The Jeffersons (TV Series)

Not So Dearly Beloved (1981)

Sherman Hemsley: George Jefferson

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Quotes 

• George Jefferson : [Reading the eulogy he wrote]  "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to bid fine farewell to Wendell Thomas."

  Florence Johnston : Very good and not too long.

  [Florence gets up] 

  George Jefferson : Sit down.

  [Florence sits back down and George continues reading] 

  George Jefferson : "Wendell ate from the tree of happiness and enjoyed the fruits of life. But suddenly his fruits rotted on the vine."

  Florence Johnston : I'm moved.

  [Florence stands up again] 

  George Jefferson : Wait, there's more.

  [Florence sits down again, and George continues reading] 

  George Jefferson : "God loaned us Wendell, but he became an overdue book in the library of humanity. Why was Wendell called back? I don't know. Maybe God just had some reading to do."

  [Florence is laughing] 

  George Jefferson : Look, Florence, this is not supposed to be funny, it's supposed to be sad.

  Florence Johnston : Oh, it's more than sad.

  [Florence gets up again] 

  Florence Johnston : It's pathetic.