This week, entertainment outlet Collider ranked George Jefferson from The Jeffersons among the greatest TV characters of the 1970s, placing the loud, ambitious businessman alongside icons from a decade that changed TV forever.
George Jefferson first appeared on All in the Family before leading his own spinoff in 1975. Over 11 seasons and 253 episodes, The Jeffersons followed George and his wife Louise as they left Queens for a luxury high-rise in Manhattan after George’s dry-cleaning business became a success. The show aired its final episode on July 2, 1985, but the character never truly left television screens.
Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson on "The Jeffersons," 1975.Photo by CBS via Getty Images
He was brash. He was stubborn. He was loud. But he was also a proud, self-made Black entrepreneur who built a chain of seven dry-cleaning stores from the ground up. George challenged stereotypes. He argued. He bragged. He strutted. Yet audiences connected with him because his ambition was real.
The sitcom, created by Norman Lear, tackled race and prejudice with humor. It also featured one of television’s first regular interracial couples, Helen and Tom Willis. Through it all, George’s energy powered the series.
Even after CBS abruptly canceled the series without a proper finale, George Jefferson refused to fade away.
Hemsley also starred in the hit sitcom Amen from 1986 to 1991, proving he could headline another successful series. He later appeared on shows such as Sister, Sister and Martin, while also lending his voice to animated projects.
Sherman Hemsley died in 2012 at age 74, but George Jefferson lives on in reruns and rankings like Collider’s latest list.
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