from 1975-80. That couch did not go well with the APT at all-lol It was a horrible color and too low in the back. That Gray Sofa that replaced that yellow couch was so much better. I guess that couch was added for the new decade. It was high in the back and was a nice grayish color that went very well with the apt and defintely didnt have the cheap look-lol

Looking at it NOW, it is ugly. Back then, that was the style.

Looking at it NOW, it is ugly. Back then, that was the style.


How do you know? Did you have one?-lol

Their whole apartment was a mess. They needed a decorator. The slate gray sofa that looked like it belonged in a doctor's office was no better than the previous sofa. And I won't even talk about that lemon-yellow kitchen...

Their whole apartment was a mess. They needed a decorator. The slate gray sofa that looked like it belonged in a doctor's office was no better than the previous sofa. And I won't even talk about that lemon-yellow kitchen...


I didn't like the Remake of the Dinning room area in the 80's

Their walls were also dull, and they had that cheap office carpet on the floor.

How do you know? Did you have one?-lol
What does having one have to do with commenting on a sofa that I see on tv? You asked the question, and I am answering.:crazy:

What does having one have to do with commenting on a sofa that I see on tv? You asked the question, and I am answering.:crazy:


I was asking how do you know those type of couches were the style at the time?

I was from that era...HELLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I was from that era...HELLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


Well You were 9 nine years old?-lol Sorry to tell you this but 9 years old don't know what is the style-lol I can't tell anyone anything about what was IN during 1984 because I was too young. So sorry Irene you know u are my gir, but I can't take your word on something that was the style when you were only 9-lol I thought you were going to say your family had a similar couch because other than that how would you know at the age of 9?

I knew some friends whose families had a similar couch. Not the same color, but it was the style. The other style I remember was when I was 5 years old and so many people had those couches that curve, they come in three pieces and they curve when you put them together.

Why do you always bash my memory? I have a photogenic memory for so many things. I have photos from that era. Hell, I go into antique stores and I am always pointing out to my boyfriend how this was the style of something we owned, etc. He does the same thing.

When you are brought up in a certain era, you never forget the clothes, the music, the kind of style your home had, the homes of your friends. I don't have time but if I did I could tell you every detail of the homes of my friends...I remember them like yesterday because it's what I grew up in. Just like clothes. You see something on an old show and you start remember, "I remember that style" or "I had a pair of pants like that." It never goes away for me. Maybe for you, but not for me. I am sure there are others who can say the same thing.

I knew some friends whose families had a similar couch. Not the same color, but it was the style. The other style I remember was when I was 5 years old and so many people had those couches that curve, they come in three pieces and they curve when you put them together.

Why do you always bash my memory? I have a photogenic memory for so many things. I have photos from that era. Hell, I go into antique stores and I am always pointing out to my boyfriend how this was the style of something we owned, etc. He does the same thing.

When you are brought up in a certain era, you never forget the clothes, the music, the kind of style your home had, the homes of your friends. I don't have time but if I did I could tell you every detail of the homes of my friends...I remember them like yesterday because it's what I grew up in. Just like clothes. You see something on an old show and you start remember, "I remember that style" or "I had a pair of pants like that." It never goes away for me. Maybe for you, but not for me. I am sure there are others who can say the same thing.



Ok well that sounds a lot better-lol

Cool.

Also, I would like to add that bright blue color they had on the dining room area walls...dang!!!!!! I love blue, it's my fave color, but what were the set decorators thinking???? The kitchen was a dark piss yellow too. :puke:

Looking at it NOW, it is ugly. Back then, that was the style.


I agree, My grandma use to have this ugly orange sofa when I was going up and she bought that sofa in the 70's. In the late 80's she finally got rid of it and bought a new one.

I agree, My grandma use to have this ugly orange sofa when I was going up and she bought that sofa in the 70's. In the late 80's she finally got rid of it and bought a new one.
good memory gf!!!

One thing you have to remember, sets for TV shows go through a lot of hell. Today, many sitcoms have a permanent set on a stage, but back in the 1970s it wasn't uncommon for the Norman Lear shows to share stages with other shows. For example, at CBS Television City in Hollywood, where "The Jeffersons" was taped for the first few seasons, it shared stage space with shows like "All in the Family", "Maude" and "One Day at a time". Sets would have to be torn down after taping and then rebuilt the next week for the next taping. Furniture such as sofas and desks, and other things such as vases, bookends, etc. would be put in storage or would even sometimes appear on other shows. So, when furniture is moved around A LOT it gets dinged and damaged easily. Plus, most shows buy sofas, etc. at Goodwill stores. Production companies do not spend much money on the set, but they manage to make it look good under the bright lights anyway.

Archie Bunker's chair, now in the Smithsonian, was actually pulled out of dumpster in L.A.!

One thing you have to remember, sets for TV shows go through a lot of hell. Today, many sitcoms have a permanent set on a stage, but back in the 1970s it wasn't uncommon for the Norman Lear shows to share stages with other shows. For example, at CBS Television City in Hollywood, where "The Jeffersons" was taped for the first few seasons, it shared stage space with shows like "All in the Family", "Maude" and "One Day at a time". Sets would have to be torn down after taping and then rebuilt the next week for the next taping. Furniture such as sofas and desks, and other things such as vases, bookends, etc. would be put in storage or would even sometimes appear on other shows. So, when furniture is moved around A LOT it gets dinged and damaged easily. Plus, most shows buy sofas, etc. at Goodwill stores. Production companies do not spend much money on the set, but they manage to make it look good under the bright lights anyway.

Archie Bunker's chair, now in the Smithsonian, was actually pulled out of dumpster in L.A.!

But the Jeffersons Couch never appeared on any other show. I'm confused

But the Jeffersons Couch never appeared on any other show. I'm confused

Are you sure about that?

Are you sure about that?


If I'm wrong please tell me-lol