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Episode list for
"The Jeffersons" (1975)

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Episode Count: 253
Season: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
Year: 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985


Season 1


Season 1, Episode 1: A Friend in Need

Original Air Date: 18 January 1975
George wants to hire a maid for his new luxury apartment, but Louise, having worked as a maid herself for many years, doesn't feel comfortable with the idea.

Season 1, Episode 2: George's Family Tree

Original Air Date: 25 January 1975


Season 1, Episode 3: Louise Feels Useless

Original Air Date: 1 February 1975
Ever since Florence was hired as the maid for the Jeffersons, Louise's life has been the same old routine and wishes for a change. She therefore is interviewed by a businessman who invites her to work for him. Initially Louise feels upbeat about work, but realizes her new boss is the business rival of George!

Season 1, Episode 4: Lionel the Playboy

Original Air Date: 8 February 1975


Season 1, Episode 5: Mr. Piano Man

Original Air Date: 15 February 1975
George likes the idea of boosting his classy ans luxurious image, so he asks Louise to purchase a piano for their home, despite knowing that no one around can play one. George later becomes positive the piano will impress Mr. Whittendale, a wealthy banker whom he always wanted to meet, but due to Florence's impudent behavior, the piano purchased turns out to be far too big for the apartment.

Season 1, Episode 6: George's Skeleton

Original Air Date: 22 February 1975


Season 1, Episode 7: Lionel Cries Uncle

Original Air Date: 1 March 1975
Louise's Uncle Ward visits the Jeffersons, but George derisively refers to him as an "Uncle Tom" for having worked as a butler for many years.

Season 1, Episode 8: Mother Jefferson's Boyfriend

Original Air Date: 8 March 1975


Season 1, Episode 9: Meet the Press

Original Air Date: 15 March 1975
Publicity-seeker George learns a newspaper reporter is planning a series of articles on successful African-American businessmen. However, George decision to invite the reporter to a party backfires on him when the reporter finds far more interesting subjects to write about ... in the Willises and Mr. Bentley.

Season 1, Episode 10: Rich Man's Disease

Original Air Date: 22 March 1975
Goerge comes home with an ulcer, and in order for him to feel normal and healthy again, Louise is advised to take every one of his wishes as her command.

Season 1, Episode 11: Former Neighbors

Original Air Date: 29 March 1975


Season 1, Episode 12: Like Father, Like Son?

Original Air Date: 5 April 1975


Season 1, Episode 13: Jenny's Low

Original Air Date: 12 April 1975



Season 2


Season 2, Episode 1: A Dinner for Harry

Original Air Date: 13 September 1975
It is Harry Bentley's birthday, and the Jeffersons have invited him and the Willises over for a dinner party. But the occasion turns sour when Tom shows up wearing the same tuxedo as George, causing George to become jealous. Meanwhile, Helen is trying to hide the fact that she was mugged a few days earlier, and if Tom knows about this he will surely move his family out of New York City.

Season 2, Episode 2: George's First Vacation

Original Air Date: 20 September 1975


Season 2, Episode 3: Louise's Daughter

Original Air Date: 27 September 1975
A young woman shows up at the Jeffersons' doorstep, claiming that she is Louise's long-lost daughter. Louise and George deny her claims, but Mother Jefferson brings up the disturbing news that Louise dated a man years ago - when George was at Korea.

Season 2, Episode 4: Harry and Daphne

Original Air Date: 4 October 1975


Season 2, Episode 5: Mother Jefferson's Fall

Original Air Date: 11 October 1975


Season 2, Episode 6: Jefferson vs. Jefferson

Original Air Date: 18 October 1975


Season 2, Episode 7: Uncle Bertram

Original Air Date: 25 October 1975


Season 2, Episode 8: Movin' on Down

Original Air Date: 1 November 1975


Season 2, Episode 9: George Won't Talk

Original Air Date: 8 November 1975


Season 2, Episode 10: Jenny's Grandparents

Original Air Date: 15 November 1975


Season 2, Episode 11: George's Best Friend

Original Air Date: 22 November 1975


Season 2, Episode 12: George and the Manager

Original Air Date: 29 November 1975


Season 2, Episode 13: George's Alibi

Original Air Date: 6 December 1975


Season 2, Episode 14: Lunch with Mama

Original Air Date: 13 December 1975


Season 2, Episode 15: George vs. Wall Street

Original Air Date: 20 December 1975


Season 2, Episode 16: The Breakup: Part 1

Original Air Date: 3 January 1976
Lionel comes home in a fury and informs his parents that his English professor is forcing him to rewrite a term paper and make it flawless - or else he will get a failing grade and therefore cannot graduate. George, wanting to see his son be the first Jefferson to graduate college, pays a freelance writer to write that term paper instead and expects Lionel to just turn that one in. While the Willises and Louise thinks that is a bad idea, Lionel likes it, and this results in an argument between the two families and soon a break-up.

Season 2, Episode 17: The Breakup: Part 2

Original Air Date: 10 January 1976
Three days have passed after the Jeffersons and the Willises have broken up, and George is the only one happy about the present situation. He later meets a foxy lady at his cleaning store and decides to invite her to meet Lionel - a clear attempt to make sure Lionel and Jenny will separate for good. Unfortunately, George, despite Bentley's warning, is oblivious to the fact that the lady is a "working girl."

Season 2, Episode 18: Florence's Problem

Original Air Date: 24 January 1976


Season 2, Episode 19: Mother Jefferson's Birthday

Original Air Date: 31 January 1976


Season 2, Episode 20: Louise's Cookbook

Original Air Date: 7 February 1976


Season 2, Episode 21: George Meets Whittendale

Original Air Date: 21 February 1976


Season 2, Episode 22: Lionel's Problem

Original Air Date: 21 February 1976


Season 2, Episode 23: Tennis Anyone?

Original Air Date: 28 February 1976


Season 2, Episode 24: The Wedding

Original Air Date: 6 March 1976



Season 3


Season 3, Episode 1: George and the President

Original Air Date: 25 September 1976
In order to drum up business during the American Bicentennial, George claims to be a descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings.

Season 3, Episode 2: Louise Gets Her Way

Original Air Date: 2 October 1976
After Florence has been evicted from her apartment (which is scheduled to be torn down), Louise allows her to move in. Big problem....George, who is tired of Florence's sass, has not been consulted on the matter.

Season 3, Episode 3: Louise Suspects

Original Air Date: 9 October 1976


Season 3, Episode 4: The Lie Detector

Original Air Date: 16 October 1976


Season 3, Episode 5: George's Diploma

Original Air Date: 23 October 1976


Season 3, Episode 6: The Retirement Party

Original Air Date: 30 October 1976
George is excited when a major corporation makes an offer to buy him out and keep him on as management. However, as part of the buyout, he must force a long-time employee and friend into early retirement.

Season 3, Episode 7: Lionel's Pad

Original Air Date: 10 November 1976
George and Louise are initially upset when Lionel announces he will be moving out. Their anger worsens when he announces that he'll be moving in with Jenny.

Season 3, Episode 8: Tom the Hero

Original Air Date: 17 November 1976


Season 3, Episode 9: Jenny's Discovery

Original Air Date: 24 November 1976


Season 3, Episode 10: The Agreement

Original Air Date: 8 December 1976


Season 3, Episode 11: Florence in Love

Original Air Date: 15 December 1976
An argument over a "no guests" rule prompts Florence to quit her job.

Season 3, Episode 12: The Christmas Wedding

Original Air Date: 22 December 1976
Lionel and Jenny plan to get married on Christmas, even though the minister they choose doesn't meet George's criteria for religious denomination or skin color.

Season 3, Episode 13: Louise Forgets

Original Air Date: 5 January 1977


Season 3, Episode 14: Bentley's Problem

Original Air Date: 12 January 1977
Bentley is having issues from a grouchy man at the parking garage. George advices Bentley to be more aggressive with people during disagreements so that he doesn't always have to be pushed around. Bentley takes the suggestion, only to end up receiving a black eye. George taunts Bentley for being a coward, and Bentley decides to roughen up a little and punches a man's lights out. Bad news: the man is a police officer!

Season 3, Episode 15: Jefferson's Airplane

Original Air Date: 17 January 1977
Louise is concerned when George takes lessons to become an airplane pilot.

Season 3, Episode 16: George's Guilt

Original Air Date: 24 January 1977


Season 3, Episode 17: A Case of Black and White

Original Air Date: 31 January 1977


Season 3, Episode 18: Louise vs. Jenny

Original Air Date: 7 February 1977


Season 3, Episode 19: The Marriage Counselors

Original Air Date: 21 February 1977


Season 3, Episode 20: Louise's Friend

Original Air Date: 28 February 1977


Season 3, Episode 21: The Old Flame

Original Air Date: 7 March 1977


Season 3, Episode 22: Jenny's Opportunity

Original Air Date: 21 March 1977


Season 3, Episode 23: George the Philanthropist

Original Air Date: 28 March 1977


Season 3, Episode 24: Louise's Physical

Original Air Date: 11 April 1977



Season 4


Season 4, Episode 1: The Grand Opening: Part 1

Original Air Date: 24 September 1977
George's celebration of opening Jefferson Cleaners' new corporate office is subdued when two crooks call, stating they have kidnapped Louise and demanding a $100,000 for her safe return.

Season 4, Episode 2: The Grand Opening: Part 2

Original Air Date: 24 September 1977
George and the others anxiously wait for the telephone call from the crooks who claimed they have kidnapped Louise, until she walks right into the apartment unscathed. Louise insists she never knew anything about kidnappers, and while everyone breathes a sigh of relief, there's one more question: Where is Florence?

Season 4, Episode 3: Once a Friend

Original Air Date: 1 October 1977


Season 4, Episode 4: George's Help

Original Air Date: 8 October 1977


Season 4, Episode 5: George's Legacy

Original Air Date: 15 October 1977


Season 4, Episode 6: Good News, Bad News

Original Air Date: 10 October 1977


Season 4, Episode 7: The Visitors

Original Air Date: 29 October 1977


Season 4, Episode 8: The Camp Out

Original Air Date: 5 November 1977


Season 4, Episode 9: The Last Leaf

Original Air Date: 12 November 1977


Season 4, Episode 10: Louise's New Interest

Original Air Date: 19 November 1977


Season 4, Episode 11: The Costume Party

Original Air Date: 26 November 1977


Season 4, Episode 12: Florence Gets Lucky

Original Air Date: 3 December 1977


Season 4, Episode 13: George Needs Help

Original Air Date: 10 December 1977


Season 4, Episode 14: The Jefferson Curve

Original Air Date: 17 December 1977


Season 4, Episode 15: 984 W. 124th Street, Apt. 5C

Original Air Date: 24 December 1977
At Christmastime, Louise discovers that George has been sending monthly payments to an address in Harlem.

Season 4, Episode 16: George and Whitty

Original Air Date: 7 January 1978


Season 4, Episode 17: Lionel Gets the Business

Original Air Date: 14 January 1978


Season 4, Episode 18: The Blackout

Original Air Date: 21 January 1978


Season 4, Episode 19: Florence's Union

Original Air Date: 28 January 1978
Florence and the other maids in the building decide to form a union. Louise supports the idea, but George opposes the idea because Mr. Whittendale does, too.

Season 4, Episode 20: George and Jimmy

Original Air Date: 4 February 1978
As a publicity gimmick for his store, George tries to get President Carter to stay with him. After a phone call to the White House degenerates into an argument, George's comments are interpreted by the Secret Service as a threat to the President.

Season 4, Episode 21: Thomas H. Willis & Co.

Original Air Date: 11 February 1978


Season 4, Episode 22: Uncle George and Aunt Louise

Original Air Date: 18 February 1978
George and Louise's troublesome nephew, Raymond, comes to visit from Chicago.

Season 4, Episode 23: George and Louise in a Bind: Part 1

Original Air Date: 25 February 1978
A burglar breaks into the Jeffersons' apartment and ties up George and Louise. As the burglar goes about his work, the couple are left to reminisce about their past. This episode includes clips from both "The Jeffersons" and "All in the Family."

Season 4, Episode 24: George and Louise in a Bind: Part 2

Original Air Date: 25 February 1978


Season 4, Episode 25: George and Louise in a Bind: Part 3

Original Air Date: 25 February 1978


Season 4, Episode 26: Jenny's Thesis

Original Air Date: 4 March 1978
Jenny goes to the ghetto to write a thesis about gang violence. There, she meets a 12 year old boy who is already a veteran gang member.


Season 5


Season 5, Episode 1: Louise's Painting

Original Air Date: 20 September 1978
George hits the roof when he sees Louise's sketch of a nude male model she drew at Helen's art class.

Season 5, Episode 2: Homecoming: Part 1

Original Air Date: 27 September 1978
Tom's father dies and leaves a warehouse to Alan, with the specific condition that he may not sell it to anyone on his father's side of the family. Meanwhile, the Help Center can't afford a rent increase, and George's laundry presser has raised his prices.

Season 5, Episode 3: Homecoming: Part 2

Original Air Date: 4 October 1978
George invites Alan to come and stay in his apartment, not letting him know of his ulterior motive: getting the warehouse.

Season 5, Episode 4: How Slowly They Forget

Original Air Date: 11 October 1978
George asks an old Navy buddy, Cornelius X. Mayflower, to help expedite the approval process for some necessary licenses for the Help Center.

Season 5, Episode 5: George's Dream

Original Air Date: 18 October 1978
George dreams it's 1996 - his friends and his wife are commemorating the silver anniversary of his first store (and he now has twenty), but he's dead.

Season 5, Episode 6: George's New Stockbroker

Original Air Date: 1 November 1978
George hires Roy Crandall, a former ventriloquist, as his new stockbroker. When his old stockbroker tells him that Roy spent time in a mental hospital, he regrets this and tries to stop Florence from going out with the man.

Season 5, Episode 7: Me and Billy Dee

Original Air Date: 4 November 1978
Louise wants a celebrity to talk to the kids at the Help Center, so George suggests Billy Dee Williams, who is in town making a movie. He calls him up, pretending to be author Alex Haley, and asks Ralph to find a lookalike in case he can't get the real thing. Florence is excited at first, but when Ralph returns with the name of a celebrity lookalike agency, she assumes that the man coming to the apartment is an impersonator.

Season 5, Episode 8: Half a Brother

Original Air Date: 8 November 1978
George is up for a nomination as a member of the Board of Directors of his bank. When the Bank President's daughter takes an interest in Alan, he tries to keep them apart.

Season 5, Episode 9: What Are Friends For?

Original Air Date: 22 November 1978
George's cousin Dusty needs a new kidney, and since his brother Bob has diabetes, George is the closest possible match.

Season 5, Episode 10: George, Who?

Original Air Date: 29 November 1978


Season 5, Episode 11: Harry's House Guest

Original Air Date: 13 December 1978


Season 5, Episode 12: George Finds a Father

Original Air Date: 20 December 1978
George finds out a disturbing secret about his mother from his guardian during the Christmas holiday.

Season 5, Episode 13: Louise's Sister

Original Air Date: 3 January 1979


Season 5, Episode 14: Louise's Reunion

Original Air Date: 10 January 1979


Season 5, Episode 15: A Bedtime Story

Original Air Date: 24 January 1979


Season 5, Episode 16: Florence Meets Mr. Right

Original Air Date: 31 January 1979


Season 5, Episode 17: Louise's Award

Original Air Date: 7 February 1979


Season 5, Episode 18: The Other Woman

Original Air Date: 21 February 1979


Season 5, Episode 19: The Hold Out

Original Air Date: 28 February 1979

Next US airings:
Wed. Sept. 102:30 AMTVLAND
Wed. Sept. 1010:00 AMTVLAND

Season 5, Episode 20: The One You Love

Original Air Date: 7 March 1979


Season 5, Episode 21: Every Night Fever

Original Air Date: 28 March 1979
Louise's plan to spend more time with George backfires when he catches "disco fever" and goes dancing every night.

Season 5, Episode 22: Three Faces of Florence

Original Air Date: 4 April 1979

Next US airings:
Mon. Sept. 810:00 AMTVLAND
Tue. Sept. 92:00 AMTVLAND

Season 5, Episode 23: Louise's Convention

Original Air Date: 11 April 1979

Next US airings:
Tue. Sept. 92:30 AMTVLAND
Tue. Sept. 910:00 AMTVLAND

Season 5, Episode 24: The Freeze In

Original Air Date: 18 April 1979

Next US airings:
Wed. Sept. 102:00 AMTVLAND


Season 6


Season 6, Episode 1: The Announcement

Original Air Date: 23 September 1979

Next US airings:
Thur. Sept. 112:00 AMTVLAND

Season 6, Episode 2: A Short Story

Original Air Date: 30 September 1979

Next US airings:
Thur. Sept. 112:30 AMTVLAND
Thur. Sept. 1110:00 AMTVLAND

Season 6, Episode 3: Louise's Old Boyfriend

Original Air Date: 7 October 1979

Next US airings:
Fri. Sept. 122:00 AMTVLAND

Season 6, Episode 4: Now You See It, Now You Don't: Part 1

Original Air Date: 21 October 1979


Season 6, Episode 5: Now You See It, Now You Don't: Part 2

Original Air Date: 28 October 1979


Season 6, Episode 6: Where's Papa?

Original Air Date: 4 November 1979


Season 6, Episode 7: The Expectant Father

Original Air Date: 11 November 1979


Season 6, Episode 8: Joltin' George

Original Air Date: 18 November 1979


Season 6, Episode 9: Baby Love

Original Air Date: 2 December 1979


Season 6, Episode 10: Louise vs. Florence

Original Air Date: 9 December 1979


Season 6, Episode 11: Me and Mr. G

Original Air Date: 30 December 1979

Next US airings:
Fri. Sept. 122:30 AMTVLAND
Fri. Sept. 1210:00 AMTVLAND

Season 6, Episode 12: One Flew Into the Cuckoo's Nest

Original Air Date: 6 January 1980

Next US airings:
Sat. Sept. 132:30 AMTVLAND

Season 6, Episode 13: Louise's Setback

Original Air Date: 13 January 1980


Season 6, Episode 14: Brother Tom

Original Air Date: 27 January 1980

Next US airings:
Mon. Sept. 1510:00 AMTVLAND

Season 6, Episode 15: The Arrival: Part 1

Original Air Date: 3 February 1980

Next US airings:
Tue. Sept. 162:00 AMTVLAND

Season 6, Episode 16: The Arrival: Part 2

Original Air Date: 10 February 1980

Next US airings:
Tue. Sept. 162:30 AMTVLAND

Season 6, Episode 17: The Shower

Original Air Date: 17 February 1980

Next US airings:
Tue. Sept. 1610:00 AMTVLAND
Wed. Sept. 172:00 AMTVLAND

Season 6, Episode 18: The Longest Day

Original Air Date: 24 February 1980

Next US airings:
Wed. Sept. 172:30 AMTVLAND
Wed. Sept. 1710:00 AMTVLAND

Season 6, Episode 19: George's Birthday

Original Air Date: 2 March 1980


Season 6, Episode 20: A Night to Remember

Original Air Date: 9 March 1980

Next US airings:
Tue. Sept. 92:30 AMCW
Thur. Sept. 182:00 AMTVLAND

Season 6, Episode 21: The Loan

Original Air Date: 23 March 1980


Season 6, Episode 22: Louise Takes a Stand

Original Air Date: 30 March 1980

Next US airings:
Wed. Sept. 102:30 AMCW
Thur. Sept. 182:30 AMTVLAND
Thur. Sept. 1810:00 AMTVLAND

Season 6, Episode 23: The First Store

Original Air Date: 6 April 1980

Next US airings:
Fri. Sept. 192:00 AMTVLAND

Season 6, Episode 24: Once Upon a Time

Original Air Date: 13 April 1980

Next US airings:
Thur. Sept. 112:30 AMCW
Fri. Sept. 192:30 AMTVLAND


Season 7


Season 7, Episode 1: Marathon Men

Original Air Date: 2 November 1980

Next US airings:
Fri. Sept. 122:30 AMCW
Fri. Sept. 1910:00 AMTVLAND

Season 7, Episode 2: The Jefferson's Go to Hawaii: Part 1

Original Air Date: 9 November 1980

Next US airings:
Tue. Sept. 162:30 AMCW

Season 7, Episode 3: The Jefferson's Go to Hawaii: Part 2

Original Air Date: 16 November 1980

Next US airings:
Wed. Sept. 172:30 AMCW

Season 7, Episode 4: The Jefferson's Go to Hawaii: Part 3

Original Air Date: 16 November 1980

Next US airings:
Thur. Sept. 182:30 AMCW

Season 7, Episode 5: The Jefferson's Go to Hawaii: Part 4

Original Air Date: 23 November 1980

Next US airings:
Fri. Sept. 192:30 AMCW

Season 7, Episode 6: Put It On

Original Air Date: 30 November 1980

Next US airings:
Sat. Sept. 132:30 AMCW

Season 7, Episode 7: Florence's Cousin

Original Air Date: 7 December 1980


Season 7, Episode 8: All I Want for Christmas

Original Air Date: 21 December 1980


Season 7, Episode 9: Calendar Girl

Original Air Date: 4 January 1981


Season 7, Episode 10: As Florence Turns

Original Air Date: 11 January 1981


Season 7, Episode 11: God Bless Americans

Original Air Date: 18 January 1981


Season 7, Episode 12: Alley Oops

Original Air Date: 25 January 1981


Season 7, Episode 13: And the Doorknobs Shined Like Diamonds

Original Air Date: 1 February 1981


Season 7, Episode 14: Sorry, Wrong Meeting

Original Air Date: 15 February 1981
When a crime wave strikes Manhattan, Tom decides to organize a meeting with the tenants, and invites George along. However, neither of them are prepared for what they're about to witness at the meeting: a Klu Klux Klan rally. After George and the KKK leader trade barbs, the KKK leader suffers a heart attack. George - having learned CPR - is able to revive him. The man's impressionable son revises his opinion of black people and decides to reassess his values, but no-one is prepared for his father's "show" of gratitude when he learns George saved his life.

Season 7, Episode 15: My Hero

Original Air Date: 22 February 1981


Season 7, Episode 16: I Buy the Songs

Original Air Date: 1 March 1981


Season 7, Episode 17: Small Fish, Big Pond

Original Air Date: 8 March 1981


Season 7, Episode 18: Not So Dearly Beloved

Original Air Date: 15 March 1981


Season 7, Episode 19: Florence's New Job: Part 1

Original Air Date: 29 March 1981


Season 7, Episode 20: Florence's New Job: Part 2

Original Air Date: 29 March 1981



Season 8


Season 8, Episode 1: The Separation: Part 1

Original Air Date: 4 October 1981
With a young daughter and a job offer waiting in Japan, times should be happy for Lionel and Jenny Jefferson. But they're far from happy; in fact, they're so happy they've agreed to a separation. This sets none to well with the Jeffersons or the Willises, who are determined to get at the root of the matter ... or in George's case, meddle to the point where they have to get back together.

Season 8, Episode 2: The Separation: Part 2

Original Air Date: 11 October 1981
George's plan for getting unhappy spouses Lionel and Jenny back together: Hiring a marriage counselor and tricking his son and daughter-in-law to the apartment to an involuntary counseling session.

Season 8, Episode 3: Louise's Father

Original Air Date: 18 October 1981


Season 8, Episode 4: My Maid, Your Maid

Original Air Date: 25 October 1981


Season 8, Episode 5: I've Still Got It

Original Air Date: 1 November 1981


Season 8, Episode 6: Florence Did Different: Part 1

Original Air Date: 8 November 1981


Season 8, Episode 7: Florence Did Different: Part 2

Original Air Date: 15 November 1981


Season 8, Episode 8: The House That George Built

Original Air Date: 29 November 1981


Season 8, Episode 9: A Whole Lot of Trouble

Original Air Date: 6 December 1981


Season 8, Episode 10: I've Got a Secret

Original Air Date: 20 December 1981


Season 8, Episode 11: A Charmed Life

Original Air Date: 27 December 1981


Season 8, Episode 12: Thammy the Thongwriter

Original Air Date: 3 January 1982


Season 8, Episode 13: I Spy

Original Air Date: 17 January 1982


Season 8, Episode 14: Dog Gone

Original Air Date: 24 January 1982


Season 8, Episode 15: Blazing Jeffersons

Original Air Date: 31 January 1982
One of George's stores in Brooklyn catches fire and is heavily damaged. When faulty wiring is suspected, Tom encourages him to file an insurance claim and hold the man responsible for the bad wiring. Bad news: Lionel installed the wiring!

Season 8, Episode 16: Men of the Cloth

Original Air Date: 7 February 1982


Season 8, Episode 17: A Case of Self-Defense

Original Air Date: 21 February 1982
Lionel and Jenny's apartment is burglarized and looted. George worries that the crime wave will spread to his "deluxe apartment in the sky" and is determined to buy some insurance ... in the form of a gun. Louise totally objects, and is outraged when George goes behind her back to buy one. George finally realizes that a gun is a dangerous investment when little Jessica accidentally fires it and barely avoids shooting herself.

Season 8, Episode 18: My Wife, I Think I'll Keep Her

Original Air Date: 7 March 1982


Season 8, Episode 19: Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?

Original Air Date: 14 March 1982


Season 8, Episode 20: The Strays: Part 1

Original Air Date: 21 March 1982
One of the delivery boys at Jefferson Cleaners is robbed at gunpoint by a street gang ... made up entirely of female hoods. When George goes to confront the female gangsters, they easily subdue him and then stab him. While he is writhing in pain on the sidewalk, the girls help themselves to Louise's ring George was taking to have reset as an anniversary gift.
Next US airings:
Sat. Sept. 131:30 AMTVLAND

Season 8, Episode 21: The Strays: Part 2

Original Air Date: 28 March 1982
It turns out that George is OK and will recover, but while recuperating, he contemplates a plan to get Louise's ring back from The Strays (the all-female gang whose members nearly killed George), despite her objections. George decides to hatch his plan for revenge anyway, knowing full well that the consequences could be far more severe.
Next US airings:
Sat. Sept. 132:00 AMTVLAND

Season 8, Episode 22: Jeffersons Greatest Hits

Original Air Date: 11 April 1982


Season 8, Episode 23: A Small Victory

Original Air Date: 18 April 1982


Season 8, Episode 24: Lesson in Love

Original Air Date: 2 May 1982


Season 8, Episode 25: Do Not Forsake Me, Oh, My Helen

Original Air Date: 16 May 1982



Season 9


Season 9, Episode 1: Laundry Is a Tough Town: Part 1

Original Air Date: 26 September 1982


Season 9, Episode 2: Laundry Is a Tough Town: Part 2

Original Air Date: 3 October 1982


Season 9, Episode 3: Anatomy of a Stain

Original Air Date: 10 October 1982


Season 9, Episode 4: Social Insecurity

Original Air Date: 17 October 1982


Season 9, Episode 5: Charlie's Angels

Original Air Date: 24 October 1982


Season 9, Episode 6: Heere's Johnny

Original Air Date: 31 October 1982


Season 9, Episode 7: A Date with Danger

Original Air Date: 7 November 1982


Season 9, Episode 8: Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner: Part 1

Original Air Date: 21 November 1982


Season 9, Episode 9: Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner: Part 2

Original Air Date: 28 November 1982


Season 9, Episode 10: Appointment in 8-B

Original Air Date: 12 December 1982


Season 9, Episode 11: Poetic Justice

Original Air Date: 19 December 1982


Season 9, Episode 12: How Now Dow Jones

Original Air Date: 26 December 1982


Season 9, Episode 13: The Defiant Ones

Original Air Date: 2 January 1983


Season 9, Episode 14: My Maid... My Wife

Original Air Date: 9 January 1983


Season 9, Episode 15: Mr. Wonderful

Original Air Date: 16 January 1983


Season 9, Episode 16: My Girl, Louise

Original Air Date: 23 January 1983


Season 9, Episode 17: Bodyguards Are People Too

Original Air Date: 30 January 1983


Season 9, Episode 18: True Confessions

Original Air Date: 6 February 1983


Season 9, Episode 19: Mr. Clean

Original Air Date: 13 February 1983


Season 9, Episode 20: The Good Life

Original Air Date: 20 February 1983


Season 9, Episode 21: Father's Day

Original Air Date: 6 March 1983


Season 9, Episode 22: Change of a Dollar

Original Air Date: 13 March 1983


Season 9, Episode 23: Designing Woman

Original Air Date: 20 March 1983


Season 9, Episode 24: Double Trouble

Original Air Date: 27 March 1983


Season 9, Episode 25: Silver Lining

Original Air Date: 3 April 1983


Season 9, Episode 26: The Wheel of Forever

Original Air Date: 10 April 1983


Season 9, Episode 27: Personal Business

Original Air Date: 1 May 1983



Season 10


Season 10, Episode 1: Mission: Incredible: Part 1

Original Air Date: 2 October 1983


Season 10, Episode 2: Mission: Incredible: Part 2

Original Air Date: 3 October 1983


Season 10, Episode 3: Mission: Incredible: Part 3

Original Air Date: 9 October 1983


Season 10, Episode 4: I Do, I Don't

Original Air Date: 16 October 1983


Season 10, Episode 5: How Not to Marry a Millionaire

Original Air Date: 23 October 1983


Season 10, Episode 6: And the Winner Is

Original Air Date: 30 October 1983


Season 10, Episode 7: The Return of Bentley

Original Air Date: 6 November 1983


Season 10, Episode 8: The List

Original Air Date: 20 November 1983


Season 10, Episode 9: Who's the Fairest?

Original Air Date: 4 December 1983


Season 10, Episode 10: Father Christmas

Original Air Date: 11 December 1983


Season 10, Episode 11: What Makes Sammy Run?

Original Air Date: 1 January 1984


Season 10, Episode 12: Getting Back to Basiks

Original Air Date: 8 January 1984


Season 10, Episode 13: The Command Post

Original Air Date: 15 January 1984


Season 10, Episode 14: Real Men Don't Dry Clean

Original Air Date: 29 January 1984


Season 10, Episode 15: Trading Places

Original Air Date: 12 February 1984


Season 10, Episode 16: My Guy, George

Original Air Date: 4 March 1984


Season 10, Episode 17: A New Girl in Town

Original Air Date: 11 March 1984


Season 10, Episode 18: Otis

Original Air Date: 18 March 1984


Season 10, Episode 19: Hart to Heart???

Original Air Date: 25 March 1984


Season 10, Episode 20: George's Old Girlfriend

Original Air Date: 1 April 1984


Season 10, Episode 21: Honeymoon Hotel

Original Air Date: 15 April 1984


Season 10, Episode 22: In the Chips

Original Air Date: 6 May 1984



Season 11


Season 11, Episode 1: Blood and Money

Original Air Date: 14 October 1984


Season 11, Episode 2: Ebony and Ivory

Original Air Date: 21 October 1984


Season 11, Episode 3: Bobbles, Bangles and Booboos

Original Air Date: 28 October 1984


Season 11, Episode 4: A House Divided

Original Air Date: 4 November 1984


Season 11, Episode 5: Some Enchanted Evening

Original Air Date: 18 November 1984


Season 11, Episode 6: The Gift

Original Air Date: 25 November 1984


Season 11, Episode 7: They Don't Make Preachers Like Him Anymore

Original Air Date: 16 December 1984


Season 11, Episode 8: Try a Little Tenderness

Original Air Date: 23 December 1984


Season 11, Episode 9: You'll Never Get Rich

Original Air Date: 8 January 1985


Season 11, Episode 10: The Unnatural

Original Air Date: 15 January 1985


Season 11, Episode 11: Chairman of the Bored

Original Air Date: 22 January 1985


Season 11, Episode 12: Sayonara: Part 1

Original Air Date: 29 January 1985
The Jeffersons and Willises - and granddaughter Jessica - are ecstatic when they learn Lionel and Jenny are coming to New York to stay. But the news they bear is certainly not worth celebrating.

Season 11, Episode 13: Sayonara: Part 2

Original Air Date: 5 February 1985
The Jeffersons and Willises continue to feud over their children's decision to seek a divorce, with the blame game coming to a boil at Parents Night at Jessica's school.

Season 11, Episode 14: Last Dance

Original Air Date: 19 February 1985


Season 11, Episode 15: The Gang's All Here

Original Air Date: 5 March 1985


Season 11, Episode 16: Hail to the Chief

Original Air Date: 12 March 1985


Season 11, Episode 17: A Secret in the Back Room

Original Air Date: 19 March 1985


Season 11, Episode 18: That Blasted Cunningham

Original Air Date: 2 April 1985


Season 11, Episode 19: State of Mind

Original Air Date: 23 April 1985


Season 11, Episode 20: And Up We Go

Original Air Date: 30 April 1985


Season 11, Episode 21: The Truth Hurts

Original Air Date: 4 June 1985


Season 11, Episode 22: The Odd Couple

Original Air Date: 11 June 1985


Season 11, Episode 23: Red Robins

Original Air Date: 18 June 1985
George - coveting a Dry Cleaner of the Year Award, and to fulfill the community service portion of the award - becomes "nest mother" of Jessica's Red Robins troop, which is in the midst of its candy sale campaign. George gives the troop members some bad advice on how to sell the candy and really rake in the dough.

Season 11, Episode 24: Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway

Original Air Date: 25 June 1985



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