The Jeffersons

As a spinoff from the beloved Norman Leaf show All in the Faimly, The Jeffersons was a long-running and groundbreaking sitcom about an African American family with a successful dry cleaning company that move into an upper middle class apartment building. As a slice-of-life comedy, the show was a major success and lasted 11 seasons before being canceled.

Fast Facts

1. Network: CBS
2. First Aired: January 18, 1975
3. Format Sitcom
4. Run Time: 30 minutes Each Episode
5. Number of Seasons: 11
6. Number of Episodes: 253
7. Ended June 25, 1985
8. Was a spin off of All in the Family
9. Noted for featuring the first interracial couple on prime time television, Helen and Tom Willis
10. The theme song "Movin' On Up" was written and performed by Ja'net Du Bois

Cast

• Sherman Hemsley - George Jefferson
• Isabel Sanford - Louise Jefferson
• Roxie Roker - Helen Willis
• Franklin Cover - Tom Willis
• Marla Gibbs - Florence Johnston
• Paul Benedict - Harry Bentley

Theme Song

• Well we're movin on up
• To the east side
• To a deluxe apartment in the sky
• Movin on up
• To the east side
• We finally got a piece of the pie

• Fish don't fry in the kitchen
• Beans don't burn on the grill
• Took a whole lotta tryin'
• Just to get up that hill
• Now we're up in the big leagues
• Gettin' our turn at bat
• As long as we live, it's you and me baby
• There ain't nothin wrong with that

• Well we're movin on up
• To the east side
• To a deluxe apartment in the sky
• Movin on up
• To the east side
• We finally got a piece of the pie

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