Genre Sitcom Country of origin United States | Directed by Jack Shea Original language(s) English | |
Created by Mike Milligan
Jim Moriarty Starring Marla Gibbs
Patrick Collins
Larry Linville
Liz Torres
Ruth Brown
Robert Costanzo
Jordan Gibbs | ||
Checking In is an American sitcom and a spin-off of The Jeffersons that aired for four episodes on CBS from April 9 to April 30, 1981.
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Synopsis
In the seventh season finale episode of The Jeffersons, "Florence's New Job", the Jeffersons' maid, Florence Johnston (played by Marla Gibbs), accepted a job to become the executive housekeeper at the fictional St. Frederick Hotel in New York City. The series follows Florence's misadventures at the hotel with her co-workers: Lyle Block, her stuffy manager; Elena Beltran, her assistant; Earl Bellamy, the inept house detective; Hank Sabatino, the lewd handyman; Betty, the floor supervisor; Dennis, the bellboy; and Mr. Claymore, the hotel owner.
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Reception
Checking In premiered on CBS on April 9, 1981 and lasted for only four episodes in the Thursday, 8:00 p.m. EST timeslot. Faced with low ratings, the series was cancelled, with the final episode airing on April 30, 1981. Gibbs then returned to her regular role on The Jeffersons and it was explained that the St. Frederick Hotel had burned down.
Checking In was one of the few All in the Family spin-off series that was not successful, unlike The Jeffersons, Maude and Good Times.
Nick at Nite reaired the entire series.
Home media release
The third episode, "Whose Side Are You On?", was added as a bonus feature on The Jeffersons: The Complete Series 33-disc DVD set issued by Shout! Factory.