All in the Family and The Jeffersons were two of our favorite shows from the ’70s and ’80s. The Jeffersons was a spinoff of All in the Family and both shows covered controversial topics and made viewers laugh for decades. How would you feel about a reboot of both of these shows?
Now, two of the most iconic sitcoms of all time are getting a reboot… for one night only. There will be a one night only live television special with new stars playing some of your favorite characters. Norman Lear, the writer and producer of All in the Family and The Jeffersons is behind this incredible special.
Who will play the incredible roles of The Bunkers and The Jeffersons?
Reports show that Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei will play Archie and Edith Bunker. In the original series, these characters were played by Caroll O’Connor and Jean Stapelton.
Jamie Foxx and Wanda Sykes will play Geroge and Weezy Jefferson. The original cast was Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford.
In All in the Family, the show touched on topics such as racism, sexism and other timely concerns. The Bunkers and the Jeffersons were neighbors and The Jeffersons were so popular that they ended up getting their own spinoff series!
Other stars in the cast have already been announced
Ellie Kemper, Will Ferrell, and Justina Machado have also been cast in the special. Other stars will be announced soon, so stay tuned. Norman Lear and television host Jimmy Kimmel will host the special.
Norman hopes to share how timeless both of these shows are. He said he was very excited that such big names agreed to play these characters. It just proves how important the shows were and how relevant they still are today.
It is exciting that a new audience will see the magic of these sitcoms!
When will it air?
Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All In The Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’ will air May 22 from 8-9:30 p.m. ET on ABC. Are you excited to watch this live next month? We will certainly be watching!
Are you excited for this one night reboot of All in the Family and The Jeffersons or do you think they should leave this classic show alone?
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Another example of how Hollywood has run out of originality. All in the Family and The Jeffersons were iconic TIME pieces that can never be (or should be) improved upon, let alone try to mimic the characters that we fell in love with so long ago……..I think this whole idea will turn out to be a disaster.
Well, yes and no. While I agree with you that the reboot craze has gone too far and that I can’t possibly seeing this working, even for a one-off special, Hollywood has always been behind. After all, All In The Family was an Americanized version of a British comedy, as was others (e.g. Three’s Company). Hollywood has always been bankrupt of ideas, looking to other nations for ideas.
Will not work. The humor used in these two iconic comedies would absolutely cause riots among people today. Too many people get offended at the smallest thing now. I loved these two shows and a reboot would fail miserably.
“It’ll never work. They’ll kill him the first day.” Blazing Saddles (1974)
An iconic comedy of a western is ‘Blazing Saddles’.
It would not/could not be made today. Heck, it was controversial the first time around.
So was ‘All In The Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’.
These two iconic shows, rebooted, will ONLY be on air for 1 1/2 minutes.
After removing the controversy, and to please the twenty Social Justice Warriors, the self interest groups, and the censors, that will leave only 1 1/2 minutes of each program, a total of three minutes.
To steal a phrase, “What hath God wrought?”.