'Good Times': 50 years ago, Norman Lear changed TV with a show about a working-class Black family's struggles and joys
- Written by Angela M. Nelson, Associate Professor of Popular Culture, Bowling Green State University
Esther Rolle, right, and John Amos starred in the pathbreaking 1970s Black sitcom.Moviepix via Getty ImagesI loved watching Norman Lear’s trailblazing television shows when I was growing up in Dalzell, South Carolina, in the 1970s.
“Good Times,” my favorite, debuted on Feb. 8, 1974 – nearly 50 years ago. CBS aired the show...