Does anyone know who the Black Groups and Black Leaders were that complained about

[TVFactFan]

Jeffersons in the early years-1975-1977 that forced CBS to tone the George Jefferson character down?

[imaillusion]

Hi,TVShow Analyzer.This article is something that you might be looking for.It speaks about 70's shows and Civil Rights(I don't know if that is what you wanted as far as the groups go.)
It has The Jeffersons listed in it.
Hope this helps you.
http://www.users.muohio.edu/douglaln...ojects/tv.html

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by imaillusion
Hi,TVShow Analyzer.This article is something that you might be looking for.It speaks about 70's shows and Civil Rights(I don't know if that is what you wanted as far as the groups go.)
It has The Jeffersons listed in it.
Hope this helps you.
http://www.users.muohio.edu/douglaln...ojects/tv.html

THANKS A LOT FOR THE INFO

[imaillusion]

Your welcome TVShow Analyzer,I hope that info did help you.It even has a part in there that explains why they moved from a home to the apartment.(social status)
Anyway,like I said I hope that the article helped you with what you were looking for.

[W.J. Griffin]

Benjamin Hooks, who was president of the NAACP at the time, complained about the lack of Black presence of tv, as did the Urban League and quite a few Black actors, including actor Robert Hooks (as far as I can tell, no relation to Benjamin) and (I think) Jamrs Earl Jones (all this took place during the early 1980s, when "The Jeffersons" was the ONLY Black tv show on the air; sadly, the complaints that were made almost 25 years ago are still relevant...)

Of course, with George Jefferson, a small-statured, loud-mouth (the "bigot" side of his personality having been eliminated) being the ONLY example of Black Manhood on the air, most Black folks complained, a situation that had been mirrored as one of the main objections to "The Amos 'n' Andy Show" a generation and-a-half earlier (and it didn't help matters that TBS started playing A&A reruns sometime in 1982).

Most of the complaints subsided when "The Cosby Show" premiered in 1984 (but only temporarily...)

The more things change, the more they (sadly) stay the same...

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by W.J. Griffin
Benjamin Hooks, who was president of the NAACP at the time, complained about the lack of Black presence of tv, as did the Urban League and quite a few Black actors, including actor Robert Hooks (as far as I can tell, no relation to Benjamin) and (I think) Jamrs Earl Jones (all this took place during the early 1980s, when "The Jeffersons" was the ONLY Black tv show on the air; sadly, the complaints that were made almost 25 years ago are still relevant...)

Of course, with George Jefferson, a small-statured, loud-mouth (the "bigot" side of his personality having been eliminated) being the ONLY example of Black Manhood on the air, most Black folks complained, a situation that had been mirrored as one of the main objections to "The Amos 'n' Andy Show" a generation and-a-half earlier (and it didn't help matters that TBS started playing A&A reruns sometime in 1982).

Most of the complaints subsided when "The Cosby Show" premiered in 1984 (but only temporarily...)

The more things change, the more they (sadly) stay the same...

The NAACP should have complained about Good Times in the 70's because the (J.J) character before complaining the Jeffersons. JMO.

[W.J. Griffin]

Prior to the firing of John Amos, I can't recall the NAACP, CORE, or the Urban League having any problems with "Good Times"...indeed, these groups couldn't say enough good things about GT (after they fired John Amos, it was a different story...many groups feared that the fatherless Black household on network tv would reinforce the stereotypes about the Black matriarchy and ineffectual Black Men, themes used by many conservative White politicians as a wedge to deplete various social services of their financial resources, so that said monies could go to fund the military-industrial complex, but I digress...)

In fact, until the early eighties, I can't recall any of these groups having a problem with "The Jeffersons", either...("Sanford and Son", on the other hand, was a different story, with many critics comparing the show to "Amos 'n' Andy", a not-so-unreasonable assertation, as it turns out...)

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by W.J. Griffin
Prior to the firing of John Amos, I can't recall the NAACP, CORE, or the Urban League having any problems with "Good Times"...indeed, these groups couldn't say enough good things about GT (after they fired John Amos, it was a different story...many groups feared that the fatherless Black household on network tv would reinforce the stereotypes about the Black matriarchy and ineffectual Black Men, themes used by many conservative White politicians as a wedge to deplete various social services of their financial resources, so that said monies could go to fund the military-industrial complex, but I digress...)

In fact, until the early eighties, I can't recall any of these groups having a problem with "The Jeffersons", either...("Sanford and Son", on the other hand, was a different story, with many critics comparing the show to "Amos 'n' Andy", a not-so-unreasonable assertation, as it turns out...)

I also found out Bill Cosby had a problem with the Jeffersons-lol How could he have a problem with the Jeffersons and he was the creator of Fat Albert. He had some nerve. I think the use of the N-Word bother Cosby in regards to the Jeffersons.

[W.J. Griffin]

You know, I just purchased the dvd of "Uptown Saturday Night" featuring Mr. Cosby and Sidney Potier, and I have to say that Cos was straight-up ghetto in this flick, as well as the two sequels that followed it. Considering how he eventually became Mr. Black Conservative America (heck, "Fat Albert" had, by this time evolved into a strident, unwatchable preachfest), it would be interesting to track his metamorphasis, don't you think?

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by W.J. Griffin
You know, I just purchased the dvd of "Uptown Saturday Night" featuring Mr. Cosby and Sidney Potier, and I have to say that Cos was straight-up ghetto in this flick, as well as the two sequels that followed it. Considering how he eventually became Mr. Black Conservative America (heck, "Fat Albert" had, by this time evolved into a strident, unwatchable preachfest), it would be interesting to track his metamorphasis, don't you think?

Really? Mr. Cosby playing a Ghetto Role?-LOL He also had a problem with Good Times because of the Family Financial Situation. BTW, did i mention Cosby grew up in a similar area like the one shown in the Opening Credits of Good Times.