A) Florida's Depature from the show

B)Addition of Penny

C)Larger Role for Bookman

D) All the Above



My choice is A and B, 40%-(A) and 60%-(B)-lol

Florida's departure from the show.

It was bad enough when John Amos' character was killed off. Esther Rolle was the heart and soul of Good Times and watching those episodes without her is like watching Petticoat Junction without Bea Benaderet. After getting Esther back the damage was done and there was nothing to repair it.

I am almost completed with the DVD of the 5th season; and I think the reason why Good Times fell in the ratings was a combination of a lot of "things". But, I think the main reason why the show ratings were poor was because majority of the episodes were STALE and not do very enjoyable, especially that one particular ep where JJ dreamt that he white..that is got to be the WORST Good Times episode EVER !!!...Lord, it was horrendous. It was sooo bloody bad, that I felt like taking the DVD and throwing it in the trash can...What an INSULT to my intelligence; also, some of the worst acting..I have ever seen on any Good Times episode as well...Just Plain TERRIBLE ohno:


"Give me a double dose of Keith eps anyday" :lol:

Florida's departure from the show.

It was bad enough when John Amos' character was killed off. Esther Rolle was the heart and soul of Good Times and watching those episodes without her is like watching Petticoat Junction without Bea Benaderet. After getting Esther back the damage was done and there was nothing to repair it.



I could never handled willona EXPANDED ROLE. I should have added that to the list-lol

I am almost completed with the DVD of the 5th season; and I think the reason why Good Times fell in the ratings was a combination of a lot of "things". But, I think the main reason why the show ratings were poor was because majority of the episodes were STALE and not do very enjoyable, especially that one particular ep where JJ dreamt that he white..that is got to be the WORST Good Times episode EVER !!!...Lord, it was horrendous. It was sooo bloody bad, that I felt like taking the DVD and throwing it in the trash can...What an INSULT to my intelligence; also, some of the worst acting..I have ever seen on any Good Times episode as well...Just Plain TERRIBLE ohno:
"Give me a double dose of Keith eps anyday" :lol:


It was bad enough when John Amos' character was killed off. Esther Rolle was the heart and soul of Good Times and watching those episodes without her is like watching Petticoat Junction without Bea Benaderet. After getting Esther back the damage was done and there was nothing to repair it.




I totally agree with the both of you, it just wasn't the same after John left and then Esther left. I think Season 6 was sooooooooooooo much better then season 5. There were a few good episodes but all in all season 5 sucked.

I could never handled willona EXPANDED ROLE. I should have added that to the list-lol
Awwww, I really like Willona. I truly felt she added a lot to the 5th season of the show...

A) Florida's Depature from the show

B)Addition of Penny

C)Larger Role for Bookman

D) All the Above



My choice is A and B, 40%-(A) and 60%-(B)-lol



I think it was A) Florida's Departure from the show, and

E) Ran out of ideas for episodes

especially that one particular ep where JJ dreamt that he white..that is got to be the WORST Good Times episode EVER !!!...Lord, it was horrendous. It was sooo bloody bad, that I felt like taking the DVD and throwing it in the trash can...

I disagree The Judith Cohen Story was the worst ever. At least the JJ episode dealt with someone from the cast and not a one-miss blunder like Judy Cohen.

I am almost completed with the DVD of the 5th season; and I think the reason why Good Times fell in the ratings was a combination of a lot of "things". But, I think the main reason why the show ratings were poor was because majority of the episodes were STALE and not do very enjoyable, especially that one particular ep where JJ dreamt that he white..that is got to be the WORST Good Times episode EVER !!!...Lord, it was horrendous. It was sooo bloody bad, that I felt like taking the DVD and throwing it in the trash can...What an INSULT to my intelligence; also, some of the worst acting..I have ever seen on any Good Times episode as well...Just Plain TERRIBLE ohno:


"Give me a double dose of Keith eps anyday" :lol:



I'm glad to hear what you think about season 5 70's. That's what I felt, the first 4 seasons had good topics they dealt with, but after the 4 part Penny eps, it's like they ran out of ideas for episodes and just wrote any ole stale show.

I did like when JJ dreamt he was white tho.

I think it was A) Florida's Departure from the show, and

E) Ran out of ideas for episodes


And they ran out of story ideas because both stars left. You could always think of something for the James Evans character

They had ideas, it's just that they couldn't be utelized to there fullest potential without James or Florida around.

I disagree The Judith Cohen Story was the worst ever. At least the JJ episode dealt with someone from the cast and not a one-miss blunder like Judy Cohen.
I always thought that the Judith Cohen Story was the worst episode til I saw the caucasian version of JJ ep..

Yeah, the I Had a Dream ep was pretty horrible. It actually started out good, but ended up being a bit one-dimensional and cartoonish. JMO :D

A) Florida's Depature from the show

B)Addition of Penny

C)Larger Role for Bookman

D) All the Above



My choice is A and B, 40%-(A) and 60%-(B)-lol

My choice is A - Florida's departure from the show.

Yeah, the I Had a Dream ep was pretty horrible. It actually started out good, but ended up being a bit one-dimensional and cartoonish. JMO :D

I'm black...take me back.....LOL

I'm black...take me back.....LOL
Dear God, the writing on that particular episode was absolutely horrendous and that goes for the acting as well...