The Jeffersons

...Fetchit and minstrels in Blackface to the politically tinged humor of Dick Gregory, and from the television success of Good Times and The Jeffersons to the big-screen accomplishments of stars like Eddie Murphy and Whoopi Goldberg. The film...

In this article: Robert Townsend, Showtime, Minstrels, Russell Simmons, Steve Harvey, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock, and Bill Cosby

...saxophone) solo by JB, or a purposefully disruptive cameo from Stiller, playing an oversize drum kit during the band's cover of The Jeffersons theme song? The show may not have raised as much money as Radiohead's gig did - patrons paid...

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...at PJ Clark's the other night. Brad (Pearl Theater Co. at City Center) is the son of the late Franklin Cover, who co- starred on "The Jeffersons." Elsewhere at CBS, Bob Simon's "60 Minutes" piece on snow boarder Shaun White, which aired...

In this article: Patti Smith, TLC, Bob Simon, 60 Minutes, and Triad

...as a spinoff of the compact Elantra. In television terms the Elantra would be a successful spinoff, something along the lines of "The Jeffersons" (from "All in the Family"), and not like "After M*A*S*H." The Elantra Touring provides good...

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You know who Jefferson is? Jefferson is what we call him. His name's Ashland Parker, and I nicknamed him Jefferson like the TV show The Jeffersons. He's the black guy. He plays the horn. He's that little small little African. That's...

In this article: Frank Sinatra, Tony Clifton, Sammy Cahn, Andy Kaufman, Dennis Hof, Lee Marvin, and People

...the show's predecessor, All in the Family, and quite more poignantly than its sisters, the direct spin-off Good Times, as well as The Jeffersons. In so doing, the storylines of Maude really pressed our culture to face some of its darkest...

In this article: Florida, Martini, Rosie O'Donnell, Bea Arthur, Donny Hathaway, Good Times, Golden Girls, and Ethiopia

...had a generous heart became one of TV's most beloved sitcom characters. Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson) Now: Post-'Jeffersons,' Hemsley went on to star in another hit sitcom, 'Amen,' and guest on 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,'...

In this article: George Jefferson, Isabel Sanford, Louise Jefferson, Marla Gibbs, Sherman Hemsley, Mike Evans, Lionel Jefferson, and Archie Bunker

It alternated between shots of Louise, George, George and Louise together, Lionel, and Mother Jefferson. The design of the Jeffersons' apartment is not physically possible in relation to the design of Mr. Bentley's apartment. In...

In this article: George Jefferson, Sherman Hemsley, Louise Jefferson, Isabel Sanford, Berlinda Tolbert, Norman Lear, Mike Evans, and All in the Family

...what people actually remember about Michael Jackson. Don't get me wrong, I laughed when I watched the South Park episode "The Jeffersons" as much as anybody else. The episode depicts some of the accusations Jackson faced later in life,...

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...instantly forgettable. "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...

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