S4.E15

Thelma's African Romance: Part 1

Name: Thelma's African Romance: Part 1
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1977-01-19
Duration: 25 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Esther Rolle, Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter

Episode aired Jan 19, 1977
TV-PG
25m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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Johnny Sekka and BernNadette Stanis in Good Times (1974)

Comedy

The cafeteria at Thelma's college is in disrepair. Thelma and her friends picket the college. She meets Ibe, an African exchange student. They date, and he asks her to move in with him. Thel... Read allThe cafeteria at Thelma's college is in disrepair. Thelma and her friends picket the college. She meets Ibe, an African exchange student. They date, and he asks her to move in with him. Thelma is suspended from college because of the picketThe cafeteria at Thelma's college is in disrepair. Thelma and her friends picket the college. She meets Ibe, an African exchange student. They date, and he asks her to move in with him. Thelma is suspended from college because of the picket

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6.9/10

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Esther Rolle

Florida Evans

Ja'net DuBois

Willona Woods
(as Ja'net Du Bois)

Ralph Carter

Michael Evans

BernNadette Stanis

Thelma Evans
(as Bern Nadette Stanis)

Jimmie 'JJ' Walker

James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.
(as Jimmie Walker)

Johnny Sekka

Ibe Wubila
(as John Sekka)

Bob Harcum

Richard

Carl M. Craig

Mr. Rogers
(as Carl Mathis Craig)

Vernee Watson

Valerie

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One hour broadcast split into two

"Thelma's African Romance" is a famous one hour broadcast split into two for syndication. Thelma plans to lead a protest march against the university cafeteria food, along with classmates Valerie (Vernee Watson), Richard (Bob Harcum), and Nigerian exchange student Ibe Wubila (Johnny Sekka). The assistant dean (Carl Mathis Craig) delivers a message of own by suspending Thelma, which doesn't sit well with Ibe, who ends up joining her on the outside, inviting her to dinner to become better acquainted. Before long, Thelma wears her hair in African dreadlocks and talks of moving in with Ibe. WELCOME BACK, KOTTER veterans Bob Harcum and Vernee Watson play virtually the same characters here, while Senegal native Johnny Sekka, now relocated from England, would return to Africa for the final chapter of ROOTS: THE NEXT GENERATIONS.

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Trivia
Thelma is wearing a wig in the beginning of the episode. Later in the episode, she is wearing intricate African braids. It appears that she is wearing the wig to cover the braided style.

Goofs
Thelma is clearly wearing a wig in the first half of the episode. The reason being her hair is already braided underneath, and will be revealed later when she shows off her new hairdo.