Florida and James Evans | “Good Times”

Knowing that the lead and supporting casts of Good Times were people of color made it a refreshing series. As a brief background for the series, the show was released on February 8, 1974. It is comprised of six seasons and 133 episodes. It featured exceptional actors, like Esther Rolle as Florida Evans, who also received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series, and John Amos, who played the role of James Evans Sr.

As for the relationship between the two, Amos revealed that they were never friends and only talked to each other if their work called for it. He even emphasized that they did not have each other’s phone numbers in an interview. When the series ended in 1979, the on-screen couple continued working in the entertainment industry. Rolle showed her acting prowess in films like Driving Miss Daisy and Down in the Delta. Meanwhile, Amos had credits in the movies Lock UP and Coming to America.