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The Jeffersons

CBS (Ended 1985)
 
 
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George's Diploma

Lionel's company prints out a pamphlet welcoming all the new workers and the blurb under Lionel's name...

 
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The Jeffersons ranks 319 out of the 18,221 shows on TV.com.

The 375 users who count themselves as The Jeffersons fans have written a total of 21 reviews.

Status

Ended

Premiered

January 18, 1975

Ended

July 23, 1985

Genre

Comedy

Theme

City Living

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7.9

Red Robins

George is eyeing to win the Dry Cleaner of the Year award but finds he's short on the community service portion. This leads him to take over as "nest mother" of Jessica's Red Robin troop where he gives the girls irresponsible tips on how to sell candy.

Aired: 07/02/85

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The Jeffersons first aired in January of 1975 on CBS as a mid-season replacement. The series was a spinoff of All in the Family in which the Jeffersons were Archie and Edith Bunker's next door neighbors.

In 1975, The Jeffersons moved on up when George found success in a dry... more »

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  • Something sad about George Dream

    Remember the episode George Dream? where he fell asleep at work and dreamed it was 1996. I was just watching it the other day and realize that in real life Roxie Roker(Helen) would not live until 1996.:

    1 comments, last one Feb 21, 2009 + Add Comment
  • Paul Benedict dies at age of 70

    Yesterday December 4, 2008, Paul Benedict died at the age of 70. He played Harry Bentley on "The Jeffersons" from 1975-1981 and then at 1983-1985. Yet another cast member has "Moved on up to the deluxe apartment in the sky". The reason for death has not been released to the public.

    2 comments, last one Dec 12, 2008 + Add Comment
  • Season 7 DVD

    Hello. Can anyone tell me when The complete Seventh season of The Jeffersons comes to dvd? Thanks. :)

    1 comments, last one Sep 5, 2008 + Add Comment
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    6.6 Fair

    Nice one! hide « show »

    The Jeffersons happened to be a spin off from All in the Family. I loved the relationship between George's mother played the wonderful Zara Cully who passed away during the series long run and Louise known as Weezy played by the wonderful Isabel Sanford. Then they brought in Florence as the maid played by the hilarious Marla Gibbs, the sparks flew between her and George. Not those kind of sparks but a funny rapport between the two to last for years. The show explored everything like interracial relationships and race with tact and dignity. My most memorable moments from the show were about George being secret Santa to a Harlem family who now lived in his building. But then who could forget George opening the George Jefferon Museum. I am glad to watch this show again one night a week on a local station which pays homage to the seventies shows like the Jeffersons. The show had a stellar supporting cast like Roxie Roker and Franklin Cover as the interracial couple, the Willises, who become dear friends of the Jeffersons. Isabel Sanford passed away about a year ago. She was the first African American woman to win an Emmy for Best Leading Actress in a Comedy Series. She was very worthy to be a pioneer for the rest. The fact that Sanford was twenty years older than Helmsley is fascinating. Isabel always looked fabulous and younger than her actual age. I miss Isabel. She was one of a kind!
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    10 Perfect

    Better then All In The Family And All of Norman Lear Other Shows.the best show ever on television the chemistry between Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley is wonderful to watch on and off camra. hide « show »

    the greatest show of all time With the Greatest Characters Of all Time The chemistry Between Isabel Sanford And Sherman Hemsley is wonderful And You Can Tell they clicked off camra too,and the show Had The Best Supporting Cast Ever with The Willis,Florence who trade insult with George And Mother Jefferson who also trade insult with Louise and lionel and jenny jeffersons.
    A Must see For Any Body That Want Some Real Comedy,It Al Here the insult,wisecracks,Racial remarks,put downs and one liners and arguments in every episodes. The Jeffersons Have The Greatest Ensemble Cast Of All Time Period.
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    10 Perfect

    This is an awesome show, funny and a great family show hide « show »

    To bad this show ended it is really a good show. The Jeffersons is about George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley), Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford), and their son Lionel that "move on up" into a spacious high rise apartment. George found success in a having his own dry cleaning business. Lionel was attending college and graduated in February 1976, and he married Jenny Willis in December of the same year and they had a daughter in 1979, Jessica Jefferson. Tom and Helen Willis were upstairs neighbors, also known as Jenny's parents and Florence Johnston was the Jefferson's sassy maid who was hired as a part-time maid in the first episode but in October 1976 moved in and became a full-time maid.
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    10 Perfect

    Excellent. hide « show »

    Funny thing, I never did see an episode of the Jeffersons before the year 2006. Then one night they were showing a marathon of it on Nick-at-Nite. It was both funny at times and intersting at times. My favorite episode in particular was when Louise slapped Lionel when he was talking smack to her about dropping out of school. I think that episode was both influential to both children and adults. I watch the show now on TV Land at 7:00 and 7:30 PM weekdays. My favorite characters were Florence and George. I liked Florence because she never let anyone take advantage of her and she was nice. I like george because he's just the short smart allecky guy, and I like that.
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    8.5 Great

    A great classic sitcom, ahead of it's time in some ways. I'm glad it lasted as long as it did. This is one sitcom that's worth it. hide « show »

    The Jeffersons was a great sitcom dealing with many issues of the time. The Jeffersons aired before I was born, but I remember some of the later episodes. It was a show that probably started contraversy at first, being one of the few black shows on the air. Back then I'm sure it wasn't well received at first. I'm glad it lasted a long time, it was a sitcom that you could actually laugh at. It was your typical put down sitcom like a lot others are now days and even a decade or so ago. The Jeffersons is one sitcom I think everyone can agree with.
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