Age and ethnicity of everyone? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

bansogirl · 02-04-2006, 10:41 AM

Hey ya'll!
From reading these message boards, I think that people of different ages and ethnicities were hooked on GT and I think that that is fantastic because GT was a show that not only could make you laugh, but you could also learn some stuff from watching it. Soooooooo.....I guess, I'm curious - what is the age and ethnicity of everyone here? I guess I'll start with me - I'm a 22y/o black female. I started watching GT last summer when they showed the marathon and I am 100% hooked now.

JeffRuss1972 · 02-04-2006, 11:34 AM

I agree! I've been a fan of GT since the early 80s when I first saw it in reruns. I'm white(/Italian) and 33.

Ireneparalegal · 02-04-2006, 02:15 PM

i am a 40 yr. old hispanic woman, born and raised here in California and I watched and fell in love with GT when IT FIRST CAME ON THE AIR ON CBS!!!

PrettyinPink55 · 02-04-2006, 02:20 PM

I'm a 21 year old Indian girl (India Indian not Native American) and I have been hooked ever since the summer marathon.

craftman · 02-04-2006, 02:48 PM

That's how I feel too, that Good Times makes you laugh and you could learn something from it too. I'm a 34 yr old black man, and I used to watch Good Times in reruns in the 80's just for laughs and JJ to say DYNOMITE!!!! Then when it came back on in the late 90's I watched it, and since I was older, realized that you could really learn something about life from some of these episodes. That's the reason I love it now, for the life lessons.

GARFIELDKOOL · 02-04-2006, 02:48 PM

31 year-old black male. Been a Good Times fan since I first saw it in the early 80s.

gilligan fanatic · 02-04-2006, 03:00 PM

17 year old white male. Been a fan since 2001 when it came on TBS after Gilligan.

Brian Damage · 02-04-2006, 03:43 PM

I am in my 30's and I am Italian/Hispanic descent. I've been watching Good Times since it was on CBS. I use to watch it with my mother who use to be a big fan.

nlearfan · 02-04-2006, 04:17 PM

I am a 16 year old Caucasian male who started watching the show about two years ago. I bought the DVDs after watching All in the Family and Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons and instantly fell in love. I love it for similar reasons that you all do - because I learned so many things from it. Much of the reason I wrote my book is because of the impact it had on me.

I really appreciate Good Times, so it got the second largest chapter in my book. I talked about so many of the different things that it taught the public - even things like hypertension.

Some of you say that this is why you like Good Times, so my book might interest you. It is coming out in December 2006 or January 2007, so if you are interested in finding out more, visit my website at www.dear-norman.com. I am putting togehter a mailing list so tell me on this blog if you are interseted or email me at www.dear-norman.com.

Brieannas21 · 02-04-2006, 05:14 PM

24 yr old, I'm biracial, my moms black, dads white, I started to watch Good Times in the summer of 91. That's the summer when I was into all things 70's LOL.

seventies_sitcoms · 02-04-2006, 06:42 PM

I'm 34 and I remember watching Good Times during primetime on CBS as a very young child. I'm a mix of Irish/Scottish/German.

ThomasE · 02-04-2006, 09:03 PM

I turned 28 recently. I have been a member of this board for almost six years. I am a black american and cherokee/caucasian on my mother's side. If you saw me, you probably could not tell since I resemble my father more than my mother (who is african-american and indian-american/caucasian).

I remember being age six and watching Good Times on two channels in 1983: WGN channel 9 (Chicago) and WFTS 28(Tampa). Both stations aired the show at 6pm EST/ 5 CST. I never knew which one to watch. LOL.

PrettyinPink55 · 02-04-2006, 09:51 PM

We are such a diverse group of people watching Good Times! It just shows how far a good show can reach if it transcends all ages, and racial backgrounds!

Ireneparalegal · 02-04-2006, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by PrettyinPink55

We are such a diverse group of people watching Good Times! It just shows how far a good show can reach if it transcends all ages, and racial backgrounds!

exactly. such a good show. I love it!!!!!

jenjen · 02-04-2006, 11:36 PM

Hey there... I'm a black female age 45! married mother of 2 girls 9 and 14.

Been watching Goodtimes since it came on, and I was in jr high and high school! I thought it was sometimes depressing and I thought this family was just under a cloud of misfortune, but watching it brings back memories of my childhood!!

02-04-2006, 10:41 AM	#1
bansogirl Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 19, 2005 Posts: 231	Age and ethnicity of everyone? Hey ya'll! From reading these message boards, I think that people of different ages and ethnicities were hooked on GT and I think that that is fantastic because GT was a show that not only could make you laugh, but you could also learn some stuff from watching it. Soooooooo.....I guess, I'm curious - what is the age and ethnicity of everyone here? I guess I'll start with me - I'm a 22y/o black female. I started watching GT last summer when they showed the marathon and I am 100% hooked now.

02-04-2006, 11:34 AM	#2
JeffRuss1972 70s Sitcoms Rule!!! Eternal Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 11, 2005 Location: Villa Rica, GA Posts: 1,257	I agree! I've been a fan of GT since the early 80s when I first saw it in reruns. I'm white(/Italian) and 33.
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02-04-2006, 02:15 PM	#3
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02-04-2006, 02:20 PM	#4
PrettyinPink55 Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 24,601	I'm a 21 year old Indian girl (India Indian not Native American) and I have been hooked ever since the summer marathon.
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02-04-2006, 03:00 PM	#7
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02-04-2006, 02:48 PM	#5
craftman Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Posts: 553	That's how I feel too, that Good Times makes you laugh and you could learn something from it too. I'm a 34 yr old black man, and I used to watch Good Times in reruns in the 80's just for laughs and JJ to say DYNOMITE!!!! Then when it came back on in the late 90's I watched it, and since I was older, realized that you could really learn something about life from some of these episodes. That's the reason I love it now, for the life lessons.

02-04-2006, 02:48 PM	#6
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	31 year-old black male. Been a Good Times fan since I first saw it in the early 80s.

02-04-2006, 03:43 PM	#8
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I am in my 30's and I am Italian/Hispanic descent. I've been watching Good Times since it was on CBS. I use to watch it with my mother who use to be a big fan.
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02-04-2006, 04:17 PM	#9
nlearfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 01, 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 230	I am a 16 year old Caucasian male who started watching the show about two years ago. I bought the DVDs after watching All in the Family and Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons and instantly fell in love. I love it for similar reasons that you all do - because I learned so many things from it. Much of the reason I wrote my book is because of the impact it had on me. I really appreciate Good Times, so it got the second largest chapter in my book. I talked about so many of the different things that it taught the public - even things like hypertension. Some of you say that this is why you like Good Times, so my book might interest you. It is coming out in December 2006 or January 2007, so if you are interested in finding out more, visit my website at www.dear-norman.com. I am putting togehter a mailing list so tell me on this blog if you are interseted or email me at www.dear-norman.com.

02-04-2006, 05:14 PM	#10
Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	24 yr old, I'm biracial, my moms black, dads white, I started to watch Good Times in the summer of 91. That's the summer when I was into all things 70's LOL.

02-04-2006, 06:42 PM	#11
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	I'm 34 and I remember watching Good Times during primetime on CBS as a very young child. I'm a mix of Irish/Scottish/German.

02-04-2006, 09:03 PM	#12
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	I turned 28 recently. I have been a member of this board for almost six years. I am a black american and cherokee/caucasian on my mother's side. If you saw me, you probably could not tell since I resemble my father more than my mother (who is african-american and indian-american/caucasian). I remember being age six and watching Good Times on two channels in 1983: WGN channel 9 (Chicago) and WFTS 28(Tampa). Both stations aired the show at 6pm EST/ 5 CST. I never knew which one to watch. LOL.

02-04-2006, 09:51 PM	#13
PrettyinPink55 Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 24,601	We are such a diverse group of people watching Good Times! It just shows how far a good show can reach if it transcends all ages, and racial backgrounds!

02-04-2006, 11:36 PM	#15
jenjen Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 12, 2005 Posts: 111	Hey there... I'm a black female age 45! married mother of 2 girls 9 and 14. Been watching Goodtimes since it came on, and I was in jr high and high school! I thought it was sometimes depressing and I thought this family was just under a cloud of misfortune, but watching it brings back memories of my childhood!!