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, May 15
A Small Victory
Season 8 • Episode 23
Helen and Louise think the Help Center is useless.
Thursday, May 15
Lesson in Love
Season 8 • Episode 24
George gives Florence advice on catching a husband.
Friday, May 16
A Small Victory
Season 8 • Episode 23
Helen and Louise think the Help Center is useless.
Friday, May 16
Lesson in Love
Season 8 • Episode 24
George gives Florence advice on catching a husband.
Friday, May 16
Do Not Forsake Me, Oh, My Helen
Season 8 • Episode 25
Tom daydreams an "Old West" confrontation with one of Helen's old flames.
Friday, May 16
Appointment in 8-B
Season 9 • Episode 10
Ralph the doorman is convinced that George is cheating on Louise.
Saturday, May 17
Do Not Forsake Me, Oh, My Helen
Season 8 • Episode 25
Tom daydreams an "Old West" confrontation with one of Helen's old flames.
Saturday, May 17
Appointment in 8-B
Season 9 • Episode 10
Ralph the doorman is convinced that George is cheating on Louise.
Saturday, May 17
George's Family Tree
Season 1 • Episode 2
A piece of primitive art sparks an inter-family battle about the importance of ancestors.
Saturday, May 17
Lionel the Playboy
Season 1 • Episode 4
Lionel's playboy behavior upsets his parents.
Saturday, May 17
Mr. Piano Man
Season 1 • Episode 5
George agrees to lead a tenants' protest meeting.
Saturday, May 17
George's Skeleton
Season 1 • Episode 6
An old friend threatens to expose George's past.
Saturday, May 17
Lionel Cries Uncle
Season 1 • Episode 7
Louise's visiting uncle gets a cold reception from George and Lionel.
Saturday, May 17
Mother Jefferson's Boyfriend
Season 1 • Episode 8
Mother Jefferson announces wedding plans.
Saturday, May 17
Meet the Press
Season 1 • Episode 9
George tricks a reporter into interviewing him.
Saturday, May 17
Rich Man's Disease
Season 1 • Episode 10
George contracts the "rich man's disease."
Saturday, May 17
Former Neighbors
Season 1 • Episode 11
Louise invites old friends from Harlem to dinner.
Saturday, May 17
Like Father, Like Son?
Season 1 • Episode 12
Jenny objects when Lionel acts like his father.
Saturday, May 17
Jenny's Low
Season 1 • Episode 13
Jenny gives her brother a cold reception when he appears after a two-year absence.
Saturday, May 17
A Dinner for Harry
Season 2 • Episode 1
The Jeffersons give Harry Bentley a birthday party.
Saturday, May 17
What Makes Sammy Run?
Season 10 • Episode 11
Sammy Davis Jr. tries to find peace away from fans.
Saturday, May 17
Getting Back to Basiks
Season 10 • Episode 12
George's better side comes through after Louise makes an attempt to help an illiterate artist.
Monday, May 19
Laundry Is a Tough Town
Season 9 • Episode 1
George's latest competitor forces him into a laundry price war.
Monday, May 19
Laundry Is a Tough Town
Season 9 • Episode 2
George decides to accept his competitor's offer to buy out Jefferson Cleaners.
Tuesday, May 20
Laundry Is a Tough Town
Season 9 • Episode 1
George's latest competitor forces him into a laundry price war.
Tuesday, May 20
Laundry Is a Tough Town
Season 9 • Episode 2
George decides to accept his competitor's offer to buy out Jefferson Cleaners.
Tuesday, May 20
Anatomy of a Stain
Season 9 • Episode 3
The Jeffersons and the Willises go to TV court over a mysterious stain.
Tuesday, May 20
Social Insecurity
Season 9 • Episode 4
Florence goes on strike over a pension plan.
Wednesday, May 21
Anatomy of a Stain
Season 9 • Episode 3
The Jeffersons and the Willises go to TV court over a mysterious stain.
Wednesday, May 21
Social Insecurity
Season 9 • Episode 4
Florence goes on strike over a pension plan.
Wednesday, May 21
Charlie's Angels
Season 9 • Episode 5
George regrets not investing in Charlie's bar.
Wednesday, May 21
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.
Thursday, May 22
Charlie's Angels
Season 9 • Episode 5
George regrets not investing in Charlie's bar.
Thursday, May 22
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.
Thursday, May 22
Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner
Season 9 • Episode 8
A fake crime on a mystery cruise seems real.
Thursday, May 22
Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner
Season 9 • Episode 9
George plays detective on a mystery cruise.
Friday, May 23
Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner
Season 9 • Episode 8
A fake crime on a mystery cruise seems real.
Friday, May 23
Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner
Season 9 • Episode 9
George plays detective on a mystery cruise.
Friday, May 23
How Now Dow Jones
Season 9 • Episode 12
Florence's uncompromising attitude toward George changes when he gives her a hot investment tip.
Friday, May 23
Poetic Justice
Season 9 • Episode 11
A publisher expresses interest in the love letters that George wrote to Louise many years ago.
Saturday, May 24
How Now Dow Jones
Season 9 • Episode 12
Florence's uncompromising attitude toward George changes when he gives her a hot investment tip.
Saturday, May 24
Poetic Justice
Season 9 • Episode 11
A publisher expresses interest in the love letters that George wrote to Louise many years ago.
Saturday, May 24
George's First Vacation
Season 2 • Episode 2
Louise plots with the neighbors to get George's mind off his work.
Saturday, May 24
Louise's Daughter
Season 2 • Episode 3
A young woman claims Louise is her mother.
Saturday, May 24
Harry and Daphne
Season 2 • Episode 4
Bentley tries to avoid what looks like a certain marriage proposal from his girlfriend.
Saturday, May 24
Jefferson vs. Jefferson
Season 2 • Episode 6
Renewing their wedding vows almost brings an end to George and Louise's marriage.
Saturday, May 24
Mother Jefferson's Fall
Season 2 • Episode 5
Mother Jefferson resorts to desperate measures to get attention.
Saturday, May 24
Movin' On Down
Season 2 • Episode 8
Business setbacks shatter George's self-confidence.
Saturday, May 24
Uncle Bertram
Season 2 • Episode 7
A stranger tries to pick up Mother Jefferson.
Saturday, May 24
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, May 24
George's Best Friend
Season 2 • Episode 11
George's old Navy buddy makes a pass at Louise.
Saturday, May 24
Jenny's Grandparents
Season 2 • Episode 10
George is caught between the Willises' families.
Saturday, May 24
George's Alibi
Season 2 • Episode 13
Lionel tries to hide denting the van from George.
Saturday, May 24
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, May 24
The Command Post
Season 10 • Episode 13
Florence steps into a line of fire when the Jeffersons' apartment is used as a police stakeout.
Saturday, May 24
Real Men Don't Dry Clean
Season 10 • Episode 14
Tom and George plan a hunting expedition.
Monday, May 26
The Defiant Ones
Season 9 • Episode 13
Louise wants to know what George has in his safe.
Monday, May 26
My Maid ... My Wife
Season 9 • Episode 14
Jealous Florence poses as Mrs. George Jefferson.
Monday, May 26
Mr. Wonderful
Season 9 • Episode 15
George's big mouth gets him in trouble again and jeopardizes Helen and Tom's marriage.
Monday, May 26
My Girl, Louise
Season 9 • Episode 16
Louise asks an old employer for a charity donation.
Tuesday, May 27
Bodyguards Are People Too
Season 9 • Episode 17
A friend of George's begins to display an unusual interest in Jenny.
Tuesday, May 27
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.
Tuesday, May 27
Mr. Clean
Season 9 • Episode 19
George bets Florence that he can accomplish in three hours what it takes her all day to do.
Tuesday, May 27
The Good Life
Season 9 • Episode 20
Florence takes a beauty treatment at a chic salon.
Wednesday, May 28
Father's Day
Season 9 • Episode 21
George takes a fatherless boy to a father-son game.
Wednesday, May 28
Change of a Dollar
Season 9 • Episode 22
George reflects back on the day the Jeffersons opened their first store.
Wednesday, May 28
Designing Woman
Season 9 • Episode 23
George plans for Jenny to meet a famous designer.
Wednesday, May 28
Double Trouble
Season 9 • Episode 24
George plots to save Jefferson Cleaners from being overrun by his rival.
Thursday, May 29
The Separation
Season 8 • Episode 1
Lionel and Jenny's marriage is in trouble.
Thursday, May 29
The Separation
Season 8 • Episode 2
George gets Lionel to see a marriage counselor.
Thursday, May 29
Florence Did It Different
Season 8 • Episode 6
Florence's replacement has problems.
Thursday, May 29
Florence Did It Different
Season 8 • Episode 7
Florence returns to the Jeffersons expecting her old job back when her shot at a new career fails.
Friday, May 30
Mission: Incredible
Season 10 • Episode 1
George tries to cure Tom of being conned.
Friday, May 30
Mission: Incredible
Season 10 • Episode 2
George slips into deep trouble when he plans to recover $15,000 swindled from Tom.
Friday, May 30
Mission: Incredible
Season 10 • Episode 3
George and Tom are in danger when three unexpected visitors call on them.
Friday, May 30
I've Got a Secret
Season 8 • Episode 10
George is dying to find out what Louise writes in her diary every night.
Saturday, May 31
Lunch With Mama
Season 2 • Episode 14
Mother Jefferson and Louise fight over George while at a funeral.
Saturday, May 31
George vs. Wall Street
Season 2 • Episode 15
A mysterious midnight call causes chaos in the Jefferson household.
Saturday, May 31
The Break-Up
Season 2 • Episode 16
The Jeffersons and Willises feud.
Saturday, May 31
The Break-Up
Season 2 • Episode 17
George adds fuel to the fire by setting Lionel up with another girl.
Saturday, May 31
Florence's Problem
Season 2 • Episode 18
A life-and-death situation grips the Jefferson household.
Saturday, May 31
Mother Jefferson's Birthday
Season 2 • Episode 19
When George forgets Mother Jefferson's birthday, Louise saves the day.
Saturday, May 31
Louise's Cookbook
Season 2 • Episode 20
A publisher asks Louise to write a cookbook of "ghetto" recipes.
Saturday, May 31
George Meets Whittendale
Season 2 • Episode 21
Helen and Tom get caught in a tight spot -- George's bathroom.
Saturday, May 31
Lionel's Problem
Season 2 • Episode 22
Lionel celebrates a bit too much after graduation.
Saturday, May 31
Tennis, Anyone?
Season 2 • Episode 23
The membership committee of an exclusive tennis club invites George to join.
Saturday, May 31
The Wedding
Season 2 • Episode 24
George has big plans for a first-rate second wedding, but Louise is having second thoughts.
Saturday, May 31
Louise Suspects
Season 3 • Episode 3
George is overjoyed when Louise accuses him of having an affair.
Saturday, May 31
The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii
Season 7 • Episode 2
The Hawaiian islands call to George and Louise.
Saturday, May 31
The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii
Season 7 • Episode 3
George thinks he's found his paradise in Hawaii.
Saturday, May 31
The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii
Season 7 • Episode 4
Tom and George rent a sailboat even though neither knows how to sail it.
Saturday, May 31
The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii
Season 7 • Episode 5
George and Tom land on a strange island.
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