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 5

S5.E1 ∙ Louise's Painting

Wed, Sep 20, 1978

George hits the roof when he sees Louise's sketch of a nude male model she drew at Helen's art class.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Homecoming: Part 1

Wed, Sep 27, 1978

Tom's father dies and leaves a warehouse to Allan, with the specific condition that he must 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.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Homecoming: Part 2

Wed, Oct 4, 1978

George invites Allan to stay in his apartment, not letting him know of his ulterior motive: getting the warehouse.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ How Slowly They Forget

Wed, Oct 11, 1978

George asks an old Navy buddy, Cornelius X. Mayflower, to help expedite the approval process for some necessary licenses for the Help Center.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ George's Dream

Wed, Oct 18, 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.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ George's New Stockbroker

Wed, Nov 1, 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.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Me and Billy Dee

Sat, Nov 4, 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.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Half a Brother

Wed, Nov 8, 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.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ What Are Friends For?

Wed, Nov 22, 1978

George's cousin Dusty needs a new kidney, and since his brother Bob has diabetes, George is the closest possible match.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ George, Who?

Wed, Nov 29, 1978

Louise suffers amnesia following a bump to her head. George, Florence and their friends try to restore Weezie's memory by reenacting favorite and fun moments from her past.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Harry's House Guest

Wed, Dec 13, 1978

Harry Bentley is stuck with an insufferable lady houseguest and when George Jefferson volunteers to get him unstuck, he winds up sticking Bentley with something worse.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ George Finds a Father

Wed, Dec 20, 1978

George finds out a disturbing secret about his mother from his guardian during the Christmas holiday.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Louise's Sister

Wed, Jan 3, 1979

George and friends want to surprise Louise after her sister Maxine, whom she hasn't seen in years, visits from Paris. However, when Louise sees her sister, she gets furious.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ Louise's Reunion

Wed, Jan 10, 1979

When Louise finds out about a new clause in George's will, she almost gives him cause to use it.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ A Bedtime Story

Wed, Jan 24, 1979

George's problems in the bedroom send him on a panicked search for solutions, from some of the most unlikely sources.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ Florence Meets Mr. Right

Wed, Jan 31, 1979

Florence meets her new boyfriend, Buzz Thatcher at church, and brings him home to meet Louise and George. However, Buzz is a religious fanatic and a control freak, and when he asks Florence to marry him, Louise thinks Florence is putting herself in a dangerous situation.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ Louise's Award

Wed, Feb 7, 1979

Louise's charity work might win her a special award, if George's "donation" to a politician doesn't ruin her chances.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ The Other Woman

Wed, Feb 21, 1979

Is it business or pleasure?

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ The Hold Out

Wed, Feb 28, 1979

George gets caught between his morals and his money when his efforts to increase his take on a business deal turn him into an unlikely neighborhood hero.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ The Ones You Love

Wed, Mar 7, 1979

The first casualty from George and Louise's vicious verbal battle could be the interviewer interested in their "perfect marriage."

21Season 5

S5.E21 ∙ Every Night Fever

Wed, Mar 28, 1979

Louise's plan to spend more time with George backfires when he catches "disco fever" and goes dancing every night.

22Season 5

S5.E22 ∙ Three Faces of Florence

Wed, Apr 4, 1979

Has Florence finally flipped?

23Season 5

S5.E23 ∙ Louise's Convention

Wed, Apr 11, 1979

There's foul play afoot when George tries to duck out of celebrating his wedding anniversary with Louise and she tries to duck out of town to attend a convention.

24Season 5

S5.E24 ∙ The Freeze In

Wed, Apr 18, 1979

Cold spell heats up the house.