01/18/2011 - Written in 1975 by Ja'net Dubois of Good Times Fame, This TV Tune Was on the Air for Ten Years!

Good morning kids!  Have you ever "talked something up"? 


Believe it or not, this week - almost 16 years after it's departure from the airwaves - "The Jeffersons" has come up in conversation on multiple occasions ... and today is the 36 year anniversary of The Jeffersons' premier on CBS.



Jan 18th - "Jeffersons" spinoff from "All in the Family" premieres on CBS 1975


Now, much to my
chagrin - some of you readers are young enough that you're already lost and have no idea what I'm talking about.  To catch YOU up... 

The Jeffersons is an American sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, through June 25, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes. The show was produced by the T.A.T. Communications Companyfrom 1975–1982 and byEmbassy Television from 1982-1985. The Jeffersonsis the longest-running comedy (or series of any genre) with a predominantlyAfrican American cast in the history of American television.^[1] [1]

The show focused onGeorge and Louise Jefferson, an upper middle-class African American couple. The show was launched as the secondspin-off of All in the Family, on which the Jeffersons had been the neighbors ofArchie and Edith Bunker.

And now, for today's

Ocho-rific Song o the Day...
Movin On Up - 1975

Well we're movin on up,
To the east side.
To a deluxe apartment in the sky.
Movin on up,
To the east side.
We finally got a piece of the pie.


Fish don't fry in the kitchen;
Beans don't burn on the grill.
Took a whole lotta tryin',
Just to get up that hill.
Now we're up in the big leagues,
Gettin' our turn at bat.
As long as we live, it's you and me baby,
There ain't nothin wrong with that.


Well we're movin on up,
To the east side.
To a deluxe apartment in the sky.
Movin on up,
To the east side.
We finally got a piece of the pie.

::WIKI "FACTS"::

Ja'net Dubois (from Good Times) and Jeff Barry co-wrote The Jeffersons's theme song, "Movin' on Up", which was sung by Dubois with a gospel choir.

"Movin' on Up" found new life in the 1990s and 2000s in a number of television commercials and other references: for example, in Nelly's song "Batter Up" (which featured Hemsley as a baseball stadium public address announcer) and in Will Smith's song "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" (Now they give it to me nice and easy/Since I moved up like George and Weezie).

The song was also used in the 2006 film Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties. This time, the song was sung by Bill Murray who voices Garfield who joyfully sings about his new life in the palace. This version has different lyrics relating to Garfield's new life. The song is also referenced in the 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder.

::Extra Goodies::
the Jeffersons on TV Land
Movin' On Up on SongFacts
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