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The Jeffersons ()

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  • TV-PG
  • 30min
  • Comedy
  • TV Series
A nouveau riche, African-American family who move into a luxury apartment building develop close, if occasionally fractious, relationships with other tenants.
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 wins & 31 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary

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  Louise Jefferson (253 episodes, 1975-1985)
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  George Jefferson (253 episodes, 1975-1985)
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  Helen Willis (252 episodes, 1975-1985)
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  Tom Willis (252 episodes, 1975-1985)
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  Florence Johnston (217 episodes, 1975-1985)
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  Harry Bentley (203 episodes, 1975-1985)
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  Jenny Willis Jefferson / ... (168 episodes, 1975-1985)
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  Mother Jefferson / ... (87 episodes, 1975-1978)
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  Ralph Hart (77 episodes, 1975-1985)
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  Lionel Jefferson (74 episodes, 1975-1978)
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  Lionel Jefferson (62 episodes, 1975-1985)
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  Allan Willis (24 episodes, 1978-1979)
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  Charlie / ... (23 episodes, 1975-1985)
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  Marcus Henderson / ... (8 episodes, 1977-1979)
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  Leroy (7 episodes, 1977-1979)
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  Mr. Whittendale (6 episodes, 1978-1984)
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  Jimmy (5 episodes, 1983-1984)
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  Hugo Mojelewski (5 episodes, 1981-1984)
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  Jessica Jefferson (4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Dorothy Butts ...
  Mrs. Van Morris / ... (4 episodes, 1975-1984)
Esther Sutherland ...
  Mary (4 episodes, 1980-1983)
Pat Lawson ...
  Alice (4 episodes, 1980-1983)
Roseanna Christiansen ...
  Carmen (3 episodes, 1981)
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  Sammy (3 episodes, 1981-1982)
Leonard Lightfoot ...
  Officer Barrett (3 episodes, 1981-1982)
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  Lloyd Tyndall (3 episodes, 1983)
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  Leon Kanekuulo (3 episodes, 1980)
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  Allan West (3 episodes, 1983)
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  Burglar (3 episodes, 1978)
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  Killer Rabbit / ... (3 episodes, 1979-1981)
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  Jimmy's Cousin (3 episodes, 1983)
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  Audrey Blume / ... (3 episodes, 1982-1985)
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  Edgar Thornton / ... (3 episodes, 1979-1982)
Myra Taylor ...
  Pearl (3 episodes, 1980-1982)
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  Captain Marshall Monahan (2 episodes, 1982)
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  Steve Winslow (2 episodes, 1982)
Phil Rubenstein ...
  Cap Scanlon / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1985)
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  Andrew Derek (2 episodes, 1982)
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  Rachel (2 episodes, 1982)
Will Gill Jr. ...
  Ed (2 episodes, 1982-1983)
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  Mac Steele (2 episodes, 1982)
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  Amanda (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
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  Mr. Curtis / ... (2 episodes, 1975-1982)
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  Mechanic / ... (2 episodes, 1977-1982)
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  Byron Jackson / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1982)
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  Dollar / ... (2 episodes, 1982-1983)
John Dewey Carter ...
  Carter / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
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  Uncle Bertram (2 episodes, 1975)
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  Kent Tobin / ... (2 episodes, 1977-1984)
Gordon Connell ...
  Homer Calder / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1979)

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"The Jeffersons" was perhaps the most-successful spin-off series to "All in the Family." George Jefferson was the Black version of Archie Bunker in many respects: both were loud-mouthed, opinionated, and set in their bigoted ways. By 1975, Jefferson's fledgling dry-cleaning business, Jefferson Cleaners, had successfully grown into a small chain; his newfound wealth led to moving his family to a "deluxe apartment in the sky" in Manhattan. His family included his wife Louise, a level-headed and open-minded woman who often had to scold George when his mouth got him into trouble; and their son Lionel, an engineering major at a local college. George especially disliked Tom and Helen Willis, an interracial couple (he was white, she was Black) whose daughter Jenny was dating and later married Lionel; Florence, his sharp-tongued maid; and Harry Bentley, the esoteric Englishman who lived next door. George often flaunted his wealth and displayed rude, arrogant, bigoted behavior; however, he often found that money didn't open every door or win him favor with everyone. In later years, George and Louise became grandparents when Lionel and Jenny welcomed their adorable little daughter Jessica; and Lionel and Jenny found work, he as an electrical engineer, she as a fashion designer; but Lionel and Jenny's marriage crumbled. Meanwhile, as Jefferson Cleaners continued to expand, George continually had to deal with competing dry-cleaning franchises who sought to put him out of business. In the final season, George and Tom formed a partnership and purchased Charlie's Bar, their favorite hangout. Written by Brian Rathjen

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Also Known As
  • Die Jeffersons (Germany)
  • Los Jefferson (Spain)
  • Джефферсоны (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • I Jefferson (Italy)
  • Los Jeffersons (Mexico)
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Trivia Isabel Sanford was the first black actress to win the Outstanding Lead Actress in a comedy Emmy award. See more »
Goofs Numerous times on and off throughout the course of the series, people make a left when they leave through the exit of the Jeffersons' apartment. The layout of the hallway has Harry Bentley's apartment at the end about a couple feet away at corner on the left side of the Jeffersons' apartment. So it means logically they are just walking right into the door of Bentley's apartment instead of going straight across to the elevator. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The N Word (2004). See more »
Crazy Credits Series creators Don Nicholl, Michael Ross, and Bernard West are listed as "Nicholl Ross West" during the show's closing credits on numerous episodes. See more »
Quotes Florence Johnston: How come we overcame and nobody told me?
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