn't have any speaking parts. He was just playing the pIano.

Debbie Allen as JJ's fiancee.

My vote is with Debbie Allen. And just for the record, I think that she can be classed with Thelma in the beauty department.:)

mine would be the Lou Gosset episode where he played the uncle.

WoW.............. All those episodes were good and this is so hard but I pick the Debbie Allen episode because it seemed so realistic to me.

Chip Fields as Penny's abusive mother
Debbie Allen as Diane Buchanan (J.J.'s Fiance)
Lou Gossett, Jr. as Florida's Brother (Michael's Big Fall)
Helen Martin as Wanda (Rent Party)