<P> The Jeffersons is an American sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, through July 2, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes . The Jeffersons is one of the longest - running sitcoms, the second - longest - running American series with a primarily African American cast (surpassed in 2012 by Tyler Perry's House of Payne by one episode), and the first to prominently feature a married interracial couple . </P> <P> The show focuses on George and Louise Jefferson, a prosperous African - American couple who have been able to move from Queens to Manhattan owing to the success of George's dry - cleaner chain . The show was launched as the second spin - off of All in the Family, on which the Jeffersons had been the neighbors of Archie and Edith Bunker . The show was the creation of Norman Lear . The Jeffersons eventually evolved into more of a traditional sitcom but did reference such issues as alcoholism, racism, suicide, gun control, being transgender, and adult illiteracy . The epithets "nigger" and "honky" were used occasionally, especially during the earlier seasons . </P> <P> The Jeffersons had one spin - off, titled Checking In . The series was centered on the Jeffersons' housekeeper, Florence . Checking In only lasted four episodes, after which Florence returned to The Jeffersons . The Jeffersons also shared continuity with the show E / R, which featured Lynne Moody, who made a guest appearance in one episode of The Jeffersons . Sherman Hemsley guest - starred as George in two episodes of the series, which lasted for one season . </P> <P> The Jeffersons ended in controversy after CBS abruptly canceled the series without allowing for a proper series finale . The cast was not informed until after the July 2, 1985, episode "Red Robins", and actor Sherman Hemsley said he found out that the show was canceled by reading it in the newspaper . Sanford, who heard about the cancellation through her cousin who read about it in the tabloids, has publicly stated that she found the cancellation with no proper finale to be disrespectful on the network's part . </P>

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