THE JEFFERSONS (1975-1985) Cast THEN and NOW 2024, The Actors Died Tragically!

[@Maria-r1l3x]

I'm a 56 yr old woman who grew up watching this television show ❤😂😢 and I still watch the reruns of these shows today and they're just as funny now as they was back then

[@kaydee1322]

I still watch the reruns regularly too!

[@SakyraStone-ll6lu]

I’m 37 years everybody says I have an old soul what I know about watching The Jeffersons,227, Good Times Maude, Different Strokes, I said my parents watch them when they were little they passed down for me and my siblings to watch shows they days are disrespectful and violent 😢 I love family laughing shows that will lift up your spirits

[@lauraluffman6177]

That was when tv was worth watching

[@talenalewis1823]

Absolutely 💯 I don't even watch the sitcoms they have out now because it's not even funny to me. Just don't make them like they use to unfortunately.

[@lauraluffman6177]

@@talenalewis1823 nope they sure don't everything now is way too serious and ppl are way too sensitive

[@100thickalicwayz]

I still binge watch them, Good Times, The Bonkers, Amen, Whats Happening, WKRP and Cincinnati. I just love the 80’s shows. I love laughing and those times.

[@lauraluffman6177]

@@100thickalicwayz yes great shows

[@stephaniebass4580]

Yes but they were getting paid pennies

[@ShirleyBlount-z3c]

I have such fond memories of The Jeffersons. It takes me back to a time when life was not so complicated.

[@Starr-d-v8x]

Life was just a simpler place and time when this show was active. Too bad this era couldn't be frozen in time. To me, it still hasn't kicked in that most of the cast members are no longer with us, but at least they all left giant footprints.🌹

[@Johnnietr]

Everyone on the Jefferson show worked genuinely excellent hard.❤

[@sharib8908]

Still watching 2024 love them forever an a day Thank you ❤❤❤

[@kennethwright1254]

George Jefferson didn't take crap from anyone. He was awesome.

[@jacquelynclark3782]

What’s so weird Sherman Hensley was the complete opposite off stage. He stared in a reality show where the cast wasn’t as wild as it is today, you barely ever knew he was in the cast, he was quiet as a church mouse, totally different from George Jefferson, that’s why he was so good at his craft!!

[@kennethwright1254]

That's so funny. Boss hog on the dukes was also a lot different. That's the sign of a good actor.

[@thehollywoodlanddiva4955]

I listened to an interview with him and he said that role was difficult for him.

[@kennethwright1254]

@@thehollywoodlanddiva4955 I believe it. He played the roll so good I always thought that's just how he was.

[@jacquelynclark3782]

@@thehollywoodlanddiva4955 I’m sure it was quite a stretch. But he played it very very well!! I could never see anyone else stepping into that role .

[@CarolLustgarten]

Loved the Jeffersons. So funny. Grew up with them in the 70s. George hysterical. What a great actor. So funny. Good chemistry with all the cast.😊😊😊

[@Kaimananc]

That's when you could sit down and enjoy a family show

[@manesecrets]

No cell phones!

[@ljtilmon]

Sherman Helmsley's character in Amen was named Deacon Ernest FRY!

[@p.burley4533]

I just said. AI can't read!

[@dianep6791]

Read by AI.......I'm out.

[@makevaevans5047]

Frye

[@Win-he4ly]

Right....Right....Right yup you got it. You know ur shit.

[@karenbrown10211955]

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[@jeffreyyounger5772]

One of best ground breaking , show black people of being rich.These show was true icon!!❤🎉😢😅😅

[@babycakes1658]

Beautifully narrated! I remember watching them as a little girl in the 80's and I still do. My favorites were Good Times, All in the Family, The Little Rascals, Different Strokes, Facts of Life and of course, The Jeffersons. They were all gems and never forgotten as they helped pave the way for more black actors and actresses to grace our screen, today.

[@soniaclarkstewart]

My mother and Roxie Roker were Delta sorors at Howard University

[@teresahayes5597]

DST❤

[@godgotme6909]

Yes my soro DST

[@soniaclarkstewart]

@@teresahayes5597 Sorry, even though I never pledged, I should have enough to say it correctly. All Soros should be proud of the hard and valuable work they do.

[@wayneb.johnson7573]

​@@soniaclarkstewart ✨️💔✨️ Soros are ungodly. 😢

[@MrShelly53]

my favorite character was Mother Jefferson who died in the 5th year of the series at 86....one of her best lines in the show was when she said with glee "it's so nice to be here with all my loved ones"and then she deadpanned "and you too Louise"..she was a great actor who said this and other lines beautifully

[@OHNOUDONT]

I thought Maxine Waters was Mother Jefferson reincarnated!

[@wayneb.johnson7573]

My favorite Mother Jefferson's line was: "Who you callin' mammy?"

[@Mrsquick]

Roxy Roker was a beautiful soul. It's sad that she held on to 14 years of marriage to a man who was horrible. He had 2 daughters prior to this marriage and did nothing for them and had nothing to do with them. Her family didn't like her husband at all. He was very verbally abusive to Lenny. He was very jealous of Roxy. She became famous and made more money than him by this time. He quit his job, took her money and made failed business ventures. Roxy was so humble to the point where she drove a buick and this man purchased a roll royce with her money. Roxy's husband had a mistress. He would take Roxy's money and spend it on himself and the mistress. She woulld follow him to this woman's home and show up asking him to come home. He would get pissed and tell her to leave. All she wanted was to be loved and have a 2 parent home for Lenny. Rip to a classy queen who deserved more than what she gave that sorry husband. ❤

[@dianemoore-eubanks7130]

I am sad for her

[@roxannereynolds7829]

Wow I'm speechless. I'm sure was was very proud of her son and he shinned.

[@josephinevarner9106]

The❤

[@wayneb.johnson7573]

Should've married her own. 💔

[@camillemccorkle-bodiford227]

This was awesome. Thank you Jefferson's 🏆

[@esthergoulart3571]

Loved the Jefferson’s!! Great show!! Love everyone on the show!! Great video thank you!! 💙💙💜💜💕💕🥰🥰

[@benitasteffan7404]

Still watching the reruns … where did time go.? “Love this show”. They will live on in our hearts forever.❤️

[@charlottemartin8552]

I grew up with the Jeffersons. Even took on some of George's antics, lol. So happy the reruns are still showing. :)

[@CRFCreativelyYouGiftBask-bj9wt]

Mother Jefferson was gorgeous when she was young, wow!!! That was amazing aboout Ralph being a navy pilot I would of never guessed that, and Lionel aww my heart was broken he was the youngest of all to pass, and soo very handsome. I lstill watched the reruns of this show it's one of my very favorite shows still today.

[@Shugar212]

She was beautiful period. 😊

[@CRFCreativelyYouGiftBask-bj9wt]

@@Shugar212 Not that she wasn't beautiful in her old age, however she look like another person when she was younger, and I would of never guest that was her.

[@Shugar212]

Trust me. My profile pic is me and my grandmother at age 15. I'm now 59 and although I resemble myself, I definitely don't look like I did. I'm still cute though. 😂 Black is beautiful period.

[@CRFCreativelyYouGiftBask-bj9wt]

@@Shugar212 Very good, and I agree.

[@tiffanylpleasant4181]

When Black people had PRIDE ✊🏿📺💯

[@erinholland6821]

I played the granddaughter Jessica on The Jeffersons. My twin sister and myself. Erin and Leslie Holland.

[@erinholland6821]

😢

[@wayneb.johnson7573]

Wow. Cool.

[@DEENAPOPE]

❤🎉

[@Johnnietr]

The Jefferson Show, Good Times,My Three sons, Hanging with Mr Cooper, Sanford and Son, Rerun,The Cosby Show,All in the Family, Gilligan's island, Hazel show,I love Lucy, Bewitched,I dream of Jeannie,The Adam's Family all soap operas and so many more legendary sitcom made magnificent entertainment! Thank you for sharing the memory lane of the oldies. The amazing sitcoms unlimited sitcom in the old days help keep families together and grounded. There were more people of all race fighting against racism. No ongoing drive bys in the neighborhood would be allowed. Today's racist sneaky, deceiving politicians will used age discrimination while hiding vindictive schemes to divide, deprived certain race of blood sweat American their civil rights of all human rights Reparations and dignity entitlement. There are still digused decieving criminals who will use discrimination to powder their face and family with tainted white chalk for special privilege while denying not being racist? Evil old days of the Roman, empire, Hitler's genocide among racist uncivilized slavery towards the old and new generation. The ancient and modern days collided with the uncivilized behavior. The journey for equal respect have not advance throughout the world. Countries continue to be invaded with fraudulent challenges.🙏

[@Darrick-zq9hl]

Everything is still going on now. Only God can fix it.

[@Darrick-zq9hl]

Thank you and I pray that the big guy in the sky bless you and yours always, Spike

[@debratookes-smith3038]

If you acknowledged the Adam's family, "DAM IT" you should know you MUST mention and acknowledge The Munsters!

[@SheliaMcCullough-s3g]

All way my favorite Y'all RIP Y'all 🎈🌹🙏 Amen

[@donnajeffreys8252]

Don't forget about THE GOLDEN GIRLS

[@bdchiaccio]

I love the video, but the AI voice is a bit off-putting

[@aprilm4423]

I'm not sure this is an AI voice.... They don't sound human, and AI voices don't have have much inflection. You don't hear breath sounds from AI voices, either. Dude's voice is just distinctive and almost irritating, to some.

[@TheeHuntress]

​@@aprilm4423actually, AI voices can mimic any voice nowadays -even family members and politicians (over the phone.)

[@mburns75]

Ditto! It was evident with all the mispronunciations and grammar articulations. Still, I felt it was sufficient for the information delivered. 👍🏻

[@cj3726]

The best of Tv 📺

[@FannieFord-w9f]

George Jefferson and deacan Earnest fry great actress great father figure didn't take no mess from nobody,😊😊😊😊 rest in power!

[@goddessqueen9626]

My favorite show , i always lookfowar to George slaming the door in your face 😅😅😅😂😂😂😂

[@rosasmith5376]

Yep that’s where Martin Lawrence got it from 😆

[@ZsaZsaRodeo]

I MISS THIS SHOW

[@Shay-z1t]

As the intro song began to play… I go right back to time and place. I so enjoyed those days‼️❤🌺

[@MarkScales-ht9qs]

Good show love them all.rip to the ones that passing away

[@miyahbabymiyahbaby8811]

I love the Jefferson’s…..but how many besides me like the first Lynell better than the second one!!!!

[@wayneb.johnson7573]

Mike Evans' Lionel was the man.

[@hattienewton9165]

I love the Jefferson it was full of laughter to the beginning to the end we don't get show like this anymore I miss and love them.all for giving me so much laughter over the year Fair well Jefferson ❤

[@FreeAudioBooks984]

The Jeffersons was such a good show. Despite the title here, I couldn't focus on how they died, because they lived so well. It's too bad Sherman Hemsley never married or had children, but he did leave quite a legacy to us, the viewers. Many thanks to all of them.😍

[@gwendolynmerriwether7964]

Yes this was a great show. Many good laughs. I love the cast as well as the show.

[@narutoross1129]

THAT WAS A BIG BEAUTUFUL SALUTE, FROM YOU. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT IN SHARING. AS YOU ILLUMINATED THEIR CONTRABUTION TO THE LIVES OF US ALL- I BELIEVE! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! RMR. ❤👏🏿👏🏿🙌🏿👏🏿👐🏿👏🏿👏🏿🙌🏿❤

[@missybaker1608]

All the cast of THE JEFFERESONS were had such chemistry!!!! The first to address interacial marriage. Norman engaged this with such wonderful success. Such a funny show i miss all actors whom have passed. Marla Gibbs, Jay Hammer(Alan Willis, The Jeffersons, Fletcher Reade, Guiding Light). Seems really

[@Nico-yi2bi]

Yes, And It still is a good show. My 14 year old nephew loves it and laughs his head off. But I believe Marls Gibbs is in her 90's and still alive.🙂

[@missybaker1608]

@@Nico-yi2bi Yes she is! And still LOOKS GOOD!

[@laraoneal7284]

Yes Marla Gibbs is still with us at 91.

[@lorettapeoplez813]

❤you could really learn from watching these shows they showed you family life

[@TheRuby13red]

We loved that show. The older I got, it seems they were ahead of their time with the content. All of the sitcoms were..

[@karintraut8151]

Best actors. Love that show ❤

[@carolharris1236]

One of the best shows on television, even though I didn’t like George’s racist “honky” talk. Tom didn’t “serve” as Helen’s spouse, he “portrayed” her spouse on the show. 😅 Even though Isabel Sanford was old enough to be Sherman Hemsley’s mother, they had wonderful chemistry.

[@etruscancivilization]

The guy who played "RALPH" the door man was married to Dr. Skyne Uku, who was Chairman of the Black Studies Dept and later reduced to associate professor while I was completing both my Bachelor and Master degrees between September 1974 - 77 at CSULB (Long Beach State) after transferring more than 70 semester units from both San Bernardino Valley College and Long Beach City College as an advanced Junior at the university. While I was attending there I was told that Dr. Uku seemed to favor white people over her own Black race, even though she was the most DARKEST BLACK SKIN AFRICAN that I have ever seen in real life, and even more darker black skin than a South Sudanese. I was informed that if she would be talking to a Black student while a white person approached her, she would immediately stop her conversation with the Black student and start talking with the white one as if they were more important, and if she was talking with a white student, and a Black student approached her she would IGNORE the Black student as if they were LESS important. She talked VERY FAST with a huge AFRICAN ACCENT while speaking English which made it very difficult to understand her, and she always acted as if she was angry about something when a Black student asked her a question.. I remember taking one STUPID class with her during my first semester as a graduate student for my masters degree after having completed my Black Studies undergraduate degree,and I IMMEDIATELY "WITHDREW" from that class because she had a old white Lesbian professor name Dr. Audry Fuss from the Sociology Dept as a Co-Instructor to teach the class called "Racism & Sexism", and they were arguing with each other which made absolutely no sense at all, and I lost all interest in that class which coud have been a good class if it had the right instructors.. I did read a couple months ago that Dr. Uku remains employed as a Professor Emeritus at CSULB, and while studying some of the STUDENT COMMENTS, they mostly stated that she talks really fast, and that her strong African "Ibo" English accent when speaking is difficult to understand her, but that she was a good professor. I personally thought that she was a horrible professor, and the school probably appointed her to be Chairperson of the Black Studies Dept because they wanted the department to look really bad, before she was eventually removed, and they chose other professors to chair the Black Studies dept, including Dr. Maulana Karenga, the founder of "KWANZA" which is a Black celebration during the Christmas holiday season.. Dr. Uku's husband was obviously much older than her before he passed away..

[@AuraGold18]

That’s why I love reading comments…you get the real stories. Thank you for sharing.

[@dezydream6472]

Amazing!! What a story.

[@etruscancivilization]

@@AuraGold18 I appreciate it, and thanks for reading the truth. I wil never forget Dr. Uku with her very shiny EXTRA dark skin, and that loose CURLY black hair wig that she always wore, and her big red lips, and always talked to people in a high pitched voice as if she wanted to talk over them..

[@tiabarker6994]

Geez! Sounds like she was dealing with some inner self hate as it relates to the black race and roots around this. So sad.

[@saratyson8427]

George Jefferson's active mother was beautiful. Why are there no pics as a younger her.

[@Sandylycious107]

GOOGLE HAS SEVERAL PIC OF HER N HER YOUTH..SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL..I SAW THEM...ZARA CULLY

[@crazy4bruno1]

You missed it

[@donnajones4445]

Really enjoyed this thank you .... Moving on UP down memory lane ❤

[@GovernmenMagnitude]

Why is it that it is impossible to replace the good old times today? It puzzles me.

[@boostmobile4364]

Watching it right now. Berlinda Tolbert was born in Charlotte North Carolina my home state. I was born and raised here and still live here. And Mike Evans was born in Salisbury North Carolina. About an hour drive or less from Charlotte.

[@sha3157]

Why do they always omit the fact that Sherman was also a Broadway actor in Purlie!

[@Steph-k7e]

Still watch love them an all older shows

[@nubian6815]

Still watch the reruns! Love it!!

[@Marrero79]

The BOT narration on this video is so annoying. 😤😤

[@TheeHuntress]

😂🤷🏽

[@deeyoung4583]

Loved this review and the show!

[@preedestined1]

"Loved the review" even though he lied about them dying tragically??? Really? He LIED to get us to watch this waste of the video.

[@pjtheteagirl8114]

Isabel Sanford started the Louis Jefferson character on All In The Family.

[@nadiaalbert4336]

That was a click bate 🤬

[@michelebrown5142]

Thanks. This stops me from watching history I already know. 😊

[@Ms.Zen1920]

Blueprint for stellar acting. Thanks for sharing.

[@kevinjohnson8439]

The Jeffersons was the best.

[@royalladyt.5778]

Best show ever on tel lie vision....❤❤❤

[@teetot5276]

The best of the best!!!

[@mfalmekali]

Sherman was a closeted gay man his whole life.

[@tangieanderson4444]

Thank you for sharing

[@lindabishop7656]

Instead of using AI as an announcer, please hire a living human that can pronounce words. Such as NAACP( N DOUBLE A C P) . THESE AI NEED TO BE DISCONTINUED. 😮

[@p.burley4533]

Not ready for prime time!

[@kimd8873]

AI probably created this channel😵‍💫.

[@MargaretMiller-ek8zk]

Never Forgotten

[@denises.8203]

☝️🤣 #1 show back in the days,I loved when mother Jefferson was on the show before she passed on.

[@NinaBaby210]

“Deacon, Ernest FRYE!”❤

[@Doreme50]

Norm Lear Genius!! R.i.p.!

[@njtomboy]

Was it mentioned that actor Michael Evans was a creator and writer for Good Times? I may have missed it.

[@cassandradistin2521]

Movin on up !

[@empresslonnie1love391]

2-2-7 was the show not 2-27 lol

[@MSUSPARTANS1973]

One of the wildest facts about the show is that Weezie was 21 yrs. older than George! She was 58, and he only 37, when the show began.

[@RonnyRjones]

Artificial Intelligence is terrible!!? It mispronounce ALOT of words....and too slow talking.

[@tfp6382]

Great show

[@aquariusprieto971]

The actress that played Jenny is alive

[@perseveranceofkeisha8792]

Jus remind me of the good ole days as a child when I had no worries, no cares jus a free spirited child. But I remember when the episodes of the guy in the rabbit 🐰 suit was trying to kill Weezy, I was so terrified 😂

[@anythingispossiblewithtoni4580]

Mike Evans is deceased sir not Damon Evans...🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

[@gogoyubari366]

Some pretty girls in this show!

[@latoyawilliams6170]

Still watching

[@LaVanderou812]

It's a shame that there's only 1 original cast member who's still with us.

[@daxterclark5092]

Marla Gibbs

[@cj3726]

Its three left

[@LaVanderou812]

@@cj3726 There's only one ORIGINAL cast member left. Berlinda Tolbert. Marla Gibbs and Damon Evans came on later in the show.

[@wompoo1972]

@@LaVanderou812Damon Evans is the original Lionel. He was on All In The Family before The Jeffersons moved on up.

[@erinholland6821]

I played the granddaughter, Jessica. My twin sister and I. Leslie and Erin Holland

[@tiffanylpleasant4181]

Thanks you 😘

[@erics362]

Although all souces indicate that Hemsely served in the Air Force. I thought he served in the Army Air Corps because of his age and the timeline of the Air Force. I guess Sherman wasn’t as old as I thought he was.

[@HollywoodOutsiderOfficial]

GREAT

[@laverntrotman5829]

Thank you so much for this content….. ❤ it

[@michellewashington5666]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ this ❤❤❤❤❤❤ them

[@belindaclayton4011]

I'm glad someone said it as well as the earlier cartoons Silverback gargoyles and Thundercats, mighty mouse 🐁 I could go on 😢😂❤Animaniacs

[@deshaunhawkinsBlessed1]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@fryelee11]

Another sad part of this show is this was the number I ranked show on tv (most watched) and they cancelled it. Go Figure!

[@LaTrendaCummings]

They said how everyone passed besides George, Respect is how I see it, nice video. George mom probably didn't have any pics when she was younger either no camera lost pics it could be several reason.

[@GreenCheesePizza]

Paul was cast as the neighbor judge in “ The Adams Family “🎥

[@veldasorrentino4216]

The AI voice needs to get some of the annunciation correct…. NAACP was spoken crazy 😆🤣

[@Carter-cu]

Definitely TV was nothing like it is now it was the best 😢TV now is horrible

[@tiffanylpleasant4181]

Jefferson 📺💯

[@AuraGold18]

👎🏼Between the mistakes and the AI voice and clickbait, this presentation was a C- at best. I will not be subscribing. Do better. 🙄

[@tanya4735]

❤❤

[@IAMKEPT]

😅😅😅I caught that too

[@andrewclayterman6230]

This computer can't pronounce certain words or numbers.

[@L.E.O.6141]

The last pic of Mike Evans is not him.

[@bradytn]

Mr. Bentley was also in Mandingo.

[@NCmomof]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@bobbiereid4811]

They forgot about the other young man that played Jenny's brother

[@jamesearlcash1758]

I used to see Paul Benedict and George Takei once a week in the lobby of the building I used to work in chatting with the doorman after acupuncture therapy. I worked with and was around more than a few celebrities so I wasn't all that star struck although it was cool to be around the actors I watched on the tv shows I liked. The Fonz and Luke Skywalker are short dudes. ahahahahaha

[@gwendolynperry7884]

As I was listening to the speaker, several of the actors transitioned tragedy. I was very sadden to hear as such or anyone basically,… as I am aware, it does occur. Nevertheless, it was a great show during that era. All casts were remarkable talent. Some of the older sitcoms were really great shows. And truly, as time progresses, season changes, and the perspective of character actors or actresses in today’s market, their identity in certain films has definitely created certain changes thru sound, vision, and performance in certain films. However, I will concur to the fact, that many actors and actresses from many old great movies, daily shows, or weekly programs, sitcom series that esteem from a good place, displayed such a definition in the filming industry which will always be remembered and not forgotten. Because each show illustrated a display of comfort, wisdom, friendship, joy, sadness, family, growth, struggles, laughter, maturity, compassion, surprises, and connection, etc. in certain ways that it was a platform of performance’s to illustrate and demonstrate by designed accordingly, especially when a positive portrait influence a message which is revealing and then at that given time, the audience becomes enlightened or perhaps a reminder that engage a lasting statement or moment to remember.

[@markcadieux3445]

Posting a RIP thumbnail of one of the few cast members who is still alive

[@MARIERIGGS-h2g]

I agree.. Thumbs down.

[@jameshhenderson8243]

Need to be sued for defamation of character.

[@p.burley4533]

This channel has 28k subs and this episode got 131k views. Maybe that's enough not to care enough, unfortunately.

[@markcadieux3445]

@@p.burley4533 They do things like this all the time. Then and Now pics, the Now pix are usually someone else and always inaccurate.

[@cj3726]

This man made a lot of mistakes

[@denisetolson817]

I see everyone who's was on Black TV end up Broke and Abandoned by The Industry!! 😢So Sad They give Us great Entertainment on TV!! Now it Evildoers about Sexual Acts and Rainbow 🌈 Themes😢