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   From: gazelle@shell.xmission.com   
      
   In article <494573978.725289543.087960.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com>,   
   anim8rfsk   wrote:   
   ...   
   >I wondered why nobody else ever recognized that he was completely talent   
   >free. And continued to be so on THE LOVE BOAT, and MATCH GAME, and to this   
   >day in ads to try to get you to call about Medicare insurance.  On match   
   >game he also proved himself to be thoroughly unlikable in person as well.   
      
   There is actually a quote by JW himself, saying words to the effect of "I   
   was never an actor; I'm just a comic who fell into a TV role".  Basically,   
   his TV appearance on Good Times was just him doing his (not particularly   
   great) comedy act.   
      
   Two other comments:   
      
       1) I've seen him on Match Game; your comments are pretty much on target.   
   	And, yes, seeing him hawking Medicare crap on TV is pretty awful.   
   	And, yes, Medicare Advantage *is* crap - from all that I've heard   
   	about it.   
      
       2) Actually, it is amazing how badly a lot of the 70s sitcoms have aged.   
   	Good Times is hardly alone in this regard.  For example, two   
   	shows that I loved in the 70s - 3s Company and One Day At A Time -   
   	are just unwatchable nowadays.  I can't believe I liked them back then.   
      
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