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The Jeffersons Season 6 Episodes
Season 6 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1979 - 1980
Episode 1
The Announcement
Sun, Sep 23, 197925 mins
While all are gathered at the Jeffersons' apartment to prepare to depart for the funeral for Bentley's pet bird, Jenny drops in and tells Helen and Tom that she is pregnant. She refrains from telling George and Louise because Lionel informed her he doesn't want to hear George make off-color remarks about the baby. However, Florence overhears and forces Jenny to tell her the good news. At the bird's funeral service, Florence inadvertently tells Louise about the baby, making her happy and upset at the same time.
Episode 2
A Short Story
Sun, Sep 30, 197926 mins
George is in ego heaven; he's been chosen as "The Midtown Small Businessman of the Year" -- but Louise soon discovers the group's shortcomings.
Episode 3
Louise's Old Boyfriend
Sun, Oct 7, 197926 mins
Florence decides to impersonate Louise and the result is a three-ring circus. While Louise lingers, uncertain about keeping a 35-year-old "date" with her first boyfriend, Florence seizes the chance to be "Mrs. Jefferson" and keeps it herself.
Episode 4
Now You See It, Now You Don't: Part 1
Sun, Oct 21, 197926 mins
Everybody gathers at the Jeffersons' apartment to get ready to attend a Halloween party at Charlie's Bar. Each person is dressed up as a famous movie star and there will be a best-costume content. While the neighbors show off their costumes to one another, Bentley goes to the Jeffersons' balcony to look at the stars through his telescope. Later, when Louise looks through the telescope into a nearby building, she believes she is seeing a giant rabbit shooting somebody.
Episode 5
Now You See It, Now You Don't: Part 2
Sun, Oct 28, 197925 mins
While George and the others go to Charlie's Bar for the party and costume contest, Louise stays behind to clean up a spot on her costume. Earlier, the man dressed in a rabbit costume Louise claimed she saw shoot somebody was in Charlie's and overheard Louise tell Bentley that she witnessed a crime. Thinking he might be caught, the rabbit man sneaks into the Jeffersons' apartment to confront Louise, and she stalls the criminal while tending to trick-or-treaters.
Episode 6
Where's Papa?
Sun, Nov 4, 197926 mins
The discovery of an unfulfilled request in his father's will--to be buried next to his wife--leads George on an unusual search into his forgotten past, but his attempt to grant his father's last request is complicated by the 40 years that have passed since his death.
Episode 7
The Expectant Father
Sun, Nov 11, 197925 mins
The Jeffersons and Willises are shocked when "expectant father" Lionel storms out of the apartment to pursue a boyhood dream. Lionel's mysterious actions make sense to no one except George -- who had spent a similar night of his own.
Episode 8
Joltin' George
Sun, Nov 18, 197926 mins
George's big mouth and matching ego are hurriedly humbled when he is challenged to display his boxing ability. Having volunteered to help Marcus in the art of self-defense, George has a verbal, soon-to-be physical, run-in at the gym.
Episode 9
Baby Love
Sun, Dec 2, 197924 mins
All the preparations for Jenny's baby leave Florence wanting a child to bolster her own womanhood and sends her "husband hunting." Florence joins a dating club to find a man to help her start a family.
Episode 10
Louise vs. Florence
Sun, Dec 9, 197925 mins
Louise is responsible for getting a plaque made for the Neighborhood Help Center's Volunteer of the Year. She sends Florence on an errand to take the plaque to her engraver to be made. Florence returns later with the engraved plaque, telling Louise that she took the award to another engraver and made a date with him. Louise doesn't mind at first, but when she discovers an error on the plaque, she blames Florence for not following directions, which leads to her scolding Florence for other mistakes she made. Florence counters with faults she finds in Louise, and the two bicker on and on, with George stuck in the middle.
Episode 11
Me and Mr. G
Sun, Dec 30, 197925 mins
Louise is excited when a children's program sponsored by the Neighborhood Help Center lets an orphan girl, Abby, stay with her for a week. But Abby is sent right back to the Center when she starts talking and acting like George after she meets him.
Episode 12
One Flew Into the Cuckoo's Nest
Sun, Jan 6, 198025 mins
George's attempts to get out of a painting party at the Willises' get him into plenty of trouble at a state mental hospital, where he goes crazy trying to convince everyone that he's sane. The only one who knows that George is being held by mistake is another patient.
Episode 13
Louise's Setback
Sun, Jan 13, 198025 mins
A TV crew was covering the Neighborhood Help Center and decides to interview Louise and Helen about their jobs there. Meanwhile, a depressed girl who was receiving counseling at the center happened to visit the center at the day of the TV interviews and wanted to consult Louise for help. However, Louise was too caught up in the TV moment and fails to give the girl her complete attention. As a result, the girl, still depressed, sneaks into the bathroom and consumes a bottle of pills.
Episode 14
Brother Tom
Sun, Jan 27, 198025 mins
When friends from Helen's high school days make Tom feel out of place in his own hone, he makes the mistake of turning to George for help.
Episode 15
The Arrival: Part 1
Sun, Feb 3, 198024 mins
George and Louise discover Lionel and Jenny will go to Boston if he gets a new job. Meanwhile, when Tom Willis has the flu, so George has to take, nearly 9 months pregnant Jenny, to Lamaza class. After class ends Jenny goes into labor .
Episode 16
The Arrival: Part 2
Sun, Feb 10, 198025 mins
The family has eagerly awaited the arrival of the newest Jefferson, but the baby may catch everyone off-guard as George frantically tries to get Jenny to the hospital while trying to get word to Lionel that his wife's in labor, in the conclusion of a two-part story.
Episode 17
The Shower
Sun, Feb 17, 198025 mins
George brags he's found the perfect gift for Jenny and Lionel's baby shower, but fails to notice that what they really need can't be bought and packaged.
Episode 18
The Longest Day
Sun, Feb 24, 198025 mins
The guys (George, Tom, and Lionel) are convinced taking care of a baby is child's play, but when the gals (Louise, Helen, Jenny, and Florence) leave newborn Jessica in their care, they soon discover it's a whole different ball game.
Episode 19
George's Birthday
Sun, Mar 2, 198025 mins
It is George's 50th birthday and he is expecting a nice, quiet night out at dinner with Louise. However, Louise planned a surprise party with family and friends of George's to be in attendance at the Willis' apartment. While visiting Charlie's bar, George tells him that he will be spending a quiet dinner with Louise to celebrate his birthday; however, Charlie gave George the idea that spending a milestone birthday with friends would be better. Therefore, George tells Louise to invite his friends over to their apartment for dinner.
Episode 20
A Night to Remember
Sun, Mar 9, 198025 mins
George and Louise have idyllic plans for their 30th anniversary until Louise's jealousy leaves George alone in the path of temptation.
Episode 21
The Loan
Sun, Mar 23, 198025 mins
Lionel and Jenny want to buy a new house. When Lionel calls his banker to make arrangements to show it to George, Louise, Tom, and Helen, he's informed that his loan didn't go through. George and the others want to help, but Lionel is adamant that he will solve the problem himself. Therefore, George, Louise, Tom and Helen all agree that they will not intervene--but each one secretly visits Lionel's banker behind one another's backs to attempt to co-sign the loan.
Episode 22
Louise Takes a Stand
Sun, Mar 30, 198025 mins
George puts his foot down to his landlord to gain more space for his cleaners, but only succeeds in stepping on a good friend; everyone is up-in-arms when they hear that their favorite hangout, Charley's Bar, is being forced out so someone can take over the space.
Episode 23
The First Store
Sun, Apr 6, 198025 mins
The Jeffersons relive 1968: George wants to break out of his impoverished life by opening his own dry-cleaning establishment in spite of the tremendous obstacles thrown at him by society and the times. Lionel is acting militant and his parents encourage Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolence. Then, early April delivers the cruelest horror.
Episode 24
Once Upon a Time
Sun, Apr 13, 198025 mins
Anxious to receive call from a banker about a loan for inflationary times, George opts to stay and look after Jessica while the rest go to the theater to see a play, "Knights of the Longbow." To lull her to sleep, he spins a medieval tale of King George and Dark Knight Inflation.