the subject matter. >> why did you and carol o'connor butt-head?f carrying that character. >> jeez, i don't think i can get through this. >> and that was a heavy responsibility. somebody who was unpleasant in the eyes of, so many people. >> okay, michael. >> but carol's face, personal ale, soul. >> little boy. >> would make him lovable. >> i dent want to argue with you any more, maud echt. a i get my chair back. >> and maude was a spin-off in 1972. good times came two years later. >> good times. >> the show, there was a lot of turmoil with the cast of good times? >> estherrolle and john amos played first african-american parents, family. heavy responsibility. the country had not seen this before. they were the people representing their race to the rest of america. so, we had to understand that was really difficult for them. >> of in my collard greens. >> it faced accusations of promoting racial stairy types. and prompting a protest from the black panther party. >> you tell the story of black panthers looking for the garbage man. the garbage man is

on the subject matter. >> why did you and carol o'connor butt heads the way you did?ng that character. >> oh! >> geez, i don't think i can get through this. >> and that was a heavy responsibility. soebody who was as unpleasant in the eyes of so many people. >> come see my son. >> but i knew that carol's face and personality and soul -- >> a little boy, huh? >> would make him loveable, despite the way my dad was loveable. he said these terrible things, but i loved him. >> i don't want to argue with you no more, maud! and i want my chair back! >> lear created maud as a spinoff of "all in the family" in 1972. "good times" came two years later. the show was a hit, but there was a lot of turmoil with the cast of "good times." >> esther and john amos who played the first african-american parents, family, heavy responsibility. the country had not seen this before. they were the people representing their race to the rest of america. so we had to understand, that was really difficult for them. >> bacon grease in my collard greens. >> the show faced accusations of promoting rac