I'm curious to know the story behind this show promoting "THE WALTONS" more than once

[TVFactFan]

Was the Waltons someone's favorite show who produced Good Times or wrote for the show? I think the Waltons was mentioned 6 or 7 Times on Good Times and I fins it strange that another would get mentioned so many times.

[seventies_sitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

Was the Waltons someone's favorite show who produced Good Times or wrote for the show? I think the Waltons was mentioned 6 or 7 Times on Good Times and I fins it strange that another would get mentioned so many times.

Wasn't The Waltons a CBS show too? All I can guess is they were trying to promote CBS shows on other CBS shows.

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by seventies_sitcoms

Wasn't The Waltons a CBS show too? All I can guess is they were trying to promote CBS shows on other CBS shows.

exactly, plus the Waltons were like the white version of Good Times.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

exactly, plus the Waltons were like the white version of Good Times.

I remember florida saying the thing that seperated them from the Waltons was, that they were MEAN and the Waaltons wasn't

[Brian Damage]

The Evans weren't mean.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

The Evans weren't mean.

That's what Florida said-lol

[Ireneparalegal]

this is the same topic i brought up in the thread abt Michael and the tag scene regarding "no black families on television".

[TVFactFan]

I would have never watched the Waltons anyway because i'm not a big fan of dramas

[nerrad]

I remember Florida saying to Michael, "if we don't pay these bills, we gonna be the Waltons".

[TripperFan]

Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

I would have never watched the Waltons anyway because i'm not a big fan of dramas

Its funny, the odd time I would still watch a show or two. Corny as can be but it was supposed to be "heart warming" I guess.

Set during the depression, a poor family struggled, but were "rich with love" type of thing.

I think both you and Brian are right in your comparisons - like a white version of the Evans', but certainly not in a high crime/tough area of the projects (probably what Florida meant about "being mean") - not so much the family, but the locale.

[Vince 887]

The waltons were great tv role models..mentioned on several shows including three's company.

[TVFactFan]

I remember when I first discovered Good Times in 1989 and always would say-"who the hell are the Waltons?-lol

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by Vince 887

The waltons were great tv role models..mentioned on several shows including three's company.

And in case anyone cares, notice how BRADY BUNCH is referenced alot in other t.v. shows and movies. When the Brady Bunch is being used as a reference it usually is something like this: "Our family is not the Brady Bunch".