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The Jeffersons Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1975 - 1976
Episode 1
A Dinner for Harry
Sat, Sep 13, 197525 mins
It is Harry Bentley's birthday, and the Jeffersons have invited him and the Willises over for a dinner party. But the occasion turns sour when Tom shows up wearing the same tuxedo as George, causing George to become jealous. Meanwhile, Helen is trying to hide the fact that she was mugged a few days earlier, and if Tom knows about this he will surely move his family out of New York City.
Episode 2
George's First Vacation
Sat, Sep 20, 197525 mins
George and Louise decide to take a cruise for their first-ever vacation, but then have to figure out how to tell Mother Jefferson that she's not invited.
Episode 3
Louise's Daughter
Sat, Sep 27, 197525 mins
A young woman shows up at the Jeffersons', claiming that she is Louise's long-lost daughter. Louise and George deny her claims, but Mother Jefferson brings up the disturbing news that Louise dated a man years ago while George was in Korea--and that man is the young woman's father.
Episode 4
Harry and Daphne
Sat, Oct 4, 197525 mins
Harry Bentley's new girlfriend Daphne appears to be insinuating her way into his life, much to his chagrin. Meanwhile, George plots to bribe the building inspector.
Episode 5
Mother Jefferson's Fall
Sat, Oct 11, 197524 mins
Mother Jefferson pays George and Louise a visit one day and notices she is being left out; George and Louise are busy playing cards and Lionel is out with Jenny. Upset that nobody is paying attention to her, she fakes a fall, which results in George and Louise pampering her and attending to her every want.
Episode 6
Jefferson vs. Jefferson
Sat, Oct 18, 197525 mins
George and Louise's anniversary bicycle ride leads to a minor collision and a legal summons for George. But Louise insists on telling the truth rather than corroborating George's ethically shaky account of the incident.
Episode 7
Uncle Bertram
Sat, Oct 25, 197525 mins
Mother Jefferson is upset over an encounter with an elevator masher, who turns out to be Tom Willis' elderly Uncle Bertram, a retired firefighter in town to visit his relatives.
Episode 8
Movin' on Down
Sat, Nov 1, 197525 mins
George comes home depressed and tells Louise that his cleaning business is making less profit, which stalls his plan to open another store. He's also having a difficult time contacting his banker about a loan for the new store, thinking that he is writing George off as a bad investment due to his profit loss. As a result, George suspects that his fortunes are going south and that he and Louise are "Movin' on Down."
Episode 9
George Won't Talk
Sat, Nov 8, 197525 mins
George is all excited about being invited to speak in front of some youths about his success at what he believes is a college--until he discovers that he's supposed to speak in the Harlem neighborhood where they used to live, to a gang Lionel used to run with as a teen. Later, his fears are justified when the gang loots his delivery van. Charles, a social worker, and Lionel, who is able to retrieve the van from his former friend Ronnie, the gang leader, finally persuade George to speak to the youths.
Episode 10
Jenny's Grandparents
Sat, Nov 15, 197525 mins
Jenny's stubborn grandfathers won't set foot in the Willis apartment because of Tom and Helen's mixed marriage, so Jenny and Louise try to orchestrate a meeting on neutral ground - in the Jefferson apartment. But how will George react?
Episode 11
George's Best Friend
Sat, Nov 22, 197525 mins
George's best friend from the Navy, Wendell Brown, is in town on business and decides to visit George. When Wendell sees Louise, he makes passes at her without George knowing. Louise doesn't want to tell George about Wendell's advances, fearing that their good friendship will break over it. Things get more troubling when George invites Wendell to stay at their apartment for the duration of his visit.
Episode 12
George and the Manager
Sat, Nov 29, 197525 mins
When the manager of one of George's stores quits, longtime employee Emily campaigns to replace him. But George shows his male chauvinism by refusing to consider her because she is a female.
Episode 13
George's Alibi
Sat, Dec 6, 197525 mins
During a severe snowstorm, Lionel accidentally dents George's company van, but he won't tell him because he took it without his father's permission. But George later thinks that he himself dented the van in a hit-and-run he thinks he caused.
Episode 14
Lunch with Mama
Sat, Dec 13, 197525 mins
A family friend of Louise's passes away, and Louise is invited to attend the funeral services. Louise wants George to accompany her, but George is adamant about not going, as he dislikes funerals. However, George confirms his desire not to go because the date of the funeral falls on the same monthly lunch date he has with Mother Jefferson. George must decide whether to put his wife or his mother first.
Episode 15
George vs. Wall Street
Sat, Dec 20, 197525 mins
When George finds out that Lionel turned down a well-paying engineering job, he hits the roof. The resulting late-night argument expands to Tom and Helen Willis' apartment upstairs.
Episode 16
The Breakup: Part 1
Sat, Jan 3, 197625 mins
Lionel comes home in a fury and informs his parents that his English professor is forcing him to rewrite a term paper and make it flawless - or else he will get a failing grade and therefore cannot graduate. George, wanting to see his son be the first Jefferson to graduate college, pays a freelance writer to write that term paper instead and expects Lionel to just turn that one in. While the Willises and Louise thinks that is a bad idea, Lionel likes it, and this results in an argument between the two families and soon a break-up.
Episode 17
The Breakup: Part 2
Sat, Jan 10, 197625 mins
Three days have passed after the Jeffersons and the Willises have broken up, and George is the only one who's happy about the situation. He meets a foxy lady at his cleaning store and decides to invite her to meet Lionel--a clear attempt to make sure Lionel and Jenny will separate for good. Unfortunately, despite Bentley's warning, George doesn't realize that the woman is a "working girl."
Episode 18
Florence's Problem
Sat, Jan 24, 197625 mins
Louise is suspicious about Florence's behavior: she cleaned the entire apartment without griping and declines any help from Louise. Florence told Louise she plans to visit the top of the Empire State Building, gives her a prized possession, and randomly attempts to call her uncle she hasn't spoken to in 20 years. When George reads a letter given to Louise from Florence after she left work, Louise suspects Florence might be contemplating suicide.
Episode 19
Mother Jefferson's Birthday
Sat, Jan 31, 197625 mins
Mother Jefferson visits George, Louise, and Lionel on her birthday, expecting them to throw her a surprise party. After they realize that they've forgotten about her big day, they scramble to put together the celebration for which Mother Jefferson is anxiously waiting.
Episode 20
Louise's Cookbook
Sat, Feb 7, 197625 mins
Louise has made George possum stew for dinner when Tom Willis drops by. He learns that Louise based this delicious dish on one of her grandmother's recipes--all written with wit and in rhyme--and suggests that Louise compile them so they can be published by the company for which Tom works. But George hates that his wife is writing a book and that she--and not he--is getting all the attention.
Episode 21
George Meets Whittendale
Sat, Feb 14, 197625 mins
George and Louise accept an invitation to dinner with Harry Bentley and his sister, but at the last minute George realizes that he got invited to a party hosted by Mr. Whittendale, and he would rather blow off the engagement with Bentley and attend Whittendale's gathering.
Episode 22
Lionel's Problem
Sat, Feb 21, 197625 mins
It's Lionel's college-graduation day and George and Louise are making preparations to celebrate. Florence and Louise are preparing a nice dinner and George has bought Lionel a new briefcase. While George is on an errand, Lionel comes home drunk. Fearful to have George see him like that, Louise, Jenny, and Mother Jeffersonn attempt to sober him up, and they soon learn that Lionel fears that he won't make it to the top like his father has.
Episode 23
Tennis Anyone?
Sat, Feb 28, 197625 mins
George accepts Judge Markel's invitation to join the all-white Windsor Tennis Club for networking purposes, then finds out he was only invited to be the club's "token minority" and appease the local media.
Episode 24
The Wedding
Sat, Mar 6, 197625 mins
George and Louise plan to renew their wedding vows. But then George enrages Louise by failing to treat her as an equal partner in their marriage.