Checking In: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the seventh-season finale episode of The Jeffersons, "Florence's New Job", the Jeffersons' maid, Florence Johnston, accepted a job to become the executive housekeeper at the fictional St. Frederick Hotel in New York City. Checking In 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.

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.

Series details

• Title: Checking In
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1981-04-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1981-04-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 44492
• IMDb ID: tt0081839
• TVDB ID: 72213

Cast and credited roles

• Marla Gibbs — Florence Johnston
• Larry Linville — Lyle Block
• Liz Torres — Elena Beltran
• Patrick Collins — Earl Bellamy
• Robert Costanzo — Hank Sabatino

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-04-09; final listed air date 1981-04-30; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Checking In on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.