When The Jeffersons became a hit television series in its own right, Mike stuck around for the first season of that show, but then he left, walking away from one of the biggest shows on television.

At the outset of the Jan. 18, 1975, pilot, Ja'Net DuBois' indelible theme song told viewers that the Jeffersons from "All in the Family" had moved on up from Queens to a "deluxe apartment in the ...

At 11 seasons, “The Jeffersons” ran longer than any of producer Norman Lear’s classic 1970s comedies, including its parent show “All in the Family.” But the more important history it ...

At 11 seasons, “The Jeffersons” ran longer than any of producer Norman Lear’s classic 1970s comedies, including its parent show “All in the Family.” But the more important history it ...

When Lionel Jefferson actor Mike Evans left The Jeffersons shortly after the All in the Family spin-off debuted on CBS in 1975, it was explained that he had left to devote more time to the show he ...

(Originally published by the Daily News on Jan. 18, 1975. This story was written by Val Adams.) As Norman Lear, producer, continues to move ahead in TV comedy, he follows his own footsteps, an amaz… ...

The cast of the TV sitcom 'The Jeffersons' (L-R Berlinda Tolbert, Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker and Marla Gibbs (seated)) circa 1977, in Los Angeles, California.

After "The Jeffersons" was abruptly cancelled, Hemsley starred in the sitcom "Amen" as a fiery Philadelphia church deacon, Ernest Frye. The show latest five years, running 1986 to 1991.

Two classic sitcoms are being revived for one night on Wednesday, as ABC presents live re-creations of episodes of Norman Lear‘s All in the Family and The Jeffersons.. The 90-minute special ...

While Moriarty was working on The Jeffersons starring George Hemsley in 1975, he pitched the "Draft Dodger" idea to Lear as a 1976 Christmas story for All In The Family, TV's No. 1 show.