Audience reactions you don't get?

[Janice Johnson]

The audience of Good Times surely made watching Good Times more enjoyable, but here is an audience reactions I don't get.


I don't get why the audience burts into laughter in "The Houseguest" when Ernie Barnes(Thalmus Rasalda) says, "I ain't...........sick."(after James and Florida confront him about his gambling problem.

[ethelmaepotter]

Good Times, like most of Norman Lear's sitcoms after around 1976/1977, started taping without live audiences. In the later episodes of "Good Times", the audience response was all canned.

[Janice Johnson]

Originally Posted by ethelmaepotter

Good Times, like most of Norman Lear's sitcoms after around 1976/1977, started taping without live audiences. In the later episodes of "Good Times", the audience response was all canned.

What are you talking about?....................... The audience reactions in The TV Commercial were so canned I could cry, and that was in the first season......................

[88survivor]

I remember sometimes when one of the audience would say "Right On" when Florida gets preachy with her morals. I was like......okay...... I guess it was common in the 70s.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Janice Johnson

The audience of Good Times surely made watching Good Times more enjoyable, but here is an audience reactions I don't get.


I don't get why the audience burts into laughter in "The Houseguest" when Ernie Barnes(Thalmus Rasalda) says, "I ain't...........sick."(after James and Florida confront him about his gambling problem.

They were laughing at HOW HE SAID IT not what he said

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by 88survivor

I remember sometimes when one of the audience would say "Right On" when Florida gets preachy with her morals. I was like......okay...... I guess it was common in the 70s.

I agree with that. That's why it irked me at times when the characters would say something, knowing they would get or expecting to get that reaction. Like when Thelma went preachy abt that college with the sorority. I hated how she practically YELLED out how she wouldn't go to a college where they would support a group like that. She expected a big RIGHT ON, or clapping, what she ended up getting was laughter from the audience. I guess they didn't like her preaching either.

[88survivor]

I can name you a dozen reactions:

Anything Bookman says is so not funny...not even Penny. I don't get it.

One audience member says "Yeah" when Florida is talking with her morals to one of the gang members who would shoot Dynomite...since it is obvious, no matter what Florida says, JJ would get shot.

[Brieannas21]

Originally Posted by ethelmaepotter

Good Times, like most of Norman Lear's sitcoms after around 1976/1977, started taping without live audiences. In the later episodes of "Good Times", the audience response was all canned.

That was only All in the Family