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Eric Monte pitched an idea to Norman Lear of an entrepreneurial African American black man named George Jefferson to be added onto All in the Family. Subsequently, the characters George and Louise Jefferson premiered on Lear's show All in the Family.
His first big break came five years later, with a script written for and accepted by All in the Family, which eventually contributed to the spawning of The Jeffersons. From there, he produced two 1970s sitcoms: Good Times (which he co-created with The Jeffersons star Mike Evans ) and What's Happening!!
Jan 11, 2022 · in 1971, Monte managed to score a meeting with Norman Lear after writing a script for Lear’s hit television show, All In The Family, which would introduce the world to characters Monte created-...
- Phaylen Fairchild
Aug 23, 2022 · Eric Monte (above, right), who co-created "Good Times" with Mike Evans, sued Norman Lear (above, left), who, he claimed, had stolen his ideas for "The Jeffersons" and other shows, including ...
- Eric Winick
Monte wrote an episode of the groundbreaking TV show “All in the Family,” moved on to co-create “Good Times” and wrote the 1975 film “Cooley High,” which inspired the hit 1976 TV series...
Apr 17, 2024 · Another interesting connection of the sitcom universe is that Mike Evans (who played Lionel Jefferson on All in the Family and The Jeffersons) created Good Times with Eric Monte. Just like Maude, Good Times lasted for 6 seasons, although had slightly fewer episodes at 131.
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Monte moved to Los Angeles, gradually got his foot in the door as a screenwriter on All in the Family, and went on to co-create Good Times, which broke ground as the first Black two-parent...
