They had similar lives originally
1. They both grew up in single mother households. James father ran away and Geroge's father died
2. They both had military careers during the Korean War. James in the army Geroge in the Navy
3. They were both hard working African American men.
4.They both had to quit school but at least George to up to eleventh grade rather than just sixth grade.
I wonder why James couldn't be as cleaver as George
George was probably a little smarter than James was as he did at least come close to finishing high school. There was also luck involved. George got a job at a dry cleaners, fell in love with the business. The owner of the place probably took a liking to him and took him under his wing and made him a manager of the store.
shareBut James was a much more dignified man. George was such a buffoon. George was also "lucky" enough to get into the accident and have the insurance settlement.
Annoying the world since 1960!
This. George had a positive life altering event in the accident while James never caught the breaks that George did.
shareFunnily enough, both were both spin-offs of All in the Family (directly and indirectly, respectively).
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