Talk:The Jeffersons
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[edit] Production Credits
Hmm--I notice the production credits have been cut drastically. Was that purposely done or an error? Quill 00:20, 6 Sep 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Leave Me Alone!
If I made cuts that made someone unhappy, I apologize, I just saw something that looked wrong. I SENSE AN ATTITUDE; IF I MADE YOU UNHAPPY, FINE, BUT DONT CATCH AN ATTITUDE!
- Well, you sense wrong. It's not a question of being 'made unhappy', it's a question of not knowing. If I knew, I would simply have reverted. It's not polite to shout. And please do remember to sign your posts. Quill 21:38, 6 Sep 2004 (UTC)
[edit] American?
Ffirehorse has brought an interesting point to my attention, and one that I wrestled it, so I'd like other opinions.
Should this be listed as an American sitcom? I reinserted this on the reasoning that sitcoms are created in other countries as well, but, on the other hand, since the article mentions that the series was broadcast by CBS, which, as we know, is American...?
Further, American is a disambig page, the link may be more trouble than it's worth.
Opinions? (for my future reference)
Quill 01:21, 9 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- A show can be aired in other countries, yes, but the show is American. Mike H 01:23, Sep 9, 2004 (UTC)
The Jeffersons was produced in the US, set in the US, with American actors, American production company, and American funding. These are the usual criteria used to determine what country a show is from.16:36, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Zebra
The article contains misinformation, "zebra" is George Jefferson's term for Mulatto, NOT interracial couples - something that should be obvious. 16:36, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Embassy Television
Episode 184 marked the first episode of The Jeffersons to be produced by Embassy Television. King Shadeed 18:50, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The source of the money to open the first store
"..opening up a store with a disability settlement George had received from an injury he sustained while working as a janitor."
I recall that it was a settlement from when the car the family was riding in was hit by a city bus.
This point should be verified.
72.82.206.156 00:58, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "Weezie"
The Amazon review writes her nickname as "Weezy". Anyone know an official source for the correct spelling? Was it ever in the credits or written down somewhere on the show?
[edit] sell out
I find it interesting that this man “moved on up” to the East Side, but was never called or considered a sellout. Does anyone have anything on this? Keltik31 19:36, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
We don't know much about The Jeffersons before they moved into the mainly white neighbourhood of Archie Bunker's. We don't know what the Jefferson's old neighbours thought when George and Louise moved beside Archie Bunker. By the time they moved into the fancy apartment, I would presume that George and Louise were not associating with many from the old neighbourhood they used to live in before moving beside the Bunkers since their social live seemed to centre around the Willises and, at the beginning, the odd reference to Edith Bunker. Personally, I think it a step down to move from a house to an apartment no matter how much fancier the apartment/condo is.
From what I remember from the Archie Bunker, the only issue was Archie's initial uncomfortibleness with having a Black next door neighbour and how much more enlightened Lionel Jefferson was by the newly emerging standards of the day than even Meathead. Lionel was involved in various Black rights groups and equal rights groups and peace groups etc and was never considered to be a sell-out on the Archie Bunker show. And by the time The Jeffersons came out, selling out was the norm even among us whites - it was a time when hippies all became yuppies and competition replaced peace and love (see Payola$ Hammer on a Drum). ```17:09, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Terrible grammar & punctuation
This article is chock full of grammar mistakes; specifically words being capitalized when they shouldn't be, and improper punctuation. I've corrected some of the mistakes, but I can't keep up with the countless errors that keep being added by an anonymous editor. Spylab 19:22, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
- I'll put a {{subst:SpellCheck}} note on his/her talk page. He/she seems to be editing from a static IP so he/she should get it.--Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 19:57, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
- It's not just grammar. There are some sentences that don't even finish the contextual content. For example:
"The First Two-Part Jeffersons Episode that aired in February 1976, when Lionel (Damon Evans) decides to write a term paper, but problems accure when Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert), both decide to get to break-up, which threatens the Friendship of Helen and Louise."
When Jenny what?--WPaulB 18:51, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
I tried to correct as many of the errors, in the "Two-Part Episodes" section, as I could.
[edit] Removed confusing sentence
I removed the following from the end of the "Synopsis" section. It seems confusing and mostly unneeded, but feel free to add it back it you can sort out what it says and integrate it into the section.
- During the show's seventh year, Bentley was written out, saying that he went to Russia in 1981, which had concluded Berlinda Tolbert's final appearance as Jenny Willis Jefferson, although, she appears throughout the entire series run, In 1983, Paul Benedict returns to the series as The Jeffersons' eccentric British Neighbor, Harry Bentley.
-Platypus Man | Talk 04:01, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Recent editing of this article
Just compare the article from the last edit before 68.199.200.152 (talk · contribs) showed up to the current version. I think the article was much better before than it is now. I don't know about you all, but I'm not up to finding the good edits among the TWO HUNDRED FORTY ONE edits since the version from January 20th. I've though very seriously of simply reverting back to that version— any other opinions? --Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 11:30, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] In reality-show was miscast
Weezie was 22 years older than George —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.51.248.22 (talk) 21:39, 17 March 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Vandalism
Someone has vandalised the article removing various sections and/or images. I have re-inserted them but ask that this article be monitored (if possible) for further vandalism. HeMan5 20:28, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
- The only way to monitor the article against vandalism is to "watch" it and check it every few days. Don't ask me why, but a lot of people get their jollies vandalizing Wikipedia.
- To tell you the truth, this article suffers a lot less vandalism than many others — and I'm not even talking about controversial articles. — Malik Shabazz | Talk 22:31, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Proof of DVD Date?
Someone has added a DVD release date for the 7th season, stating January 2, 2008. What proof is there of this? I am looking at Sony's DVD release schedule for that month, and The Jeffersons 7th Season set is not on there.
[edit] Convoluted Synopsis
I think the article would be much more readable if most of the information in the "Synopsis" was split out into a "Characters" section. I would do it myself however I have only a passing familiarity with this show. 24.247.221.200 (talk) 08:29, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
