The rise and fall of Good Times, how did it begin and how did it end? How did the show get it season? What ever happened to John Amos? How did African Americans portray the show and did other cultures also watch it? According to IMBD Good Times was a spin-off from the sitcom Maude (1972), there were no actual references to that show or its characters. In that series, Florida was employed as Maude Findlay's housekeeper in suburban New York and her husband Henry was employed as a firefighter. So on Good Times (1974), Florida and her husband James live in Chicago with their three kids JJ, Michael, and Thelma and there is no mention of their previous jobs. James never went by the name of Henry or them ever having lived in New York. In fact, Florida and neighbor Willona Woods are longtime friends and believed to have lived in Chicago for several years. Although, in one episode Florida did mention that she was house cleaner. Good times ran for five seasons and it sometimes had its difficulties with some of its main characters. In the article,( John Amos was kicked off the show) John Amos talks about how he disagreed with the way the show was being ran, so he had many differences with the show’s producers. They stated …show more content…
According to bio.com, Lear’s shows were often criticized for their sharp political bent, he vocally defended his right to integrate his personal views into his writing. "Why wouldn't I have ideas and thoughts," he said, "and why wouldn't my work reflect those ideas?" The article the good times of Norman Lear stated that Lear was more than a maker of great television; the impact of his many shows was enormous. At one point, Lear had seven shows in the top 10, the TED Conference heard; there was a time when his shows attracted 120 million viewers a week. Over a glorious career, he has written, produced, created or developed dozens of series and more than a dozen
In an interview in 1974, Producer and show creator Norman Lear said of his television sitcom, All in the Family: “People laugh harder at the things they care the most about.” ("Day at Night: Norman Lear, renowned TV producer ("All in the Family")." ) If that is true then the viewers most certainly must have cared about the topics being addressed on the show because All in the Family topped the Neilsen ratings, ranking number-one, from 1971 to 1976. As with any successful producer, Lear’s and co-producer Bud Yorkin’s primary goal was to get ratings. The fact that All in The Family arguably became one of the most influential television sitcoms ever aired was just a bonus. The show became a soap box for its creators, producers and writers to broadcast their political views as well as provide them with a vehicle to combat what they saw as social injustice. By featuring relevant themes of social significance such as death, divorce, racism, rape, and homosexuality, each week, the program put the spot light on topics previously discussed in hushed tones behind closed doors. While high ratings may have been the first priority, the producers definitely had an additional agenda to try to bring about social change by stimulating dialog and debate within families, neighborhoods, local hangouts, anywhere Americans would congregate.
During the 1950s and 1960s, 97% of the families were Caucasian. In the first five years of the 1990s, nearly 14% of the television families were African-American (Bryant 2001). These statistics obviously show the substantial impact our American culture has had on African-American television families. Sanford and Son was set in the early 1970s. They were a very low class, low-income family that was very disjointed.
The article “From counterculture to Sixties Culture” clearly demonstrates that the hippie movement was not just founded on pure rebellion from what their parents had prescribed. The article reveals that the 60s culture was a product of many factors including the youths reaction to the Vietnam War, the outpouring of self expression on college campuses around the continent, the constantly dynamic civil rights, and especially the rejection of the counterculture by the mainstream society.
Hipster stereotypes are often associated with artists and other creative individuals in today’s society. As young artists are instructed to be culturally and politically aware of their environment, (as well as refined in their chosen crafts), they are not only skilled, but incredibly educated in a modernized, free-thinking way. This research should support the argument that young visual artists, in particular, are aware of these conventionalized ideals and negative perceptions regarding hipster culture, and accordingly manipulate their identity to transcend these stereotypes, or ignore them completely.
For the first time in American history, a large population of people of all ages, classes, and races came together to challenge the traditional institutions, traditional values in society, and "the establishment" in general. Youth, women, ethnic minorities, environmentalists, migrant workers and others caused the emergence of the counter culture. This cultural movement from 1960 to 1973 was caused by many factors. This era was one that was filled with many important events that shaped the way that Americans viewed life. Those who were unhappy with what was going on around them and took part in this social phenomenon reflected and demonstrated their attitudes, values, and ideals in many ways. Various things from protests to songs expressed their views and made their point get across to America. This cultural movement had a profound impact on society. It had both beneficial and detrimental effects on the society. As we look back on the sixties, it was one of the most important decades because it accomplished so many important things.
...ll of the charges that were brought upon him and he answers them all in full detail and truth. He addresses his audience with honesty and respect, without making his readers feeling like they were being vanquished. Instead they were being made aware of what their actions were doing to society, and that they could make a difference. Dr. King uses a very strong pathos while speaking to his audience. He helps them to see things from his perspective. He uses detailed stories that make the reader feel like they are seeing what is going on. He also uses his ethos to show his respect for the audience, which in turn puts a positive spin on the negativity of the whole situation.
Originally aired on CBS in 1974 as a spinoff of the sitcom Maude, Good Times was a Black situation comedy based on the everyday lives of a Black Chicago family during the height of the civil rights movement (Deane, 2004). The cast starred Esther Rolles as the mother Florida Evans who first appeared as the maid in the television show Maude, John Amos as the father James Evans who starred in the hit miniseries Roots, comedian Jimmie Walker who played the oldest son James Evans Jr. (JJ), Ja'net DuBois as neighbor and friend of the Evans family Willona Woods, Ralph Carter who played the youngest son Michael Evans, and Anderson Bern Nadette Stanis as daughter Thelma Evans (Deane, 2004).
show became more outspoken as he got married to his lover in the season after
Royal Melendy writes about a rising social culture taking place at the turn of the twentieth century. He depicts this culture as the ambiance emitted in early Chicago saloons. “Saloons served many roles for the working-class during this period of American history, and were labeled as the poor man’s social clubs” (summary of saloon culture, pg. 76).
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. uses the appeal of ethos from the beginning until the end of his speech. Because he was talking about African-American people, his own race that were dealing with racism and discrimination. However, Dr. King uses all the rhetorical devices in many ways to the best of his ability to gain the favor of his audience, and he made an unforgettable and effectively speech that made an impact on America. His main purpose was to fight for the equal rights of African-American people and in order for him to do that, he aided the civil rights to help his own race to improve their
“Of all the hardships a person had to face, none as more punishing than the simple act of waiting.” This quote is from the book “ A Thousand Splendid Suns”, written in 2007, by a man named Khaled Hosseni. This book took place in Afghanistan, focusing on two women, Mariam and Laila from the 1960’s to the early 2000’s. This historical fiction novel based on the hardships of people living in Afghanistan during this time hit spot-on.
A Culture of My Own The smell of the ocean, palm trees, and the sound of the salsa beats in the distance, characteristics of a beautiful culture. But is that really what my culture is? As a Cuban in America, culture is much different than that of an island native. My culture, or should I say, the culture that my family has molded into our own, is a spectacular one.
...elopment of characters and their relationship. Many show today such as The Simpsons or Family guy have hints of the Honeymooner and “their palpably plain working-class settings”(81). I do not believe it just only influences sitcoms, but the television as a whole, an its involvement with the viewers and growth of shows that explored beyond the gimmicky clichés and non-issues, and dug deep into thought of subconsciously changing the way someone view television. The Honeymooners would forever be a show that was ahead of times and one that stood out as one of a kind, and we would have to give our appreciations to Jackie Gleason for creating such a show. Without “The Great One”, television would be different and that sole reason is because of Gleason talents to come up with such a creative, original and funny writing that would go on to innovate the shows we watch today.
A clash of cultures The two main stories which have a negative end are “The Train from Rhodesia” and “The Gold Legged Frog”. Both of these stories include the aspect of “a clash of culture” which acts as a catalyst for the negative endings. “The Train from Rhodesia” incorporates the aspect of two cultures from different parts of the world coming together. This story is an allegory and outlines the clash of cultures when white people come into black people’s land and exploit them. The story is about a young couple who are on holiday and they have bought lots of souvenirs.
The club culture-hundreds of thousands of young people across the country, covered in sweat and rhythmically throbbing to a beat- has long been filled with stigmas and stereotypes; the idea that hip-hop music is only for people of African descent, or solely for the "impoverished youth" as Dale Kleinschmidt, an ex-DJ and amateur break dancer from Dallas, puts it, has been a common view associated with the hip-hop scene by the masses. Dale got interested in break dancing because, as he says, "he wanted to look cool." In the beginning, the idea of being able to break dance was funny to him- he had already been involved in the dance scene, but he had never been a b-boy, he just DJed. A lot of Dale's interest in the dance aspect of the clubs came from his DJing experiences.