The Jeffersons (TV Series) How Slowly They Forget (1978) User Reviews

A Favorite!

[carlabell-48824 · 9/10 · 27 December 2020]

I love watching this episode... one of my favorites from "The Jeffersons." The man playing Mayflower was the best! So cool, hip, rhythmic, and sharp!!!!

Cornelius X Mayflower

[gcanfield-29727 · 9/10 · 11 October 2020]

Interesting name for George's old navy buddy. Maybe the "X" had some significance? As someone who would have also been a target of George's anti-white dynamic, George's remarks never offended me. Hemsley had a way of making it come across as real, but all in fun. The Mayflower character, as played by Ted Ross, had an edge to him that was unsettling. Mayflower and George seem to agree only on their mutual dislike for whites. They make some genuinely bigoted remarks about Alan Willis. By the end of the episode, however, Mayflower seems to be on better terms with Alan than with George. Curious, to say the least.