The Jeffersons Cast Then and Now (2023)
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- The Jeffersons cast made television history with the long-running sitcom. However, it's been many years since the show aired. In this video, we're taking a look at The Jeffersons cast then and now to see how they've changed through the years.
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
0:18 - Damon Evans as Lionel Jefferson
1:34 - Marla Gibbs as Florence Johnston
3:08 - Roxie Roker as Helen Willis
4:55 - Franklin Cover as Tom Willis
6:06 - Berlinda Tolbert as Jenny Willis Jefferson
7:27 - Paul Benedict as Harry Bentley
9:10 - Isabel Sanford as Luise Jefferson
10:35 - Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson
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The show focuses on George and Louise Jefferson, a prosperous African-American couple who have been able to move from Queens to Manhattan owing to the success of George's dry-cleaning chain. 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 Norman Lear. The Jeffersons eventually evolved into more of a traditional sitcom but did reference such issues as alcoholism, racism, suicide, gun control, being transgender, the KKK and adult illiteracy. The epithets "n***er" and "honky" were used occasionally, especially during the earlier seasons.
The Jeffersons had one spin-off, titled Checking In. The series was centered on the Jeffersons' housekeeper, Florence. Checking In lasted only four episodes, after which Florence returned to The Jeffersons. The Jeffersons also shared continuity with the sitcom E/R, which featured Lynne Moody, who made a guest appearance in one episode of The Jeffersons. Sherman Hemsley guest-starred as George in two episodes of the series, which lasted for one season. The cancellation of The Jeffersons cleared the way for Marla Gibbs, who played Florence Johnston on the series, to move on to the new NBC sitcom 227 in the fall of 1985, a year earlier than scheduled.
The Jeffersons ended in controversy after CBS abruptly canceled the series without allowing for a proper series finale. The cast was not informed until after the July 2, 1985, episode, "Red Robins"; actor Sherman Hemsley said he learned that the show was canceled by reading it in the newspaper. Sanford, who heard about the cancellation through her cousin who read it in the tabloids, has publicly stated that she found the cancellation with no proper finale to be disrespectful on the network's part. Per an article in May 8, 1985, Los Angeles Times, the series was canceled by announcement at the CBS network "upfront" presentation the day before, nearly two months before the airing of the final episode. Actor Franklin Cover, who played Tom Willis, also heard about the cancellation while watching Entertainment Tonight.
The cast reunited in a stage play based on the sitcom. In Season 5 episode 17 of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, titled "Will Is from Mars" (1995), the Jeffersons made a guest appearance as a couple in therapy class. In the 1996 series finale of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the Jeffersons made a guest appearance as the buyers of the Banks family house. In an episode of Tyler Perry's House of Payne in 2011, Sherman Hemsley and Marla Gibbs reprised their roles of George Jefferson and Florence Johnston.
In 1985, Hemsley and Sanford made a special joint guest appearance in the Canale 5 comedy show Grand Hotel, starring the Italian actors Paolo Villaggio, the comic duo Franco & Ciccio, and Carmen Russo. They were guests in the fictional hotel and their voices were dubbed by Italian actors Enzo Garinei (George) and Isa di Marzio (Louise), who also dubbed their characters for the full series.
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May all those that passed rest in peace.
What a great time to be alive as a kid in the 70s, loved all the shows back then..❤️
Thanks for watching, Sandy!
Yup
The video is quite good. Do you think it's the same as me? The actors are very talented
Yall forgot the 1st Lionel, Ralph, Jessica, Charlie and Mother Jefferson. My favorite television show to this date. Thank you for the beautiful and tastefully done video. ❤💚💛💙💜
6rerre
I have all the DVD'S and they still come TV
I, too, wish these people were not left out! They were important in this series, including the 2 actors who portrayed Jennies BROTHED!!!
@@gailshea2294 Allan. I remember the other one who talked slang
The video is quite good. Do you think it's the same as me? The actors are very talented
Remember the days when entertainment was about talent not hype.
Oh, yes I do!
Do you watch 'antenna' TV? Because they bring on a number of shows from the 80s like the Jefferson's & Dennis the Menace.
💯
The walk of George!!Unforgettable
Oooh YES🤣🤣🤣
For real, is he still living
@@gregorysmith7859 No, Sherman Hemsley died 9 years ago , way back in the summer of 2012 from cancer at the age of 74
@@marvinmoore2720 thanks for the info
Loved the show, Sherman cracked me up, and had the best opening song in TV history.
They did.... loved that opening song & it will play forever in my memory! Such a memorable & “PERFECT TUNE!” I too loved Sherman( he was hysterical!!!) & each character on this show were so funny!♥️
Sherman was great at being George Jefferson.
He had a good opening for Amen too. I loved Sherman, there will never be another one as funny.
I loved this series so much & so much fun watching it! May these who have died Rest In Peace!
So true.
Hi, dear how are you feeling today?
We need shows like this today.
It's nothing hardly on tv today worth looking at. Many of those old shows like this come on cable or on the internet.
This reality TV stuff is boring.
I do agree amen.
Exactly😁
@Ian Hotson
Yea, we definitely don't want another storming of our capitol. 🙄🤦♀️
Didn't realize there was such a big age difference between George and Weezy 😃
I didn't know that. He and Louise looked about the same age.
@curt Washington James ( John Amos) is 8 years older than JJ (Jimmy Walker) and of course we all know they were father and son..lol
I was just thinking the same thing 🤔💭😁
@@rdblk84 what!!
Yea I knew that. She said she could almost be his mother.
It's amazing how time passes...here one day; gone the next (happy/sad memories). RIP to this wonderful cast of amazing actors. The show still brings laughter to me and my family. So many amazing and talented actors and writers. Well Done!
Thanks for watching, Bel!
I always loved" The Jeffersons and All in the Family. I've got the entire series of All in the Family but haven't gotten the entire series of The Jeffersons yet but every intention on getting it one day.
It's really sad.. some of them are gone.
They were all great actors. They kept us entertained and laughing.
Rest In Peace to all those who passed on.
The most unifying show.
God Bless them all !
Amen♥️
Who’s old enough to remember having tv’s in their homes that looked like the one featured in the video? I’ve got one (a Zenith) that still works to this day...picture tube tv’s lasted forever.
I remember !!!!!
We had a floor model zenith. Ahh yes, UHF and VHF 😂
@@Charlesbjtown Yup, the turning, clicking knobs.
🖐 🙂
@@Charlesbjtown I remember them days 😂
Aww my CHILDHOOD MEMORIES FROM THE 80'S
WEEEEZIE....
Lol...yessss...lol
Luv itt
I know what you mean. I love the 80s.
@@jeromegaines8062 yessss...lol if I could go back I would only to spend more time with my grandparents
Hi, Jane how are you feeling today?
Wait a minute, there are some people missing from this video that needed to be included:
(1.) Mike Evans - the first Lionel Jefferson;
(2.) Zara Cully - Mother Jefferson;
(3.) Ned Wertimer - Ralph the doorman;
(4.) Danny Wells - Charlie the bartender;
(5.) Andrew Rubin - the first Allan Willis;
(6.) Ebonie Smith - Jessica Jefferson, Lionel & Jenny's daughter; &
(7.) Jay Hammer - the second Allan Willis.
This video is not complete without them. That's just my opinion.
Mine as well.. They were all pretty big parts of the show..
Yep, I was going to say the same thing.
Oh wow! That’s great... I thought about first Lionel, Jessica, and of course mother J
I was thinking the same thing as well.
(8.) Ernest Harden Jr. -Marcus
I would like to express my thorough appreciation to the creators of this "Then and Now". I happened to be 18 in 1975 and thoroughly enjoyed this sitcom and all of it's actors. The recap of their memory has caused me to be a bit misty eyed because of the respect I have for these actors/actresses. They are sorely missed.
I used to watch the Jeffersons, and I still do. In fact, I have the series on DVD. 😊
The first one for 2000.00 then a 1000.00 for the rest of the year ok
It's 9:30 at night and I'm watching it right now
I have a channel where it shows old shows
I wish they could have made a reboot before all the cast died.
@@KylieandAidenschannel lucky you
I just loved this show
Years ago I was surprised to learn that Isabel Sanford was more than 20 years older than Sherman Hemsley.
Me too
I would have never guessed that. I was very surprised! They made the perfect couple. I loved that show so much. It was awesome. I wish that they would make shows like that today.
Rip Sherman, loved that show.
the producers casted the PERFECT George Jefferson!!!! he was bigoted, racist, arrogant, sassy, and super bad ass cool.......Rest in Love to all the stars.
They look about the same age.
This show always keep me laughing
Me too.
Wow. The Jeffersons was one of my favorite sit coms growing up. I loved the variety of the cast the most. It seemed a little like real life with all those different types of folk coming and going.
George and Mr. Bentley were both in their 30's they looked older.
Mr Bentley ( Paul Benedict ) went to appear in a Robert Redford movie Jeremy Johnson and he was in the movie with jack Nicholson one flew over the coo coos nest
How many laughs with this show, I would come home after a stressful day at work, and I would relax watching the Jeffersons
Oh my goodness! Marla Gibbs is still alive. SHE WAS OUTSTANDING ON THAT SHOW!
I hope she knows that!
Yes, she is! What episode of The Jeffersons is the most memorable for you?
@@FactsVerse - I've not watched The Jeffersons since I was a teenager in the '70s. Though I don't remember specific episodes, I did remember I loved this show.
Back then, I was CLUELESS to the unique & effective ways the show handled controversial issues. Deep, relevant messages were brilliantly provided as family entertainment!
I grew up watching The Jeffersons!!..BUT!!..You forgot Grandma Jefferson!!..I loved her She was a AWESOME grandma!!
Mike Evans the original Lionel was also forgotten.
I so loved Grandma Jefferson! She was a great grandma/Nana! I so agree with you!
Mother Jefferson didn't care much for Louise.
Oh George😄
Zara Cully, she passed
GREW UP WATCHING THE JEFFERSON'S ALL THE MEMBERS OF MY FAMILIES WOULD HURRY TO GET COMFORTABLE TO SEE GEORGE ESPECIALLY 😅MY CONDOLENCES TO ALL OF THE TEEM THAT DID MAKE THE WORLD SMILE : MAY GOD HEAL ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE TEEMS FAMILY'S 💖💖💖😗🇯🇲
team/teams families
Sherman Hemsley was bossy and blustering in this show, but in real life, he was completely different. He lived in a middle-class home in an El Paso subdivision, didn’t drive and never learned how to, and never married or had kids. And in interviews with him, he was very restrained and modest.
My cousin's friend met him one time and was rude to him. He was NOT a friendly person and said he hated to be referred as Mr. Jefferson in real life. Basically slammed the door.
Damn
@@cindihitchcock1227 I can’t rule out the possibility he had mild autism or PTSD. I don’t see why else he was that way. Or maybe just shy and socially awkward.
@@cindihitchcock1227 Sound like bad timing...Celebrities have "moments" as well !...You guys didn't just stop by his house uninvited and ring the doorbell did you ???
"Hated to be referred to as" is probably bcuz the "George Jefferson" character actually became his Hollywood death sentence [as they say] when an actor's run was too long and his/her own personal life becomes the identity of that role...
Happened to the best of them; Robert Stack (Elliott Ness), Charles Bronson (Paul Kersey), Chuck Connors (Lucas McCain), etc...When that happens, It becomes a challenge to get work/roles.
Bronson already had his run and was nearing the end of his acting career when the "DeathWish" sequels started but Hemsley only got his part in the series "Amen" as a [returned] favor through a fourth party.
thats crazy that isabelle sanford landed The Jefferson's when she was 58....as an aspiring actor my mind is BLOWN
Nice vid
R.I.P. Jefferson Family 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️😢😢😢
Except Marla Gibbs, Damon Evans, Jay Hammer, and Berlinda Tolbert.
The Jeffersons will be missed. 💐💐🌹❤️🙏😘💖R.I.P,
Isabel Sanford had a powerful and distinct voice.
Whoa!!! Wait a minute!!!! What about Lionel, the original son, and Ralph the doorman. And Mama jefferson??!!!!
That's just what I said...they still missing people
Yes also missing the Willis' son, Allan and Jessica, Lionel and Jenny's daughter...
I thought the same thing! They are still missing some people!
Lionel is dead he died of throat cancer. Mama Jefferson passed away years ago as well.
@@gina31685 Thanks for the information!!! Much appreciated!♥️
This is one of my favorite shows Sanford and son as well
I remember
First he was in the Archie Bunker. Then, it was the Jeffersons.
I watch those shows.
When television was so good!!! Loved watching it then and still do watch it. And George's walk! The best!
This show made me laugh
Wonderful video 😊
LOUISE JEFFERSON - ISABEL SANFORD 🔥🔥❤️❤️
I didn't realize that Isabel Sanford was 20 years older than Sherman Hemsley. I thought they were about the same age. They worked well together.
I agree I thought the same thing
I am shocked that she was 20 yrs older than Mr Hemsley! I to thought they were the same age & big surprise she was 20 yrs older! They were such a dynamic, fun couple & were perfect together! They made such a great couple! What a great series!
They say Esther Rolle was older than John Amos.
Hi, dear how are you feeling today?
@@KylieandAidenschannel Hi
I would be right in front of the tv when this was on.....such wonderful memories watching this show......George always made crack up laughing..I miss that show!
I bought the whole sitcom on Amazon, the show us still running on TV.
This was such an awesome video thank you ✌💛💜💚💙💕
May we have many more years with Ms. Marla Gibbs! ❤️❤️
I just watched the Golden Girls and now this.. What memories.. The good old days we can never get back... I am 54 years old now and watch old sitcoms all the time.
Thanks for watching, Meena!
Marla Gibbs will turn 90 in June 2021, she is 89 as this was published.
God Bless her! It is fantastic that she will turn 90!!! Wishing her & all those remaining from that fantastic series a long happy life!
Marla still looks good at 90.
@@josephclegg3562 She is not 90, she's 89, but yes, she does look good.
Such a wonderful memories.
God Marla Gibbs looking good for 90...
I agree
Magnificent Retrospective !!!.....So Many Golden Memories There !!!.....Thank God Florence Is Still Alive !!!!!......
Excellent job Facts Verse.
Good job. Thanks
Man, I loved this show!!! A good show on tv back then...now, tv is violence and sex....if there were reruns, I would watch!!!!
Great show!
like i say i love it how they look.
Thanks So Much 👏😃
Loved the show. Still do
I like the first Lionel he was so handsome and his face expressions were great
Thank you it was very interesting 😊 as I grew up watching this show even though I was born in 1980 I love The Jeffersons
Hi, how are you feeling today?
The Jeffersons, Good Times, Happy Days, Lavern and Shirley, All in the Family, The Gong Show, One Step Beyond, The Twilight Zone, Tales of Tomorrow, The Rifle Man, Threes A Company, The Carol Burnett Show, The Midnight Special, my god I can go on and on...
I loved Good Times.
I will never forget the Jeffersons. So much so that I watch it every day. My childhood was spent watching the reruns on channel 11 and I always stayed up late to watch it. Thanks for the laughs..
Thanks for watching! We're so glad you enjoyed this video. What other types of videos would you like to see?
“How about next week? How about next year?” Hahahahaha that was so funny
What an AMAZING 👏 Video 📹 WOW 👏 I feel like a time travel , amazing how time passes by, this make me think alot about life . Wow
That was a great show. Miss seeing them on the screen..Wish we could bring them all back.
They still come on, catch it on Prime.
Love, love, and more love for the entire cast and the great show they put on for our enjoyment.
Very informative fantastic
I loved this show.
they made my day every week in the early 80's.
Thank you for the walk down memory lane . I didn’t see anything about the other actor that played Lionel
He also died of throth cancer
@@lintiespencer2508 thank you
@@doxcb4717 your welcome hon
The Funniest Jeffersons line
George:
Florence, your cooking tastes like dog food!
Florence:
That's because I'm feeding a chihuahua!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for watching, Krypton!
Loved these people ❤
They can't write TV shows like that anymore. I remember setting at or my friend house watching these shows. Black , white it don't matter. We all laughed so hard. What happened to those days. Died and gone. Today we can't even laugh at each other anymore. What a shame it is.
What was your favorite episode of the show, Roy?
@@FactsVerse not just this show. All the comedy in the sitcoms back in the day. It reminds me of watching with my mom & dad. Those days are long since gone.
We would LAUGH our butts off.
GOD HOW I MISS THOSE DAYS.
I agree with you Roy
@@roycullum2722 😀
The TV shows are Chico and the Man and Fred Sanford and Son
RIP to my childhood favorite shows 😭😭😭🕊🕊
One of my favorite shows growing up. My late dad's too😔💖
This was very interesting!!!
I miss all of the characters, original and new !!
I still see reruns on the off channels and they still crack me up !!!
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
You can see the beauty in their souls 😍
Thanks for watching, Cari!
norman lear..great tv show producer
He gave black sitcoms a voice in America.
I will still binge watch this over and over again
The Jeffersons classic
Excellent presentation
We all have Roxy Rocker to thank for Lenny and Zoe Kravitz!
It's roker, not rocker.
Roker google her to see who her son is
Zoe is very beautiful girl.
I guess Mr Kravitz had a part also🤔
How could you forget the original ( and best) Lionel Jefferson , the late Michael Evans? Big oversight :-(
Great show I loved it
What's your favorite episode, Jurgen?
In Italy we loved this sit-com so much ❤
How did Sherman look so well and sharp in that 2012 interview and ended up dying in 2012...
It's really sad, sweetpea68
I LOVED THIS SHOW...ITS IN MY TOP TEN FAV SHOWS!
I watched the Jafferson from Kenya, Africa.
Remember the days of sitting up with my grandparents weekday afternoons and watching quality television shows like this! RIP all you wonderful stars. OAN,: How does Normal Lear outlive most of the actors for the shows he produced?
Gran programa de comicidad, que tiempos aquellos.
This show will never be duplicated it was such a break thru in our history of life
Damon Evans still looks good after all these years
sunday afternoons have never been the same
Thanks for watching!
This is one of my favorite shows of all time.
What's your favorite episode, Lanorris?
When you're early and there is 4 views 3 likes and 1 comment
You sound like a woman in one of the fb groups that likes to brag, "I posted first!" Like who cares who was first.
@@nelda7071360 Thanks I appreciate the feedback
LEARNED ENGLISH WITH THIS SHOW TOO.....MASH WAS ANOTHER SHOW I LOVED TO WATCH TOO..THE LOVE BOAT..PRINCE OF BEL AIR ..STILL WATCH..& THE ONE ON THE PUB, FORGOT THE THE NAME...👐👐👐🏻👐🏻👏👏👏👏👌👌👌🙏🏽🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏿🙏🏼🙏🤗🤗🤗🤗🕊️🤗🕊️🕊️🕊️🤗🤗🤗🤗
Hi, how are you feeling today?
Blessings always 💯🙏❤️🥰👏
Thanks for watching, Beth!
My goodness, Ms Sanford was 63 years old...... when I was BORN! I remember watching the show when I was really young (80s). I knew they were all pretty old, but didn't know they were THAT old.
Yeah, she was 54 when I came on the scene. Anyway, when I was younger, I was seeing her on The Jeffersons, and I kept thinking that she looked familiar, but I could never pinpoint what I had saw her in. It was long after the Jeffersons went off the air that I found out what I had first saw her in... Guess Who's Coming To Dinner. And as far as old is concerned, my mother, who will turn 87 on the 23rd of this month, is three years behind Marla Gibbs, and was born before Sherman.
Love this show
George Jefferson was 37 and Weezie was 58 playing these parts??? 21 year age gap??? WOW WOW WOW!!
Weezie was old enough to be George's mother.
I still watch this show.
Amazing that Isabel Sanford was 21 years older than Hemsley, who, by the way, was pretty much the opposite his character on The Jeffersons an Amen...a very soft-spoken and nice person.
Hi Linda how are you doing
We certainly needs shows like this and the Lucy show, Threes Company, Gilgains Island, ect, boy has time GONE BY SO QUICK😭😭😭 WHERE IS IT, WHERE DID IT GO????? IM A GREAT PA NOW, AND ALL THESE ACTRESSES, & ACTORS ARE ALL GONE, HOW SAD, I REMEMBER GOING UP WITH ALL THESE COMEDY SHOWS.😭 OMG. SINCE THEN TIMES HAVE CHANGED.