The Jeffersons: The Complete First Season (2002)

Before the Hughleys, before the Huxtables, there were the Jeffersons. Created as an ''All in the Family'' spin-off, ''The Jeffersons'' became one of TV's longest running sitcoms (1975-85) -- and also one of its most resonant. Revolving around the lives of an African-American family who were ''movin' on up'' from blue-collar Queens to a deluxe apartment on the Upper East Side, the show, in its early years, nimbly mixed sitcom humor with biting racial commentary.

The Jeffersons: The Complete First Season, which invites viewers into the high-rise palace of dry-cleaning king George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley), his levelheaded wife, Louise (Isabel Sanford), and their neighbors (an almost-unheard-of-on-TV interracial couple), includes 13 episodes that make for satisfying marathon viewing. There are no extras -- a pity, given the show's place in TV history -- but for fans, this is a pretty tasty piece of the pie.