Archive for January 18th, 2012

SPIN-OFF SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1975

the-jeffersons
Starring Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford

The Jeffersons is a CBS sitcom that aired from Saturday, January 18, 1975, through June 25, 1985. lasting 11 seasons for a total of 253 episodes. It was the longest-
running sitcom with a predominantly African American cast in the history of American
television. The show was the second spin-off of All in the Family, on which George
and Louise Jefferson had been neighbors of Archie and Edith Bunker. The series 
was created by producer Norman Lear. 

Cast of The Jeffersons: 
Franklin Cover, Paul Benedict, Sherman Hemsley, Marla Gibbs, Ned Wertimer and Berlinda Tolbert (top row, from left); Roxie Roker, Isabel Sanford and Mike Evans (bottom row, from left)

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IT WAS NUMBER ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1960

running bear 45

running bear
"”Running Bear” was number one for three weeks on the Billboard 
Hot 100.

johnny preston 
       (August 18, 1939 – March 4, 2011)

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