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'The Jeffersons - The Complete Sixth Season'
(Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, et al / 3-Disc DVD / NR / (1975) 2007 / Sony Pictures)

Overview: The Jeffersons was a breakthrough series – the first television show to feature a well-to-do African American family living in luxury. In its sixth season, the show remained fresh thanks to the unconventional wit of series developer Norman Lear (TV’s "All in the Family" and "Good Times") and its very popular characters including loud-mouthed George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley), his long-suffering wife Louise (Isabel Sanford), and their wise-cracking maid Florence (Marla Gibbs).

DVD Verdict: The late Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley are "movin' on up" again for the sixth hilarious season of the Emmy-winning 'The Jeffersons.' The recently departed Mike Evans returned to the series once again playing Lionel Jefferson, son of George(Hemsley) and Louise "Weezy"(Sanford). ME had left the series in 1975 after the end of the first season to assume duties on his co-creation Good Times(a "niece" or "nephew" of TJ).

GT had been cancelled, so ME was able to return to TJ. Damon Evans(no relation to Mike) had resumed the role of Lionel during ME's absence. Before this season began,Sanford guest-starred playing her role on an episode of TJ's parent show 'All In The Family' (during season 9),which got cancelled after 1978-79 like GT. Hemsley guest-starred on an AITF season 8 episode once also.

AITF's star character Archie Bunker continued for four more seasons on Archie Bunker's Place. Anyway,here's what happens this season: Lionel and his wife,the former Jenny Willis(Berlinda Tolbert), become parents of Jessica,who is 75% negro and 25% caucasian(on Jenny's father Tom's side). George celebrates his 50th birthday(in real life,Hemsley turned 50 in 1988). Louise and Helen Willis(the late Roxie Roker), who Jenny's mother and Tom's (the late Franklin Cover) wife,are still working at the Help Center and in one episode, Louise brings an adorable little girl named Abby to the Jeffersons' apartment for a few weeks. Abby and George really hit it off great that she learned how to call caucasians "honky"! That wasn't meant to happen, though! Housebroken Abby had been taken away just after she arrived. The man previously responsible for her was called "honky" by her and he reclaimed her.

Tom still is vice-president of Pelham Publishers. George still has his drycleaning business and there's still the Jeffersons' live-in housekeeper Florence Johnston (Marla Gibbs). Still living next door to the Jeffersons and Florence is British-born Harry Bentley(Paul Benedict). The other episodes are great also. Indeed, supporting this box set should only serve to give Sony Pictures Home Entertainment more faith to continue releasing this series on DVD. If you enjoy this show at all, please shell out the few dollars it will take to own this one. Let's see if we can't get all eleven seasons released! This is a Full Screen Presentation (1.33:1) and comes with no Special Features save all 24 sixth season episodes on three discs.

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