I wish they had given her some interesting storylines. All she ever did was argue with JJ, cook badly, and get engaged. :p

I wish they had given her some interesting storylines. All she ever did was argue with JJ, cook badly, and get engaged. :p


The interesting storylines are normally saved for lead characters

The interesting storylines are normally saved for lead characters

I consider the whole Evans family and Willona to be the lead characters. Thelma should have taken the scholarship or married Larry and moved to CA. I know she loved her family, but damn, she let some really good opportunities slip away. I would have jumped at the chance to have a better life...and then try to help my family later when I could.

I consider the whole Evans family and Willona to be the lead characters. Thelma should have taken the scholarship or married Larry and moved to CA. I know she loved her family, but damn, she let some really good opportunities slip away. I would have jumped at the chance to have a better life...and then try to help my family later when I could.


The leads were the Parents and JJ. Everyone were supportive characters.

And since Thelma was not a main character we didn't need to see a lot of episodes about her during the season

I would have liked to see ANY character given more time and development than JJ. JJ worked my nerves big time. Willona was the only character on the show I really loved; she had a heart as big as the great outdoors. Pretty much the only times I watched Good Times on Antenna was when Willona figured heavily in the ep.

I would have liked to see ANY character given more time and development than JJ. JJ worked my nerves big time. Willona was the only character on the show I really loved; she had a heart as big as the great outdoors. Pretty much the only times I watched Good Times on Antenna was when Willona figured heavily in the ep.


Willona was the female JJ

Willona was the female JJ

Not quite sure what you mean by that. Explain

Not quite sure what you mean by that. Explain


A clown who wore a hat all the time and never serious

A clown who wore a hat all the time and never serious

I didn't see her that way. Yes she joked around but was a much more solid and practical person than JJ. Her jokes were funny and earthy while JJ's were cliched, juvenile AND VERY GRATING - at least to me.

I gotta agree with TV Fact Fan on this one. Wilona was a mouthy, jive talking' gossipy, inner-city slickster that acted like she wasn't living in the PRO-jects. LOL

I gotta agree with TV Fact Fan on this one. Wilona was a mouthy, jive talking' gossipy, inner-city slickster that acted like she wasn't living in the PRO-jects. LOL

Well, it'd be a boring world if we all thought the same way. And it is interesting how others view a particular character. I think what's always endeared me about Willona was how she stood up for and adopted Penny. So...it's hard for me to see Willona in anything but a positive light. Also, it was nice to see a young Janet Jackson( (Penny). Because of the kindness and strength of Willona's heart, I see her foibles as charming eccentricities.

(All of this is giving me a good idea for a new thread - just have to figure out which forum.)

Well, it'd be a boring world if we all thought the same way. And it is interesting how others view a particular character. I think what's always endeared me about Willona was how she stood up for and adopted Penny. So...it's hard for me to see Willona in anything but a positive light. Also, it was nice to see a young Janet Jackson( (Penny). Because of the kindness and strength of Willona's heart, I see her foibles as charming eccentricities.

(All of this is giving me a good idea for a new thread - just have to figure out which forum.)


Well they had to tone her goofiness down once she was trying to adopt Penny


The willona from season 1 and 2 was nothing like the Willona from season 5

I'm re-watching the show again after a long hiatus and I have to say that Willona is very annoying at times. She really grates my nerves when she goes off on one of her tirades. On the episode where Florida wants to get her high school diploma and James acts surprised that Willona has her diploma, Willona gets going about picking cotton or some crap. I don't remember what she said because I tune her out or change the channel when she starts up. It was similar to the time the old man wanted to die at the Evans' apartment. Once that woman got going, she wouldn't shut up. I found that more annoying that anything JJ ever did.

I'm re-watching the show again after a long hiatus and I have to say that Willona is very annoying at times. She really grates my nerves when she goes off on one of her tirades. On the episode where Florida wants to get her high school diploma and James acts surprised that Willona has her diploma, Willona gets going about picking cotton or some crap. I don't remember what she said because I tune her out or change the channel when she starts up. It was similar to the time the old man wanted to die at the Evans' apartment. Once that woman got going, she wouldn't shut up. I found that more annoying that anything JJ ever did.

Wow! You hit the nail right on the head! What made Wilona most annoying was when she went into those ole tired black-isms and jive/talk sayin's like "I'sa comin', massa. . ." and then she would lean over and shuffle forward while letting her face droop to show her interpretation of a old black man back in 1860's Mississippi. She did those kind of ebonics and imitations often throughout the years on Good Times and they really grated on the nerves. I seem to recall Penny being in the room once when she went into her minstrel show act.

Wow! You hit the nail right on the head! What made Wilona most annoying was when she went into those ole tired black-isms and jive/talk sayin's like "I'sa comin', massa. . ." and then she would lean over and shuffle forward while letting her face droop to show her interpretation of a old black man back in 1860's Mississippi. She did those kind of ebonics and imitations often throughout the years on Good Times and they really grated on the nerves. I seem to recall Penny being in the room once when she went into her minstrel show act.

It was painful because it dragged on for 2-3 minutes. One quick joke might have been okay, but after that it wasn't funny at all. I guess she kept hamming it up because the others would laugh and clap and carry on. I would have yelled for her to shut up after about 15 seconds. LOL

It was painful because it dragged on for 2-3 minutes. One quick joke might have been okay, but after that it wasn't funny at all. I guess she kept hamming it up because the others would laugh and clap and carry on. I would have yelled for her to shut up after about 15 seconds. LOL


Another long Wilona joke was in the episode when Florida thought James would get the job and willona was acting like Penolpy Pipstock on the sofa


That sh*T went on for 3 mins lol

It was painful because it dragged on for 2-3 minutes. One quick joke might have been okay, but after that it wasn't funny at all. I guess she kept hamming it up because the others would laugh and clap and carry on. I would have yelled for her to shut up after about 15 seconds. LOL
I'd have done better than THAT. I'd have thrown her butt out out the apartment and told her not to come back until she no longer found creulty towards and the exploitation of black Americans no longer funny.

I disagree that Thelma was "boring." I love Thelma. She is my favorite character on the show.

And I also love Wilona and JJ.

I disagree that Thelma was "boring."

What are some of the "interesting" things she did?

I did not find Thelma boring at all. She was great.

I did not find Thelma boring at all. She was great.


She wasn't boring just didn't have the best storylines

She wasn't boring just didn't have the best storylines


OK. I can accept that. I just don't think that she was boring at all.

OK. I can accept that. I just don't think that she was boring at all.


her thighs wasn't boring.......OOPS did I type that out loud?? LOL

her thighs wasn't boring.......OOPS did I type that out loud?? LOL


Huh? What did you say? LOL.

Huh? What did you say? LOL.


I was saying when saying when I looked at her thighs I was never bored lol

I was saying when saying when I looked at her thighs I was never bored lol


Whaaaat??? Huuuh? Can't hear you!!! LOLOLOLOL.

I think Thelma was one of the best characters on the show,but....

I never understood why they kept having her become engaged to these "questionable" men.They repeated this storyline several times.She was pretty young,what was the hurry anyway? Why was she always so anxious to get married?

I think Thelma was one of the best characters on the show,but....

I never understood why they kept having her become engaged to these "questionable" men.They repeated this storyline several times.She was pretty young,what was the hurry anyway? Why was she always so anxious to get married?


All women are anxious to get married because they get financial security and get to tell their girlfriends they have a husband

The man on the otherhand gets home cooked meals and daily sex


:lol: :lol: :lol:

I think Thelma was one of the best characters on the show,but....

I never understood why they kept having her become engaged to these "questionable" men.They repeated this storyline several times.

Honey attracts all kinds of insects and rodents, not just bees. . . .

All women are anxious to get married because they get financial security and get to tell their girlfriends they have a husband

The man on the otherhand gets home cooked meals and daily sex


:lol: :lol: :lol:


:lol: :D

:lol: :D


you know I'm telling the truth lol

All women are anxious to get married because they get financial security and get to tell their girlfriends they have a husband

The man on the otherhand gets home cooked meals and daily sex


:lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol: Talk about a fantasy marriage.

:lol: Talk about a fantasy marriage.


Those are the type of marriages that some women look for

Those are the type of marriages that some women look for

Yeah SOME women, because I work hard for my paycheck.

her thighs wasn't boring.......OOPS did I type that out loud?? LOL
My brother wanted to hump Thelma :lol:

Thelma wasn't boring, she could dance her ass off.