On the 1970s hit television sitcom, Good Times, Willona Woods was the stylish and single, gossiping next-door neighbor of Florida Evans (Esther Rolle), who ended up adopting an abused child named Penny, played by Janet Jackson.
Played by Jeannette Theresa DuBois, also known as Ja’Net DuBois, the character of Willona was a classic, but by the mid-’70s the actress and singer wanted to challenge herself creatively and ended up writing and singing what would become one of the most classic theme songs on television for a then-new show called The Jeffersons.
Played by Jeannette Theresa DuBois, also known as Ja’Net DuBois, the character of Willona was a classic, but by the mid-’70s the actress and singer wanted to challenge herself creatively and ended up writing and singing what would become one of the most classic theme songs on television for a then-new show called The Jeffersons.
Airing for 10 years from 1975 through 1985, The Jeffersons followed the story of New York City couple George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) and his wife Louise (Isabel Sanford), who move from Queens to a high-rise apartment in Manhattan after his dry-cleaning chain, Jefferson Cleaners, takes off.
Well we’re movin’ on up, to the east side
To a deluxe apartment in the sky
Movin’ on up
To the east side
We finally got a piece of the pie
Fish don’t fry in the kitchen;
Beans don’t burn on the grill
Took a whole lotta tryin’
Just to get up that hill
Now we’re up in the big leagues
Gettin’ our turn at bat
As long as we live, it’s you and me baby
There ain’t nothin’ wrong with that
A spin-off of All in the Family, where the characters of George and Louise were featured as Archie and Edith Bunker’s neighbors, The Jeffersons also starred Marla Gibbs as their maid Florence Johnston and Roxie Rover (mother of Lenny Kravitz) and Franklin Cover as neighbors Helen and Thomas Willis.
