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TVFactFan · 07-11-2008, 11:41 AM

Why wouldn't the Lionel Character be featured on the cover with his parents?? What was the Mother Jefferson charcater on the cover for??

It actually was really just supposed to be George and Weezie. I would think Damon would be asked to join the photo shoot before Zara Cully

TVFactFan · 07-13-2008, 09:18 PM

Watching the episode-"George's Alibi Right now on TV LAND and it just dawned on me that the outfits George, Louise, and Mother Jefferson are wearing in this episode are the same ones they have on in the Ebony Front Cover-lol

What did they take the PHOTO before filming this episode?-lol

GARFIELDKOOL · 07-20-2008, 06:09 PM

There is nothing wrong with that picture and Zara Cully has every right to be on the cover. Solomon man, show some respect.

The first few seasons wouldn't have as funny without Zara. She was like that special seasoning you add to meat to make it even better.

Ireneparalegal · 07-20-2008, 06:51 PM

Zara was like Fred Sanford. Funny as hell.

Zara was the original GOLDEN GIRL.

GARFIELDKOOL · 07-20-2008, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Zara was like Fred Sanford. Funny as hell.

Zara was the original GOLDEN GIRL.

Yeah, you could say that. LOL

TVFactFan · 07-20-2008, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by GARFIELDKOOL

There is nothing wrong with that picture and Zara Cully has every right to be on the cover. Solomon man, show some respect.

The first few seasons wouldn't have as funny without Zara. She was like that special seasoning you add to meat to make it even better.

That Cover is the reason Mike Evans left the show. He was being pushed aside and it didn't make sense

PrettyinPink55 · 07-20-2008, 09:49 PM

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That Cover is the reason Mike Evans left the show. He was being pushed aside and it didn't make sense

I didn't like the second Lionel...
But he eventually came back (Mike Evans), why is that? Did they reconcile?

Ireneparalegal · 07-20-2008, 10:05 PM

How many TV Guide covers were there over the years where the whole cast or the principal actors did not appear? LOTS!!! This was not the first time nor the last.

TVFactFan · 07-20-2008, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by PrettyinPink55

I didn't like the second Lionel...
But he eventually came back (Mike Evans), why is that? Did they reconcile?

She had passed away a year before he returned

PrettyinPink55 · 07-20-2008, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by KingofTVResearch

She had passed away a year before he returned

I know Zara passed in the middle of the show's run, but is she the reason why he left and then came back??

TVFactFan · 07-20-2008, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by PrettyinPink55

I know Zara passed in the middle of the show's run, but is she the reason why he left and then came back??

She was the reason he left, the reason for his return was Sherman Hemsley begging him to come back in the summer of 79

PrettyinPink55 · 07-20-2008, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by KingofTVResearch

She was the reason he left, the reason for his return was Sherman Hemsley begging him to come back in the summer of 79

Oh okay, gotcha....yeah, the second Lionel just wasn't as great as the first. He didn't have the same expressions or mannerisms that the first Lionel did that made him so funny.

Brieannas21 · 07-20-2008, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by KingofTVResearch

She was the reason he left, the reason for his return was Sherman Hemsley begging him to come back in the summer of 79

I don't think she was the reason Mike left the show. I read it was something else.

PrettyinPink55 · 07-20-2008, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Brieannas21

I don't think she was the reason Mike left the show. I read it was something else.

What was that?
Did they have an E! True Hollywood Story on this? I know they must've back in the day!! I've seen the All in the Family one at least twice. Now all the True Hollywood Stories they show on E! are of celebs and not the TV show ones! I miss those!!!

Brieannas21 · 07-21-2008, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by PrettyinPink55

What was that?
Did they have an E! True Hollywood Story on this? I know they must've back in the day!! I've seen the All in the Family one at least twice. Now all the True Hollywood Stories they show on E! are of celebs and not the TV show ones! I miss those!!!

I read that his head got too big, and that he couldn't handle the pressure, So he asked Lear if he could leave the show and Lear granted him his wish. This is what I found....

"It was a lot of success to take very quickly," Lear said. "Mike began to have a difficult time with himself. He complained about the amount of material written for him, about how strong his character was or wasn't. I saw a young man who was having difficulty with his own success — not a new phenomenon. Part of my memory is that he was being given poor advice. He was steered incorrectly to assume he was much more important than he was on the show, and to make demands that were not about to be acceded to. There must have been somebody telling him we couldn't do without him."

At a wrap party, Evans asked Lear if he could leave the show and his request was granted on the spot. Damon Evans (no relation) took over from 1975-78 and the audience never knew the difference as far as the ratings went. Evans's only acting during that time was a small role on Danny Thomas's The Practice. He tried his hand at a few different businesses — raising dogs, remodeling and reselling houses — but he returned to the series after Hemsley went to bat for him with the producers. Again, Lear played the mensch: "If there's anything this company understands, it's that people grow, just like characters grow; in life they don't stand still. And that's why, when Mike said he was ready to come back, we were happy to have him."

SOURCE-TVGUIDE

07-11-2008, 11:41 AM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,062	There is something wrong with the Cover of this Magazine Why wouldn't the Lionel Character be featured on the cover with his parents?? What was the Mother Jefferson charcater on the cover for?? It actually was really just supposed to be George and Weezie. I would think Damon would be asked to join the photo shoot before Zara Cully Attached Images

07-13-2008, 09:18 PM	#2
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,062	Watching the episode-"George's Alibi Right now on TV LAND and it just dawned on me that the outfits George, Louise, and Mother Jefferson are wearing in this episode are the same ones they have on in the Ebony Front Cover-lol What did they take the PHOTO before filming this episode?-lol

07-20-2008, 06:09 PM	#3
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	There is nothing wrong with that picture and Zara Cully has every right to be on the cover. Solomon man, show some respect. The first few seasons wouldn't have as funny without Zara. She was like that special seasoning you add to meat to make it even better.

07-20-2008, 06:51 PM	#4
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Zara was like Fred Sanford. Funny as hell. Zara was the original GOLDEN GIRL.

07-20-2008, 10:05 PM	#8
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	How many TV Guide covers were there over the years where the whole cast or the principal actors did not appear? LOTS!!! This was not the first time nor the last.