The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Blistering performances.

America was first introduced to the George and Louise Jeffersons as the black neighbors of the Bunkers in All In The Family. Some of the best scenes in All In the Family involved the dialog between Archie Bunker and George Jefferson. Archie would be a proud Trump supporter today and George would put up with nothing from no honky like Archie. The wise one was Louise Jefferson and even Edith Bunker had moments of real clarity. The women were really the heart of that show.But Norman Lear decided the Jeffersons needed a show of their own and when they moved on up to the East side as a result of George Jefferson's successful dry cleaning business they got a deluxe apartment with a whole new set of neighbors and situations.Isabel Sanford as Louise loved George, but she put up with a lot. Sherman Helmsley as George always had an opinion. One of those opinions was against race mixing so their interracial couple next door Franklin Cover and Roxie Roker were targets of his barbs. And it really got heated when their kids fell in love.Some of the best lines were given to Florence the Maid played with deadpan perfection by Marla Gibbs. She had a put down for all occasions usually at Helmsley's expense. Paul Benedict revived the character of the silly twit Englishman who was a staple in films in the 30s as their neighbor Bentley. Lastly they had a doorman named Ralph played by Ned Wertimer who had his hand out at every opportunity.George was funny, but I had soft spot for Louise who had some great insights into the human condition. This maybe the most successful spin off in TV history coming from another legendary show All In The Family.

I watched this in the 1970s, somewhat, and I liked it, but nowadays, even much more so. Since it ran for 11 seasons, naturally, there were changes in the type of its tones, so my review is mainly for the middle period. I do not care for All in the Family, from which The Jeffersons spun off, due to the character of Archie, his harsh belittling of people; hideous racism; and over-emphasis on political events, etc., so I find George Jefferson to be a light-hearted fellow, who, even if saying negative things, does so in a jovial way and is not too serious about it.This show is virtually as funny as two favorites, Sanford and Son, and Three's Company. It is just so, so funny. Sherman Hemsley is absolutely marvelous, so comical, animated, and the life of the party, so to speak. Isabel is a sincere actress, playing "Weezy". The others are great, but the character of Bentley or the actor himself, always seemed strange, in that he was unsure of himself, and awkward.A great show for laughs, and Marla Gibbs as Florence, absolutely great.

I don't which is better out of Good Times, this show or Sanford and Son. This is I believe another good black show. I don't the "H" word means (the one George uses to describe Tom Willis) but other than that I like it. It does remind me of All in the Family. George as the black Archie Bunker, Louise as the black Edith Bunker, Lionel as the black Mike and Jenny as the black Gloria. I especially like Olivia "Mother" Jefferson, she's real funny yet mean to her daughter-in-law. But I think as well that George is the second funniest of the bunch, all though crabby and petite he makes people laugh. Bentley is also funny cuz he's English and he gets massages from George. This is a good sitcom so turn on TVland at 11:30, watch it, get a load of laughs and if you like it, buy it on DVD.

Bring it back!!!!! We need a good laugh and a great sitcom like this one to enjoy!! Hail The Jeffersons!! Bring back the sitcom on TV land or nick @night. Its was a great comedy just like threes company, Archie, All in the family, Homeymooners, Lucy, Mary Tyler Moore, and The Bob Newhart Show, and now they play 10 Roseannes in a row on both channels which really stinks cause I don't even like Roseanne, so I don't even watch these channels after Good Times cause it isn't worth it at all. Dick Van Dyke show, What happened to all the great sitcom classics they USEDto play, GO Back to them and you'll probably gain another 10,0000.00 viewers!! Think about it!!