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Jeffersons, The - The Complete 5th Season

The Jeffersons

Jeffersons, The - The Complete 5th Season

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (1979)
DVD
NR (Not Rated)
043396151574
TV Series | TV Shows
USA | English | Color | 09:53

Laugh all the way to the Jeffersons' "dee-luxe apartment in the sky" with the hilarious fifth season of this groundbreaking series from legendary TV producer Norman Lear. The Jeffersons changed perceptions and smashed social stereotypes with outrageous comedy and sharp-witted satire. In the fifth season, George, Weezy, Florence, and the entire gang are funnier than ever with their wisecrackin' ways. George (Sherman Hemsley) is bitten by the dance bug and comes down with a case of disco fever. Louise (Isabel Sanford) gets an eyeful when her drawing class sketches a nude model. Florence (Marla Gibbs) receives a marriage proposal from a highly devout man. Things get uncomfortable when a broken heater forces Harry, Tom and Helen (Paul Benedict, Franklin Cover and Roxie Roker) to spend the evening cramped up with the Jeffersons - and the jokes keep on coming!Digitally remastered for the first time on DVD, this three-disc collector's set includes all 24 hilarious episodes from the fifth season. Don't burn your beans on the grill - dig into a tasty helping of comedy with The Jeffersons.


Episodes View details

1 Louise's Painting 25 min | 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.

2 Homecoming: Part 1 25 min | 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.

3 Homecoming: Part 2 25 min | Oct 04, 1978

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

4 How Slowly They Forget 25 min | 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.

5 George's Dream 24 min | 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.

6 George's New Stockbroker 25 min | Nov 01, 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.

7 Me and Billy Dee 25 min | Nov 04, 1978

George wants a celebrity to talk to the kids at the Harlem Boys Club. George wants 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.

8 Half a Brother 25 min | Nov 08, 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.

9 What Are Friends For? 29 min | Nov 22, 1978

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

10 George, Who? 25 min | 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.

11 Harry's House Guest 25 min | 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.

12 George Finds a Father 25 min | Dec 20, 1978

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

13 Louise's Sister 25 min | Jan 03, 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.

14 Louise's Reunion 25 min | Jan 10, 1979

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

15 A Bedtime Story 25 min | Jan 24, 1979

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

16 Florence Meets Mr. Right 25 min | 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.

17 Louise's Award 25 min | Feb 07, 1979

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

18 The Other Woman 25 min | Feb 21, 1979

Tom is taking a business trip and Helen decides not to go, so his boss sends a young blond secretary with him. When Helen changes her mind, Tom winds up at the airport with both women and panics about Helen thinking he's cheating on her.

19 The Hold Out 25 min | 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.

20 The Ones You Love 23 min | Mar 07, 1979

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

21 Every Night Fever 25 min | Mar 28, 1979

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

22 Three Faces of Florence 25 min | Apr 04, 1979

Has Florence finally flipped?

23 Louise's Convention 25 min | 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.

24 The Freeze In 25 min | Apr 18, 1979

The heat goes out in the Bentley and Willis apartments, so Louise invites them over for a pajama party. Bentley proposes a parlor game wherein everyone shares what they like and dislike most about each other. Soon, tempers are flaring.

Cast View all

Paul Benedict Harry Bentley
Sherman Hemsley George Jefferson
Berlinda Tolbert Jenny Willis Jefferson
Franklin Cover Tom Willis
Isabel Sanford Louise Jefferson
Marla Gibbs Florence Johnston
Roxie Roker Helen Willis
Jay Hammer Allan Willis
Ned Wertimer Ralph Hart
Vernon Washington Leroy
Billy Dee Williams Billy Dee Williams
Danny Wells Charley
Sam McMurray Howard Benson
Larry McCormick Buzz Thatcher
T.K. Carter Richard
Sheryl Lee Ralph Jeanie
Alma Beltran Woman Picketer #2
Robert Phalen Jim Baker
Ted Ross Mr. Mayflower
Davis Roberts Man Picketer #3
Arnold Johnson Buddy
Eyde Byrde Woman
Darlene Conley Mother
Edward Grover Phil Taylor
James A. Watson Jr. Byron Jackson

Edition details

Packaging Custom Case
Nr Discs 3
Screen Ratios Production Year: 1979
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
Distributor Sony Pictures
Layers Single side, Dual layer
Edition Release Date Aug 15, 2006
Regions Region 1

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