“And I think it was just this show, this situation, that was against anything and everything he believed in. Often times, his attitude led to creative differences between him and the production staff. “John is a good actor, a solid actor,” said Jimmie. To Jimmie, it seemed as if Good Times wasn’t good enough for the rising actor. One actor who reportedly caused drama behind the scenes was John Amos. “These people, anytime you said anything, they get crazy, they get upset. “I think that they killed the goose that laid the golden egg,” he stated. However, he believes his castmates weren’t appreciative of being on a hit show.
While we all know good things don’t always last forever, it appears Jimmie Walker believes Good Times actually could have lasted a bit longer than it did. Jimmie went on to discuss the downward spiral of the hit sitcom. Only on the set … We never did anything together.” I wouldn’t have had his number … We never spoke to each other. If you said at that time ‘Call Esther and ask her about ,’ I wouldn’t even have her number,” he added.” I couldn’t have called John. “I think the same basically goes for John. Jimmie went on to offer an example of how real the gap was between him and his co-stars. While Jimmie and John Amos have a better relationship now, he admits things weren’t so great when the show was at it’s popularity peak.
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