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Her mind at the center of a family sitcom. norman lear: maude had a maid florida who was a great character. henry: i'm henry evans ... norman lear: her husband made an appearance. henry: i am proud of you florida ...its just i don't want you to be a maid no more. florida: your mother was a maid. that's how your brothers got through school and you got to be a fireman. norman lear: when john amos and esther rolle finished their scene, we thought, let's fill out that family. ♪ good times! ♪ ♪ good times! jay moriarty: that's the first time you ever saw a black family on television. jj: look...

Dianne: i hate you sam: are you as turned on as i am? dianne: more! rainn wilson: whether it's a family living under the same roof... jj: dyno-mite! james: now that's the kind of talk i like to hear. rainn wilson: ...or gathered together in a workplace. jack: jenna, that's a glue stick. jenna: mmm? rainn wilson: all the great sitcoms are about family. debra: so wonderful! kelsey grammar: it's one of the great, great accomplishments of the modern age. [opening] michael: what have we always said was the most important thing? george: breakfast...? michael: family. george: family, right... dan lev...

Maude: god'll get you for that walter. patrick gomez: maude was really the first time that we saw such a fiercely independent woman who wasn't afraid to speak her mind at the center of a family sitcom. norman lear: maude had a maid florida who was a great character. henry: i'm henry evans ... norman lear: her husband made an appearance. henry: i am proud of you florida ...its just i don't want you to be a maid no more. florida: your mother was a maid. that's how your brothers got through school and you got to be a fireman. norman lear: when john amos and esther rolle finished their scene, we t...

And we can't change it. florida: well maybe we can't change it, james... but we sure can't let it change us. jimmie walker: good times was not only to show the problems, it was to show the love of a minority family. jj: we're standing in a used car lot of love. james: and in 20 years we only turned out one clunker. jacqueline coley: the idea of white families seeing things on an episode of good times that they could relate to their own experience. that is a power that cannot be duplicated with hours of conversation. patrick gomez: it showed how sitcoms weren't afraid to discuss social issues t...

Was a great character. henry: i'm henry evans ... norman lear: her husband made an appearance. henry: i am proud of you florida ...its just i don't want you to be a maid no more. florida: your mother was a maid. that's how your brothers got through school and you got to be a fireman. norman lear: when john amos and esther rolle finished their scene, we thought, let's fill out that family. ♪ good times! ♪ ♪ good times! jay moriarty: that's the first time you ever saw a black family on television. jj: look who finally got back from her honeymoon in the bathroom mirror. thelma: knock it off...