Lear was so impressed with the young actor, he bought out the rest of his Broadway contract so he could write him into "Good Times" as Michael ... who played mom Florida Evans; John Amos, who ...

Good Times chronicled the lives of the Evans ... Evans family’s sassy neighbor Willona Woods. Ralph Carter played Michael Evans, Florida and James’ youngest son, known for his pro-Black ...

One of the most important sitcoms ever, Good Times is known for having very ... The writing for Michael Evans began to change as the character and actor Ralph Carter started to get older All ...

Michael Evans, who played Lionel Jefferson on All in the ... on Broadway in the musical Raisin when he caught the eye of Good Times’s producers, and Lear bought out the remainder of his contract ...

On a quiet evening exactly 50 years ago today, the first episode of Eric Monte and Mike Evans ... television show “Good Times” which aired in September 1978. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives ...

Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans, “Good Times” premiered in 1974 and ran for six seasons before ending its run on the small screen in 1979. The series, which the late Norman Lear developed ...