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TVJunkie101 · 08-25-2002, 08:39 AM

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Originally posted by SOLOMON
Yeah Maude was still on James died in 76, Maude ended in April of 78. Yeah but it would ave been nice to see some type of crossover bewteen the shows

Okay, i thought so. Yeah, it would've been nice to see crossovers.

SOAPDYNASTY · 08-26-2002, 01:15 AM

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Originally posted by TVJunkie101
It would've been nice to see a crossover of sorts, too bad Maude couldn't have showed up for James' funeral. I don't know the dates off hand, but was "Maude" still on when the funeral episodes aired?

Your right that would have been a nice time for Maude to crossover to Good Times at James funeral .... I wish Maude was still on Tv land ... I MISS MAUDE

ThomasE · 10-20-2002, 01:17 AM

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Originally posted by SOAPDYNASTY

Your right that would have been a nice time for Maude to crossover to Good Times at James funeral .... I wish Maude was still on Tv land ... I MISS MAUDE

We know of course that would have been impossible. However, Florida could have paid a visit to Maude and made a reference to James Henry passing away. That would have worked.

TVJunkie101 · 10-20-2002, 07:36 AM

Yeah, I could see the exchange now:

Maude: "How's Henry Florida?
Florida: "Who?"
Maude: "Henry"
Florida: "James?"
Maude: "No, Florida, Henry!"
Florida: "OH! James!"

etc. It could have been a funny exchange, LOL. Hey, it's 7:30am, whadda ya expect, poetry, LOL

ThomasE · 10-20-2002, 03:06 PM

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Originally posted by TVJunkie101
Yeah, I could see the exchange now:

Maude: "How's Henry Florida?
Florida: "Who?"
Maude: "Henry"
Florida: "James?"
Maude: "No, Florida, Henry!"
Florida: "OH! James!"

etc. It could have been a funny exchange, LOL. Hey, it's 7:30am, whadda ya expect, poetry, LOL

I laughed when I saw that. That is funny!

jon123 · 11-19-2002, 11:18 AM

IMHO (in my humble opinion), Good Times should not really be considered a spinoff of Maude because although Esther Rolle's character had the same name on both shows (Florida Evans) she was obviously not the same person because her husband had a different name and they lived in a different location. Maybe Norman Lear intended Good Times to be a direct spinoff at first but then decided that to make the Evans family struggling in Chicago. It would have made no sense for Florida to move from upscale suburban New York (even if she was a maid) to the ghettos of Chicago. That's why she probably was playing a different character.

As far as Maude attending James(Henry's) funeral, Norman Lear didn't like to cross-pollinate his shows. The Bunkers and Stivics never visited Maude on her show despite how close Maude and Edith were, they didn't attend Lionel's wedding on the Jeffersons, and Archie didn't even appear on Gloria's show when that spun off. So Maude wouldn't have appeared on Good Times since the Florida on Good Times was a probably a different Florida who never met Maude in the first place.

Scoobiedoo30 · 11-23-2002, 01:03 PM

Who was the lady who replaced Florid On Good Times after
Florida Got Good Times.

Thanbks
Aaron

RainMan · 12-10-2002, 02:40 PM

See, this is one of the things that you should try to Email CBS about. See what REALLY is going on. Cause I love maude and good times (PLZ COME TO TV LAND) and Florida is cool.

i'd Email CBS right now but our school prohibits Email and chatting (BUT NOT MESSAGE BOARDS

)

Nate

TVFactFan · 12-10-2002, 08:14 PM

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Originally posted by jon123
IMHO (in my humble opinion), Good Times should not really be considered a spinoff of Maude because although Esther Rolle's character had the same name on both shows (Florida Evans) she was obviously not the same person because her husband had a different name and they lived in a different location. Maybe Norman Lear intended Good Times to be a direct spinoff at first but then decided that to make the Evans family struggling in Chicago. It would have made no sense for Florida to move from upscale suburban New York (even if she was a maid) to the ghettos of Chicago. That's why she probably was playing a different character.

As far as Maude attending James(Henry's) funeral, Norman Lear didn't like to cross-pollinate his shows. The Bunkers and Stivics never visited Maude on her show despite how close Maude and Edith were, they didn't attend Lionel's wedding on the Jeffersons, and Archie didn't even appear on Gloria's show when that spun off. So Maude wouldn't have appeared on Good Times since the Florida on Good Times was a probably a different Florida who never met Maude in the first place.

Why didn't Norman Lear like crossovers? I always wondered why Archie and Edith never appeared on the Jeffersons or Maude.

Joeytrom · 04-07-2003, 07:32 PM

In one Good Times episode, Florida said "When I was a maid, I was the best damn maid ther was!"

Not sure where in the run of GT she said it though.

TVFactFan · 04-07-2003, 07:39 PM

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Originally posted by Joeytrom
In one Good Times episode, Florida said "When I was a maid, I was the best damn maid ther was!"

Not sure where in the run of GT she said it though.

It was in the first season of Good Times when Florida made that statement but it still was a little inconsistent to Florida being on Maude because James was acting like she never worked as a maid before. His statement was-"My wife is not working in nobdy's kitchen"

11-23-2002, 01:03 PM	#22
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	Re Florida/Good Times Mysteries Who was the lady who replaced Florid On Good Times after Florida Got Good Times. Thanbks Aaron
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10-20-2002, 07:36 AM	#19
TVJunkie101 Member...you 'member? Senior Member Join Date: May 28, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 2,838	Yeah, I could see the exchange now: Maude: "How's Henry Florida? Florida: "Who?" Maude: "Henry" Florida: "James?" Maude: "No, Florida, Henry!" Florida: "OH! James!" etc. It could have been a funny exchange, LOL. Hey, it's 7:30am, whadda ya expect, poetry, LOL

11-19-2002, 11:18 AM	#21
jon123 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 04, 2002 Location: Temecula Valley, CA Posts: 395	IMHO (in my humble opinion), Good Times should not really be considered a spinoff of Maude because although Esther Rolle's character had the same name on both shows (Florida Evans) she was obviously not the same person because her husband had a different name and they lived in a different location. Maybe Norman Lear intended Good Times to be a direct spinoff at first but then decided that to make the Evans family struggling in Chicago. It would have made no sense for Florida to move from upscale suburban New York (even if she was a maid) to the ghettos of Chicago. That's why she probably was playing a different character. As far as Maude attending James(Henry's) funeral, Norman Lear didn't like to cross-pollinate his shows. The Bunkers and Stivics never visited Maude on her show despite how close Maude and Edith were, they didn't attend Lionel's wedding on the Jeffersons, and Archie didn't even appear on Gloria's show when that spun off. So Maude wouldn't have appeared on Good Times since the Florida on Good Times was a probably a different Florida who never met Maude in the first place.

12-10-2002, 02:40 PM	#23
RainMan Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 09, 2002 Location: Churdan, Iowa USA (Wish it was the UK so I could go to Holmfirth, West Yorkshire to see the cast of Last of the Summer Wine!) Posts: 1,175	See, this is one of the things that you should try to Email CBS about. See what REALLY is going on. Cause I love maude and good times (PLZ COME TO TV LAND) and Florida is cool. i'd Email CBS right now but our school prohibits Email and chatting (BUT NOT MESSAGE BOARDS ) Nate

04-07-2003, 07:32 PM	#25
Joeytrom Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 03, 2002 Posts: 60	In one Good Times episode, Florida said "When I was a maid, I was the best damn maid ther was!" Not sure where in the run of GT she said it though.