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Regular
Price $24.95
Starring:
Paul Benedict,
Franklin Cover,
Zara Cully,
Damon Evans,
Mike Evans,
Directed By:
Paul Benedict,
Bob Lally,
Oz Scott,
Jack Shea (III),
Arlando Smith,
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Release Date: 1975-01-18
Studio: Sony Pictures
Format:
Closed-captioned,
Color,
DVD-Video,
NTSC,
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The Jeffersons - The Complete First Season
Product Description
His cleaning business booming scrappy George Jefferson decides it's time to move on up to the deluxe apartments on New York's posh east side. Thinking that this is the beginning of the "easy life" George is ill-prepared for the unexpected pitfalls his new address will bring him.System Requirements:Starring: Sherman Hemsley Isabel Sanford Marla Gibbs Paul Benedict Running Time: 225 Min. Copyright Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 043396094284 Manufacturer No: 09428
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Long before Bill Cosby started wearing his friendly sweaters, urban middle-class African Americans burst onto television in the form of Louise (better known as "Weezy") and George Jefferson, portrayed by Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley. Spun off from All in the Family, The Jeffersons ran from 1975 to 1985, and it's easy to see what made the show so popular--Sanford and Hemsley were a knockout comic duo, surrounded by a skilled supporting cast that included the interracial couple Helen and Tom Willis (Roxie Roker and Franklin Cover), British expatriate Harry Bentley (Paul Benedict), as well as George's cantankerous mother Olivia (Zara Cully) and their snappy, cynical maid Florence (Marla Gibbs). Set in a high-rise apartment building in the heart of New York City, the show spun around George, a classic character portrait of vanity, arrogance, and petty prejudice. Balanced by the more level-headed but just as strong-willed Weezy, George's self-serving abrasiveness struck comic gold, particularly in the second season, when the show's style had been set but was still fresh. Episodes tackled subjects trivial (George and Tom wear the same tacky dinner jacket to a party) and trenchant (a country club invites George to join, but only so that a newspaper reporter will think the club is open to minorities). The black and white mix of the cast allowed for a sharply satirical take on race relations, which managed to have a genuine sense of hope while never glossing over the complexity of racial tension--and was consistently funny. In fact, it's striking how well the show's humor holds up; The Jeffersons turned a series of half-hour farces into a sly examination of marriage, race, class, and the battle of the sexes; it's sad that so few contemporary sitcoms have this kind of intelligence, courage, and sheer talent. --Bret Fetzer
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Customer Reviews for
The Jeffersons - The Complete First Season
Great classic
This is an excellent start to a great classic series. I would recommend this show to any new generation sitcom lover. You won't find a great show like this anymoreThe Jeffersons - The Complete First Season
Take me back!
I forgot how fun it was to watch The Jeffersons. I plan to get the second season.The Jeffersons - The Complete First Season
Great Classic Show!
The first season of the Jeffersons starts out great! I can see why this show lasted for 11 years on television. Excellent Series by Norman Lear and a great spin-off too! The Jeffersons are a classic by themselves and I enjoy each character espically Louise, George, and Florence. I am glad that to on it on DVD.The Jeffersons - The Complete First Season
I love the Jefferson's
The Jefferson's First Season is great and Funny but you really have to watched the All in the family because is the spend off of itThe Jeffersons - The Complete First Season
Jefferson's first season...
this is my favorite show. I am really enjoying the dvd.The Jeffersons - The Complete First Season
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