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9 ай бұрын

(1988) Sonny's latest love interest (Irene Cara) pulls a pistol.

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@altonpettijohn2189 9 ай бұрын

JJ will always be JJ no matter what show he’s in

@jeanemlicar 9 ай бұрын

True. That’s probably why I never heard of this show and why it was short lived.

@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc 9 ай бұрын

@@jeanemlicar I keep hoping that he will say dynamite!

@DJWOLFLIVE 9 ай бұрын

Facts. I met him at a nightclub in DC called the Comedy Cafe in 1991 and you right he’s always going to be known as JJ from Good Times

@jeanemlicar 9 ай бұрын

That’s cause that was his one and only major blackout role. Same goes for Mr. T,Webster and Gary Coleman.R.I.P.@@DJWOLFLIVE

@talltalllady 8 ай бұрын

Why didn't this show last long?

@justanadams9430 9 ай бұрын

Rest In Peace Vonetta McGee And Irene Cara.

@Vincent50 9 ай бұрын

Two beauties

@jaydiltz 9 ай бұрын

🙏🏾🌹🌹🙏🏾

@kennymega61 9 ай бұрын

Yes RIP

@Cw311z 9 ай бұрын

Eternal Nubian Queens of Black Hollywood.

@MrTracy6666 9 ай бұрын

Man I've been waiting to see this since 1986

@andrewdinkins4480 8 ай бұрын

Irene Cara pass away a year ago tomorrow and I never seen this before. RIP QUEEN. I miss you very much

@RICHBLACKCOCK 8 ай бұрын

@andrewdinins4480 Remember BUSTIN LOOSE the movie?

@dougfredricks2017 8 ай бұрын

🎶Fame!🎶 RIP Irene

@christophernicholson20 9 ай бұрын

It's funny to me how Jimmie still looks and sounds the same way here and acts the same as he did on Good Times 😂😂😂😂😂

@ItsAllLove4Real 9 ай бұрын

Never heard of this show, wow!💛

@taiwanarnold5927 Ай бұрын

Show old 1986

@Charles-qm3mo 9 ай бұрын

I didnt know they made a tv show from the movie. Irene Cara was beautiful!

@lmboyd3 8 ай бұрын

Me either!!!

@RqediMarche 8 ай бұрын

I love running across black shows I never knew about. Streaming every episode I can find.

@frank-xp6pj 8 ай бұрын

All of these shows from the 70’s to the 90’s are so much better than the crap they put out in this generation….

@darlene5216 8 ай бұрын

You got that right.

@robertrosalez6560 9 ай бұрын

I never heard of this show and I watched a lot of tv growing up in the 80s looks good

@Yobachi2007 8 ай бұрын

Same. It must have only been in syndication.

@kingovharts 8 ай бұрын

I remember this when I was a kid. It was quite forgettable. Best part was the theme song.

@darlene5216 8 ай бұрын

I never heard of this show either. I watched alot of TV shows in the 80s and I guess I overlooked this one.

@MrTony-sb6nq 8 ай бұрын

@Yobachi2007 nope CBS it only ran a season and it wasn't good

@lovefaith1714 8 ай бұрын

Only September 19, 1987, to May 28, 1988 never saw it

@BigBoy4482 8 ай бұрын

JJ finally made it out the ghetto...😂😂😂

@jwilliams7554 8 ай бұрын

Yes it’s weird seeing JJ wearing sweaters like Cliff Huxtable

@judychang8760 Ай бұрын

He made it out of the ghetto in 1979 on the series finale of Good Times.

@oakboyh Ай бұрын

And still had no privacy

@kenyattasimpson8468 8 ай бұрын

Irene cara 😢😢😢 miss her❤

@denniscarroll7696 9 ай бұрын

Ahh, the '80s!

@cushe83 9 ай бұрын

Late 80s

@oholm09 8 ай бұрын

I was 7 going 8 years old

@cooper482011 8 ай бұрын

Rest in paradise Vonetta McGee🕊️and Iren Cara🕊️

@SuperBeachbum74 8 ай бұрын

Paradise, very true

@nicolejohnson4989 9 ай бұрын

Wow never heard of this!

@timbrown5576 9 ай бұрын

I've never heard of this show either. I guess this show proved that Jimmy Walker could never be a lead actor.

@kamrynbrown5025 9 ай бұрын

Same

@keronwindley4950 8 ай бұрын

Never seen this show

@magneticfavor9500 8 ай бұрын

I never heard of this show. But I shall watch it since Jj is on it

@ericpotter774 8 ай бұрын

Lol

@a.b.s_productions 8 ай бұрын

He looks exactly how he did when Good Times ended in 1979 here!

@reginaldjackson4176 8 ай бұрын

Good Afternoon. The movie "Bustin' Loose" and television sitcom "Bustin' Loose" titles came from the song titled "Bustin Loose," recorded by Chuck Brown in the late 1970's.

@MrBlockice22 9 ай бұрын

I was around 8 when this show came out I think. i forgot about this one. This is nice!! 80s was the BEST!!

@michaelknight5090 8 ай бұрын

Some celebrities can't break away from the characters they played long ago. unfortunately Jimmy Walker will always be J.J from Good Times.❤️👍👍👍

@lordcron 9 ай бұрын

I never seen this show before! I would have watched this if I knew it was out.

@brotha_tree 9 ай бұрын

💯

@lawrencemoore3863 8 ай бұрын

@brotha_tree yep me too. That's my brother's nickname and father's nickname Tree 🌳 ,my other nickname when I need it Lil Tree.

@brotha_tree 8 ай бұрын

@@lawrencemoore3863 That's wassup ☺️

@sarahsimpkins1311 5 ай бұрын

It didn't stay on too long I use to watch

@nguzoloveinlofi3832 9 ай бұрын

Irene Cara was supposed to be a triple threat A list star, the industry did her dirty.

@johnserino6 8 ай бұрын

She was a very difficult cocaine addict. She did it to herself unfortunately. Very difficult. Very talented.

@nguzoloveinlofi3832 8 ай бұрын

@@johnserino6 there were many addicts of various substances who were just as difficult without half her talent. The industry did her dirty.

@johnserino6 8 ай бұрын

@@nguzoloveinlofi3832 I would tend to agree but I took an interest in this because she was so talented. The various things I've read and seen all say she she was universally thought of as more trouble than she was worth.

@nguzoloveinlofi3832 8 ай бұрын

@@johnserino6 yeah, when you demand fair compensation for your work they tend to do that-especially if you’re Black and a woman…

@AlmondJoie 8 ай бұрын

She won an Oscar as a co-writer for "Flashdance ... What a Feeling" for the movie _Flashdance._

@corporateraider77 8 ай бұрын

RIP Irene Cara and Vonetta McGee ❤

@charljack 9 ай бұрын

Irene Cara was next level fine...

@msolomon1781 9 ай бұрын

SUPER *FACTS* 💯💯😍😍

@buicklincoln 8 ай бұрын

Thank you

@RICHBLACKCOCK 8 ай бұрын

@@buicklincolnDidnt Irene pass away recently?

@Lillyxxxo 8 ай бұрын

I never realize how tall JJ is . Still funny as ever. RIP Irene Cara

@renzopeterson153 8 ай бұрын

How did you discover this, I'm black and cultured and didn't know about this lol

@traciealexander3470 9 ай бұрын

I didn't realize I knew of this show until the theme song jogged my memory. Nice find!

@mrmortimer710 8 ай бұрын

Wow. What a great time. #RestInParadise Vonetta McGee and Irene Cara

@Yourfavphotog 8 ай бұрын

So this is basically grown up JJ lol. I’m really loving these show posts. Thank you!!!

@katrinaholden8183 9 ай бұрын

Lol she's the nicest robber I've seen on any sitcom 😂😂

@Cw311z 9 ай бұрын

Better than Edna on Good Times 11 years ago before this show & episode that Jimmie Walker/J.J. Evans was in. RIP to both queens.

@yell0wberry 8 ай бұрын

She also did one episode of what’s happening as reruns girlfriend

@entertainingblackmanvideos7691 8 ай бұрын

@@Cw311zDamn you know those numbers and years

@plmitch 8 ай бұрын

@@yell0wberryyup....needed a green card...lmao

@voiceofreason70X7 9 ай бұрын

I am in my 50s...I loved Good Times. I am surprised that I never heard of this show.

@southjerseysfinest 8 ай бұрын

I've never heard of this show either.

@tconnection7935 8 ай бұрын

I remember it, every Saturday afternoon at 4pm KOFY tv 20 Bay Area after American bandstand 1988

@davidj5910 9 ай бұрын

Wow! I never heard of this show. Thumbs up on this one. Irene was looking gorgeous.

@geeskin5750 9 ай бұрын

Thank u 4 posting these episodes

@donaldmcgee6334 9 ай бұрын

I remember this show. I don't think it lasted long though!

@dickersonr6172 9 ай бұрын

It was one season

@tiffanygreer9264 9 ай бұрын

I use to watch this show all the time back in the day ❤❤❤

@lady_of_the_funk 9 ай бұрын

Yup, I do remember this show. It wasn’t too bad. It should have lasted longer.

@lyndajay4407 9 ай бұрын

Wow, I've never seen this show. Thanks for posting.

@leroymaxwellii2747 9 ай бұрын

R.I.P. 🪦 Vonetta McGee and Irene Cara

@travelingblues1596 9 ай бұрын

I remember this show 😊

@DeeNice681 9 ай бұрын

I watched the reruns on the USA Network in the early 90s!

@alfonsogreen2722 9 ай бұрын

So do I

@rachelolvera9435 9 ай бұрын

Never heard of it believe it

@AveryBlackman 9 ай бұрын

Where the hell was I at, probably some funky military base. 😢

@sarahsimpkins1311 9 ай бұрын

I remember it came on WGN back in 87-88

@drb215 8 ай бұрын

irene cara reminds me of tamron hall in this episode.

@BKMediaMan 8 ай бұрын

I especially loved this theme song

@soulbrosampson 8 ай бұрын

Not a bad sitcom. I totally missed it, never knew about it.

@sarahsimpkins1311 9 ай бұрын

I haven't watch this in years i remember this use to come on Saturdays back inthe day on WGN

@normanperez6009 8 ай бұрын

Never heard of this show!, glad I found this.

@petershort3469 9 ай бұрын

I remember this show. Too bad it only lasted for one season…

@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc 9 ай бұрын

The show wasn't that funny.

@shaunphillips3236 9 ай бұрын

Vonetta McGee & Irene Cara were fucking gorgeous 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@yell0wberry 8 ай бұрын

Fun fact, McGee and Walker both worked together in the movie with Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier, let’s do it again

@Supremmo 9 ай бұрын

I remember this show. It use to come on weekends on my local station. This was back when first run syndication shows were a thing.

@kennymega61 9 ай бұрын

She’s beautiful

@Koolazzmike 9 ай бұрын

I believe the USA network use to air this on Saturdays in the late 80s

@sarahsimpkins1311 5 ай бұрын

I think it was WGN

@blainehylton3296 8 ай бұрын

R.I.P. irene cara

@khingofswordz43 8 ай бұрын

Good Times had to get put out of its misery...it was so many issues among the cast as well as behind the scenes. I remember this show....this gave us a more depth into Jimmy Walkers acting comedy. It was a cool little show..... 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@mrmotown313 8 ай бұрын

I remembered in a sense that this show came on television. I knew all too well that Jimmie Walker was in it. It’s very interesting to see JJ in a different sitcom being his usual JJ self but in a different character.

@moniquebatise3818 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for these uploads. Brings back memories of when TV shows meant something

@janiasvoice 8 ай бұрын

First of all, I LOVE THIS SHOW! I haven’t seen it in years! It was always a favorite of mine when I was a kid. The entire cast is amazing….especially my sister, Tyren Perry aka “Tricia”! I loved going to the set with her and watching them rehearse and film the episodes. Thanks for posting!

@yell0wberry 8 ай бұрын

I guess she was the original Perry of entertainment

@BKMediaMan 8 ай бұрын

@janiasvoice Is Tyren still in the business?

@janiasvoice 8 ай бұрын

@@BKMediaMan Yes, she is! She’s currently in pre-production for an independent film, and she’s working on some new music!

@hasanmuhammad3916 8 ай бұрын

What year was this show release

@janiasvoice 8 ай бұрын

@@hasanmuhammad3916 I think the show was released in 1988 or 1989.

@privatenineNaturalWoman 9 ай бұрын

WOW! This is one I forgot about this one!

@MyNameIsUnavailable 9 ай бұрын

1:42 "WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?" 😂😂😂😂

@fantasybouthour6679 8 ай бұрын

I look at this show as a continuation of JJ and what he really wanted to be. If you look back at good times, he was always coming up with schemes and dealing with lone sharks.

@theseanmoneyshow3290 8 ай бұрын

I had no idea this existed 😩

@TripleCubedTriune 8 ай бұрын

One of my favorite theme songs i remember more than a single episode of the show🎶🤎

@DarrylJordanofficial Ай бұрын

That was really funny wow!!! JJ being JJ LOL. The writing is on point.

@BKMediaMan 8 ай бұрын

Tons of talent in this episode! Enjoyed this show as a kid.

@marvinhargrove9065 8 ай бұрын

Rest In Peace Vonetta McGee and Irene Cara...

@pattihaley4474 2 ай бұрын

Jimmy walker great actor always o never knew this show

@mikekillagreen9432 8 ай бұрын

Never heard of this. I see it only lasted 1 season but this was entertaining!

@blackamericatelevisionnews7842 8 ай бұрын

I remember this TV show. it had been so long since I've seen it. That show has to be about 35 years old. I was 15 when that show came on.

@talikamurray1388 8 ай бұрын

I THINK THIS SHOW WAS AIRED IN 1984 I BELIEVE

@cookingwithtabitha 2 ай бұрын

I can see why this didn't last long. None of the jokes or acting really stood out. Like others said, Walker was just replaying J.J. Thanks for sharing.

@jmiller297 9 ай бұрын

*HAVEN'T SEEN THIS SINCE I WAS A BABY!!!*

@michaelgrant7530 9 ай бұрын

Babies don't watch television

@jmiller297 8 ай бұрын

@@michaelgrant7530 Yep, and eunuchs don't I=#@%... #Pooryou

@michaelgrant7530 8 ай бұрын

@@jmiller297 Stay in your lane maggot

@malbrojay4740 8 ай бұрын

@@michaelgrant7530Babies watch PBS

@Nelsonhmhpub 7 ай бұрын

First time seeing this show. Nice Show and it was also great to see the late great Irene Cara

@Yardman74 Ай бұрын

Good ol’ USA Network; home of the syndicated shows!

@MyNameIsUnavailable 9 ай бұрын

Tyren Perry was an extra on The Cosby Show as Vanessa's friend when they went to the adult nightclub, IIRC

@DeeNice681 9 ай бұрын

I used to have a crush on her.

@MyNameIsUnavailable 9 ай бұрын

@@DeeNice681 She was a babe. Im sure she still is.

@katrinaholden8183 9 ай бұрын

@@MyNameIsUnavailable yes she still is very beautiful. she's also the older sister of the girl who played Judy on family matters 😊

@CA-zn9bq 9 ай бұрын

She played on Difference Strokes too. Arnold had a crush on her.

@MyNameIsUnavailable 9 ай бұрын

@@CA-zn9bq YUP! The date to the punk new wave concert

@Susan-yq8pf 9 ай бұрын

Wow I can't recall this show I'll have to Google it to see when it was on TV

@lovefaith1714 8 ай бұрын

Never knew Jimmy Walker did another sitcom after Good Times Ok It was only from September 19, 1987, to May 28, 1988. I was in 1st year of college not thinking about TV

@allanya74 8 ай бұрын

I loved this show growing up.

@charlitajohnson1148 9 ай бұрын

Great Show Thanks For Uploading!👍

@lisalove6946 8 ай бұрын

Never heard of this show wow

@veronicamwarren5750 8 ай бұрын

I do not remember this tv show. How did I miss this? I know I should've seen this show.

@purejoy1985 7 ай бұрын

Wow, I remember this slightly. The opening I think I remember seeing before but nothing else rings a bell. We had so many good shows back then. Many only had a few episodes but still were good to me.

@tanyakelly1260 9 ай бұрын

I remember they got this from the movie. I don't remember Jimmie Walker doing this TV series

@malikjw1 9 ай бұрын

Yeah....with Richard Pryor and Cecily Tyson. Loved that movie.

@reginaldjackson4176 8 ай бұрын

Good Afternoon. The movie's and sitcom's came from the song "Bustin Loose," recorded by Chuck Brown.

@jaiyabyrd4177 8 ай бұрын

I don't remember this treasure of a show

@damienchance3153 9 ай бұрын

Man..I remember watching this show when I was 7 or 8 years old

@alfonsogreen2722 9 ай бұрын

I remembered this show

@KevinPayton-fq8gd 7 ай бұрын

I haven't seen this in a long, long time.

@ThePrinceOfTheTalkbox 8 ай бұрын

5:35 ans Michael Jackson too 😂

@goodne3608 9 ай бұрын

#rip Irene Cara

@nycmamii 28 күн бұрын

This was actually really good for the time.

@cooper482011 8 ай бұрын

I’ve always said that Beyoncé and Solange Knowles resemble Vonetta McGee, especially by the eyes. However, in this short-lived sitcom, which I used to watch, McGee and Tiny Knowles favor a lot. The Creole blood is so noticeable. McGee’s maternal grandfather, Everett Lee Scott, was Louisiana Creole.

@deannaroberson1451 8 ай бұрын

I remember this vaguely.

@janeenhobbs6900 9 ай бұрын

I remember this show

@talikamurray1388 8 ай бұрын

I ACTUALLY FORGOT ABOUT THIS SHOW BECAUSE ANOTHER MOVIE WAS NAMED BUSTING LOOSE IN THE 70S

@grossmisconduct4481 9 ай бұрын

Keep em coming 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@Chris512B 9 ай бұрын

Jimmy Walker is a gem when it comes to sitcoms

@kappaman1994 9 ай бұрын

No He Is NOT!!! He Is Corny TBH! He Was Perfect In Good Times! He Was Also Food In Let's Do It Again”. 19:37

@bessie9755 9 ай бұрын

I think he's dead in real life

@rozworld2367 9 ай бұрын

He’s not dead

@MisterB2eternity 9 ай бұрын

@@kappaman1994 Jimmie Walker is not an actor. He said it himself. He's a comic.

@jamesmcclelland1414 8 ай бұрын

This next ➡️-to-last episode of _Bustin’ Loose: The Series_ entitled “What 😦’s a Nice 👍🏻 Girl 💃🏻 Like 😍 You…?” originally aired 💨 in syndication during the week of May 21-27, 1988.

@MrTracy6666 9 ай бұрын

FINE AZZ IRENE CARA

@stephanie3506 9 ай бұрын

Wow I don't remember this show!

@goldenlifelove7251 9 ай бұрын

Me neither.

@AishaRaison 9 ай бұрын

This was one of those Saturday syndications like What's Happening Now during the mid-80s. It was actually pretty good.

@keronwindley4950 8 ай бұрын

Nope 🤷🏾‍♂️

@lamarwest9467 8 ай бұрын

I recall when this came on Chanbel 8 in Wilmington/Philly. And I recall when he was Sonny.

@taiwanarnold5927 Ай бұрын

Bustin loose 1987 Came on WGN Channel 9 Chicago

@debrawhitney7748 8 ай бұрын

I remember this OMG

@W44F 9 ай бұрын

I wish you could find the episode with Bern Nadette Stanis I think it's called "Rain, Rain, Go Away"

@robertwarner-or2yd 8 ай бұрын

Never even heard of this show and I’m 53

@keronwindley4950 8 ай бұрын

I’m 43 ,… same 😂

@CJ-zs1uh 9 ай бұрын

I don’t remember this at all

@lorenzoalsobrooks739 9 ай бұрын

This show ran in first run syndication on independent television stations, like What's Happening Now!

@CJ-zs1uh 9 ай бұрын

@@lorenzoalsobrooks739 ok thanks, I used to watch What’s Happening Now

@sarahsimpkins1311 9 ай бұрын

@@lorenzoalsobrooks739 it came on WGN

@deesee3622 Ай бұрын

Aaron Lohr - I remember him being an extra on family matters and he was the boy in Denice williams' lets hear it for the boy music video; he is now married to Idina Menzel