An upcoming book, “Norman Lear: His Life & Times,” alleges that Lear butted heads with stars including Carroll O’Connor, when he played Archie Bunker.

Amos continued to bring his frustration with the writing team up to them, ultimately leading to a showdown with executive producer Norman Lear.

The CBS series, created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by Norman Lear, was a spinoff of “Maude,” which was a spinoff of “All in the Family.” ...

Produced by Norman Lear and created by actor Mike Evans, who played Lionel Jefferson on “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons,” and Chicago-born screenwriter Eric Monte, it ran from 1974 ...

The Evans family in the new Netflix version of "Good Times" includes a talking, drug-dealing baby who packs a gun, a character far more offensive than J.J. ever was.

Mike Evans, who played Lionel Jefferson on “The Jeffersons,” and Chicago native Eric Monte created the show, which the legendary producer Norman Lear developed.

In a lot of ways, this version of Good Times feels like a cross between Lear, Mike Evans and Eric Monte’s original 1974-79 sitcom and MacFarlane’s Family Guy.

Mike Evans, who played Lionel Jeffferson in The Jeffersons, and Chicago native Eric Monte created the television show, which the legendary Norman Lear developed.

The show was created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and the late Norman Lear executive produced. It ran for six seasons, airing its final episode on Aug. 1, 1979.

The title of Eric Monte and Mike Evans’ Norman Lear -produced sitcom Good Times was designed to be welcoming and inclusive. The theme song was a litany of poverty-driven adversity — temporary ...