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young Theo was cool. Older college Theo was kinda corny
Malcolm Jamal Warner Reflects on How Corny He Thought Theo Was
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In a way, he was kinda like “Carlton before Carlton” but a more toned-down version.
I don't think his character was lame, but I could understand why he probably felt that way, as he says, Theo being “America's favorite White Black boy”, in general, the Cosby Show was White America's favorite Black family during that period of TV.
I don't think his character was lame, but I could understand why he probably felt that way, as he says, Theo being “America's favorite White Black boy”, in general, the Cosby Show was White America's favorite Black family during that period of TV.
DaRealness
I think very deeply
Theo wasn't the least bit corny. 
He wasn't some "white black dude" neither, so I don't know what the hell that person was talking about.
Damn man, every black male character doesn't have to be O-Dog.
It's OK to just be portrayed as a regular good dude.
He wasn't some "white black dude" neither, so I don't know what the hell that person was talking about.Damn man, every black male character doesn't have to be O-Dog.
It's OK to just be portrayed as a regular good dude.
Doobie Doo
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Theo had zero in common in with Carlton Outside of being from a 2 parent black home. They weren't even in ithe same wealth class.
Theo was far from corny. Malcolm Jamal Warner was corny.
Eddie Winslow was corny. And the kid from “Parent ‘Hood”, the Robert Townsend sitcom.
They’re all Michael Evans and Gary Coleman’s kids
What made Eddie corny?
Didn't Jaleel White feel the same way about Urkel?
I remember reading somewhere that it was Jaleel idea to introduce the Stephan character
Urkel is a lame. You call someone that as an insult.
Theo was cool. He shouldn't be like that about that character.
Nah... Eddie was a fukkin' doof.
RhodyRum
Mark Gassed-A-Heaux
Theo was far from corny. Malcolm Jamal Warner was corny.
Eddie Winslow was corny. And the kid from “Parent ‘Hood”, the Robert Townsend sitcom.
They’re all Michael Evans and Gary Coleman’s kids
I appreciated the character but watching Good Times as an adult it's obvious Michael Evans was a whole fakkit.
I'm not talking about the actor, who is gay, but his homo mannerisms bled so much into Michael, it made the character a homo too.
Michael Evans gave off total "Him downstairs" energy with his sassy, eye-rolling ass.
Apparently the Cosby Show was getting a lot of backlash back in the day from the "Theo's corny" crowd for being unrealistic and promoting respectability politics.
What the fukk was “white” about Theo?
I cant tell if the quote is saying hes white peoples favorite black boy or not.
But yall are rewriting history. Cosbys was beginning to be seen as corny by the early 90's. Hood representation was more prevelant in t.v and media. Theo was not that,and the Cosbys werent the least bit edgy. Was probably comparing himself to Fresh Prince too
Doobie Doo
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Theo didn't have enough edge for a nikka from Brooklyn. Yet nobody has a problem with Maxwell.What the fukk was “white” about Theo?
Max Goonberg
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Young black man can't just be regular or he corny lol. I thought Theo was cool.
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it's a shame..........*Apparently the Cosby Show was getting a lot of backlash back in the day from the "Theo's corny" crowd for being unrealistic and promoting respectability politics.
