Do you think Janet Dubios looked like Janet Jackson's REAL LIFE MOTHER?

[TVFactFan]

I was reading a Nov-10-16, 1977 Jet Magazine Today and Janet was saying that when she was in public people would ask her "IS THAT YOUR REAL DAUGHTER?-lol They looked nothing alike to me so I'm surprised someone asked that dumb ass queston. Also they were thinking about SPININING THE williona character and penny off onto their own show if they had a succesful 1977-78 TV Season. Who the hell was going to watch-"Willona and Penny" on CBS after Good Times?_LOL

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by TVResearcher

Who the hell was going to watch-"Willona and Penny" on CBS after Good Times?_LOL

I would have

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I would have

You are just saying that because it was never CREATED-lol

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by TVResearcher

You are just saying that because it was never CREATED-lol

Good answer. It's easy to say one would watch a show...well, then, maybe, maybe one would watch it...but it could be so bad (which I know it would) that it would get cancelled.

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by TVResearcher

You are just saying that because it was never CREATED-lol

I would watch it, no doubt.

[TVFactFan]

The producers thought the addition of Janet would lead to ratings success-lol That's a JOKE

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by TVResearcher

The producers thought the addition of Janet would lead to ratings success-lol That's a JOKE

Good Times was not the only sitcom that thought adding a child would equal ratings. Diff'rent Strokes, Family Ties, Growing Pains, The Cosby Show...etc, etc.

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by TVResearcher

The producers thought the addition of Janet would lead to ratings success-lol That's a JOKE

You have to remember though Solomon, they weren't that smart. Look at the bad writing and the topics that were thrown at us in the later seasons.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Good Times was not the only sitcom that thought adding a child would equal ratings. Diff'rent Strokes, Family Ties, Growing Pains, The Cosby Show...etc, etc.

The Executive producer, Austin Kalish, felt that since they were the first sitcom to ever deal with single parent adoption, they felt like they were going to have a hit season. Boy were they wrong-lol

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by TVResearcher

The Executive producer, Austin Kalish, felt that since they were the first sitcom to ever deal with single parent adoption, they felt like they were going to have a hit season. Boy were they wrong-lol

It started off ok, just some of the other stupid storylines like JJ dreaming about being white and Fishbone killed it.

[Brieannas21]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I would have

I would've watch it, I wasn't born then but still.

[TVFactFan]

Janet Dubios should have been WRITTEN OUT THE SCRIPT once John and Esther left the show because she was no longer needed. Should have been just J.J, Thelma, and Michael and Bookman,

[Brieannas21]

Originally Posted by TVResearcher

Janet Dubios should have been WRITTEN OUT THE SCRIPT once John and Esther left the show because she was no longer needed. Should have been just J.J, Thelma, and Michael and Bookman,

I totally disagree, I enjoyed the Penny and Willona episodes

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

I totally disagree, I enjoyed the Penny and Willona episodes

I would rather watch a spinoff called-"THE BOOKMANS" and see the personal life of Bookman and his wife

[JuicyCoutureGirl]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Good Times was not the only sitcom that thought adding a child would equal ratings. Diff'rent Strokes, Family Ties, Growing Pains, The Cosby Show...etc, etc.

As you have seen, it hadn't worked for either shows.. Growing Pains ALWAYS sucked, Good Times fell off when James died, Diff'rent Strokes got old real fast, Family Ties fell off when Micheal J. Fox became the movie star, Cosby..well adding Raven Symone and that bore father of hers was a HUGE mistake. Bill owes me big for taking up my time with that mess.