The Jeffersons
TVPG
Sitcom
Comedy
A successful Black family — George and Louise Jefferson — moves to a swanky high-rise apartment in Manhattan, where they explore new social dynamics while maintaining their close-knit relationships and humorous outlook on life.
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Cast & Crew
Sherman Hemsley George Jefferson
Isabel Sanford Louise Jefferson
Mike Evans Lionel Jefferson
Damon Evans Lionel Jefferson
Roxie Roker Helen Willis
Franklin Cover Tom Willis
Berlinda Tolbert Jenny Willis Jefferson
Marla Gibbs Florence Johnson
Zara Cully Mother Jefferson
Paul Benedict Harry Bentley
Ned Wertimer Ralph Hart
Don Nicholl Creator
Michael Ross Creator
Bernie West Creator
Norman Lear Executive Producer
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, March 26
Joltin' George
Season 6 • Episode 8
A challenge to a boxing match humbles George's big mouth and matching ego.
Thursday, March 26
Baby Love
Season 6 • Episode 9
All the preparations for Jenny's baby make Florence want a child of her own.
Friday, March 27
Louise vs. Florence
Season 6 • Episode 10
Louise and Florence have a fight, leaving George in the lurch.
Friday, March 27
Me and Mr. G.
Season 6 • Episode 11
Louise takes in a troubled orphan for a week.
Friday, March 27
Marathon Men
Season 7 • Episode 1
George and Tom challenge each other to a marathon.
Friday, March 27
Put It On
Season 7 • Episode 6
Helen and Louise attend an all-male strip show.
Friday, March 27
Louise vs. Florence
Season 6 • Episode 10
Louise and Florence have a fight, leaving George in the lurch.
Friday, March 27
Me and Mr. G.
Season 6 • Episode 11
Louise takes in a troubled orphan for a week.
Saturday, March 28
George's Skeleton
Season 1 • Episode 6
An old friend threatens to expose George's past.
Saturday, March 28
Lionel Cries Uncle
Season 1 • Episode 7
Louise's visiting uncle gets a cold reception from George and Lionel.
Saturday, March 28
Mother Jefferson's Boyfriend
Season 1 • Episode 8
Mother Jefferson announces wedding plans.
Saturday, March 28
Meet the Press
Season 1 • Episode 9
George tricks a reporter into interviewing him.
Saturday, March 28
Rich Man's Disease
Season 1 • Episode 10
George contracts the "rich man's disease."
Saturday, March 28
Former Neighbors
Season 1 • Episode 11
Louise invites old friends from Harlem to dinner.
Saturday, March 28
Like Father, Like Son?
Season 1 • Episode 12
Jenny objects when Lionel acts like his father.
Saturday, March 28
Jenny's Low
Season 1 • Episode 13
Jenny gives her brother a cold reception when he appears after a two-year absence.
Saturday, March 28
George vs. Wall Street
Season 2 • Episode 15
A mysterious midnight call causes chaos in the Jefferson household.
Saturday, March 28
Florence's Problem
Season 2 • Episode 18
A life-and-death situation grips the Jefferson household.
Monday, March 30
One Flew Into the Cuckoo's Nest
Season 6 • Episode 12
George's attempts to get out of a painting party land him in the state mental institution.
Monday, March 30
Louise's Setback
Season 6 • Episode 13
A television documentary on Louise's success with a suicide hotline could lead to a deadly failure.
Monday, March 30
The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii
Season 7 • Episode 2
The Hawaiian islands call to George and Louise.
Monday, March 30
The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii
Season 7 • Episode 3
George thinks he's found his paradise in Hawaii.
Monday, March 30
One Flew Into the Cuckoo's Nest
Season 6 • Episode 12
George's attempts to get out of a painting party land him in the state mental institution.
Monday, March 30
Louise's Setback
Season 6 • Episode 13
A television documentary on Louise's success with a suicide hotline could lead to a deadly failure.
Tuesday, March 31
Brother Tom
Season 6 • Episode 14
Feeling out of place with Helen's old school friends, Tom turns to George for help.
Tuesday, March 31
The Arrival
Season 6 • Episode 15
George reluctantly substitutes for Lionel in Jenny's childbirth classes.
Tuesday, March 31
The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii
Season 7 • Episode 4
Tom and George rent a sailboat even though neither knows how to sail it.
Tuesday, March 31
The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii
Season 7 • Episode 5
George and Tom land on a strange island.
Tuesday, March 31
Brother Tom
Season 6 • Episode 14
Feeling out of place with Helen's old school friends, Tom turns to George for help.
Tuesday, March 31
The Arrival
Season 6 • Episode 15
George reluctantly substitutes for Lionel in Jenny's childbirth classes.
Wednesday, April 1
The Arrival
Season 6 • Episode 16
Jenny goes into labor without Lionel.
Wednesday, April 1
The Shower
Season 6 • Episode 17
George says he's found a perfect baby-shower gift.
Wednesday, April 1
Florence's Cousin
Season 7 • Episode 7
Florence's cousin skips town with money she borrowed from George.
Wednesday, April 1
Calendar Girl
Season 7 • Episode 9
George and Louise enter Jessica in a baby contest.
Wednesday, April 1
The Arrival
Season 6 • Episode 16
Jenny goes into labor without Lionel.
Wednesday, April 1
The Shower
Season 6 • Episode 17
George says he's found a perfect baby-shower gift.
Thursday, April 2
The Longest Day
Season 6 • Episode 18
George, Lionel and Tom baby-sit newborn Jessica.
Thursday, April 2
George's Birthday
Season 6 • Episode 19
George wants a big party for his 50th birthday, but no one else seems interested.
Thursday, April 2
As Florence Turns
Season 7 • Episode 10
Florence's vivid imagination transforms life at the Jeffersons' into a soap opera.
Thursday, April 2
God Bless Americans
Season 7 • Episode 11
George's TV appearance is jeopardized.
Thursday, April 2
The Longest Day
Season 6 • Episode 18
George, Lionel and Tom baby-sit newborn Jessica.
Thursday, April 2
George's Birthday
Season 6 • Episode 19
George wants a big party for his 50th birthday, but no one else seems interested.
Friday, April 3
A Night to Remember
Season 6 • Episode 20
Louise's jealousy upsets the plans for her and George's 30th anniversary.
Friday, April 3
The Loan
Season 6 • Episode 21
The bank refuses to give Lionel and Jenny a loan.
Friday, April 3
Alley Oops
Season 7 • Episode 12
George recruits Tom to save the day in the bowling semifinals.
Friday, April 3
And the Doorknobs Shine Like Diamonds
Season 7 • Episode 13
A visit to her old home in Harlem brings back memories for Louise.
Friday, April 3
A Night to Remember
Season 6 • Episode 20
Louise's jealousy upsets the plans for her and George's 30th anniversary.
Friday, April 3
The Loan
Season 6 • Episode 21
The bank refuses to give Lionel and Jenny a loan.
Saturday, April 4
A Dinner for Harry
Season 2 • Episode 1
The Jeffersons give Harry Bentley a birthday party.
Saturday, April 4
George's First Vacation
Season 2 • Episode 2
Louise plots with the neighbors to get George's mind off his work.
Saturday, April 4
Louise's Daughter
Season 2 • Episode 3
A young woman claims Louise is her mother.
Saturday, April 4
Harry and Daphne
Season 2 • Episode 4
Bentley tries to avoid what looks like a certain marriage proposal from his girlfriend.
Saturday, April 4
Jefferson vs. Jefferson
Season 2 • Episode 6
Renewing their wedding vows almost brings an end to George and Louise's marriage.
Saturday, April 4
Mother Jefferson's Fall
Season 2 • Episode 5
Mother Jefferson resorts to desperate measures to get attention.
Saturday, April 4
Movin' On Down
Season 2 • Episode 8
Business setbacks shatter George's self-confidence.
Saturday, April 4
Uncle Bertram
Season 2 • Episode 7
A stranger tries to pick up Mother Jefferson.
Saturday, April 4
The Break-Up
Season 2 • Episode 16
The Jeffersons and Willises feud.
Saturday, April 4
The Break-Up
Season 2 • Episode 17
George adds fuel to the fire by setting Lionel up with another girl.
Monday, April 6
Louise Takes a Stand
Season 6 • Episode 22
George's expansion plans threaten a local bar.
Monday, April 6
The First Store
Season 6 • Episode 23
George and Louise look back on their start in the dry-cleaning business.
Monday, April 6
Sorry, Wrong Meeting
Season 7 • Episode 14
The Jeffersons' neighbor is in the Ku Klux Klan.
Monday, April 6
My Hero
Season 7 • Episode 15
George basks in the limelight after heroically saving an elderly woman from a mugger.
Monday, April 6
Louise Takes a Stand
Season 6 • Episode 22
George's expansion plans threaten a local bar.
Monday, April 6
The First Store
Season 6 • Episode 23
George and Louise look back on their start in the dry-cleaning business.
Tuesday, April 7
Once Upon a Time
Season 6 • Episode 24
George tells Jessica a medieval bedtime story.
Tuesday, April 7
Marathon Men
Season 7 • Episode 1
George and Tom challenge each other to a marathon.
Tuesday, April 7
I Buy the Songs
Season 7 • Episode 16
George is urged to sing a valentine song to Louise.
Tuesday, April 7
Small Fish, Big Pond
Season 7 • Episode 17
George exaggerates his financial standing to gain membership in an exclusive businessman's club.
Tuesday, April 7
Once Upon a Time
Season 6 • Episode 24
George tells Jessica a medieval bedtime story.
Tuesday, April 7
Marathon Men
Season 7 • Episode 1
George and Tom challenge each other to a marathon.
Wednesday, April 8
The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii
Season 7 • Episode 2
The Hawaiian islands call to George and Louise.
Wednesday, April 8
The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii
Season 7 • Episode 3
George thinks he's found his paradise in Hawaii.
Wednesday, April 8
Not So Dearly Beloved
Season 7 • Episode 18
George has to give the eulogy for one of his employees, a man who was universally detested.
Wednesday, April 8
Louise's Father
Season 8 • Episode 3
George thinks the heroic man in a newspaper story may be Louise's supposedly dead father.
Wednesday, April 8
A Friend in Need
Season 1 • Episode 1
Their new affluence causes marital mayhem for the Jeffersons.
Wednesday, April 8
Louise Feels Useless
Season 1 • Episode 3
Louise, wishing for a change from her routine now that she has a maid, considers a part-time job.
Wednesday, April 8
George's Family Tree
Season 1 • Episode 2
A piece of primitive art sparks an inter-family battle about the importance of ancestors.
Wednesday, April 8
Lionel the Playboy
Season 1 • Episode 4
Lionel's playboy behavior upsets his parents.
Wednesday, April 8
Mr. Piano Man
Season 1 • Episode 5
George agrees to lead a tenants' protest meeting.
Wednesday, April 8
George's Skeleton
Season 1 • Episode 6
An old friend threatens to expose George's past.
Wednesday, April 8
Lionel Cries Uncle
Season 1 • Episode 7
Louise's visiting uncle gets a cold reception from George and Lionel.
Wednesday, April 8
Mother Jefferson's Boyfriend
Season 1 • Episode 8
Mother Jefferson announces wedding plans.
Thursday, April 9
Meet the Press
Season 1 • Episode 9
George tricks a reporter into interviewing him.
Thursday, April 9
Rich Man's Disease
Season 1 • Episode 10
George contracts the "rich man's disease."
Thursday, April 9
Former Neighbors
Season 1 • Episode 11
Louise invites old friends from Harlem to dinner.
Thursday, April 9
Like Father, Like Son?
Season 1 • Episode 12
Jenny objects when Lionel acts like his father.
Thursday, April 9
Jenny's Low
Season 1 • Episode 13
Jenny gives her brother a cold reception when he appears after a two-year absence.
Thursday, April 9
A Dinner for Harry
Season 2 • Episode 1
The Jeffersons give Harry Bentley a birthday party.
Thursday, April 9
The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii
Season 7 • Episode 4
Tom and George rent a sailboat even though neither knows how to sail it.
Thursday, April 9
The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii
Season 7 • Episode 5
George and Tom land on a strange island.
Thursday, April 9
Florence's New Job
Season 7 • Episode 19
George goes to great lengths to get a hotel's cleaning business.
Thursday, April 9
The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii
Season 7 • Episode 4
Tom and George rent a sailboat even though neither knows how to sail it.
Thursday, April 9
The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii
Season 7 • Episode 5
George and Tom land on a strange island.
Friday, April 10
Put It On
Season 7 • Episode 6
Helen and Louise attend an all-male strip show.
Friday, April 10
Florence's Cousin
Season 7 • Episode 7
Florence's cousin skips town with money she borrowed from George.
Friday, April 10
The Separation
Season 8 • Episode 1
Lionel and Jenny's marriage is in trouble.
Friday, April 10
The Separation
Season 8 • Episode 2
George gets Lionel to see a marriage counselor.
Friday, April 10
Put It On
Season 7 • Episode 6
Helen and Louise attend an all-male strip show.
Friday, April 10
Florence's Cousin
Season 7 • Episode 7
Florence's cousin skips town with money she borrowed from George.
Saturday, April 11
George Won't Talk
Season 2 • Episode 9
George is anxious to be a guest lecturer at a college until he realizes where the school is.
Saturday, April 11
George's Best Friend
Season 2 • Episode 11
George's old Navy buddy makes a pass at Louise.
Saturday, April 11
Jenny's Grandparents
Season 2 • Episode 10
George is caught between the Willises' families.
Saturday, April 11
George's Alibi
Season 2 • Episode 13
Lionel tries to hide denting the van from George.
Saturday, April 11
George and the Manager
Season 2 • Episode 12
George becomes embroiled in a furious battle of the sexes after one of his store managers quits.
Saturday, April 11
Lunch With Mama
Season 2 • Episode 14
Mother Jefferson and Louise fight over George while at a funeral.
Saturday, April 11
The Break-Up
Season 2 • Episode 16
The Jeffersons and Willises feud.
Saturday, April 11
The Break-Up
Season 2 • Episode 17
George adds fuel to the fire by setting Lionel up with another girl.
Saturday, April 11
Mother Jefferson's Birthday
Season 2 • Episode 19
When George forgets Mother Jefferson's birthday, Louise saves the day.
Saturday, April 11
Louise's Cookbook
Season 2 • Episode 20
A publisher asks Louise to write a cookbook of "ghetto" recipes.
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