Jimmy Walker is Sonny Barnes, an independent and care-free foster father to a group of kids.
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Title: Bustin' Loose (1987–1988)
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| Jimmie Walker | ... | Sonny Barnes 26 episodes, 1987-1988 | |
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Larry O. Williams Jr. | ... | Rudey Butler 26 episodes, 1987-1988 |
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Tyren Perry | ... | Trish Reagan 26 episodes, 1987-1988 |
| Aaron Lohr | ... | Nikky Robison 26 episodes, 1987-1988 | |
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Marie Cole | ... | Sue Ann Taylor 26 episodes, 1987-1988 |
| Vonetta McGee | ... | Mimi Shaw 26 episodes, 1987-1988 | |
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Jimmy Walker is Sonny Barnes, an independent and care-free foster father to a group of kids.
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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.