Why is The Jeffersons credited for being the first African American sitcom? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Amanda Hugnkiss · 01-27-2018, 01:26 AM

I never got into Sanford and Son, but I know it came out fine first, and it seems like there was a short-lived Cosby one that debuted before that one.
Take care and God bless

Honky · 03-28-2020, 12:11 AM

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I never got into Sanford and Son, but I know it came out fine first, and it seems like there was a short-lived Cosby one that debuted before that one.
Take care and God bless

Also sitcom titled Julia starring Diahann Carroll.

Jeffersons were the first upwardly mobile black family. Lasted 11 seasons, a sitcom record at the time!

SitcomsHeydayfan · 03-29-2020, 02:41 AM

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Also sitcom titled Julia starring Diahann Carroll.

Jeffersons were the first upwardly mobile black family. Lasted 11 seasons, a sitcom record at the time!

And STILL the record for a black sitcom!

DJM77 · 03-29-2020, 11:34 AM

Amos N Andy was the first.

TVFactFan · 03-29-2020, 02:11 PM

First black sitcom with characters in a positive situation

Wawwie · 03-29-2020, 03:46 PM

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Also sitcom titled Julia starring Diahann Carroll.

Jeffersons were the first upwardly mobile black family. Lasted 11 seasons, a sitcom record at the time!

I thought it was 12 seasons.

TVFactFan · 03-29-2020, 03:50 PM

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I thought it was 12 seasons.

10 years and 11 seasons. First season was a half of season

Wawwie · 03-29-2020, 05:27 PM

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10 years and 11 seasons. First season was a half of season

OK, I got confused. I liked the last season a lot. I liked how Tom & George became best friends and I really liked how George stopped using terms like "honky" or "zebra." But I think he stopped doing that much earlier, maybe by season 9.

TVFactFan · 03-29-2020, 05:30 PM

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OK, I got confused. I liked the last season a lot. I liked how Tom & George became best friends and I really liked how George stopped using terms like "honky" or "zebra." But I think he stopped doing that much earlier, maybe by season 9.

I think it was after 80-81 season.

Wawwie · 03-29-2020, 05:46 PM

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I think it was after 80-81 season.

I think I read somewhere that Sherman Helmsley didn't like saying stuff like "honkey."

TVFactFan · 03-29-2020, 06:01 PM

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I think I read somewhere that Sherman Helmsley didn't like saying stuff like "honkey."

Yeah because the characters had became friends. i think the only person he was rude to after 1980 was florence. He was a lot nicer to bentley and tom

SitcomsHeydayfan · 03-30-2020, 01:06 AM

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I think I read somewhere that Sherman Helmsley didn't like saying stuff like "honkey."

As the show went on he told the producers he didn't want to keep calling Tom "honky" anymore because they became friends.

01-27-2018, 01:26 AM	#1
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