. >> reporter: george and louise jefferson inspired labor shows like blackish. >> the idea of bringing at a time when so many of of what we're talking about needs to be talked about and to bring to it a new generation of eyeballs. i want to be a part of that. >> it was jimmy kimmel's idea. he enlisted the help of norman leer who created both shows and introduced george jefferson as archie bunker's alongside wanda sikes in this one time only. >> i'm playing louise jefferson. >> the comic and the creator will introduce them and put in it context. an all-star cast will perform live with a self-incrimination as it was originally written. so lear and sykes will explain, times have changed. language once seen as acceptable is now considered offensive. >> reporter: they've taken the step to bleeping words. the stars are on board with all of it. >> the casting is great. all in the family and the jeffersons, starting tonight at 8:00. >>> the hunger games and twilight films is poised to open its own theme park. you'll have to travel a bit to get there. today lions dwaet announced the first verti

applause] >> reporter: woody harrelson and marissa tomei playing archie an playing george and louise jeffersonuncle henry. ike farn holtz as meathead and ellie kemper as gloria. >> well, how about a woman president? >> reporter: the words still the same as the original script 46 years ago. but tonight the punch lines taking on new relevance. >> a woman president? >> mr. jefferson, this may come as a big surprise to you, but women are much more oppressed than blacks. >> well, i don't see no ghetto for women. >> what do you call a kitchen? >> reporter: both shows were unafraid to tackle controversial issues. >> this show has many words in it that you would be fired for using on television today. >> what do you know about it, you dumb polock. >> race, religion, politics is never an easy conversation to have. >> reporter: the use of the n-word pushing the envelope then and now. >> you know damn well what it means. if you had been going at it inside of five minutes he'd be calling you [ bleep ]. >> it wasn't bleeped. it wasn't censored. she just said it. >> even when we've had our worst fights you'

. >> george and louise jefferson had become so financially successful that they couldn't leave queensast side of manhattan. >> who would have figured except for norman lear that a spinoff would be the way to do it and the rest was history. ♪ well, we're movin' on up ♪ movin' on up ♪ to the east side >> the theme song for the jeffe jeffersons tells it all. ♪ movin' on up >> the song is dipped in black culture, black references and black english. fish don't fry in the kitchen, beans don't burn on the grill. it only rhymes if you're black. ♪ now we're up in the big leagues ♪ >> for a lot of black people in this country, it was a theme song that just resonated. >> the rest of the world hadn't seen anything like the jeffersons. >> they represented an upper middle class, upwardly mobile. they were living the american dream. >> you live in this apartment, right? >> uh-huh. >> and you got an apartment in this building, too? >> yes, that's right. >> well how come we overcame and nobody told me? >> these shows were champions for inclusivity and diversity and yet the people calling the shots, th

. >> jimmy: marissa tomei is playing edith, bunker, wanda, you are playing louise jefferson alongsideie foxx who is playing george jefferson, i have this all right? >> so far you do. >> jimmy: how's it going so far? does everybody know their lines? >> ah. >> no, we just kind of wing it a little bit, jimmy. >> they're just words on a page. >> yeah, we're trying to cut it down. >> jim burrow said feel impro advi improvise. >> jimmy: wanda you told me when i asked you to do this you started to cry, is that true? >> i really did. yes. yes. because i was so shocked that you didn't ask queen latifah first. [ laughter ] or did you? >> jimmy: she's very busy ruling over her subjects. now we had a little cast party, a dinner party at my house last night, and ellie, you were unable to make it to the cast party. >> it is my nightmare that this subject would come up. i was unable to make it. i am so sorry. >> jimmy: tell them why. >> it's because i'm pregnant, and i felt sick. [cheers and applause] but seriously, i've been blaming the pregnancy on so many things, and this is one of them. i i'm so

jamie foxx and wanda sykes will play george and louise jefferson. a killer. will ferrell, kerry washington, anthony anderson, ike barinholtz, ellie kemper, jackee harry, stephen tobolowsky, sean hayes, amber stevens west jovan adepo. and a couple of surprises too. the shows will be performed live in front of a studio audience tomorrow night at 8 p.m. here on abc. so gather the family to show them how it used to be done in the olden times. that's right. our first guest is one of the most popular movie and music stars ever. starting friday, he fills some large, pointy shoes in the new live-action version of "aladdin." please say hello to will smith ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> jimmy: you know, you can't be too careful. it's cold and flu season. how you doin'? >> what's up, man? >> jimmy: you know, i watched "aladdin", with my two kids. my 4-year-old won't watch anything that isn't a cartoon. they loved it and we loved it. my wife said we're going to go see it again in the movie theaters. >> you'll pay for it. >> jimmy: that's rig

harrelson and marisa tomei as archie and edith bunker, jamie foxx and wanda sykes and george and louise jeffersonn, ike barinholtz, anthony anderson, ellie kemper, jovan adepo, stephen tobolowsky, jackee harry, amber stevens west, sean hayes, will ferrell and some surprises, too. and it will all be live. if wo -- we screw up, that's it, we're screwed. that's wednesday night at 8:00 here on abc. long before jon snow traveled north, another jon helped to put appointment television on the map. he is an emmy and golden globe-winning actor whom you can see as an archangel named gabriel in "good omens" starting may 31st on amazon prime. please welcome jon hamm. >>> how's it going? >> jimmy: very good to see you. jon, i have to say, i don't know if you're aware of this, but you have a very powerful handshake. almost radodeo caliber powerful. >> i don't know where i got that from. my dad used to drive trucks. >> jimmy: did you watch "game of thrones"? >> i did. i mostly like the did you see the one with the bird scooter in the back? i stole that joke. >> jimmy: i missed the bird scooter. did you ever hav

jefferson is jamie foxx." >> reporter: and the wives? marisa tomei as edith bunker. and wanda sykes as louise >> all of my life i've only bought three kinds of dresses. 50% off, seconds and going out of business. >> reporter: best remembered for the laughs. their social impact also burned into collective memory. when the first six episodes of "all in the family" ran, they ran with a warning. is there a warning necessary in front of either one of these live shows? >> i think we're giving people fair notice that what they're about to see is not what they see nowadays and that -- it might create some conversation. ♪ guys like us we had it made >> you're talking about two of the greatest tv theme songs of all time. >> reporter: you do it. ♪ songs that made the hit parade ♪ ♪ those with were the days >> our thanks to jimmy and amy there. going to be something to see, all playing out live, just a short time from now right here. i hope to see you tomorrow. good night. >>> she saw this person lying on the ground, didn't know if she was dead oral little weary of this sort of thing. >> shocked. a 74-ye

claire dunphy, louise jefferson, marion cunningham.e ralph is plumber and he likes to hear the sound of water running. steve: jean stapleton. >> plain the rules. >> wait to the end. i can't see because i'm reading question. number four, this tv mom is the moral listic force for doughnut loving husband and three kids. will ma flintstone, marge simpson. linda belcher. jane jettison. ainsley. ainsley: the second one the "simpsons" lady. gave it away. beehive. >> marge simpson "the simpsons" lady. >> this tv mom was known for her golden wise cracks living with her daughter and two friend with '80s sitcom. rose, elyse keaton. sophia petrillo or maude tipped lay. steve: maude findlay. >> i'm not in. >> wait until the beep to leave the message. ainsley: she was youngest one on there. >> you're watching a lot of tv land. "golden girls." i thought it was too easy of a quiz. obviously it wasn't. ainsley: it wasn't. steve: we salute america's moms. you can see his quiz show every day at foxnation.com. go to foxnation.com to start your free trial

jefferson is jamie foxx. >> reporter: the wives of the two most famously opinionated and loose lip characters in television history, marisa tomei as edith bunker and wanda sykes as louisehe shows may be best remembered for the laughs, their social impact also burned into collective memory tackling tough issues, bigotry and cultural divisions that cut to the core. when the first six episodes of "all in the family" ran, they ran with a warning. is there a warning necessary in front of either one of these live shows? >> i think we're giving people fair notice that what they're about to see is not what they see nowadays and that it might create some conversation. these shows aren't just about laughing in the moment. >> i just want to learn a little bit about society so i can help people. >> people? your mother-in-law and me is people. help us, will you. go to work. >> it wasn't like these shows went on the air unchallenged. they were controversial. >> we got bigger trouble. there's klansman in the building. >> you mean the kkk? >> no, the beverly hillbillies. >> reporter: those controversial story lines and the offensive stinging language used by the leads pushed the envel

. ♪ >> jamie foxx played george jefferson in the reboot. wanda sykes was his louise.g was kind of lousy. >> i thought you was amazed, like me. >> made, you a made? >> yes. what difference does that make? >> plenty. why aren't you out maiding someplace? >> this was like the karaoke of sitcoms. where you get actors coming in, interchangeably playing the part. it just didn't work. these characters and these syncom sitcoms were confined to a time can i wish he mentored a new generation, teach them how to take on the issues we are dealing with now. at least norman lear and jimmy kimmel had a good time here in a newfangled, waldorf and statler, sitting in box seats. >> the center of this show is the relationship between archie bunker, who is a bigot who doesn't necessarily know he is a bigot, and his ultraliberal, unemployed son-in-law, mike, who he calls meathead. meathead is something very dad calls you. >> dead from the neck up. >> it was like the old time, they had to classify. 88 years old, returning in the role of florence. she wiped the floor appeared to floor. >> la