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TVFactFan · 05-31-2006, 06:27 PM

Final Episode of Good Times. It was treated like a Regular episode without any Advertisements about the episode. The only thing you saw was at the bottom of the episode description which was

"Last Show of the Series and will be replace by Hanging In next week"

LOL-CBS is so wrong

CindyRoxiesLair2006 · 05-31-2006, 06:36 PM

That IS interesting to learn about, TVResearcher/Solomon!
A 1979 TV Guide that didn't really "promote" the final episode of GT...that seems strange, though, granted that the show was real popular for a while at the time...

Hmm...

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Interesting and quite cool, though.

TVFactFan · 05-31-2006, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by CindyRoxiesLair2006

That IS interesting to learn about, TVResearcher/Solomon!
A 1979 TV Guide that didn't really "promote" the final episode of GT...that seems strange, though, granted that the show was real popular for a while at the time...

Hmm...

...

Interesting and quite cool, though.

I guess CBS attitude about a final episode being aired in August is-"What's the point of hyping it up when everyone will be outside?-lol

jamesanthony · 05-31-2006, 07:17 PM

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I guess CBS attitude about a final episode being aired in August is-"What's the point of hyping it up when everyone will be outside?-lol

From what I can remember about the 70s, final episodes of shows weren't played up the way they are now- especially a show that had dropped in the ratings to the point that the network took it off for a while and left several episodes unaired. I think Mary Tyler Moore's last episode was one of the only sitcom final episodes up to that time to get any kind of real fanfare.

TVFactFan · 05-31-2006, 07:21 PM

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From what I can remember about the 70s, final episodes of shows weren't played up the way they are now- especially a show that had dropped in the ratings to the point that the network took it off for a while and left several episodes unaired. I think Mary Tyler Moore's last episode was one of the only sitcom final episodes up to that time to get any kind of real fanfare.

I think that was the only REAL FINALE during the 70s. I wonder if Maude's last episode was hyped up

ThomasE · 05-31-2006, 08:28 PM

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I think that was the only REAL FINALE during the 70s. I wonder if Maude's last episode was hyped up

The producers were collaborating with PBS to give Bernadette Stanis her own spinoff show. Keith would be on the road playing football while Florida took care of the baby so Thelma could concentrate on her new fictional show "Pennywise" in which Thelma's character would teach children how to count up money and be wise with their pennies.

The only thing is that the Florida, Keith and Thelma scenes were edited out and the Penny scenes remained.

TVFactFan · 05-31-2006, 08:31 PM

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The producers were collaborating with PBS to give Bernadette Stanis her own spinoff show. Keith would be on the road playing football while Florida took care of the baby so Thelma could concentrate on her new fictional show "Pennywise" in which Thelma's character would teach children how to count up money and be wise with their pennies.

The only thing is that the Florida, Keith and Thelma scenes were edited out and the Penny scenes remained.

Yeah that woukd defintely be a spinoff for PBS-lol

Brian Damage · 05-31-2006, 11:52 PM

Why hype something that was DOA?

GSU2004 · 06-01-2006, 09:41 AM

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Final Episode of Good Times. It was treated like a Regular episode without any Advertisements about the episode. The only thing you saw was at the bottom of the episode description which was

"Last Show of the Series and will be replace by Hanging In next week"

LOL-CBS is so wrong

I guess they had a bump it attitude towards the show with the increased production problems and ratings decline. When it went on hiatus in Jan 79, people knew it was over then. Not to mention that CBS left several episodes unaired during the original summer run to wrap up season 6.

jamesanthony · 06-01-2006, 11:11 AM

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I think that was the only REAL FINALE during the 70s. I wonder if Maude's last episode was hyped up

Odd Couple had a final show in which Felix and his ex-wife remarry. I don't know if it got any special attention though (I don't think it did since Odd Couple had low ratings). Maude's last show wasn't supposed to be the finale from what I've heard. Bea Arthur decided against doing another season. I don't think season finales were really a big issue until MASH.

James"Thunder"Early · 06-01-2006, 11:44 AM

Not surprising, since the show had been yanked in January and then CBS finished it off in the summer.

05-31-2006, 06:27 PM	#1
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