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.
Wednesday, November 19
Men of the Cloth
Season 8 • Episode 16
George wants Andrae Crouch for Jessica's baptism.
Wednesday, November 19
That Blasted Cunningham
Season 11 • Episode 18
In a promotional battle, George and his rival attempt to drive each other out of business.
Wednesday, November 19
A Case of Self-Defense
Season 8 • Episode 17
Louise objects when George wants a handgun.
Wednesday, November 19
State of Mind
Season 11 • Episode 19
The arrival of a pretty woman tenant annoys Louise.
Wednesday, November 19
And Up We Go
Season 11 • Episode 20
George and Tom fight boredom on a weekend alone.
Wednesday, November 19
The Truth Hurts
Season 11 • Episode 21
Louise thinks she may have a career as an artist, but George is afraid to tell her the truth.
Thursday, November 20
My Wife, I Think I'll Keep Her
Season 8 • Episode 18
Louise and Helen teach their sexist husbands a lesson in equality they will never forget.
Thursday, November 20
Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner
Season 8 • Episode 19
Florence gets the wrong idea when the Jeffersons and the Willises try to keep a secret from her.
Thursday, November 20
My Wife, I Think I'll Keep Her
Season 8 • Episode 18
Louise and Helen teach their sexist husbands a lesson in equality they will never forget.
Thursday, November 20
The Odd Couple
Season 11 • Episode 22
Florence hopes to improve her social life by placing a personal ad in a newspaper.
Thursday, November 20
Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner
Season 8 • Episode 19
Florence gets the wrong idea when the Jeffersons and the Willises try to keep a secret from her.
Thursday, November 20
Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway
Season 11 • Episode 23
George refuses to perform in Louise's talent show.
Thursday, November 20
Red Robins
Season 11 • Episode 24
George becomes a Red Robin scout leader in order to win a "Man of the Year" award.
Thursday, November 20
A Friend in Need
Season 1 • Episode 1
Their new affluence causes marital mayhem for the Jeffersons.
Friday, November 21
The Strays
Season 8 • Episode 20
George plots revenge against the female gang that mugged him.
Friday, November 21
The Strays
Season 8 • Episode 21
George goes after Louise's stolen diamond.
Friday, November 21
The Strays
Season 8 • Episode 20
George plots revenge against the female gang that mugged him.
Friday, November 21
George's Family Tree
Season 1 • Episode 2
A piece of primitive art sparks an inter-family battle about the importance of ancestors.
Friday, November 21
The Strays
Season 8 • Episode 21
George goes after Louise's stolen diamond.
Friday, November 21
The Good Life Is Bad for Louise
Season 1 • Episode 3
Louise, wishing for a change from her routine now that she has a maid, considers a part-time job.
Friday, November 21
Lionel the Playboy
Season 1 • Episode 4
Lionel's playboy behavior upsets his parents.
Friday, November 21
Mr. Piano Man
Season 1 • Episode 5
George agrees to lead a tenants' protest meeting.
Saturday, November 22
Jefferson's Greatest Hits
Season 8 • Episode 22
A smooth-talking record producer offers Florence fame, fortune and a recording session.
Saturday, November 22
A Small Victory
Season 8 • Episode 23
Helen and Louise think the Help Center is useless.
Saturday, November 22
984 W. 124th Street, Apt. 5C
Season 4 • Episode 15
George sends gifts to a mysterious address.
Saturday, November 22
George and Whitty
Season 4 • Episode 16
George and Louise are stunned by their landlord's plans to evict them.
Saturday, November 22
Lionel Gets the Business
Season 4 • Episode 17
George persuades Lionel to join his business.
Saturday, November 22
The Blackout
Season 4 • Episode 18
A power blackout hits the city and looters hit George's stores.
Saturday, November 22
Florence's Union
Season 4 • Episode 19
Florence wants to form a union for maids.
Saturday, November 22
George and Jimmy
Season 4 • Episode 20
George calls President Carter as a publicity stunt.
Saturday, November 22
George and Louise in a Bind
Season 4 • Episode 23
George and Louise relive some of their most unforgettable and hilarious experiences.
Saturday, November 22
George and Louise in a Bind
Season 4 • Episode 24
George and Louise relive some of their most unforgettable and hilarious experiences.
Saturday, November 22
George and Louise in a Bind
Season 4 • Episode 25
George and Louise relive some of their most unforgettable and hilarious moments.
Saturday, November 22
Thomas H. Willis & Co.
Season 4 • Episode 21
Tom makes the opening of his own business more important than his family and friends.
Saturday, November 22
Uncle George and Aunt Louise
Season 4 • Episode 22
Louise makes it clear she doesn't want another child in the house.
Saturday, November 22
Jenny's Thesis
Season 4 • Episode 26
Jenny's thesis research on street gangs teaches her a lesson in life.
Saturday, November 22
George's Skeleton
Season 1 • Episode 6
An old friend threatens to expose George's past.
Saturday, November 22
Lionel Cries Uncle
Season 1 • Episode 7
Louise's visiting uncle gets a cold reception from George and Lionel.
Saturday, November 22
Mother Jefferson's Boyfriend
Season 1 • Episode 8
Mother Jefferson announces wedding plans.
Saturday, November 22
Meet the Press
Season 1 • Episode 9
George tricks a reporter into interviewing him.
Saturday, November 22
Jefferson's Greatest Hits
Season 8 • Episode 22
A smooth-talking record producer offers Florence fame, fortune and a recording session.
Saturday, November 22
A Small Victory
Season 8 • Episode 23
Helen and Louise think the Help Center is useless.
Sunday, November 23
Lesson in Love
Season 8 • Episode 24
George gives Florence advice on catching a husband.
Sunday, November 23
Do Not Forsake Me, Oh, My Helen
Season 8 • Episode 25
Tom daydreams an "Old West" confrontation with one of Helen's old flames.
Sunday, November 23
Lesson in Love
Season 8 • Episode 24
George gives Florence advice on catching a husband.
Sunday, November 23
Do Not Forsake Me, Oh, My Helen
Season 8 • Episode 25
Tom daydreams an "Old West" confrontation with one of Helen's old flames.
Monday, November 24
Laundry Is a Tough Town
Season 9 • Episode 1
George's latest competitor forces him into a laundry price war.
Monday, November 24
Laundry Is a Tough Town
Season 9 • Episode 2
George decides to accept his competitor's offer to buy out Jefferson Cleaners.
Monday, November 24
Laundry Is a Tough Town
Season 9 • Episode 1
George's latest competitor forces him into a laundry price war.
Monday, November 24
Rich Man's Disease
Season 1 • Episode 10
George contracts the "rich man's disease."
Monday, November 24
Laundry Is a Tough Town
Season 9 • Episode 2
George decides to accept his competitor's offer to buy out Jefferson Cleaners.
Monday, November 24
Former Neighbors
Season 1 • Episode 11
Louise invites old friends from Harlem to dinner.
Monday, November 24
Like Father, Like Son?
Season 1 • Episode 12
Jenny objects when Lionel acts like his father.
Monday, November 24
Jenny's Low
Season 1 • Episode 13
Jenny gives her brother a cold reception when he appears after a two-year absence.
Tuesday, November 25
Anatomy of a Stain
Season 9 • Episode 3
The Jeffersons and the Willises go to TV court over a mysterious stain.
Tuesday, November 25
Social Insecurity
Season 9 • Episode 4
Florence goes on strike over a pension plan.
Tuesday, November 25
Anatomy of a Stain
Season 9 • Episode 3
The Jeffersons and the Willises go to TV court over a mysterious stain.
Tuesday, November 25
A Dinner for Harry
Season 2 • Episode 1
The Jeffersons give Harry Bentley a birthday party.
Tuesday, November 25
Social Insecurity
Season 9 • Episode 4
Florence goes on strike over a pension plan.
Tuesday, November 25
George's First Vacation
Season 2 • Episode 2
Louise plots with the neighbors to get George's mind off his work.
Tuesday, November 25
Louise's Daughter
Season 2 • Episode 3
A young woman claims Louise is her mother.
Tuesday, November 25
Harry and Daphne
Season 2 • Episode 4
Bentley tries to avoid what looks like a certain marriage proposal from his girlfriend.
Wednesday, November 26
Charlie's Angels
Season 9 • Episode 5
George regrets not investing in Charlie's bar.
Wednesday, November 26
Heeeere's Johnny
Season 9 • Episode 6
An old buddy of George's misinterprets Louise's sarcasm as an invitation to move in with them.
Wednesday, November 26
Charlie's Angels
Season 9 • Episode 5
George regrets not investing in Charlie's bar.
Wednesday, November 26
Mother Jefferson's Fall
Season 2 • Episode 5
Mother Jefferson resorts to desperate measures to get attention.
Wednesday, November 26
Heeeere's Johnny
Season 9 • Episode 6
An old buddy of George's misinterprets Louise's sarcasm as an invitation to move in with them.
Wednesday, November 26
Jefferson vs. Jefferson
Season 2 • Episode 6
Renewing their wedding vows almost brings an end to George and Louise's marriage.
Thursday, November 27
The Christmas Wedding
Season 3 • Episode 12
A Christmas Eve battle erupts over Lionel and Jenny's wedding.
Thursday, November 27
984 W. 124th Street, Apt. 5C
Season 4 • Episode 15
George sends gifts to a mysterious address.
Friday, November 28
George Finds a Father
Season 5 • Episode 12
Louise helps George find the father he never knew.
Friday, November 28
All I Want for Christmas
Season 7 • Episode 8
George gets carried away playing Santa for the orphans at the help center.
Friday, November 28
George Finds a Father
Season 5 • Episode 12
Louise helps George find the father he never knew.
Friday, November 28
All I Want for Christmas
Season 7 • Episode 8
George gets carried away playing Santa for the orphans at the help center.
Saturday, November 29
Father Christmas
Season 10 • Episode 10
George and Tom reflect on past Christmas seasons spent with their fathers.
Saturday, November 29
A Date With Danger
Season 9 • Episode 7
Florence's suave date is a convicted murderer.
Saturday, November 29
Father Christmas
Season 10 • Episode 10
George and Tom reflect on past Christmas seasons spent with their fathers.
Saturday, November 29
A Date With Danger
Season 9 • Episode 7
Florence's suave date is a convicted murderer.
Sunday, November 30
Appointment in 8-B
Season 9 • Episode 10
Ralph the doorman is convinced that George is cheating on Louise.
Sunday, November 30
Poetic Justice
Season 9 • Episode 11
A publisher expresses interest in the love letters that George wrote to Louise many years ago.
Sunday, November 30
Appointment in 8-B
Season 9 • Episode 10
Ralph the doorman is convinced that George is cheating on Louise.
Sunday, November 30
Poetic Justice
Season 9 • Episode 11
A publisher expresses interest in the love letters that George wrote to Louise many years ago.
Monday, December 1
Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner
Season 9 • Episode 8
A fake crime on a mystery cruise seems real.
Monday, December 1
Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner
Season 9 • Episode 9
George plays detective on a mystery cruise.
Monday, December 1
Appointment in 8-B
Season 9 • Episode 10
Ralph the doorman is convinced that George is cheating on Louise.
Monday, December 1
Uncle Bertram
Season 2 • Episode 7
A stranger tries to pick up Mother Jefferson.
Monday, December 1
Poetic Justice
Season 9 • Episode 11
A publisher expresses interest in the love letters that George wrote to Louise many years ago.
Monday, December 1
Movin' On Down
Season 2 • Episode 8
Business setbacks shatter George's self-confidence.
Monday, December 1
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.
Monday, December 1
George's Best Friend
Season 2 • Episode 11
George's old Navy buddy makes a pass at Louise.
Tuesday, December 2
How Now Dow Jones
Season 9 • Episode 12
Florence's uncompromising attitude toward George changes when he gives her a hot investment tip.
Tuesday, December 2
The Defiant Ones
Season 9 • Episode 13
Louise wants to know what George has in his safe.
Tuesday, December 2
How Now Dow Jones
Season 9 • Episode 12
Florence's uncompromising attitude toward George changes when he gives her a hot investment tip.
Tuesday, December 2
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.
Tuesday, December 2
The Defiant Ones
Season 9 • Episode 13
Louise wants to know what George has in his safe.
Tuesday, December 2
George's Alibi
Season 2 • Episode 13
Lionel tries to hide denting the van from George.
Tuesday, December 2
Lunch With Mama
Season 2 • Episode 14
Mother Jefferson and Louise fight over George while at a funeral.
Tuesday, December 2
George vs. Wall Street
Season 2 • Episode 15
A mysterious midnight call causes chaos in the Jefferson household.
Wednesday, December 3
My Maid ... My Wife
Season 9 • Episode 14
Jealous Florence poses as Mrs. George Jefferson.
Wednesday, December 3
Mr. Wonderful
Season 9 • Episode 15
George's big mouth gets him in trouble again and jeopardizes Helen and Tom's marriage.
Wednesday, December 3
My Maid ... My Wife
Season 9 • Episode 14
Jealous Florence poses as Mrs. George Jefferson.
Wednesday, December 3
The Break-Up
Season 2 • Episode 16
The Jeffersons and Willises feud.
Wednesday, December 3
Mr. Wonderful
Season 9 • Episode 15
George's big mouth gets him in trouble again and jeopardizes Helen and Tom's marriage.
Wednesday, December 3
The Break-Up
Season 2 • Episode 17
George adds fuel to the fire by setting Lionel up with another girl.
Wednesday, December 3
Florence's Problem
Season 2 • Episode 18
A life-and-death situation grips the Jefferson household.
Wednesday, December 3
Mother Jefferson's Birthday
Season 2 • Episode 19
When George forgets Mother Jefferson's birthday, Louise saves the day.
Thursday, December 4
My Girl, Louise
Season 9 • Episode 16
Louise asks an old employer for a charity donation.
Thursday, December 4
Bodyguards Are People Too
Season 9 • Episode 17
A friend of George's begins to display an unusual interest in Jenny.
Thursday, December 4
My Girl, Louise
Season 9 • Episode 16
Louise asks an old employer for a charity donation.
Thursday, December 4
Louise's Cookbook
Season 2 • Episode 20
A publisher asks Louise to write a cookbook of "ghetto" recipes.
Thursday, December 4
Bodyguards Are People Too
Season 9 • Episode 17
A friend of George's begins to display an unusual interest in Jenny.
Thursday, December 4
George Meets Whittendale
Season 2 • Episode 21
Helen and Tom get caught in a tight spot -- George's bathroom.
Thursday, December 4
Lionel's Problem
Season 2 • Episode 22
Lionel celebrates a bit too much after graduation.
Thursday, December 4
Tennis, Anyone?
Season 2 • Episode 23
The membership committee of an exclusive tennis club invites George to join.
Friday, December 5
True Confessions
Season 9 • Episode 18
George and Louise are in for the surprise of their lives when their foster son arrives for a visit.
Friday, December 5
Mr. Clean
Season 9 • Episode 19
George bets Florence that he can accomplish in three hours what it takes her all day to do.
Friday, December 5
True Confessions
Season 9 • Episode 18
George and Louise are in for the surprise of their lives when their foster son arrives for a visit.
Friday, December 5
The Wedding
Season 2 • Episode 24
George has big plans for a first-rate second wedding, but Louise is having second thoughts.
Friday, December 5
Mr. Clean
Season 9 • Episode 19
George bets Florence that he can accomplish in three hours what it takes her all day to do.
Friday, December 5
George and the President
Season 3 • Episode 1
George claims to be Thomas Jefferson's descendant.
Friday, December 5
Louise Gets Her Way
Season 3 • Episode 2
George is furious when Louise hires Florence as a live-in maid.
Friday, December 5
Louise Suspects
Season 3 • Episode 3
George is overjoyed when Louise accuses him of having an affair.
Saturday, December 6
The Good Life
Season 9 • Episode 20
Florence takes a beauty treatment at a chic salon.
Saturday, December 6
Father's Day
Season 9 • Episode 21
George takes a fatherless boy to a father-son game.
Saturday, December 6
Louise's Painting
Season 5 • Episode 1
Louise's art class is assigned to sketch a nude model.
Saturday, December 6
George's Dream
Season 5 • Episode 5
George has a nightmare about his future.
Saturday, December 6
Homecoming
Season 5 • Episode 2
Allan, the "white sheep" of the Willis family, returns home.
Saturday, December 6
Homecoming
Season 5 • Episode 3
The white sheep of the Willis family, Allan, returns to the family home.
Saturday, December 6
How Slowly They Forget
Season 5 • Episode 4
George offers aid in moving the Help Center.
Saturday, December 6
Louise's Convention
Season 5 • Episode 23
Louise and George each try to duck out of celebrating their wedding anniversary.
Saturday, December 6
Harry's House Guest
Season 5 • Episode 11
Harry wants to get rid of his lady house-guest.
Saturday, December 6
Louise's Reunion
Season 5 • Episode 14
A new clause in George's will upsets Louise.
Saturday, December 6
George's New Stockbroker
Season 5 • Episode 6
A highly successful but unconventional stockbroker fascinates George.
Saturday, December 6
Half a Brother
Season 5 • Episode 8
Allan disrupts George's plan to impress a banker.
Saturday, December 6
Me and Billy Dee
Season 5 • Episode 7
Billy Dee Williams can't convince Florence that he really is who he says he is.
Saturday, December 6
What Are Friends For?
Season 5 • Episode 9
George's favorite cousin Dusty pays a visit and brings with him some serious news.
Saturday, December 6
The Lie Detector
Season 3 • Episode 4
Lionel has to take a lie detector test on the first day of his new job.
Saturday, December 6
George's Diploma
Season 3 • Episode 5
George thinks Lionel is ashamed of him for never having graduated from high school.
Saturday, December 6
The Retirement Party
Season 3 • Episode 6
George is offered a fortune to sell his business.
Saturday, December 6
Lionel's Pad
Season 3 • Episode 7
Lionel decides to move into his own apartment.
Saturday, December 6
The Good Life
Season 9 • Episode 20
Florence takes a beauty treatment at a chic salon.
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