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The Jeffersons Season 8 |
| Episode 1 - [The Separation Part 1] |
| Details : Louise and George are heartbroken when they discover Lionel and Jenny are having marital problems that result in a separation. This prompts George Louise Helen and Tom to convene to try to get them back together. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Bob Bendetson | |
| Air Date : Oct. 04, 1981 |
| Episode 2 - [The Separation Part 2] |
| Details : Due to the separation Lionel is living at home with George and Louise. This prompts George to trick a marriage counselor into showing up at the Jefferson's apartment for the intention of bring Lionel and Jenny back together. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Bob Delegall | |
| Air Date : Oct. 11, 1981 |
| Episode 3 - [Louise's Father] |
| Details : A newspaper photo alerts George to the fact that the man in the photo could very well be Louise's father since they both have the same name. Louise refuses to entertain this notion since she believes that her father died when she was young. However George learns the truth after visiting the man. |
| Air Date : Oct. 18, 1981 |
| Episode 4 - [My Maid Your Maid] |
| Details : With Florence working at a new job Louise and George decide to hire a new maid. However George and Louise are at odds when they each have separate candidates in mind for the position. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Peter Casey | Writer : David Lee | |
| Air Date : Oct. 25, 1981 |
| Episode 5 - [I've Still Got It] |
| Details : George has become convinced that age is taking it's toll on him with a receding hairline and larger midsection. To try to revitalize him Louise sends him some flowers with a seductive note at his office. However George becomes convinced the flowers are from his secretary. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Vernee Watson-Johnson | Danny Wells as Charley | Writer : Seaman Jacobs | |
| Air Date : Nov. 01, 1981 |
| Episode 6 - [Florence Did It Different Part 1] |
| Details : Constant bickering between George and Carmen prompts Louise to tell Carmen how Florence handled George (via flashbacks). However just as Carmen gets a handle on how to handle George Florence shows up with news that the hotel burned down and she would like her old job back. |
| Air Date : Nov. 08, 1981 |
| Episode 7 - [Florence Did It Different Part 2] |
| Details : When Florence learns the Jeffersons have hired a new maid she decides to let Carmen have the job. However Carmen doesn't want to take Florence's job away from her so she decides to let her have it. With both Florence and Carmen at odds over who should keep the job Louise decides to hire them both. However on the sly Florence makes plans to get fired. |
| Air Date : Nov. 15, 1981 |
| Episode 8 - [The House That George Built] |
| Details : George wants everyone to know him when he dies so he sets out to create himself into a legend. First he tries writing a book about his life but he then changes his mind and does the unthinkable. He buys a building and turns it into the George Jefferson Museum complete with exhibits about his life and times. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Peter Lawford | |
| Air Date : Nov. 29, 1981 |
| Episode 9 - [A Whole Lot Of Trouble] |
| Details : Louise is furious when she learns that George is the businessman who plans on building over a local children's playground. However George has second thoughts after he makes a visit to the playground. |
| Air Date : Dec. 06, 1981 |
| Episode 10 - [I've Got A Secret] |
| Details : When George discovers Louise is keeping a diary he goes all out to try to read it. Including staying up all night to try to wriggle it out of Louise's clutches. However one day when she leaves it unguarded George takes a peek and is shocked by it's contents which detail a number of affairs that Louise appears to be carrying on. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Peter Casey | Writer : David Lee | |
| Air Date : Dec. 20, 1981 |
| Episode 11 - [A Charmed Life] |
| Details : George doesn't understand why he wasn't invited to a posh gala event at the Whittendale apartment until Tom Helen Louise and Florence break the news the Whittendale hates his guts. Wanting to earn some respect George takes charm lessons in order to live up to the standards of the behavior of rich folks |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Peter Casey | Writer : David Lee | |
| Air Date : Dec. 27, 1981 |
| Episode 12 - [Thammy The Thongwriter] |
| Details : George and Louise receive a post card from Harry who's been transfered out of the country. Soon after they meet the man who's moving into Harry's old apartment a jingle writer whom George tries to get to write a jingle for his business. However jingles are far from his mind since he's having marital problems. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Frank De Vol | Victoria Jackson | Writer : David W. Duclon | Writer : Ron Leavitt | |
| Air Date : Jan. 03, 1982 |
| Episode 13 - [I Spy] |
| Details : Helen's comments that Tom hasn't been paying any attention to her fuel George's belief that she is having an affair especially since he sees her and another man having lunch together. This leads George to bring Tom down to the restaurant to see for himself. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Terry Carter | |
| Air Date : Jan. 17, 1982 |
| Episode 14 - [Dog-Gone] |
| Details : George has the task of taking care of Mr. Whittendale's wife's pet Doberman. However when a freak accident occurs ending in the dog's death George is scared that he will end up on the streets. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Ivor Francis | Writer : Jeffrey Duteil | Writer : Mark Rothman | |
| Air Date : Jan. 24, 1982 |
| Episode 15 - [Blazing Jeffersons] |
| Details : George is distraught when he learns that his Brooklyn store has burned down due to faulty wiring. However Tom raises his spirits by reminding him that his insurance will cover it by taking to court the person responsible for the faulty wiring. Just then George remembers who put in the wiring Lionel. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Logan Ramsey | Berlinda Tolbert | Director : David W. Duclon | Writer : Peter Casey | Writer : David Lee | |
| Air Date : Jan. 31, 1982 |
| Episode 16 - [Men Of The Cloth] |
| Details : For Jessica's baptism Louise wants Florence and her gospel singing group to perform and Jenny agrees with her. However George wants someone else and sets out to get Andrae Crouch to preform at the baptism going so far as to say he is a reverend. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Andraé Crouch | Berlinda Tolbert | |
| Air Date : Feb. 07, 1982 |
| Episode 17 - [A Case Of Self-Defense] |
| Details : When Lionel and Jenny's apartment gets broken into George begins to worry that his apartment could just as easily be broken into. His solution: buy a gun something that Louise is totally against. However George buys one on the sly and later proves to be a dangerous possession. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Frank De Vol | Danny Wells as Charley | Berlinda Tolbert | Rick Podell | Writer : Jeffrey Richman | |
| Air Date : Feb. 21, 1982 |
| Episode 18 - [My Wife I Think I'll Keep Her] |
| Details : Upset that their husbands do not feel they should be involved in business matters Louise and Helen move in together leaving George and Tom to live together in the Jefferson apartment. All this prompted by George not consulting Louise about a commercial he was making and Tom's plans to go ahead publishing a book by written by a sexist. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Karrie Emerson | Writer : Peter Casey | Writer : David Lee | |
| Air Date : Mar. 07, 1982 |
| Episode 19 - [Guess Who's Not Coming To Dinner] |
| Details : Louise George Tom and Helen plan a surprise party for Florence just to let her know how much they appreciate her friendship. However when Florence walks in on the planning stages Tom makes an excuse and tells her she's invited but only to serve the meal. This prompts Florence to drown her sorrows in a $500 bottle of wine George just bought. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Berlinda Tolbert | |
| Air Date : Mar. 14, 1982 |
| Episode 20 - [The Strays Part 1] |
| Details : For their anniversary George decides to replace the setting on Louise's wedding ring. Meanwhile one of George's messenger's is robbed by an all-female street gang who gets away with the week's proceeds. Trying to combat the gang George is stabbed and left for dead but not before they steal Louise's ring. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Leonard Lightfoot | |
| Air Date : Mar. 21, 1982 |
| Episode 21 - [The Strays Part 2] |
| Air Date : Mar. 28, 1982 |
| Episode 22 - [Jeffersons Greatest Hits] |
| Details : A record producer follows Florence home from church after hearing her gospel singing. Once at the Jefferson's apartment he offers Florence the chance to make a record in exchange for $1200. Smelling a con Louise and George try to stop Florence from making a big mistake that would cost her dearly. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : James A. Watson Jr | Writer : Ralph Phillips | |
| Air Date : Apr. 11, 1982 |
| Episode 23 - [A Small Victory] |
| Details : Louise and Helen consider leaving the Help Center due to lack of involvement from others as well as lack of funds. However just as they're about to call it quits a young hooker named Maggie walks in the door. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Pete Schrum | Lynne Moody | Writer : David W. Duclon | Writer : Ron Leavitt | |
| Air Date : Apr. 18, 1982 |
| Episode 24 - [Lesson In Love] |
| Details : Florence becomes depressed when her latest boyfriend doesn't call her for a second date. She later is asked out by a police officer and in order to keep him interested her George gives Florence some tips on what men like in a woman. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kene Holliday | |
| Air Date : May. 02, 1982 |
| Episode 25 - [Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Helen] |
| Details : Helen gets an invitation to have lunch with an old boyfriend and Tom is seething with jealousy. This leads him to have a dream about the Old West where he has a shootout with Pecos Darryl a man after Helen's heart. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Danny Wells as Charley | Berlinda Tolbert | Writer : Peter Casey | Writer : David Lee | |
| Air Date : May. 16, 1982 |