not as good as season 2. So now we have to see if season 4 will be as good as 3 or worst. We all know that none of the future season releases will never ever ever be as good as SEASON 1. My grades for each season

Season 1-(A-)
Season 2-(B+)
Season 3-(C+)

Hopefully in future releases they'll have DVD extras.

not as good as season 2. So now we have to see if season 4 will be as good as 3 or worst. We all know that none of the future season releases will never ever ever be as good as SEASON 1. My grades for each season

Season 1-(A-)
Season 2-(B+)
Season 3-(C+)
You told me season 3 was better than season 2. :lol:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=137655

It's too late now though. I already ordered the dvd and it should be here on Friday. :lol:

not as good as season 2. So now we have to see if season 4 will be as good as 3 or worst. We all know that none of the future season releases will never ever ever be as good as SEASON 1. My grades for each season

Season 1-(A-)
Season 2-(B+)
Season 3-(C+)

A gradual decline from you Solomon.

not as good as season 2. So now we have to see if season 4 will be as good as 3 or worst. We all know that none of the future season releases will never ever ever be as good as SEASON 1. My grades for each season

Season 1-(A-)
Season 2-(B+)
Season 3-(C+)

are these grades for episode content only or do they include quality of discs as well? are the episodes edited, syndicated versions or originals? how do you rate the discs, story content aside?

are these grades for episode content only or do they include quality of discs as well? are the episodes edited, syndicated versions or originals? how do you rate the discs, story content aside?


No these Grades are for the entire season. Not the quality of the discs. But one ep was slightly edited on the season 3 DVD

A gradual decline from you Solomon.


Yup I hope season 4 is higher than a C+-lol

A gradual decline from you Solomon.


The only reason I gave season one a A- was because of Mother Jefferson. If she was never seen, I Probably would have given the season an A+

wow a mother jefferson hater, i think she brought alot of laughs to the show. i think shes my favorite character as a matter of fact.

pat

wow a mother jefferson hater, i think she brought alot of laughs to the show. i think shes my favorite character as a matter of fact.

pat

I happen to agree. Mother Jefferson was a great foil to Louise, something she never had after she died. George had Florence and Louise had Mother Jefferson. Why should George have the brunt of the jokes?

wow a mother jefferson hater, i think she brought alot of laughs to the show. i think shes my favorite character as a matter of fact.

pat



Mother Jefferson was your Favorite? She was only on the show for 2 seasons-lol

Season One-B
Season Two-A-
Seaon Three-B- (there were a couple of eps from this season that I thought SUCKED)

Season One-B
Season Two-A-
Seaon Three-B- (there were a couple of eps from this season that I thought SUCKED)



Why is season's 2 Grade Higher Than SEASON ONE??????????????????

Why is season's 2 Grade Higher Than SEASON ONE??????????????????
Because there were more episodes in season two; and the only reason why I even liked the first season was because of Mike Evans...

Because there were more episodes in season two; and the only reason why I even liked the first season was because of Mike Evans...



There is no episode in Season 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 that is better than this episode in Season One-"Piano Man" Season 2 is the only season that is close in the entertaining category to season one. Season One will always be on a Different Level from all the other seasons..

There is no episode in Season 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 that is better than this episode in Season One-"Piano Man" Season 2 is the only season that is close in the entertaining category to season one. Season One will always be on a Different Level from all the other seasons..
Hey what do you exept from me?..remember I am the same person that likes the Jenny character! :happyface ;)

Hey what do you exept from me?..remember I am the same person that likes the Jenny character! :happyface ;)


Well you must like her more than George not to think season one is an A+-LOL

Season 1: A
Season 2: C+
Season 3: B

Season 1: A
Season 2: C+
Season 3: B



What was it about season 3 that made it better than season 2??????????

What was it about season 3 that made it better than season 2??????????
Season 2 had way too much Mother Jefferson and I couldn't stand her. :lol: She was only in two season 3 episodes and I felt the cast was much better without her. I didn't really care for Mother Jeffersons interactions with Louise in season 2 and George always seemed toned down whenever she was around.

Season 1 -- A -- Real Lionel-- most controversial episodes of the series -- right before Lear's empire began to ebb after the cancellation of the ill fated Hot L Baltimore

Season 2 -- B

Season 3 -- B

Season two there is more Mother J but less Florence, and the other way around in season 3

Season 1 -- A -- Real Lionel-- most controversial episodes of the series -- right before Lear's empire began to ebb after the cancellation of the ill fated Hot L Baltimore

Season 2 -- B

Season 3 -- B

Season two there is more Mother J but less Florence, and the other way around in season 3



Also Season 1 had the Studio Audience jumping up and down, stomping their feet, and yelling which gave those season 1 eps VERY VERY ENTERTAINING. You can hear an explosion in the audience when George Chokes Florence and makes her run into the bathroom in the episode-"Piano Man"

Thats a good point about the studio audience. Was it always taped live? (although season 1 is the most explosive - and george choking florence is hilarious)

Thats a good point about the studio audience. Was it always taped live? (although season 1 is the most explosive - and george choking florence is hilarious)


I'm not sure, i know there wasn't a studio audience in the 80's. Another Audience explosion that comes to mind from season 1 is when George and Alan Willis were taking turns insulting each other-lol I will never forget that the audience went WILD when George said this to Alan

"Look you better get off my back and leave me alone because the teeth you save will be your own"


LOL

I'm not sure, i know there wasn't a studio audience in the 80's. Another Audience explosion that comes to mind from season 1 is when George and Alan Willis were taking turns insulting each other-lol I will never forget that the audience went WILD when George said this to Alan

"Look you better get off my back and leave me alone because the teeth you save will be your own"


LOL

Yes. The back and forth between the two (and Helen) may be my favorite moment of the series. Its a tossup between the Marriage Counselors.

Another time they explode is when, in the first episode, George yells ******.

Yes. The back and forth between the two (and Helen) may be my favorite moment of the series. Its a tossup between the Marriage Counselors.

Another time they explode is when, in the first episode, George yells ******.

Seems as if the word for black people was censored on this board. Well, they did not censor it in 1975. Although on a clip on Entertainment Tonight in January 2005, they did bleep it. That angered me. It shows you the backward steps this country has taken with everything having to be "politically correct".

Seems as if the word for black people was censored on this board. Well, they did not censor it in 1975. Although on a clip on Entertainment Tonight in January 2005, they did bleep it. That angered me. It shows you the backward steps this country has taken with everything having to be "politically correct".



Yeah on this board you have to say it like N**ger

I thought it was honkie, since George said it.

But now I saw RetroCollectors last post and had to make changes to my post lol.

pat

I thought it was honkie, since George said it.

But now I saw RetroCollectors last post and had to make changes to my post lol.

pat

No. George said if Tom and Helen got into a fight, within 5 min he'd be calling her a n*****.

There was no studio audience in the later seasons?! Why not??


i don;t know, for some reason it stopped in the 80's. It may have stopped a little before 1980. I do know there was a studio audience in 75, 76, 77, 78.

Mother Jefferson was your Favorite? She was only on the show for 2 seasons-lol


Well maybe not, but I think she added to the show. And nlearfan, now that I finally own season one, I saw that thats why George said the H word, lol.

pat

Well maybe not, but I think she added to the show. And nlearfan, now that I finally own season one, I saw that thats why George said the H word, lol.

pat


Why did he say the H word

i don;t know, for some reason it stopped in the 80's. It may have stopped a little before 1980. I do know there was a studio audience in 75, 76, 77, 78.

It started after the eighth season. Then they used the good old laugh track....lol

The episode Sorry, Wrong Meeting (better known as the Ku Klux Klan episode)was from the seventh season, and the moans and groans during that episode had to be from a live audience.

No these Grades are for the entire season. Not the quality of the discs. But one ep was slightly edited on the season 3 DVD

Which episode was it?

I'm guessing it's Louise Suspects, which was the first episode on the DVD and the first episode videotaped during that season, but the fourth episode shown on TV. The ending seemed a bit abrupt.

There was no studio audience in the later seasons?! Why not??
All of Norman Lear's shows stopped using studio audiences around 1980 or so because they found it to be more economical to add a laugh track in after they were taped. They had to "sweeten" the shows when they taped them live- that is add more laughs when the audience didn't laugh at something and edit laughs out when they got carried away with themselves. I'm not sure, but I think Jeffersons stopped taping with an audience as early as season 6, though I could be wrong. I seem to recall seeing some year 6 show and at the end they just played the theme music and we didn't hear Isabel Sanford saying that the show was taped with an audience. Maybe they didn't do it consistently.

All of Norman Lear's shows stopped using studio audiences around 1980 or so because they found it to be more economical to add a laugh track in after they were taped. They had to "sweeten" the shows when they taped them live- that is add more laughs when the audience didn't laugh at something and edit laughs out when they got carried away with themselves. I'm not sure, but I think Jeffersons stopped taping with an audience as early as season 6, though I could be wrong. I seem to recall seeing some year 6 show and at the end they just played the theme music and we didn't hear Isabel Sanford saying that the show was taped with an audience. Maybe they didn't do it consistently.
What is it with Norman Lear and $$$$$$? 'economical'?????? My God, was this his gripe all the time??? Bad sets on Good Times??? Laugh-tracks??? Using the stars of AITF to sing the theme song instead of having musicians play the song because it was cheaper that way????? What else??????

Why did he say the H word

I meant the N word.

pat

Which episode was it?

I'm guessing it's Louise Suspects, which was the first episode on the DVD and the first episode videotaped during that season, but the fourth episode shown on TV. The ending seemed a bit abrupt.



The Episode, "Tom the Hero"

The Episode, "Tom the Hero"

What was the scene edited from this episode???

What was the scene edited from this episode???


It wasn;t anything major, the scene when george starts throwing a fit on the couch and puts the pillow over his head, Florence turns back and looks at Louise like-"what is his problem? Florence looks back two times on N@N, on the DVD she only looks back once. This scene is right before the first break

Sometimes syndicated cuts edit the episodes slightly and actually prolong some scenes. It sounds weird, but if you ever see the I Love Lucy DVDs, they show examples of this.


Yeah They did prolong that scene. On N@N it was prolonged long enough for viewers to see Louise look into the studio audience. On the DVD, it's cut 5-7 before louise does that

Dammit....will we ever get anything really uncut on DVD???

Dammit....will we ever get anything really uncut on DVD???



Season 1 and Season 2 of the Jeffersons was UNCUT