It seems like the writers were trying to make this a catchphrase. He said it quite often when he appeared, and I always chuckled when he said it. He didn't stay on the show long enough, but I think if he did, it would have caught on.

I think they were looking for the next "Dynomite!" lol

It seems like the writers were trying to make this a catchphrase. He said it quite often when he appeared, and I always chuckled when he said it. He didn't stay on the show long enough, but I think if he did, it would have caught on.

I think they were looking for the next "Dynomite!" lol



He played the same character on Good Times with a different name. He might have said it on there too. I have to check

I remember seeing him on Good Times also.

One wonders if they were trying to get a young hip character to replace what Lionel used to be.

One wonders if they were trying to get a young hip character to replace what Lionel used to be.


That character was nowhere near HIP, he was on the SPECIAL side of things:lol:

That character was nowhere near HIP, he was on the SPECIAL side of things:lol:


Mike Evans made the Lionel character hip, Damon Evans did not, plain and simple.

Mike Evans made the Lionel character hip, Damon Evans did not, plain and simple.


I;m talking about MARCUS

Mike Evans made the Lionel character hip, Damon Evans did not, plain and simple.

you hit the nail on the head :)

you hit the nail on the head :)


I thought you were referring to Marcus

oh well, not a biggie... we can agree that Damon Evans' Lionel was a big ol wet blanket? :lol:

oh well, not a biggie... we can agree that Damon Evans' Lionel was a big ol wet blanket? :lol:


I always disliked Mike Evans for messing up the flow of the Jeffersons between seasons 2 and 6 because no telling how good the show could have been if he remained the show for all the seasons