Gibbs herself played the Jeffersons' maid, Florence Johnston. At the time a TV novice and mother of three, Gibbs had been working as a reservation agent for United Airlines and figured she'd have a ...

At 11 seasons, “The Jeffersons” ran longer ... Lear told how a non-show-business encounter sped it along. How Black Panthers inspired a TV family that wasn't 'dirt poor' “One day ...

LOS ANGELES - THE JEFFERSONS ... any long-running TV series. “We never got the attention we deserved,” said Ms. Sanford. “We were one of the network’s highest rated shows for all those ...