Henry Evans (Maude) & James Evans (Good Times)

[frankred]

Was Florida Evans not the maid on Maude in the first season The role was played by Esther Rolle. The same character correct> Please explain.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by frankred

Was Florida Evans not the maid on Maude in the first season The role was played by Esther Rolle. The same character correct> Please explain.

Your post was not about Florida Evans, you asked how did the Evans get to Chicago and I said it's no point in trying to figure it out because the two shows are not connected for it to make sense

Good Times was created in 1971

Maude was created in 1972


That's why they are not connected

[Bonniegirl]

Originally Posted by frankred

Was Florida Evans not the maid on Maude in the first season The role was played by Esther Rolle. The same character correct> Please explain.

Yes Florida was the maid on Maude! Apparently they really liked her character and gave Esther Rolle her own show! I'm thinking they liked the name Florida for her as well. Also they must have liked John Amos as her husband too!

That's as far as it goes. The two shows are not connected IMO! They made Florida a whole new person living in Chicago. John Amos was given a new name. And there was never any mention or storyline that they moved from New York to Chicago! So they are NOT supposed to be Florida and Henry from New York!

So the debate continues because technically it is a spin off, but not really because if they wanted it to be, they would have mentioned Maude ,her former employer and that they moved from New York, and they never did ! They wouldn't have changed Henry's name to James! So the only thing is that they kept the name Florida, (probably because it's cool, I never met a person named Florida before) other than that it's a whole different lady! IMO!

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

because technically it is a spin off

The prosecution rests, your honor.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

Yes Florida was the maid on Maude! Apparently they really liked her character and gave Esther Rolle her own show! I'm thinking they liked the name Florida for her as well. Also they must have liked John Amos as her husband too!

That's as far as it goes. The two shows are not connected IMO! They made Florida a whole new person living in Chicago. John Amos was given a new name. And there was never any mention or storyline that they moved from New York to Chicago! So they are NOT supposed to be Florida and Henry from New York!

So the debate continues because technically it is a spin off, but not really because if they wanted it to be, they would have mentioned Maude ,her former employer and that they moved from New York, and they never did ! They wouldn't have changed Henry's name to James! So the only thing is that they kept the name Florida, (probably because it's cool, I never met a person named Florida before) other than that it's a whole different lady! IMO!

Yup, no mention of living in NYC or how they got to Chicago