Nooo!! Sherman Hensley Died!

[NitaX]

Sherman Hensley - known to the world as George Jefferson has died.
:-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

www.wbtv.com/story/19102363/sherman-hemsley-tvs-george-jefferson-dead-according-to-tmz
Sherman Hemsley, the actor who made the character George Jefferson famous in "The Jeffersons," has died, according to celebrity gossip site TMZ.

Hemsley died at his home in El Paso, Texas.

The 74-year-old actor became famous during his appearances on "All in the Family."

The spin-off, "The Jeffersons" was a monster hit. He also starred in the TV show, "Amen." He was also a professional singer and even released the single in 1989, "Ain't that A Kick in the Head."

Hemsley had no wife and no children.

It's unclear how he died.

[summer]

Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

[2curlydogs]

Oh, sad. I loved Amen.

[summer]

[dylanite]

Why couldn't it be Benson?

[bronxgirl]

Rest in peace, George Jeferson. He entertained me through most of my youth watching The Jeffersons everday after school and Amen on the weekends.

[Deleted]

I loved Amen. Part of the Saturday night lineup, along with 227, the Golden Girls, and Empty Nest.

I watched WAY too much TV as a kid.

That guy was funny. I'm sorry he's gone.

[marie427]

This makes me so sad.

[heightsyankee]

The Jeffersons was my favorite show growing up. So sad. I am sad he had no wife or children.

[thejackpot]

It is so awful. I am so sad!

[kcb]

Jul 24, 2012 16:07:21 GMT -5 dylanite said:

Why couldn't it be Benson?

i involuntarily chuckled, but leave Benson out of this, man.

also, :-(

[msmerymac]

Jul 24, 2012 17:45:05 GMT -5 heightsyankee said:

The Jeffersons was my favorite show growing up. So sad. I am sad he had no wife or children.

Why? I know plenty of people who are very happy to not have a wife or children.

[NitaX]

Jul 24, 2012 19:09:56 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Jul 24, 2012 17:45:05 GMT -5 heightsyankee said:

The Jeffersons was my favorite show growing up. So sad. I am sad he had no wife or children.

Why? I know plenty of people who are very happy to not have a wife or children.

We are NOT going to do this up in this thread. Ya'll will not start a Child Free By Choice debate on George Jefferson. Start a spin-off. Please and Thank You.

[blacksred]

Jul 24, 2012 16:18:00 GMT -5 @dontcallmeshirley said:

I loved Amen. Part of the Saturday night lineup, along with 227, the Golden Girls, and Empty Nest.

I watched WAY too much TV as a kid.

That guy was funny. I'm sorry he's gone.

Same here I LOVED the Saturday NIght lineup.
Also the TGIF line up.

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Jul 24, 2012 19:15:40 GMT -5 NitaX said:

Jul 24, 2012 19:09:56 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Why? I know plenty of people who are very happy to not have a wife or children.

We are NOT going to do this up in this thread. Ya'll will not start a Child Free By Choice debate on George Jefferson. Start a spin-off. Please and Thank You.

Kind of like how The Jeffersons was a spin-off of All in the Family?

Zing! Full circle.

[NitaX]

Jul 24, 2012 19:18:59 GMT -5 @dontcallmeshirley said:

Jul 24, 2012 19:15:40 GMT -5 NitaX said:

We are NOT going to do this up in this thread. Ya'll will not start a Child Free By Choice debate on George Jefferson. Start a spin-off. Please and Thank You.

Kind of like how The Jeffersons was a spin-off of All in the Family?

Zing! Full circle.

:Y:

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Jul 24, 2012 19:16:33 GMT -5 blacksred said:

Jul 24, 2012 16:18:00 GMT -5 @dontcallmeshirley said:

I loved Amen. Part of the Saturday night lineup, along with 227, the Golden Girls, and Empty Nest.

I watched WAY too much TV as a kid.

That guy was funny. I'm sorry he's gone.

Same here I LOVED the Saturday NIght lineup.
Also the TGIF line up.

Full House, Step by Step, Family Matters, and some other stupid show? Amazing.

[marie427]

Fun Factoid of the Day - My aunt, uncle and cousins live across the street from the building featured in the opening credits of The Jeffersons. Sadly, we never actually saw Sherman Hemsley walking around...and now we never will. :-(

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Jul 24, 2012 19:32:56 GMT -5 @dontcallmeshirley said:

Jul 24, 2012 19:16:33 GMT -5 blacksred said:

Same here I LOVED the Saturday NIght lineup.
Also the TGIF line up.

Full House, Step by Step, Family Matters, and some other stupid show? Amazing.

PERFECT STRANGERS IS NOT A STUPID SHOW! Take it back!

Just The 10 of Us was also on TGIF.

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Jul 24, 2012 20:49:50 GMT -5 @iheartcosmos said:

Jul 24, 2012 19:32:56 GMT -5 @dontcallmeshirley said:

Full House, Step by Step, Family Matters, and some other stupid show? Amazing.

PERFECT STRANGERS IS NOT A STUPID SHOW! Take it back!

Just The 10 of Us was also on TGIF.

Dude--Perfect Strangers was on Wednesdays, not Fridays (at least for some of the time). I own Perfect Strangers DVDs. I am not some sort of philistine.

I'm pretty sure Just the 10 of Us is what I was referring to.

[Deleted]

Perfect Strangers was definitely on TGIF, but you are right, it moved around days.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Strangers_(U.S._TV_series)

[bhnumbers]

Aw, this makes me sad. I adored The Jeffersons and watching it was one of the first really rebellious-type things that I did as a kid. (My dad wouldn't let us watch it, but that's a whole 'nother story.)

[bhnumbers]

Jul 24, 2012 20:49:50 GMT -5 @iheartcosmos said:

Just The 10 of Us was also on TGIF.

was that the one with the big Catholic family where the football coach had all the daughters that went to the all boys school?

eta: and the priest was the guy from WKRP?

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Jul 24, 2012 21:12:03 GMT -5 bhnumbers said:

Jul 24, 2012 20:49:50 GMT -5 @iheartcosmos said:

Just The 10 of Us was also on TGIF.

was that the one with the big Catholic family where the football coach had all the daughters that went to the all boys school?

eta: and the priest was the guy from WKRP?

yup. It was a spin off of Growing Pains.

[dylanite]

This thread sucks ass for veering away from Sherman Hensley. And I immediately regret bringing up Benson.

[meshaliuknits]

Aw, man. At least George and Weezy are together again in that deluxe apartment in the sky. Also, I now have the Jefferson's theme stuck in my head.

Jul 24, 2012 21:10:57 GMT -5 bhnumbers said:

Aw, this makes me sad. I adored The Jeffersons and watching it was one of the first really rebellious-type things that I did as a kid. (My dad wouldn't let us watch it, but that's a whole 'nother story.)

I would like to hear this story.

[Deleted]

Anecdote--I had a friend in kindergarten who lived in that very building of the "deluxe apartment in the sky". I thought it was so cool that I finally got to go into that weird circular building.

[dylanite]

How many times as a kid would you say you impersonated his walk, swaying/jerking outstretched arms behind your back?

Shit I thought I was HILARIOUS when I did that.

[Deleted]

I remember watching the Jeffersons, but most of it was completely over my head. Also, I loooved Just the 10 of us. So glad they don't play reruns so I don't have to see how stupid I must have been, lol.

[bhnumbers]

Jul 24, 2012 21:51:27 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

Aw, man. At least George and Weezy are together again in that deluxe apartment in the sky. Also, I now have the Jefferson's theme stuck in my head.

Jul 24, 2012 21:10:57 GMT -5 bhnumbers said:

Aw, this makes me sad. I adored The Jeffersons and watching it was one of the first really rebellious-type things that I did as a kid. (My dad wouldn't let us watch it, but that's a whole 'nother story.)

I would like to hear this story.

oh, I should have said that it's not that interesting of a story. my dad was pretty racist and we weren't allowed to watch "black" tv shows. He was particularly adamant about The Jeffersons--I think it was a triple threat for him because it was mostly black people, the main character was a rich black man and there was an interracial couple. *gasp*

Fortunately, after my parents divorced my mom let us watch whatever we want.