George Jefferson was a successful businessman owning multiple cleaners and yes, they moved on up to the East side, to the Deluxe apartment in the sky.

@greendragonpublishing

5 ай бұрын

(I was singing those words)

@romans52345-cy3tq

5 ай бұрын

I wasn't a big fan of The Jeffersons (The TV Show) because they softened George up way too much, I loved George better in this show when he was the black version of Archie

@a.grimes4202

5 ай бұрын

They finally got a piece of the pie!

@a.grimes4202

5 ай бұрын

​@@romans52345-cy3tqHow did they soften him up? By having him be mad that one of their neighbors, an interracial couple, was interracial? By berating their housemaid all the time? By fighting and bickering with his mother? By having him constantly put Mr. Bentley down?

@malalaz66

5 ай бұрын

@@greendragonpublishingme too and saying Deeeluxe

Archie and George were a lot alike, that's what made the show funny, 2 sides of the same coin. 😊

@SA-hf3fu

5 ай бұрын

Yup! Seriously, this show was a turning point for me! I was young, and could see the absurdity in the train of thought. Thank God, (partly due to this type of program) I do not think the way my father did. Thank you dear, sweet Norman Lear. You were trying to help and YOU DID! ❤❤❤

This episode was among the last episodes that featured Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers (Mike and Gloria) who left the show in 1978. They were renting from George, which is why he was there. They ended up spending the last few episodes living with Archie and Edith, allowing the show to come full circle from it's beginning. They were written out of the show by having Mike accept a teaching job in California.

It is, it is, it is the same guy!!!

@ralphabreu5022

5 ай бұрын

Maude was not Edith Bunkers sister They were cousins. And Archie hated Maude because Maude was a believer in FDR and the new deal.

Archie was insecure about his status in life. In fact there's an episode when Edith tells Mike that Archie yells at him all the time because deep down he was jealous of him. Archie wasn't educated and Mike was going to college and had his whole life ahead of him.

@benntura

5 ай бұрын

That was a great episode. I hope Britt watches a clip from it.

Mike Stivic was played by Rob Reiner - son of actor Carl Reiner. While he's mostly known as "Meathead", he went on to have a very successful movie director. For movies I think Britt would like that he directed, I'd say Stand By Me, Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Misery & A Few Good Men.

Lionel Jefferson explains in one episode that his mom and dad received a court settlement from a traffic accident and that is how the Jefferson's first dry cleaners started. They became successful and opened more stores because of this. And Mike and Gloria moved out and started renting the Jefferson's old place, which is right next door to the Bunkers.

@craigplatel813

5 ай бұрын

I'm getting nit picky here, but I'm pretty sure it's across the street.

@mikemaricle9941

5 ай бұрын

@@craigplatel813 It's the other side of a double.

The actor Rob Reiner has played Michael Stivic a.k.a. meathead in every single episode, including all those that you have seen. The house that Archie Bunker and George Jefferson rented was a duplex. The stair wall represents the common wall between the two units. The halves were typically painted two different colors, and had separated stoops with only the space of a narrow driveway between each of the duplexes.

@leejshafer

5 ай бұрын

Archie bunkers house was not a duplex it’s ok lots of people make that mistake I found this for ya . “Dec 18, 2017 - Norman Lear explained that the Bunkers didn't live in a duplex and the house depicted in the credits was not meant to be their exact house ...

@joeconcepts5552

4 ай бұрын

@@leejshaferRight, because notice the exterior house doesn't match theirs at all. Like, there's no big porch.

Yes!!! Same guy!!! He and Sally Struthers (Gloria) just appeared on the EMMYs last week in a tribute to Norman Lear, the series creator who passed at 101 last month. They are the only members of AITF still living! Both are in their seventies. BTW, I grew up in the 60s and 70s, and we didn't have cake sitting around the house, either. I cannot explain the cake thing! Sorry!

The Jeffersons were a spinoff of All In the Family. What made it unusual is that Norman Lear's sitcoms had Archie saying outrageous and bigoted things about blacks, but George Jefferson would retort with bigoted remarks about whites, while their respective wives, Edith and Louise, were friends and even loved each other. To Norman Lear these were like real life people, not sitcom characters.

Yes, during this time frame we always had some kind of food in the house that we could offer our guests that dropped by. My mom didn't work when I was young and she baked a lot. Even if you just offered cheese and crackers, it was the polite thing to do back then.

Rest in peace, Carroll, Jean, and Sherman. Beautiful people and legendary entertainers.

Yes, George Jefferson lived in Archie's Neighborhood and his Dry Cleaning business did very well and they "Moved on Up" and that is when the show "The Jefferson's" began...... That is the same actor playing "Meathead"....... Rob Reiner.... Who would later Direct the Movies "The Princess Bride," "When Harry Met Sally," "This is Spinal Tap" and others........

All In the Family was on for many years, so Rob Reiner's appearance changed a little over the years . . . he cut his hair shorter and he put on a little more weight. In fact for a few episodes later in the series, he even shaved off his mustache, but then he grew it back again.

Yep, definitely the same guy. Rob Reiner, who later became very famous as a director. Stand by Me, The Princess Bride, Misery, When Harry Met Sally and A Few Good Men to list a few!! His sister, Penny Marshall was Laverne on Laverne and Shirley, and became a famous director in her own right. They were Garry Marshall's children and he was also a very famous director and actor! ❤❤❤❤❤

@cliftons21

5 ай бұрын

he was married to penny marshall

@jefflyons3667

5 ай бұрын

Rob Reiner is the son of TV comedy legend Carl Reiner, and Garry Marshall and Penny Marshall were brother and sister.

@darrenshoults4620

5 ай бұрын

It's the same guy, he did change his looks.

@mattslupek7988

5 ай бұрын

@@darrenshoults4620 I think Mother Nature changed his looks. 😆

@DarthGeddy

5 ай бұрын

Don't forget This Is Spinal Tap!

It is the same guy.

@anantayanamandra3491

5 ай бұрын

It is the same guyyy!

Another spin off was "Maude" starring Bea Arthur she played Edith's sister. Bea Arthur then starred in "The Golden Girls"

@TerryKrysinski

5 ай бұрын

She was actually Edith's cousin. She referred to her as 'cousin Maude' in the first appearance of her character.

Fun Fact: Rob Reiner appeared in an episode of hanna montana. I never ever thought i would see rob in an episode of hanna montana.

Hey Britt. YES! I grew up in the 70s. Back then, yes, "back then," people were closer (especially with neighbors), more social, had more time, no internet, or social media, and a knock at the door meant "company!" I remember my younger sister and me running and sliding to the door because we had "visitors." It meant fun, laughing, hearing stories, having milk, coffee and cake, etc. It was common for people to have pies and cakes for coffee for company. Even though my mom would bake cakes once and a while, we had something from Entenmanns and Stella D'Oro for "company."

It IS one of the greatest TV shows ever... and Edith is truly a gem! The more I go back and watch her the more I appreciate her.

I loved the way that Archie and George sparred with one another. Lenny Kravit's mother was in the Jeffersons.

All in the Family was the top rated TV show for a number of years back in the 70's. Too funny!!

When the Jeffersons lived next door to Ariche they own a Dry Cleaners. When they left to their own show, they own 5 stores and by the time the show with off the own 12 stores. In this episode Mike, Gloria, and they son Joey were moving to California where Mike would be a college professor. Mike and Gloria stayed for two weeks after that they left the show. One of Edith relatives left their daughter on the Bunkers porch and the was the storyline for the last season of All in the Family and the beginning of the new show Archie Buker's Place.

All in the Family actually spawned SEVEN spin-off shows. A couple I don't remember at all, but a few became big hits in their own right. There was Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, Checking In (never heard of it), Archie Bunker's Place, Gloria and 704 Hauser (also never heard of it).

Early childhood memories for me but yeah, I love the reactions. More more more more more more more more more more!

My mom always had cake, brownies, lemon bars, etc. always at the ready and she always had the coffee pot ready to plug in for when company dropped in. I was 6 years old when this show started. Everything about this show represented real life at the time. You gotta remember that this was the first show on TV that represented real family life. Before this show came on TV families were perfect and goody goody and every problem was solved in 30 minutes. This was the first show to have the sound of a toilet flushing, it showed married couples arguing and hitting for some sex. It showed infidelities and deadbeat relatives. It showed all the flaws and joys of family life. Archie would complain about his gas, Gloria would complain about her period, Meathead would suffer from erectile dysfunction. Edith would find a lump on her breast. These are all things that were never shown or talked about on a TV show until this show came on the air.

As a person born in 1971, i can confirm that since a lot of women at the time were stay at home wives and mothers, there was a lot of baking going on and cakes, pies, and cookies were usually on hand for guests in case they stopped by.

Have you ever heard that a man's house is his castle? Or have you ever seen a movie or a show where the king is sitting down on regular chair or in the biggest chair like the leader? Well Archie Bunker's had the biggest chair because he considered the head of the household. Nobody suppose to sit on the throne of the King. Period! Now as far as Florence Henderson is concerned, she was a white woman who played the part of the Mom on The Brady Bunch. On The Jefferson's there was a lady that played the part of the maid that they called "Flo". Her name was Florence Johnston. The show that the guy that they referred to as "JJ" or "Kid Dynamite and the little girl who played his little sister who was Janet Jackson. Their was a producer named Norman Lear. He came out with "All in the Family"(1971-1979)& the spin off was "Archie Bunker's Place".(Sept 13,1979-April4,1983). "The Jefferson's". January 18,1975-July2,1985). "Maude"(1972-1978). "Sanford & Son (1972-1977)."One Day at a Time".(1975-1984). "Good Times".(1974-1978). The Jefferson's were Archie Bunker's next door neighbors. Then when the Jefferson's moved out to Manhattan, they rented their house to Gloria and Michael "Meathead) Stivic. Then when Mike finally got his Master's Degree, he and Gloria and Joey moved to California. And of course "The Brady Bunch was from September 26,19-9-March 8,1974). Like I said before Enjoy. Adios.

Archie always sat in HIS chair. That chair, by the way, was put into the American History Museum in Washington, DC.

More All In The Family! Love you britt

Yes, back in the day there was always a desert ready for company. People didn’t stay home watching tv all of the time. They went visiting and sometimes unannounced.

I watched this show as a adolescent and teen. One of my favorites. I enjoy seeing you watch and enjoy it for the first time. Great reaction!

Door opens and Sherman (George) almost broke charter. I wonder how many takes that took.

Sherman Hemsley was not available for some episodes due to Broadway so George's brother Henry Jefferson played by Mel Stewart was written into the script. Henry appeared in 8 episodes. For a quick George Jefferson tutorial, the character has a wiki page with his bio based on the shows.

@TerryKrysinski

5 ай бұрын

Actually---they hadn't found an actor that was right for the role of George quite yet,so they passed his brother Henry off as 'George' until they cast Helmsley in the role of George.

If you wanna see the extremely emotional side of Archie you should check out the tearful goodbyes when Mike and Gloria leave for California and exit the series. You should also check out the extremely powerful and tearful monologue Archie gives after Edith dies. If you ever find yourself with a lot of time on your hands you should binge watch a lot of episodes

lemon loaf is definately considered a cake... fun fact, in some part of europe (especially ireland) north american bread is legally considered to be cake, because of sugar content exceeding what is legally allowed to be called bread, as bread and pastries are taxed at different rates. so technically most people have "cake" around their home. i actually used to buy mini cakes, to eat for munchies. so yeah some people do have cakes to eat... this is more of a product of a time when neighbourhoods were much more social then they have been since the digital era, i used to have a neighbour that loved baking and would bring plates of baked goods to people's homes especially in the winter, and would do the same with her backyard grown produce in the fall.... one of many ways a lot of neighbourhoods have changed over generations... well that and ever increasing poverty, which leads to less freetime and more anxiety, which isn't a good way to encourage societal interactions that foster that kind of social habit.

That's the same Mike Meathead Stivic. The actor is Rob Reiner son of comedy legend Carl Reiner. The latter passed a few years ago at 98 years old

I love Edith. She usually does her best not to upset Archie and allow him to 'rule the roost', then she'll turn around like this episode where she makes a decision, the timid act is gone, Archie gets no say. Hysterical!

At the beginning of the episode it is mentioned that one of the potential buyers was the Bambini's. They were a family of little people who Archie didn't want living next door to him. They apparently never bought the house because later on Archie's new neighbors are a black couple where the husband is a NYPD detective. The Bambini's were only mentioned in this episode and were never seen.

Ya that’s the same Mike..They never changed actors..😊 From hippie Mike until Mike graduates 🎓 college and moves to California and becomes a professor 👨‍🏫 ..

I never missed All In The Family in the 1970s and I have the complete series now that I can watch whenever I feel the urge. I like watching it with you because of your reaction. You are always so shocked at the rude racial comments. I get it--you didn't grow up in a world when that kind of overt racism was the norm and dare I say acceptable. For people back in the 70s to see TV characters making fun of racism, showing just how rude and inappropriate it was, it helped to expose people's unconscious bigotry and racism. And that's what made it such great TV.

There was only one "Meathead", actor, famous movie director, Rob Reiner.

Very funny episode happens earlier in the run when Mike and Gloria are looking to move into a place of their own. They were considering buying the house the Jeffersons once owned and had been renting out to others. They show George calling them from the "East side" apartment, and he basically forces them to buy that house by dropping the rental price lower and lower until they agree. Why does he make it so low? Because he knows Mike moving just across the street would drive Archive crazy! :)

Yes it is the same guy playing Meathead Stivic. All four of the main characters were each played by only one actor each throughout the entire series. The series was on for 9 seasons so the actors playing the characters changed not to mention that trends changed in the way of fashion and hair styles and also, as in real life, Meathead matured and evolved and went from being a deadbeat hippie living with Archie to becoming a college professor and renting the house next door to the Archie that is owned by George Jefferson.

It was a great show…so funny, brought up so many issues no one wanted to talk about…made you cringe sometime, but made fun of so many things…

Because back in the day, cake was a hospitality reserved for guests. You always wanted to have cake around because company could show up at any time and you wanted to be a good host or hostess.

Yes. People kept cake or pastries on hand The social norm back in the day was different for sure.

Always loved this. George and Archie used to talk to each other like that, but it was much angrier and real. Now we see years later, it's like they admit in their own weird way they enjoyed hating each other. It helped that George genuinely liked the rest of the family besides Archie, and his wife and son were friends with them all.

I agree Britt...This is one of the best shows ever. It says what most people think and opens the mind of relationship s...

I grew up in the 60's and moms were always baking a cake. So there was almost always some kind of cake around.

When I was a kid, there was almost always cake in the kitchen. I grew up in the suburbs in the 70s and 80s

Yes, back in the day, Lol. There was cakes just about all the time, especially at my grandparents' house, grandma was no joke ❤

Yes, that is the same actor who plays Mike. 😀 In that early episode you saw, he was just exceptionally hairy.

I remember in the 1970s it wasn't uncommon for people, especially older people, to have coffee cake (not birthday cake), cookies, brownies, or fig newtons, when they had company.

George and Archie are two sides of the same coin, great characters!

That is the same Meathead. Rob Reiner played him for the entire series. He went on to direct such great films as the Princess Bride and many others.

Rob Reiner has always played Mike Stivic. Look him up, he’s a big movie producer and Director these days. The Princess Bride, This is Spinal Tap, When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, Misery, A Few Good Men, Stand By Me just to name a few.

It’s the same actor who played Mike “Meathead” Stivic. However, on “The Jeffersons”, they do change the actor who played Lionel, who they changed back.

Yes, that's meathead, Rob Reiner... Was meathead through the whole series

There's no mights about it, it is ine of greatest shows of all time. It was ground breaking on so many levels!

🌟 🤩 ⭐ 🌠 One of the Best Shows Ever....Good Times was also very funny!!! And the Jeffersons)****

@brittreacts

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

yes, people did in fact have things like cake on hand just in case people visited, because back then people would just show up unannounced to your home and you felt responsible to be hospitable

It is the same guy playing Meathead. Rob Reiner played the role of Mike for the entire run of the show.

Speaking of cake ... growing up in the 50's without TV, friends and families always "dropped in" . Momma always made cake to serve while sitting on the porch.

I never understood this show as a kid because Archie would talk about thinking like vibrating bedrooms, and I'd ask my parents what that meant, and their explanations never made any sense! X) Loved The Jeffersons! Very funny show and I was a bit older by the time it started so I didn't need it explained as much any more. :) Three's Company is another show from this time period that was really funny, if you ever want to react to it.

I grew up in the 60s and 70s and my mom had 5 kids and would bake a lot pops liked sweets and home made cokes pies etc she canned to so home made pickles pears peaches etc. So there was always a little desert for guests if they came over.

Interesting observation about having cake. When I grew up, around that time, there was always homemade cake or pie or cookies around. Many women then stayed at home. My grandmother was always in the kitchen making cakes and other desserts all the time.

@brittreacts

5 ай бұрын

Interesting!

That IS the same guy playing Meathead. It's Rob Reiner, son of the famous actor and filmmaker Carl Reiner.

Not having ever lived in New York, I can't comment on the Jefferson's "moving on up" location, other than to say I remember George owned a string of laundromats by the time of "The Jeffersons," so perhaps he only owned one or two (or none) when he lived next door to Archie. Just speculation as far as how George financed the move "to a dee-luxe apartment in the sky," but perhaps there's an episode of either "All In The Family" or "The Jeffersons' that provides all the details that I'm unaware of.

@CoastalNomad

5 ай бұрын

I thought George had a Dry Cleaning Business...... Then again it has been a minute since I watched either show....

@timpwhit

5 ай бұрын

@@CoastalNomad To be honest my memory of all the details of the two shows is a little blurry as well, so I just Googled it, and it turns out you're correct. For some reason, I misremembered his businesses as being laundromats but they were in fact dry cleaners. I guess that's what I get for not Googling it first lol. Thanks for the correction.

@CoastalNomad

5 ай бұрын

@@timpwhit Fully Understand...... l am Same..... LoL

George Jefferson owned a dry cleaning business, and it was so successful he ended up opening like seven stores, I think. That's where his money came from, though.

Yes, that is the same Meathead. It is Rob Reiner. The difference is that the first appearance he had a beard and now he lost the beard but kept the mustache.

Britt, I watch a lot of these "reaction" videos. Yours, by far, are the best on youtube. Thanks for sharing.

It is the same guy that it is Mike, it’s Rob Reiner they just put a beard on him to make him look different when they had the flashback. He is the only actor that ever played Mike.

My mom was a stat at home and there was constant cake. Typically a double, sometimes triple, layer. A cake would last a couple / few days so yeah, cake was often on hand.

All in the family and Married with children were back in the day when nobody got insulted, upset or got their panties in a wad. We just laughed about it together. It was funny. Not meant to do damage or harm. It was an escape from the harshness of the real world and a glimpse into the comedy of the real world that made living tolerable. And we all still need that. Nobody laughs anymore. Everybody is too busy pickin shit apart to find a bitchin point they can gripe about. How bitter people have become 😢. Well nothing is gonna dull my sparkle!!! So if it's funny, I'm laughing at it. And I hope you laugh at it with me. Everybody. Time to put away hateful things and have some fun. Love ❤ your show.

Back a long time ago, when more women were homemakers, they often assigned one day of the week as 'baking day". I am so glad times have changed, I would have been miserable.😂😂😂

Same guy.

Most women were stay at home moms. They baked every day. We always had cake in my house. Also neighbors constantly dropped by. It was rude not to offer them something to eat and drink.

for the 10th time THAT IS THE SAME ACTOR THAT PLAYS MICHEAL STIVIK, Rob Reiner!!! Why do you doubt us. 🤪

I grew up in the 60s - 70s. We didn’t have cake sitting around. My mom did make several pies on the weekends and we ate those all week. So at my house company would get pie not cake.

the daughter is - gloria- played by sally struthers

yes they moved from queens to the upper east side in manhatten

Mom or Grandma would bake on weekends for family dinners. So yeah,there was cake, pie, or rolls around. You have to understand there weren't bakeries in the supermarkets back them, they were separate and very expensive. Not to mention, baking was cheap back then. Cooking was cheap if you knew what you were doing. The best meals I ever had were home or at a friend's house. In Arizona, I had.better Mexican food at a friend's house than I ever had in a restaurant.

Yes, it’s the same Meathead. He’s now big time movie director Rob Reiner.

Thank you for these. Your take was really perceptive. I never thought about Archie kissing up to George like that before. ✌️

When I was a kid my Grandma always had a coffee cake and a hot pot of coffee in the house!!😅😅

We always had cake for visitors. Back in those days friends or family would always show up unannounced. We never locked our doors.

This was Archie Bunker's house that was his chair and nobody sat in his chair whether your company or not and that's all part of the humor of the show

Rob Reiner was always Meathead. Fun fact, All In The Family featured the first toilet flush heard on TV.

that chair is archies THRONE! no one sits there!!!

Many married women were stay at home wives and mothers during this time. They did have cake and such around for when someone dropped by.

Yes, it's Rob Reiner. He always played Meathead.

We used to have cake or other dessert at our house all the time.

Laughter is one of life’s best medicine for whatever ails ya

@LisaC.-mebugyou

5 ай бұрын

@1_.Mrs_Brittreacts-. No thanks bot

Yeah, he Was a dry Cleaner had his own store so yeah, he made some money. And he moved to the East Side and then got a upper penthouse. had a maid and everything

In the Jeffersons, the wife of the mixed couple is the mother of Lenny Kravitz

@charlessheldon5328

5 ай бұрын

@1_.Mrs_Brittreacts-. I would chat on just about anything

It's the same guy. The years take a toll on all of us.

jefferson developed a chain of very successful drycleaning stores, allowing him to move up to the east side

Ok So George owned a large string of dry cleaners and moved up to Manhattan on the eastside Park Ave actually George leased the house to Gloria and it’s the same guy

Michael Stivic was the SAME actor in the first episode !! ... the beard was shaved in the SECOND episode !!