Catfish: Michael Evans and 'Fun Girl'








Shout out to the homie, Troy for bringing this up. Good Times set a precedent way back in 1977...before I was born...

Michael Evans was the first person to introduce being "catfished" to the world. Catfish on MTV has taken off and should pay homage to Michael and the Good Times crew! LOL

In Season 5, Episode 8, "Bookman has just bought a CB radio and to hide it from Mrs. Bookman, he keeps it in the Evans apartment. Michael passes himself off as J.J. while using the CB and quickly discovers he's not the only one who's putting on an act. A girl he contacts who calls herself Fun Girl really turns out to be a paraplegic."


Fun Girl(to Michael) You were going to take me dancing, skiing...you knew I couldn't walk and you still wanted to be my friend.
Michael: Well you know...
Fun Girl: But you did it pretending to be something you weren't...and I did the same thing. I guess that's why they sell so many CBs, on the CB, you can be anything you want.

http://www.tv.com/shows/good-times/breaker-breaker-39133/


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