Lionel #2

[USATVFAN]

I Know Most People Dont Like The Second Lionel. I also dont like him he was Good But not as much as the first lionel.
anyway why did the second lionel leave?

[Brian Damage]

He was fired.

[USATVFAN]

Also Why did Damond Evans Alway have More screen time mike evan?
And Do You Know why He Was fired?

[Scoobiedoo30]

I did not know that Lionel #2 was Fired

[jamesanthony]

Originally Posted by Weezyfan

Also Why did Damond Evans Alway have More screen time mike evan?
And Do You Know why He Was fired?

I'm not sure what you mean by more screen time. They were in about the same # of episodes overall. I'm not 100% sure but I think damon was in 13 shows in year 2, I know he did exactly 13 in year 3 and about 8 in year 4. Mike was in 11 in year 1, 12 in year 6, 8 in year 7, 3 in year 8 and 2 in the last season. Since Mike was in 11 of the 13 year 1 shows it seems that if he hadn't quit he would've been a more integral part of the show that Damon was. Also Solomon said that Damon quit because he wanted a raise and they wouldn't give it to him, he wasn't fired. As for the total # of episodes Jenny's appearances were less than both Lionel's combined, odd considering that there's only one season (10) where she wasn't seen.

[USATVFAN]

I Went on tv tome and counted episodes and i got that lionel played by both Domon And Mike were a total of 75 episode out of 253 episode that lionel was seen.
And Mike Evan Played Lionel Jefferson Just only 4 more episode then damon Evan
and last i think the character of lionel could have been use more. could you imagin if there was a third lionel?

and other trivia Sherman hemsley is the only castmember to appear in all 253 episodes. Isabel Sanford is next with 252 episodes then i think cover and roker were in the next most and marla gibb is next in line. and iam not sure but i think bentley has the next then you have jenny and both lionels. and mother jefferson appeard in the least episode

[jamesanthony]

Originally Posted by Weezyfan

I Went on tv tome and counted episodes and i got that lionel played by both Domon And Mike were a total of 75 episode out of 253 episode that lionel was seen.
And Mike Evan Played Lionel Jefferson Just only 4 more episode then damon Evan
and last i think the character of lionel could have been use more. could you imagin if there was a third lionel?

and other trivia Sherman hemsley is the only castmember to appear in all 253 episodes. Isabel Sanford is next with 252 episodes then i think cover and roker were in the next most and marla gibb is next in line. and iam not sure but i think bentley has the next then you have jenny and both lionels. and mother jefferson appeard in the least episode

I noticed on tvtome they list the actors who appeared in each particular episode, but in some cases they aren't accurate- they list the entire cast that were regulars at that time or in some cases all the actors whose names ever appeared in the main titles. I counted the appearances by memory. I actually find it interesting how many shows each of them were in. The # of eps they each were in per season is a clue to the rank and salary they got in a particular season (Mike Evans and Paul Benedict seemed to have been paid more than the Willis actors in season 1 for example).
A third Lionel would've been too much. Too bad both actors disliked being in the show as the show would've been even more classic if he'd (esp. Mike) would've stuck around

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

He was fired.

False, He left the Show because he wanted more money and didn;t get it

[Scoobiedoo30]

so the 2nd Lionel was not Fired he Left the show