2. A Fake George Jefferson
The show’s producer, Norman Lear, wanted Sherman Hemsley to play George Jefferson from the very beginning.
A fake??
But while Hemsley was on All in the Family, he was co-starring in Purlie on Broadway.
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Since Hemsley was reluctant to break his contract, Lear hired Mel Stewart to be Hemsley’s placeholder.
Imposter…
Stewart posed as George on the show until it was later revealed that he was actually Henry Jefferson, George’s brother.
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Henry Jefferson would go on to appear in a few more All in the Family episodes before Hemsley was able to go back to work as the Jefferson family patriarch.
All in the family…
What a crazy storyline line. Modern shows have used similar things reminiscent of this .
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