![]() ![]() Davis ( Albert Reed Jr.) is a local politician with a slightly shady disposition whom the Evans generally despise. (Wilson also plays a club owner named Stanley in the season four episode, "The Comedian and the Loan Sharks"). He is usually accompanied by bodyguards (one portrayed by Bubba Smith, the other by series painter Ernie Barnes) and comes across as cool and threatening, but has shown a soft heart on occasion, particularly when he decided not to take an antique locket (to settle a debt) that Florida had given to Thelma because it had reminded him of his late mother. Marion "Sweet Daddy" Williams ( Theodore Wilson) is a menacing neighborhood numbers runner and pimp, who has a reputation for wearing flashy clothing and jewelry.(Rolle decided to come back to the show on the condition the character of Carl Dixon was written out.) Florida then revealed to Willona he died from his battle of lung cancer. ![]() Carl is referenced briefly in that season's second episode "Florida's Homecoming Part 2," but he is never mentioned again (Florida continues to use the surname Evans instead of Dixon). Florida returns at the beginning of season six, this time without Carl for Thelma's wedding. The two marry off-screen and move to Arizona. After a talk from Bookman, Carl again asks Florida for her hand in marriage. Carl breaks off the engagement after he is diagnosed with lung cancer. Despite their religious differences, Carl and Florida begin dating and become engaged in the final episode of season four.
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