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The Jeffersons: Season 3

The Jeffersons: Season 3

Columbia TriStar (1976)
Comedy
USA / English / Color / 600 min
7.5

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Sherman Hemsley
Paul Benedict Harry Bentley
Franklin Cover Tom Willis
Zara Cully Mother Jefferson
Marla Gibbs
Isabel Sanford
Franklin Cover
Paul Benedict
Berlinda Tolbert
Zara Cully
Damon Evans Lionel Jefferson
Damon Evans
Roxie Roker
Jay Hammer
Mike Evans
Marla Gibbs Florence Johnston
Sherman Hemsley George Jefferson
Roxie Roker Helen Willis
Isabel Sanford Louise Jefferson
Berlinda Tolbert Jenny Willis
Zara Culley
Crew
Director Oz Scott, John Rich
Plot
A sitcom about a black couple "movin' on up" from a modest Queens neighborhood to deluxe apartment in Manhattan's ritzy East Side. The show was spun-off from "All in the Family" in 1975 and for the next 11 seasons, The Jeffersons lived among a kaleidoscope of characters, including their sassy maid Florence, a bizarre British neighbor named Bentley, and the Willises -- TV's first married couple in which one character was black and one was white. Like All in the Family, The Jeffersons had a bigoted, opinionated loud-mouth at its center: George Jefferson, who was constantly putting his foot in his mouth. The show tackled many serious issues, although comedy was the key element of its success.
Episodes
1
George and the President
30 min 1976-09-25
George's rival in the dry cleaning business, Cunningham, is running a campaign due to the Bicentennial celebration. This prompts George to come up with his own campaign and decides to dress up as Thomas Jefferson to lure in new customers.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein
Guest starring: David Dukes
2
Louise Gets Her Way
30 min 1976-10-02
Florence breaks down and tells Louise that she's losing her apartment due to the fact that the building is going to be torn down, this leads Louise to offer Florence a live-in maid position at the Jeffersons. Now the only problem is to get George to allow her to accept the job.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Gordon Mitchell, Lloyd Turner
Guest starring: Richard McKenzie
3
Louise Suspects
30 min 1976-10-09
George is sneaking around trying to hide the fact that he's opening another store. He goes so far as to convince Louise he's having an affair after she discovers a love letter she thinks is to him from a woman named Adele. However, Adele is really Bentley's girlfriend, and Adele wrote the letter to Bentley.
Writer: Gordon Mitchell, Lloyd Turner
4
The Lie Detector
30 min 1976-10-16
Lionel is ecstatic about his first day at his new job. However, when he is forced to take a lie detector test to verify everything in his portfolio, he promptly quits. Meanwhile, Louise and George plan for a family portrait to be taken.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Tedd Anasti, David Talisman
Guest starring: Tom Lacy, Arny Freeman, Macon McCalman
5
George's Diploma
30 min 1976-10-23
George sets out to get a diploma after Lionel lies about George's education to his college pals saying he graduated from Harvard.
Writer: Gordon Mitchell, Lloyd Turner
6
The Retirement Party
30 min 1976-10-30
George is ready to sell out to a big corporation after a company makes him a lucrative offer. This would make him a vice president however, after reading over a booklet on the rules and regulations, George discovers that this would also mean some of his best workers will be forced into retirement.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Dixie Brown Grossman
Guest starring: Richard Ward
7
Lionel's Pad
30 min 1976-11-10
8
Tom the Hero
30 min 1976-11-17
George becomes indebted to Tom after he gives George the Heimlich remover at Charlie's bar, when George begins to choke on some popcorn. However, George quickly finds away to end the debt after everyone makes a fuss over Tom's good deed.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Mike Milligan, Jay Moriarty
Guest starring: Mickey Deems, Ed Cambridge
9
Jenny's Discovery
30 min 1976-11-24
Jenny comes down with a case of premarital jitters and begins to doubt her feelings for Lionel. However, her feelings are tested when George, Tom and Lionel all appear to have been in a bus crash on their way to a football game.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Bob Baublitz
Guest starring: Ginny Tyler, Bob Duggan
10
The Agreement
30 min 1976-12-08
George interferes in Lionel and Jenny's relationship by suggesting to Lionel that he have Jenny sign a pre-nuptial agreement. This leads to Jenny and Lionel to get into an argument which ends in them calling off the wedding.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Gordon Mitchell, Lloyd Turner
Guest starring: Paul Barselou
11
Florence in Love
30 min 1976-12-15
One early morning, Louise and George are startled to discover a man in the kitchen, it isn't until after George threatens to beat him with a trophy, that he learns that Florence let him spend the night. This leads to a major argument resulting in Florence quitting her job.
Director: Jack Shea, Robert Wolterstorff, Paul M. Belous
Writer: Stephen Young, Richard Freiman
Guest starring: Robert DoQui
12
The Christmas Wedding
30 min 1976-12-22
Christmas eve brings disharmony to the Jefferson household when George argues with Tom over the preparations for Lionel and Jenny's wedding which is to take place that evening.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Mike Milligan, Jay Moriarty
Guest starring: Robert Sampson
13
Louise Forgets
30 min 1977-01-05
Louise is reading a book to try to help her to remember things, but the one thing George doesn't want her to forget, she does. She forgets to call his broker to invest some money, after he gets a stock tip. Meanwhile, Florence takes a Judo class.
Writer: Bill Davenport
14
Bentley's Problem
30 min 1977-01-12
Harry is having problems with the person who parks his car next to him in the garage. Seeking advice, Harry goes to George. However, George's advice lands Harry in jail, after he punches out a police officer. Meanwhile, Louise is looking forward to a trip to California.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Gordon Mitchell, Lloyd Turner
Guest starring: Alan Manson, Paul Larson
15
Jefferson Airplane
30 min 1977-01-17
Louise is fed up with George's workaholic attitude and urges him to get a hobby. However, the hobby he chooses has her worried sick, he's decided to take up flying.
Director: Brian Levant, Jack Shea
Writer: Dixie Brown Grossman
Guest starring: Conrad Janis, Billy Sands
16
George's Guilt
30 min 1977-01-24
George feels guilty for not staying in touch with the members of a childhood gang, after the death of one of the members. This leads George to hold a reunion at the apartment which also leads to a confrontation with the leader, JoJo.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Mike Milligan, Jay Moriarty
Guest starring: Bill Henderson, Lee Weaver, Henry Harris
17
A Case of Black and White
30 min 1977-01-31
George's latest business deal is with a black man married to a white woman, so when he invites them over for dinner, he also has Tom and Helen come over, to make it look like he doesn't have racial prejudices. However, when Tom and Helen discover his plot, they storm out before the guests have arrived. This leads to George having Florence and Ralph impersonate Tom and Helen.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Seaman Jacobs, Gordon Mitchell, Lloyd Turner, Fred S. Fox
Guest starring: J. Jay Saunders, Barbara Cason
18
Louise vs. Jenny
30 min 1977-02-07
Lionel falls ill while visiting his parents and Louise goes all out to take care of him. When Jenny comes over, she wants to take care of her sick husband which leads to a battle between who gets to take care of him, Lionel's mother or Lionel's wife.
Writer: John Ashby
19
The Marriage Counselors
30 min 1977-02-21
After learning that Tom and Helen are taking a course on how to improve their marriage, and seeing their results, Louise tries to get George to take the course with her. However, George refuses to consider the possibility that their marriage could use improvement.
Writer: John V. Hanrahan
20
Louise's Friend
30 min 1977-02-28
Louise is taking French lessons and makes a friend with one of her classmates. However, when George discovers that her friend is a man, he is furious and can't believe that a woman can be just good friends with a man. This leads to yet another argument which leaves George sleeping on the couch.
Director: Jack Shea, Stephen Young, Richard Freiman
Writer: Mike Milligan, Jay Moriarty, Stephen Young, Richard Freiman
Guest starring: Hal Williams, Saundra Sharp
21
The Old Flame
30 min 1977-03-07
Mother Jefferson invites a secret guest over for dinner and Louise and George are curious. When George learns that the guest is his old girlfriend, Harriet Johnson, he goes all out getting ready. However, George quickly learns Harriet has her own secret agenda.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Mike Milligan, Jay Moriarty
Guest starring: Lillian Lehman
22
Jenny's Opportunity
30 min 1977-03-21
Jenny has just one a scholarship to study for the summer at Oxford in England. Lionel thinks it would be a great experience for Jenny, that is until he learns his company won't transfer him there.
Writer: Gordon Mitchell, Lloyd Turner
23
George the Philanthropist
30 min 1977-03-28
George is in the running for a prestigious award and is out to beat a fierce competitor by pledging more to a charity than his competitors. He pledges his money to open up a youth center in Harlem, however, when he learns he lost, he plans to withdraw his pledge.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Larry Balmagia, Dennis Koenig
Guest starring: Henry G. Sanders, Ernest Harden, Jr.
24
Louise's Physical
30 min 1977-04-11
George, Tom, Helen, Harry and Florence are all sneaking around to set up a surprise birthday party for Louise. However, Louise is not exactly in a party mood after she comes back from a checkup at the doctor's office.
Director: Jack Shea
Writer: Gordon Mitchell, Mike Milligan, Jay Moriarty, Lloyd Turner
Guest starring: C. Lindsay Workman, Rhonda Cunningham
Editions
Barcode Format Region Release Edition
043396108240 1 2005-04-12