Reacting To The "N" Word Unbleeped, All in the Family/ George Jefferson

Our reaction to The "N" Word Unbleeped, All in the Family/ George Jefferson

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[@2009korz]

The only other time the "N" word was used was the episode "Sammy's Visit" when Sammy Davis Jr said it.

[@dillowman8]

Guys, they weren't DJs. The blonde is Gloria, Archie and Edith's daughter, and her husband Mike. Also Sherman Hemsley was George Jefferson. Carroll O'Connor was Archie Bunker. Both are gone, sadly. Also, may I say when I first saw you two I didn't see colors or races, I saw people reacting to stuff I was interested in. Just 2 people. You found each other and that's it! No other caviots or stipulations. Love is love

[@wealldieatthehandsoflovedones]

Do they bleep out the "N" WORD in the getto every time it's used? We wasn't so butt hurt back when men were men and boys was boys

[@wealldieatthehandsoflovedones]

@@2009korz no it wasn't. Mr Jefferson said it in an episode where a bunch of oh no I'm not allowed to say the word was at his party

[@georgegalan329]

Lighten up it's comedy

[@patteel]

Jefferson was just as prejudiced as Archie. It was balanced.

[@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530]

True.

[@comecog]

Yes. Although they had prejudiced issues they were friends.

[@justgivemethetruth]

Hardly, that would be impossible.

[@joeladams8301]

justgivemethetruth Really? How so? This should be fun :)

[@CK_22]

patteel but it was still a great show!

[@reid1boys]

This show was majorly progressive. They used Archie bunker, and George Jefferson as vehicles to show how ridiculous racism was.... and yes, they used all the words in the process. In the end, bunker and Jefferson ended up breaking down their own ignorance and became very good friends.

[@drums4b]

I have to share my feedback. We or you, or anybody for that matter, cannot be racist . Period. Humans are are one race. If you want to call it something call it cultural prejudice, social prejudice, etc. You cannot be 'Racist' against another Homo Sapien. It's not logical and above all it's psychologically unscientific.

[@CN-uc6py]

@@drums4b I have always been bothered by the overuse of the word "racist". When I was young (57 now), the words I recall being used were "prejudice" and "biggot". I feel prejudice is more applicable than we realize. My dad was prejudiced. Once he got to know others of different backgrounds, he realized they were good people and much like he was. I personally think prejudice is more natural as people tend to be suspicious or guarded/threatened by those they don't know. And that includes same race/culture. The term racism needs to be struck from our vocabulary. The true word is "biggotry" or "biggot" and that is what we need to fight against.

[@BlackieNuff]

@ C N You are absolutely right. The term "racism" is ridiculous anyway because we are of only ONE race - the human race. If you wanna get into divisiveness over skin color and nationality and geographical origins (aka ETHNICITY), then the prejudiced bigoted bias based on that, is "ethnicism". Perhaps not an actual term yet, but maybe it ought to be, It's better than mis-using the existing words. But no matter what it's called, it has to be put in its place.

[@paulagwhyte1720]

@@drums4b Thank you, I always call it "ethnicism." There is no longer another humanoid race, that ended when the Neanderthals died away or bred with other humans. Now there is one human race.

Brian chill out you’re playing semantics (word games) and we can’t demasculate human(hu-man) either. And we all know a ‘Kleenex ‘is a tissue. But I think defeating ‘racism’ is probably more important than defining a name for it.

[@joeladams8301]

This was a time when we werent too cowardly to confront racial issues without having a meltdown.

[@michaelhenderson5074]

Times are gone, when disagreement meant racial hatred, whether funny, or not.

[@sarahb6163]

Chile pls this been going on till this day don't be calling ppl cowards🙄

[@maxsparks5183]

@@sarahb6163 Are you seriously disagreeing that most people think their head will explode if they utter the dreaded word which can never be uttered? That’s laughable. Yes, most people are cowards these days regarding racial issues.

[@flon57]

I'm old enough to have watched both shows, All in the Family, and the Jeffersons. Both shows were ahead of their time, well written and acted

[@terisinclair4073]

And both were hilarious.......here's to yesterday

[@fuzzyelm1]

And they got us started taking to each other about what we saw and why it was wrong ! George and Archie were not that far off from a lot of people during that time

[@eroccha]

@@fuzzyelm1 Exactly. They were not ahead of their time at all. They reflected the times.

[@BillGraper]

"All In The Family" was a groundbreaking show. It regularly tackled the issue of racism & showed how wrong it was... in the 70's!

[@5d512]

Right, and many other issues too. Gender, religion, lifestyle, etc.

[@razkable]

thats what people don't get...its the opposite of racist..its not trying to ignore problems like shows today not touching these subjects...

[@chrisotis1114]

@@5d512 Another issue was when Edith got sexually assaulted on the show. All in the Family was groundbreaking and ahead of it's time.

[@wrigleyville]

@@5d512 "All In The Family" was also the #1 show in Israel for five years straight, despite all the derogatory terms that were used.

[@eroccha]

@@chrisotis1114 It was not groundbreaking and ahead of it's time at all. It portrayed the times exactly as they were during that period. There were many shows that did this as well.

[@patrickambro1301]

Also remember from the other episodes that Archie truly loved Lionel as if he was his own son.

[@michaelberry1382]

Patrick Ambro people don’t realize The influence Lionel had on Archie.

[@stcroixatlast]

Remember that time in the distant past when people could handle jokes about everything?

[@blacksheep1222]

We would laugh

[@abjectt5440]

Very distant past.

[@SilverSergeant]

The world is now filled with snowflakes who can't cope with WORDS.........words......we are doomed as a people.

[@ceciliaramos2280]

Yeah. The world has gone bat shit crazy.😱

[@kilroy2517]

Yeah the good old days, when police dogs kept black kids out of white schools, and they had their own water fountains. Good times, good times.

[@brandy012173]

It is so clever of the writers, AND hilarious that what bonded Archie and George, IRONICALLY, was each other’s angst about each other’s race. Lol!

[@Salakert]

end of the video. "Here's to yesterday"

[@fuzzball1969]

This is hilarious. People need to realize that these shows were social commentaries. People today just don't get that back in my time racism any -ism was confronted. Instead today people were too sensitive and jusgemental.

[@BelindaTN]

Just so will know. The ‘N’ word never was bleeped in this sitcom.

[@paulagwhyte1720]

"All in the Family" was an awesome show, with Archie & Edith and their daughter Gloria and her husband Mike. They were neighbours of the Jeffersons, and George was racist, and so was Archie. But Archie was a character that was meant to teach people NOT to be like him. He was ignorant and bigoted and Edith was a kind-hearted woman who saw the good in everyone and Mike & Gloria were very progressive and were the ones, with other characters, who were trying to teach Archie right from wrong. They did an amazing job and the show was hilarious at the same time. I think it should be shown in classrooms. Great show. Archie grows as the show progresses and the show stays awesome. It was definitely from the '70s. One of my all-time favourite shows.

[@craigster1234]

But MIKE was also wrong. He was just as extreme as Archie. Norman Lear said that himself.

[@paulagwhyte1720]

@@craigster1234 Oh, he at times certainly could be. He was a hothead too and would often push too hard and be too stubborn. but there weren't many situations in which he was outright wrong. He never knew enough to back off and not push buttons and he was awfully pushy for living in his FIL's house for free! But he also grew along with the show. I never found him extreme in his views. Just pushed them when he should have backed off a few times with Archie and let the subject drop, but that would have boring TV and the topics would not have gotten explored, would they? Lol!

[@Salakert]

at least he's an equal opportunity "bigot" ;)

[@julienielsen3746]

Norman Lear created the show off of his own father who was racist. But, he was Jewish.

[@michaelhenderson5074]

This was a classic moment in TV history. Brilliantly acted, and written.

[@ShamrockParticle]

True, but when they did "The Jeffersons", recasting Roxie Roker and Franklin Cover was the best choice the producers made!

[@denniscarroll7696]

The part about Al Jolson calling his mother "Mammie" went over their heads. ...look it up you two.

[@TJS19026]

The whole episode went over their heads.

[@cherylj6499]

Yes there’re young..they don’t have any idea who Al Jolson was much less that he was a White man in Black face.🙄🙄🙄

[@chalmapatterson544]

@AmericanRuffian. You can say that again

[@MidnightSculptor]

The fact that they didn't know who Gloria and Mike were, or which one was Sherman Hemsley, I would say it went way over their heads by couple of miles 😂

[@julienielsen3746]

@@MidnightSculptor They didn't do their homework. Should have at least watched a couple episodes together first.

[@Dash277]

I love that in the end they both find common ground in their prejudice, share a drink and toast to each other.

[@zzzroxyzzz]

Carol o connor was a huge pioneer in the movement, the thing I always liked about all in the family was it was real, and they managed to find comedy in racism while teaching a lesson at the same time. It was remarkable by today's standards.

[@wrigleyville]

Jkword, there hasn't been a sit-com like it since, and there NEVER will be. This is comedy at its best.

[@Salakert]

he was mcgovern's man ;)

[@davidpalmer7175]

The whole idea of this program was to find humor in stupidity. I've never known a single person, no matter what race, to be insulted by anything in the GENIUS writing of this program... It covered EVERYTHING, every issue that still rings true today. Younger people today can't and will never understand that back then, even though many people where like this... they shrugged it off and went on with their lives and laughed at it. If a bully knows he can't bother you, there's no effect. But... today... everyone wants to make a federal case over their hurt widdo-feeweens. Truly, truly sad.

[@Salakert]

im early 80's born. i love it.

[@labenbrittenum6934]

it's so funny watching young people's reaction to the era i grew up in..these guys have no clue the cultural impact that show had and till this day still resonates!..it's been 50 years and i don't think you could put ALL IN THE FAMILY on newtork TV now

[@n34z3r]

Exactly. They weren't sure of Mike and Gloria were. They didn't know that Jennys parents were the early version of the Willis'. This was an absolutely historical episode

[@labenbrittenum6934]

@@n34z3r seems to me you might have also grown up in the real golden age of TV which was the 70's...maybe it's just fond memories but i swear there wasn't a bad show on then...be safe an stay healthy

[@julienielsen3746]

@@n34z3r And on an episode of The Jeffersons Jenny had her brother visit. And he was white skinned.

[@n34z3r]

@@julienielsen3746 yes. And we ended up finding out they were both jealous of each other

[@deniseg6984]

All in The Family & The Jeffersons..Two of the Most Beloved sitcoms in television history.

[@julienielsen3746]

And Sanford and Son. Fred was racist too.

[@reviewer8778]

you need to see the entire series to appreciate it. Leading edge. This was the 70's keep in mind what race relations were like

[@stevekanakanui7033]

Back in the day before political correctness when networks werent scared to address social issues ...and people to butthurt to laugh at themselves ..

[@julienielsen3746]

I remember watching TV at my friend's house when the first episode was shown the first time. My friend's older sister who was about 20 was there, and started laughing so hard. I was 10 years old and my friend was 11, so we didn't get what was so funny. I grew up with 'All in the Family", "The Jeffersons", and "Sanford and Son" etc. I think CBS was on alert waiting with extra operators to get phone calls about the first show. They didn't know how people were going to take it. I'm so glad I got to enjoy it from the beginning.

[@jhas727]

Jefferson and Bunker were perfect together. No other two people could have played those roles in the way they did.

[@draculimpaler4507]

Loved this show back in the day. To answer your question, the couple with the records were Archie's daughter Gloria and her very liberal husband, who Archie hated, Mike aka Meathead.

[@RugNug]

AKA Rob Reiner.

[@josephburchill7347]

You really need to know the show, and the characters to get this whole scene. If you just watch this scene then you have no understanding of what's going on... I think life is the same way.

[@tammyross1486]

Carol O'connor did the show to explicitly show how wrong racism was and it worked. He was the kindest man in tv at the time.

[@centuryrox]

George Jefferson: "See Bunker, that's the trouble with you people..." Archie Bunker: "Whoa whoa whoa... who are you calling "you people"? You people are "you people"! This show was the very best in comedy! It was a show in which you can not only point out issues, but you can make fun of our differences and stereotypes without anyone being offended.

[@Tolandruth]

It was way ahead of its time and would be canceled in 5 mins if it was on today.

[@Kilroy238_]

@@Tolandruth Today I doubt even the pilot would be made.

[@IDIOCRACY-1984]

That was a very simplistic statement you made. My daughter is mixed and her husband is very dark. One of their children is *much* lighter than even my daughter who many assume is PuertoRican. Genetics is a mysterious thing. It is not even unheard of that an offspring of such a union come out looking Caucasian

[@julienielsen3746]

In one episode of The Jeffersons Jenny's brother comes to visit. And he's white skinned.

[@IDIOCRACY-1984]

@@julienielsen3746 Wow. *THAT* was out of left field and caught me by surprise 😁.. Gave me a flashback 🤣

[@szqsk8]

“Here’s to yesterday.” The 70s were a great time in this country. Everyone got along, people understood what satire meant and we all laughed because we had a sense of humor and not a sense of victimhood.

[@sidecarcn]

The Jeffersons came from All In The Family. All In The Family was one of the most groundbreaking shows from the 1970s. It's not a sketch. The series was very progressive and dealt with a number of very serious topics, from women's issues, gay issues, race issues, and so on. Something you should have mentioned is that All In The Family is based on the BBC television series Tell Death Do Us part, which ran from 1965 to 1975. Just like with All In The Family, Till Death Do Us Part which was created by Johnny Speight as did his other creations dealt with many serious issues. When Norman Lear bought the rights from the BBC to produce it in the US his objective was to do the same. just as he did with The Jeffersons, Maude, Good Times, One Day At A Time. It should be noted that originally CBS wanted to cut that word our. But Lear and the rest of the cast protested that CBS ran it as it was written with a warning at the beginning. The BBC series was also ground breaking and a few times in the first 3 series the BBC almost canceled the show and nearly moved to Granada Television one of the ITV franchises. Many network programs at the time in the US were far more groundbreaking than today. Even today in 2018 All In The Family is still in syndication. Normal Lear is now at 96 working on a new series. It should also be mentioned that Carroll O'Connor who played Archie Bunker in the 60s and 70s was very active in seeking civil rights for black actors in Hollywood. In a number of cases going head to head with studios to make sure black actors and women were paid the same as men. If you get time I would also suggest the episode when Sammy Davis Jr. was a guest. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZC4c5qhe62gbtE

[@egrono1]

It's nice to see the younger generation respond to the best American sitcom ever made.

[@abevillanueva1974]

One of TVs BEST episodes!! Still, cracks me up today!!

[@greghemlock6679]

People dont realize how far race relations have come. All in the family was breaking taboos 50 Years ago

[@cybersoil100]

Sherman Hemsley was a great actor and played a very funny racist in, "The Jeffersons". (Mid 70s Show) He always made me laugh.

[@BamaE3]

"The Jefferson's" is a spin off show from "All in the Family" the Jefferson's were the Bunkers neighbor.

[@Guy_de_Loimbard]

Well, until they moved on up to the East Side anyway.

[@Kilroy238_]

@@Guy_de_Loimbard It was groundbreaking TV when they moved in. They were touching on white flight as Archie's neighbor promised to only sell to another white. He sold the place in the afternoon Making the jeffersons the first blacks in the neighborhood. He moved away that same night to avoid repercussions. Totally mimicking real life.

[@NJbakintheday]

Great reaction choice. Thanks to the one who requested it. Norman Lear produced quite a few groundbreaking sitcoms in the 70s. I was just a kid back then, but I remember watching "All In The Family" and "The Jeffersons" (which was a spinoff of All In The Family) with my family... hilarious and very socially conscious programming. Archie Bunker and George Jefferson were both bigots in their own way, and the Jeffersons started off as Archie Bunker's new neighbors on All In The Family. Then, after George's dry cleaning business took off, they moved on up to the east side (creating the spinoff show). Norman Lear and his producing partner, Bud Yorkin, were very good at addressing racism and sexism head on by using comedy... brilliant. This was all before today's politically correct culture which, in my opinion, can go overboard at times. Back then, we were able to talk and laugh about things (even our differences) without everybody getting all emo over every word. That takes the ability to know when somebody has bad intentions or not, or at least being able to ask them where they're coming from before making a judgement. Anyway, I have lots of good memories of these shows. BTW, one of my ex-girlfriends' father is white and mom is black, but since I'd never met her dad, I didn't know it until she told me years later. If you were to look at her, you'd think both her parents were black.

[@dadmateryn8092]

Great comedy back then and don’t forget Fred Sanford won’t see that stuff today too many people superficially offended

[@Brett33]

The interactions with the Jefferson's and Archie were some of the best moments of All in the Family .

[@cfinley81]

One of my all-time favorite shows. Watched the entire series along with the spinoff "Archie Bunker's Place" more than once. Never gets old.

[@bigjay123]

Jeffersons was a spinoff of All in the Family Thats Gloria and Michael. Archies daughter and son in law.

[@Rdfelic]

Back then people had a sense of humor and did not get butt hurt.b amazing time for Real Comedy! 😂

[@tonyhurd5697]

These were the sitcoms of the 70’s . Sanford and son was another sitcom . They were trying to educate the world to racism and mixed families.

[@rosemarie92123]

YOU 2 ARE TRIPPIN ME OUT, YOUR REACTION ESPECIALLY HERS IS WHAT I XPECTED, SORRY KIDS THIS WAS REAL 70S TV COMEDY , ACCEPT IT, JT FROM MEX

[@rosemarie92123]

IM GONNA COMMENT ON MY COMMENT. U. 2. STILL DONT GET IT. AND I BET YOU LOVE HILLARY AND ALL HER BULLSHIT EQUALITY, OOPS FORGOT THE GREAT DIVIDER. BARRY FROM KENYA. JT FROM MEX

[@sgnmath1234]

Rosemary. I understand you 100%. Such a "shock" to these two. For them it's as if the universe was created 4 minutes ago. The look at these two kids' faces as if "Oh mt God!" Years ago many races could laugh at each others' differences. Now : "You can't say that" sad!!!

[@pugowner1347]

The first nationally televised interracial kiss was on Star Trek. The episode was "Plato's Stepchildren" and broadcast in 1968. All in the Family and The Jeffersons were rarely missed at my house.

[@joebloe9901]

It’s crazy to see how integrated racism was….it was a part of our language. I can see why modern generations are so sick of it.

[@viewfromthehighchair9391]

The Jeffersons were the Bunkers neighbours and "The Jeffersons" TV show was a spin off of "All In The Family".

[@unseenentity326]

Archie: Now you know how I feel, Jefferson!

[@leannmiller7153]

All In The Family was shown in my current events class in 1971/72. It was a ground breaking show, and afterwards great discussions, and debate followed. A side not, the actress, in the interracial marriage, was played by Roxie Roker, Lenny Kravitz mother.

[@colossusforbin5484]

Roxie Roker did play Helen Willis on the Jeffersons spinoff, but not in this clip. That's Kim Hamilton.

[@4021971]

@@colossusforbin5484 The entire Willis family was recast when The Jeffersons became its own show.

[@Sonofspam64]

I think the first interracial thingie on TV was Star Trek when Kirk kissed Uhura. In the movies I think it was in the 1950's with "Look who's coming to dinner".

[@bruinjer]

Sonofspam64 you’re correct on both!

[@ckobo84]

Usually Captain Kirk stuck to the green women.

[@JohnMiller-zn9pf]

Sydney Poitier was one if the best actors of his generation. Many of his movies challenged racial views of the time

[@AC-gb7do]

The first interracial kiss on television is a much debated topic concerning who the first two persons of different races to kiss on television were. For a time, it was understood to have occurred during an episode of the British soap opera Emergency - Ward 10 in 1964. However, in November 2015, a Granada Play of the Week, You in Your Small Corner, was uncovered which was broadcast in June 1962; that quickly led to the rediscovery of another play featuring the same young Jamaican actor, Hot Summer Night, televised in Britain on 1 February 1959. The first interracial kiss on U.S. television was broadcast in a 1960 episode of Adventures in Paradise, "Makaha Surfing", also known as "The Big Surf", between star Gardner McKay and Filipina Pilar Seurat. Competing claims have also been made in favour of I Love Lucy and Star Trek. (The kiss from ST was even mentioned in a college Sociology class I took.) But even the Kirk Uhura kiss wasn’t the first in ST. It is often ignored that "Mirror, Mirror", which originally aired on October 6, 1967, featured a scripted interracial kiss between Eurasian actress Barbara Luna and the aforementioned William Shatner a year prior to “Plato’s Stepchildren”.

[@oldmanballer5088]

Look Who’s Coming Together was in 1967

[@rvpstudioscanada3991]

That's Gloria and Mike that brought the records. Gloria is Archie and Edith's daughter, and Mike is Gloria's husband, which Archie calls him "Meathead."

[@SaltyMinorcan]

fun fact for younger people. The actor playing "Meathead" went on to direct Princess Bride, which if you haven't seen it I would love for someone to react to that movie. TY for the video.

[@jaytreschl256]

We can learn a lot from those shows. It should be watched by everybody

[@lynndee1218]

It's from the early 70s. .my 2 favorite shows. ..The Jeffersons and All in the Family

[@Brett33]

Really a different time back then. Imagine someone saying such things on tv now . "What about the children ? What are they going to be ? " "Boys and Girls I hope . " Wow.

[@julienielsen3746]

And later on George Jefferson calling Jenny a zebra.

[@paulbiz8708]

Know ur content before u make a video on it.

[@blacksheep1222]

Red fox said in his stand up act that someone asked him why he didn't marry his on race , he said I did the human race lol

[@brioblen82]

I am joining this discussion late. If someone else mentioned this already, don't crucify me. The "N" word was in the script AT ALL! Sherman Hemsley was really wrapped up in the scene and really getting into the intensity of his character (George Jefferson). He got carried away and fumbled his lines and added this legendary ad lib line. The actors surrounding him were flabbergasted! Carrol O'Connor (Archie) was truly a professional and able to stay in character. Without even flinching, he added the lines about it being being a dirty word, and saying that hadn't used the word in 3 years, thus allowing the scripted speech to resume without disrupting the continuity of the scene. He held it together. He OWNED his character. This episode aired live on the West Coast, shocking the viewers and the production team, and everyone involved. The scene was edited before being shown on the East Coast. The FCC had a serious issue with the use of the "N Bomb".

[@RJSchex]

"Al Jolson called his mother 'Mammy' for years!" -reference to Jolson's hit standard, "My Mammy". (Which he didn't write.)

[@eyehatefarcebook11]

Henry Jefferson, George's brother that appeared the 1st 3 seasons was just as gruff as George was. The raspberry tongue noises with Archie was epic.

[@danspringer12]

The volume level on the show is very low compared to your volume.

[@iluvpittys242]

Lol Movin on down! Its Movin on up! Too funny 😄

[@cjhmarine0621]

I liked the contrast of the two characters archie and George.. Kt showed that anyone no matter what color could have prejudices and judge people different then them.. That's what made the show work.. :-)

[@hypocrisyhunter8919]

Last scene: Archie - Carroll O'connor Edith (mom) - Jean Stapleton Gloria (Daughter) - Sally Struthers Michael (son-in-law) - Rob Reiner

[@RJSchex]

When "The Jeffersons" premiered on CBS a year later, Jenny and her parents were recast (Belinda Tolbert, Franklin Cover, and Roxie Roker). Here, Jenny is played by Lynn Moody; mother Helen is Kim Hamilton, and her father is Charles Aidman.

[@shannon9155]

It just shows you nothing has changed! They were all such great actors and shows today don't come close to their talent.

[@jerrylee2425]

The Jeffersons started on All in the family. Then got there own show.

[@Catg1222]

Sherman Hemsley was Mr. Jefferson. The Jeffersons, All In The Family and all the their spin offs were progressive. Archie and Mr Jefferson were racists. That was the mentality then. It was well balanced with accepting characters vs racist ones. It was really a good representation of the 70’s

[@sparky6086]

Lionel knew Archie, because Lionel who was studying Electrical Engineering, often repaired Archie's TV, back when TV's often broke. Archie knew Lionel, because he was the son of the owner of the laundry which Archie used, George Jefferson. Eventually, the Jefferson's & the Bunkers become family friends & neighbors. "The Jeffersons" was a spinoff show from "All in the Family".

[@markastoforoff7838]

The original Lionel was funny as hell. I loved how he would make a fool out of Archie. I loved how he would play up to Archie's racist stereotypes and showcase the idiocy of Archie while Mike would stand back. I'm white by the way but I liked how shows and movies from the 70's from people like Norman Lear and Mel Brooks helped to showcase the idiocy of racism. It's too bad that the way America is digressing is hinging on going back to the times of the 60's, not just for African Americans but for the LGBTQ community and other minorities. We need shows like this today to showcase how horrible racism and bigotry is. If you entertain the masses you will make them realize that which they wouldn't understand elsewise.

[@dtaylor939]

I never knew there was another Tom and Helen... The real Helen was Roxy Roker (Mother of Lenny Kravitz)

[@davidhunt8456]

Yes they changed the actors of tom and Helen on the spin off pilot episode of the jefferson's And the daughter on the pilot episodes of the jefferson's

[@davidbroughall3782]

By "real" you mean the Helen Willis we saw in the TV show The Jeffersons. There was also a different actor playing Tom Willis, Franklin Cover.

[@pamelalawrence9531]

Me neither. I think that was the pilot. I like the couple from the series. The husband was goofy and made the show funny. The guy in the pilot was a stick in the mud.

[@Kilroy238_]

Norman Lear was a genius and a true giant of television in the 70s. All in the family and the spin-offs The Jeffersons and Maude were all groundbreaking highlighting things that almost nobody else dared to touch.

[@lionheartroar3104]

It's all within context of the story. All In The Family and The Jeffersons were way ahead of their time. A woke culture would have protested such comedic brilliance in television series. So glad I grew up in an era of television that was allowed to reflect culture as it is.

[@drlee2]

Yeah, I feel like there would be a lot of modern TV watchers who would shocked and offended at a lot of the dialogue and discussions that took place back during when these shows were made.

[@bobchandler7120]

Sherman Alexander Hemsley (February 1, 1938 - July 24, 2012) was an American actor and musician, known for his roles as George Jefferson on the CBS television series All in the Family and The Jeffersons, Deacon Ernest Frye on the NBC series Amen, and B.P. Richfield on the ABC series Dinosaurs. Hemsley also played Judge Carl Robertson on the NBC series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. For his work on The Jeffersons, Hemsley was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. He also won an NAACP Image

[@0013pokijo]

To laugh at ignorance was the point. I am 56 and watched thus and the spinoff, The Jeffersons.

[@siraleric9721]

check out the movie "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" which is one of the best movies ever. Sidney Poitier, Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn.

[@jlh4jc]

Any scene with Archie Bunker and George Jefferson was comedy gold!

[@antonioalfaro5749]

I was addicted to these type of TV series in the mid 1970's to mid eighties coz, it confronts difficult issues people deal with at that time. The Writers were brilliant! All in the Family, The Jefferson's, Sanford and Son, Married with Children, MASH and a bunch of others that entertained my family who migrated here from the Philippines from the late 1960's to late 1970's it really gave us a good eye opening about Race relation issues here in America. We did also have fun and laughter watching and learning from these shows. Now I am asking myself, What happened in the last two generation of Americans? I truly feel Then, America was truly a Strong and Free Country. Now, not anymore, sad to say.

[@carolynmaynard3694]

I am so glad I was raised by a man that loved everybody. My grandfather was a wonderful and never said anything to me about color so I did not know a difference and I was born I in 1972!

[@pdumpsterful]

Good for you man. We were too We were taught to judge their character and skin color didn't matter

[@Eric-vq7jr]

A white guy who doesn’t believe in interracial marriage and a black guy who doesn’t believe in interracial marriage. But they do believe in interracial friendship. Awwwwwwwww.

[@e.t.calledme]

The Al Jolson reference went completely over their head.

[@jono8884]

You are thinking of "Look Who Is Coming to Dinner" 1967.

[@chipdamutt108]

Actually it's "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner". Great movie.

[@barbaramatthews4735]

Sidney Poitier is a wonderful actor. He's still alive in 2020. He's 93 years young. I thought he was a handsome man in his younger years. I'm old enough to be his granddaughter...(now it just sounds weird.) I liked Lillies of the Field and A Patch of Blue. And then there's "They call me Mr. Tibbs."

[@cjgeel1]

@@barbaramatthews4735 Great movies!

[@DP-hy4vh]

George and Louise Jefferson were the Bunkers next door neighbors. The characters became so popular they got their own show, "The Jeffersons". It was one of the first TV spinoffs that was more successful than the show it came from.

[@dianahouston1223]

It was pure honesty, truthful, with some factual bias innocence. No violence and no hate. It was a lesson on relationships .

[@jessecrowder48219]

The fact that y'all are young ppl trying to comment on this is annoying. "They are DJ's?? They the kids!!! This program was ground breaking. It showed the ignorance of people. And how to stop seeing color as a difference. We are all people you should treat everyone as people.

[@kathyneuman5613]

Lol, that’s when you say “I am, the nice kind.”

[@Declan50]

Keep in mind, that this episode aired 10 years after Civil Rights. All In Family expertly made fun of racists.

[@user-vf9qc6io9i]

The Jeffersons at this stage were the Bunker's neighbours in All in the Family. This was before the Jeffersons got their own spin-off show which went on from the mid 70s til 1985.

[@blemelin]

Lionel, Louise, Henry, and George Jefferson were originally characters on “All in the Family.” They were spun off into their own series, “The Jeffersons.”

[@roygarrett1663]

Enjoyed that you two. Great commentary.

[@robluv4592]

Im a minority watching Archie's from child to teenager was a blast laughing .

[@andrepittmon2926]

The brilliance and genius of the writers, producers of this series. "The Jeffersons" was a spinoff of "All in the Family" Norman Lear in his infinite Wisdom wrote about subjects at that time and still exist today, but he made the situation funny and made you look at it in a different angle congratulations to the cast and crew..

[@TheDocPres]

This 70’s show brought challenging issues to the mainstream.

[@joejesswein9740]

As much as George and Archie "hated" each other they were the same and were actually friends

[@vickie8254]

Archie and Jefferson, just enjoyed ragging on each other

[@JohnMiller-zn9pf]

When this show aired, inter racial marriage was VERY rare in most of the country. Both Archie and George were to show racism, ignorance and misconceptions existed on both sides. It was done with Archie in a way to show him not so much racist as ignorant of the races, where his wife was sweet enough she didn't care.

[@fairlightcassel6333]

I agree. It was ignorance on both their parts but they were there for each other and both were good men working through their ignorance and re-evaluating what they thought they knew about each other.

[@stans7770]

Rare? When this episode first aired interracial marriage was still illegal in some states.

[@JohnMiller-zn9pf]

@@stans7770 hence the word RARE.

[@peterbooth793]

I loved it when Archie said, you shouldn't talk like that to your little mammy like that Jefferson. Who you calling mammy?.

[@CN-uc6py]

I have always been bothered by the overuse of the word "racist". When I was young (57 now), the words I recall being used were "prejudice" and "biggot". I feel prejudice is more applicable than we realize. My dad was prejudiced. Once he got to know others of different backgrounds, he realized they were good people and much like he was. I personally think prejudice is more natural as people tend to be suspicious or guarded/threatened by those they don't know. And that includes same race/culture. The term racism needs to be struck from our vocabulary. The true word is "biggotry" or "biggot" and that is what we need to fight against.

[@edu456]

The point of the All in the Family was to point out the absurdity of prejudice, and it was brilliantly acted.

[@SpotownProductions]

Its always went both ways, it's nice to see the humor in it.

[@Manolo0528]

The white guy & girl were not DJs. They were the characters Mike & Gloria. She was the Bunkers’ daughter. Mike was her husband. The one who died was the actor who played George Jefferson. “All in the Family” lasted from early-mid 1970s.

[@xcfan]

Free speech leads to progress.

[@jamessenter2702]

This was a vehicle for writers to carry the ridiculous racism we had. Carroll O'Conner was the least racist person you would ever know. When making personal appearances later in life he would not recreate the Archie Bunker character. He actually was ashamed of it. Side note..I thought it was pretty cool that Carroll defied the shows executives by continuing to wear his real wedding band on his middle finger from the day he got married