Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'The Jeffersons' from 1970-1982:
- Berlinda Tolbert as Jenny Willis Jefferson (1975-1985)
- Franklin Cover as Tom Willis (1975-1985)
- Isabel Sanford as Louise Jefferson (1975-1985)
- Marla Gibbs as Florence Johnston (1975-1985)
- Ned Wertimer as Ralph the Doorman (1975-1985)
- Paul Benedict as Harry Bentley (1975-1985)
- Roxie Roker as Helen Willis (1975-1985)
- Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson (1975-1985)
- Mike Evans as Lionel Jefferson (1975-1981)
- Damon Evans as Lionel Jefferson (1975-1978)
- Zara Cully as Mother Jefferson (1975-1978)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'The Jeffersons':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: Don Nicholl, Michael Ross, Bernie West, Barry Harmon, Harve Brosten D: Jack Shea
With Paulene Myers (Diane Stockwell).
Series debut. The Jeffersons' new affluence is creating marital mayhem between Louise and George, especially when George insists that Louise hire a maid to care for their high rise apartment.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Perry Grant, Dick Bensfield D: Jack Shea
A piece of primitive art given to the Jeffersons by the Willises sparks an inter-family battle about the importance of ancestors.
Season 1, episode 3
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea
With Milton Selzer (Mr. Wexler).
Living the life of the idle rich is driving Louise up the wall, but her solution to the problem is creating a far greater problem.
Season 1, episode 4
W: Roger Shulman, John Baskin D: Jack Shea
With Ronnell Bright (Piano Player).
Louise is upset over Lionel's new "playboy" attitude. George, on the other hand, loves the idea of his son rubbing elbows with the rich, but quickly changes his point of view about Linoel's new lifestyle when he learns his son is quitting school.
Season 1, episode 5
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell, Don Nicholl D: Jack Shea
With Ivor Francis (Mr. Curtis), Rozelle Gayle (Bill Simpson).
George refuses to participate in a tenant protest meeting until he learns that Mr. Whittendale will be there.
Season 1, episode 6
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell, Erik Tarloff D: Jack Shea
With Moses Gunn (Monk Davis).
George sees his life going down the drain when "Monk" appears from out of his past and threatens to rattle the skeletons in his closet unless George comes up with some cash.
Season 1, episode 7
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea
With Albert Reed (Uncle Ward).
Louise's uncle Ward gets a cold reception from George and Lionel when he comes to visit. They consider him an "Uncle Tom".
Season 1, episode 8
W: Gordon Farr, Arnold Kane D: Jack Shea
With Alvin Childress (Herbert Russell).
Louise is happy over the prospect of George's mother getting remarried and moving to Florida, but George is sure the future bridegroom is only interested in "his" money.
Season 1, episode 9
W: Dixie Brown Grossman D: Jack Shea
With Bo Kaprall (Mike Moreno), Carol Androsky (Tanya).
George thinks he's got a great idea about getting his life story in the newspaper, but somehow the project gets sidetracked.
Season 1, episode 10
W: Bruce Howard D: Jack Shea
George doesn't know whether to be pleased or dismayed when he gets the rich man's disease -- an ulcer.
Season 1, episode 11
W: Ben Joelson, Art Baer D: Jack Shea
With Ernie Lee Banks (Roy Simms), Maye Henderson (Natalie Simms), Santiago Gonzalez (Coleman Harris).
Former neighbors of the Jeffersons from Harlem drop by for a surprise visit and it's an awkward moment for George. He's in the midst of closing a big business deal with a snobbish man.
Season 1, episode 12
W: Frank Tarloff D: Jack Shea
Lionel's acting like his father worries his mother and causes friction between him and Jenny.
Season 1, episode 13
W: John Ashby D: Jack Shea
With Danny Wells (Charlie), Andrew Rubin (Allan Willis).
Jenny gives her brother an ice-cold reception when he suddenly reappears after a two-year absence.
September 13, 1975: A Dinner For Harry
Season 2, episode 1
W: Don Nicholl, Michael Ross, Bernie West D: Jack Shea
With Richard Libertini (Neighbor), Zackie Cooper (Neighbor's Wife), Ben Rizzi (Jack Peterson).
George throws a tantrum at a party when guest of honor Tom appears in an identical tux.
Season 2, episode 2
W: Frank Tarloff D: Jack Shea
A quiet Sunday morning explodes into a wild family mixup when Louise and the Willises plot to take George's mind off his work.
Season 2, episode 3
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
With Danny Wells (Charlie), Diane Sommerfield (Gail Bryant).
Louise is faced with a problem: what do you do when a stranger walks up to you claiming you are her mother -- and has a birth certificate to prove it?
Season 2, episode 4
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea
With Rene Auberjonois (Inspector Keller), Melinda Dillon (Daphne).
Harry Bentley is trying to avoid what he is certain will be a marriage proposal from his girlfriend, and George is trying to avoid a summons from a building inspector, and all four meet head-on.
Season 2, episode 5
W: Erik Tarloff D: Jack Shea
With Hilda Haynes (Alice), Maidie Norman (Rachel), Estelle Evans (Mary), Dorothy Butts (Bernice), Ruth Lee (Dorothy).
Nobody seems to have time for Mother Jefferson, so she resorts to desperate measures to get some attention.
Season 2, episode 6
W: Robert Fisher, Arthur Marx D: Jack Shea
Louise and George's anniversary almost ends their marriage when George insists that her wedding vows include promising to love, honor and "lie".
Season 2, episode 7
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell, Don Nicholl, Michael Ross, Bernie West D: Jack Shea
With Victor Kilian (Uncle Bertram).
A stranger tries to pick up Mother Jefferson in the elevator, and George thinks it's very amusing until he finds out who the stranger is.
Season 2, episode 8
W: Ken Levine, David Isaacs D: Jack Shea
George is completely shattered because of business setbacks. The usually fierce tiger has turned pussycat.
Season 2, episode 9
W: John Ashby D: Jack Shea
With Robert Guillaume (Charles Thompson), Ernest Thomas (Ronnie Walker).
George is excited about being invited to lecture at a college, until he learns where the "college" is located.
Season 2, episode 10
W: James Ritz D: Jack Shea
With Leon Ames (Grandpa Willis), Victor Kilian (Uncle Bertram), Fred Pinkard (Grandpa Douglas).
Mother Jefferson and the Willises' Uncle Bertram join forces to reunite the feuding factions of Tom and Helen's families.
Season 2, episode 11
W: Calvin Kelly, Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea
With Lou Gossett Jr. (Wendell Brown).
George's old Navy buddy shows up at the house and makes a pass at Louise.
Season 2, episode 12
W: Don Boyle, Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
With Rhoda Gemignani (Emily Bates), Norma Donaldson (Dale Parker).
George needs a new manager for his store, but refuses to hire the most qualified applicant for two reasons: she's a woman and she's white.
Season 2, episode 13
W: Sandy Krinski D: Jack Shea
Lionel is afraid to tell his father that he bashed in the fender of their new delivery van.
Season 2, episode 14
W: Don Nicholl, Michael Ross, Bernie West, Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea
With J.A. Preston (Rev. Greenwood).
Two women fight over George at a funeral -- his mother and his wife!
Season 2, episode 15
W: George Burditt D: Jack Shea
A mysterious midnight phone call awakens George, and after that nobody sleeps in the Jefferson household -- or in the Willis' home.
Season 2, episode 16
W: Dixie Brown Grossman D: Jack Shea
The Jeffersons and the Willises break up their relationship over a school paper raising a question of morals.
Season 2, episode 17
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea
With Marion Ramsey (Tracy Davis).
While Lionel and Jenny feud, George adds fuel to the fire by setting his son up with a beautiful young woman.
Season 2, episode 18
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
A life-or-death situation grips the Jefferson household when Florence cleans the house in a way it's never been cleaned before.
Season 2, episode 19
W: Fred S. Fox, Seaman Jacobs D: Jack Shea
With Lillian Randolph (Emma).
Mother Jefferson is worried she won't be surprised on her 70th birthday. But no more than George and Louise, who have totally forgotten the occasion.
Season 2, episode 20
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan, Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea
With Robert Lussier (Howard Brooks).
It looks like success for Louise's cooking when she's encouraged to write a cookbook based on her grandmother's quaint old ghetto recipes.
Season 2, episode 21
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea
About to attend a party being thrown by Mr. Whittendale, George becomes trapped in the bathroom with Tom and Helen Willis.
Season 2, episode 22
W: James Ritz D: Jack Shea
Lionel, upon graduation, begins to worry about becoming as successful as his father.
Season 2, episode 23
W: Sandy Veith D: Jack Shea
With Keene Curtis (Judge Markell), Davis Roberts (Carl), Ray Sharkey (Robert Phelps).
George is invited to join a very exclusive tennis club, but then realizes they only want him because he's black.
Season 2, episode 24
W: John Donley, Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea
With Nick LaTour (Reverend Perry), Bobby Johnson (Skeeter Jackson).
Because they had a ghetto wedding, George and Louise decide to have a second wedding and really "put on the dog".
September 25, 1976: George And The President
Season 3, episode 1
W: Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein D: Jack Shea
With David Dukes (Cal Roberts).
The third season starts with George jumping on the Bicentennial bandwagon by claiming to be the great-great-great grandson of Thomas Jefferson.
Season 3, episode 2
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea
With Richard McKenzie (Mr. Owens).
George can hardly stand seeing Florence once a week, so when Louise hires her as a "live-in" maid, George goes up the wall.
Season 3, episode 3
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea
There's something very strange going on -- George is overjoyed when Louise accuses him of having an affair with another woman.
Season 3, episode 4
W: Tedd Anasti, David Talisman D: Jack Shea
With Tom Lacy (Bill Hoffman), Arny Freeman (Mr. Prescott), Macon McCalman (Roger Tulley).
Lionel's principles could cost him his job when he is strapped to a lie detector on his first day at work.
Season 3, episode 5
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea
George's discomfort at never finishing high school becomes humiliating when his college grad son Lionel is ashamed of it.
Season 3, episode 6
W: Dixie Brown Grossman D: Jack Shea
With Richard Ward (Ben).
George decides to sell his business to a large corporation and retire.
Season 3, episode 7
W: Kurt Taylor, Booker Bradshaw D: Jack Shea
Louise and George are unhappy when Lionel decides to move into his own apartment -- especially when they learn who his new roommate will be.
Season 3, episode 8
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
With Mickey Deems (Mickey), Ed Cambridge (Curt Randall).
George gags on the debt of gratitude he owes Tom for saving him from choking to death.
Season 3, episode 9
W: Bob Baublitz D: Jack Shea
With Ginny Tyler (Dispatcher), Bob Duggan (Police Officer).
Jenny comes down with a case of premarital jitters and begins to doubt her feelings for Lionel.
Season 3, episode 10
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea
George's suggestion of a prenuptial agreement creates turmoil between Lionel and Jenny.
Season 3, episode 11
W: Richard Freiman, Stephen Young D: Jack Shea
With Robert DoQui (T.J. Davis).
A furious Florence quits when the Jeffersons forbid her to entertain her boyfriend overnight.
Season 3, episode 12
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
With Robert Sampson (Minister).
Lionel and Jenny are married as the Jeffersons and Willises wage a Christmas Eve war.
Season 3, episode 13
W: Bill Davenport D: Jack Shea
Louise takes a course to improve her memory, Florence takes a course in judo and between the two of them they almost wipe George out.
Season 3, episode 14
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea
With Alan Manson (Officer Rossi), Paul Larson (Bressler).
Harry is having problems with the person who parks his car next to him in the garage and goes to George for advice, which lands Harry in jail.
Season 3, episode 15
W: Dixie Brown Grossman D: Jack Shea
With Conrad Janis (Stratton), Billy Sands (Mechanic).
George tries flying as a hobby until he discovers he gets airsick.
Season 3, episode 16
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
With Bill Henderson (JoJo), Lee Weaver (Willie), Henry Harris (Gabby).
George feels guilty about losing contact with his boyhood street gang and astounds Louise with plans for a reunion.
Season 3, episode 17
W: Fred S. Fox, Seaman Jacobs, Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea
With J. Jay Saunders (Frank Howard), Barbara Cason (Jean Howard).
George throws an interracial party to make amends for a bigoted remark.
Season 3, episode 18
W: John Ashby D: Jack Shea
When Lionel becomes ill, Louise and Jenny fight over who will take care of him.
Season 3, episode 19
W: John V. Hanrahan D: Jack Shea
The Willis' formula for an improved marriage almost ruins the Jeffersons' happiness.
Season 3, episode 20
W: Richard Freiman, Stephen Young, Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
With Danny Wells (Charlie), Hal Williams (Michael), Saundra Sharp (Mabel).
Louise studies French in night school and befriends a tall, dark, handsome male classmate, leading George to feel jealous and suspect that the man wants more than just friendship from Louise.
Season 3, episode 21
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
With Lillian Lehman (Harriet Johnson).
Mother Jefferson stirs up trouble when she invites one of George's old girlfriends to the house for dinner.
Season 3, episode 22
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea
Is it right for a newlywed to leave her husband and go to England to study for three months? Jenny says yes, but Lionel says no.
Season 3, episode 23
W: Dennis Koenig, Larry Balmagia D: Jack Shea
With Henry G. Sanders (Lester Phillips), Ernest Harden Jr. (Jason King).
Bucking for the Black Businessman's award, George donates a handsome sum to a youth center in an attempt to beat out a competitor.
Season 3, episode 24
W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell, Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
With C. Lindsay Workman (Man in Elevator), Rhonda Cunningham (Woman in Elevator).
When Louise's sudden feelings of worthlessness threaten her surprise party, George orders her to have a happy birthday.
September 24, 1977: The Grand Opening (1)
Season 4, episode 1
W: Roger Shulman, John Baskin, Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
With Danny Wells (Charlie), Michael Alldredge (Man #1), James Staley (Man #2), Bill McIntire (Chauffeur).
George's outlandish boasting of how well he is doing heads him for disaster when underworld kidnappers get into the act.
Season 4, episode 3
W: Michael S. Baser, Kim Weiskopf D: Jack Shea
With Vernon Washington (Leroy), Veronica Redd (Eddie/Edie Stokes).
Louise is suspicious when George is seeing an old Navy buddy -- but is it a man or a woman?
Season 4, episode 4
W: Patt Shea, Jack Shea D: Jack Shea
With Ernest Harden Jr. (Marcus Henderson), F. William Parker (Mr. Stockwell), Bhetty Waldron (Clara).
George finds it costs him more than he bargained for when he hires a street-wise kid to work for him at half price.
Season 4, episode 5
W: Don Segall D: Jack Shea
With Vernon Weddle (Vincent Carter).
George becomes obsessed with the idea that he's going to die and nothing will be left to remember his name.
Season 4, episode 6
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
With Fay DeWitt (Fay Blanchard).
Louise and Helen's friendship is suddenly on the line, and George couldn't be happier.
Season 4, episode 7
W: Roger Shulman, John Baskin D: Jack Shea
With Jinaki (Dora Johnston), Hank Rolike (Don Johnston).
George and Louise are caught in the line of fire when Florence's battling parents pay the Jefferson household an unexpected and unnerving visit.
Season 4, episode 8
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
With Ernest Harden Jr. (Marcus Henderson), Fred Stuthman (Barney Hunter).
George avoids his mother's visit by going on a weekend camping trip with Marcus.
Season 4, episode 9
W: Laura Levine D: Jack Shea
When a superstitious Louise gets a sign that her marriage is doomed, George is forced to make a decision that could change the rest of their lives.
Season 4, episode 10
W: Olga Vallance D: Jack Shea
With Percy Rodrigues (Dr. Bob Jessup), Paul Barselou (Businessman).
Is Louise going away on a weekend Indian dig because of her interest in archaeology or the handsome archaeologist?
Season 4, episode 11
W: Martin Donovan D: Jack Shea
With Vernon Washington (Leroy), Priscilla Morrill (Mrs. Fletcher), Herb Voland (Mr. Fletcher).
George's cleaning business may be cleaned up for good when he resorts to playing a dirty trick in order to secure the business of a large costume company.
Season 4, episode 12
W: Bob DeVinney D: Jack Shea
With Thalmus Rasulala (Kurt Hendricks).
George must make a painful admission when he discovers he needs Florence more than he could ever expect.
Season 4, episode 13
W: Roger Shulman, John Baskin D: Jack Shea
With Teddy Wilson (Clarence Martin).
When George stubbornly refuses to hire badly needed help for his store, Louise and Florence combine forces to make him change his mind.
Season 4, episode 14
W: Paul M. Belous, Robert Wolterstorff D: Jack Shea
With Ernest Harden Jr. (Marcus Henderson), Jack Somack (Papa Panelli), Ronalda Douglas (Natalie Parker).
After watching George in action, his young protege Marcus bends the truth to win the heart of a young lady, and throws a curve that lands Lionel in foul territory.
Season 4, episode 15
W: Roger Shulman, John Baskin D: Jack Shea
With Vernon Washington (Leroy), De'voreaux White (Warren Barnes), Al White (William Barnes), Hope Clarke (Sherry Barnes), Alvin Childress (Wino).
When Louise discovers that George has been sending presents and money to a mysterious address, she follows him to find out why and is shocked by what she sees.
Season 4, episode 16
W: Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein D: Jack Shea
With Peter Leeds (R.S. Whittendale), Matthew Tobin (Mr. Curtis), John O'Leary (Mr. Fox), Ruth Manning (Mrs. Fox).
George and Louise are stunned by their landlord Whittendale's plans to evict them, but their biggest surprise is yet to come when they invite him in to discuss it.
Season 4, episode 17
W: Nancy Vince, Ted Dale D: Bob Lally
With Dwan Smith (Doris).
George is on cloud nine when he finally persuades Lionel to join him in the family's cleaning business -- until Lionel starts taking him to the cleaners.
Season 4, episode 18
W: Richard Eckhaus D: Jack Shea
With Ernest Harden Jr. (Marcus Henderson), Gerald Castillo (Policeman), Wendell Wright (Walker), Le Tari (Jackson).
George blows a fuse when a power blackout hits the city and looters do the same to his store.
Season 4, episode 19
W: Andy Guerdat, Steve Kreinberg D: Jack Shea
With Jack Fletcher (Mr. Whittendale), Dorothy Meyer (Cassie), Barbara Mealy (Milly), William Bogert (Frank Miller).
Florence wants to form a union for maids and succeeds in breaking up the entire household.
Season 4, episode 20
W: Richard Freiman D: Jack Shea
With Antony Ponzini (Neil), Rod Browning (Allen), Dave Shelley (Valery Kamikov), Alfie Wise (Dean).
When George calls President Carter as a publicity stunt, he gets more publicity than he expected.
Season 4, episode 21
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
When Tom Willis puts his all into starting his own company, he may get the business but lose everything else.
Season 4, episode 22
W: Roger Shulman, John Baskin D: Jack Shea
With Gary Coleman (Raymond).
George tries to endure the visit of his sassy, streetwise nephew.
Season 4, episode 23
W: Jim Rogers D: Jack Shea
With Philip Charles MacKenzie (Burglar).
When George and Louise are tied up by a burglar, they reminisce about the days they lived next door to the Bunkers and other unforgettable experiences.
Season 4, episode 26
W: Paul M. Belous, Robert Wolterstorff D: Jack Shea
With Ernest Harden Jr. (Marcus Henderson), Joseph Burns (L.C.), Bobby F. Ellerbee (Slick), Ron Trice (Rollo), Bob Harcum (Domino), Anthony Thompkins (Huey), Margaret Wheeler (Lady Customer), Bhetty Waldron (Clara).
When Jenny decides to do her school thesis on gangs, she, Tom and George become involved in a gangland war which takes the life of a 12-year-old.
September 20, 1978: Louise's Painting
Season 5, episode 1
W: Nancy Vince, Ted Dale D: Jack Shea
With Sara Seegar (Mrs. Pomeroy), Robert Dolittle (Charlie), Ingrid Greer (Nancy).
Season premiere. George goes wild when Louise reveals the bare facts about her new art class, and he discovers that much more than the truth has been exposed.
Season 5, episode 2
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
Allan Willis, the "white sheep" of the racially-mixed Willis family, arrives in town after several years absence and finds things just as he left them -- hostile!
Season 5, episode 3
W: Paul M. Belous, Robert Wolterstorff, Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
With T.K. Carter (Richard), Gordon Connell (Jenkins), Margaret Wheeler (Alice).
Allan Willis sees through George's scheme to con him out of his newly inherited warehouse, so George directs his flim-flammery at an alternate target -- Louise.
Season 5, episode 4
W: Nancy Vince, Ted Dale D: Jack Shea
With Danny Wells (Charlie), Ted Ross (Mayflower).
George unexpectedly offers to help Louise and Allan cut through the red tape that's delaying the move of the help center.
Season 5, episode 5
W: Bob Baublitz D: Jack Shea
With Vernon Washington (Leroy), James A. Watson Jr. (Byron Jackson), Candy Mobley (Doris).
Obsessed with landing a crucial new cleaning account, an overwrought and exhausted George lapses into sleep and wakes up to a terrifying look at his future.
Season 5, episode 6
W: Bryan Joseph, Jim Rogers, Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
With Willie Tyler (Roy Crandall), Jack Knight (Fireman).
George is fascinated by a highly successful stockbroker until he finds out about his unusual medical history.
Season 5, episode 7
W: Bryan Joseph D: Jack Shea
With Billy Dee Williams (Himself).
George connives to get Florence's idol, Billy Dee Williams, to speak at a fund-raiser, but Florence refuses to believe that the actor is really who he claims to be.
Season 5, episode 8
W: Bob Baublitz D: Jack Shea
With Edward Grover (Phil Taylor), Sally Hightower (Debbie Taylor).
George's attempt to make points with a banker are frustrated by Allan's attempt to make points with the banker's daughter.
Season 5, episode 9
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Jack Shea
With Lloyd Hollar (Dusty Jefferson).
George is thrilled to get a visit from his favorite cousin -- until he asks George for an organ donation.
Season 5, episode 10
W: Christine Houston D: Jack Shea
With Vernon Washington (Leroy), Herb Davis (Dr. Norris), Karen Anders (Lady), Joe Petrullo (Customer).
Louise loses her memory as the result of a mugging.
Season 5, episode 11
W: Fred S. Fox, Seaman Jacobs D: Jack Shea
With Danny Wells (Charlie), Carol Swarbrick (Felicia).
George's advice to Bentley on how to get rid of an unwelcome house guest causes even more problems.
Season 5, episode 12
W: Kurt Taylor, John Donley, Paul Belous, Robert Wolterstorff D: Jack Shea
With Arnold Johnson (Buddy), Raymond Allen (Zeke).
George's Christmas is merrier after Louise helps him find a father he never knew.
Season 5, episode 13
W: Bob Baublitz D: Jack Shea
With Josephine Premice (Maxine), Justin Lord (Jason).
Louise has a very strange reaction to a visit from her long-lost sister.
Season 5, episode 14
W: Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein D: Jack Shea
With Ernie Wheelwright (Bo Morrison), Eyde Byrde (Woman).
When Louise finds out about a new clause in George's will, she almost gives him cause to use it.
Season 5, episode 15
W: Stephen Neigher D: Jack Shea
With Barrie Youngfellow (Dr. Beamish).
George has been having troubles in the bedroom, and his anxiety is only making matters worse.
Season 5, episode 16
W: Peter Casey, David Lee D: Jack Shea
With Larry McCormick (Buzz Thatcher), Tamu Blackwell (Betty).
George and Louise worry that Florence's new beau is a little too good to be true.
Season 5, episode 17
W: M. Martinez Thomas D: Jack Shea
With John Bottoms (Elliot Kane), Edmund Stroiber (Councilman Perry), Sip Culler (Bill Davis), Thomas Brown (Emcee).
Louise's special award for charity contributions may be jeopardized by George's "donation" to a politician.
Season 5, episode 18
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel D: Jack Shea
With Judy Landers (Judy Smith), Jack Manning (Mr. Kramer), Darlene Conley (Mother).
Tom's latest business trip may be his last if Helen finds out who he is traveling with.
Season 5, episode 19
W: Bryan Joseph D: Jack Shea
With James Ray (Gerald Woodley), Peter Turgeon (Bill Walters), Robert Phalen (Jim Baker).
George gets caught between his money and his morals when his efforts to increase his take on a business deal inadvertently make him into a hero.
Season 5, episode 20
W: Stephen Neigher D: Jack Shea
With Ernest Harden Jr. (Marcus Henderson), David Downing (Albert Fox).
George and Louise become involved in a vicious verbal battle while discussing their "perfect" marriage with an interviewer.
Season 5, episode 21
W: Bryan Joseph D: Jack Shea
With Emory Bass (Clifford Wentworth).
An evening out at the disco turns into "every night fever" when George stretches a good thing too far.
Season 5, episode 22
W: Paul M. Belous, Robert Wolterstorff D: Jack Shea
With Adam Wade (Dr. Greg Martin), Jane Brody (Nancy).
Florence's new beau, a psychologist, is convinced she is one of the worst cases he's ever seen.
Season 5, episode 23
W: Paul M. Belous, Robert Wolterstorff D: Jack Shea
With Sheryl Lee Ralph (Jeanie), Sam McMurray (Howard Benson).
George tries to duck out of celebrating his wedding anniversary with Louise.
Season 5, episode 24
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan, Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel D: Jack Shea
A sudden cold spell throws the Jeffersons, the Willises, Bentley and Florence into one crowded apartment.
September 23, 1979: The Announcement
Season 6, episode 1
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Bob Lally
With Henry Sutton (Mr. Winters), Al Stellone (Hugo).
Season premiere. George and Louise respond with more anger than joy when they accidentally learn some once-in-a-lifetime news that Lionel was temporarily keeping a secret.
Season 6, episode 2
W: Neil Lebowitz D: Bob Lally
With Stymie Beard (Businessman #1), Jesse Jacobs (Photographer), Bob Gorman (Bob Simmons), Don Potter (Jack Feldman).
George becomes even more of an egomaniac when he is chosen "Midtown Small Businessman of the Year".
Season 6, episode 3
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel D: Bob Lally
With Ford Lile (Bill Simpson), Richmond Shephard (Mime), Gary Schwartz (Clown), Albert Marotta (Maitre d'), Caleb Chung (Acrobat).
Florence creates chaos in the Jefferson household when, unbeknownst to Louise and George, she impersonates Louise.
Season 6, episode 4
W: Mary-David Sheiner, Sheila Judis Weisberg D: Bob Lally
With Danny Wells (Charlie), Patrick Collins (Killer Rabbit), Charles Walker (Policeman Rabbit), Timmy Gibbs (Binky), Jim Calvert (Willy), Bill Calvert (Wally).
While looking through Bentley's telescope, Louise sees what she thinks is a murder being committed by a giant rabbit.
Season 6, episode 5
W: Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With Danny Wells (Charlie), Patrick Collins (Killer Rabbit), Charles Walker (Policeman Rabbit), Billy Stevenson (Roger), Mimi Cozzens (Mother), Neal Kaz (Sultan).
While in the apartment, Louise is cornered by the "killer rabbit".
Season 6, episode 6
W: Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With Gordon Connell (Homer Calder), Alvin Stanley (Dr. Tupperman).
George's discovery of an unfulfilled request in his father's will leads him on an unusual search into his past.
Season 6, episode 7
W: Michael Moye D: Bob Lally
With Earl Boen (Nathan Weems).
The Jeffersons are shocked when expectant father Lionel storms out of the apartment to pursue a boyhood dream.
Season 6, episode 8
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel D: Bob Lally
With Ernest Harden Jr. (Marcus Henderson), Vernon Washington (Leroy), Luis Avalos (Boxer).
George's big mouth and matching ego are challenged when he talks himself into a fight with an obviously better boxer.
Season 6, episode 9
W: Joanne Pagliaro D: Bob Lally
With Roger Robinson (Mark Randolph), Gino Conforti (Chuck Furman), Bill Phillips Murry (Delivery Man).
All the preparations for Jenny's baby lead Florence to decide that she wants a family too, and she joins a dating club to find a husband.
Season 6, episode 10
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel D: Bob Lally
With Dorothy Butts (Mrs. Van Morris), Fred D. Scott (Mr. Van Morris).
While George is trying to impress some important dinner guests, Louise and Florence become involved in a verbal battle with each other.
Season 6, episode 11
W: Michael Moye D: Bob Lally
With Marlene Warfield (Mrs. Owens), Alene Wilson (Abby), Tom Lawrence (Mr. Curry).
Louise is enraged when a troubled orphan who arrives for a week's stay picks up on some of George's favorite phrases.
Season 6, episode 12
W: Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With Kevin Scannell (Herbie), George Loros (Ballpoint), Neil Flanngan (Palmer), Anthony Gourdine (Lester), Vernon Weddle (Attendant), John Tuell (Attendant).
While making a dry cleaning delivery at a mental institution, George is accidentally mistaken as a mental patient and a real patient escapes disguised as George.
Season 6, episode 13
W: Robert Wolterstorff D: Bob Lally
With Dennis Howard (Gerald Cassidy), Renee Brown (Ruthie Graham), Hank Jones (Phil), Eve McVeagh (Mrs. Simpson), Naomi Caryl (Woman).
Louise is ecstatic when she learns that a television documentary will be done on the suicide helpline at the Help Center, and she is going to be interviewed. However, in the midst of all the excitement, Louise inadvertently neglects a teenage girl who later swallows a bottle of pills.
Season 6, episode 14
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel D: Bob Lally
With Dick Anthony Williams (Wayne), Starletta DuPois (Donna).
When two old friends of Helen's come for a visit, Tom feels like an outsider in his own home. This prompts him to ask George to teach him how to act black.
Season 6, episode 15
W: Neil Lebowitz D: Bob Lally
With Jack O'Leary (Frank), Lee Bryant (Mrs. Perkins), Esther Sutherland (Mary), Myra Taylor (Pearl), Pat Lawson (Alice).
A squeamish George is drafted to help Jenny in her natural childbirth class -- but the trouble really starts afterwards when Jenny goes into labor and George goes into hysterics.
Season 6, episode 16
W: Michael Moye D: Bob Lally
With Jack O'Leary (Frank), Brion James (Dirty Dog), Esther Sutherland (Mary), Myra Taylor (Pearl), Pat Lawson (Alice), Sam DeFazio (Dr. Ortega), Penelope Willis (Nurse #1), Jeanne Campise (Nurse #2), Ta-Tanisha (Nurse #3), Brad Blaisdell (Mr. Perry), Dick Davalos (Red Ryder).
George rushes Jenny to the hospital as she begins having contractions. Meanwhile, Lionel is offered a job in Boston, and returns from the interview to find that Jenny has gone into labor.
Season 6, episode 17
W: Arthur Bonaduce, Celia Bonaduce D: Bob Lally
George brags he's found the perfect gift for Jenny and Lionel's baby shower, but fails to notice that what they really need can't be bought and packaged.
Season 6, episode 18
W: Bob Baublitz D: Bob Lally
George, Tom and Lionel are left to take care of baby Jessica, and soon find out that it is no easy chore as the Jefferson apartment begins to slowly turn to shambles.
Season 6, episode 19
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel D: Bob Lally
With Danny Wells (Charlie).
Everyone seems to have an excuse for turning down an invitation to George's 50th birthday celebration.
Season 6, episode 20
W: Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With Renee Jones (Stephanie), Richard Minchenberg (Bellboy), William McDonald (Man #1), F. William Parker (Man #2).
George and Louise have idyllic plans for their 30th anniversary until Louise's jealousy leaves George alone in the path of temptation.
Season 6, episode 21
W: Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With Arthur Rosenberg (Mr. Sweeney), Nancy Fox (Miss Hawkins), Eddie Quillan (Guard), Irene Dart (Customer).
Lionel's loan on a new home does not go through, so George, Louise, Tom and Helen secretly go to the banker behind each other's backs to co-sign the loan.
Season 6, episode 22
W: Bryan Joseph, Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel D: Bob Lally
With Danny Wells (Charlie), William Bogert (Frank Miller).
George is excited when he learns he will be able to expand his store. However, his excitement starts to dwindle when he learns the expansion means taking over Charlie's bar, since Charlie's lease is not being renewed.
Season 6, episode 23
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Bob Lally
With Roger Bowen (William Drew).
As Louise and George look through old photos, they recall George's attempts to break out of his impoverished life by opening his first store in 1968.
Season 6, episode 24
W: Michael Moye D: Bob Lally
With Walt Hanna (Sir James), Wendell Wright (Inflation).
While babysitting his granddaughter, George entertains her with a story about King George. In this tale, King George is defending his kingdom from the evil called "Inflation".
November 2, 1980: Marathon Men
Season 7, episode 1
W: Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson D: Bob Lally
With Bob Duggan (Spectator).
Tom and George compete in a marathon to see who's in better physical shape. But a careless remark also sparks competition between Helen and Louise.
Season 7, episode 2
W: Michael Moye D: Bob Lally
With Lincoln Kilpatrick (Doctor), Sherry Bush (Girl on Beach).
George's doctor tells him that his blood pressure is too high and that he needs a vacation, while Tom and Helen are in Hawaii enjoying themselves enough to extend their stay for another week.
Season 7, episode 3
W: Michael Moye, Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Bob Lally
With Al Harrington (Leon Kanekuulo), William Bryant (Bill Wilson), Wally Amos (Man #1), Andy Riley (Man on Beach), James Grant Benton (Bartender), Bruce Atkinson (Mai Tai Man), Richard Sandford (Passerby).
George, Louise and Florence arrive in Hawaii and George begins to work on lowering his blood pressure. This leads him to decide that he wants to sell his business and move to Hawaii.
Season 7, episode 4
W: Michael Moye, Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Bob Lally
With Al Harrington (Leon Kanekuulo), Fred Ball (Ken Sanders), Douglas Mossman (Andrew), Andy Bumatai (Robert), Wayne Ward (Dr. Carlson).
After their boat tips over during a storm, George and Tom wash ashore on another part of the island and are are aided by some friendly islanders -- who will have to leave their homes due to the development project George might invest in.
Season 7, episode 5
W: Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson D: Bob Lally
With Mary Ellen O'Neill (Dottie), Lee Payne (Waiter), Donna Blevins (Bouncer), Zan Charisse (M.C.), Tom Gagen (Cowboy Carl), Geary Douglas (Gentleman Johnny).
Helen and Jenny talk Louise into a girls' night out at a male strip club. But Tom and George disapprove and go after them -- and become part of the act.
Season 7, episode 6
W: Marshall Goldberg D: Bob Lally
With William Allen Young (Ernie), Sam Shamshak (Lou).
Florence's shady cousin Ernie asks her for $1000 and Florence passes the request on to George. George is convinced that Ernie's a crook, and Florence will do anything to prove him wrong.
Season 7, episode 7
W: Ron Leavitt, David W. Duclon D: Bob Lally
With Mitzi Hoag (Mrs. Thompson), Meeno Peluce (Billy), Sean Garrett McFrazier (Mark), Kaleena Kiff (Liza).
While playing Santa Claus at the Help Center, George gets carried away and promises to get ten-year-old orphan Billy his desired Christmas present -- a pair of parents.
Season 7, episode 8
W: David Silverman, Stephen Sustarsic D: Bob Lally
With Karen Huie (Mrs. Wong), Susan Krebs (Receptionist).
Against Lionel and Jenny's wishes, George and Louise enter Jessica in a baby contest -- and misplace her in the process.
Season 7, episode 9
W: Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
Florence writes a soap opera spoof centering on a ruthless dry cleaning tycoon a la J.R. Ewing of "Dallas", who mistreats everyone in his orbit and even goads someone into doing him an injury.
Season 7, episode 10
W: Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With Jim Weston (Jack Pomeroy), Gary Cervantes (Hector).
George is ecstatic when he is chosen to be a guest on a patriotic-themed talk show. However his chance of appearing on the show is in question when the bigoted host learns that George is sponsoring a Cuban refugee.
Season 7, episode 11
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel D: Bob Lally
With Paul B. Price (Cunningham), Michael DeLano (Vito), Dorit Stevens (Sharon), Bobby Angelle (Henderson).
It's up to Tom to save the day when George's star bowler drops out just before a big tournament against George's arch rival.
Season 7, episode 12
W: Michael Moye D: Bob Lally
With Carl Lumbly (Jimmy), Vivian Bonnell (Mrs. Mills), Sharon Brown (Teenage Louise Mills), Kim Callegar (Pre-Teen Louise Mills), LaShana Dendy (Young Louise Mills), Ta-Ronce Allen (Debra).
Louise is heartbroken when she discovers that the city is planning to tear down the building she grew up in, so she makes one last visit to her childhood home.
Season 7, episode 13
W: Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With James Karen (Herbert Purcell), Milt Oberman (Mr. Fox), Richard Lockmiller (Stanley Harris), Ike Eisenmann (Dwayne).
George attends a meeting that he wrongly assumes will address crime in the building -- instead it turns out to be an attempt to recruit members for the Ku Klux Klan.
Season 7, episode 14
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel, Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With Irwin Keyes (Hugo Mojelewski), Leonard Lightfoot (Officer Barrett), Frances Bay (Mrs. Wilson), Don Sparks (Bill Sargent), Roger Starks (Ed Lewis), Jeffrey Clayton (Jack Steele).
George is hailed a hero after saving a woman from a mugging. However, George is later threatened by the mugger which leads him to hire a bodyguard.
Season 7, episode 15
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel, Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With Danny Wells (Charlie), Frank DeVol (Sammy).
George forgets Valentine's Day, then tries to mollify Louise by persuading a local composer to write an original song for her.
Season 7, episode 16
W: Michael Moye D: Bob Lally
With Danny Wells (Charlie), Tom Williams (Big Tony Tyler), Sarah Marshall (Lucella), Jean Byron (Mavis), David Moses (Mr. Brookhouse).
To get into an exclusive men's club, George exaggerates how many stores he owns. Then he accidentally pledges a fortune for a new fountain.
Season 7, episode 17
W: David Silverman, Stephen Sustarsic D: Bob Lally
With Earl Billings (Wendell Thomas), Lou Rogers III (Fred), Al Fann (Funeral Director), Frances E. Nealy (Yvonne Thomas).
Just as George is firing Wendell, his rude and obnoxious employee, the man drops dead. George finds that he must give the eulogy at Wendell's funeral but has a hard time coming up with something nice to say.
Season 7, episode 18
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Bob Lally
With Larry Linville (Lyle Block), Liz Torres (Elena Beltran), John Anderson (Mr. Claymore).
One of George's prospective clients offers Florence a job as executive housekeeper of his chain of hotels. As one of her first tasks, Florence has to fire one of the maids for stealing.
Season 7, episode 19
W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Bob Lally
With Larry Linville (Lyle Block), Liz Torres (Elena Beltran), John Anderson (Mr. Claymore), Patrick Collins (Earl Bellamy), Sarina C. Grant (Angie), Philip Bruns (Leo), Ruth Brown (Betty).
Florence accepts the new job at the hotel but doesn't like everything that comes with it.
October 4, 1981: The Separation (1)
Season 8, episode 1
W: Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson D: Bob Lally
Lionel and Jenny are having marital problems that result in a separation, prompting George, Louise, Helen and Tom to convene to try to get them back together.
Season 8, episode 2
W: Ted Dale, Nancy Vince D: Bob Lally
With Bob Delegall (Dr. Foster).
George's plan for getting unhappy spouses Lionel and Jenny back together: hiring a marriage counselor and tricking his son and daughter-in-law into coming to the apartment for an involuntary counseling session.
Season 8, episode 3
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel D: Bob Lally
With Leonard Jackson (Harold Mills), John Hawker (Man).
A newspaper article reveals that a man with the same name as Louise's father thwarted a crime. Since the man's picture is also similar to that of Louise's presumed-dead father, George investigates.
Season 8, episode 4
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel, Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With Roseanna Christiansen (Carmen), Diana Webster (Mrs. Prudhomme).
With Florence working at a new job, Louise and George decide to hire a new maid. However, they each have separate candidates in mind for the position.
Season 8, episode 5
W: Fred S. Fox, Seaman Jacobs D: Bob Lally
With Danny Wells (Charlie), Vernee Watson (Carol), Frank Dent (Phil Hazeltine), Joycelyne Lew (Woman).
George is convinced that he's no longer attractive, so Louise tries to cheer him up by sending him flowers with a seductive anonymous note attached.
Season 8, episode 6
W: Michael Moye D: Bob Lally
With Roseanna Christiansen (Carmen).
The Claymore Hotel burns down and leaves Florence unemployed, so she returns to ask for her old job back without realizing that Carmen has been hired to replace her.
Season 8, episode 7
W: Michael Moye D: Bob Lally
With Roseanna Christiansen (Carmen).
With Florence and Carmen each believing the other one should have the job as the Jeffersons' maid, Louise decides to keep them both. However, Florence makes plans to get fired.
Season 8, episode 8
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel D: Bob Lally
With Phil Rubenstein (Lou), Rodney Kageyama (Tour Guide), Peter Lawford (Museum Guide - voice only).
A near-death experience prompts George to work toward ensuring that his life and work inspire others, so he decides to write his autobiography -- until a casual remark from Tom Willis gives him an even more pompous idea.
Season 8, episode 9
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel D: Bob Lally
With Jeffrey Jacquet (Leonard).
On Louise's birthday, George announces plans to build another store -- by knocking down a playground used by the kids from the Help Center where Louise works.
Season 8, episode 10
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel, Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
George notices that Louise has been writing in her diary every night and, suspicious she might be hiding something, attempts to read it while Louise is away at work.
Season 8, episode 11
W: Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With Howard Morton (Robert Kingsley), Daniel Frishman (Louis Alfred Grayson III).
When George is denied an invitation to a party attended by social-climbers because the host "hates his guts", he decides to become more personable by taking charm lessons.
Season 8, episode 12
W: David W. Duclon, Ron Leavitt D: Bob Lally
With Frank DeVol (Sammy), Victoria Jackson (Wendy), Tom Case (Bartender), Joni Demarest (Girl).
A new neighbor who is a songwriter is creatively blocked due to marital woes. George tries to cheer him up but has an ulterior motive -- he wants the man to write a jingle for Jefferson Cleaners.
Season 8, episode 13
W: Sara V. Finney D: Bob Lally
With Terry Carter (Carl Davis), Alex Rodine (Alfonse), Edward Penn (Marty).
Helen's comment that Tom hasn't been paying any attention to her fuels George's belief that she is having an affair -- especially when he sees Helen and another man having lunch together.
Season 8, episode 14
W: Mark Rothman, Jeffrey Duteil D: Bob Lally
With Ivor Francis (Mr. Whittendale), Olive Dunbar (Mrs. Whittendale).
George tries to curry favor with Whittendale by dog-sitting his wife's vicious canine, but sabotages his own efforts by playing fetch carelessly, and then scrambles to explain the unintended outcome.
Season 8, episode 15
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel, Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With Logan Ramsey (Stan Green), Don Dolan (Fire Marshall).
George's Brooklyn store burns down due to faulty wiring, but Tom cheers George by reminding him that insurance will cover the loss if he can identify the person responsible for the violation.
Season 8, episode 16
W: Michael Moye D: Bob Lally
With Andrae Crouch (Himself), Esther Sutherland (Mary), Pat Lawson (Alice), Myra Taylor (Pearl).
Preparations are underway for Jessica's baptism, so George jettisons Florence's gospel singers and impersonates a minister to recruit Andrae Crouch to officiate at the ceremony.
Season 8, episode 17
W: Joyce Gittlin, Jeffrey Richman D: Bob Lally
With Danny Wells (Charlie), Frank DeVol (Sammy), Rick Podell (Theodore), Ashley Hester (Delores).
When Lionel and Jenny's apartment is burglarized, George begins to worry that his apartment could just as easily be broken into. His solution -- buy a gun.
Season 8, episode 18
W: Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With Karrie Emerson (Girl on TV).
George and Tom raise their wives' ire by promoting their businesses in a chauvinistic fashion, so Louise and Helen walk out for a week to punish them.
Season 8, episode 19
W: Brian Pollack, Rick Shaw D: Bob Lally
The Jeffersons' and Willises plan a surprise party for Florence, but their cover story hurts her feelings so badly that she skips the event and commiserates with Ralph over their mutual lowly-servant status.
Season 8, episode 20
W: Michael Moye D: Bob Lally
With LaSaundra Hall (Stray #1), Will Gill Jr. (Ed), Lydia Nicole (Rachel), Irwin Keyes (Hugo Mojelewski), Leonard Lightfoot (Officer Barrett).
One of George's delivery boys 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.
Season 8, episode 21
W: Michael Moye D: Bob Lally
With LaSaundra Hall (Stray #1), Lydia Nicole (Rachel), Irwin Keyes (Hugo Mojelewski), Bernadette Colognne (Wanda), Joe Rosario (Policeman).
Determined to retrieve Louise's ring, George arrives at the gang's hideout only to find that one of the members has stayed behind -- and she's also about to go into labor.
Season 8, episode 22
W: Ralph Phillips D: Bob Lally
With James A. Watson Jr. (Mike Davis), Steve Tracy (Steve).
A record company talent scout hears Florence sing in church and offers her a chance to cut an album -- if she pays him $1200.
Season 8, episode 23
W: Ron Leavitt, David W. Duclon D: Bob Lally
With Lynne Moody (Maggie), Greg Zadikov (Sugar), Peter Schrum (Mom).
Insufficient money for social programs at the Help Center tempts Louise and Helen to quit, until they meet a young prostitute who is being abused by her pimp.
Season 8, episode 24
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel D: Bob Lally
With Kene Holliday (Officer Kenwood), Carl Held (Fred).
Florence is having a string of bad luck with dates, so Louise plays Cupid for her when a police officer drops by collecting for charity and finds Florence attractive.
Season 8, episode 25
W: Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With Danny Wells (Charlie), Stan Haze (Pecos Darryl), Clyde J. Barrett (Darryl), Bob Gorman (Clyde).
Helen has 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.
September 26, 1982: Laundry Is A Tough Town (1)
Season 9, episode 1
W: Kurt Taylor, Mark Miller D: Bob Lally
With Thomas Callaway (Steve Winslow), Billy Sands (Mr. Johanssen).
George plans a wild promotion to get ahead of his main competitor, but Louise's attempt to help backfires and she becomes the competition's one millionth customer.
Season 9, episode 2
W: David W. Duclon, Ron Leavitt D: Bob Lally
With Thomas Callaway (Steve Winslow), Ben Frommer (Fisherman).
George decides to retire and accepts his competitor's offer to buy Jefferson Cleaners. But now he is driving his family and friends to distraction by becoming their "advice columnist".
Season 9, episode 3
W: Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With Earl Montgomery (Judge Cronin), Dick Gjonola (Announcer), Randall Nazarian (Stage Manager).
George refuses to accept blame when Tom's pants come back from Jefferson Cleaners with a permanent stain. Florence suggests they settle the matter by arguing their cases on a popular TV court show.
Season 9, episode 4
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel D: Bob Lally
Worried about her future financial security, Florence asks George to provide her with a pension plan. When he refuses, Florence goes on strike.
Season 9, episode 5
W: Neil Lebowitz D: Bob Lally
With Danny Wells (Charlie), Margaret Michaels (Trudy).
After George declines to invest, Charlie the bartender borrows money from Tom to upgrade his bar and boost business with scantily-clad waitresses.
Season 9, episode 6
W: Michael Moye D: Bob Lally
With Johnny Brown (Johnny Moore).
George's boorish old friend Johnny Moore, whom Louise has always despised, visits and gets on her nerves immediately with his childish practical jokes.
Season 9, episode 7
W: Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With William Marshall (Joe Blake), Yung Sun (Uncle Ling Chow Johnston), Keone Young (Maitre d').
While Florence is out on a date with a successful author, Tom and Helen let George and Louise know that the man served time in prison for murdering his girlfriend.
Season 9, episode 8
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel, David W. Duclon, Ron Leavitt D: Bob Lally
With Barrie Ingham (Captain Monahan), Bernard Fox (Andrew Derek), Russell Johnson (Mac Steele), Edie McClurg (Audrey Blume), David Downing (Edgar Thornton), Steve Nevil (Steward), Dorothy Konrad (Bertha), Bill Erwin (T.J. Wheeler), Teresa Hoyos (Barbara Collins), Zale Kessler (Accountant), Robert Burleigh (Lawyer).
Louise's birthday gift to George is an ocean cruise on a ship that specializes in interactive murder mysteries. But the vacation takes a sinister turn when one of the fake sleuths is killed for real.
Season 9, episode 9
W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel, David W. Duclon, Ron Leavitt D: Bob Lally
With Barrie Ingham (Captain Monahan), Bernard Fox (Andrew Derek), Russell Johnson (Mac Steele), Edie McClurg (Audrey Blume), David Downing (Edgar Thornton), Steve Nevil (Steward).
During the ocean cruise, the surviving guests compare evidence and try to solve the real murder, with everyone ridiculing George's amateurish sleuthing efforts.
Season 9, episode 10
W: David W. Duclon, Ron Leavitt D: Bob Lally
With Sheila Wills (Dede Sanderson), Grand Bush (George Nylund).
The tenant in apartment 8-B is having an affair with a man named George, so Ralph jumps to the conclusion that George Jefferson is the one involved.
Season 9, episode 11
W: Dianne Messina, Lou Messina D: Bob Lally
With Peter White (Gregory Graham).
Louise finds George's old love poems to her and shares them with friends and neighbors, which displeases George greatly until Tom's publisher takes an interest in them.
Season 9, episode 12
W: Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally
With Bebe Drake (Emma), Vanda Barra (Frances), Adrian Ricard (Lucy), Marianne Muellerleile (Connie).
After learning that Tom made money from George's stock tip, Florence and her fellow maids pool their money and enter the stock market with George as their advisor.