Esther Rolle insisted on having a father figure in Good Times to avoid reinforcing the stereotype of Black fatherless families. She refused to do the show without a husband character, leading to the casting of John Amos as James Evans, Sr. Amos had previously played the character on Maude alongside Rolle.
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