The Jeffersons
A sitcom about a black couple "movin' on up" from a modest Queens neighborhood to deluxe apartment in Manhattan's ritzy East Side. The show was spun-off from "All in the Family" in 1975 and for the next 11 seasons, The Jeffersons lived among a kaleidoscope of characters, including their sassy maid Florence, a bizarre British neighbor named Bentley, and the Willises -- TV's first married couple in which one character was black and one was white. Like All in the Family, The Jeffersons had a bigoted, opinionated loud-mouth at its center: George Jefferson, who was constantly putting his foot in his mouth. The show tackled many serious issues, although comedy was the key element of its success.
Tom and George compete in a marathon to see who's in better physical shape. But a careless remark sparks competition between Helen and Louise.
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.
George, Louise, and Florence arrive in Hawaii, where he hides his blood pressure problem and they meet up with Tom and Helen. A native Hawaiian romances Florence. A fellow businessman convinces George to think about relocating permanently.
George, Louise, Helen, and Tom take part in a Polynesian show, but George leaves early to meet with someone about an oceanfront condominium deal. He then tries to interest Louise in a permanent relocation and is very friendly with Tom.
George and Tom are washed ashore during an angry storm.
Helen and Jenny talk Louise into a girls' night out at a local strip club. But Tom and George disapprove and go after them - with unexpected results.
Florence swallows her pride and borrows money from George when her shady cousin Ernie claims to need $1000 to buy a record store and turn his life around.
While playing Santa Claus at the Help Center, George promises to get ten-year-old orphan Billy his desired Christmas present: a pair of parents.
Against Lionel and Jenny's wishes, George and Louise enter Jessica in a baby contest - and misplace her in the process.
The cast spoofs the "Who Shot J.R." episode of Dallas when Florence writes a soap opera spoof centering on a ruthless dry cleaning tycoon who mistreats everyone in his orbit resulting in someone doing him an injury.
George wants to appear on a patriotic-themed TV show to publicize his community involvement, until he meets the host: an obnoxious, flag-waving, xenophobic bigot.
George and his business rival Cunningham are also rivals on their respective company bowling teams. So when George's best bowler can't make it, Tom Willis volunteers to substitute.
When The Jeffersons' new furniture for their living and dining room arrives, one of the delivery men informs Weezie that the block of buildings she grew up around in Harlem - including the building she lived in - will be demolished for new development. She then visits her old, abandoned apartment there one last time, while thinking about some of the times she spent there.
George attends a meeting that he wrongly assumes is dealing with crime in the building - it turns out to be an attempt to recruit members of the Ku Klux Klan.
When George accidentally stops a mugging, his boastful exaggerations about it backfire on him to his fright when the mugger escapes custody and threatens him.
George forgets Valentine's Day, angers Louise by handing her cash instead, and then tries to mollify her by persuading a local composer to write an original song for her.
George pledges a fortune to an exclusive men's club that he wants to join.
George tells his rude and classless employee, Wendell, to come up to his apartment, where George plans to fire him. However, while George is talking, Wendell collapses on the sofa and dies of a stroke.
George woos hotel magnate Arthur Claymore to get his business. But Claymore offers Florence a well-paying executive job that includes awarding dry cleaning contracts. So George selfishly tries to persuade her to accept the job.
In her new job with Arthur Claymore, Florence has to placate snotty manager Lyle Block by firing one of the maids for both goldbricking and stealing customers' tips from her colleagues.
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Paul Benedict | Harry Bentley |
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Sherman Hemsley | George Jefferson |
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Isabel Sanford | Louise Jefferson |
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Marla Gibbs | Florence Johnston |
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Franklin Cover | Tom Willis |
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Roxie Roker | Helen Willis |
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Berlinda Tolbert | Jenny Willis Jefferson |
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Mike Evans | Lionel Jefferson |
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Ned Wertimer | Ralph Hart |
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Al Harrington | Leon Kanekuulo |
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William Bryant | Bill Wilson |
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John Anderson | Mr. Claymore |
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Liz Torres | Elena Beltran |
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Philip Bruns | Leo |
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Larry Linville | Lyle Block |
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Danny Wells | Charlie |
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Esmond Chung | Waiter #2 |
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Fred Ball | Ken Sanders |
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Mark Pinkosh | Ice Cream Seller |
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James Karen | Herbert Purcell |
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Frances Bay | Mrs. Watson |
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Carl Lumbly | Jimmy |
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Gary Cervantes | Hector |
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Irwin Keyes | Hugo Mojelewski |
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William Allen Young | Ernie |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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| Regions | Region 1 |
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| Index | 5605 |
| Added Date | May 16, 2015 02:43:38 |
| Modified Date | Dec 27, 2021 00:08:32 |