Checking In

Checking In is an American television sitcom show and a spin-off to The Jeffersons that aired for four episodes on CBS from April 9 to April 30, 1981. The show was about the Jeffersons maid, Florence Johnston taking a new job as the leader of the housekeepers at a St. Frederick Hotel in New York City. The show follows Florence on her adventures with her other workers, Lyle Block, her annoying manager; Elena Beltran, her helper; Earl Bellamy, the house detective who cannot do his job; Hank Sabatino, the crazy handyman; Betty, the floor supervisor; Dennis, the bellboy; and Mr. Claymore, the hotel owner.^[1]

Checking In
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Mike Milligan Jay Moriarty
Directed by	Jack Shea
Starring	Marla Gibbs Patrick Collins Larry Linville Liz Torres Ruth Brown Robert Costanzo Jordan Gibbs
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	T.A.T. Communications Company
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	April 9 (1981-04-09) – April 30, 1981 (1981-04-30)
Related
The Jeffersons

Cast

• Marla Gibbs as Florence Johnston
• Larry Linville as Lyle Block
• Ruth Brown as Betty
• Patrick Collins as Earl Bellamy
• Robert Costanzo as Hank Sabatino
• Jordan Gibbs as Dennis
• Liz Torres as Elena Beltran
• John Anderson as Mr. Claymore

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Boo Who?"	Jack Shea	Howard Bendetson & Bob Bendetson	April 9, 1981 (1981-04-09)
Florence and Elena suspect that a ghost is roaming the building, and Florence decides to spend the night alone in a room to prove that it's not haunted.
2	"Block's Party"	Jack Shea	Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf	April 16, 1981 (1981-04-16)
Lyle throws a party at the hotel, but his high school rival (now a pro football coach) and his team decide to crash it.
3	"Whose Side Are You On?"	Jack Shea	Michael G. Moye	April 23, 1981 (1981-04-23)
Florence is caught between Lyle and Elena when they have an argument, but she won't take anyone's side.
4	"Florence and the Salesman"	Jack Shea	Lesa Kite, Cindy Begel, Howard Bendetson & Bob Bendetson	April 30, 1981 (1981-04-30)
Florence misunderstands and thinks an elderly salesman is coming on to her, but he's really trying to make a sales pitch.

Reception

Checking In was first on CBS on April 9, 1981, and lasted for only four episodes in the Thursday, 8:00 p.m. EST time. The show had low ratings, and was cancelled, with the final episode airing on April 30, 1981. Gibbs then returned to her regular role on The Jeffersons and it was said that the St. Frederick Hotel had burned down.

Checking In was the first All in the Family spin-off show that did not do good, which was different from The Jeffersons, Maude and Maude spin-off Good Times. More tries to do spin-offs after Checking In were also not good like (Gloria in the 1982-1983 season and 704 Hauser in 1994).