As a black man I've got to hand it to Dynasty. Rarely have I seen a black couple portrayed as being so classy, eloquent, refined, wealthy and successful as Dominique and Nick are in this scene and this was over 30 years ago.
I must agree with you. But it's a sign of the times more than "Dynasty" alone. At one time that "brand" engendered resentment among the demographic movies/tv were directed at. Today, the demographic is younger and more flexible in a moderate sense that days before when black people were only to be exhibited in "their places." I will cite this as a clarification of the words "moderate sense." The scene avoids the possibility that so classy a woman as Carroll might just attract the attention of a white guy of her status. In that sense, I felt that most of Carroll's presence was awkward, with that implied "restriction" built into her movement in that rarefied social world, a white one at that. So, yes, we've come along way. But not really. Haven't you noticed that that same world is even bolder with LGBT concerns?
Just goes to show that Aaron Spelling wasn't deterred by the colour of a person's skin. These black actors did an excellent job and he worked with them, not seeing colour.
This deserved its own spinoff!! Black Power at it’s best!!! Notice he wasn’t trying to get her into bed but asking for long term commitment! How did we get to modern day ratchetedness
What happened to our people from the 50s we was very classy. The 50s and the 60s we was very black. The 70s we was black and proud. In the 80s we was cool 90s we became ratchet!! lol🤔
Aaron Spelling always showed diversity in his shows. That's why I supported them, even as a young girl, I recognized it from Charlie's Angels to 90210, he tried to bring people of color. Most importantly the content was good.
Have you ever scene anyone this naturally flawless in demeanor, class, and beauty, and I do mean both of them. A well written scene for two classic top actors.
I am 60 and I grew up with this show and the idea of Black romance. I grew up watching the most handsome Black men on TV including Mr. Lawson, Sidney Poitier, Calvin Lockhart, Don Marshall, Greg Morris, Billy Dee, Fred Williamson, all of the J5, and lots of the boys in my school!! I don't see any romance for my young nieces - so sad.
July 17th: Happy birthday Actress-Singer Dahann Carroll; Tony Award winner, NAACP Image Award; "Julia" "Dynasty" "Claudine" "Porgy & Bess" "Carmen Jones." Thank you and God bless. Thanks for the upload. Blessings
My now husband took me to an animal shelter and proposed to me there not with a ring but by telling me to pick up any animal i wanted because he wanted us to raise it together after i graduated from vet school a few years after he did. We left engaged and with 17 cats and 11 dogs , and 10 years later we now run 4 animal shelters. Try to beat that proposal ! No money in the world can buy kindness and nothing screams of kindness and commitment more than looking after animals.
DIAHANN CARROLL AS DOMINIQUE. I LOVED HER IN DTNASTY "BUT DIAHANN CARROLL. IS SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL , MAY SHE REST iN PEACE " SHES ONE OF THE TOP TENS MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN IN THE WORLD " SHES AGELESS LIKE A FINE WINE SHE NEVER AGES , SO STUNNING HER WORK AND BEAUTY WILL LIVE FOR EVER !!!!!
I loved Dominique! I just wish the show had done the character justice. Her storylines seemed detached from everything else going on. So much wasted potential there, but they sure paired her with some exciting romantic partners!
To those on here that say we (meaning black people) went from the class you see here to the ratchedness you see on TV nowadays-you’re absolutely right. The minstrel show never died, it just moved to “reality” television.
@@gutchiespencer2714 WHAT??? Lady you sound silly ........WHY do you all always make such stupid comments ???? WHY????? You know that he is an actor right???? He was not in a relationship or married to Diahann Carol right ??? You are aware that Dynasty was a TV show right ?????
This is fun to watch I been hearing about this show since I was a child mama named me after the character Crystal yes she did!!! Now this is classic entertainment here💪🏼
I watched this as a young girl. I DID NOT that he was one of the many people on Dynasty. But I must say he was nice looking back in the day (NOT throwing shade at all). Saying that, so we went from classy to trashy on 📺 ? A beautiful #couple. #RIPDiahannCarroll
She has a very sophisticated walk down through the years I have a mimicked it as a man and I walk like a man but her walk tells you business and business only there is no pleasure if you will
The restaurant is not a set - its a former department store turned restaurant in L.A - AND its the same restaurant location used in Pretty Woman if I´m not mistaken :-)
As a black man I've got to hand it to Dynasty. Rarely have I seen a black couple portrayed as being so classy, eloquent, refined, wealthy and successful as Dominique and Nick are in this scene and this was over 30 years ago.
I must agree with you. But it's a sign of the times more than "Dynasty" alone. At one time that "brand" engendered resentment among the demographic movies/tv were directed at. Today, the demographic is younger and more flexible in a moderate sense that days before when black people were only to be exhibited in "their places." I will cite this as a clarification of the words "moderate sense." The scene avoids the possibility that so classy a woman as Carroll might just attract the attention of a white guy of her status. In that sense, I felt that most of Carroll's presence was awkward, with that implied "restriction" built into her movement in that rarefied social world, a white one at that. So, yes, we've come along way. But not really. Haven't you noticed that that same world is even bolder with LGBT concerns?
Amen
Just goes to show that Aaron Spelling wasn't deterred by the colour of a person's skin. These black actors did an excellent job and he worked with them, not seeing colour.
💞💞💞
Jay there was actually an episode where Dex expressed interest in Dominique. She felt the same way but didn't want to pursue it for some reason.
This deserved its own spinoff!! Black Power at it’s best!!! Notice he wasn’t trying to get her into bed but asking for long term commitment! How did we get to modern day ratchetedness
jep32979 I ask myself this ALL THE TIME! 🤦🏾♀️
jep32979 they don’t make them like this anymore
jep32979 I wish more black men wanted commitment before the panties!
How!!!😩
Because this was fiction while today ratchedness is reality.
So we went from this elegance to the trashy Housewives.....
Cece Giles
Girl, I was young but this was my mama's and Aunts show right here.
Nothing but class!
10/9/19
The Housewives was trashy on Dynasty but they did it differently with grace and class.
Cece Giles every Wednesday when the show was a hit. man I want him to dine me at mcDonalds In Switzerland
We went from fiction to reality/
All I can is wow. If ONLY they had men like this in REAL LIFE instead of these clowns walking the Earth.
I love seeing classy sophisticated black people
What happened to our people from the 50s we was very classy. The 50s and the 60s we was very black. The 70s we was black and proud. In the 80s we was cool 90s we became ratchet!! lol🤔
Me too! Unfortunately, so rare to see these days.
@@fnihp30 Not rare.Get out the house.
Lana Salt Exactly, they need to leave the projects once in a while!
@@kat7939 Or change the projects.
DIAHANN CARROLL WAS SUCH A BEAUTY. REST IN PEACE DIAHANN CARROLL.
One of the most beautiful actress of this whole world! 🌺💝🌺💝
Dominique was and to this day the baddest Black Woman on TV! 💅🏽
Cookie Lyon is second. The queen of Prime time.
Woman
@@richardbullis6263 cookie??? Has nothing on lady dom
U better know THIS. Yez.
Worm?? 🤣🤣🤣
She got FLEWED OUT😭
Lol! Exactly
😂😂😂😂
T. Monet
😭
All expenseses paid 🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
YOU CAN’T BUY CLASS BABY!!!! You were either born with it or you’re not!!! TWO CLASSY PEOPLE!!! 🍾🥂🥰
Well actually all of this scene is about money so you can buy it with the right bank account. Class is something else.
TRUTH.
@@Dd-po2ij And you guys don't even see the irony of your comments .
yes, there are classes one can take
The furs, the private jet, the champagne, the rented out restaurant - so much 80's excess in just ONE scene!
It's more like 80s glamour.
Yes I too wore furs. But that was before i became vegetarian. Like fake furs and faux suéde.
Dominique is strikingly beautiful. And with Nick's killer smile, who could say no to him!
I would have preferred protosia beluga...he looks sooo gay...I woild have preferred billy dee williams playing his part.
@@luisbauza2464 omg....he DOES
That's Beyoncé's step-father nothing gay about him.
@@brianamosley2002 who cares if thats her stepfather. Bey is not my god
@@ertfgghhhh You MAAAAD!!!!!!!! 😆
Lol. Dominique's nose was contoured for filth here. She was beat years before it was popular. Push through, contoured blush cheek.
Chaz Michael yasss Diahann Carroll stayed flawless
Yaaaaasssss!!!!
Who was her stylists thru the yrs. She was fly since she started wearing wigs
yassss that was a classic beauty then and now...
@Koko Walker Her nose was the same as when she first came on the scene. You all are so use to thinking everyone hides their features.
Aaron Spelling was such a pioneer and cultural phenomena.
Yes, he was. 👌
YES
Yes I've seen the majority of his soaps, such great writing and casting.
Aaron Spelling always showed diversity in his shows. That's why I supported them, even as a young girl, I recognized it from Charlie's Angels to 90210, he tried to bring people of color. Most importantly the content was good.
I wouldn't say he put people of colour example charmed only the bad ones were evil😂😂 nevertheless he was a genius in the film world.
she was 12 years older than he was. Looking fabulous
Another reason Diahann was a queen
When a gentleman can do and say all the right things😉class act💪🏾
Referring to him as a man or a gentleman rather than a brotha would be a class act too.
Morgan Olfursson oops😬my bad brotha👌🏾
Have you ever scene anyone this naturally flawless in demeanor, class, and beauty, and I do mean both of them. A well written scene for two classic top actors.
Richard Lawson and Diane Carroll #80'sBlackLove
Diahann
She is absolutely stunning I love this scene with them I don't see this in movies or TV any more
A Classic Beauty. Today's women don't have the same striking looks. Sorry to say xoxo
Look at Ms. Tina's husband.
tina turner?? ...ike?!!! nooooo!!!
Luis Bauza
Tina Knowles' (Beyonce's mother) is currently married to him.
Luis Bauza Oh Lord!🤦🏾♀️ Tina Knowles!!! Lmao
Lol wrong man.
@@luisbauza2464 lol you funny Beyonce's mom Tina Knowles
Two beautiful ppl of color...
Wilt Wal everyone is coloured! White, black, orange like Donald Trump
Gorgeous
@@coccinelle80 Orange, bronze and peach - Pick a day - What a set of color combinations!
DOMINIQUE DEVERAUX WAS ABOUT BAGS!!!!! BIG BAGS!!!!! 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰
RIP Ms. Diahann Carroll. Class personified.
Ok Richard Lawson!!!! I see you! 💯
This is the epitome of class
Renee O
💯😀❤
10/9/19
This is the epitome of over the top fiction.
I am 60 and I grew up with this show and the idea of Black romance. I grew up watching the most handsome Black men on TV including Mr. Lawson, Sidney Poitier, Calvin Lockhart, Don Marshall, Greg Morris, Billy Dee, Fred Williamson, all of the J5, and lots of the boys in my school!! I don't see any romance for my young nieces - so sad.
100%!!!!!
Two very beautiful people💕
July 17th: Happy birthday Actress-Singer Dahann Carroll; Tony Award winner, NAACP Image Award; "Julia" "Dynasty" "Claudine" "Porgy & Bess" "Carmen Jones." Thank you and God bless. Thanks for the upload. Blessings
OMG that man 💞.
My now husband took me to an animal shelter and proposed to me there not with a ring but by telling me to pick up any animal i wanted because he wanted us to raise it together after i graduated from vet school a few years after he did. We left engaged and with 17 cats and 11 dogs , and 10 years later we now run 4 animal shelters.
Try to beat that proposal ! No money in the world can buy kindness and nothing screams of kindness and commitment more than looking after animals.
Aww, that's adorable 😊
The Golden era of late night soaps! Exquisitely and tastefully done!
This woman is almost in her fifties. Flawless. What a proposal!
Rest in Peace my friend you will never be forgotten
DIAHANN CARROLL AS DOMINIQUE. I LOVED HER IN DTNASTY "BUT DIAHANN CARROLL. IS SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL , MAY SHE REST iN PEACE " SHES ONE OF THE TOP TENS MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN IN THE WORLD " SHES AGELESS LIKE A FINE WINE SHE NEVER AGES , SO STUNNING HER WORK AND BEAUTY WILL LIVE FOR EVER !!!!!
Chile yes she whoop Alexis she was supposed Blake's half sister
uhhhh (sigh of relief)...champagne is not burned
TH-camr GATURKS says: Right!!!!
Lol
Haha!
Back when men actually whined and dined you to get the nana!😩😂❤️ Boy, Richard was one of our #1 heartthrobs!
Beautiful couple!!! ❤👏❤👏
I remember billy dee played her ex and Troy Beyer played her daughter Jackie
Crazy that this is over 30 years ago
See! We can be portrayed as classy and elegant as well. Love this scene.
Yea in a phantasy world where blacks act white!
"Cassoulets parisiens!"🤣 it makes me so laugh bc im a French .
Casserole from Paris.lol
That is hilarious
Oh, so THAT'S where romance went! :-)
Yup flew off on the jet right behind them, never to be seen again 😭
whenever a man like him to take me to MacDonald's in Switzerland that will be absolutely amazing. big Mac with cane du blanc on ice.
WOW what and honor and a blessing to have act with this beautiful💜 GORGEOUS lady ⚘💜⚘🥀RIP🥀⚘💜⚘
Diane Carol was the 1st black woman I adored.Her beauty and grace is unbeatable.
I loved Dominique! I just wish the show had done the character justice. Her storylines seemed detached from everything else going on. So much wasted potential there, but they sure paired her with some exciting romantic partners!
To those on here that say we (meaning black people) went from the class you see here to the ratchedness you see on TV nowadays-you’re absolutely right.
The minstrel show never died, it just moved to “reality” television.
Amazing how alive the actors are. They actually seem in love. I goggled to check if they were married in real life - so much talent.
I believe he married Beyoncé's mom.
A private jet, an exquisite dinner, intelligent conversation, and the offer for a long term commitment? What a night! ❤❤❤
Mr. Lawson, Thank you for creating Bianca!!!
Oh wow! He look so young, I just realized that's Beyoncé's stepdad. LOL
Shebette Lewis What a terrible downgrade....🤔
@@gutchiespencer2714 WHAT??? Lady you sound silly ........WHY do you all always make such stupid comments ???? WHY?????
You know that he is an actor right???? He was not in a relationship or married to Diahann Carol right ???
You are aware that Dynasty was a TV show right ?????
clark clarke Maybe they meant he downgraded.
@@gutchiespencer2714 hater
Cassoulet on a date? Girl all those beans!!! Lol
Cassoulet on a date, Whooaaaa, pretty surprising for a French guy :D
Wow!!! That brought back memories ❤ Beautiful and fine.
Eleganza at it’s best 👌🏿
I had such a big crush on him and I was a teenager then.
I didn't see him blink one time in this whole clip
3'00"
Love this very rare to see a black powerful wealthy classy couple they need to show more couples like that.
She looks so beautiful!!
Nick was smooth asf
Bring this era back!
She was so exquisite
RIP Diahann Carroll. Enjoyed Dynasty back then...esspecially the female fights🌷
Wait did she say yes ? ...... Funny I never watched Dynasty back in its day but this is fabulous ! I need a DVD set ✨
Excellent work! I was a child when that scene was taped. lol
I think I found my new addiction..so much class..the clothes... The way they spoke.. everything omggg
Same
Royalty 🤴🏿 and Queen 👸🏾🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🥰🥰🥰
Great acting. Believable even.
Richard was one smooth dude. And Ms.Carroll was just exquisite and classy.
This is fun to watch I been hearing about this show since I was a child mama named me after the character Crystal yes she did!!! Now this is classic entertainment here💪🏼
I'm stunned too! Damn, is That how one proposes??!!😜😜
That’s one way
Just Beautiful 🌹🌹🌹
This was so gangsta!!!!
Baby the way I screamed when the scene cut to the jet- YESSSSS GAWD OPULENCE!!!!
O.P.U.L.E.N.C.E.
Caviar better be Petrossian Beluga and the champagne not burned.
This was just AWESOME!!!
Bianca’s dad. Dude still looks young as does his gorgeous daughter
He SO fine and she so beautiful!
I watched this as a young girl. I DID NOT that he was one of the many people on Dynasty. But I must say he was nice looking back in the day (NOT throwing shade at all). Saying that, so we went from classy to trashy on 📺 ? A beautiful #couple. #RIPDiahannCarroll
This is beautiful if only we had more of this on tv and films now we would be viewed differently.
Black and beautiful love it 😍
I’ve never seen the original Dynasty, but I’d watch it just to see her.
ooo before he was snagged by the voodoo woman.
Lucious and Cookie could never
Thank you for making this page I only love certain clips💜💜💜💜💜and all these clips are it
Yaassss to all of this 👑
Excellent acting..
Great couple on. T. V BACK THEN.
At 3:58, the line was "...what's on my mind is wed!"
Now that man is Beyoncé’s step dad 😜😜
hot stuff black love. I want to date Richard Lawson when this episode came out. they looked fabulous together.
Dominique is a breathtakingly beautiful woman
My favorite DYNASTY scene
Diahann is just BRILLIANT! ONLY ONE LIKE HER!
She has a very sophisticated walk down through the years I have a mimicked it as a man and I walk like a man but her walk tells you business and business only there is no pleasure if you will
The restaurant is not a set - its a former department store turned restaurant in L.A - AND its the same restaurant location used in Pretty Woman if I´m not mistaken :-)
I still get goosebumps.
She's BEAUTIFUL
"It's the best offer you are going to get tonight." lol
Dang I miss the days of black rich folks dating like this... Goodness! I need to step up my A game!
It's a lovely date but a wedding proposal when just getting reacquainted?
mercerdamon the best way one can be reignited to be reacquainted lol
Now he married to Beyonce mama
Classy black elite ❤❤