George Jefferson is a sitcom character who could never be done today. Black, hard worker, started a business that employs many people, a Navy vet, fiercely devoted to his family, never forgot where he came from and resolved to make life better for he and his wife and son...
Those kinds of qualities are alien to modern television, or entertainment in general for that matter.
True on all counts.
Try and find a TV or movie that portrays an American black family in a positive light. I can think of very few, practically nonexistent.
Every TV show or movie depicts blacks as drug dealers, drug abusers, gangstas, criminals or deadbeats on welfare with few redeeming qualities.
And they call us racists. All they need do is look at Hollywood’s portrayal of them.......................
I enjoyed the Jeffersons.
“Wheezy!”
Not to mention, George’s racism was also exposed for its hypocrisy and not justified merely because he was black. That, for sure, would never fly today.
Neither John Amos, not Esther Rolle, if she were still alive, would agree with you. They felt Good Times was nowhere near a true experience and Esther was furious that Lear wanted her ‘husband’ to abandon the family to cover Amos’ contract dispute with Lear.
'All in the Family' was ripped off from the British sitcom 'Till Death Us Do Part'. He capitalized on that ripoff with spinoffs 'Maude' (which had a spinoff of 'Good Times'), 'The Jeffersons', and 'One Day at a Time'.
'Sanford and Son' was ripped off from the British sitcom 'Steptoe and Son'.