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Dynomite Good Times Bad Times Our Times HC
by Jimmie Walker
Published by DaCapo
266p, b&w, hardcover, 6"x9.25"
$25.00
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"Jimmie Walker was raised in a violent and abusive home in the Bronx.
Starting in small clubs and eventually opening for Black Panther
rallies, he ultimately became an icon playing J. J. Evans on Good Times.
Walker was the first successful young black sitcom star, and his
catchphrase-“Dyn-o-mite!”-remains an indicator of the era. He saw
sudden and enormous fame in everything from comic books and a talking
doll to pajamas, trading cards, a bestselling album, and TV Guide covers. In Dyn-o-mite!, Walker candidly talks about his rise and the considerable tensions on the set of Good Times
that contradicted the show’s image of a close-knit, blue-collar family
struggling to survive in the projects. Walker made “Dyn-o-mite!” a
catchword for the Baby Boomer generation. Today, Dyn-o-mite! will
inspire that same generation to rediscover what once made America
great-the freedom of thought, the freedom of speech, and the belief in
the individual."