The Jeffersons

TV Series
1975–1985
TV-PG
30m

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7.5/10

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Wealthy African American dry cleaner George Jefferson, his wife Louise, and son Lionel move into a luxury apartment building and develop occasionally fractious relations with other tenants, ... Read allWealthy African American dry cleaner George Jefferson, his wife Louise, and son Lionel move into a luxury apartment building and develop occasionally fractious relations with other tenants, including their sassy maid Florence.Wealthy African American dry cleaner George Jefferson, his wife Louise, and son Lionel move into a luxury apartment building and develop occasionally fractious relations with other tenants, including their sassy maid Florence.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

11K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,906

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 9 wins & 31 nominations total

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Trivia
Isabel Sanford was the first black actress to win the Outstanding Lead Actress in a comedy Emmy award.

Goofs
Numerous times on and off throughout the course of the series, people make a left when they leave through the exit of the Jeffersons' apartment. The layout of the hallway has Harry Bentley's apartment at the end about a couple feet away at corner on the left side of the Jeffersons' apartment. So it means logically they are just walking right into the door of Bentley's apartment instead of going straight across to the elevator.

Quotes
Florence Johnston: How come we overcame and nobody told me?

Crazy credits
Series creators Don Nicholl, Michael Ross, and Bernard West are listed as "Nicholl Ross West" during the show's closing credits on numerous episodes.

Alternate versions
Syndicated reruns in the US are cut by 2 to 3 minutes. One particularly bad cut is of a key sequence in the first episode: after Helen and Tom leave George's apartment after being insulted, they are talking in the hallway, and the scene ends with them kissing. This was a controversial scene back in 1975, but its editing was so that stations and cable networks airing the show could fit in more commercials.

Connections
Edited into The N Word (2004)

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10/10

One OF The Best Sitcoms Of All Times!

This show was so funny that it lasted 11 seasons. I watched this show from the time before I was born until I was in the 5th grade. The funniest episodes were, are, and always will be the episodes that had BOTH Mother Jefferson AND Florence the maid. This was also one of the first sitcoms that replaced a main character with another actor and the first actor came back. Two Lionels! Confusing to all people who are not devout Jefferson fans. Damon Evans married Jenny and Mike Evans was there when Jenny had the baby. RIP Mike Evans AKA the 1st and 3rd Lionel. This show also had the two actors who were the longest reoccurring guest stars in t.v. history. Charlie the Bartender and Ralph the Doorman. They played on a sitcom for 11 consecutive years without ever being a regular character. George would do something zany every episode. And Louise would have a smart remark every episode. Helen would always argue with George, but Tom would listen to him. There were so many great guest stars in this show. Sammy Davis Jr., Sister Sledge, Andre Crouch, Billy Dee Williams, Gladys Knight. Look for Ernest Thomas and Jaleel White before they became stars in episodes of this show. There are still some mysteries in this show. Whatever happened to Jenny's brother?