One of the most important episodes of the Jefferson's. Vital to watch and see how things were portrayed by Black families during that time who heard the news and mourned the loss. Louise was a maid at that time in the flashback. A really good episode to watch.
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The use of a Trump 2019 phrase back in 1980
benjybass23 September 2019
In my opinion, this is one of the most powerful episodes out of all of "The Jeffersons" seasons.
Who would have ever guessed that the writers would see into the future and come up with a line that still hurts in today's America?
This episode can be watched on Daily Motion. Check it out from 7:30-7:43.
Who would have ever guessed that the writers would see into the future and come up with a line that still hurts in today's America?
This episode can be watched on Daily Motion. Check it out from 7:30-7:43.
Flashback to the bad old days
gcanfield-2972718 October 2020
Warning: Spoilers
George and Louise recall their Harlem days, and the assassination of Martin Luther King. A quite powerful and emotional episode. How fortunate that they had Mike Evans back at this point. The "other" Lionel could never have made this episode work. Curiously, this is not Lionel as the character was introduced. Lionel had never displayed any militant attitudes, prior to this episode. Mike Evans could do anything well, even giving Lionel this "edge" that had not been seen before. George seemed to have less of an edge at that time-at least until he kicks a bigoted loan officer out of the apartment. Perhaps, the MLK assassination was supposed to have contributed to George's anti-white dynamic. Interestingly, Roger Bowen (as the loan officer) had previously played a leader on All in the Family. He seemed to have a knack for that kind of role. All in all, a very good episode which gives us a deeper insight into the Jefferson characters.
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