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affluence and Black people, is concerned. Before The Jeffersons, the nation had not seen Black people living like that on TV.
I would put the first, 4 - 5 seasons of The Jeffersons up against ANY SHOW IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN SITCOMS. After that, the show began to escalate down hill fairly quickly after the first 5 seasons.
Ground breaking show for its time and it still holds up well. Very memorable, but underrated show.