It's confirmed, James Death on the show was a BIG SECRET in 1976 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TVFactFan · 02-23-2006, 11:00 PM

Read a Sep 1976 Issue of Jet Today and inside the article it never reveals that James would be killed. The article just talked about how J.J will have a more mature role and that the Father will no longer be on the show. Here is a piece of the Article that gets the viewers ready for the Big Two Part Episode-"The Big Move" in a Sept 9, 1976 Issue.

"In the first of a two part episode, the Good Times family will be preparing to leave Chicago. The Father, after years of struggling to get out of the ghetto, has accepted an offer from his uncle in Mississippi as an equal partner in a garage business. He has already arrived in Mississippi tp pave the way for his family to join him. The family has packed and is awaiting the Big Move. What happens from that moment on is packed with enough drama and suspense to make ther fans leave their TV sets tuned in on the Good times channel for the remainder of the season."

So I could see myself being STUNNED I was around to see the Big Move on CBS in 1976.

Ireneparalegal · 02-23-2006, 11:03 PM

interesting info, did it actually say John wouldn't be on the show anymore?

TVFactFan · 02-23-2006, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

interesting info, did it actually say John wouldn't be on the show anymore?

Yup, it's said in the Article that the Evans Family will be Fatherless and won't remain Fatherless.

Ireneparalegal · 02-23-2006, 11:07 PM

so i guess it's safe to say that people assumed from that article that he would die...

TVFactFan · 02-23-2006, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

so i guess it's safe to say that people assumed from that article that he would die...

Looks like they were doing everyrthing they could not to reveal it-lol

Brian Damage · 02-23-2006, 11:27 PM

Common sense would tell you though, that he would die.

TVFactFan · 02-23-2006, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Common sense would tell you though, that he would die.

I know which is why they should have just said it in the article.

JeffRuss1972 · 02-24-2006, 01:30 AM

Very interesting article, Solomon. Thanks for posting. Did they ever mention why John Amos was leaving the series, or just kind of glide over that?

TVFactFan · 02-24-2006, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by JeffRuss1972

Very interesting article, Solomon. Thanks for posting. Did they ever mention why John Amos was leaving the series, or just kind of glide over that?

Nope they never went into whether he quit or was he fired, they just pretty much let the readers know that he would no longer be on the show. And I think the true Hollywoood Story may have made a mistake about saying a article in Ebony magazine in 1976 was what got amos fired. I think it was Jet magazine article in August of 76. I have to do some more research

frani · 10-25-2006, 07:08 PM

I always figured that John Amos left to do Roots, which aired in 1977.

TVFactFan · 10-25-2006, 07:13 PM

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I always figured that John Amos left to do Roots, which aired in 1977.

The next show that John Amos did after Good times was Future Cop in March of 1977. Roots was after that during the same year

hcollinsmith72 · 10-25-2006, 10:14 PM

I always wondered why he left as well

02-23-2006, 11:00 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,063	It's confirmed, James Death on the show was a BIG SECRET in 1976 Read a Sep 1976 Issue of Jet Today and inside the article it never reveals that James would be killed. The article just talked about how J.J will have a more mature role and that the Father will no longer be on the show. Here is a piece of the Article that gets the viewers ready for the Big Two Part Episode-"The Big Move" in a Sept 9, 1976 Issue. "In the first of a two part episode, the Good Times family will be preparing to leave Chicago. The Father, after years of struggling to get out of the ghetto, has accepted an offer from his uncle in Mississippi as an equal partner in a garage business. He has already arrived in Mississippi tp pave the way for his family to join him. The family has packed and is awaiting the Big Move. What happens from that moment on is packed with enough drama and suspense to make ther fans leave their TV sets tuned in on the Good times channel for the remainder of the season." So I could see myself being STUNNED I was around to see the Big Move on CBS in 1976.

02-23-2006, 11:03 PM	#2
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02-23-2006, 11:27 PM	#6
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02-24-2006, 01:30 AM	#8
JeffRuss1972 70s Sitcoms Rule!!! Eternal Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 11, 2005 Location: Villa Rica, GA Posts: 1,257	Very interesting article, Solomon. Thanks for posting. Did they ever mention why John Amos was leaving the series, or just kind of glide over that?
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02-23-2006, 11:07 PM	#4
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	so i guess it's safe to say that people assumed from that article that he would die...

10-25-2006, 07:08 PM	#10
frani Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 445	I always figured that John Amos left to do Roots, which aired in 1977.

10-25-2006, 10:14 PM	#12
hcollinsmith72 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 04, 2006 Location: texas Posts: 196	I always wondered why he left as well