As a black man I've got to hand it to Dynasty. Rarely have I seen a black couple portrayed as being so classy, eloquent, refined, wealthy and successful as Dominique and Nick are in this scene and this was over 30 years ago.
I must agree with you. But it's a sign of the times more than "Dynasty" alone. At one time that "brand" engendered resentment among the demographic movies/tv were directed at. Today, the demographic is younger and more flexible in a moderate sense that days before when black people were only to be exhibited in "their places." I will cite this as a clarification of the words "moderate sense." The scene avoids the possibility that so classy a woman as Carroll might just attract the attention of a white guy of her status. In that sense, I felt that most of Carroll's presence was awkward, with that implied "restriction" built into her movement in that rarefied social world, a white one at that. So, yes, we've come along way. But not really. Haven't you noticed that that same world is even bolder with LGBT concerns?
Just goes to show that Aaron Spelling wasn't deterred by the colour of a person's skin. These black actors did an excellent job and he worked with them, not seeing colour.
This deserved its own spinoff!! Black Power at it’s best!!! Notice he wasn’t trying to get her into bed but asking for long term commitment! How did we get to modern day ratchetedness
What happened to our people from the 50s we was very classy. The 50s and the 60s we was very black. The 70s we was black and proud. In the 80s we was cool 90s we became ratchet!! lol🤔
Aaron Spelling always showed diversity in his shows. That's why I supported them, even as a young girl, I recognized it from Charlie's Angels to 90210, he tried to bring people of color. Most importantly the content was good.
Have you ever scene anyone this naturally flawless in demeanor, class, and beauty, and I do mean both of them. A well written scene for two classic top actors.
I am 60 and I grew up with this show and the idea of Black romance. I grew up watching the most handsome Black men on TV including Mr. Lawson, Sidney Poitier, Calvin Lockhart, Don Marshall, Greg Morris, Billy Dee, Fred Williamson, all of the J5, and lots of the boys in my school!! I don't see any romance for my young nieces - so sad.
My now husband took me to an animal shelter and proposed to me there not with a ring but by telling me to pick up any animal i wanted because he wanted us to raise it together after i graduated from vet school a few years after he did. We left engaged and with 17 cats and 11 dogs , and 10 years later we now run 4 animal shelters. Try to beat that proposal ! No money in the world can buy kindness and nothing screams of kindness and commitment more than looking after animals.
DIAHANN CARROLL AS DOMINIQUE. I LOVED HER IN DTNASTY "BUT DIAHANN CARROLL. IS SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL , MAY SHE REST iN PEACE " SHES ONE OF THE TOP TENS MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN IN THE WORLD " SHES AGELESS LIKE A FINE WINE SHE NEVER AGES , SO STUNNING HER WORK AND BEAUTY WILL LIVE FOR EVER !!!!!
July 17th: Happy birthday Actress-Singer Dahann Carroll; Tony Award winner, NAACP Image Award; "Julia" "Dynasty" "Claudine" "Porgy & Bess" "Carmen Jones." Thank you and God bless. Thanks for the upload. Blessings
I loved Dominique! I just wish the show had done the character justice. Her storylines seemed detached from everything else going on. So much wasted potential there, but they sure paired her with some exciting romantic partners!
Wow!! 😲 I'm at 4:12 and he just popped the question and I answered for her "Yes, I will!!" Richard Lawson is looking real good!! What a great scene!!😍💯💯
@@gutchiespencer2714 WHAT??? Lady you sound silly ........WHY do you all always make such stupid comments ???? WHY????? You know that he is an actor right???? He was not in a relationship or married to Diahann Carol right ??? You are aware that Dynasty was a TV show right ?????
To those on here that say we (meaning black people) went from the class you see here to the ratchedness you see on TV nowadays-you’re absolutely right. The minstrel show never died, it just moved to “reality” television.
This is fun to watch I been hearing about this show since I was a child mama named me after the character Crystal yes she did!!! Now this is classic entertainment here💪🏼
The restaurant is not a set - its a former department store turned restaurant in L.A - AND its the same restaurant location used in Pretty Woman if I´m not mistaken :-)
She has a very sophisticated walk down through the years I have a mimicked it as a man and I walk like a man but her walk tells you business and business only there is no pleasure if you will
I watched this as a young girl. I DID NOT that he was one of the many people on Dynasty. But I must say he was nice looking back in the day (NOT throwing shade at all). Saying that, so we went from classy to trashy on 📺 ? A beautiful #couple. #RIPDiahannCarroll
Will always remember this scene b/c I LOVE when Dominique set him straight "I don't care how much this ever has set you back, I am NOT going to bed with you!"....
Richard Lawson!! Been crushing on him since his show, " Chicago Story" in '82!! I know Beyonce's mom is totally in love & happily married to him now!!! Mrs. Tina Knowles-Lawson!! You go, Momma!
As a black man I've got to hand it to Dynasty. Rarely have I seen a black couple portrayed as being so classy, eloquent, refined, wealthy and successful as Dominique and Nick are in this scene and this was over 30 years ago.
I must agree with you. But it's a sign of the times more than "Dynasty" alone. At one time that "brand" engendered resentment among the demographic movies/tv were directed at. Today, the demographic is younger and more flexible in a moderate sense that days before when black people were only to be exhibited in "their places." I will cite this as a clarification of the words "moderate sense." The scene avoids the possibility that so classy a woman as Carroll might just attract the attention of a white guy of her status. In that sense, I felt that most of Carroll's presence was awkward, with that implied "restriction" built into her movement in that rarefied social world, a white one at that. So, yes, we've come along way. But not really. Haven't you noticed that that same world is even bolder with LGBT concerns?
Amen
Just goes to show that Aaron Spelling wasn't deterred by the colour of a person's skin. These black actors did an excellent job and he worked with them, not seeing colour.
💞💞💞
Jay there was actually an episode where Dex expressed interest in Dominique. She felt the same way but didn't want to pursue it for some reason.
This deserved its own spinoff!! Black Power at it’s best!!! Notice he wasn’t trying to get her into bed but asking for long term commitment! How did we get to modern day ratchetedness
jep32979 I ask myself this ALL THE TIME! 🤦🏾♀️
jep32979 I wish more black men wanted commitment before the panties!
How!!!😩
Because this was fiction while today ratchedness is reality.
Morgan Olfursson too bad you think black excellence is fiction
I love seeing classy sophisticated black people
What happened to our people from the 50s we was very classy. The 50s and the 60s we was very black. The 70s we was black and proud. In the 80s we was cool 90s we became ratchet!! lol🤔
Me too! Unfortunately, so rare to see these days.
@@fnihp30 Not rare.Get out the house.
Lana Salt Exactly, they need to leave the projects once in a while!
@@kat7939 Or change the projects.
Dominique was and to this day the baddest Black Woman on TV! 💅🏽
Cookie Lyon is second. The queen of Prime time.
Woman
@@richardbullis6263 cookie??? Has nothing on lady dom
U better know THIS. Yez.
Worm?? 🤣🤣🤣
The furs, the private jet, the champagne, the rented out restaurant - so much 80's excess in just ONE scene!
It's more like 80s glamour.
Yes I too wore furs. But that was before i became vegetarian. Like fake furs and faux suéde.
So we went from this elegance to the trashy Housewives.....
Cece Giles
Girl, I was young but this was my mama's and Aunts show right here.
Nothing but class!
10/9/19
The Housewives was trashy on Dynasty but they did it differently with grace and class.
Cece Giles every Wednesday when the show was a hit. man I want him to dine me at mcDonalds In Switzerland
We went from fiction to reality/
All I can is wow. If ONLY they had men like this in REAL LIFE instead of these clowns walking the Earth.
DIAHANN CARROLL WAS SUCH A BEAUTY. REST IN PEACE DIAHANN CARROLL.
One of the most beautiful actress of this whole world! 🌺💝🌺💝
Dominique is strikingly beautiful. And with Nick's killer smile, who could say no to him!
I would have preferred protosia beluga...he looks sooo gay...I woild have preferred billy dee williams playing his part.
@@luisbauza2464 omg....he DOES
That's Beyoncé's step-father nothing gay about him.
@@toyamosley1955 who cares if thats her stepfather. Bey is not my god
@@ertfgghhhh You MAAAAD!!!!!!!! 😆
YOU CAN’T BUY CLASS BABY!!!! You were either born with it or you’re not!!! TWO CLASSY PEOPLE!!! 🍾🥂🥰
Well actually all of this scene is about money so you can buy it with the right bank account. Class is something else.
TRUTH.
@@Dd-po2ij And you guys don't even see the irony of your comments .
yes, there are classes one can take
Lol. Dominique's nose was contoured for filth here. She was beat years before it was popular. Push through, contoured blush cheek.
Chaz Michael yasss Diahann Carroll stayed flawless
Yaaaaasssss!!!!
Who was her stylists thru the yrs. She was fly since she started wearing wigs
yassss that was a classic beauty then and now...
@Koko Walker Her nose was the same as when she first came on the scene. You all are so use to thinking everyone hides their features.
She got FLEWED OUT😭
Lol! Exactly
😂😂😂😂
T. Monet
😭
All expenseses paid 🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
When a gentleman can do and say all the right things😉class act💪🏾
Referring to him as a man or a gentleman rather than a brotha would be a class act too.
Morgan Olfursson oops😬my bad brotha👌🏾
Aaron Spelling was such a pioneer and cultural phenomena.
Yes, he was. 👌
YES
Yes I've seen the majority of his soaps, such great writing and casting.
Aaron Spelling always showed diversity in his shows. That's why I supported them, even as a young girl, I recognized it from Charlie's Angels to 90210, he tried to bring people of color. Most importantly the content was good.
I wouldn't say he put people of colour example charmed only the bad ones were evil😂😂 nevertheless he was a genius in the film world.
she was 12 years older than he was. Looking fabulous
Another reason Diahann was a queen
Richard Lawson and Diane Carroll #80'sBlackLove
Diahann
Have you ever scene anyone this naturally flawless in demeanor, class, and beauty, and I do mean both of them. A well written scene for two classic top actors.
She is absolutely stunning I love this scene with them I don't see this in movies or TV any more
A Classic Beauty. Today's women don't have the same striking looks. Sorry to say xoxo
Look at Ms. Tina's husband.
tina turner?? ...ike?!!! nooooo!!!
Luis Bauza
Tina Knowles' (Beyonce's mother) is currently married to him.
Luis Bauza Oh Lord!🤦🏾♀️ Tina Knowles!!! Lmao
Lol wrong man.
@@luisbauza2464 lol you funny Beyonce's mom Tina Knowles
Two beautiful ppl of color...
Wilt Wal everyone is coloured! White, black, orange like Donald Trump
Gorgeous
@@coccinelle80 Orange, bronze and peach - Pick a day - What a set of color combinations!
RIP Ms. Diahann Carroll. Class personified.
DOMINIQUE DEVERAUX WAS ABOUT BAGS!!!!! BIG BAGS!!!!! 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰
A private jet, an exquisite dinner, intelligent conversation, and the offer for a long term commitment? What a night! ❤❤❤
OMG that man 💞.
Ok Richard Lawson!!!! I see you! 💯
I am 60 and I grew up with this show and the idea of Black romance. I grew up watching the most handsome Black men on TV including Mr. Lawson, Sidney Poitier, Calvin Lockhart, Don Marshall, Greg Morris, Billy Dee, Fred Williamson, all of the J5, and lots of the boys in my school!! I don't see any romance for my young nieces - so sad.
100%!!!!!
My now husband took me to an animal shelter and proposed to me there not with a ring but by telling me to pick up any animal i wanted because he wanted us to raise it together after i graduated from vet school a few years after he did. We left engaged and with 17 cats and 11 dogs , and 10 years later we now run 4 animal shelters.
Try to beat that proposal ! No money in the world can buy kindness and nothing screams of kindness and commitment more than looking after animals.
Aww, that's adorable 😊
Two very beautiful people💕
I remember billy dee played her ex and Troy Beyer played her daughter Jackie
This is the epitome of class
Renee O
💯😀❤
10/9/19
This is the epitome of over the top fiction.
DIAHANN CARROLL AS DOMINIQUE. I LOVED HER IN DTNASTY "BUT DIAHANN CARROLL. IS SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL , MAY SHE REST iN PEACE " SHES ONE OF THE TOP TENS MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN IN THE WORLD " SHES AGELESS LIKE A FINE WINE SHE NEVER AGES , SO STUNNING HER WORK AND BEAUTY WILL LIVE FOR EVER !!!!!
Chile yes she whoop Alexis she was supposed Blake's half sister
This woman is almost in her fifties. Flawless. What a proposal!
July 17th: Happy birthday Actress-Singer Dahann Carroll; Tony Award winner, NAACP Image Award; "Julia" "Dynasty" "Claudine" "Porgy & Bess" "Carmen Jones." Thank you and God bless. Thanks for the upload. Blessings
The Golden era of late night soaps! Exquisitely and tastefully done!
Rest in Peace my friend you will never be forgotten
Beautiful couple!!! ❤👏❤👏
"Cassoulets parisiens!"🤣 it makes me so laugh bc im a French .
Casserole from Paris.lol
That is hilarious
Crazy that this is over 30 years ago
Back when men actually whined and dined you to get the nana!😩😂❤️ Boy, Richard was one of our #1 heartthrobs!
I remember watching this show and knots landing with my mom and aunts. The days of old ❤
I would watch this show with grandparents in the 80s and my grandma loved "Murder She Wrote" as well...Memories!😂
This show was lit.Don't forget Falcon Crest too.
@@laladell gmom called it a corny spinoff of dynasty 😂. Rip
@@fancyreyes4962 lol
Excellent work! I was a child when that scene was taped. lol
Me too. Time flies 😮
See! We can be portrayed as classy and elegant as well. Love this scene.
Yea in a phantasy world where blacks act white!
uhhhh (sigh of relief)...champagne is not burned
UA-camr GATURKS says: Right!!!!
Lol
Haha!
WOW what and honor and a blessing to have act with this beautiful💜 GORGEOUS lady ⚘💜⚘🥀RIP🥀⚘💜⚘
whenever a man like him to take me to MacDonald's in Switzerland that will be absolutely amazing. big Mac with cane du blanc on ice.
Amazing how alive the actors are. They actually seem in love. I goggled to check if they were married in real life - so much talent.
I believe he married Beyoncé's mom.
She was so exquisite
Wait did she say yes ? ...... Funny I never watched Dynasty back in its day but this is fabulous ! I need a DVD set ✨
Baby the way I screamed when the scene cut to the jet- YESSSSS GAWD OPULENCE!!!!
O.P.U.L.E.N.C.E.
I didn't see him blink one time in this whole clip
3'00"
She looks so beautiful!!
Cassoulet on a date? Girl all those beans!!! Lol
Cassoulet on a date, Whooaaaa, pretty surprising for a French guy :D
Just Beautiful 🌹🌹🌹
Diane Carol was the 1st black woman I adored.Her beauty and grace is unbeatable.
Mr. Lawson, Thank you for creating Bianca!!!
I had such a big crush on him and I was a teenager then.
Wow!!! That brought back memories ❤ Beautiful and fine.
Love this very rare to see a black powerful wealthy classy couple they need to show more couples like that.
Oh, so THAT'S where romance went! :-)
Yup flew off on the jet right behind them, never to be seen again 😭
Eleganza at it’s best 👌🏿
Nick was smooth asf
Classy black elite ❤❤
I loved Dominique! I just wish the show had done the character justice. Her storylines seemed detached from everything else going on. So much wasted potential there, but they sure paired her with some exciting romantic partners!
Wow!! 😲 I'm at 4:12 and he just popped the question and I answered for her "Yes, I will!!" Richard Lawson is looking real good!! What a great scene!!😍💯💯
Diahann is just BRILLIANT! ONLY ONE LIKE HER!
Oh wow! He look so young, I just realized that's Beyoncé's stepdad. LOL
Shebette Lewis What a terrible downgrade....🤔
@@gutchiespencer2714 WHAT??? Lady you sound silly ........WHY do you all always make such stupid comments ???? WHY?????
You know that he is an actor right???? He was not in a relationship or married to Diahann Carol right ???
You are aware that Dynasty was a TV show right ?????
clark clarke Maybe they meant he downgraded.
@@gutchiespencer2714 hater
Royalty 🤴🏿 and Queen 👸🏾🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🥰🥰🥰
To those on here that say we (meaning black people) went from the class you see here to the ratchedness you see on TV nowadays-you’re absolutely right.
The minstrel show never died, it just moved to “reality” television.
I think I found my new addiction..so much class..the clothes... The way they spoke.. everything omggg
Same
I'm stunned too! Damn, is That how one proposes??!!😜😜
That’s one way
This is fun to watch I been hearing about this show since I was a child mama named me after the character Crystal yes she did!!! Now this is classic entertainment here💪🏼
The restaurant is not a set - its a former department store turned restaurant in L.A - AND its the same restaurant location used in Pretty Woman if I´m not mistaken :-)
Great acting. Believable even.
RIP Diahann Carroll. Enjoyed Dynasty back then...esspecially the female fights🌷
My mother favorite show ❤
This was so gangsta!!!!
Bring this era back!
Richard was one smooth dude. And Ms.Carroll was just exquisite and classy.
Excellent acting..
Thank you for making this page I only love certain clips💜💜💜💜💜and all these clips are it
Caviar better be Petrossian Beluga and the champagne not burned.
Black and beautiful love it 😍
He SO fine and she so beautiful!
She has a very sophisticated walk down through the years I have a mimicked it as a man and I walk like a man but her walk tells you business and business only there is no pleasure if you will
hot stuff black love. I want to date Richard Lawson when this episode came out. they looked fabulous together.
This was just AWESOME!!!
"It's the best offer you are going to get tonight." lol
Bianca’s dad. Dude still looks young as does his gorgeous daughter
He was fine anyway can somebody tell where I can fine the season on dynasty Netflix maybe?
I found it on u tube tv.😊
Try prime video
This is beautiful if only we had more of this on tv and films now we would be viewed differently.
I watched this as a young girl. I DID NOT that he was one of the many people on Dynasty. But I must say he was nice looking back in the day (NOT throwing shade at all). Saying that, so we went from classy to trashy on 📺 ? A beautiful #couple. #RIPDiahannCarroll
At 3:58, the line was "...what's on my mind is wed!"
Lucious and Cookie could never
Yaassss to all of this 👑
diahann Carroll and Billy d Williams went to hs together !!! in NY
Will always remember this scene b/c I LOVE when Dominique set him straight "I don't care how much this ever has set you back, I am NOT going to bed with you!"....
Dominique is a breathtakingly beautiful woman
I’ve never seen the original Dynasty, but I’d watch it just to see her.
Richard Lawson!! Been crushing on him since his show, " Chicago Story" in '82!! I know Beyonce's mom is totally in love & happily married to him now!!! Mrs. Tina Knowles-Lawson!! You go, Momma!
Great couple on. T. V BACK THEN.
I still get goosebumps.