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Janice Johnson · 04-13-2007, 03:08 PM

If Good Times wanted to shock us, it should have been Thelma who went into the gambling business to earn money for the rent. Could you imagaine the shock responses of the audiences and viewers?

Thelma was seen as the good girl, so seeing her being a bookie would have really been a big thing............... J.J. being a bookie in the gambling business seemed appropriate because J.J. proved to be willing to do anything for money in earlier seasins. But Thelma being a bookie? That would have been SOMETHING!

Florida finding out Thelma was a bookie would have been earth-shattering and groundbreaking!

Li-Sung · 04-13-2007, 09:38 PM

They could have done things to Thelma's character to make her more shocking and rebellious. I don't recall right now any episode really where Thelma showed any rebellion in her. Maybe where see was going to marry the African prince and he wanted to have several wifes because of his culture. Can anyone else think of more episode where she rebells?

Brian Damage · 04-13-2007, 10:21 PM

uh yeah

Ireneparalegal · 04-13-2007, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice Johnson

If Good Times wanted to shock us, it should have been Thelma who went into the gambling business to earn money for the rent. Could you imagaine the shock responses of the audiences and viewers?

Thelma was seen as the good girl, so seeing her being a bookie would have really been a big thing............... J.J. being a bookie in the gambling business seemed appropriate because J.J. proved to be willing to do anything for money in earlier seasins. But Thelma being a bookie? That would have been SOMETHING!

Florida finding out Thelma was a bookie would have been earth-shattering and groundbreaking!

Thelma shocked us when she didn't go to college with the FREE scholorship she was given, simply because she didn't like the sorority.

catlover79 · 04-14-2007, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Thelma shocked us when she didn't go to college with the FREE scholorship she was given, simply because she didn't like the sorority.

That would NEVER happen in real life. THAT was beyond stupid.

TVFactFan · 04-14-2007, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice Johnson

If Good Times wanted to shock us, it should have been Thelma who went into the gambling business to earn money for the rent. Could you imagaine the shock responses of the audiences and viewers?

Thelma was seen as the good girl, so seeing her being a bookie would have really been a big thing............... J.J. being a bookie in the gambling business seemed appropriate because J.J. proved to be willing to do anything for money in earlier seasins. But Thelma being a bookie? That would have been SOMETHING!

Florida finding out Thelma was a bookie would have been earth-shattering and groundbreaking!

I'm shocked that I decided to read one your threads because I don't know what the hell you are talking about-lol

Brian Damage · 04-14-2007, 01:43 PM

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I'm shocked that I decided to read one your threads because I don't know what the hell you are talking about-lol

jamesanthony · 04-17-2007, 10:40 AM

Thelma was good to look at, but honestly that's about it- her character was the least developed of any of the core players. What was she studying in college and did she ever finish? Once Keith shows up she is basically just seen as being his wife it's as if she had no identity or aspirations of her own.

hch · 05-09-2007, 12:31 AM

Okay, here's a shocker for you. What if if the episode "Thelma's Young Man", Donald was actually a WHITE GUY!

WHOOOO, now THAT would have been the shocker to end all shockers!

CWDogg · 05-11-2007, 03:41 AM

They could've had a storyline where Thelma moved in with Ebe and he was involved in criminal activity, but Thelma didn't care since she loved him

comedyfreak · 05-11-2007, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Thelma shocked us when she didn't go to college with the FREE scholorship she was given, simply because she didn't like the sorority.

Weren't the girls in the sorority snobs and Thelma was only accepted because she was black? They had to make their quota, and Thelma didn't want to be the token black girl. She couldn't live with herself if she had accepted, cause she wanted to get into college based on her grades and not the color of her skin. Good episode imo.

Ireneparalegal · 05-12-2007, 12:02 AM

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Weren't the girls in the sorority snobs and Thelma was only accepted because she was black? They had to make their quota, and Thelma didn't want to be the token black girl. She couldn't live with herself if she had accepted, cause she wanted to get into college based on her grades and not the color of her skin. Good episode imo.

No. You are wrong abt the reasons. She was accepted to the college because of her grades. Her going to the sorority was a different thing. She didn't need to join a sorority to get into the college. She was saying she didn't want to go to a college that allowed a sorority like that on campus. Which is stupid, because a lot, if not all universities & colleges have sororities and fraternities that pick people based on stupid reasons sometimes.

I just posted on another thread that there is a university that had no idea that a sorority on their campus was picking its members based on "their weight"; this was just last year. The college didn't know until it was brought to their attention. The same thing could have been going on with the college Thelma wanted to attend. Colleges aren't always aware of what is going on in the sororities/fraternities...until it is too late sometimes.

04-13-2007, 03:08 PM	#1
Janice Johnson Commercial Lover Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 30, 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 4,739	Good Times couldn't shock us. It should have been Thelma who...................... If Good Times wanted to shock us, it should have been Thelma who went into the gambling business to earn money for the rent. Could you imagaine the shock responses of the audiences and viewers? Thelma was seen as the good girl, so seeing her being a bookie would have really been a big thing............... J.J. being a bookie in the gambling business seemed appropriate because J.J. proved to be willing to do anything for money in earlier seasins. But Thelma being a bookie? That would have been SOMETHING! Florida finding out Thelma was a bookie would have been earth-shattering and groundbreaking!

04-13-2007, 09:38 PM	#2
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05-09-2007, 12:31 AM	#9
hch Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 07, 2001 Location: Montross, VA 22520 Posts: 983	Thelma shocker Okay, here's a shocker for you. What if if the episode "Thelma's Young Man", Donald was actually a WHITE GUY! WHOOOO, now THAT would have been the shocker to end all shockers!
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04-17-2007, 10:40 AM	#8
jamesanthony Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 2,180	Thelma was good to look at, but honestly that's about it- her character was the least developed of any of the core players. What was she studying in college and did she ever finish? Once Keith shows up she is basically just seen as being his wife it's as if she had no identity or aspirations of her own.

05-11-2007, 03:41 AM	#10
CWDogg Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 04, 2005 Posts: 280	They could've had a storyline where Thelma moved in with Ebe and he was involved in criminal activity, but Thelma didn't care since she loved him