The Jeffersons(1975)
Overview
Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.
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Top 6 Billed Cast
Louise Jefferson
George Jefferson
Helen Woodroow Willis
Thomas "Tom" Willis
Harry Bentley
Florence Johnston
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