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"The Jeffersons" (1975)

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• Spin off from "All In the Family" (1971).
  
  
• The picture on the Jeffersons' desk by the telephone changes in every episode. It alternates between shots of Louise, George, Lionel, and Mother Jefferson.
  
  
• George Jefferson was a navy veteran who had served in the U.S. 7th Fleet.
  
  

• The Jeffersons returned to television in 1995 to appear on an episode of _Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The" (1990)_ , and again in 2001 for a series of Denny's Restaurant commercials.
  
  
• The building in the opening sequence is located at 185 E 85th Street in Manhattan.
  
  
• Though it is rarely mentioned on the show, the name of the building the Jeffersons live in is called "Colby East".
  
  
• The Jeffersons live on the 12th floor of the Colby East.
  
  
• The Jeffersons' neighbor, Harry Bently, worked as a translator at the United Nations.
  
  
• Louise had an older sister named Maxine, who ran away from home several years earlier after she got pregnant. She eventually moved to France where she worked as a singer.
  
  
• When Zara Cully died during the 1977-1978 season it was decided to write Mother Jefferson off the series by having her die as well. The character 'George Jefferson' was ranked #44 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" (20 June 2004 issue).
  
  
• Ja'net DuBois sang the shows famous opening theme song "Movin' On Up" and it's closing credits as well.
  
  
• CBS never gave "The Jeffersons" a proper series finale. The cast, bitter that they never got a chance to say goodbye, reunited years later for a stage play based on the sitcom. Sherman Hemsley said he found out the show was canceled by reading it in the paper.
  
  
• When the show first started George constantly referred to Tom as a honky. After a few seasons Sherman Hemsley asked the writers to stop having George call him that, as he felt that the characters were friends and he felt George would not use a racist term on a friend. When the writers refused to stop Hemsley simply mumbled the the word every time he said it, forcing re-shoots. Eventually the writers stopped using the word.
  
  
• When Mike Evans left the show for a second time, his absence was explained by having Lionel and Jenny separate and eventually divorce.
  
  
• Sherman Hemsley is only 11 years older then Mike Evans. Hemsley is also 21 years younger then Isabel Sanford.
  
  

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