"The Evans Family" instead of Good Times, especially since we rarely saw Good Times on the show, just problems-lol

good point :lol:

Maybe even "BAD TIMES", considering it seemed like the whole Evans family was jinxed.

Speaking of, does anyone know if there was another article other than the 1975 issue of Ebony that caused John Amos to be fired or was that it? I've read that one, titled "Bad Times on the Good Times Set"(courtesy of finding it on Ebay) and it doesn't seem THAT controversial. Just wondering.

Originally posted by Jefffalan
Maybe even "BAD TIMES", considering it seemed like the whole Evans family was jinxed.

Speaking of, does anyone know if there was another article other than the 1975 issue of Ebony that caused John Amos to be fired or was that it? I've read that one, titled "Bad Times on the Good Times Set"(courtesy of finding it on Ebay) and it doesn't seem THAT controversial. Just wondering.


I don;t know of another article. I have the 1975 article-Bad Times on the Good Times Set. In that article it was mainly Esther Rolle expressing her feelings about the J.J character. Amos said nothing in that article so it must be another article out there

Good points! Perhaps they should have just added punctuation as in ' Good Times?!'

I once thought too that the title should have been the, "Evans Family" and the Jeffersons should have been called. "Movin' On Up"

odd...i was going to start a thread saying the same thing.
WHERE WERE THEIR GOOD TIMES?

what do you think the creators meant by giving the show this title? i always thought it meant that you may not have money, you may not have a job and things could be at the worst, but aw lawdy, thank you for the GOOD TIMES.

if anyone can, name some of their truly GOOD TIMES. i mean, thru a whole episode...not just when things seem promising, they get all excited, they get crushed, that smile it off and hug. NOT THAT. a FULL good time that started and ended positively.

Rent Party was a good time. Let me think of the other seasons and see if I can come up with any others.

Point blank, they should have just called it : The Evans

like a broke down version of: The Jeffersons

it's polar opposite.

Originally posted by knl9674
Point blank, they should have just called it : The Evans

like a broke down version of: The Jeffersons

it's polar opposite.


That's why i always wished there was a crossover between the Jeffersons and Good Times, because they were the complete opposite of one another.

I think it was named good times just because no matter how horrible things were they still stuck it out and made a good life for the kids.

I think it is a perfect name cause some of the best "good times" in my life was watching good times

Originally posted by mamadynomite
I think it was named good times just because no matter how horrible things were they still stuck it out and made a good life for the kids.

I think it is a perfect name cause some of the best "good times" in my life was watching good times Thats very well said and I agree.

I think there was a lot of irony in the title and a touch of sarcasm. The Evans were always sarcastic about the way the government ran things.

Originally posted by mamadynomite
I think it was named good times just because no matter how horrible things were they still stuck it out and made a good life for the kids.



I agree with this probably being the reason. The Evans would've been too bland a title for this show.

The show was better to be called Good Times instead of The Evans simply because the theme song was so darn catchy. Imagine a theme song with The Evans. No thanks...

Also, is there anyone out there willing to share that article that is being referred to? I'm not sure how long it is so it may be too weildy to type out, but perhaps someone who has the article could type out the interview in parts. I'm just curious to see what was said...

Ed

I have the 1975 Ebony mag it's from- found it on Ebay. The Cover article shows the Evans Family with the caption "Bad Times on the Good Times Set". I'll post it as a New Topic So Everyone Can Read if Interested.

Originally posted by Edster2973
The show was better to be called Good Times instead of The Evans simply because the theme song was so darn catchy. Imagine a theme song with The Evans. No thanks...

Also, is there anyone out there willing to share that article that is being referred to? I'm not sure how long it is so it may be too weildy to type out, but perhaps someone who has the article could type out the interview in parts. I'm just curious to see what was said...

Ed


It could have been called
"The Evans Family"

i think "The Evans Family" is more appropriate.
b/c seriously...where were the Good Times?

we have debated this back and forth and i think everyone can agree that the good times were few and far between.

but i also understand the meaning of the title in that even though you are poor, uneducated and living in the ghetto, there is always something to be thankful for, there's still a silver lining to be found and it doesn't have to be material gain. even in your darkest hour, there are still "good times" to be had. puts a positive spin on an otherwise dismal existence.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
It could have been called
"The Evans Family"

How would the theme song entitled 'The Evans Family' be any better than 'The Evans'? Unless it's to the tune of 'The Addams Family', I don't think it would have worked. :lol:

No thanks...

Ed

duh....the theme song would obviously be different.

:rolleyes:

Originally posted by knl9674
duh....the theme song would obviously be different.

:rolleyes:

Hey snotty, that was just my point! I wrote in a post on this very thread that the one good thing about the title of this show was that the theme song was so darn catchy. Read up on it. It's there a few posts back.

The 'duh' should be on you... DUHHHHH...


Ed

i....can.....read.
your point has nothing to do with mine. so you think the theme song was catchy....and? i think it was too but if the title changed (ANNNND here comes the duh moment) so would the theme song. i'm not opposed to that. we were not discussing the them song as the general topic, we were discussing the absence of truly good times in the concept of the show. the concepting of the show does not include the them song.

it's not that serious. my comment was in jest.

don't be upset.

;)

Originally posted by knl9674
i....can.....read.
your point has nothing to do with mine. so you think the theme song was catchy....and? i think it was too but if the title changed (ANNNND here comes the duh moment) so would the theme song. i'm not opposed to that. we were not discussing the them song as the general topic, we were discussing the absence of truly good times in the concept of the show. the concepting of the show does not include the them song.

it's not that serious. my comment was in jest.

don't be upset.

;)

Sorry, I wasn't sure. With the rolled eyes and the 'duh', I thought you were taking pot shots.

And I know the theme song wasn't what was being talked about, but I thought I'd throw in that little bit to make a bit of a funny. The theme rocks!

Ed

:D

I think it was named good times just because no matter how horrible things were they still stuck it out and made a good life for the kids.

I think it is a perfect name cause some of the best "good times" in my life was watching good times

well said.

Good Times suited The Evans Family quite well.

"The Evans Family" instead of Good Times, especially since we rarely saw Good Times on the show, just problems-lol


I'm not sure if that was a joke or not, but I'm sure you could understand the irony behind the title "Good Times" with a problem ridden, ghetto family.

I'm not sure if that was a joke or not, but I'm sure you could understand the irony behind the title "Good Times" with a problem ridden, ghetto family.



The Evans Family was the Original Title, they should have stuck with that

I was thinking the same thing especially when it came to James. He was struggling his whole life with a sixth grade education going from one job to the next. Then when they were all about to move to Mississppi for a better life what happens: James gets killed in a car accident. :(

I was thinking the same thing especially when it came to James. He was struggling his whole life with a sixth grade education going from one job to the next. Then when they were all about to move to Mississppi for a better life what happens: James gets killed in a car accident. :(



Exactly, the show should*have been similar to the Jeffersons and called "The Evans"

Exactly, the show should*have been similar to the Jeffersons and called "The Evans"

I don't know about the title, but I don't think the show should've resembled The Jeffersons at all. The purpose of the show was to portray black ghetto life and the struggles that came with it (whether one agrees that the show was successful in this endeavour is another story). The Jeffersons didn't do that however. It reflected a black family that was almost close to rich when compared to most black families in the 70s at the time. The Jeffersons had a different purpose altogether, although I'm not implying this minimizes the importance of the show.


Ed

I don't know about the title, but I don't think the show should've resembled The Jeffersons at all. The purpose of the show was to portray black ghetto life and the struggles that came with it (whether one agrees that the show was successful in this endeavour is another story). The Jeffersons didn't do that however. It reflected a black family that was almost close to rich when compared to most black families in the 70s at the time. The Jeffersons had a different purpose altogether, although I'm not implying this minimizes the importance of the show.


Ed




I just meant the title of the show should have been the name of the Family. That's why I said it should have been called "The Evans" or The Evans Family"

I just meant the title of the show should have been the name of the Family. That's why I said it should have been called "The Evans" or The Evans Family"

Ahhhh, you meant similar in 'title' style, meaning being named after the family, instead of being a title about Good Times, which, admittedly, was scarce. Gotcha. Sorry, didn't mean to misunderstand...

Ed