[LRoggy]

I happened to love Good Times and will forever admire Esther Rolle for standing up to Norman Lear when he tried to force the storyline on her about James leaving the family to cover the contract issue John Amos had with Lear.

[Dr. Sivana]

I happened to love Good Times and will forever admire Esther Rolle for standing up to Norman Lear when he tried to force the storyline on her about James leaving the family to cover the contract issue John Amos had with Lear.

I hadn't known that. Good for her. John Amos' character would not have left that family. Besides, TV sitcoms already had a long history of untimely deaths causing the situation. Good thing Lear didn't try to pull a new "mom and dad" like he did when he gave All in the Family a "new" Lionel.