Isabel SanfordFilmography

Born:: August 29, 1917 in New York City, NY
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: Defying her mother's wishes, African-American actress Isabel Sanford secretly worked as a nightclub performer in her teens. Upon winning 3rd prize in an Apollo Theatre amateur contest, Sanford could keep her new career a secret no longer. Married to a house painter who worked only on a seasonal...Read More

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2003
Television: The First 50 Years

2003
Original Gangstas

Actors: Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Pam Grier, Paul Winfield, Richard Roundtree

Synopsis: Larry Cohen, who directed a number of interesting and subversive exploitation films in the 1970s and 1980s, including Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem, reunited some of the biggest stars of the blaxploitation era for this tough-minded action opus. John Bookman (Fred Williamson) is a successful Read More

1996
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: I, Done, Part 2

Synopsis: In the conclusion of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's series finale, Will (Will Smith) may not have anyplace to stay in Bel-Air when the Banks mansion is put up for sale and the rest of the household leaves town to pursue their separate dreams. "Stuck on the soft side of life", Will hasn't made any plans Read More

1996
Roseanne: Clip Show: All About Rosey

Synopsis: In this hour-long episode of clips, a fortune teller (played by John Goodman) tells little Jackie and little Roseanne what their future holds. Meanwhile, an adult D.J. recalls his youth during a therapy session. The clips are introduced by the "Sitcom Moms Welcome Wagon," including famous sitcom Read More

1995
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Will is From Mars...

Synopsis: When Will (Will Smith) and Lisa (Nia Long) announce their engagement, Philip (James Avery) offers to pay for their honeymoon--provided that the couple see a relationship counselor before taking any further action. Just as Philip expects, both Will and Lisa discover that they are polar opposites in Read More

1995
South Beach

Actors: Gary Busey, Peter Fonda, Fred Williamson, Robert Forster

Synopsis: One of Fred Williamson's more unusual efforts as both actor and director, this one features the action star as a cigar-smoking detective named Mac Derringer. He is enlisted by his ex-wife (Vanity), a phone-sex operator, to catch the masked psychopath who murdered her co-worker. With the aid of Read More

1992
Pucker up and Bark Like a Dog

Synopsis: A socially isolated and extremely shy Los Angeles painter finds his dream girl in the form of a struggling actress and finds himself at last finding the confidence to exhibit his work in this off-beat romantic comedy. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1989
The Jeffersons: Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: To raise money for the Disabled Youth Services, Louise (Isabel Sanford) and Helen (Roxie Roker) stage a talent show with the help of Tom (Franklin Cover), Florence (Marla Gibbs), and Bentley (Paul Benedict). The winner will receive free TV time to promote his or her favorite charitable cause. Read More

1985
The Jeffersons: You'll Never Get Rich

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: The Jeffersonsmoved from its familiar Sunday-night time slot to a new Tuesday evening berth with this star-studded episode, which takes place in Atlantic City. Hoping to raise enough money to attend her godson's graduation, Florence (Marla Gibbs) heads straight to the gambling tables. Meanwhile Read More

1985
The Jeffersons: Sayonara (Part 1)

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In this first episode of a two-part story, Mike Evans and Berlinda Tolbert make return appearances as Lionel and Jenny Jefferson. Back home after an extended trip to Japan, Lionel and Jenny tell their respective parents that they are about to make an important announcement. Naturally, everyone Read More

1985
The Jeffersons: Chairman of the Board

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Left home alone while everyone else is busily occupied, Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) begins to question his own attractiveness and appeal. Those questions are "answered" when the sister of Mr. Bentley's latest girlfriend lavishes attention on the hapless Tom. This leads to a sexy dream sequence in Read More

1985
The Jeffersons: The Unnatural

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Attending a big-league baseball game, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) fulfills a lifelong dream by catching a homer belted out by Reggie Jackson (as himself) -- only to drop the ball in front of thousands of stadium fans and millions of TV viewers. In the days that follow, poor George is a Read More

1985
The Jeffersons: And Up We Go

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Left at home while the wives spend the weekend at a health spa, George (Sherman Hemsley) and Tom (Franklin Cover) seek out various methods of alleviating their boredom. Our heroes finally decide to set a world record by seeing how many times they can ride up and down an elevator. What starts out Read More

1985
The Jeffersons: State of Mind

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Louise (Isabel Sanford) is upset by the new tenant in 12-C, a young, slim "swinger" named Robin (played by future E.R. regular Kathleen Wilhoite). Her tranquility shattered by Robin's round-the-clock partying, Louise tries to rally her fellow tenants to lodge a formal complaint. She succeeds only Read More

1985
The Jeffersons: That Blasted Cunningham

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: The ongoing professional war between George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) and his dry-cleaning rival Cunningham results in another round of lavish promotions. This most recent battle proves so strenuous that Cunningham suddenly drops dead. George must now face the unbridled wrath of Cunningham's Read More

1985
The Jeffersons: Red Robins

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Ned Wertimer

Synopsis: Needing community-service points to qualify for the Dry Cleaner of the Year award, George (Sherman Hemsley) becomes "nest mother" for his granddaughter Jessica's Red Robin troop. In his efforts to be helpful, George teaches the girls a few rather unethical methods for selling candy door-to-door. Read More

1985
The Jeffersons: The Odd Couple

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Terrified that she will never get married, Florence (Marla Gibbs) places an ad in the personal column of a singles magazine. Imagine her delight when her ad is promptly answered. Now imagine her open-mouthed astonishment when the man answering the ad turns out to be the Jeffersons' eccentric Read More

1985
The Jeffersons: The Truth Hurts

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Having finished her first art-class oil paintings, Louise (Isabel Sanford) proudly shows them off to her friends and family. Though they agree that the paintings are (too put it mildly) hideous, they try to spare Louise's feelings by overpraising her work to the skies. When the misguided Louise Read More

1985
The Jeffersons: Sayonara (Part 2)

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In this second episode of a two-part story, Lionel (Mike Evans) and Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert) shock their respective parents when they announce that they plan to divorce. This bombshell leads to a huge fight between the Jeffersons and the Willises, which does not abate even during family night at Read More

1985
The Jeffersons: The Gang's All Here

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Charlie the bartender (Danny Wells) has the opportunity to multiply his profits by hosting a big party. When Charlie is unexpectedly called out of town, Louise (Isabel Sanford) offers to serve drinks in his place. What Louise doesn't know is that the party is a reunion for a gang of tough, unruly Read More

1985
Reading Rainbow: Patchwork Quilt

Actors: LeVar Burton

Synopsis: A quilt can be more than a bed covering; it can hold a family's memories, as a child discovers when she helps her grandmother piece together a patchwork quilt. Children are shown in a class for quilt-making at the Boston Children's Museum in Reading Rainbow: Patchwork Quilt. The family theme is Read More

1985
The Jeffersons: A Secret in the Back Room

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Once again, the wedding anniversary celebration of George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) is interrupted by circumstances beyond their control. This time around, the Jeffersons are called upon to repair the marriage of their bartender friend Charlie (Danny Wells). This Read More

1985
The Jeffersons: Hail to the Chief

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: When the president of Pelham Publishing retires, Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) is anxious to be appointed in his place. At first, Tom despairs over the possibility that he won't be promoted. Once his dream is fulfilled, however, Tom is still worried: Will he be able to handle the pressures and Read More

1985
The Jeffersons: Last Dance

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: When George's student trainee, Clark (Larry B. Scott), is unable to get a date for his upcoming high school prom, George's housekeeper Florence (Marla Gibbs) offers to go with Clark to the dance. Upon her arrival, Florence comes face to face with one of her own high school classmates -- who never Read More

1985
The Jeffersons: Otis

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Charles Lampkin guest stars as Otis, the elderly owner of the shoeshine stand outside of the Harlem dry-cleaning store owned by George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley). When an upscale black magazine offers to do a story about George's business empire, he worries that Otis is too much of an Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: A New Girl in Town

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Florence (Marla Gibbs) and Louise (Isabel Sanford) bamboozle George (Sherman Hemsley) into letting Florence's teenaged country cousin, Rhonda (Ren Woods), stay in the Jefferson apartment. It soon becomes obvious, however, that Rhonda is a hot-tempered, manipulative little vixen who doesn't like Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: Blood and Money

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In this opening episode of The Jeffersons' 11th and final season, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) is expected to be a donor for the Help Center blood drive. Terrified at the prospect, George pays Ralph (Ned Wertimer), the apartment building's doorman, to donate blood in George's name. When the Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: Honeymoon Hotel

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Tom and Helen Willis (Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker) cannot agree on how to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. After much heated "discussion," they decide on a romantic weekend in the same hotel where they spent their first honeymoon. But things have changed a lot in three decades -- and not Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: George's Old Girl Friend

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Louise (Isabel Sanford) is a bit put out when her husband, George (Sherman Hemsley), receives an affectionate -- and heavily perfumed -- letter from his ex-girlfriend Yvonne (Barbara McNair). Even so, Louise decides that the right thing to do would be to let George pay a visit to his old flame. Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: Hart to Heart??

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) urge Ralph Hart (Ned Wertimer), their apartment building's doorman, to demand a raise from pinchpenny landlord Whittendale (Jack Fletcher). Alas, it may already be too late for any such negotiation. Whittendale announces that he is Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: The Command Post

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Left alone in the Jefferson apartment while George (Sherman Hemsley) and Louise (Isabel Sanford) vacation in Atlantic City, Florence (Marla Gibbs) has no objections when the NYPD asks to use the apartment as a stakeout command post. Before long, however, Florence wishes she hadn't been so Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: Trading Places

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: The celebrated insensitivity of George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) reaches its peak in this episode. When George casually breaks two dinner engagements with their friends, wife Louise (Isabel Sanford) is outraged. As she tries to make amends for George's boorish behavior, Louise daydreams that she Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: Real Men Don't Dry Clean

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Jealous of their wives' handsome and muscular self-defense instructor (Michael Halsey), George (Sherman Hemsley) and Tom (Franklin Cover) embark upon a hunting trip to prove they are manly men. Returning empty-handed from their expedition, our heroes nonetheless hope to impress their wives with an Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: My Guy, George

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: The singing group Sister Sledge guest stars as the Satin Sisters, a gospel quartet befriended by Florence (Marla Gibbs). Much against his will, George is persuaded by Florence to act as manager for the melodious Satins. Unfortunately, the first booking George arranges is a tough country & western Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: What Makes Sammy Run?

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Ned Wertimer

Synopsis: Having previously (and memorably) guest-starred on All in the Family, Sammy Davis Jr. returns to Norman Lear-land in this episode of The Jeffersons. Hoping to escape his fans -- not to mention a snoopy reporter -- Sammy pseudonymously sublets the apartment across the hall from George and Louise Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: Getting Back to Basiks

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Hoping to produce an animated TV commercial for his dry-cleaning chain, George (Sherman Hemsley) hires a brilliant young artist named Walter (Randy Brooks). Upon discovering that Walter can neither read nor write, Louise (Isabel Sanford) is afraid to tell George for fear that he'll fire the young Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: Ebony and Ivory

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Ebonie Smith makes her first series appearance as Jessica, the granddaughter of George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford). Louise can't stand it when haughty Mrs. Van Morris (Dorothy Butts), perennial winner of the Volunteer of the Year award, brags about the piano skills of Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: They Don't Make Preachers Like Him Anymore

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Florence (Marla Gibbs) is on cloud nine as she and her church choir prepare to go to an Ohio convention. Alas, the necessary traveling funds, along with the rest of the congregation's money, is stolen by none other than the church's "trusted" minister. Her faith in religion and her fellow man Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: Try a Little Tenderness

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Standing vigil at Jefferson Cleaners after several burglaries, George (Sherman Hemsley) and Louise (Isabel Sanford) manage to trap a pair of youthful thieves. Though George is all for calling the cops, Louise is convinced that she can reform the kids. George is so certain that the young burglars Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: Season 11

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker, Marla Gibbs

Synopsis: By the time The Jeffersons set forth upon its eleventh season in the fall of 1984, the series had been out of the Top 25 programs for nearly two years. In fine sitcom tradition, the producers tried to remedy the situation by first changing the time slot (from Sundays to Tuesdays, beginning in Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: The Gift

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Louise (Isabel Sanford) is led to believe that George (Sherman Hemsley) is preparing a surprise birthday party for her. In truth, however, George has forgotten all about Louise's birthday -- again. But once he finds out what Louise is expecting of him, George desperately scours the city in search Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: Bobbles, Bangles and Booboos

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Louise (Isabel Sanford) and Florence (Marla Gibbs) trick George (Sherman Hemsley) into appearing on a new hidden-video TV show titled "Bobbles, Bangles, and Booboos." A great many laughs are to be had when George "accidentally" confronts Louise at a massage parlor. But the joke is actually on Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: A House Divided

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Certain that she will win by a landslide, Louise (Isabel Sanford) runs for the presidency of her apartment building's tenant council. Her confidence turns to panic when Louise discovers that she will be running opposite her own husband George (Sherman Hemsley). Jack Fletcher makes his final series Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: Some Enchanted Evening

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Florence (Marla Gibbs) is crestfallen when she is unable to join the Jeffersons and Willises at a charity ball where her favorite soap opera star (Hal Williams) is slated to appear. This dilemma segues into a fanciful dream sequence, in which Florence is cast as Cinderella, and her Prince Charming Read More

1984
The Jeffersons: Designing Woman

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In order to strike up a business deal with celebrated fashion designer Camille Hendricks (Georgann Johnson), George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) persuades his daughter-in-law, Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert), to bring some of her own designs to the Jefferson apartment. Unprepared for Ms. Hendricks' Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Change of a Dollar

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Long before an episode of David Lynch's Twin Peaks was narrated by a log, this installment of The Jeffersons featured a talking dollar bill. During a brief stopover at his old Queens dry-cleaning store, George recalls the day that he opened the store back in 1968. Inevitably, George's thoughts Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Father's Day

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: A youngster named Darren (Dain Turner) plays up to Louise (Isabel Sanford) and Helen (Roxie Roker) in order to get to George (Sherman Hemsley). Taking pity on Darren, who claims that he has no father, George agrees to participate with the boy in a father-son bowling tournament. Then the truth Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Double Trouble

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Once again, George (Sherman Hemsley) is locked in a tense promotional war with rival dry cleaner Cunningham. When Cunningham hires a soap opera star for a personal appearance, George does the same. Unfortunately, George can't get the genuine article and must rely upon celebrity lookalikes -- one Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Personal Business

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Franklin Cover, Ned Wertimer

Synopsis: Once again, Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) insists that hubby George (Sherman Hemsley) spend more time with her. He agrees to devote one night per week to Louise and Louise alone. During one of these "dates," the Jeffersons go bicycling -- and both end up with broken legs. This was the final Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: The Wheel of Forever

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: George (Sherman Hemsley) refuses to loan Florence (Marla Gibbs) the money to purchase a TV set. The angry Florence warns George that his pinchpenny attitude will prevent him from ever entering the gates of Heaven. George scoffs at this prediction -- and then he has a dream in which his entry into Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Silver Lining

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Superstitious Florence (Marla Gibbs) is firm in her belief that 25 is her lucky number. Thus it is only natural that, when she purchases a battered hat during a fundraising auction at the Help Center, Florence finds 2,500 dollars tucked away in the hat's lining. But will her luck hold out long Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: The Good Life

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Thanks to a series of financial windfalls, the Jeffersons and the Willises are living high off the hog. Envious Florence (Marla Gibbs) would like to get in on this good fortune, especially after Helen Willis (Roxie Roker) meets a number of celebrities at a fancy health spa. Using her own savings Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Mr. Wonderful

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) is sick and tired of being unfavorably compared to the "thoughtful and considerate" Tom Willis (Franklin Cover). Finally George's "patience" completely runs out, whereupon he reveals to Tom's wife, Helen (Roxie Roker), that her "ideal" husband once bought an Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: My Maid...My Wife

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Kim Hamilton, who'd once played the role of Helen Willis on All in the Family, guest stars on The Jeffersons as Pauline, an old friend of the Jeffersons' housekeeper, Florence (Marla Gibbs). Having married into money, Pauline is now a much higher social plane than Florence. Hoping to impress her Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: The Defiant Ones

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: George (Sherman Hemsley) refuses to allow Louise (Isabel Sanford) to see an old photo that he keeps tightly locked in the safe of his office. Her curiosity getting the better of her, Louise formulates a plan to break into the safe, dragging a reluctant Helen (Roxie Roker) along for the caper. As a Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: My Girl, Louise

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: The Help Center is again in dire financial straits, forcing Louise (Isabel Sanford) to take desperate measures. Seeking out a wealthy benefactor, Louise goes to her former employer Lillian Warren (Amzie Strickland) -- a woman who once patronizingly regarded Louise as a just another piece of Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Mr. Clean

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: George (Sherman Hemsley) and his poker buddies leave their usual weekly mess behind, resulting in a few sharp words from George's long-suffering housekeeper, Florence (Marla Gibbs). Fed up with her complaining, George bets Florence a week's vacation (with pay) that he can get her full day's Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: True Confessions

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: For several years, George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) have been financing the education of Jimmy Townsend, the foster son they've never met. Imagine their surprise when "little" Jimmy turns out to be a middle-aged man with an apparent larcenous streak. Former Saturday Night Live Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Bodyguards are People, Too

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Irwin Keyes returns in the role of Hugo Mojelewski, the hulking, thick-eared former bodyguard of George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley). Although George's daughter-in-law, Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert), has no confidence in his abilities as a fashion designer, Hugo expresses unbridled admiration of her Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: The List

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: As teenagers, George and his best friend made a list of what they wanted to accomplish in life, each betting the other that they'd complete the list first. Years later, George realizes that he has met all his goals -- all except one. Unfortunately, that "one" requires him to punch out an old Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: The Return of Bentley

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Former series regular Paul Benedict returns in his familiar role as the eccentric Harry Bentley. The Jeffersons and the Willises join forces in helping Harry get back his old apartment, despite the opposition of landlord Whittendale (Jack Fletcher). But upon learning who Whittendale has chosen as Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Who's the Fairest?

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Hoping to stir up new business, George (Sherman Hemsley) holds a Miss Jefferson Cleaners contest. Alas, George is forced to give the award to the punk-rocker niece of his landlord, Whittendale (Jack Fletcher) -- or face immediate eviction. The girl in question is played by singer Julie Brown, a Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Season 10

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker, Marla Gibbs

Synopsis: Season ten of The Jeffersons was marked by a pronounced drop-off in ratings. Ranking 12th in the list of most popular American TV series during its ninth season, the series didn't even make it to the top 25 the following year. This can be attributed to a problem that has plagued scores of Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Father Christmas

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker

Synopsis: George (Sherman Hemlsey) and Tom (Franklin Cover) take a pass on going Christmas caroling with the ladies and neighbor Harry Bentley. Our heroes choose instead to remain in the Jefferson apartment, decorating the tree. As the night wears on, George and Tom nostalgically recall past Yuletides spent Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: And the Winner Is...

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Although a year has passed, Louise (Isabel Sanford) is still smarting over the fact that wealthy Mrs. Van Morris (Dorothy Butts) beat her out for the Volunteer of the Year award. This year, however, Louise seems to be a shoe-in for the award, inasmuch as her rival is off on a world cruise. Alas Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Mission: Incredible, Part 2

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In the second episode of a two-part episode, an effort by George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) to teach his neighbor Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) not to be so gullible backfires when two of George's Navy buddies, Lloyd (Jason Bernard) and Allan (Stefan Gierasch), escape to Los Angeles with 15,000 Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Mission: Incredible, Part 1

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: The Jeffersons launched its tenth season with episode one of a three-party story. After George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) mocks the gullibility of his neighbor and in-law Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) with his old Navy buddies, the men decide to teach Tom a lesson with an elaborate con job. Sure Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: Mission: Incredible, Part 3

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In the conclusion of a three-part story, George (Sherman Hemsley) and Jimmy (Garrett Morris) fly to L.A. in hopes of retrieving 15,000 dollars which two con artists inveigled out of George's neighbor Tom (Franklin Cover). Jimmy's electronics-savvy cousin (played by Greg Morris, satirizing his Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: How Not to Marry a Millionaire

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Florence (Marla Gibbs) and her equally unmarried friend, Betty (Robin Braxton), pay a visit to the museum, hoping to meet a few eligible millionaire bachelors. One wealthy gent, Harry Crawford (Bennet Guillory), takes an instant liking to Florence, showering her with costly gifts and affectionate Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: I Do, I Don't

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) is offended when his wife, Louise (Isabel Sanford), turns down an opportunity for the Jeffersons to host a marriage-enrichment seminar for newlyweds. He is also upset that the hosting chores have gone to his friendly rival, Tom Willis (Franklin Cover), and Tom's Read More

1983
The Jeffersons: The Strays, Part 1

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In this first episode of a two-part story, both George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) and his messenger, Ed (Will Gill Jr.), are brutally beaten up by a tough street gang. Making things all the more depressing is the fact that the gang is comprised of teenaged girls. Irwin Keyes makes a return Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Jeffersons Greatest Hits

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: James A. Watson Jr. guest stars as Mike Davis, a fast-talking, self-proclaimed record producer. Florence (Marla Gibbs) is thrilled when Davis offers her a lucrative record contract for herself and her gospel group. But George (Sherman Hemsley) smells a rat when Davis inveigles Florence into Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: The Strays, Part 2

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In the conclusion of a two-part story, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) recovers from injuries sustained in a brutal beating. His assailants were a tough gang of teenaged girls, who have stolen the wedding ring belonging to George's wife, Louise (Isabel Sanford). Despite excruciating pain -- and Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: A Small Victory

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Thoroughly disillusioned by a lack of support, financial and otherwise, Louise (Isabel Sanford) and Helen (Roxie Roker) are on the verge of giving up the neighborhood Help Center that they have so lovingly nurtured. So far as the ladies are concerned, all their efforts have come to naught, so why Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Laundry is a Tough Town, Part 1

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In this first episode of a two-part story, dry-cleaning entrepreneur George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) is locked in a down-and-dirty price war with the rival Big Sky Cleaners. George's strenuous efforts to surpass his competitors' sales gimmicks come acropper when his wife, Louise (Isabel Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Helen

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) is jealous when his wife, Helen (Roxie Roker), agrees to go to lunch with her old boyfriend Darryl. Daydreaming, Tom imagines that he has been transported to the Old West, doing battle against "Pecos Darryl" over Helen's honor. Not surprisingly, several of the other Jeffersons Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Lesson in Love

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Habitually unlucky in love, Florence (Marla Gibbs) is reluctant to start a new relationship with a handsome and personable policeman (Kene Holliday). Coming to the rescue is -- of all people -- Florence's boss, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley). It seems that George has "all the answers" Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: The Jeffersons and the Willises plan a surprise party for the Jeffersons' housekeeper, Florence (Marla Gibbs). But thanks to a misunderstanding, Florence thinks that the two couples are throwing a wing-ding to which she hasn't been invited -- and, even worse, at which she will be expected to act Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Dog-Gone

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Still hoping to curry favor (and a lucrative business deal) with his snobbish landlord, Mr. Whittendale, George agrees to dog-sit for Whittendale's prize Doberman. Alas, the dog virtually demolishes the Jefferson apartment -- and then has the bad taste to die in a freak accident. Ivor Francis Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: I Spy

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Feeling neglected by her husband, Tom (Franklin Cover), Helen Willis (Roxie Roker) decides to do something about it. Unfortunately, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley), relying on the faulty evidence of his own eyes, arrives at the conclusion that Helen is cheating on Tom. As expected, George's Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Thammy the Thongwriter

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: After their neighbor Harry Bentley is transferred to Europe, Bentley's apartment is rented by a songwriter named Sammy (played by real-life composer Frank DeVol), with whom George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) has had previous business dealings (e.g. the seventh-season episode "I Buy the Songs"). Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Blazing Jeffersons

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: When his Brooklyn store burns to the ground, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) finds that the store's alarm had malfunctioned due to faulty wiring. Both Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) and the insurance company urge George to sue the person responsible for installing the alarm. Unfortunately, the Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: My Wife, I Think I'll Keep Her

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Male chauvinism rears its ugly head in the Jefferson and Willis households. George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) produces a TV commercial featuring offensive sexual stereotypes, while publisher Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) signs up an outspokenly anti-feminist author. The result: George's wife Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: A Case of Self-Defense

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: After Lionel and Jenny's apartment is burglarized, Lionel's dad, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley), wants to buy a gun. George's wife, Louise (Isabel Sanford), is adamantly opposed to having a weapon in the house, so George buys a gun without her knowledge -- and with potentially disastrous Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Men of the Cloth

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Jenny Jefferson (Berlinda Tolbert) has agreed to let the gospel group organized by Florence (Marla Gibbs) sing at the baptism of baby Jessica. What Jenny and Florence don't know is that Jenny's father-in-law, George (Sherman Hemsley), has already secured the services of famous gospel singer Andrae Crouch Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Appointment in 8-B

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) pays a visit to apartment 8-B, there to drop off a cleaning bill to the seductive Dede Sanderson (Sheila DeWindt). A bit later, Ralph the doorman (Ned Wertimer) passes by 8-B and overhears Ms. Sanderson in the throes of carnal passion -- calling out the name Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner, Part 2

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Ned Wertimer, Barrie Ingham

Synopsis: In the conclusion of a two-part story, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley), still posing as a mystery novelist, endeavors to solve the apparent murder of Edgar Thornton (David Downing) during a luxury cruise. The other passengers, all genuine mystery writers, put the clues together and point their Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner, Part 1

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In the first episode of a two-part story, Louise (Isabel Sanford) books George (Sherman Hemsley), Florence (Marla Gibbs), and herself on a murder-mystery cruise ship. To get a discount, George pretends to be a mystery novelist, just like the rest of the passengers. This pose may well prove to be Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Season 09

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker, Marla Gibbs

Synopsis: Ending its eighth season as the third top-rated TV series in America, The Jeffersons was assured its usual Sunday night CBS berth for a ninth season, beginning in the fall of 1981. Conspicuous by their absence were former series regulars Mike Evans (as Lionel Jefferson), Berlinda Tolbert (as Jenny Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: How Now Dow Jones

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: When Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) makes a small fortune in the stock market thanks to financial advice provided by George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley), Florence (Marla Gibbs) is quite impressed. She prevails upon George to give her a few tips, but he is reluctant to do so since she has very little Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Poetic Justice

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Louise (Sherman Hemsley) wants to put the love poems written by her husband, George (Sherman Hemsley), during their courting days in a fancy binding. To do this, however, she must order several copies -- copies that eventually end up in the hands of several of the Jeffersons' friends. George is Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Social Insecurity

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Florence (Marla Gibbs) begins to worry about her future when she realizes that she hasn't salted any money away. In hopes of securing a retirement nest egg, Florence approaches boss George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) and asks him to set up a pension plan. Not surprisingly, George turns her down Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Anatomy of a Stain

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) demands a refund when his suit returns from Jefferson Cleaners with a large and indelible stain. George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) refuses to pay up, arguing that it was Tom's fault that he left a candy bar in his pocket. The two men decide to settle their differences Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Laundry is a Tough Town, Part 2

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In the concluding episode of a two-part story, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley), defeated by a down-and-dirty price war with the rival Big Sky dry-cleaning firm, decides to sell out to Big Sky and retire. With nothing else to do while hanging around the house, George drives everyone crazy with Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: A Date with Danger

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Somewhere between his starring role in Blacula and his stint as the King of Cartoons on Pee-Wee's Playhouse, William Marshall took time to guest star on The Jeffersons as bestselling author Tom Blake. Both the Jeffersons (Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford) and the Willises (Franklin Cover and Roxie Roker Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Heeeere's Johnny

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Johnny Brown guest stars as Johnny Moore, an irredeemably obnoxious jokester. Although Johnny is the best friend of George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley), George's wife, Louise (Isabel Sanford), can't stand the man. Even so, Louise accidentally invites Johnny to stay in the Jefferson apartment -- and Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Charlie's Angels

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Although he refuses to extend a loan to Charlie the bartender (Danny Wells), George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) advises Charlie to pep up business with contests, music and (especially) scantily-clad waitresses. Charlie follows this advice, with the financial help of Tom Willis (Franklin Cover). Read More

1982
The Jeffersons: Not So Dearly Beloved

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) has had just about enough of his contentious store manager, Wendell Thomas (Earl Billings) -- a sentiment shared by the rest of George's employees. Alas, just as George is firing Wendell, the much-despised manager drops dead. Can things get any worse? You bet Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: Small Fish, Big Pond

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) exaggerates the size and importance of his business in order to get into an exclusive tycoons' club. Inevitably, George pays the price for his prevarications during the club's fundraiser for a local park fountain. Thinking he is only making a 100-dollar donation Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: I Buy the Songs

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) is touched and impressed when her neighbor Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) writes a Valentine's Day poem to his wife, Helen (Roxie Roker). Is it any wonder, then, that Louise is outraged when her own husband, George (Sherman Hemsley), not only forgets the holiday, but Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: The Separation, Part 1

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Thanks to a lengthy Hollywood writers' strike in 1980, the 1981-1982 season of The Jeffersons included several previous-season episodes that had been held in reserve. One of the episodes intended for season seven emerged as the season eight opener: the two-part "The Separation." In part one, young Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: Florence's New Job, Part 2

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: In this pilot episode for the Marla Gibbs sitcom Checking In, Florence Johnston (Gibbs) has left the employ of the Jeffersons and has accepted a job as executive housekeeper in a posh downtown hotel. Almost immediately upon her arrival, Florence is faced with two unpleasant tasks: Firing an old Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: Florence's New Job, Part 1

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: In this pilot episode for the Marla Gibbs sitcom Checking In, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) tries to land a lucrative hotel dry-cleaning contract by appealing directly to the hotel's owner, Mr. Claymore (John Anderson). But Claymore is far more interested in George's sassy housekeeper Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: My Hero

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Marla Gibbs

Synopsis: George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) becomes a local hero when he rescues a woman from a mugger. But George's gallantry may prove to be his downfall when the mugger escapes from the authorities, threatening dire consequences to the man who turned him in. Irwin Keyes makes his first series appearance Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: Calendar Girl

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: Doting grandparents George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) want to enter little Jessica in a baby contest sponsored by a big-time ad agency. Jessica's parents Lionel (Mike Evans) and Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert) are dead set against this plan. Thus, George and Louise secretly Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: As Florence Turns

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker

Synopsis: In this elaborate spoof of the legendary "Who Shot J.R.?" episode of Dallas, the Jeffersons' housekeeper, Florence (Marla Gibbs), takes it upon herself to write a soap opera script. What emerges from Florence's typewriter is a tale of lust, intrigue, and betrayal, centered around a ruthless Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: God Bless Americans

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Ned Wertimer

Synopsis: George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) would give anything to appear on a super-patriotic TV talk show. Hoping to qualify, George sponsors a Cuban refugee named Hector (Gary Cervantes). Alas, the TV show's xenophobic host (Jim Weston) has an entirely different view of "patriotism" than does our hero Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: Sorry, Wrong Meeting

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley), upset over the number of robberies in his apartment building, attends what he thinks is a tenants' meeting. Imagine his surprise and outrage when George discovers that the meeting is being sponsored by a local chapter of the KKK. There's no "happy sitcom ending" Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: And the Doorknobs Shined Like Diamonds

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Ned Wertimer

Synopsis: This episode focuses on Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford), who is appalled to discover that the city plans to tear down the building where she grew up. Taking a sentimental journey to her old neighborhood, Louise recalls her childhood, her mother, and her wedding. LaShana Dendy, Kim Callegar, and Sharon Brown Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: Alley Oops

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) squares off against his dry-cleaning rival, Cunningham (Paul B. Price), in the race for the championship of their local bowling league. Unfortunately, just before the deciding match, George's star bowler falls ill. Desperately, George asks his neighbor Tom Willis Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: I've Got a Secret

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: George is determined to find out what Louise has been writing in her diary. When he finally gets his hands on the forbidden volume, George jumps to a multitude of wrong conclusions. Originally filmed for The Jeffersons' seventh season, "I've Got a Secret" was not seen until season eight; the Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: A Whole Lot of Trouble

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Ever seeking out opportunities to expand his business, George (Sherman Hemsley) plans to construct a new building on a lot previously reserved for a neighborhood playground. Despite Louise's objection to this scheme, stubborn George intends to go through with it. Inevitably, he pays a personal Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: The House That George Built

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Again hoping to leave a legacy so that he will be remembered after his death, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) hits upon the brilliant idea of writing his memoirs. He soon abandons this silly notion in favor of a sillier one -- the creation of the "George Jefferson Museum." Listen for the voice Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: Season 08

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker, Marla Gibbs

Synopsis: Its popularity having grown apace since its move to a Sunday night time slot in June 1979, The Jeffersons remained on CBS' Sunday Prime Time manifest as it launched its eighth season in the fall of 1981. Season eight would ultimately yield more first-run episodes than any previous season (27 in Read More

1981
Desperate Moves

Actors: Steve Tracy, Dana Handler, Eddie Deezen, Isabel Sanford, Paul Benedict

Synopsis: This strange movie is about a roller skating fanatic who leaves home, goes to San Francisco to pursue his passion, and then comes up against a troublesome relationship. Andy Steigler (Steve Tracy) gets a low-level job at a large roller rink to be close to his sport. He makes friends with some Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: A Charmed Life

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: After years of sucking up to his aristocratic landlord, Mr. Whittendale, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) finally realizes that the man despises him. It seems that George is just plain too rude and crude for Whittendale's refined tastes. Thus it is that George swallows his pride, (briefly) curbs Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: My Maid, Your Maid

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Seeking a replacement for their housekeeper, Florence, who has taken a job at a plush hotel, George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) both interview applicants on their own -- without consulting each other. The "fun" begins when George brings home his choice, and Louise brings Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: Louise's Father

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) has grown up with the belief that her father died when she was two years old. All of this changes when Louise's husband, George (Sherman Hemsley), sees a newspaper photo of a "Harold Mills" -- which happened to be the name of Louise's long lost dad. Instead of Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: The Separation, Part 2

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In the second episode of a two-part story, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) tries to prevent the breakup of the marriage between his son Lionel (Mike Evans) and the Willises' daughter Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert). To do this, George surreptitiously invites a marriage counselor to play poker with Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: Florence Did It Different, Part 2

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In the conclusion of a two-part story, the Jeffersons' former housekeeper, Florence (Marla Gibbs), loses her new job when the hotel where she is working burns to the grown. Gracious Florence is willing to step aside and let her successor Carmen (Roseanna Christiansen) keep her job with the Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: Florence Did It Different, Part 1

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: This two-part Jeffersons episode was written to accommodate the return of series regular Marla Gibbs, whose own starring sitcom Checking In had just been canceled. In comparing their new housekeeper, Carmen (Roseanna Christensen), to her predecessor, Florence (Gibbs), George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: I've Still Got It

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Ned Wertimer

Synopsis: The first eighth-season Jeffersons episode to be taped (though not the first shown), this one finds George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) brooding over the likelihood that old age is creeping up on him. George's wife, Louise (Isabel Sanford), tries to boost his ego by anonymously sending flowers Read More

1981
The Jeffersons: George's Birthday

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) secretly prepares a surprise 50th birthday party for her husband, George (Sherman Hemsley). Unaware of this, George tries to arrange his own party. Not surprisingly, no one accepts George's invitation (they've all committed themselves to Louise's bash), so our Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: The Longest Day

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: The ladies of the Jefferson and Willis families are out shopping, leaving George and Lionel Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Mike Evans) and Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) in charge of baby Jessica. The men are certain that they will be able to care for the infant with the greatest of ease and efficiency. Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: A Night to Remember

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: While celebrating their wedding anniversary, George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) have another of their legendary arguments, this time over the subject of George's honesty. After George angrily storms off to spend the night in a hotel, Louise begins to suspect that her Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: Louise Takes a Stand

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) has an opportunity to expand his store when the lease to Charlie's Bar is not renewed. Charlie (Danny Wells) may be a friend and confidant, reasons George, but business is business. However, George's wife Louise (Isabel Sanford) has a different view of the Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: The Loan

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: Lionel and Jenny Jefferson (Mike Evans, Berlinda Tolbert) want to purchase a home, but the bank turns down their mortgage loan application. Despite this setback, the couple insists that their parents not interfere in their financial travails. Amazingly, George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: The Shower

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: A baby shower is held to celebrate the birth of Jessica Jefferson, daughter of Lionel and Jenny Jefferson (Mike Evans, Berlinda Tolbert). Everybody shows up with gifts and good cheer -- everybody, that is, except Jessica's daddy. Following in the footsteps of his father, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: Louise's Setback

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Marla Gibbs

Synopsis: Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) is so excited about being interviewed on TV about the Help Center's suicide helpline that she ignores one of her teenaged charges, a melancholy girl named Ruthie (Renee Brown). Feeling rejected by Louise, Ruthie OD's on sleeping pills. With Ruthie's life in the Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: Brother Tom

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: There is probably no whiter white man on the face of the earth than the Jeffersons' neighbor Tom Willis (Franklin Cover). When his African-American wife, Helen (Roxie Roker), entertains two of her oldest friends, Tom suddenly feels like an outsider. Thus it is that Tom shows up at the doorstep of Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: One Flew Into the Cuckoo's Nest

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: A routine dry-cleaning delivery becomes a nightmare for George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley). Stopping over at a mental institution, George is mistaken for one of the inmates and is promptly locked up. Meanwhile, the real inmate goes over the wall -- and it looks as if there'll be a "new" George Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: The Arrival, Part 2

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: In this concluding episode of a two-part story, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley), with the help of several new "good buddies," manages to get his extremely pregnant daughter-in-law, Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert), to the maternity hospital just in time. Jenny's husband, Lionel (Mike Evans), his move Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: The Arrival, Part 1

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: In this first episode of a two-part story, George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) reluctantly face the possibility that their son, Lionel (Mike Evans), and his wife, Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert), may move to Chicago. While Lionel is out of town to talk to his potential new Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: Put It On

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: At first reluctant to accompany Helen (Roxie Roker) and Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert) to a male striptease club, Louise (Isabel Sanford) determines to go anyway when her husband, George (Sherman Hemsley), orders her not to go. The outraged George conspires with Helen's husband, Tom (Franklin Cover), to Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii, Part 4

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: In the conclusion of a four-part story, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) and Tom Willis (Franklin Cover), lost at sea around the Hawaiian islands, are rescued by a group of friendly natives on Oahu. At first grateful, George is dismayed to learn that these natives are soon to be displaced by a Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: Florence's Cousin

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Ned Wertimer, William Allen Young

Synopsis: William Allen Young guest stars as Ernie, the ne'er-do-well cousin of the Jeffersons' housekeeper, Florence (Marla Gibbs). In dire need of 1,000 dollars, Ernie prevails upon Florence to borrow the money from her boss, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley). George refuses, insisting that Ernie is a Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: Season 07

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Mike Evans, Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker

Synopsis: After several seasons in the ratings doldrums, The Jeffersons had enjoyed an incredible upsurge in viewership during its sixth season, due in no small part to the decision by CBS to move the series to Sunday night, traditionally the "best" TV evening of the week. Thus, it was no surprise that the Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: All I Want For Christmas

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: After promising to play Santa Claus at the Help Center, Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) sprains his ankle. Thus, a reluctant George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) is pressed into service and fitted out with whiskers and padding. George then proceeds to get himself and the Help Center in plenty of hot Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii, Part 3

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Marla Gibbs

Synopsis: In this third episode of a four-part story, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) starts making secret land investments so that he can remain in Hawaii for the rest of his life. Only one hitch: George still hasn't revealed his plans to wife Louise (Isabel Sanford). Well, actually, there are two Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: Once Upon a Time

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker

Synopsis: In this final episode of The Jeffersons' sixth season, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) offers some timely interpolations to the legend of King Arthur. Telling a bedtime story to his baby granddaughter, Jessica, George tries at first to stick to the script. Before long, however, his imagination Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: The First Store

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Mike Evans, Marla Gibbs, Ned Wertimer

Synopsis: In a lengthy flashback sequence, George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) recall a fateful day in the lives of themselves and every other African-American. The year is 1968. Fired up by racial pride, George announces that he is going to open up his own business. The Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: Marathon Man

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: Delayed for several months due to an industry strike, season seven of The Jeffersons was belatedly launched on November 2, 1980, with "Marathon Man." Determined to prove that each is in better physical shape than the other man, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) and Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii, Part 2

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In this second episode of a four-part story, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) is determined to enjoy his Hawaiian vacation despite the fact that his in-laws Tom and Helen Willis (Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker) and his housekeeper, Florence (Marla Gibbs), are also in Hawaii. The tranquility and the Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii, Part 1

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: In the first episode of a four-part story, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) decides to take a trip to Hawaii for health reasons. Naturally, he offers to take wife, Louise (Isabel Sanford), along for the ride. But the trip is nearly over before it begins when George discovers that his in-laws Tom Read More

1980
The Jeffersons: The Other Woman

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Helen Willis (Roxie Roker) is mad when she finds out that her husband, Tom (Franklin Cover), is going to attend a business convention in Mexico without her. She is madder still when she learns that Tom is going to be accompanied by a beautiful blonde (Judy Landers). What Helen doesn't know Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Louise's Award

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Having devoted countless hours to the local Help Center, Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) would seem to be a shoe-in for the Volunteer of the Year award. Louise's husband George agrees that she should be the hands-down winner. In fact, he is determined to "make it happen" by bribing the judges Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Florence Meets Mr. Right

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Scripture-quoting Buzz Thatcher (Larry McCormick) has been dating the Jeffersons' housekeeper, Florence (Marla Gibbs), for only a month when he suddenly proposes marriage. Naturally, Florence is eager and willing to go marching down the aisle with such a pious beau. But her employer Louise (Isabel Sanford Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Three Faces of Florence

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Inspired by a novel, the Jeffersons' housekeeper, Florence (Marla Gibbs), decides to be a "different woman" (with a different background and set of interests) to every potential sweetheart she comes across. One of the men who is treated to the "new" Florence is Greg Martin (Adam Wade), whom she Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: The Ones You Love

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: A fight between Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) and his son Alan (Jay Hammer) spills over into the apartment of the Willis' neighbors, the Jeffersons. As a result, Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) angrily walks out on husband George (Sherman Hemsley) -- just before a reporter from Black Life Magazine Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: The Hold Out

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: A huge corporation intends to buy all the buildings on a certain city block, throwing people out of their apartments in order to construct huge luxury condos. One of the buildings is a dry-cleaning store owned by George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley), who becomes a darling of the media when he Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: A Bedtime Story

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Taking advantage of The Jeffersons' new later Wednesday-night time slot (9:30 p.m. EST), the producers served up an episode that would never have passed muster in "family hour." Temporarily impotent, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) desperately tries to hide his condition from wife Louise (Isabel Sanford Read More

1979
All in the Family: The Family Next Door

Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Danielle Brisebois, Isabel Sanford, Janet MacLachlan

Synopsis: Edith agrees to show Mike and Gloria's old house to potential renters. But Archie is outraged; The prospective tenants are a black family, and he remembers his far-from-pleasant relationship with the house's previous African- American occupants, the Jefferson family. Isabel Sanford makes a Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Season 06

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Mike Evans, Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker

Synopsis: The biggest news attending The Jeffersons' sixth season was the return of Mike Evans as Lionel Jefferson, the role he'd created on the series' parent program, All in the Family, way back in 1971. Having been replaced by Damon Evans (no relation) from 1975 to 1979, Mike Evans stepped back into Read More

1979
Love at First Bite

Actors: George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin, Dick Shawn, Arte Johnson

Synopsis: George Hamilton confounded his detractors by turning in a first-rate comic performance in Love at First Bite. Hamilton plays Count Dracula, who is evicted from his Transylvanian domicile when the Communist government decides to nationalize his castle. With faithful toady Renfield (Arte Johnson) at Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Every Night Fever

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) forsakes an opportunity to star in a Help Center play. She insists that it is far more important to spend her evenings with her husband, George (Sherman Hemsley). Unfortunately, George himself doesn't share this philosophy; having succumbed to "disco fever," he is Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Louise's Reunion

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) is primed to attend her class reunion in the company of her husband, George (Sherman Hemsley). Alas, a quarrel breaks out between the Jeffersons when Louise finds out that, according to the dictates of George's new will, she will not inherit a penny if she Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Louise's Sister

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Josephine Premice makes her first -- and only -- series appearance as Maxine, the sister of Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford). Seeking out a perfect "gift" for Louise's surprise birthday party, husband George (Sherman Hemsley) arranges for Maxine and her son Jason (Justin Lord) to pay a visit to Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Joltin' George

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: After his employee Marcus (Ernest Harden Jr.) is beaten up, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) offers to teach the boy how to box. Hoping to bolster Marcus' confidence (and his own ego), George brags about his youthful reputation as "Joltin' George," the boy with the fastest fists in the Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: The Expectant Father

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: Expectant dad Lionel Jefferson (Mike Evans) finds himself on the receiving end of everybody's well-meaning but annoying parental advice. The straw that breaks the camel's back is when Lionel's dad George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) puts in his two cents about being a daddy. The outraged Lionel Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Where's Papa?

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) come across an old will written by George's father. It turns out that the senior Jefferson insisted upon being buried next to his wife, George's mother. Naturally, George wants to honor his late father's wishes by arranging for Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Me and Mr. G

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: As part of a new foster-home project spearheaded by Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford), an orphan girl named Abby (Alene Wilson) is picked to spend a week at the Jefferson apartment. That week is quickly whittled down to a single day, thanks to the "tender loving care" of Louise's husband, George (Sherman Hemsley Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Louise vs. Florence

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: Helpful housekeeper Florence (Marla Gibbs) tries to save money on engraving the plaque of the Volunteer of the Year award, but the results are less than satisfactory. This sparks a noisy argument between Florence and Louise (Isabel Sanford), reaching a peak when Louise tells Florence that she's Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Baby Love

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: Now that Jenny Jefferson (Berlinda Tolbert) is going to have a baby, the Jeffersons' maid, Florence (Marla Gibbs), begins considered motherhood. There is, however, one minor detail preventing this: Florence isn't exactly married yet. Hoping to expedite the landing of a husband and potential daddy Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Now You See It, Now You Don't, Part 2

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: In this concluding episode of a two-part story, a "killer rabbit" -- actually a murderer dressed in a bunny suit -- lies in wait in the Jefferson apartment. The homicidal hare intends to bump off Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford), the only witness to his crime. Unfortunately for the villain, his Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: The Announcement

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: Mike Evans rejoins the cast of The Jeffersons, resuming the role of Lionel Jefferson that he'd abandoned back in 1975. In this first episode of the series' sixth season (and also the first in its new Sunday-night time slot), Lionel is thrilled to learn that his wife Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert) is Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: The Freeze-In

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: On the night that George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) plan to celebrate the anniversary of their first date, the heating in their apartment building goes on the fritz. Rather than freeze in their own apartments, Tom and Helen Willis (Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker) and Harry Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Louise's Convention

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Neither George (Sherman Hemsley) nor Louise (Isabel Sanford) will be able to celebrate their wedding anniversary this year. George has mistakenly scheduled a business meeting for that night, while Louise is slated to attend a convention in Los Angeles. Both George and Louise wonder how to break Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Louise's Old Boyfriend

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: The title character in this episode is Bill Simpson (Ford Lile), former beau of Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford). Louise would like to keep a dinner date with Bill, but she doesn't want to incur the jealousy of her husband, George (Sherman Hemsley). Thus, Louise prevails upon her housekeeper Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Now You See It, Now You Don't, Part 1

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: This two-part story was apparently inspired by an incident in the life of President Jimmy Carter, who while swimming one day was "attacked" by a hostile rabbit. In this instance, the "killer rabbit" is a man in a bunny suit, who commits a murder in a high-rise apartment. Unfortunately, Louise Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: A Short Story

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) is thrilled and honored to receive the Small Businessman of the Year award. Naturally, he assumes that the award is given annually to people in medium-income businesses. His wife, Louise (Isabel Sanford), hasn't the heart to tell George that the word "small" in Read More

1979
The Jeffersons: Thomas H. Willis & Co.

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: The Jeffersons' in-law Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) has decided to open his own publishing firm. To expedite this, Tom hopes to convince George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) to co-sign a loan. In a masterpiece of bad timing, Tom's outspoken wife, Helen (Roxie Roker), has just gotten involved in yet Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: George and Jimmy

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: For the benefit of those who weren't around in 1977, this episode was inspired by President Jimmy Carter's real-life habit of visiting "average Americans" at random. George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) calls up 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, hoping that President Carter will accept an invitation to dine Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: Uncle George and Aunt Louise

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: This Jeffersons episode represents a rare pre-Diff'rent Strokes appearance by the irrepressible Gary Coleman. When George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) agree to look after their eight-year-old nephew Raymond (Coleman) for six weeks, they have no idea what they're getting Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: George and Louise in a Bind, Part 2

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Having just had an argument, George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) are hardly in the mood to be tied up back-to-back while a burglar (Philip Charles MacKenzie) ransacks their apartment. Brooding over their predicament, the feuding couple begins recalling the highlights Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: George and Louise in a Bind, Part 1

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: After an argument with George (Sherman Hemsley), Louise (Isabel Sanford) storms out of their apartment. Thus, George is all alone when a burglar (Philip Charles MacKenzie) breaks in. Binding George to a kitchen chair, the burglar ransacks the apartment -- and then Louise unexpectedly returns. Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: George and Whitty

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: In his efforts to negotiate a new lease on his deluxe apartment, George (Sherman Hemsley) tries to arrange a get-together with his landlord, Mr. Whittendale, whom he has never met face to face. Miraculously, R.S. Whittendale (Peter Leeds) agrees to come to dinner at the Jeffersons' -- on the same Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: Season 05

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Damon Evans, Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker

Synopsis: When The Jeffersons entered its fifth season in the fall of 1978, the series still enjoyed an ardent fan following, but its Top Ten ratings status was a thing of the past. Having been shifted all over the CBS prime-time schedule during its past two seasons -- Saturdays to Wednesdays, Wednesdays to Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: Lionel Gets the Business

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: George (Sherman Hemsley) is delighted when his temporarily unemployed son, Lionel (Sherman Hemsley), agrees to enter the Jefferson family business. Unfortunately, Lionel's inexperience is matched only by his incompetence, and before long he has implemented dozens of useless "changes" in the Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: Florence's Union

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Ned Wertimer, Jack Fletcher

Synopsis: Appointed head of the apartment building's maids union, Florence (Marla Gibbs) wants to hold a meeting in the Jeffersons' apartment. But upon learning that landlord Whittendale fiercely opposes the meeting, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) refuses. George's wife, Louise (Isabel Sanford) Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: The Blackout

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: A power blackout plunges New York City and its neighboring boroughs into darkness -- and George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) into despair. Hoping to protect his Bronx dry-cleaning store from looters, George and his young employee Marcus (Ernest Harden Jr.) hurry to the establishment. They succeed Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: George and Louise in a Bind, Part 3

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Still tied up back-to-back in kitchen chairs, George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) are relieved when their captor, a burglar (Philip Charles MacKenzie) finally slips out of their apartment. But has their forced confinement brought George and Louise any closer together Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: What are Friends For?

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: All his life, George Jefferson (George Jefferson) has insisted that his cousin Dusty (Lloyd Hollar) is his favorite relative. And then, Dusty comes a-calling, announcing that he is in desperate need of a kidney donor. Suddenly, the nervous George -- who has said on many occasions that he'd do Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: Half a Brother

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Alan Willis (Jay Hammer), the son of interracial couple Tom and Helen Willis (Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker), falls in love with Debbie Taylor (Sally Hightower). All well and good -- except that Debbie is the daughter of lily-white bank official Phil Taylor (Edward Taylor). Ever worried about racial Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: Me and Billy Dee

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Needing a benefit speaker in a hurry, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) tries to engage the services of actor Billy Dee Williams (playing himself). At first intent upon hiring a celebrity impersonator, George lands an audience with Williams by posing as Alex Haley. Unfortunately, George's Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: George Finds a Father

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: The Jeffersons welcome two Christmas guests: Uncle Buddy (Arnold Johnson) and his pal Zeke (Raymond Allen). George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) is delighted to see Buddy, who was virtually a father to him when he was growing up. But delight is not the word to describe George's reaction when he Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: Harry's House Guest

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Damon Evans, Jay Hammer

Synopsis: The Jeffersons' bachelor neighbor Harry Bentley (Paul Benedict) is saddled with an unwelcome house guest, a fellow Britisher named Felicia (Carol Swarbrick). George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) comes up with a plan that is "guaranteed" to send Felicia packing. Unfortunately, the plan backfires when Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: George, Who?

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) complains that her marriage to George (Sherman Hemsley) is in a rut. Things change in a hurry when Louise is rendered unconscious during a mugging. When she comes to, Louise has no memory of her marriage -- or, for that matter, of George. Only The Jeffersons could Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: George's New Stockbroker

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Ventriloquist Willie Tyler guest stars as ventriloquist Roy Crandall, who has apparently given up showbiz to become a stockbroker. George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) is both amused by Roy's voice-throwing skills and amazed at the man's business acumen. It is only after George has invested heavily Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: Homecoming, Part 1

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Jay Hammer makes his first series appearance as Alan Willis, the long-estranged son of interracial couple Tom and Helen Willis (Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker). In this first episode of a two-part story, the commune-dwelling Alan returns to New York to claim a warehouse inherited from his Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: Louise's Painting

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: In this first episode of The Jeffersons' fifth season (incidentally, the series had moved to a new Wednesday-night time slot), Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) again tries to broaden her interests by enrolling in an art class. This leads to a domestic disturbance of earthquake dimensions when Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: Jenny's Thesis

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: For her master's thesis, Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert) chooses to write about Harlem street gangs. She heads to the ghetto for research, with her dad Tom (Franklin Cover), and father-in-law, George (Sherman Hemsley), nervously tagging along as protection. A sobering denouement caps this final episode Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: George's Dream

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: A textbook example of the workaholic, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) manages to fall asleep long enough to have a frightening dream. In George's visions, the year is 1998, and his friends and family are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Jeffersons' business empire. Unfortunately, George Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: How Slowly They Forget

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) needs a sizeable loan to obtain a permit for the new Help Center. Inexplicably, the local bank turns Louise down. Taking matters in his own hands, Louise's husband George (Sherman Hemsley) finds out that the bank was acting on the orders of a city official -- who Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: Homecoming, Part 2

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: In this second episode of a two-part story, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) steps up his campaign to purchase a warehouse owned by Alan Willis (Jay Hammer), the hippie son of interracial couple Tom and Helen Willis (Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker). Taking advantage of an argument between Alan and Read More

1978
The Jeffersons: Louise's Friend

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: George (Sherman Hemsley) has no qualms about his wife, Louise (Isabel Sanford), taking French-language lessons. He is also unfazed by the fact that the lessons take place in the evening hours. But circumstances quickly change when George discovers that Louise's favorite classmate is an exceedingly Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: The Marriage Counselors

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Following the example of her friends Tom and Helen Willis (Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker), Louise (Isabel Sanford) wants to take a therapy course with a marriage counselor. But Louise's husband, George (Sherman Hemsley), convinced that his marriage is perfect as is, refuses to allow strangers to Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: Louise vs. Jenny

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: While visiting his parents, Lionel Jefferson (Damon Evans) lands in bed with a bad cold. Naturally, Lionel's mom, Louise (Isabel Sanford), assumes that she will take care of her darling boy, as always. Trouble ensues when Lionel's wife, Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert), insists upon nursing her ailing Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: George the Philanthropist

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Anxious to win the Black Businessman's Association award, George (Sherman Hemsley) starts making gigantic charitable contributions. He tops off this generosity by promising to open up a youth center in Harlem. But will George keep that promise upon learning that the coveted award is going to Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: Jenny's Opportunity

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: At first, Lionel (Damon Evans) is delighted when his wife, Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert), wins a summer scholarship to Oxford. Not only is this a wonderful opportunity for Jenny, but Lionel has always wanted to go to England. Unfortunately, Lionel's employer sees things differently -- and it looks as Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: The Old Flame

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Mother Jefferson (Zara Cully) takes it upon herself to invite a "mystery" guest to the apartment of son George (Sherman Hemsley) and daughter-in-law Louise (Isabel Sanford). The fun begins when the guest turns out to be Harriet Johnson (Lillian Lehman), George's first girlfriend. But it's no fun Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: Bentley's Problem

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: The Jeffersons' mild-mannered neighbor Harry Bentley (Paul Benedict) is being harassed by a bully in the parking garage. George (Sherman Hemsley) helpfully offers some macho-man advice to his beleaguered Harry -- who, upon following that advice, ends up in jail. Will all this intrigue prevent Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: Louise Forgets

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Having suffered a number of memory lapses of late, Louise (Isabel Sanford) seeks out professional help. Alas, she does this after forgetting to call the Jeffersons' stockbroker, causing husband George (Sherman Hemsley) to miss out on a hot financial tip. Meanwhile, the Jeffersons' maid, Florence (Marla Gibbs Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: Season 04

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Damon Evans, Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker

Synopsis: Even though its ratings had dropped precipitously since its January 1975 debut, The Jeffersons remained on the CBS prime time schedule during the 1977-1978 season, if for no other reason than the "clout" of series producer Norman Lear. Having been moved all over the map during its third season Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: A Case of Black and White

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: George (Sherman Hemsley), apparently feeling guilty over making a bigoted crack about interracial couple Tom and Helen Willis (Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker), invites them to dinner. Unfortunately, the Willises soon realize that George merely wants to curry favor with another interracial couple for Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: George's Guilt

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: The death of a childhood chum causes George (Sherman Hemsley) to feel guilty because he has not kept in touch with his old buddies. As a result, George arranges for a reunion with his pals JoJo (Bill Henderson), Willie (Lee Weaver) and Gabby (Henry Harris). Only one problem: JoJo has never been Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: Jefferson Airplane

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: Again worried that George (Sherman Hemsley) is working too hard, Louise (Isabel Sanford) suggests that he take up a relaxing hobby. She soon regrets her suggestion when George signs up for flying lessons. Fortunately for all concerned, George makes a startling (and messy) discovery while airborne Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: Louise's New Interest

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: While working as a museum volunteer in the Indian artifacts section, Louise agrees to go on a weekend archeological expedition with her handsome supervisor, Dr. Jessup (Percy Rodriguez). When it turns out that Jessup does not intend to invite anyone else along, Louise must hide this fact from her Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: 984 W. 124th Street, Apt. 5C

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: It may be the Christmas season -- and the first wedding anniversary of Lionel and Jenny Jefferson (Damon Evans, Berlinda Tolbert) -- but Lionel's mom, Louise (Isabel Sanford), isn't in a festive mood. She wants to know why her husband, George (Sherman Hemsley), has been sneaking out at odd hours Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: The Camp-Out

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Ned Wertimer

Synopsis: Although Zara Cully does not appear in this episode as Mother Jefferson, her domineering presence is decidedly felt by all concerned. Not wishing to cope with his mother during her impending visit, George (Sherman Hemsley) leaves that responsibility to wife Louise. He then scoots off to a camping Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: The Last Leaf

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Superstitious Louise (Isabel Sanford) goes into a panic when she loses her lucky wedding corsage. Convinced that this means her marriage to George (Sherman Hemsley) is finished, Louise resists every effort by George to prove that the opposite is true. This episode marks the final appearance of Zara Cully Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: Florence Gets Lucky

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Can it be? George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) is actually encouraging his sassy housekeeper, Florence (Marla Gibbs), to insult him? Yes, it's true -- and it's all because a wealthy businessman (Thalmus Rasulala), whose business George dearly covets, loves hearing Florence "let loose" with her Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: The Costume Party

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: When first asked to attend a costume party held by the Interracial Awareness Society, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) refuses. He quickly changes his mind when it turns out that one of the guests is a man whose business George dearly covets. Suffice it to say that someone wearing a mask says Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: The Jefferson Curve

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: According to George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley), the "Jefferson Curve" is the practice of bending the truth to get what one wants. Admiring this philosophy, young Marcus Henderson (Ernest Harden Jr.) throws the celebrated "curve" at pretty Natalie (Ronalda Douglas) -- by claiming to be George's Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: George Needs Help

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Once again, Louise (Isabel Sanford) chides George (Sherman Hemsley) for being a workaholic. This time, however, Louise demands that George spend less time at his business and more time with her -- or else. Thus it is that George breaks a promise to himself and hires a general manager (Teddy Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: The Grand Opening, Part 2

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: While celebrating the opening of his new executive offices, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) is contacted by a pair of crooks who claim that they've kidnapped George's wife, Louise (Isabel Sanford), and are holding her for 100,000 dollars ransom. But everyone is in for a big and none too Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: Once a Friend

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Ned Wertimer

Synopsis: George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) eagerly looks forward to a reunion with his old Navy buddy Eddie Stokes. What George doesn't know is that Eddie has recently undergone a rather delicate operation. In fact, Eddie isn't even Eddie any more -- "she" is now the voluptuous Edie Stokes (Veronica Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: Louise's Physical

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Louise (Isabel Sanford) is hardly in the mood for her surprise birthday party after her annual medical checkup. It isn't that the prognosis is a bad one; in fact, the doctor has given her a clean bill of health, and told her that she'll probably live to a ripe old age. The problem is that Louise Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: The Grand Opening, Part 1

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Returning to a Saturday-night time slot, The Jeffersons launched its fourth season with a special one-hour episode. Overhearing George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) brag about his wealth and his posh new offices, two seedy-looking men break into the Jefferson apartment, intending to kidnap George's Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: Good News, Bad News

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Still volunteering at the local Help Center, Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) is altruistic, but nonetheless certain that her good works will some day be rewarded. Namely, she takes it for granted that she will be appointed as editor of the Center's newspaper. So imagine Louise's dismay when her Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: The Visitors

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Berlinda Tolbert

Synopsis: Jinaki and Hank Rolike guest star as Dora and Don Johnston, the parents of the Jeffersons' housekeeper, Florence (Marla Gibbs). George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) are nonplussed when Dora and Don show up unexpectedly as house guests. What follows is a crazy cacophony Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: George's Help

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Working as a volunteer at a neighborhood help center, Louise (Isabel Sanford) tries to find a worthwhile job for ghetto youth Marcus Garvey Henderson. Much against his will, Louise's husband, George (Sherman Hemsley), hires Marcus for one of his dry-cleaning establishments. Not long afterward, a Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: George's Legacy

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Vainglorious George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) is worried that he has nothing to leave for posterity. Thus it is that George hires an artist to sculpt his bust. Taking this "immortalization" process one step farther, George invites all his friends and family (except for Mother Jefferson, due to Read More

1977
The Jeffersons: Louise's Cookbook

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sandford) begins assembling a cookbook comprised of her grandmother's favorite recipes. This volume attracts the attention of Louise's neighbor Tom Willis (Franklin Cover), who works for a publishing firm. Jealous over the fact that his wife may become a bestselling Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: Mother Jefferson's Birthday

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Damon Evans, Ned Wertimer

Synopsis: George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) have completely forgotten the upcoming 70th birthday of George's mother (Zara Cully). Scrambling around to find an appropriate present at the last minute, George and Louise hit upon what they think is a brilliant idea: They will reunite Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: Lionel's Problem

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Just before his college graduation, honor student Lionel Jefferson (Damon Evans) begins to worry that he will never live up to his family's expectations. Lionel tries to relieve his tension with a few convivial drinks from a handy bottle of scotch. Those few turn into many -- and come graduation Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: George Meets Whittendale

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) may finally get to meet the elusive Mr. Whittendale, whom George hopes will help him advance both professionally and socially. Unfortunately, our hero has forgotten a previous engagement with his neighbor Harry Bentley (Paul Benedict). In his efforts to elude Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: The Breakup, Part 1

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: In this first episode of a two-part story, Lionel Jefferson (Damon Evans) is worried that he will fail his college term paper, especially since the topic is one on which he has no knowledge whatsoever. Ever the doting father, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) tries to help out by purchasing a Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: Season 03

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Damon Evans, Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker

Synopsis: Still in its regular Saturday-night time slot, The Jeffersons entered its third season on CBS. Although the cast had not undergone any radical changes since season two, there were a few differences. For one, Marla Gibbs, who'd been seen in the recurring role of the Jeffersons' sassy maid Florence Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: Florence's Problem

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: What has happened to the Jeffersons' maid, Florence (Marla Gibbs). Usually short-tempered, ill-mannered, and unwilling to work any harder than she has to, Florence has suddenly become friendly (she even gives neighbor Harry [Paul Benedict] an affectionate kiss), obedient, and the hardest worker in Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: The Breakup, Part 2

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: In this concluding episode of a two-part story, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) has managed to alienate Tom and Helen Willis (Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker), the parents of his son Lionel's ex-fiancée, Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert). Neither the Jeffersons nor the Willises want to make the first move Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: Tennis, Anyone?

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Ned Wertimer

Synopsis: George (Sherman Hemsley) is honored when he is invited to join an exclusive (and previously all-white) racquet club by a prominent judge (Keene Curtis). Little does he realize that he is merely a "token" member, accepted into the club to avoid legal tangles. The truth comes crashing down upon poor Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: The Agreement

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Ever the pragmatist, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) thinks it would be a swell idea if his son, Lionel (Damon Evans), signed a prenuptial financial agreement with his fiancée, Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert). Alas, Jenny is insulted by the very idea that she would ever take advantage of Lionel in the Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: Florence in Love

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: George (Sherman Hemsley) is shocked upon discovering that his maid, Florence (Marla Gibbs), has allowed her latest boyfriend (Robert DoQui) to spend the night in the Jefferson apartment. After the inevitable loud and abrasive argument, Florence quits her job. This episode was later "replayed" Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: The Christmas Wedding

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Lionel (Sherman Hemsley) and Jennifer (Berlinda Tolbert) are all ready to exchange their wedding vows on Christmas Eve. But the honeymoon may be over before it even begins. Lionel's dad George (Sherman Hemsley) is outraged that the marital ceremony will be performed by a white minister (Robert Sampson Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: Lionel's Pad

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) express displeasure over the fact that son Lionel (Damon Evans) has decided to move into his own apartment. But "displeasure" hardly begins to describe their reaction when they find that Lionel intends to move in with his girl friend Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: Tom the Hero

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) saves the life of George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) with a timely application of the Heimlich maneuver. At first grateful to Tom, George quickly becomes resentful when everyone in the neighborhood fawns over the heroic Mr. Willis. Now it is up to George to concoct a Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: Jenny's Discovery

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Is Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert) genuinely in love with Lionel (Sherman Hemsley)? That's the question she is asking herself when word arrives that Lionel, George (Sherman Hemsley), and Tom (Franklin Cover) may have been killed in a bus crash. A tearful Jenny joins the grieving wives of the other Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: The Retirement Party

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: In exchange for a top executive position, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) primes himself to sell his business to a mega-corporation. That's when he learns that his new contract has a forced-retirement clause -- one that will not only push aside George's best friend Ben (Richard Ward), but also Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: Louise Gets Her Way

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) discovers that her maid, Florence (Marla Gibbs), is about to be evicted from her condemned apartment building. Ever generous, Louise offers Florence a full-time job as the Jeffersons' live-in housekeeper. Only one problem: Louise's husband, George (Sherman Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: George and the President

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: In this opening episode of The Jeffersons' third season, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) steams up when Cunningham, his chief rival in the dry-cleaning business, reaps huge profits from a Bicentennial sale. Ad man Cal Roberts (David Dukes) suggests that George run his own "patriotic" promotion Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: The Wedding

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Emulating his idol Harry Belafonte, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) wants to renew his marriage vows with his wife, Louise (Isabel Sanford). But the second wedding may never get off the ground -- and indeed, the original marriage may be hopelessly grounded -- thanks to a heated argument Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: Louise Suspects

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Having been scolded by wife Louise (Isabel Sanford) for working too hard, George (Sherman Hemsley) tries to keep secret the fact that he is opening up a new dry-cleaning establishment. This requires George to furtively sneak about under cover of night. Naturally, Louise suspects that her wandering Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: George's Diploma

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Self-made businessman George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) has never been self-conscious about his lack of formal education. All this changes when George's son, Lionel (Damon Evans), hoping to impress his college chums, tells them that George attended Harvard. As a result, the elder Mr. Jefferson Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: The Lie Detector

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Lionel Jefferson (Damon Evans) turns down a high-paying job when his new employer demands that he take a lie detector test. Not surprisingly, Lionel's dad, George (Sherman Hemsley), jumps to the conclusion that his son has a skeleton in his closet. All this intrigue occurs while George and Louise (Isabel Sanford Read More

1976
The Jeffersons: George's First Vacation

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Synopsis: George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) is miffed when his friends claim that he is obsessively devoted to his work. To prove them wrong, George decides to go on his first vacation since striking it rich. He books passage for himself and wife Louise (Isabel Sanford) on a luxury cruise, and for a while Read More

1975
The Jeffersons: A Dinner for Harry

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Berlinda Tolbert

Synopsis: The Jeffersons enters its second season with virtually all of its first-season cast members intact -- except for Mike Evans as Lionel Jefferson (the actor's replacement, Damon Evans, would not appear until the third episode of season two). The occasion is a birthday party for the Jeffersons' Read More

1975
All in the Family: The Jeffersons Move Up

Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Sherman Hemsley

Synopsis: As indicated by its title, this episode of All in the Family served as the pilot for the spin-off series The Jeffersons. The Bunkers appear at the beginning of the episode to bid goodbye as the nouveau riche Jefferson family leave their middle-class Bronx neighborhood in favorite of a Read More

1975
The Photographer

Synopsis: In this thriller, a murderous photographer causes problems for his associates. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1975
The Jeffersons: Season 02

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Damon Evans, Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker

Synopsis: Having wrapped up its first season as the fourth highest-rated network series, CBS' The Jeffersons was a shoe-in for a second-season renewal. The series remained a Saturday-night fixture, albeit in a slightly earlier time slot -- replacing its parent series All in the Family, which had moved to Read More

1975
The Jeffersons: Season 01

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Mike Evans, Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker

Synopsis: The second Norman Lear-produced TV series to be spun off from All in the Family (Maude was the first), The Jeffersons grew out of a character who appeared on the very first episode of Family -- college student Lionel Jefferson (originally played by Mike Evans), the young African-American friend of Read More

1975
The Jeffersons: Louise's Daughter

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Diane Sommerfield, who once played Lionel Jefferson's girl friend on All in the Family, is here cast as Gail Bryant. Arriving unannounced at the Jefferson apartment, Gail insists that Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) is her natural mother. Louise, of course, is outraged -- not so much by Gail's Read More

1975
The Jeffersons: George and the Manager

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Damon Evans, Berlinda Tolbert, Ned Wertimer

Synopsis: Rhoda Gemignani is cast as Emily, an employee at George Jefferson's dry cleaning establishment. Though Emily is the most qualified candidate for the position of manager, George (Sherman Hemsley) refuses to give her the job. Can it be that George is prejudiced against Emily's gender? No, his Read More

1975
The Jeffersons: George's Best Friend

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Ned Wertimer, Zara Cully

Synopsis: George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford) find themselves with an unexpected dinner guest in the form of George's old Navy buddy Wendell Brown (Louise Gossett Jr.) Laughingly, George recalls that Wendell had quite a reputation as a womanizer. But George stops laughing when Read More

1975
The Jeffersons: Jenny's Grandparents

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: This episode focuses on the Jeffersons' interracial neighbors, Tom and Helen Willis (Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker). It seems that Tom's prejudiced white father (Leon Ames) refuses to have anything to do with Helen's prejudiced black father (Fred Pinkard), and vice versa. The Willises join forces Read More

1975
The Jeffersons: George vs. Wall Street

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Lionel Jefferson is offered a 20,000-dollar-a-year job with an engineering firm (this is in 1975, when 20,000 dollars is still real money!) Dad George (Sherman Hemsley) is delighted at being told of Lionel's good fortune. But George is not so delighted when he learns that Lionel has turned the job Read More

1975
The Jeffersons: Lunch with Mama

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Ned Wertimer

Synopsis: Louise (Isabel Sanford) wants her husband, George (Sherman Hemsley), to accompany her to the funeral of her old friend. But George refuses, insisting that he must keep a luncheon date with Mother Jefferson (Zara Cully). Will this be the episode in which George is finally forced to choose between Read More

1975
The Jeffersons: George's Alibi

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: Lionel (Damon Evans) damages a fender and headlight of his dad's delivery van, but doesn't fess up. When papa George (Sherman Hemsley) sees the damage, he is convinced that he himself is responsible. Misunderstandings segue into panic when George becomes obsessed with notion that "his" fender Read More

1975
The Jeffersons: Jefferson vs. Jefferson

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Damon Evans

Synopsis: The Jeffersons' wedding anniversary gets off on the wrong foot when overbearing Mother Jefferson (Zara Cully) pays the couple a visit. Things go from worse to worser when George (Sherman Hemsley) is involved in a bicycle accident. He demands that his wife, Louise (Isabel Sanford), lie to the Read More

1975
The Jeffersons: Mother Jefferson's Fall

Actors: Sherman Hemsley,