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'''''The Jeffersons''''' is the longest-running TV series with a predominantly African-American cast in the history of American television. It features an upper-class black couple, Georgerunning andfrom LouiseJanuary Jefferson18, and is a [[Spin-Off]] of ''[[All in The Family]]'', as they had been the neighbors of Archie and Edith1975 Bunker.to
July 2, 1985. It features an upper-class black couple, George and Louise Jefferson, and is a [[Spin-Off]] of ''[[All in The Family]]'', as they had been the neighbors of Archie and Edith Bunker.
 
Although created (like its parent show) by [[Norman Lear]], it wasn't that political. Still, it was the first series to prominently feature a mixed-racial couple, Helen and Tom Willis.
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The show did not get a proper finale, as it was ended early due to [[Executive Meddling]] on the part of [[CBS]]. Most of the cast found out after the last episode, but actor Sherman Hemsley didn't know until he read about it in the newspaper.
 
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== Provides examples of the following ==
* [[Aloha Hawaii]] / [[Vacation Episode]]: The Jeffersons and Willises take a trip to Hawaii in a four-part episode arc.
* [[The Boxing Episode]]
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