Checking In

Checking In
Genre	Comedy
Starring	Marla Gibbs Patrick Collins Larry Linville Liz Torres
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	TAT Communications, Inc.
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	April 9, 1981 – April 30, 1981

Checking In was a short-lived 1981 television sitcom and spin-off of The Jeffersons, which itself had spun off from All in the Family.

In the series, the Jeffersons' maid, Florence Johnston, played by Marla Gibbs, accepted a job to become the executive housekeeper at the fictional St. Frederick Hotel in Manhattan.

Checking In premiered on CBS on April 9, 1981. It lasted for only four episodes in the Thursday, 8pm (EST) timeslot. Faced with low ratings, the series was swiftly cancelled, ending the show on April 30, 1981. Gibbs returned to The Jeffersons as the character of Florence. It was explained that the St. Frederick Hotel had burned down, so Florence decided to return to her former job with the Jeffersons.

Checking In was one of the few All in the Family-related series that was not successful, unlike The Jeffersons, Maude, and Good Times.

Cast

• Marla Gibbs as Florence Johnston
• Larry Linville as Lyle Block
• Ruth Brown as Betty
• Patrick Collin as Earl Bellamy
• Robert Costanzo as Hank Sabatino
• Jordan Gibbs as Dennis
• Liz Torres as Elena Beltran

Episodes

Series #	Season #	Title	Notes	Original air date
1	1	Boo Who?	Florence and Elena suspect that a ghost is roaming the building.	April 9, 1981
2	2	Block's Party	Lyle throws a party, but his high school rival (now a pro football coach) and his team arrive to crash it.	April 16, 1981
3	3	Whose Side are You On?	Florence is caught between Lyle and Elena when they have a fight.	April 23, 1981
4	4	Florence and the Salesman	Florence thinks an elderly salesman is coming on to her.	April 30, 1981

External links

• Checking In at the Internet Movie Database
• Checking In at TV.com
• Checking In at TVGuide.com