Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.
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- Seasons
- 11
- Episodes aired
- 248
- Latest aired
- S11E24
- Total runtime
- 4d 10h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 January 1975 – April 1975 13 episodes
- Season 2 September 1975 – March 1976 24 episodes
- Season 3 September 1976 – April 1977 24 episodes
- Season 4 September 1977 – March 1978 23 episodes
- Season 5 September 1978 – April 1979 24 episodes
- Season 6 September 1979 – April 1980 24 episodes
- Season 7 November 1980 – March 1981 18 episodes
- Season 8 October 1981 – May 1982 25 episodes
- Season 9 September 1982 – May 1983 27 episodes
- Season 10 October 1983 – May 1984 22 episodes
- Season 11 October 1984 – July 1985 24 episodes
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S08E01 The Separation (1)
October 4 · 25min find the promo
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Louise and George are heartbroken when they discover Lionel and Jenny are having marital problems that result in a separation. This prompts George, Louise, Helen and Tom to convene to try to get them back together.
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S08E02 The Separation (2)
October 11 · 25min find the promo
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Due to the separation, Lionel is living at home with George and Louise. This prompts George to trick a marriage counselor into showing up at the Jefferson's apartment for the intention of bring Lionel and Jenny back together.
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S08E03 Louise's Father
October 18 · 25min find the promo
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A newspaper photo alerts George to the fact that the man in the photo could very well be Louise's father, since they both have the same name. Louise refuses to entertain this notion since she believes that her father died when she was young. However, George learns the truth after visiting the man.
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S08E04 My Maid, Your Maid
October 25 · 25min find the promo
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With Florence working at a new job, Louise and George decide to hire a new maid. However, George and Louise are at odds when they each have separate candidates in mind for the position.
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S08E05 I've Still Got It
November 1 · 25min find the promo
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George has become convinced that age is taking it's toll on him, with a receding hairline and larger midsection. To try to revitalize him, Louise sends him some flowers with a seductive note at his office. However, George becomes convinced the flowers are from his secretary.
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S08E06 Florence Did it Different (1)
November 8 · 25min find the promo
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Constant bickering between George and Carmen prompts Louise to tell Carmen how Florence handled George (via flashbacks). However, just as Carmen gets a handle on how to handle George, Florence shows up with news that the hotel burned down and she would like her old job back.
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S08E07 Florence Did it Different (2)
November 15 · 25min find the promo
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When Florence learns the Jeffersons have hired a new maid she decides to let Carmen have the job. However, Carmen doesn't want to take Florence's job away from her so she decides to let her have it. With both Florence and Carmen at odds over who should keep the job, Louise decides to hire them both. However, on the sly, Florence makes plans to get fired.
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S08E08 The House That George Built
November 29 · 25min find the promo
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George wants everyone to know him when he dies so he sets out to create himself into a legend. First he tries writing a book about his life but he then changes his mind and does the unthinkable. He buys a building and turns it into the George Jefferson Museum, complete with exhibits about his life and times.
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S08E09 A Whole Lot of Trouble
December 6 · 25min find the promo
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Louise is furious when she learns that George is the businessman who plans on building over a local children's playground. However, George has second thoughts after he makes a visit to the playground.
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S08E10 I've Got a Secret
December 20 · 25min find the promo
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When George discovers Louise is keeping a diary, he goes all out to try to read it. Including staying up all night to try to wriggle it out of Louise's clutches. However, one day when she leaves it unguarded, George takes a peek and is shocked by it's contents which detail a number of affairs that Louise appears to be carrying on.
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S08E11 A Charmed Life
December 27 · 25min find the promo
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George doesn't understand why he wasn't invited to a posh gala event at the Whittendale apartment, until Tom, Helen, Louise and Florence break the news the Whittendale ""hates his guts."" Wanting to earn some respect, George takes charm lessons in order to live up to the standards of the behavior of ""rich folks""
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S08E12 Thammy the Thongwriter
January 3 · 25min find the promo
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George and Louise receive a post card from Harry, who's been transfered out of the country. Soon after, they meet the man who's moving into Harry's old apartment, a jingle writer whom George tries to get to write a jingle for his business. However, jingles are far from his mind, since he's having marital problems.
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S08E13 I Spy
January 17 · 25min find the promo
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Helen's comments that Tom hasn't been paying any attention to her, fuel George's belief that she is having an affair especially since he sees her and another man having lunch together. This leads George to bring Tom down to the restaurant to see for himself.
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S08E14 Dog-Gone
January 24 · 25min find the promo
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George has the task of taking care of Mr. Whittendale's wife's pet Doberman. However, when a freak accident occurs, ending in the dog's death, George is scared that he will end up on the streets.
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S08E15 Blazing Jeffersons
January 31 · 25min find the promo
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George is distraught when he learns that his Brooklyn store has burned down due to faulty wiring. However, Tom raises his spirits by reminding him that his insurance will cover it by taking to court the person responsible for the faulty wiring. Just then George remembers who put in the wiring, Lionel.
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S08E16 Men of the Cloth
February 7 · 25min find the promo
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For Jessica's baptism, Louise wants Florence and her gospel singing group to perform and Jenny agrees with her. However, George wants someone else and sets out to get Andrae Crouch to preform at the baptism, going so far as to say he is a reverend.
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S08E17 A Case of Self-Defense
February 21 · 25min find the promo
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When Lionel and Jenny's apartment gets broken into, George begins to worry that his apartment could just as easily be broken into. His solution: buy a gun, something that Louise is totally against. However, George buys one on the sly and later proves to be a dangerous possession.
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S08E18 My Wife, I Think I'll Keep Her
March 7 · 25min find the promo
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Upset that their husbands do not feel they should be involved in business matters, Louise and Helen move in together leaving George and Tom to live together in the Jefferson apartment. All this prompted by George not consulting Louise about a commercial he was making and Tom's plans to go ahead publishing a book by written by a sexist.
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S08E19 Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?
March 14 · 25min find the promo
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Louise, George, Tom and Helen plan a surprise party for Florence just to let her know how much they appreciate her friendship. However, when Florence walks in on the planning stages Tom makes an excuse and tells her she's invited but only to serve the meal. This prompts Florence to drown her sorrows in a $500 bottle of wine George just bought.
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S08E20 The Strays (1)
March 21 · 25min find the promo
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For their anniversary, George decides to replace the setting on Louise's wedding ring. Meanwhile, one of George's messenger's is robbed by an all-female street gang who gets away with the week's proceeds. Trying to combat the gang, George is stabbed and left for dead but not before they steal Louise's ring.
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S08E21 The Strays (2)
March 28 · 25min find the promo
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Conclusion. George tries to retrieve Louise's wedding ring from the gang who mugged him. Sherman Hemsley. Wanda: Bernadette Cologne. Rachel: Lydia Nicole. Barrett: Leonard Lightfoot. Hugo: Irwin Keyes.
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S08E22 Jeffersons Greatest Hits
April 11 · 25min find the promo
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A record producer follows Florence home from church, after hearing her gospel singing. Once at the Jefferson's apartment, he offers Florence the chance to make a record in exchange for $1200. Smelling a con, Louise and George try to stop Florence from making a big mistake that would cost her dearly.
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S08E23 A Small Victory
April 18 · 25min find the promo
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Louise and Helen consider leaving the Help Center due to lack of involvement from others as well as lack of funds. However, just as they're about to call it quits, a young hooker named Maggie walks in the door.
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S08E24 Lesson in Love
May 2 · 25min find the promo
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Florence becomes depressed when her latest boyfriend doesn't call her for a second date. She later is asked out by a police officer and in order to keep him interested her, George gives Florence some tips on what men like in a woman.
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S08E25 Do Not Forsake Me, Oh, My Helen
May 16 · 25min find the promo
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Helen gets an invitation to have lunch with an old boyfriend and Tom is seething with jealousy. This leads him to have a dream about the Old West where he has a shootout with Pecos Darryl, a man after Helen's heart.