The Jeffersons
In 1971, independent producer Norman Lear introduced the most controversial sitcom in television's brief history. That show was the groundbreaking CBS program, All in the Family....
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Critical Essay by John J. O'connor
Despite some fascinating touches, the [situation of "The Jeffersons"] is somewhat shaky. The character of Mr. Jefferson, snobbish, and given to...
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Critical Essay by Louie Robinson
Bombastic, frenetic, boastful, ill-mannered, prejudiced and scheming, George Jefferson, his wife Louise, and a cast of other interesting characters have become a succ...
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The three-disc set contains all 26 episodes of the fourth season. At the heart of each episode is George, the short-tempered dry cleaners owner who has a serious Napoleon complex. A two-part series...
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Is this a flashback? One faction of the 1960s psychedelic band Jefferson Airplane is again suing founding member Paul Kantner, alleging that he's using the band's name without permission.Singer Gra...
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A former New Orleans police officer accused of beating a retired schoolteacher shortly after Hurricane Katrina was found dead of a gunshot wound Sunday night in an apparent suicide.The body of Lanc...
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Authorities are investigating claims that six off-duty Chicago police officers were captured on video assaulting four men in a bar, the second report of police involved in an assault to surface in ...
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The American bald eagle marked a four-decade fight for survival Thursday as the government declared the bird _ a national symbol _ no longer requires the protection of the federal Endangered Specie...
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Two aides to GOP Rep. John Doolittle who appeared before a federal grand jury last week were accompanied by House attorneys rather than private lawyers, The Associated Press has learned.A third aid...
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The Justice Department is worried that a recent appeals court ruling could make it impossible to use wiretaps to investigate members of Congress in corruption cases.If so, that could extend to the ...
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