TV Families

The "Jeffersons" premiered in 1975 on CBS as a spin-off of the series "All in the Family." The basic premise was that George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley), who had been one of Archie Bunker's neighbors in "All in the Family", had become successful enough in his dry cleaning business to move his family from Queens, New York, to a "deluxe apartment in the sky" (quoted in Internet Movie Database, 2001) in Manhattan. George was a type of counterpart to Archie Bunker, in that he was arrogant, opinionated and the things he said often got him into trouble. He is also depicted as being stingy, but he usually meant well. His wife, Louise 'Weezy' Mills Jefferson (

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ample, George has a problem interacting with the biracial neighbor couple, Tom and Helen, which is not unlike the problem that Darryl has when his daughter, Sydney, has a crush on a white schoolmate. However, where George deals with his discomfort by being belligerent, cynical, and hostile towards the Willis', Darryl decides to do an ethnic pride campaign at home. Whereas George was never really allowed to confront the Willis' with his problem, Darryl was allowed to actively take part in dealing with his feelings. Another comparison may be made in the roles that wives play. Weezy, while not the exact picture of the tame "Mammy" character seen in so many shows in the past, is still old enough and heavy enough so that her sexuality is rarely an issue. There is one episode where George's best friend makes passes at her and another where they renew their wedding vows. However, on the whole, their every day banter is depicted as the cynical repartee that exists between two people who have been married for too long. Yvonne on the other hand is young, pretty, and voluptuous. Affection between Yvonne and Darryl is shown in every episode and there are also several episodes that deal with the sexuality between Darryl and Yvonne.
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