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- A burglar breaks into the Jeffersons' apartment and ties up George and Louise. As the burglar goes about his work, the couple are left to reminisce about their past. This episode includes clips from both "The Jeffersons" and "All in the Family."
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Lionel Cries Uncle: Directed by Jack Shea. With Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Mike Evans, Roxie Roker. Louise's Uncle Ward visits the Jeffersons, but George derisively refers to him as an "Uncle Tom" for having worked as a butler for many years.
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- Comedy
- Jack Shea
- 1975-03-01
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When Louise's Uncle Ward pays a visit, he gets the cold shoulder from the men in the house, who see him as an "Uncle Tom".
Louise's Uncle Ward visits the Jeffersons, but George derisively refers to him as an "Uncle Tom" for having worked as a butler for many years. When Lionel, who was temporarily expelled from college pending a hearing concerning a food fight/riot which was started by some other students in the cafeteria over the sub par food served there, Ward, who c...
Starring
1. Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson 2. Isabel Sanford as Louise Jefferson 3. Mike Evans as Lionel Jefferson 4. Zara Cully as Olivia "Mother" Jefferson 5. Franklin Cover as Thomas "Tom" Willis 6. Roxie Roker as Helen Willis 7. Berlinda Tolbert as Jenny Willis 8. Paul Benedict as Harry Bentley
Recurring cast/Guest stars
1. Albert Reed as Uncle Ward
Episode 7: Lionel Cries Uncle Louise is expecting a visit from her Uncle Ward, a man who happens to be a butler. His job is what makes George and Lionel put him down, calling him an "Uncle Tom."
S1.E8 ∙ Mother Jefferson's Boyfriend. Louise tells George that his mother and her boyfriend of two weeks are thinking about marrying and moving to Florida. George thinks that the man is a fortune-hunter trying to go through Mother Jefferson to get George's money.
A total of 13 episodes of The Jeffersons aired on CBS-TV during Season 1, from January 18, 1975 to the season's conclusion on April 12, 1975. Season summary [ ] The Jeffersons first aired in January of 1975 on CBS as a mid-season replacement.
The following is a list of episodes of the American television sitcom The Jeffersons. A total of 253 episodes were produced and aired on CBS from January 18, 1975, to July 2, 1985, spanning a total of 11 seasons.
In 1975, The Jeffersons moved on up when George found success in a dry cleaning business. This allowed him and his wife, Louise and their son Lionel to "move on up" into a spacious high rise apartment. At the beginning of the series, Lionel was attending college and graduated in February 1976.
