In 'Suits LA,' John Amos gets his flowers — and a moving episode inspired by his legacy

NBC’s “Suits LA” has said its last farewell to John Amos, months aft the surface fable died precocious past summer.

The “Suits” spinoff connected Sunday paid tribute to the prolific “Coming to America” and “Roots” prima with a moving occurrence inspired by and dedicated to his legacy. Amos, successful the last relation earlier his decease successful August, impermanent starred successful “Suits LA” arsenic a mentation of himself.

In the latest episode, titled “Good Times” (a wide motion to Amos’ fashionable 1970s sitcom), lawyers Ted (Stephen Amell) and Rick (Bryan Greenberg) reunite to observe the beingness of Amos, a longtime lawsuit and person who died off-screen.

“He’s gone and he’s inactive putting america backmost together,” Ted tells Rick successful his toast to Amos. “America’s father.”

After respective rounds of drinks astatine Musso & Frank Grill, Ted and Rick determine they privation to unafraid a posthumous prima connected the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Amos, who ne'er received 1 successful existent life. The erstwhile partners conscionable with a interaction who sits connected the committee of the Walk of Fame, hoping to expedite the process.

Ted, upon learning it would instrumentality a slightest 2 years earlier the landmark becomes a reality, lashes retired astatine the committee subordinate who was oblivious to Amos’ career. “The man’s a legend. He’s an icon,” Ted says.

“John Amos was the Sidney Poitier of television,” helium continues. “He broke caller crushed for Black America and helium was a begetter fig for each of America. He should’ve had a prima decades agone and if you can’t admit that you’re successful the incorrect goddamned business.”

After the fiery luncheon meeting, Rick informs Ted that Amos volition inactive get a prima successful Hollywood — but it inactive would beryllium a mates of years until it happens. Ted, acrophobic astir radical forgetting Amos, opens up to Rick astir the last speech helium had with the precocious “Roots” star.

Near the extremity of the episode, Ted and Rick separately find comfortableness successful a much contiguous mode of honoring Amos: watching him successful an occurrence of “Good Times.” Ted, backstage researcher Kevin (Troy Winbush), Rick and chap lawyer Erica (Lex Scott Davis) ticker the sitcom teary-eyed.

They spot Amos present a almighty show arsenic tough-loving James Evans successful the “Good Times” occurrence “The Gang: Part 2.” Sunday’s occurrence ended with a elemental message: “Dedicated to John Amos.”

Amos died of earthy causes Aug. 21, 2024 but his publicist announced his decease successful October. He was 84.

The actor, erstwhile nonrecreational shot subordinate and TV writer was besides known for his enactment connected “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “The West Wing.”