Archie Meets George Jefferson For The First Time | All In The Family

At Henry Jeffersons' farewell party, Archie finally gets to meet the infamous George!

From Season 4, Episode 6 'Henry's Farewell': Archie finally comes face to face with George Jefferson after Edith volunteers the Bunker home to host Henry Jefferson's farewell party.

Follow us on social:

About All In The Family:
One of the most acclaimed comedy series of all time, All in the Family with Archie Bunker as the irascible, highly opinionated, working-class family man who viewed the world on his terms and his terms only. When not arguing with his liberal son-in-law, "Meathead," Archie took refuge in his long-suffering wife, Edith, who tries her best to understand Archie's conservative ways and outdated beliefs.

#AllInTheFamily #ArchieBunker #GeorgeJefferson

Archie Meets George Jefferson For The First Time | All In The Family

[fhetty]

Archie Bunker and George Jefferson...truly the Unstoppable Force meeting the Immoveable Object.

[nikiedmonds]

The golden era of television...George and Archie together was comedy perfection 😂😂😂😂😂

[DavidsMuse]

Sherman's brilliance proved why Norman Lear was willing to wait for him, after his Broadway play finished its run!

[charlesharris]

The writers and producers didn't create enough scenes with Archie and George.😂

[ericvonkaenel]

This was the coolest thing to me as a kid Archie bunker and George Jefferson in the same room together

[anagram]

"why is it you can always remember everything except how to work" 😂

[EnligUlv]

Always loved when two sitcoms got combined.

[MarcG]

I loved how Norman tied 4 shows together and come up with 3 successful spinoffs the man was genius RIP Norman Lear

[Shin-Blade]

Sherman Hemsley embodied George Jefferson! That dude hated everybody! 🤣

[jaylene.turner]

Henry’s last appearance and
George’s first appearance.

[jeremyphillips]

Sherman Hemsley said that when Isabel Sanford met him, she said he was "all neck." Seeing how thin he was back then (135 lbs. at the time), I can see what she meant. He said that when he was waiting for his cue in this first appearance, he was standing on the other side of that door terrified, worried about forgetting his lines and feeling like he wanted to run away, but he just focused on the job and got through it. It's fascinating how many people in the spotlight suffer from anxiety.

[can]

“I was always asking for a little brother…you know how poor we was; all we could afford was you!”

Classic line

[stephenr]

Sherman Hemsley said he was very nervous before his entrance because the show was such a hit and he had done mostly stage up to that point.

[blockmasterscott]

I'll bet any amount of money that to have that amount of on screen chemistry between actors that Carrol O' Connor and Sherman Hensley were the best of friends. 1:22 The level of acting with those two in this scene is incredible.

[c.rutherford]

Fun facts: Sherman Hemsley was Norman Lear's original pick for George Jefferson to be on the show. But he had other acting obligations. So they invented "Uncle" Henry Jefferson as basically a stand-in until Sherman could start working. It took a lot longer than expected.
This show "Henry's Farewell" is aptly named. After he walked out the door in this episode, he was never seen again on either All in the Family or The Jeffersons. Or anywhere else.

[jdtractorman]

All duded up with a flower in his lapel, or is that one of those things you squirt in your eye? 🤣Too funny.

[TimSimms]

Best three minutes in all of television.

[JD-bdup]

The 2 Greatest TV Men of ALL Time. Archie Bunker and George Jefferson

[Caracajou]

What a wonderful scene. A meeting of two legendary characters. 😎

[codenamejinza]

You know, in a way, Archie helped get George into the house to do the toasting, since George said he didn't want to come inside. But Archie got him inside so that he could toast his brother. That's how I look at it, anyway 😳 I always believed that Archie's a good guy under all that bluster.