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"Bustin' Loose" (1987)
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Forchion played one of the two cops along with Sol Stein who brings Jimmie Walker to live with the kids...
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(Series Cast Summary - 6 of 8) | Marie Cole | ... | Sue Ann Taylor (26 episodes, 1987-1988) |
 | Aaron Lohr | ... | Nikky Robison (26 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Vonetta McGee | ... | Mimi Shaw (26 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Tyren Perry | ... | Trish Reagan (26 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Jimmie Walker | ... | Sonny Barnes (26 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Larry O. Williams Jr. | ... | Rudey Butler (26 episodes, 1987-1988) |
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Follows Bustin' Loose (1981)
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This was yet another attempt at TV making a series from a movie. It was not successful. "Bustin' Loose" was not that good of a vehicle for Richard Pryor, who starred in the film. It was not a good fit for Jimmie "J.J." Walker, either. The TV plot was based on the same premise as the movie. A guy got caught doing something illegal, and was given the choice of going to jail or helping some troubled kids. Walker was supposed to be playing a con man, but I guess audiences could not get the J.J. Evans character from "Good Times" out of their minds. I remember the kids were stock characters: the cute one, the tough one, etc. A low laugh factor caused this show to die an early death.