Review(s): DVD The Jeffersons - The Complete Third Season
Hilarious!!
I just bought Season 3 of the "Jefferson's" this classic comedy is still so funny! Sherman Hemsley and Marla Gibbs (George and Florence) are so crazy! The 2 of them keep you in stiches! I will be ordering all 4 seasons on DVD. All the episodes are funny as hell!!
Episodes
1. George and the President
2. Louise gets her way
3. Louise Suspects
4. THe Lie Detector
5. George's Diploma
6. The Retirement Party
7. Lionels Pad
8. Tom the Hero
9. Jenny's Discovery
10. The Agreement
11. Florence in Love
12. The Christmas Wedding
13. Louise Forgets
14. Bentley's Problem
15. Jefferson Airplane
16. George's Guilt
17. A Case of Black and White
18. Louise vs. Jenny
19. THe Marriage Councelers
20. Louise's Friend
21. The Old Flame
22. Jenny's Oppertunity
23. George the Philanthrpist
24. Louse's Physical
A TV Classic!
Nominated for 13 Emmys and 8 Golden Globes, The Jeffersons was a groundbreaking situation comedy that was not only utterly hilarious, but also explored the controversial social issues of its day. Premiering in mid-season 1975, the show was a spin-off of the #1 hit series All In The Family, where main characters George and Louise were the next-door neighbors of Archie and Edith Bunker. During its nine-season run, The Jeffersons spent all but its last season as a Top 25 Nielsen rated show. One of the first sitcoms to center exclusively around the lives of African-Americans, The Jeffersons most likely featured television's first interracial married couple in Tom and Helen Willis. It was this fearless attempt to push the boundaries of the status quo that made the show one of the funniest of its time as well as a valuable resource for American race relations...
The Jeffersons follows the lives of George (Sherman Hemsley) and Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford), a middle-aged African-American couple who own a string of successful dry cleaning stores. The windfall generated by their business paves the way for George and Louise to "move on up" into an exclusive Park Avenue apartment. The series is made by Hemsley's portrayal of the stubborn and greedy, yet quite lovable, character of George whose sarcasm and antics are only equaled by the Jeffersons' quick witted live-in maid Florence (Marla Gibbs). A supporting cast composed of omni-present neighbors Tom (Franklin Cover) and Helen Willis (Roxie Roker), the ever-polite Bentley (Paul Benedict), and a tip-grubbing doorman named Ralph (Ned Wertimer) provide for endless sources of irritation and annoyance for George. Throw in George's mother (Zara Cully) and her constant insults of Louise, and The Jeffersons becomes one of the best-written humorous shows of its time...
The Jeffersons (Season 3) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere "George and the President" in which George's competition with his chief dry cleaning rival, Cunningham, really heats up. Cunningham launches a massive ad campaign to coincide with the nation's bicentennial celebration, prompting George to dress up as Thomas Jefferson in order to lure in customers... Other notable episodes from Season 3 include "The Retirement Party" in which George is prepared to sell out Jefferson Cleaners to a big corporate conglomerate until he reads the fine print and learns that many of his best workers will be fired, and "Jefferson Airplane" in which Louise urges her workaholic husband to take up a hobby, but he worries her when he decides to take up flying...
Below is a list of episodes included on The Jeffersons (Season 3) DVD:
Episode 38 (George and the President)
Episode 39 (Louise Gets Her Way)
Episode 40 (Louise Suspects)
Episode 41 (The Lie Detector)
Episode 42 (George's Diploma)
Episode 43 (The Retirement Party)
Episode 44 (Lionel's Pad)
Episode 45 (Tom the Hero)
Episode 46 (Jenny's Discovery)
Episode 47 (The Agreement)
Episode 48 (Florence in Love)
Episode 49 (The Christmas Wedding)
Episode 50 (Louise Forgets)
Episode 51 (Bentley's Problem)
Episode 52 (Jefferson Airplane)
Episode 53 (George's Guilt)
Episode 54 (A Case of Black and White)
Episode 55 (Louise vs. Jenny)
Episode 56 (The Marriage Counselors)
Episode 57 (Louise's Friend)
Episode 58 (The Old Flame)
Episode 59 (Jenny's Opportunity)
Episode 60 (George the Philanthropist)
Episode 61 (Louise's Physical)
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Related DVD's The Jeffersons - The Complete Third Season
"The Jeffersons' 4th Season" is soooo funny! This show may be old, but it I still love it. George is hilarious, I love the episode were he tells Whittendale off (Florences' Union) and any episide with Florence b/c she is smart and sassy, and when her and Geporge go at it, it's great!! Even if you've never seen this show before in your life, you will love it!! This is classic comedy and they do not make shows like this any more! More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Isabelle Sanford DVD Release Date: Released the 11 October 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Long before Bill Cosby started wearing his friendly sweaters, urban middle-class African Americans burst onto television in the form of Louise (better known as "Weezy") and George Jefferson, portrayed by Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley. Spun off from All in the Family, The Jeffersons ran from 1975 to 1985, and it's easy to see what made the show so popular--Sanford and Hemsley were a knockout comic duo, surrounded by a skilled supporting cast that included the interracial couple Helen and Tom Willis (Roxie Roker and Franklin Cover), British expatriate Harry Bentley (Paul Benedict), as well as George's cantankerous mother Olivia (Zara Cully) and their snappy, cynical maid Florence (Marla Gibbs).
Set in a high-rise apartment building in the heart of New York ... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Sherman Hemsley DVD Release Date: Released the 13 May 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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...But I'm giving season four 4 stars, because there aren't any subtitles in this set. They also didn't have subtitles for season 3, but they did had subtitles for seasons 1 & 2. Strange, huh? However, the quality of the DVDs are fine and the episodes, of course, are wonderful to watch. At the end of this season the Meathead is supposed to graduate and move out for good, but he decides to stay with the Bunkers a little longer, so he can get his Masters degree.
There aren't any special features or anything in this DVD set, but as long as the episodes are uncut, I'm happy. If you're a fan of the show, this DVD set is a MUST-HAVE! More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Carroll O'Connor DVD Release Date: Released the 12 April 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I own this DVD and I don't regret buying it. George is extremely hilarious and his mom is very unbearable to his wife, Louise. I might buy the other seasons to see more of the maid who has made so many cracks on George, it's unbelievable. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Isabel Sanford - Sherman Hemsley Director(s): John Rich - Jack Shea (III) - Bob Lally - Oz Scott - Arlando Smith DVD Release Date: Released the 06 August 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I really enjoyed this TV Series when I was younger and have seen every episode, so finally getting them on DVD is a special treat for me. Seasons 1-3 were great! I looked up to John Amos' character "James". To me, James was what I needed growing up without a Dad in the home. So as a kid, when I first saw the episode where he dies and since I really looked up to James, I felt for Florida and the Evans Family and I even went into the bathroom and cried after that episode because I didn't want any of my family members to see me crying. To my understanding, John Amos was constantly frustrated and voicing his opinion about the writing and wanted to see more positive situations written into the show. I guess people at CBS thought they knew enough about African-Americans who watched the show and... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Esther Rolle DVD Release Date: Released the 15 February 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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