The Fosters (1976 TV series) The Fosters (1976 TV series) The Fosters is a British television programme, produced by London Weekend Television which aired on ITV from 9 April 1976, until 9 July 1977. It was created and developed by Jon Watkins, who adapted the American sitcom, "Good Times", developed by Norman Lear, and created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans. It was one of the first British television programmes to have an entirely black cast. It was the predecessor to many future British television programmes that featured a predominantly black cast: ("The Real McCoy", "No Problem!", "Desmond's", "The Lenny Henry Show" and its subsequent
Cast Your Fate to the Wind and Nelson Rangell. In 1970, the rock group James Gang covered the song as part of a three-song medley ("The Bomber Medley") on their album "James Gang Rides Again." Quincy Jones rendered an orchestral arrangement of the song on his 1971 album "Smackwater Jack". In 1976 an easy listening version was recorded by guitarist Harald Winkler and the Norman Candler Orchestra. The song was featured in the 1987 film "Good Morning, Vietnam" and also in the 1988 film "The In Crowd." In 2007, the alternative-rock band They Might Be Giants spoofed the song's title by issuing "Cast Your Pod to