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
John Ritter series "The Waltons" from October 1972 to December 1976. Since he was not a weekly cast member, he had time to pursue other roles, which he did until December 1976, when he left for a starring role in the hit ABC sitcom "Three's Company" (the Americanized version of the 1970s British Thames Television series "Man About the House") in 1977. In 1978, Ritter played Ringo Starr's manager on the TV special "Ringo". In 1982, Ritter provided the voice of Peter Dickinson in "The Flight of Dragons". Ritter became a household name playing struggling culinary student Jack Tripper with two female