The ‘Lunch Money Rip-Off ‘episode on “Good Times” was one of the most memorable episodes ever. After “Micheal Evans” was picked on by the school bully, he decides to take a different approach and invite him over for the weekend. The bully’s name was “Eddie,” and he spent a weekend with the “Evans” family only to learn a lesson of respect and love. The lesson came in the form of a spanking or like Old Schoolers say, a “whoppin!”

Which brings up one question…what happened to kids being spanked? That element is missing from many families today. A child getting a spanking for the right reasons, is interpreted by the child as love. In current times, where many families do not spank their kids, in addition to so many kids being fatherless, is a set-back. Lots of Old Schoolers believe that the absence of the spanking can also be interpreted as a lack of love and caring.

Well, Eddie’s character was played by Robert Douglas Grant, and he also appeared on “The Electric Company” in 1973, and What’s “Happening.” His most recent TV appearance was on a British TV drama, “Footballers’ Wives,” where he played a TV sports presenter.

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Per the NY Daily News, Robert is 52 years old and married to Eileen Grant, a painter. Robert is also a painter, musician and educator.

“I had an art show, and Robert was going to be having a show at the same venue, so the staff suggested that he should attend, to see what the place was like, so we met at my show,” said Eileen. “I thought he was pretty fetching, so we exchanged numbers. The next week, we went out for coffee and it wound up being a whole day and evening out, it was just magical.”

“He totally surprised me,” said Eileen. “He got down on his knee and gave me his grandmother’s wedding band. It was very romantic.” During the ceremony, Eileen was escorted by two of her uncles as well as her father. “They’re all very special in my life, so when I came through the chapel doors, my Dad met me and took me down part of the way to one uncle, and then he took me to the second one, who gave me away.” Eileen carried a bouquet of roses and lilies.