Forty years ago today, on July 2, 1985, The Jeffersons went from "movin' on up," to movin' on, as the beloved sitcom aired its final episode. In 1975, the fictional married couple and their friends ...

Sherman Hemsley, the actor who made the irascible, bigoted George Jefferson of "The Jeffersons" one of television's most memorable characters and a symbol for urban upward mobility, died at 74. Police ...

At 11 seasons, “The Jeffersons” ran longer than any of producer Norman Lear’s classic 1970s comedies, including its parent show “All in the Family.” But the more important history it made came as soon ...

Tired of seeing stereotypical portrayals of poor Black characters in TV shows like the 1970s sitcom “Good Times,” several ...

Marla Gibbs, one of the last surviving cast members of "The Jeffersons," is 93 years old, but breezily insists during a recent phone interview that she'd actually prefer to be a little bit younger.

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One of TV’s first sympathetic trans characters, Edie Stokes, appeared in a 1977 episode of the epic Norman Lear comedy “The Jeffersons.” In the episode, George Jefferson is waiting for a friend from ...

Rumors of the beloved CBS sitcom, The Jeffersons, getting a reboot have been making their rounds online. It all began when Facebook user @YODA BBY ABY shared a poster claiming a "modern reimagining" ...

This necktie (ab) is part of a suit worn by Sherman Hemsley as the character George Jefferson on the television show "The Jeffersons." The shell is made of silk printed in a rust, white, and light ...