fired from the article in the September 1975 issue of Ebony and that Lear had found out about it and keep it to himself that he wasn't going to bring Amos back for season 4. I always thought that it was ANOTHER magazine that Lear had discovered a article in during 1976 and never realized that it was the Magazine i already had-lol So that issue is no DEAD, there is no more research to do in regards to Amos getting fired

fired from the article in the September 1975 issue of Ebony and that Lear had found out about it and keep it to himself that he wasn't going to bring Amos back for season 4. I always thought that it was ANOTHER magazine that Lear had discovered a article in during 1976 and never realized that it was the Magazine i already had-lol So that issue is no DEAD, there is no more research to do in regards to Amos getting fired
Which magazine did you think it was?

Which magazine did you think it was?


It was the sept-1975 issue of Ebony. I didn't pay attention to that when I first watched THS of Good Times. I thought it was a Ebony Magazine from Jan 1976 to June 1976

It was the sept-1975 issue of Ebony. I didn't pay attention to that when I first watched THS of Good Times. I thought it was a Ebony Magazine from Jan 1976 to June 1976
Oh, so it was Ebony, you just thought it was a different year. Gotcha.

Can you somehow post that article on here? Or at least copy it word for word?

Oh, so it was Ebony, you just thought it was a different year. Gotcha.

Can you somehow post that article on here? Or at least copy it word for word?



I threw it away-lol I can ask Brian if he still has copy I mailed to him to prove Good Times wasn't a spinoff-lol

I posted the article on here about a year or two ago. I'll bump it up.

Thanks You two.

Bar none - the stupidest thing Norman Lear and the producers did was fire John Amos. BIG MISTAKE!!

No doubt abt that sister. I am sure if GT aired today and the same thing occurred, there would be no doubt that John Amos' chitter chatter abt GT would not be taken so damn literally.

Unless John pulled an Isiah Washington stunt, then maybe his job would be on the line, but John is nowhere on that stupid level with that jerk.

John Amos has one thing Isaiah Washington will never have - DIGNITY!! Enough said!

John Amos has one thing Isaiah Washington will never have - DIGNITY!! Enough said!
And a firm tight a$$;) :D :cool:

Bar none - the stupidest thing Norman Lear and the producers did was fire John Amos. BIG MISTAKE!!


Well it didn't suffer in the ratings...But the show was much better with james...i really didn't like it without him...

he had a menacing way about him that was actually funny..

especially when keeping JJ in line...

so we can't say it was stupid because how manymore years could it have gone on with James anyway?

The show was like Gilligan's Island with James...How many times can you ALMOST make it out of the ghetto??

Well it didn't suffer in the ratings...But the show was much better with james...i really didn't like it without him...

he had a menacing way about him that was actually funny..

especially when keeping JJ in line...

so we can't say it was stupid because how manymore years could it have gone on with James anyway?

The show was like Gilligan's Island with James...How many times can you ALMOST make it out of the ghetto??

Probably 1982 or maybe 83

And a firm tight a$$;) :D :cool:


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Bar none - the stupidest thing Norman Lear and the producers did was fire John Amos. BIG MISTAKE!!

Indeed. Just look at the fine job John Amos did as Gordy on The Mary Tyler Moore show. One of few things I wished the MTM show had done was have the character on more. There are quite a few things I disliked about Good Times, and this, of course, is one of them.

Indeed. Just look at the fine job John Amos did as Gordy on The Mary Tyler Moore show. One of few things I wished the MTM show had done was have the character on more. There are quite a few things I disliked about Good Times, and this, of course, is one of them.


And the main thing I disliked about Good Times was THE ADDITION OF JANET JACKSON. Damn that was the worst

The irony of it all is that John Amos is the one cast member who still has an active acting career. Yea, Esther Rolle kept working too, but John is still today an in demand performer. Nobody is knocking down Jimmie Walker's door for his services! :lol:

The irony of it all is that John Amos is the one cast member who still has an active acting career. Yea, Esther Rolle kept working too, but John is still today an in demand performer. Nobody is knocking down Jimmie Walker's door for his services! :lol:


Well Jimmie did appear on George Lopez-lol

Has John Amos done any acting lately? I heard somewhere that he had a great voice, and he might be coming out with a Country Music Album. Any truth to this? I always liked him on Good Times. It kinda went down hill after he left.

Well Jimmie did appear on George Lopez-lol


oh wow.......that impresses me.......NOT! :lol:

Has John Amos done any acting lately? I heard somewhere that he had a great voice, and he might be coming out with a Country Music Album. Any truth to this? I always liked him on Good Times. It kinda went down hill after he left.


John is currently on "Men in Trees" and before that he was on "The West Wing".

Has John Amos done any acting lately? I heard somewhere that he had a great voice, and he might be coming out with a Country Music Album. Any truth to this? I always liked him on Good Times. It kinda went down hill after he left.
John Amos doing a country album?? That I'd love to hear. :D

oh wow.......that impresses me.......NOT! :lol:
:rofl: