"The Jeffersons" TV episodes (incomplete list).
One of a few spin-offs from "All in the Family," this one proved very successful.
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- CreatorNorman LearDon NichollMichael RossStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerA nouveau riche, African-American family who move into a luxury apartment building develop close, if occasionally fractious, relationships with other tenants.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyMike EvansWhen Lionel comes on like his father, sparks start flying between him and Jenny. George makes matters worse by touching off fireworks between Jenny's parents, Tom and Helen.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyMike EvansPublicity-seeker George learns that a newspaper reporter is planning a series of articles on successful African-American businessmen, but his decision to invite the reporter to a party backfires when the reporter finds far more interesting subjects: Mr. Bentley and the Willises.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyMike EvansTalk of ancestry doesn't interest George, who believes the past should remain in the past - until he learns that he was descended from African royalty.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyMike EvansGeorge likes the idea of boosting his classy, 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 that the piano will impress Mr. Whittendale, a wealthy banker he always wanted to meet, but the piano purchased turns out to be far too big for the apartment.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyMike EvansLouise tells George that his mother and her boyfriend of two weeks are thinking about marrying and moving to Florida. George thinks that the man is a fortune-hunter trying to go through Mother Jefferson to get George's money.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyMike EvansTwo last-minute invitations collide: George invites business magnate Coleman Harris to dinner on the same night that Louise invites their earthy former neighbors Roy & Natalie Simms.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyMike EvansJenny gives her brother an ice-cold reception when he suddenly appears after a two-year absence. George is the only one who understands Jenny's strange behavior and, unfortunately, he makes no bones about saying so.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerEver since the Jefferson hired Florence, Louise's life has been the same old routine and she craves a change, so she's interviewed by a businessman who invites her to work for him. Initially Louise feels upbeat about working, but then she realizes that her new boss is George's business rival.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyMike EvansLionel spends time with high-society people at a party, thinking that he is "making it to the top." Therefore, he threatens to quit school indefinitely, much to the dismay of Louise.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyMike EvansLouise'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.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyMike EvansGoerge 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.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyMike EvansGeorge 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.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyMike EvansGeorge's old friend, Monk Davis, pays him a visit, demanding hush money George has been paying him for years to keep a crime the two committed a secret from Louise and Lionel.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerIt 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.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerGeorge's Navy pal, Wendell Brown, pays him a visit. However, Wendell is more interested in getting fresh with Louise than in reminiscing old times with George.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerMother Jefferson expects George to take her to their monthly lunch date, to the dismay of Louise because she wants George to accompany her to a family friend's funeral on the same day.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerGeorge and Louise accept an invitation to dinner with Harry Bentley and his sister, but at the last minute George realizes that he got invited to a party hosted by Mr. Whittendale, and he would rather blow off the engagement with Bentley and attend Whittendale's gathering.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerMother Jefferson visits George, Louise, and Lionel on her birthday, expecting them to throw her a surprise party. After they realize that they've forgotten about her big day, they scramble to put together the celebration for which Mother Jefferson is anxiously waiting.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerGeorge is all excited about being invited to speak in front of some youths about his success at what he believes is a college--until he discovers that he's supposed to speak in the Harlem neighborhood where they used to live, to a gang Lionel used to run with as a teen. Later, his fears are justified when the gang loots his delivery van. Charles, a social worker, and Lionel, who is able to retrieve the van from his former friend Ronnie, the gang leader, finally persuade George to speak to the youths.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerHarry Bentley's new girlfriend Daphne appears to be insinuating her way into his life, much to his chagrin. Meanwhile, George plots to bribe the building inspector.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerJenny's stubborn grandfathers won't set foot in the Willis apartment because of Tom and Helen's mixed marriage, so Jenny and Louise try to orchestrate a meeting on neutral ground - in the Jefferson apartment. But how will George react?
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerWhen George finds out that Lionel turned down a well-paying engineering job, he hits the roof. The resulting late-night argument expands to Tom and Helen Willis' apartment upstairs.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerThree days have passed after the Jeffersons and the Willises have broken up, and George is the only one who's happy about the situation. He 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, despite Bentley's warning, George doesn't realize that the woman is a "working girl."
- DirectorJack SheaStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerMother Jefferson is upset over an encounter with an elevator masher, who turns out to be Tom Willis' elderly Uncle Bertram, a retired firefighter in town to visit his relatives.