nerrad
08-04-2005, 07:33 AM
Why was that? They get married, Keith gets injured, and they're still living at the apartment. Him being hurt shouldn't have prevented them from moving into their own reseidence. Was that the plan all along? To remain at the apartment. No one ever mentioned it. After he gets injured, everyone accepted that they were still living there. You mean Thelma didn't have any money? She was getting married without any dough. I know JJ paid for the wedding, but still... And Keith. He certainly didn't look poor to me. He was close to becoming a pro football player
They were going to have their own place with the money that Keith was supposed to get from his contract, but thanks to the injury, that dream was smashed and they had no choice but to stay in the projects. As someone said earlier in this message board, this was like "Gilligan's Island".
Even Michael had an opportunity to move, but after seeing the girl's parents, he decided to stay. He even had an opportunity the previous season to be with Florida and Carl, but noooo, he chose to stay and be a junior J.J. I can understand the situation with the girl's parents, but not going to Arizona with his own mother I really cannot see that. If I had the chance, I would have been like "See Ya Later, Alligator!" Either that, or my Mother would have forced me to come along "if she had to drag me by the ear" as Florida once said.
Then the whole family had a chance to move into their own home, but the area that they were about to move in was scheduled for demolition. Couldn't they have found another place in the city? Even before that happened, the place was a wreck. Oh well.
But anyway, I thought that Keith and Thelma were biding their time at the apartment until they got a place of their own. They were probably saving up money, which is quite understandable.
But anyway, that's just my two cents.
Brian Damage
08-04-2005, 11:55 AM
They were both counting on his million dollar contract from the Chicago Bears. When he got hurt, he had nothing to fall back on.
nerrad
08-04-2005, 12:07 PM
How funny is it that they would move during their finale show. And wasn't Thelma pregnant? If Good Times didn't end right there, some kind of freak accident would've caused them to stay a little longer.
Ireneparalegal
08-04-2005, 12:20 PM
They were both counting on his million dollar contract from the Chicago Bears. When he got hurt, he had nothing to fall back on.
I thought it was mentioned that he was going to sign or had a pending contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals weren't actually mentioned, just the name St. Louis. It was when his knee got better did he sign with the Chicago Bears. I got to check this out on the internet and will get back with you on this. Unless someone with the DVD can check this out for me (hint hint ;) ). Please let us know.
nerrad
08-04-2005, 02:22 PM
Now here is the stupid part. Thelma and Keith argue. She goes into the bedroom to pack. Keith then says to her: "Baby, you don't have to leave"????? T told him right. "I live here. These are your things". Freeloading Keith telling Thelma not to leave HER home.
Ireneparalegal
08-04-2005, 02:28 PM
Now here is the stupid part. Thelma and Keith argue. She goes into the bedroom to pack. Keith then says to her: "Baby, you don't have to leave"????? T told him right. "I live here. These are your things". Freeloading Keith telling Thelma not to leave HER home.
Awww Nerrad...you should have posted to that thread I started abt that episode. The thread is called "EVERYTHING"! lol "just jiving Nerrad just jiving" :D
this is the thread abt Keith being a dork!!!! :wave:
TVFactFan
08-04-2005, 08:41 PM
Why was that? They get married, Keith gets injured, and they're still living at the apartment. Him being hurt shouldn't have prevented them from moving into their own reseidence. Was that the plan all along? To remain at the apartment. No one ever mentioned it. After he gets injured, everyone accepted that they were still living there. You mean Thelma didn't have any money? She was getting married without any dough. I know JJ paid for the wedding, but still... And Keith. He certainly didn't look poor to me. He was close to becoming a pro football player
Keith didn't have a Job at the Time he injured his leg. So that's why they lived there. Plus Thelma wasn't working.