The Jeffersons
Television Show
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BET | 4 days ago
Robert Townsend Examines Black Comedy in America
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The O.C. Register | 5 days ago
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...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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New York Post | 6 days ago
Starr report
...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...
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Detroit News | January 29, 2010
Elantra Touring modestly fills jack-of-all-trades role
...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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A.V. Club RSS Feeds | January 20, 2010
Music: Interview:Tony Clifton
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...
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PopMatters | January 18, 2010
Miss Maude, ain’t you glad Florida showed up! (Channel Surfing)
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Inside TV | January 13, 2010
'The Jeffersons' Cast: Where Are They Now?
...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,'...
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Wikipedia | November 28, 2009
The Jeffersons
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
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The Kentucky Kernel | November 01, 2009
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...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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Zap2it | October 27, 2009
Worst 10 TV theme songs: 'Dollhouse' to 'American Idol,' '90210' to 'Cleveland Show'
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Description from Wikipedia:
The Jeffersons is an American sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, through June 25, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes produced by T.AT. Communications Company from 1975-1982 and Embassy Television from 1982-1985. It is the longest running comedy (or series of any genre) with a predominantly African American cast in the history of American television.
The show focused on George and Louise Jefferson, an upper middle-class African American couple. The show was launched as the second spin-off of All in the Family, on which the Jeffersons had been the neighbors of Archie and Edith Bunker.
The show was the creation of prolific television producer Norman Lear. However, unlike some of his other shows, it was less sharply political in tone and The Jeffersons evolved into more of a traditional sitcom, relying more on the characters' interactions with one another rather than explicitly political dialog or story-lines. It did, however, tackle a few serious topics including racism, suicide, gun control and illiteracy. Also, the word "nigger" was used occasionally, especially during the earlier seasons.
The show had one spin-off, titled Checking In. The short lived series was centered around the Jeffersons' housekeeper, Florence. Checking In only lasted four episodes, after which Florence returned to The Jeffersons.
- Name:
- The Jeffersons
- Country of Origin:
- United States
- Preceded By:
- All in the Family
- Starring:
- Length:
- approx. 0:30 (per episode)
- Picture Format:
- 480i (SDTV)
- Format:
- Sitcom
- Opening Theme:
- "Movin' On Up" by
- Location:
- CBS Television City, Los Angeles, California (January-September 1975)
- Broadcast Channel:
- CBS
- Number of Seasons:
- 11
- First:
- January 18, 1975
- Last:
- June 25, 1985
- Number of Episodes:
- 253
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