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The Jeffersons

1975–1985 · 11 seasons

A loud, warm-hearted barrage of bickering and wisecracks, easy to dip into and reliably funny without demanding much.

Created by: Norman Lear, Michael Ross
Genres: Comedy, Family
Starring: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker

Overview: Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.

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Created by: Norman Lear, Michael Ross
Genres: Comedy, Family
Starring: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
race
love
friendship
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, family
Created by: Norman Lear, Michael Ross
Written by: Jerry Perzigian, Don Nicholl, Whitey Mitchell, Ron Leavitt
Starring: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Zara Cully, Damon Evans, Jay Hammer, Paul Benedict
Length: 11 seasons, 248 episodes, 30 min each
Network: CBS
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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