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Trivia: When JJ Walker played a teen in the popular sitcom "Good Times, he was actually 27-years-old at the time THE JOKE THAT GOT JIMMIE BANNED According to Hearne Christopher, gossip columnist at the Kansas City Star, Jimmie "J.J." Walker, said he was banned from doing his comedy routine on a major cruise line for his anti-Bush humor. Walker, 58, was famous for his role in the 1974 "Good Times" sitcom ("Dyn-o-mite!!"). According to Walker (9/18), he was banned in January after telling this Bush joke: "A Canadian official called George Bush a moron and he said, "No, I'm a Presbyterian." Walker said he offered to take the joke out of his routine, but they told him, "Well, we don't want to take any chances." A few years ago Walker caused a furor at WDAF-TV4 when he was found wandering around the TV studio early in the morning. Station personnel had no idea who he was and told him he was not permitted in certain areas. Walker claimed the station's actions were racially motivated and caused a media furor. The station still refuses to allow him on the air.
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