Episode Count: 253
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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.
Original Air Date: 25 January 1975
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!
Original Air Date: 8 February 1975
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.
Original Air Date: 22 February 1975
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.
Original Air Date: 8 March 1975
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.
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.
Original Air Date: 29 March 1975
Original Air Date: 5 April 1975
Original Air Date: 12 April 1975
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.
Original Air Date: 20 September 1975
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.
Original Air Date: 4 October 1975
Original Air Date: 11 October 1975
Original Air Date: 18 October 1975
Original Air Date: 25 October 1975
Original Air Date: 1 November 1975
Original Air Date: 8 November 1975
Original Air Date: 15 November 1975
Original Air Date: 22 November 1975
Original Air Date: 29 November 1975
Original Air Date: 6 December 1975
Original Air Date: 13 December 1975
Original Air Date: 20 December 1975
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.
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."
Original Air Date: 24 January 1976
Original Air Date: 31 January 1976
Original Air Date: 7 February 1976
Original Air Date: 21 February 1976
Original Air Date: 21 February 1976
Original Air Date: 28 February 1976
Original Air Date: 6 March 1976
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.
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.
Original Air Date: 9 October 1976
Original Air Date: 16 October 1976
Original Air Date: 23 October 1976
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.
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.
Original Air Date: 17 November 1976
Original Air Date: 24 November 1976
Original Air Date: 8 December 1976
Original Air Date: 15 December 1976 An argument over a "no guests" rule prompts Florence to quit her job.
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.
Original Air Date: 5 January 1977
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!
Original Air Date: 17 January 1977 Louise is concerned when George takes lessons to become an airplane pilot.
Original Air Date: 24 January 1977
Original Air Date: 31 January 1977
Original Air Date: 7 February 1977
Original Air Date: 21 February 1977
Original Air Date: 28 February 1977
Original Air Date: 7 March 1977
Original Air Date: 21 March 1977
Original Air Date: 28 March 1977
Original Air Date: 11 April 1977
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.
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?
Original Air Date: 1 October 1977
Original Air Date: 8 October 1977
Original Air Date: 15 October 1977
Original Air Date: 10 October 1977
Original Air Date: 29 October 1977
Original Air Date: 5 November 1977
Original Air Date: 12 November 1977
Original Air Date: 19 November 1977
Original Air Date: 26 November 1977
Original Air Date: 3 December 1977
Original Air Date: 10 December 1977
Original Air Date: 17 December 1977
Original Air Date: 24 December 1977 At Christmastime, Louise discovers that George has been sending monthly payments to an address in Harlem.
Original Air Date: 7 January 1978
Original Air Date: 14 January 1978
Original Air Date: 21 January 1978
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.
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.
Original Air Date: 11 February 1978
Original Air Date: 18 February 1978 George and Louise's troublesome nephew, Raymond, comes to visit from Chicago.
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."
Original Air Date: 25 February 1978
Original Air Date: 25 February 1978
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Original Air Date: 29 November 1978
Original Air Date: 13 December 1978
Original Air Date: 20 December 1978 George finds out a disturbing secret about his mother from his guardian during the Christmas holiday.
Original Air Date: 3 January 1979
Original Air Date: 10 January 1979
Original Air Date: 24 January 1979
Original Air Date: 31 January 1979
Original Air Date: 7 February 1979
Original Air Date: 21 February 1979
Original Air Date: 28 February 1979 Next US airings:
Original Air Date: 7 March 1979
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.
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Original Air Date: 21 October 1979
Original Air Date: 28 October 1979
Original Air Date: 4 November 1979
Original Air Date: 11 November 1979
Original Air Date: 18 November 1979
Season 6, Episode 9: Baby Love
Original Air Date: 2 December 1979
Original Air Date: 9 December 1979
Original Air Date: 30 December 1979 Next US airings:
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Original Air Date: 13 January 1980
Original Air Date: 27 January 1980 Next US airings:
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Season 6, Episode 17: The Shower
Original Air Date: 17 February 1980 Next US airings:
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Original Air Date: 2 March 1980
Original Air Date: 9 March 1980 Next US airings:
Season 6, Episode 21: The Loan
Original Air Date: 23 March 1980
Original Air Date: 30 March 1980 Next US airings:
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Original Air Date: 2 November 1980 Next US airings:
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Season 7, Episode 6: Put It On
Original Air Date: 30 November 1980 Next US airings:
Original Air Date: 7 December 1980
Original Air Date: 21 December 1980
Original Air Date: 4 January 1981
Original Air Date: 11 January 1981
Original Air Date: 18 January 1981
Season 7, Episode 12: Alley Oops
Original Air Date: 25 January 1981
Original Air Date: 1 February 1981
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
Original Air Date: 1 March 1981
Original Air Date: 8 March 1981
Original Air Date: 15 March 1981
Original Air Date: 29 March 1981
Original Air Date: 29 March 1981
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.
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.
Original Air Date: 18 October 1981
Original Air Date: 25 October 1981
Original Air Date: 1 November 1981
Original Air Date: 8 November 1981
Original Air Date: 15 November 1981
Original Air Date: 29 November 1981
Original Air Date: 6 December 1981
Original Air Date: 20 December 1981
Original Air Date: 27 December 1981
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
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!
Original Air Date: 7 February 1982
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.
Original Air Date: 7 March 1982
Original Air Date: 14 March 1982
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.
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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.
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Original Air Date: 11 April 1982
Original Air Date: 18 April 1982
Original Air Date: 2 May 1982
Original Air Date: 16 May 1982
Original Air Date: 26 September 1982
Original Air Date: 3 October 1982
Original Air Date: 10 October 1982
Original Air Date: 17 October 1982
Original Air Date: 24 October 1982
Original Air Date: 31 October 1982
Original Air Date: 7 November 1982
Original Air Date: 21 November 1982
Original Air Date: 28 November 1982
Original Air Date: 12 December 1982
Original Air Date: 19 December 1982
Original Air Date: 26 December 1982
Original Air Date: 2 January 1983
Original Air Date: 9 January 1983
Original Air Date: 16 January 1983
Original Air Date: 23 January 1983
Original Air Date: 30 January 1983
Original Air Date: 6 February 1983
Season 9, Episode 19: Mr. Clean
Original Air Date: 13 February 1983
Original Air Date: 20 February 1983
Original Air Date: 6 March 1983
Original Air Date: 13 March 1983
Original Air Date: 20 March 1983
Original Air Date: 27 March 1983
Original Air Date: 3 April 1983
Original Air Date: 10 April 1983
Original Air Date: 1 May 1983
Original Air Date: 2 October 1983
Original Air Date: 3 October 1983
Original Air Date: 9 October 1983
Original Air Date: 16 October 1983
Original Air Date: 23 October 1983
Original Air Date: 30 October 1983
Original Air Date: 6 November 1983
Season 10, Episode 8: The List
Original Air Date: 20 November 1983
Original Air Date: 4 December 1983
Original Air Date: 11 December 1983
Original Air Date: 1 January 1984
Original Air Date: 8 January 1984
Original Air Date: 15 January 1984
Original Air Date: 29 January 1984
Original Air Date: 12 February 1984
Original Air Date: 4 March 1984
Original Air Date: 11 March 1984
Season 10, Episode 18: Otis
Original Air Date: 18 March 1984
Original Air Date: 25 March 1984
Original Air Date: 1 April 1984
Original Air Date: 15 April 1984
Original Air Date: 6 May 1984
Original Air Date: 14 October 1984
Original Air Date: 21 October 1984
Original Air Date: 28 October 1984
Original Air Date: 4 November 1984
Original Air Date: 18 November 1984
Season 11, Episode 6: The Gift
Original Air Date: 25 November 1984
Original Air Date: 16 December 1984
Original Air Date: 23 December 1984
Original Air Date: 8 January 1985
Original Air Date: 15 January 1985
Original Air Date: 22 January 1985
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.
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
Original Air Date: 5 March 1985
Original Air Date: 12 March 1985
Original Air Date: 19 March 1985
Original Air Date: 2 April 1985
Original Air Date: 23 April 1985
Original Air Date: 30 April 1985
Original Air Date: 4 June 1985
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.
Original Air Date: 25 June 1985
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