LOS ANGELES - THE JEFFERSONS featuring (clockwise from bottom right) Damon Evans as Lionel ... [+] Jefferson, Isabel Sanford as Louise Jefferson, Zara Cully as Mother Olivia Jefferson, Berlinda ...

At 11 seasons, “The Jeffersons” ran longer than any of producer Norman Lear’s classic 1970s comedies, including its parent show “All in the Family.” But the more important history it ...