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  • @carolynpurser7469
    @carolynpurser7469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +576

    James could speak volumes with just one look.

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      He certainly did when he looked at the intervening JJ!

    • @reginaldjohnson1637
      @reginaldjohnson1637 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      James spoke with action. He didn't play. He knew when he had to put his foot down

    • @genehunter2223
      @genehunter2223 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Facts..

    • @michele547
      @michele547 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      R.I.P. John Amos one of my fave black actors

    • @cameroncraziedieharddukefa2385
      @cameroncraziedieharddukefa2385 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely

  • @gloriacollins6608
    @gloriacollins6608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +639

    “Forty-two?!?!”
    “Laaawd have mercy”
    I died 😂😂😂

  • @Blackberry7399
    @Blackberry7399 4 ปีที่แล้ว +521

    "Dirty old man".. "BINGO Jack "🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @arushilovesmusic
      @arushilovesmusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      haha!

    • @pamelafuller4447
      @pamelafuller4447 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That part

    • @SIKE01
      @SIKE01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      17, 42?! i'm surprised JAMES EVANS didn't beat the dirty old man within an inch of his life in the hallway, much less let him into his home.

    • @Blackberry7399
      @Blackberry7399 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@SIKE01 Exactly. Especially when he kissed her..

    • @visaormastercard
      @visaormastercard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SIKE01 they wanted her to check him out 1st.

  • @NCC1701D
    @NCC1701D 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1309

    There's not too many actors who can accurately recreate the face of a father who has had enough bulshit for one day, John Amos is one of those actors!

    • @jessiejames7492
      @jessiejames7492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @angel johnson the problems come later . shes 17 for goodness sakes. when she sees her young friends enjoying themselves. going out with boyfriends, going to work and other platforms of learning, or doin other things shell wonder why she married. shell regret why she didint listnen to her parents. an older man cant always do the things a 17 year old wants an d does. hell also be jealous a younger man will steal her away. A father knows these things. he s only protecting his baby girl.

    • @jessiejames7492
      @jessiejames7492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i like your post

    • @jasonmichael3676
      @jasonmichael3676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

    • @leighwright3450
      @leighwright3450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      John Amos had the classic "Dad who took no BS" kind of face lol 😆

    • @jessiejames7492
      @jessiejames7492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@leighwright3450 he was unanimously voted TVs best dad. that says it all.

  • @humblehugh23
    @humblehugh23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +617

    James was too real for tv. This how all dads need to be in the household.

    • @arthurbb8937
      @arthurbb8937 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not these days. Most men are emasculated and let their wives run everything. Mothers are letting their daughter move unemployed boyfriend into their bedroom in high school.

    • @Chutney1luv
      @Chutney1luv ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Exactly!! 💯

    • @docdee770
      @docdee770 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      That's how they used to be. And yes, Amos was too real. He scared me. LOL!

    • @xavierrichardson461
      @xavierrichardson461 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      God bless you ❤

    • @orsobruno1980
      @orsobruno1980 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      This is why they terminated the contract with Amos. He wanted a comedic show but with a serious confrontation with social subjects. But already in the 70s producers had a preference for clown acting and catchphrases, so they gave more and more room to Walker.

  • @roddycreswell8613
    @roddycreswell8613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +376

    James Evans is what a man supposed to be, loves his family, does what it takes to make sure they are provided for, corrects them when they screw up. Looking back on it now I thought of him as a role model.

    • @adriennerobinson1180
      @adriennerobinson1180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Truth Indeed AMEN. Sadly we don't have these days type of Father's like these days.

    • @sarahb6163
      @sarahb6163 ปีที่แล้ว

      well obviously he didn't do a good job she's dating a man with 2 patches in his head

    • @noeminoemi1350
      @noeminoemi1350 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      and sticks with his family no matter what.

    • @Spiritof_76
      @Spiritof_76 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@adriennerobinson1180 You cannot honestly say that there are not fathers like this "these days" because there are some who are.

    • @adriennerobinson1180
      @adriennerobinson1180 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @Spiritof_76 Well,Yes,there are some Father's still like this,but not many. Maybe I am wrong,but personally, I don't see it.

  • @aeriel69
    @aeriel69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +244

    John Amos’ reactions were perfect!

  • @icefireicefire105
    @icefireicefire105 4 ปีที่แล้ว +656

    James Evans. The Goat of Tv Fathers

    • @sheashea4622
      @sheashea4622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Yes Lawd!!

    • @leighwright3450
      @leighwright3450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      In my James Evans voice: HAMMERCY lol 😆

    • @shon7425
      @shon7425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Facts

    • @marcussimmons2708
      @marcussimmons2708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Facts! 👍🏾!

    • @rhyno8644
      @rhyno8644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It makes sence that they kicked hm off the show. They hated having a strong Black male figure.

  • @shrondasmith7544
    @shrondasmith7544 4 ปีที่แล้ว +911

    James Evan's was a real father..

    • @AnIntriguedBeing101
      @AnIntriguedBeing101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      He reminds of my father to this day

    • @blubedroom
      @blubedroom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yes he was

    • @jamesamick2945
      @jamesamick2945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      He was a father all kids can look up to black or white or whatever they are.

    • @jamesamick2945
      @jamesamick2945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      John amos left because he was tired of the dynomite and the chicken hat. That's what he says in an interview. John amos made this show, without him it just wasn't the same. Esther rolle was ok in lead, she wasn't john amos though.

    • @sharonwatts2267
      @sharonwatts2267 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yes he was my father was the same way

  • @SaxonC
    @SaxonC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +391

    The show lost its energy a lot when they killed off James Evans Sr. Producers bit their noses off despite their faces. Having a strong father presence on a black tv show was great to see. As a kid, I stopped watching after the first few episodes after James’ death because it was no longer the same show. John Amos is an amazing actor

    • @pwallace5359
      @pwallace5359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      They sure did mess up. Even the mother ended up leaving the show for awhile because she didn’t like the direction it was going.

    • @julsc2106
      @julsc2106 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      True why did they kill him off

    • @visaormastercard
      @visaormastercard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      John Amos hurt himself. He shouldn't have been jealous of Jimmie walker. Threatened he'd outshine him.

    • @thedarksideoftheforce6658
      @thedarksideoftheforce6658 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The show ended up failing horribly later after he left I heard and the same from Sanford and son. I wasn't born during it but I watched it later in the 80's as a young kid with my pops.

    • @deuceswild117
      @deuceswild117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@visaormastercard He wasn't jealous, JJ was a CLOWN and his schtick got old real fast. There was no depth in his character and the show died because of it

  • @skuter84
    @skuter84 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    RIP Lou Gossett Jr. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

  • @davidpreston1519
    @davidpreston1519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +509

    Every daughter needs a dad like James Sr.

  • @TourPace
    @TourPace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    "We the two with the surprised looks on our face" Florida always had the BEST lines!

  • @darkman7010
    @darkman7010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    That James Evans Sr. stare still scares me today. 😳

    • @shon7425
      @shon7425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right

    • @kojoowusu7009
      @kojoowusu7009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yesh dat was thy way it was back den. All dey had to do was give you dat look and you knew an ass whooping was coming now tings changed can't do dat no more.

    • @maryhudson3727
      @maryhudson3727 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

    • @MrEMT4466
      @MrEMT4466 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ME TOO!!!!!!!!!!

    • @AriesSuperLove
      @AriesSuperLove 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Him and the dad on gimme a break

  • @mrtalent1973
    @mrtalent1973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +438

    James Evans can teach alot of men how to be real leaders, fathers and step up

    • @donnac.3273
      @donnac.3273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The whole entire truth

    • @dannya9578
      @dannya9578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yes sir absolutely I grew up during this era and my Dad was just like James Evan's in fact all of my friends Dad's were the same way, no nonsense no BS. Times sure have changed. God Bless everyone

    • @adriennerobinson1180
      @adriennerobinson1180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Truth Indeed AMEN

    • @dominickjustave3558
      @dominickjustave3558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      100

    • @astaciamckinnis3969
      @astaciamckinnis3969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ain't that the truth

  • @robinbrl
    @robinbrl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    LOL. I love the look that John Amos always gave J.J.

    • @stumack9755
      @stumack9755 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      they hated ea other n real life.

    • @erikhopkins9488
      @erikhopkins9488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Had him SHOOK!!!

    • @kojoowusu7009
      @kojoowusu7009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Dat was thy way it was back in thy day old school parents just had to give you dat look. And you knew an ass whooping was coming. Now des days no more. Tings changed.

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That look was like, "Boy, if you don't get outta here now, your ass is grass!"

    • @luvbig41
      @luvbig41 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He didn't even have to use any words. LMAO!!!

  • @jamielunes1841
    @jamielunes1841 4 ปีที่แล้ว +478

    She was always getting engaded!😂😂😂

    • @clarencewalder2985
      @clarencewalder2985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Who wouldn't want Thelma!

    • @adav5533
      @adav5533 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      From all those engagements, her real love was Keith Anderson (Ben Powers)

    • @tdhat95
      @tdhat95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I wished she would have married Larry he was sooo fine!!

    • @cav65
      @cav65 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Thelma still hot 🔥

    • @acallwood8478
      @acallwood8478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LMAO.....

  • @AlfredoHernandez-vr3wc
    @AlfredoHernandez-vr3wc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    When james make those angry looks it makes me laugh,cause you know he ain't playing around He means business.

    • @karenearle5507
      @karenearle5507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He is an Army Veteran.

    • @plunderbird
      @plunderbird 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      can you imagine a staring contest between him and uncle phil from fresh prince no one around will be safe

    • @septiawoman2911
      @septiawoman2911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "James RULED his roost." IMO, I wish that there were more men/fathers of his character/character today.

    • @adriennerobinson1180
      @adriennerobinson1180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      EXACTLY

    • @micusdinkinsshesstillalive5205
      @micusdinkinsshesstillalive5205 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They were in a scene together when will and Lisa were trying to get married

  • @Artisan1979
    @Artisan1979 2 ปีที่แล้ว +632

    Man I'm 42 and I would never think to get together with a 17-year-old girl. In any decade that is just wrong.

    • @rthompson9652
      @rthompson9652 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Tell that to hugh hefner

    • @Artisan1979
      @Artisan1979 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@rthompson9652 I rest my case

    • @daniellej7914
      @daniellej7914 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      R Kelly drug dealer and any other fool in the hood

    • @Iconic_maya9
      @Iconic_maya9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too💀💀💀💀

    • @juneautumn3067
      @juneautumn3067 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They like that young stuff. Perverts

  • @mattstiles-ok8yz
    @mattstiles-ok8yz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    R.I.P. louis cameron gossett jr. 1936-2024

  • @vinny6685
    @vinny6685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    That’s the way a father is protecting his family .

  • @BillHosko
    @BillHosko 4 ปีที่แล้ว +340

    Lear WAS a massive fool to have fired John Amos.

    • @judethaddeus9856
      @judethaddeus9856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      He didn’t fire him, John Amos quit because they show began to focus on the JJ character and he felt the show also was getting a bit ridiculous
      He chose to be written out of the show...

    • @jimjones1540
      @jimjones1540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      The show died when James left

    • @brandoncamper2420
      @brandoncamper2420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@judethaddeus9856 he was told "I've got some good news and some bad news, good news is the network has picked up the show for another season, bad news, you won't be in it "

    • @deuceswild117
      @deuceswild117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@judethaddeus9856 John literally has a video on TH-cam saying that he was fired

    • @visaormastercard
      @visaormastercard 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brandoncamper2420 haaaaaaaa 😃🤣

  • @pinkrealtalk8179
    @pinkrealtalk8179 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I love the fact that James doesn't play about his family! He was a real man

    • @dkelly6
      @dkelly6 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Agreed, I just wish he could have gotten them out of the projects.

  • @SIKE01
    @SIKE01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    The Greatest TV Dad Ever!!!!

    • @katyarnold6757
      @katyarnold6757 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sike01 your are absolutely 100% correct James Evans Sr was the best TV ever!!

    • @still730bf
      @still730bf 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No he wasn't 🙅🏾‍♂️🙅🏾‍♂️

  • @DaddyOfTheSugarVariety
    @DaddyOfTheSugarVariety 4 ปีที่แล้ว +528

    Back when sitcoms were good!

    • @pamjarvis2771
      @pamjarvis2771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I do fully agree with you! I had grew up with Good Times , Sanford and Son , The Jeffersons , All In the Family , Different Strokes and many more in my childhood.

    • @maryhudson3727
      @maryhudson3727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Dont you mean black when sitcoms were good😂😂😂

    • @shonuf5152
      @shonuf5152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Classic TV

    • @nativetexanful
      @nativetexanful 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@maryhudson3727 Back then all sitcoms were good.

    • @filmgirlLisa
      @filmgirlLisa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Sharon Hudson Yeah there are a few but I don't think any of them would make me laugh 45 years later.

  • @meghanwilliams4295
    @meghanwilliams4295 4 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    Whenever Lou Gossett Jr. showed up on a sitcom, as a guest star, just know the BS was gonna jump off!😂😂😂

    • @jcbentleyalley154
      @jcbentleyalley154 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Remember him in the Jefferson's.

    • @seanprater1795
      @seanprater1795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lol

    • @seanprater1795
      @seanprater1795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's facts. ! 😂

    • @tdhat95
      @tdhat95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep!!! Lol!

    • @tdhat95
      @tdhat95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@jcbentleyalley154 "Brown Suga" !!!!! George almost broke his neck lol🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @shaedavis53
    @shaedavis53 2 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    My 17 year old daughter can NEVER bring home a 42 year old man. It's gone end BAD 💯💯🙏

    • @BlazeDrumArtist
      @BlazeDrumArtist ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yea, he will be ended lmao

    • @obsesstivereader21
      @obsesstivereader21 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's also against the law.

    • @docdee770
      @docdee770 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      My fiance was 17 years younger than me. She was 29 and I was 46. She fancied older men, and so did her mom. Her dad was 20 years older than her mother. They both gave us their blessings, but members of our church disapproved, and discourage her from marrying me. I later reconsidered our marriage. She was a feminist who wanted to wear the pants, and lead me, but I wouldn't allow it.

    • @sharkgirl74
      @sharkgirl74 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@docdee770thelma isnt even legal, this is not even comparable

    • @revnecro1273
      @revnecro1273 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@obsesstivereader21 depends on the state...in illinois the current age of consent is 17..which is the setting for this show

  • @joseyeastwood
    @joseyeastwood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    Yo James and Florida were no joke 🤣🤣

    • @joseyeastwood
      @joseyeastwood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @angel johnson facts Thelma definitely did.

  • @la73sh19
    @la73sh19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    "Well...what we really want to know is---"
    "WHAT DA HELL'S AN OLD MAN LIKE YOU, DOIN'....." 🤣🤣🤣

  • @mauricegoines8935
    @mauricegoines8935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    James Evans wasn’t scared of no one he stood up for his family

    • @rockyracoon3233
      @rockyracoon3233 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      James was like a "Black Jock Ewing"!

  • @MrEMT4466
    @MrEMT4466 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    He's a protector of the family. Good bless his soul 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @michaelastorga3187
    @michaelastorga3187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    James Evans is the ultimate caring Father

  • @Perfectpearl
    @Perfectpearl 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    :37
    I CANNOT BELIEVE James stood there that calm!! 😮😮

  • @kenweeden5639
    @kenweeden5639 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Thelma was one of the prettiest actresses of the 70s..what a figure

    • @harperstacey9604
      @harperstacey9604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's a shame she couldn't find other acting roles when good times went off the air.

    • @angholloway5091
      @angholloway5091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      She actually did she was on the cosby show and parent hood and now she's one of the lead on bet network sitcom drama family business bernadette is doing great!!!

  • @kravethedream
    @kravethedream 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Idk how James kept a straight face when J.J. acted a fool. Even to this day John says it was hard for him to keep a straight face

    • @andremack6041
      @andremack6041 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      He also said the show had JJ doing to much sterotype stuff. They were into it about that. Then they end up killing him off.

    • @DarlingNikki2
      @DarlingNikki2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@andremack6041 Yeah, JJ was funny when he clowned, but they took it too far and John Amos had enough of it (Esther Rolle did, too, and she left for a while, only to return right at the end). I liked laughing at JJ's antics and the shade he and Thelma threw at each other, but it always bugged me that they had him playing Boo Boo the Fool instead of getting real with his artistry and getting an apprenticeship while going to school to ease the burden for his family.

    • @heavenawilson5140
      @heavenawilson5140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The series needed the balance of humour..

    • @Mxyzptlksac
      @Mxyzptlksac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@andremack6041 James saw and recognized Jimmie’s ability to be a “walking cartoon” and he’d do whatever was needed to get a laugh- no matter his crazy it was. But he didn’t like that it focused on JJ and not that family and their struggle of black families

  • @jameswright4595
    @jameswright4595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I shouldn't be laughing because I have daughter's but James reactions are priceless. "Mister, you ain't got the foggiest idea how I feel" 😂😂😂😂

  • @thomasd7967
    @thomasd7967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    Kunta Kinte and Fiddler on Good Times.

    • @tom11zz884
      @tom11zz884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      AWESOME!!

    • @homoerectus744
      @homoerectus744 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      On tyler perry's,' daddy's little girls'.

    • @sabirabdul-lateef5352
      @sabirabdul-lateef5352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      How about that!!!

    • @aeriel69
      @aeriel69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Completely forgot about that!

    • @user-te6ru8kw3h
      @user-te6ru8kw3h 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That Guinea Man givin Ol' Fiddler grief, nothing changed in the intervening century.

  • @ROCKNROLLFAN
    @ROCKNROLLFAN 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    If looks could KILL, James looking at JJ like " Boy, you better get out of here"....😂

  • @scv1981
    @scv1981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    "If looks could kill" = John Amos stare

    • @Artisan1979
      @Artisan1979 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was just missing heat vision lol

  • @christopherrogers9043
    @christopherrogers9043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I cried 😆 laughing when he said Lord have mercy and Mister you ain't got the foggiest idea of how I feel😆😆😆

  • @Selena-T629
    @Selena-T629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Love me some James Evans! He kept it real! Florida too!

  • @kellyi.4353
    @kellyi.4353 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Every child should have a daddy like James Evans.

  • @altha-rf1et
    @altha-rf1et 4 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    He looked like he is old enough to be her father

    • @ljgross93
      @ljgross93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      He does. He is old enough to be her father

    • @JadelwenRobinson
      @JadelwenRobinson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Exactly

    • @Michelle-pn9xt
      @Michelle-pn9xt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He was. There had to younger actors in Hollywood!

    • @Michelle-pn9xt
      @Michelle-pn9xt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @Charles Lyon This is something wrong with a grown man dating a teenager, especially when he is in his 40's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is not that hard for a man to find women. It is gross. He was older than her dad! That is not natural.

    • @altha-rf1et
      @altha-rf1et 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Charles Lyon She is a kid not woman

  • @seansartor
    @seansartor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    John Amos was CLASSIC in that role. Norman Lear made a BIG mistake.

    • @jeffreygranger6913
      @jeffreygranger6913 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Norman Lear's shows had the opposite effect that he was trying to create. The problem with John Amos is that he had this idea that he would know how to play a black father better than the white writers on the show 🤔.

  • @ljgross93
    @ljgross93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    1:55
    Thelma: Ma he has no right to give my ring back
    Florida Evans: You're right honey, that's a mother's job!

  • @tom11zz884
    @tom11zz884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Louis Gossett Jr. was trying to hang on to what little hair he had remaining at that point...lol

    • @1talldaddy
      @1talldaddy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      and then he cut off and came back as Florida's brother Wilbur.lol

    • @kravethedream
      @kravethedream 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think that was for the part to make him look older

    • @melvino8926
      @melvino8926 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂

    • @15lesson
      @15lesson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's an actual style you know? Lol

    • @15lesson
      @15lesson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Howard the Duck yup. Lol

  • @mistersjlewis4143
    @mistersjlewis4143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Every 5 minutes, Thelma had another "fiancée ". Donald, Larry, Jerry, and Ibé.

    • @luvbig41
      @luvbig41 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      She was really trying to get out the projects.

    • @angelabowden5648
      @angelabowden5648 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL

    • @bombyboo6335
      @bombyboo6335 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I get it'.. she was TRYING to find a man who had the SAME qualities as pop's. James is a good man.

    • @kellacanb
      @kellacanb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      🤣🤣🤣 By the time Keith came along we were wore out of engagements.

    • @kelvinmorris1991
      @kelvinmorris1991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ebay

  • @beneaththecrust4661
    @beneaththecrust4661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Go hed Florida. "It's time you and my husband have a man to man talk."

  • @DocD-d9b
    @DocD-d9b 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    “He has no right to give back that ring!” “That’s right Honey, that’s a mother’s job” 🤣🤣🤣

  • @TheMegatron673
    @TheMegatron673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    back when all you had to do was give your child "the look" 😁

    • @MrInfoPhilly
      @MrInfoPhilly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Still exist in my house

  • @katyarnold6757
    @katyarnold6757 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    JJ said " Now that we men are all alone together let me offer a few words". James Evans Sr. face is priceless looking at JJ. Then JJ says " Bye!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @tymck9694
      @tymck9694 ปีที่แล้ว

      👀😭😭😭👍✌

  • @ivyrivera8081
    @ivyrivera8081 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Donald is 25 years older than Thelma. Lawd it's a miracle James didn't kill him

    • @jackiedelister8056
      @jackiedelister8056 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      In real life, Donald was 38, James was 34, and Thelma was 20

    • @donshults7772
      @donshults7772 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And if Thelma was 30 and the man 55? Is it "wrong" then? It's still 25 years?
      Not every situation is black and white

    • @ivyrivera8081
      @ivyrivera8081 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@donshults7772 true

  • @chrisbaughman9860
    @chrisbaughman9860 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    More daughters need dad's like James Evans he's not afraid to tell the truth he's got a backbone

    • @sbradshaw1886
      @sbradshaw1886 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Unfortunately, the same people making and liking these comments would be (and are) the same ones criticizing the fathers when their kids go on social media today sharing their family business with the world

  • @KingChaddii
    @KingChaddii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    A 42 year old dating a 17 year is beyond disgusting

    • @AngelHoll-pr8fz
      @AngelHoll-pr8fz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      But 17 is a adult!!!!

    • @KingChaddii
      @KingChaddii 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@AngelHoll-pr8fz idc

    • @AngelHoll-pr8fz
      @AngelHoll-pr8fz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@KingChaddii it's young though I see what you mean

    • @ryandiggs750
      @ryandiggs750 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Definitely different times back then but it was f...ed up

    • @daniellej7914
      @daniellej7914 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AngelHoll-pr8fz18

  • @mollyshaj.3888
    @mollyshaj.3888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Thelma was engaged atleast 10 times on this show and 42? with a teenage girl? eww

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah. He said Thelma was "a lot of fun to talk to," but what can you converse about with a 17 year old if you're 42?

    • @oholm09
      @oholm09 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He ain't r kelly type

    • @thankthelord4536
      @thankthelord4536 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eww..is right!

    • @BrianRamotar_1776
      @BrianRamotar_1776 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They are called pedophiles

  • @jasonlassiter9229
    @jasonlassiter9229 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    R.I.P. Louis Gossett Jr.
    You were always one of my favorite actors.

  • @tdhat95
    @tdhat95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    James wasn't having it!!!!!!!! Period!!

  • @heavenawilson5140
    @heavenawilson5140 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Louis Gossette..and That Guy who played Sweet Daddy..They had really funny episodes on this show..Ned The Wino visiting while Florida was trying to spruce up the house for the Housekeeping award was funny too.

  • @jaylonwhite6217
    @jaylonwhite6217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Florida: it’s time you and my husband have a man to man talk
    James: yes lawd 😂😂😂

  • @SouthSideLadyWright
    @SouthSideLadyWright 4 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    I don’t blame James I get hostile too. Thelma is very unseasoned and naive. A man 42 years old does nothing for a 17 year old girl but treat her like a girl she is.

    • @hi-xf7cj
      @hi-xf7cj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I can't believe James let Thelma go out with someone he had never met. When I started dating before I went anywhere the guy had to meet my father . If he didn't approve there was no date.
      .

    • @SouthSideLadyWright
      @SouthSideLadyWright 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @angel johnson she may as well been 10 years old messing around with a over grown and over seasoned man. Dirty ole man should be ashamed messing with a child.

    • @erikhopkins9488
      @erikhopkins9488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      "42???!!!" James was about to introduce dude to these hands!!!
      🥊💥🥊💥🥊

    • @kojoowusu7009
      @kojoowusu7009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I know James Evans should have done him AL Bundy and uncle Phil style. Dis guy looks older den James. James should have trown hands.

    • @bodaciousbethany0
      @bodaciousbethany0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So she married Keith's dusty ass. Living in a cramped project. & Getting her ass beat. She picked a real winner.😃😄😂🤣

  • @nycgurl2u
    @nycgurl2u หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    RIP to the greatest TV dad ever. John Amos was the man!!! May his soul rest in paradise.

  • @executivechef5690
    @executivechef5690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Lou Gossett Jr played Florida's cousin when Michael failed that class. James was out of town.

    • @daniellej7914
      @daniellej7914 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Her brother Wilbert

    • @MightMouse2174
      @MightMouse2174 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I wished they kept him in a recurring role as the uncle

    • @leighwright3450
      @leighwright3450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yep, he was good as uncle Wilbert

    • @andremack6041
      @andremack6041 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So Thelma had previously been engaged to her relative & Flordia didn't notice?

    • @Michelle-pn9xt
      @Michelle-pn9xt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MightMouse2174 As an uncle, that would have made more sense.

  • @ginodominick4500
    @ginodominick4500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Don't know what was more funny James expression to JJ or JJ facial expression 🤣😂

  • @SamuelGriffin-zt1ze
    @SamuelGriffin-zt1ze 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    James wasn't playing with this older man

  • @Alundrahs
    @Alundrahs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    If all fathers were like James there would be no trouble in the world

    • @jackiedelister8056
      @jackiedelister8056 ปีที่แล้ว

      The two most realistic TV fathers were James Evans and Jack Arnold. Dan Lauria once said "other sitcoms had the dad you wanted, but we had the dad you had!"

    • @janal1206
      @janal1206 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      BINGO JACK

  • @La-wr5dn
    @La-wr5dn ปีที่แล้ว +7

    James always reminds me of my late Dad. It's one of the reasons that I loved watching this show. Dad would just laugh when I'd say, "that's you Dad".

  • @karenearle5507
    @karenearle5507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Who remembers Donald aka Louis Gosset Jr., and James Evans aka John Amos would go on to star in the 1977 production of Roots. Louis Gosset was "Fiddler", and John Amos was "Kunta Kinte".

  • @magpatocx
    @magpatocx 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    RIP Louis Gossett Jr...you are Legend.

  • @letradavis650
    @letradavis650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    The power of Total agreement between a wife and husband ❗️

    • @Mrchicity
      @Mrchicity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That’s how it’s supposed to be 💯💯

  • @ONTHEEDGEFRED
    @ONTHEEDGEFRED 4 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    The good old days back when you would not have someone actually standing around defending some old pervert with a young girl like that.

    • @markfloors6988
      @markfloors6988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      We will just say "older" pervert, because there is NOTHING "old" about 41 unless you are talking about sports, because the average 41yo will absolutely crush any average punk within the range of 20 something year old, with the same height and weight, background etc, and thats coming from a 54yo, hell...I WISH I can go back to the age of 41 LOL

    • @ONTHEEDGEFRED
      @ONTHEEDGEFRED 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@markfloors6988 Yeah, I'm 57 and would love to go back to the age of 41. I was already going downhill a little At that age, but, If my health falls off as much the next 10 years as it has the last 10 years, don't expect to be around much longer.

    • @markfloors6988
      @markfloors6988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ONTHEEDGEFRED Oh ok, I am fighting weak knees, inflamation of my joints, stiffness, but mines sounds lite compared to how you sound, hope that you don't mind my asking, is it that bad?

    • @ONTHEEDGEFRED
      @ONTHEEDGEFRED 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@markfloors6988 Actually we sound exactly alike. Just recently I started fighting a heart condition called A-Fib. Getting old sucks. I guess it beats the alternative though.

    • @markfloors6988
      @markfloors6988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ONTHEEDGEFRED Yes it does suck! but just make sure that you eat right and drink plenty of water, as I looked that up, if you have diabetes or high blood pressure it can be much worse for you

  • @t.n6778
    @t.n6778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    James Evans and Uncle Phil are the best TV dads

  • @MelanieDItsMe
    @MelanieDItsMe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    “HES YOUNG DAD JUST WORKING WIT DEM CHICKENS MAKE HIM LOOK OLD” LMFAOOO

    • @harperstacey9604
      @harperstacey9604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jimmie Walker had the funniest lines on the show.

  • @keejay12
    @keejay12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    James Evans just had that face. Good Times wasn't not the same after he left.

  • @tswagg504
    @tswagg504 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    that was R Kelly uncle

  • @glencook3829
    @glencook3829 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Wait a minute 42!!!! . Going after a 17yr . They live in a high rise write. Express route going down the elevator shaft or put him out the window.

    • @ONTHEEDGEFRED
      @ONTHEEDGEFRED 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      If she were a mature 17 year old she would understand that being with a 42 year old man is crazy. Like I just mentioned before, there's probably somebody standing around waiting to defend a situation like this.

    • @23kingwill
      @23kingwill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ONTHEEDGEFRED at that time it wasn't a big deal much older men back then married younger women for example Ta- Tanisha (Mary Ann Thomas) she was the girl in the VD episode on Good Time's. She was 18 when she married Lee Weaver he was 41 he made appearances on The Jefferson's and Good Times

    • @MrWrightNowTV
      @MrWrightNowTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      High rise? Dude that's the projects! Lmaoooo

    • @23kingwill
      @23kingwill 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Damon Clifford fucking around and marriage is two totally different things

    • @PaulGreen11
      @PaulGreen11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly, he getting his ass kicked.

  • @robjknight6501
    @robjknight6501 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    John Amos is only 8 years older than Jimmy Walker in real life. That's Crazy

    • @robjknight6501
      @robjknight6501 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @vintagetvandexciting you are correct

  • @nmHispana
    @nmHispana 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My own father used to give us that exact same look, which never needed any words and was always enough.

  • @muskegontribune
    @muskegontribune ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Television in the 70s and 80s was great!

  • @pk-hw3ud
    @pk-hw3ud ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thelma was engaged like 13x on the show😂

    • @Mrs.TJ516
      @Mrs.TJ516 ปีที่แล้ว

      😃😃😃😃

  • @sharifshabazz834
    @sharifshabazz834 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    look at James ready to square up 😂

  • @KwameAboagye-p2p
    @KwameAboagye-p2p 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Brother Louis Gossett Junior, what an excellent actor.
    RIP

  • @zk191
    @zk191 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Ain't no sense in fat mouthing" 😆

  • @FedorMachida
    @FedorMachida ปีที่แล้ว +6

    lolol this was classic. James was a Boss.

  • @trikkerman1
    @trikkerman1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm 55 and still say that James was the best father figure in tv and movie history. Too bad they killed him off. The show was never the same after that.

    • @buicklincoln
      @buicklincoln 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree. Hollywood ALWAYS had and still has a problem with a strong, masculine, black man being portrayed in TV and the movies.

  • @nelsonvargas9527
    @nelsonvargas9527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The greatest TV father of all time , James Evans senior !!!!

  • @caliden3785
    @caliden3785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I grew up watching this...one of the best TV shows in the 70s

  • @TK-un1pu
    @TK-un1pu 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I cried when James left the show and she threw that glass dish on the floor in the kitchen! I wasn’t even 10 but I remember that scene and the one with Penny and the iron!

  • @checkerslane
    @checkerslane 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    He is an old looking 42 also. He looks more like mid 50's

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's because of the balding pattern.

    • @BrotherDerrick3X
      @BrotherDerrick3X 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      To think that Louis Gossett Jr was about 38 at the time. He only played a little older.

    • @Michelle-pn9xt
      @Michelle-pn9xt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah. He is that old, but still dating a teenager.

    • @Michelle-pn9xt
      @Michelle-pn9xt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lwmson That is because he was old enough to be her dad in real life.

    • @Michelle-pn9xt
      @Michelle-pn9xt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BrotherDerrick3X Are you kidding? She was a teenager, so he was MUCH older than her! Too old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @glopesci
    @glopesci 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Met Mr. Amos and got a chance to sit and talk with him….. I really felt like one of the kids. His presence is intimidating, yet loving; grounded in class and solid character. It was incredible! The greatest TV Dad besides Huxtable & Winslow

  • @destineetyson7756
    @destineetyson7756 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    RIP Mr Louis gossett Jr 🙏🏿🙏🏿🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

  • @dsrgreen29
    @dsrgreen29 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    RIP Lou Gossett Jr

  • @MagnusPaul1976
    @MagnusPaul1976 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It sure must have been such a great honour and a privilege to have Mr Louis Gossett Jr on the set of Good Times. I wish I was born before Good Times... 🤗

  • @jarrodbarkley9061
    @jarrodbarkley9061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Bingo, Jack!
    😂😂😂

  • @smc1774
    @smc1774 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    We need more father's like James Evens. Just maybe these young women nowadays wouldn't act the way they do, wild and unlady like.

    • @daystar73
      @daystar73 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      These young men as well....
      Father of 1 daughter right here...💯

    • @smc1774
      @smc1774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@daystar73 Right On!!!👍👍

    • @Williamwestp24
      @Williamwestp24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah both young girls and young boys.

    • @visaormastercard
      @visaormastercard 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not really.

    • @visaormastercard
      @visaormastercard 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How can a man teach a female to be ladylike? & Say *you* need more fathers like crazy James. Most Don't.

  • @shon7425
    @shon7425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    James played no games

  • @sharcerv74
    @sharcerv74 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This was at a time when all parents had to do was give you a look, and you knew to shut up or leave the room. Nowadays, it's the kids giving the parents a look.

  • @adrianjohnson2874
    @adrianjohnson2874 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    RIP Esther Rolle and now Louis Gossett Jr.

  • @Thesunsreflection
    @Thesunsreflection 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Chyeee.... bruh was treading on thin ice with that kiss he gave Thelma in front of James😳

    • @karicewillis
      @karicewillis 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      To be fair, that kiss Donald gave Thelma looked more like a kiss a Father would give his Daughter.

  • @hazemcdanill8336
    @hazemcdanill8336 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I'm not ashamed of my age i'm 42 florida:42 james: lord have mercy 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @karicewillis
      @karicewillis ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My Parents would have reacted the same way.😏

  • @calvinwoolfolk324
    @calvinwoolfolk324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Anybody noticed Lou gossett Jr. dated thelma the first time he was on the show n then he come back n become there uncle on the other show that was weird n crazy lol🙏❤😂😎

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just like Ron Glass first played a blind salesman/con man, then further into the series he played the principal from Michael's school. And Theodore Wilson, who had a recurring role as Sweet Daddy Williams, first played the role of a nightclub owner earlier in the series.

    • @calvinwoolfolk324
      @calvinwoolfolk324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lwmson yea i remember that i believe they do because they probably run out of actors or something because they do the same thing on family matters Sanford n son Martin n fresh prince n the shows also

    • @lwmson
      @lwmson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@calvinwoolfolk324 They did that in a lot of sitcoms. There was an actor named Allan Melvin and he played about half dozen different characters on the near 10-year run of the Andy Griffith Show.

    • @calvinwoolfolk324
      @calvinwoolfolk324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lwmson o yea i think i remember him now

    • @visaormastercard
      @visaormastercard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@calvinwoolfolk324 I didn't watch family matters. I thought they only did that on 70s that ran into the 80s shows.