JEFFERSONS, THE: A NEW GIRL IN TOWN (TV)
Summary
One in this series of comedy programs -- a spin-off of "All in the Family" -- about George Jefferson, an opinionated successful black entrepreneur, his sensible wife Louise ("Weezie"), their adult son Lionel, and their assorted neighbors in a high-rise apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side. In this episode, Florence's eighteen-year-old cousin, Rhonda, comes to visit from Georgia. Her combination of enthusiasm and naivete gets her into all kinds of trouble in New York City: she befriends a burned-out druggie, gets a job mud wrestling, and winds up in a riot. All of the commotion leads to problems between the two cousins until they arrive at an important realization. Includes commercials.
(The Museum's copy of this program was telecast on KCBS-TV in Los Angeles.)
Cataloging of this program has been made possible by Senator Roy M. Goodman, 1998/1999.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: March 11, 1984 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:28:31
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:54589
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: African-American Collection - Comedy
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1975-1985
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - American Express
- TV - Commercials - Califorbnia Raisin Advisory Board
- TV - Commercials - Kellogg's Apple Raisin Crisp cereal
- TV - Commercials - Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Pillsbury's Milk Break milk bars
- TV - Commercials - Sears retail stores
- TV - Promos - "Atlantic City" (telecast of a feature film)
- TV - Promos - "Crossroads"
- TV - Promos - "Scarecrew & Mrs. King"
CREDITS
- Michael G. Moye … Executive Producer
- Jerry Perzigian … Co-Executive Producer
- Donald L. Seigel … Co-Executive Producer
- Peter Casey … Producer
- David Lee … Producer
- John Maxwell Anderson … Co-Producer
- Oz Scott … Director
- Norman Lear … Developed by
- Don Nicholl … Created by
- Michael Ross … Created by
- Bernie West … Created by
- Marty Farrell … Writer
- Jeff Barry … Theme Music by
- Ja'Net DuBois … Theme Music by
- Isabel Sanford … Cast, Louise "Weezie" Jefferson
- Sherman Hemsley … Cast, George Jefferson
- Franklin Cover … Cast, Tom Willis
- Roxie Roker … Cast, Helen Willis
- Paul Benedict … Cast, Harry Bentley
- Marla Gibbs … Cast, Florence Johnston
- Ren Woods … Cast, Rhonda
- Kyle Heffner … Cast, Lawrence Tiverton III
- Edward Call … Cast, the Officer