View Full Version : Why come Good Times never had any vacation trip episodes


Neutronman67
05-04-2013, 06:12 PM
I Wanted to see a 3 or 4 part episode where the evans take a trip out of that dump chicago ghetto and go some place nice for vacation its crazy even the brady bunch and sanford and son had vacation episodes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXj5Nl9sHiw

Marvo301
05-05-2013, 08:00 PM
The Evans family was too poor to afford a vacation.

Neutronman67
05-06-2013, 08:17 AM
It's a TV show anything is possible the producers could have found a way around that situation maybe a rich friend pay's for their vacation to new york city

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHE32dm7ME0

ThomasE
05-27-2013, 07:43 PM
The Evans family was too poor to afford a vacation.


For real, though. That's what I was thinking.

robyrob
05-27-2013, 09:23 PM
they had a vacation - when they went to tha unemployment office

gidgetgrape
05-27-2013, 10:18 PM
they had a vacation - when they went to tha unemployment office

:lol:

dakert
05-28-2013, 12:00 AM
When you are poor you dont think about going on vacation.

ThomasE
05-28-2013, 11:10 AM
they had a vacation - when they went to tha unemployment office


Ooooh!!! That's terrible!!!

hatwink
06-26-2013, 01:04 PM
Maybe someone could have finagled a trip to LA, where they could have went to Watts and met Fred and Lamont Sanford.

PrettyinPink55
06-26-2013, 11:58 PM
I was going to say, I didn't think they were financially stable enough to even consider a vacation...maybe at the end where they make it out...

TVFactFan
06-27-2013, 10:53 AM
I was going to say, I didn't think they were financially stable enough to even consider a vacation...maybe at the end where they make it out...


Actually the OP was not mentally stable enough to post on sitcomsonline:lol:

ThomasE
07-15-2013, 12:10 AM
I think they would have been too depressed to come back to the everyday life after an L.A. trip. LOL.
I'm laughing my butt off just thinking about it.

becoolhomie
07-22-2013, 01:19 AM
they (james and florida) did go on the 2 day weekend

TVFactFan
07-22-2013, 12:34 PM
they (james and florida) did go on the 2 day weekend


We forgot about that vacation since it was so rare for them to go on one


Welcome to the Boards Homie:wave:

becoolhomie
07-22-2013, 06:18 PM
Maybe someone could have finagled a trip to LA, where they could have went to Watts and met Fred and Lamont Sanford.
james was on Sanford and son as "luther" :)

Neutronman67
09-23-2013, 09:09 AM
The episode where James and Florida take a sexual vacation honeymoon trip to get away from their 3 annoying big mouth teenage kids for a couple days does not count lol, i am talking about the whole family going on a 2 or 3 day vacation out of chicago, you forgot the evans had rich relatives in the family that would help send them money if they needed it.

TVFactFan
09-23-2013, 01:28 PM
The episode where James and Florida take a sexual vacation honeymoon trip to get away from their 3 annoying big mouth teenage kids for a couple days does not count lol, i am talking about the whole family going on a 2 or 3 day vacation out of chicago, you forgot the evans had rich relatives in the family that would help send them money if they needed it.

You belong in a mental institution

ThomasE
09-23-2013, 06:35 PM
The episode where James and Florida take a sexual vacation honeymoon trip to get away from their 3 annoying big mouth teenage kids for a couple days does not count lol, i am talking about the whole family going on a 2 or 3 day vacation out of chicago, you forgot the evans had rich relatives in the family that would help send them money if they needed it.

For real, Neutronman? Really?

prestige
11-20-2013, 12:24 PM
I Wanted to see a 3 or 4 part episode where the evans take a trip out of that dump chicago ghetto and go some place nice for vacation its crazy even the brady bunch and sanford and son had vacation episodes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXj5Nl9sHiw


Are you kidding me,,,,,with no stable jobs between all of the evans...how were the Evans to go on a vacation trip to pay for with the bills, rent and food with no stable job, please explain? :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

70s80s90sfan
11-20-2013, 02:28 PM
They were poor so how could they afford a vacation? People's who are poor and don't have money do not go on vacation.

You never saw the Connors on Roseanne going on a lot of vacations and they were not as poor bu they were not rich either.

prestige
11-20-2013, 02:52 PM
They were poor so how could they afford a vacation? People's who are poor and don't have money do not go on vacation.

You never saw the Connors on Roseanne going on a lot of vacations and they were not as poor bu they were not rich either.

I have a friend who got a full time job with no kids and still cannot afford to go on a vacation...

TVFactFan
11-20-2013, 07:39 PM
Are you kidding me,,,,,with no stable jobs between all of the evans...how were the Evans to go on a vacation trip to pay for with the bills, rent and food with no stable job, please explain? :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:


You are not supposed to take any post from Neutronman67 seriously

Wawwie
11-20-2013, 08:39 PM
You belong in a mental institution
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Are we corresponding with an adult or is Nuetronman a toddler??? :confused:

TVFactFan
11-20-2013, 09:03 PM
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Are we corresponding with an adult or is Nuetronman a toddler??? :confused:


No comment:lol: :lol:

Tap Dancer
11-20-2013, 09:26 PM
The episode where James and Florida take a sexual vacation honeymoon trip to get away from their 3 annoying big mouth teenage kids for a couple days does not count lol, i am talking about the whole family going on a 2 or 3 day vacation out of chicago, you forgot the evans had rich relatives in the family that would help send them money if they needed it.

"a sexual vacation honeymoon trip" WTF??!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

James28
03-16-2014, 02:55 AM
Alright, so Good Times never really had any special "vacation" episodes, but a couple of Norman Lear's other shows did: Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons. Both S&S and Jeffersons went to Hawaii. Plus, I don't recall All in the Family or Maude having any "vacation" episodes, either. (AitF probably never had one.)

TVFactFan
03-16-2014, 03:19 AM
Alright, so Good Times never really had any special "vacation" episodes, but a couple of Norman Lear's other shows did: Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons. Both S&S and Jeffersons went to Hawaii. Plus, I don't recall All in the Family or Maude having any "vacation" episodes, either. (AitF probably never had one.)


Surprised AITF had a vacation episode

visaman666
03-16-2014, 06:17 AM
James was offered a job in Alaska, that would count as a vacation.

visaman666
03-16-2014, 06:21 AM
You never saw the Connors on Roseanne going on a lot of vacations and they were not as poor bu they were not rich either.

Are you kidding me? How many trips to Las Vegas and Hollywood did Roseanne and Dan take?

BigManMike
03-16-2014, 08:59 AM
Well there was the episode of AITF when they went to California in the last season but other than that I don't think there were any vacation episodes.

TVFactFan
03-16-2014, 01:52 PM
Well there was the episode of AITF when they went to California in the last season but other than that I don't think there were any vacation episodes.

Not a vacation they were visiting family

cleverfun3000
03-17-2014, 10:33 PM
I'm gonna take a wild leap of faith here and guess that they didn't go on vacation because they couldn't afford to take the entire family anywhere at the same time.

ThomasE
03-17-2014, 11:44 PM
I'm gonna take a wild leap of faith here and guess that they didn't go on vacation because they couldn't afford to take the entire family anywhere at the same time.

Nah. That couldn't be it. ;)

TVFactFan
03-17-2014, 11:53 PM
Well they could have went to NYC to visit uh nevermind:lol:

ThomasE
03-18-2014, 12:14 AM
They could not go to NYC for "certain reasons". LOL.

Tap Dancer
03-18-2014, 09:51 AM
Alright, so Good Times never really had any special "vacation" episodes, but a couple of Norman Lear's other shows did: Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons. Both S&S and Jeffersons went to Hawaii. Plus, I don't recall All in the Family or Maude having any "vacation" episodes, either. (AitF probably never had one.)

It wasn't shown, but Archie and Edith spoke about their Disney World trip. And, of course, they visited Gloria in California.

TVFactFan
03-18-2014, 09:16 PM
It wasn't shown, but Archie and Edith spoke about their Disney World trip. And, of course, they visited Gloria in California.


That was a vacation that was visiting relatives

Tap Dancer
03-20-2014, 03:52 PM
That was a vacation that was visiting relatives

But the trip to Disney was a vacation. It was off-screen, but they talked about it. So I think that counts. (Archie and Edith went alone. It was before the Stivics moved.)

ThomasE
03-20-2014, 04:11 PM
This is true. An off screen vacation was still off screen.

TVFactFan
03-20-2014, 07:39 PM
But the trip to Disney was a vacation. It was off-screen, but they talked about it. So I think that counts. (Archie and Edith went alone. It was before the Stivics moved.)


How the hell does it count if it happened in a episode?

BYE!

ThomasE
03-20-2014, 07:57 PM
How the hell does it count if it happened in a episode?

BYE!

huh? :confused:

TVFactFan
03-20-2014, 08:00 PM
huh? :confused:


We were having a discussion about sitcoms who had vacation episodes like the jeffersons and Sanford and son. All in the family didn't have one if it happened off screen:lol:

Tom I thought I would never have to say this to you but you HIGH!!!!:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

ThomasE
03-20-2014, 08:09 PM
We were having a discussion about sitcoms who had vacation episodes like the jeffersons and Sanford and son. All in the family didn't have one if it happened off screen:lol:

Tom I thought I would never have to say this to you but you HIGH!!!!:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Uh...no. I don't play that mess. Never have.

I wasn't sure what you were trying to say in your comment. "How does it count if it happened in one episode?" That's what you said. So, I'm like "if it happened in an episode, then it does count. Why is Sol asking "how does it count if it happened". That's what I was saying.

Now, are you sure you no one has passed you dutchie from "left hand side"? :confused: :lol: :lol: :lol:

TVFactFan
03-20-2014, 08:38 PM
Uh...no. I don't play that mess. Never have.

I wasn't sure what you were trying to say in your comment. "How does it count if it happened in one episode?" That's what you said. So, I'm like "if it happened in an episode, then it does count. Why is Sol asking "how does it count if it happened". That's what I was saying.

Now, are you sure you no one has passed you dutchie from "left hand side"? :confused:


There were vacation episodes of All in the family man:lol:

ThomasE
03-20-2014, 08:40 PM
It sounded like you were saying that there weren't and the other poster said that there was an off screen Disney Vacation. So, if you say there are then you guys do agree. I almost thought there was some debate going on.

TVFactFan
03-20-2014, 08:47 PM
It sounded like you were saying that there weren't and the other poster said that there was an off screen Disney Vacation. So, if you say there are then you guys do agree. I almost thought there was some debate going on.


I was telling him since it happened off screen it doesn't count. Just like if the jeffersons went to Hawaii off screen it would not have counted.

Tap Dancer
03-21-2014, 11:49 AM
I was telling him since it happened off screen it doesn't count.

I'm a her. http://mlparena.com/Smileys/default/batting_eyelashes.gif

cleverfun3000
03-21-2014, 04:04 PM
James was offered a job in Alaska, that would count as a vacation.

http://i.imgur.com/gXwMKwT.png (http://lunapic.com>)

cleverfun3000
03-21-2014, 04:07 PM
Nah. That couldn't be it. ;)


Originally Posted by cleverfun3000
I'm gonna take a wild leap of faith here and guess that they didn't go on vacation because they couldn't afford to take the entire family anywhere at the same time.

Nah. That couldn't be it.

Geesh! I SAID it was a "wild leap of faith". . . .