All in the Family

"The Cleveland Show" When classic 1970s sitcoms "Maude"and "All in the Family" spun off into "Good Times" and "The Jeffersons" respectively, the results were two of the greatest TV theme songs of all time. When "Family Guy" spawned...

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...a member of the Directors Guild. Lear, 86, was the creator, producer and writer of TV series that became cultural landmarks, including "All in the Family," "Sanford and Son," "The Jeffersons" and "Maude." In 1982 he founded the liberal...

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...Dies THE JEFFERSONS - TV WRITER ROSS DIES Hollywood is mourning the death of comedy scribe MICKEY ROSS, who wrote for hit sitcoms ALL IN THE FAMILY, THE JEFFERSONS and THREE'S COMPANY. The 89 year old passed away on Tuesday (26May09)...

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...-- to let him air sitcoms that reflected the turbulent times. "The Jeffersons" (another "All in the Family" spinoff) and "Good Times" (a "Maude" spinoff) extended the Lear legacy. "Maude" tackled a TV taboo it's first season: Arthur's...

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...for series creator Shonda Rhimes. Although comedy spin-offs once were common ("Cheers" begat "Frasier," "All in the Family" begat "Maude" and "The Jeffersons"), it's a rare occurrence among dramas. CBS made it work for "Knots Landing,"...

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...writer and producer Norman Lear. Lear, who flew with the group, produced several TV sitcoms in the 1970s, including "All in the Family," "Sanford and Son," "One Day at a Time" and "The Jeffersons. " William Bonelli of Oklahoma City...

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...York Times reported in 1974. After five seasons, Mr. Ross left "All in the Family" to launch "The Jeffersons," a spinoff that starred the Bunkers' black neighbor, George Jefferson, played by Sherman Hemsley. When ABC wanted to do an...

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...for six seasons and 141 episodes, airing its final episode on April 22, 1978. The second and longest-lasting spin-off of All in the Family was The Jeffersons. Debuting on CBS on January 18, 1975 The Jeffersons lasted 11 seasons and 253...

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...when he sees the Muslims bowing to pray, "just like on CNN." Nawaz noted that while the classic sitcoms "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" dealt with bigotry and racism for the first time on American television, their success was...

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