For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. Except Mike is actually wearing a joke squirting flower and after being insulted by Archie, Mike sprays him in the face. Good Times focuses on James and Florida Evans and their three children living in a housing project in inner-city Chicago with their exuberant neighbor and Florida's best friend Willona Woods. [24][25] The original broadcast was occasionally interrupted by ABC News special reports of updates on the impeachment of Donald Trump. Will Ferrell took on the role of Tom Willis with his own take of the iconic figure. The original All in the Family episode has an additional scene that wasn't adapted in the live remake. [4][5] The show was the creation of Norman Lear. S2 Ep8 – Mama Said Knock You Out, The Jeffersons & All In The Family Tributes Tonight | WWETV, Empire Logo Stolen From Hustle & Flow Says Terrence Howard, Nas – “Replace Me” feat. #TheJeffersonsLive #thejeffersons #AllInTheFamily pic.twitter.com/5xpry1q9fI. [33][34], An encore presentation of the special and retrospective were aired on May 25, 2019, with a 0.4/2 rating/share and 2.49 million viewers. Gibbs, 87, was not listed on the cast roster for Live in Front of a Studio Audience, the Jimmy Kimmel-hosted tribute to Norman Lear’s All in the Family and its spinoff The Jeffersons. Barry Harman (written by: "A Friend in Need"), Loved. Norman Lear shows "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" will be celebrated in a star-studded live special on ABC tonight. A one-night-only sitcom special hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and Norman Lear featuring live performances of two of Lear's most popular shows, 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'. Live ‘The Jeffersons,’ ‘All in the Family’ Special Poised to Shake Up Several Emmy Acting Races (Exclusive), 23 May 2019 [13], Live in Front of a Studio Audience was broadcast from the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, California. The first special revived two episodes involving George Jefferson (played by Jamie Foxx), with All in the Family represented by "Henry's Farewell" — the character's on-screen debut, and "A Friend in Need" — the first episode of The Jeffersons. In this political climate I know they won’t do Chico and the Man or Sanford and Son. Woody Harrelson also followed this route and at times was brilliant, but especially at the beginning portion of the show came off as if he was trying to imitate Carol O’Connor in a spoof instead of being the character. Don’t miss to subscribe to our news feeds, kindly fill the form below. Directed by James Burrows, Andy Fisher. The cast pulled off an epic live performance of classic episodes of the legendary television shows “All In The Family” & “The Jeffersons”. [19] On December 11, 2019, it was announced that Harrelson, Tomei, Kemper, and Barinholtz would reprise their All in the Family roles, and would be joined by Kevin Bacon, Jesse Eisenberg, and the previously announced Machado in yet to be revealed roles. Kerry Washington took on the role of Helen Willis to perfection and played it as if she stepped off the screen of her own classic television series “Scandal” where she played the role of an interracial relationship as well. And that’s part of the motivation behind ABC’s Wednesday night special “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons. Conceptualized and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the specials feature all-star casting for live recreations of sitcom episodes that originally aired in the 1970s. The series was a spin-off of Maude (which was itself a spin-off of All in the Family). [14] Many of the details regarding the special, including which episodes would be performed, guest stars, and other aspects, were kept as surprises to encourage viewership. The above tweets illustrate just how groundbreaking and shocking the original format was as the show ran with a warning before each broadcast during the 1970’s. Conceptualized and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the specials feature all-star casting for live recreations of sitcom episodes that originally aired in the 1970s. ‘All In The Family’, ‘The Jeffersons’ Restage Snags ABC’s Best Season Wrap Wednesday In 12 Years, 13 May 2019 The mother of George Jefferson, was the original queen of shade on television.   |  @arobach with more on tonight’s @ABCNetwork special. The scripts remained intact as promised by the two shows brainchild Norman Lear. Normal Lear’s The Jeffersons revival on ABC. | #LiveInFrontOfAStudioAudience https://t.co/wGjJ5uh8Kw pic.twitter.com/iuEBFsNHW2. 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