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TVFactFan · 08-18-2002, 10:40 AM

how bad was the spinoff "checking in" with marla gibbs that debuted in 1981 when florence took a job as a executive housekeeper at a hotel? It only lasted 4 episodes and she returned back to the jeffersons

Brian Damage · 08-19-2002, 04:59 PM

I remember seeing the pilot and thinking it wasn't too bad. I think it was more of the writers not wanting to lose Marla Gibbs from the Jeffersons, than her own show being all that bad. I really don't think the show had a chance to suceed or fail after only 4 eps.

CJMD03 · 08-20-2023, 04:04 PM

Dreadful writing.

08-18-2002, 10:40 AM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,023	Just exactly how bad was the spinoff how bad was the spinoff "checking in" with marla gibbs that debuted in 1981 when florence took a job as a executive housekeeper at a hotel? It only lasted 4 episodes and she returned back to the jeffersons

08-19-2002, 04:59 PM	#2
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I remember seeing the pilot and thinking it wasn't too bad. I think it was more of the writers not wanting to lose Marla Gibbs from the Jeffersons, than her own show being all that bad. I really don't think the show had a chance to suceed or fail after only 4 eps.
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08-20-2023, 04:04 PM	#3
CJMD03 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 18, 2018 Posts: 422	Dreadful writing.