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Good Times

GOOD TIMES cast members (from left) Jimmie Walker (as 'J.J.'), John Amos (as James Evans), Ralph Carter (as Michael Evans) and BernNadette Stanis (as Thelma Evans) . 1975. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

'Good Times' the movie? Dyn-no-mite!

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - According to unconfirmed reports, '70s sitcom 'Good Times' is being adapted into a full-length movie.
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Jimmie Walker from the 1970s series "Good Times," on the "Today" show in New York. Walker says he's come to grips with the fact that he'll never be as big as he was in the 1970s. (AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer)

Kid Dyn-o-Mite is a senior citizen, still on road

Allen G. Breed, Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Just like in the theme song, Jimmie Walker is scratchin' and survivin'...
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CULVER CITY, CA - APRIL 17: Author Ann Coulter (L) and actor Jimmie Walker attend the 8th Annual TV Land Awards at Sony Studios on April 17, 2010 in Culver City, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)

Not-so-Dynomite! Jimmie Walker slams Obama on Fox News

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Jimmie 'JJ' Walker, best known for his catch-phrase 'Dy-no-mite' on Good Times, told Bill O'Reilly in an interview that he did not think Obama should be president...
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Janet Jackson gets candid about body image insecurity

Clutch Magazine
CLUTCH - In fact, Janet's relation with being a "size too big" came early -- at the ripe age of 10...
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