Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

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In the mid-1970s, Good Times made a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging.

A Closer Look

According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Walker acknowledged that all was not so wonderful when Good Times was at the top of the ratings during its original run in the 1970s. He discussed how the show may have remained on the air for additional seasons had his co-stars taken a different approach.

Walker believed in co-star Bernadette Stanis, who played his TV sister, Thelma Evans on the sitcom, and felt she could have expanded her career. But when he tried to give her advice, he was shot down by both Amos and showrunner Norman Lear.

Conclusion

Like many of Norman Lear's productions of the era, Good Times was a trailblazing television show that left its indelible mark in the history of pop culture.