I just noticed in this episode that aired awhile ago that mother Jefferson didnt look too well. Looking at her in this episode & seeing past seasons, you can tell her health was going downhill. She looked so frail in this episode I thought.

I just noticed in this episode that aired awhile ago that mother Jefferson didnt look too well. Looking at her in this episode & seeing past seasons, you can tell her health was going downhill. She looked so frail in this episode I thought.

She was close to death in that episode. It was amazing with her age that she still came out and did those three episodes that season before passing away not long after her final episode in the 77-78 season. That was a character I truly missed during the run of the series. But she still as sick as she was and dying had that razor tongue edge toward Louise.

Yeah... it was so sad to watch. :(

Zara Cully never recovered from a collapsed lung that occured in the fall of 1976

How did she get the collapsed lung?

How did she get the collapsed lung?


It didn't mentioned how she got the collasped lung but you would think the person who got this information would have found out-lol

I wonder how the show would have been different if Mother Jefferson had lived? I mean, I wonder how she would have felt about being a great -grandmother to Jessica?

I wonder how the show would have been different if Mother Jefferson had lived? I mean, I wonder how she would have felt about being a great -grandmother to Jessica?

I think she'd have likely spoiled Jessica and encouraged her to be a brat to all the other adults in the family- especially Weezy!

I did not know that onther Jefferson had a collapdrf Lung.

I think she'd have likely spoiled Jessica and encouraged her to be a brat to all the other adults in the family- especially Weezy!


Yeah because that's how she acted around Lionel.

Her collapsed lung caused by years of smoking. That's why she had cancer by smoking.

Her collapsed lung caused by years of smoking. That's why she had cancer by smoking.



And where did you find this information from?

I did not know Mother Jeffersons Smoked

Considering how deep and scratchy her voice was, I think it would be more likely that Isabel Sanford was a smoker IRL than the bird-voiced Zara Cully. But since I never got to meet either nor have read any interviews about their tabacco usage, I can't say for sure!