The DARK Truth About Good Times | John Was Fired? Esther Quit? The Cast Was Jealous of Jimmie?
Good Times was, for lack of a better word, DY-NO-MITE! It had a DY-NO-MITE cast and a DY-NO-MITE producer. However, behind the scenes, it also had DY-NO-MITE problems. The series aired for six seasons on CBS, from 1974 to 1979. It was created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear. The seeds of Good Times were sown several years earlier when another Norman Lear tv production called All in the Family aired for the first time in 1971. People couldn’t get enough of the Bunker family. It was outrageous, groundbreaking and quickly became the number one watched show in the country. It also changed the face of primetime television with a new brand of social and political controversy and made Norman one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood. During the first season of the show, Mike Evans, who appeared as a supporting character, and friend Eric Monte approached Norman with a sitcom concept. It was about a black nuclear family living in a Chicago housing project. Norman loved it.
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https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-apr-14-me-monte14-story.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-me-monte19-story.html
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