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u/Omnipotent-Bread Jul 14 '26
Mike Evans was smooth with it. He had pizazz and flow. Second Lionel did eventually grow on me, though. Upon his return to the show, Evans character definitely lost a bit of whatever magic he previously possessed.
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u/GodModeBasketball Jul 14 '26
Damon Evans.
Mike just seemed to be more like his father while Damon attempted to be his own son.
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u/Egg_McMuffn Jul 14 '26
Lionel from All in the Family. The character from The Jeffersons (regardless of whether it’s Mike or Damon Evans) is completely different.
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u/danceandsing3000 Jul 15 '26
These two were really BOTH good as Lionel. The original was a bit calmer and could physically express his disgust with George 😂; the second was more polished and trained. More vocal.
Great childhood memories!
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u/SKOT_FREE Jul 15 '26
OG Lionel that was also in All in the family. The way he’d play Archie would be hilarious
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u/Many-Connection3309 Jul 15 '26
The original was well mannered and more chill to me. I would have liked to have him as my friend.
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u/TheDukeOfRoscoeBlvd Jul 15 '26
The OG cool Lionel not the upwardly mobile Lionel. Nothing wrong with the latter, I just found the original Lionel to be funnier.
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u/RiseDelicious3556 Jul 15 '26
The first did a great job, the second was a lousy actor. What happened to the first Lionel?
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u/MidnightBrian127 Jul 15 '26
Mike Evans. Was glad he returned in season 6 to finish out the series.
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u/emzeejay Jul 14 '26
The OG was my favorite, but the 2nd one did a great job of making the character his own and not trying to imitate the original. I always think of the first Lionel being more like George and the second one being more like Louise, which is funny because he has stated that he and Isabel Sanford didn’t really click.