Checking In
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Checking In is a short-lived 1981 television sitcom and spin-off of The Jeffersons, which itself had spun off from All in the Family.
In the series, the Jeffersons' maid Florence Johnston, played by Marla Gibbs, accepted a job to become the executive housekeeper at the fictional St. Frederick Hotel in Manhattan.
Checking In premiered on CBS on April 9, 1981. It lasted for only four episodes. Faced with low ratings, the series was swiftly cancelled, ending the show on April 30, 1981. Gibbs returned to The Jeffersons as the character of Florence. It was explained that the St. Frederick Hotel had burned down, so Florence decided to return to her former job with the Jeffersons.
Checking In was one of the rare All in the Family-related series that was not successful, unlike The Jeffersons, Maude, and Good Times.
[edit] Episodes
1.Boo Who?
First aired: 4/9/1981
Florence and Elena suspect that a ghost is roaming the building.
2.Block's Party
First aired: 4/16/1981
Lyle throws a party, but his high school rival (now a pro football coach) and his team arrive to crash it.
3.Who's Side are You On?
First aired: 4/23/1981
Florence is caught between Lyle and Elena when they have a fight.
4.Florence and the Salesman
First aired: 4/30/1981
Florence thinks an elderly salesman is coming on to her.
[edit] Cast
- Marla Gibbs: Florence Johnston
- Larry Linville: Lyle Block
- Ruth Brown: Betty
- Patrick Collins: Earl Bellamy
- Robert Costanzo: Hank Sabatino
- Jordan Gibbs: Dennis
- Liz Torres: Elena Beltran
[edit] External links
All in the Family | |
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| Main characters | Archie Bunker • Edith Baines-Bunker • Gloria Bunker-Stivic • Michael Stivic |
| Recurring characters | Joey Stivic • George Jefferson • Louise Jefferson • Lionel Jefferson • Henry Jefferson • Stephanie Mills |
| Episodes | List of All in the Family episodes |
| Related Series | Maude • The Jeffersons • Archie Bunker's Place • Gloria • 704 Hauser • Good Times • Checking In |
The Jeffersons | |
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| Characters | George Jefferson • Louise Jefferson • Lionel Jefferson • Olivia Jefferson • Jenny Willis Jefferson • Florence Johnston • Tom and Helen Willis • Harry Bentley • Allan Willis |
| Episodes | Episode list • Two-part episodes |
| Related series | All in the Family • Maude • Archie Bunker's Place • Gloria • 704 Hauser • Good Times • Checking In |
| Shows produced or created by Norman Lear |
| 704 Hauser · a.k.a. Pablo · A Year at the Top · All in the Family · All That Glitters (TV series) · All's Fair · America 2-Night · Archie Bunker's Place · Fernwood 2 Night · Good Times · Hot L Baltimore · Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman · Maude · One Day at a Time · Sanford and Son · Sunday Dinner · The Baxters · The Jeffersons · The Powers That Be |
