The Jeffersons
Season 5
TV-PG
Wealthy African American dry cleaner George Jefferson, his wife Louise, and son Lionel move into a luxury apartment building and develop occasionally fractious relations with other tenants, including their sassy maid Florence.
Where to Watch The Jeffersons • Season 5
24 Episodes
- Homecoming (1)
E2Homecoming (1)George decides that he needs a cleaning factory and sets out to find a place for it. Meanwhile, Alan Willis returns to New York and learns that he has inherited a warehouse from his grandfather. Seeing that the warehouse would be perfect for his factory, George goes all out to try to get it, even allowing Alan to move in with the Jeffersons' due to squabbling between Alan and Tom. - How Slowly They Forget
E4How Slowly They ForgetLouise has been trying to get a permit for the Help Center but she hasn't been able to get anywhere with the bank. This leads George to go down to the bank and discovers that the banker is an old navy pal of his, one who still holds a grudge over some navy day trickery. - Me and Billy Dee
E7Me and Billy DeeAt the last minute, George's speaker at a benefit cancels which leaves him scrambeling to find a celebrity to speak. He sets out to rope Billy Dee Williams into speaking even considering getting a celebrity look-alike. However, George passes himself off as Alex Haley, and Billy Dee agress to speak. Meanwhile, an excited Florence is let down when she mistakes Billy Dee, her idol, for an impersonator. - Half a Brother
E8Half a BrotherGeorge is being considered for a position on a bank's board of directors and when a banker comes over to interview him, Alan and the banker's daughter hit it off. This leads George to worry that because Alan is half black this will jeopardize his chances of getting the position. - George, Who?
E10George, Who?Louise thinks she and George are in a rut when she notices her daily life becomes routine. She also thinks that George is taking her for granted, and storms out to the Help Center in a middle of an argument. Surprisingly, George finds Louise later in his cleaning store, but shocked to learn that she doesn't recognize him. He later discovers that Louise received a knock on the head during a robbery and has amnesia. - Florence Meets Mr. Right
E16Florence Meets Mr. RightFlorence meets her new boyfriend, Buzz Thatcher at church, and brings him home to meet Louise and George. However, Buzz is a religious fanatic and a control freak, and when he asks Florence to marry him, Louise thinks Florence is putting herself in a dangerous situation. - The Hold Out
E19The Hold OutGeorge becomes the holdout when he refuses to sell his first store to a company who is buying up all the buildings on the block. His strategy, holdout to up the offer despite the fact that the company plans to build an expensive apartment building which would put those living there now, out on the street. - Three Faces of Florence
E22Three Faces of FlorenceFlorence is reading a novel in which a woman pretends to be different people this gives Florence the idea to act like different people to attract men. While down at the Help Center, she tries it out on a man, unknown to her he's a psychiatrist who becomes convinced Florence has multiple personalities. - Louise's Convention
E23Louise's ConventionHelen gives Louise the news that both of them have been invited to California to attend a convention, however, the planned trip coincides with the date of her wedding anniversary. Meanwhile, George mistakenly plans a business meeting on his anniversary and later at home happily allows Louise to go to California but his joy arouses suspicions in her.
