That has bugged me ever since I first watched it. And Florida even said that he "wrote" to her earlier. It's no telling how long the man had been dead ;).

Please answer how come they didn't use a telephone. He should've called like Florida did when she attended her aunt's funeral.

Probably Lear's way of getting back at John Amos.

Does anyone find it odd that Michael cried LOUDLY when the Old Man died but barley cried when James died

Does anyone find it odd that Michael cried LOUDLY when the Old Man died but barley cried when James died

That's because the old man didn't yell at Michael and threaten to use his belt on him.

"Mom, is he dead"? "Oh boo hoo".

You would have thought his uncle would have called. I mean they were in business together right?

I know it was the 70's but they were not exactly the pony express days. There were phones!!

They probably had the phone disconnected since they were about to move. :?:
That's something to look for when that episode re-airs.

I think everyone was in a state of shock when they got the Telegram saying that James had been killed, so it could have taken a little while for it to sink in. By that time the credits were rolling LOL

You would have thought his uncle would have called. I mean they were in business together right?

I know it was the 70's but they were not exactly the pony express days. There were phones!!
LOL George...so true and yet so funny...who receives a telegram announcing a death?? I had made a thread abt this sometime back, but you know, it still deserves some posts.

BTW George, did you know that out of every 5 telegrams sent, .01% is in regards to a relatives' death? One out of...one family LOL in the ghetto gets that telegram... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Maybe James and his uncle were both killed in the automobile accident. Not sure if any other family members were still there in Mississippi. I always assumed the phone had been cut off by the time they got the telegram. But for years before I actually SAW the episode, people kept telling me that they got the news by a phone call. I was kind of surprised the way it turned out with a telegram. They must have gotten this idea(partially) from the episode of M*A*S*H where Radar "announces" that Henry Blake has been killed. It had dramatic effect. JMO

I think it was for effect and delivery. Florida reading that James died as opposed to having her hear it on the phone was instant delivery and everybody got the effect at the same time as Florida who didn't expect to read that.

They probably had the phone disconnected since they were about to move. :?:
That's something to look for when that episode re-airs.



Their phone was disconnected when they wasn't moving-lol

:dance: :cheers: :thanks: :clap :bump Their phone was disconnected when they wasn't moving-lol
AWESOME RETRO JUST AWESOME...you missed your calling as a comedian or a clown...hey a clown...JUDY COHEN!!!!!! LOL :lol: :lol: :lol:

BTW George, did you know that out of every 5 telegrams sent, .01% is in regards to a relatives' death? One out of...one family LOL in the ghetto gets that telegram... :lol: :lol: :lol:


Ah more double talk, statistic mumbo jumbo to fool my family into realizing I am a loser who can't hold a job.

It has nothing to do with me baby. It's the statistics.

[QUOTE=GeorgeWBushGOP]Ah more double talk, statistic mumbo jumbo to fool my family into realizing I am a loser who can't hold a job.

It has nothing to do with me baby. It's the statistics.[/QUOTE

"Well I am tired of feeding my family oatmeal!!!!" "When are you gonna let me go to the welfare office and get some food stamps??? You're damn pride. It's only food stamps James!!!" :lol:

Yeah Baby. Let me go get us some food stamps and we can eat Lobsters on the first of every month and porgies the rest. Just like every other black family I only seem to see at Shop RIte on the first of the month.

Yeah Baby. Let me go get us some food stamps and we can eat Lobsters on the first of every month and porgies the rest. Just like every other black family I only seem to see at Shop RIte on the first of the month.
"Just don't buy the food at Bargain Mart, remember how we got so damn sick when I bought and cooked that $12 roast????????"
"And it's abt time you did something else besides work 3 jobs for minimum wage. And don't let me catch you hustling anymore, we need that money James." :lol: