Corrected entry: In this episode, James recalls he and Florida, when first getting married, couldn't afford to start having children until James got a job, then his politician friend got him a job at the stockyard, and then had JJ. This whole story is in total contrast with an earlier episode in the series, in which James admitted the reason he married Florida is because she was already pregnant.
Good Times (1974)
1 corrected entry in season 3
Starring: Jimmie Walker, BernNadette Stanis, Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter
Genres: Comedy
J.J. Becomes a Man: Part 2 - S2-E3
Visible crew/equipment: When Florida is begging James to borrow money from the loan shark, she and James stand up; Florida is on the left, James the right. At the top of Florida's head behind her you can see the microphone overhead and it moves quickly out of the frame. (00:32:00 - 00:33:00)
James: We are poor, and poor is one of three things people don't want to be. Right next to sick, and dead.
Trivia: The character of Michael Evans was named after co-creator Michael Evans. The real Michael Evans was the original Lionel on "The Jeffersons".
Question: Neck Bone and Sweet Pea are referred to by Florida as their real names, Tyrone and Sylvester. Do we know which name goes to which guy? (I've always wondered this).
Answer: Neck Bone is Sylvester and Sweet Pea is Tyrone.
For some reason, I always thought it was the other way around but really no way of knowing. I'm assuming your answer is based on how Florida looks their directions near the end of the episode while saying their names.
They are listed as such on IMDb.com. So it is possible to check. Doug Grant played Sweet Pea and Michael D. Roberts played Neck Bone.
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Correction: This entry is incorrect. In an earlier episode when James stated he married Florida because she was pregnant, he was joking, not serious.