::On This Day - Part 2:: Jan 18th - "Jeffersons" spinoff from "All in the Family" premieres on CBS 1975

Jan 18th - "Jeffersons" spinoff from "All in the Family" premieres on CBS 1975


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::From the WIKI::

The show was the creation of prolific television producerNorman 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 storylines. It did, however, tackle a few serious topics including racism, suicide,gun control and adult illiteracy. Also, the words "nigger" and "honkey" were used occasionally, especially during the earlier seasons.^{[citation needed]}

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.

The show ended in controversy after CBS abruptly canceled the series without allowing for a properseries finale. The cast were not informed until after the June 25, 1985, episode "Red Robins," and actorSherman Hemsley said he found out that the show was canceled by reading it in the newspaper.^[2] The cast later reunited in a stage-play based on the sitcom. In the series finale of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1996 the Jeffersons made a guest appearance and bought the house from the Banks' family.


George Jefferson - The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air

In 1985, Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford made a special guest appearance as the Jeffersons in the TV comic show Grand Hotel, where the Italian actors Gigi Sammarchi, Andrea Roncato, Franco Franchi,Ciccio Ingrassia, Carmen Russo were starring in. They are guests in the hotel but just appeared twice during the show, for a total of five minutes. They were dubbed by their Italian voices, Enzo Garinei (George) and Isa di Marzio (Louise), which also dubbed their characters for the full series.

      


























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