The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

A nouveau riche, African-American family who move into a luxury apartment building develop close, if occasionally fractious, relationships with other tenants.

Genre: Comedy

Cast:Isabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerFranklin CoverMarla GibbsPaul BenedictBerlinda TolbertZara CullyNed WertimerDamon EvansMike EvansJay HammerDanny WellsErnest Harden Jr.Vernon WashingtonJack FletcherGarrett MorrisIrwin Keyes


1Season 10

S10.E1 ∙ Mission: Incredible: Part 1

Sun, Oct 2, 1983

George agrees to work with a couple of old Navy acquaintances to teach Tom a lesson to not be so trusting but the scam is real and Tom needs George's help to try to get the money back before Helen learns he's lost their vacation home money.

2Season 10

S10.E2 ∙ Mission: Incredible: Part 2

Mon, Oct 3, 1983

George and Tom pursue the grifters to Los Angeles and gain the assistance of a high tech wizard played by Mission: Impossible star Greg Morris. A plan is laid to trick the grifters with a phony doomsday television news story.

3Season 10

S10.E3 ∙ Mission: Incredible: Part 3

Sun, Oct 9, 1983

Third and concluding episode of a 3 parter in which George and Tom try to get back Tom and Helen's vacation home money before Helen finds out Tom lost it in the well known pigeon drop where a promise for a big short-term profit is promised.

4Season 10

S10.E4 ∙ I Do, I Don't

Sun, Oct 16, 1983

George and Louise host a marriage seminar for newlyweds sponsored by the Help Center in their apartment. A wide range arrives including young, old, wealthy and poor. Naturally where George's advice isn't highly-flawed it is hypocritical.

5Season 10

S10.E5 ∙ How Not to Marry a Millionaire

Sun, Oct 23, 1983

Florence meets and dates an attractive, wealthy businessman who keeps trying to lavish one more indulgent gift after another on her but she declines them all. Is he really too good to be true?

6Season 10

S10.E6 ∙ And the Winner Is...

Sun, Oct 30, 1983

The Help Center's Volunteer of the Year award is coming up and all tell Louise she should win but she disagrees. But when she hears the board is giving it to a donor who is essentially buying the award, an unseen side of Louise emerges.

7Season 10

S10.E7 ∙ The Return of Bentley

Sun, Nov 6, 1983

The UN calls Bentley back from the USSR, sent for messing with an ambassador's wife. George pledges to get his old apartment back but building owner Whittendale has it slated for a real estate mogul who promises George a big money deal.

8Season 10

S10.E8 ∙ The List

Sun, Nov 20, 1983

While cleaning out some boxes, George finds a list of things he hoped to accomplish by a certain age and realizes he hasn't completed the list yet.

9Season 10

S10.E9 ∙ Who's the Fairest?

Sun, Dec 4, 1983

George to host a Miss Jefferson Cleaners contest for publicity. No surprise that it draws a bevy of beauties but his dilemma is between building owner Wittendale's niece and a truly talented entrant, a daughter of an disliked fellow tenant.

10Season 10

S10.E10 ∙ Father Christmas

Sun, Dec 11, 1983

While Louise, Helen and Bentley go out caroling, George and Tom decline, asserting that the female name in it, Carol, proves it's for women. George and Tom spend the evening bonding, sharing poignant stories of their father's at Christmas.

11Season 10

S10.E11 ∙ What Makes Sammy Run?

Sun, Jan 1, 1984

Sammy Davis, Jr. plays himself as a next-door neighbor who is trying to duck recognition from the press and public. A tabloid reporter tells Louise he will pay $2,000 if she can find out which apartment he is in which Florence overhears.

12Season 10

S10.E12 ∙ Getting Back to Basiks

Sun, Jan 8, 1984

George asks Walter, an employee of his with a talent for drawing, to help him create a TV ad for the cleaners. Louise wonders at his resistance and discovers it is because he is illiterate and helps him overcome the shame and learn to read.

13Season 10

S10.E13 ∙ The Command Post

Sun, Jan 15, 1984

George refuses to allow Florence to accompany he and Louise to Atlantic City. After they leave, Florence gets a minor injury in a stakeout she allows the police of a nearby suspected drug deal. Guilty, George thinks she's seriously injured.

14Season 10

S10.E14 ∙ Real Men Don't Dry Clean

Sun, Jan 29, 1984

George and Tom start to feel less than masculine because of the girl's excitement over a macho physical trainer they know. When Bentley has access to a cabin in the woods, all 3 go with the plan to return with he-man hunting stories.

15Season 10

S10.E15 ∙ Trading Places

Sun, Feb 12, 1984

Tired of watching George mistreat his friends Louise falls asleep and has a dream where she is like George and he is like her. A good episode using role reversal.

16Season 10

S10.E16 ∙ My Guy, George

Sun, Mar 4, 1984

George takes over as manager of Florence's singing group but his booking decisions end in a bad note.

17Season 10

S10.E17 ∙ A New Girl in Town

Sun, Mar 11, 1984

Florence's 18-year-old cousin, Rhonda comes for a 'visit'. When Rhonda reveals she's 'staying' in NY, with no real plans. Florence's anger makes Rhonda leave and take a very questionable job offer.

18Season 10

S10.E18 ∙ Otis

Sun, Mar 18, 1984

George is the subject of an article for a prestigious magazine about African American business owners but there's one problem: they want to take photos of his store and are not happy with Otis who has a shoe shine stand out front.

19Season 10

S10.E19 ∙ Hart to Heart???

Sun, Mar 25, 1984

Mr. Whittendale plans to replace Ralph the door man with an electric door.

20Season 10

S10.E20 ∙ George's Old Girlfriend

Sun, Apr 1, 1984

George's old flame is back in town and she's got a grudge to settle with George.

21Season 10

S10.E21 ∙ Honeymoon Hotel

Sun, Apr 15, 1984

Tom and Helen squabble over where to spend their second honeymoon; Tom wants to go fishing, Helen wants the Plaza Hotel. George comes up with the seeming perfect compromise, the same small town hotel of their first honeymoon.

22Season 10

S10.E22 ∙ In the Chips

Sun, May 6, 1984

Florence emcees a bingo fund raiser at church but needs card markers. George's friend arrives with a bagful of casino chips, eluding men who plan to murder him for the money. Trick is he registered in George's name and the men come looking.