Isabel Sanford responding to complaints that the characters wasn't realistic in 1976

[TVFactFan]

There were several complaints about the Jeffersons characters not being realistic and her response was

"It's about time people see us on the other side of down and out in the ghetto. We have a good number of affluent Blacks. This is real life."


Was this a shot at the show.....Good Times?-lol


Sept 30, 1976 Jet Magazine

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

There were several complaints about the Jeffersons characters not being realistic and her response was

"It's about time people see us on the other side of down and out in the ghetto. We have a good number of affluent Blacks. This is real life."


Was this a shot at the show.....Good Times?-lol


Sept 30, 1976 Jet Magazine

Sounds like it lol

But to be honest aside from Florence and Tom Willis, all the characters seemed real to me.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Sounds like it lol

But to be honest aside from Florence and Tom Willis, all the characters seemed real to me.

It was said that Florence was the only realistic character on there-lol

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

It was said that Florence was the only realistic character on there-lol

I disagree with that 100%

[ThomasE]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I disagree with that 100%

I don't think that Ms. Sanford was necessarily taking a shot at Good Times. It was more defending the show and there is some validity to what she said.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by ThomasE

I don't think that Ms. Sanford was necessarily taking a shot at Good Times. It was more defending the show and there is some validity to what she said.

He is disagreeing with Florence being the only realiastic character on the show. I remember reading that in a 1982 TV guide

[ThomasE]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

He is disagreeing with Florence being the only realiastic character on the show. I remember reading that in a 1982 TV guide

I know he is. I hit the "reply" button from his comment by accident.

[lucyandethel]

When we insist that sitcoms be "realistic" then we misunderstand the purpose of a sitcom. After all, was anything farther from "real" than Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Munsters or The Beverly Hillbillies? Who cared? They made us laugh.....

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by lucyandethel

When we insist that sitcoms be "realistic" then we misunderstand the purpose of a sitcom. After all, was anything farther from "real" than Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Munsters or The Beverly Hillbillies? Who cared? They made us laugh.....

I agree, but I think that's why the show is not popular with black people because a lot of black people doesn't think the show is realistic and can't relate to it. I couldn't relate to it either but i still enjoyed watching it.

[USATVFAN]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

There were several complaints about the Jeffersons characters not being realistic and her response was

"It's about time people see us on the other side of down and out in the ghetto. We have a good number of affluent Blacks. This is real life."


Was this a shot at the show.....Good Times?-lol


Sept 30, 1976 Jet Magazine

Here the Magazine:
http://books.google.com/books?id=xtM...anford&f=false

[cleverfun3000]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

It was said that Florence was the only realistic character on there-lol

It would seem that you are saying out-spoken rude and loud black women are the norm. Just saying.....that what that statement you made sounds like.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by cleverfun3000

It would seem that you are saying out-spoken rude and loud black women are the norm. Just saying.....that what that statement you made sounds like.

During that time, most black people could only relate to florence on the show because you didn't see tv shows with black people living in a high rise condo