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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...Awards:
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(Series Cast Summary - 7 of 12)| Patti Deutsch | (1 episode, 1987) | ||
| Dody Goodman | (1 episode, 1987) | ||
| Ron Masak | (1 episode, 1987) | ||
| Tyren Perry | (1 episode, 1987) | ||
| Clive Revill | (1 episode, 1987) | ||
| Susan Tolsky | (1 episode, 1987) | ||
| Jimmie Walker | (1 episode, 1987) |
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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.