1975

S5.E1 ∙ Louise's Painting

Tue, Sep 19, 1978

George hits the roof when he sees Louise's sketch of a nude male model she drew at Helen's art class.

7.5 /10

Tom's father dies and leaves a warehouse to Allan, with the specific condition that he must not sell it to anyone on his father's side of the family. Meanwhile, the Help Center can't afford a rent increase, and George's laundry presser has raised his prices.

7.3 /10

S5.E3 ∙ Homecoming: Part 2

Tue, Oct 03, 1978

George invites Allan to stay in his apartment, not letting him know of his ulterior motive: getting the warehouse.

7.4 /10

S5.E4 ∙ How Slowly They Forget

Tue, Oct 10, 1978

George asks an old Navy buddy, Cornelius X. Mayflower, to help expedite the approval process for some necessary licenses for the Help Center.

7.4 /10

S5.E5 ∙ George's Dream

Tue, Oct 17, 1978

George dreams it's 1996 - his friends and his wife are commemorating the silver anniversary of his first store (and he now has twenty), but he's dead.

7.6 /10

S5.E6 ∙ George's New Stockbroker

Tue, Oct 31, 1978

George hires Roy Crandall, a former ventriloquist, as his new stockbroker. When his old stockbroker tells him that Roy spent time in a mental hospital, he regrets this and tries to stop Florence from going out with the man.

7.5 /10

S5.E7 ∙ Me and Billy Dee

Fri, Nov 03, 1978

George wants a celebrity to talk to the kids at the Harlem Boys Club. George wants Billy Dee Williams, who is in town making a movie. He calls him up, pretending to be author Alex Haley, and asks Ralph to find a lookalike in case he can't get the real thing. Florence is excited at first, but when Ralph returns with the name of a celebrity lookalike agency, she assumes that the man coming to the apartment is an impersonator.

8.4 /10

S5.E8 ∙ Half a Brother

Tue, Nov 07, 1978

George is up for a nomination as a member of the Board of Directors of his bank. When the Bank President's daughter takes an interest in Alan, he tries to keep them apart.

7.2 /10

S5.E9 ∙ What Are Friends For?

Tue, Nov 21, 1978

George's cousin Dusty needs a new kidney, and since his brother Bob has diabetes, George is the closest possible match.

7.3 /10

S5.E10 ∙ George, Who?

Tue, Nov 28, 1978

Louise suffers amnesia following a bump to her head. George, Florence and their friends try to restore Weezie's memory by reenacting favorite and fun moments from her past.

7.2 /10

S5.E11 ∙ Harry's House Guest

Tue, Dec 12, 1978

Harry Bentley is stuck with an insufferable lady houseguest and when George Jefferson volunteers to get him unstuck, he winds up sticking Bentley with something worse.

6.9 /10

S5.E12 ∙ George Finds a Father

Tue, Dec 19, 1978

George finds out a disturbing secret about his mother from his guardian during the Christmas holiday.

7.5 /10

S5.E13 ∙ Louise's Sister

Tue, Jan 02, 1979

George and friends want to surprise Louise after her sister Maxine, whom she hasn't seen in years, visits from Paris. However, when Louise sees her sister, she gets furious.

7.8 /10

S5.E14 ∙ Louise's Reunion

Tue, Jan 09, 1979

When Louise finds out about a new clause in George's will, she almost gives him cause to use it.

7.3 /10

S5.E15 ∙ A Bedtime Story

Tue, Jan 23, 1979

George's problems in the bedroom send him on a panicked search for solutions, from some of the most unlikely sources.

6.6 /10

S5.E16 ∙ Florence Meets Mr. Right

Tue, Jan 30, 1979

Florence meets her new boyfriend, Buzz Thatcher at church, and brings him home to meet Louise and George. However, Buzz is a religious fanatic and a control freak, and when he asks Florence to marry him, Louise thinks Florence is putting herself in a dangerous situation.

8 /10

S5.E17 ∙ Louise's Award

Tue, Feb 06, 1979

Louise's charity work might win her a special award, if George's "donation" to a politician doesn't ruin her chances.

7 /10

S5.E18 ∙ The Other Woman

Tue, Feb 20, 1979

Tom is taking a business trip and Helen decides not to go, so his boss sends a young blond secretary with him. When Helen changes her mind, Tom winds up at the airport with both women and panics about Helen thinking he's cheating on her.

7.1 /10

S5.E19 ∙ The Hold Out

Tue, Feb 27, 1979

George gets caught between his morals and his money when his efforts to increase his take on a business deal turn him into an unlikely neighborhood hero.

6.9 /10

S5.E20 ∙ The Ones You Love

Tue, Mar 06, 1979

The first casualty from George and Louise's vicious verbal battle could be the interviewer interested in their "perfect marriage."

6.7 /10

S5.E21 ∙ Every Night Fever

Tue, Mar 27, 1979

Louise's plan to spend more time with George backfires when he catches "disco fever" and goes dancing every night.

7.6 /10

S5.E22 ∙ Three Faces of Florence

Tue, Apr 03, 1979

Has Florence finally flipped?

7.3 /10

S5.E23 ∙ Louise's Convention

Tue, Apr 10, 1979

There's foul play afoot when George tries to duck out of celebrating his wedding anniversary with Louise and she tries to duck out of town to attend a convention.

6.8 /10

S5.E24 ∙ The Freeze In

Tue, Apr 17, 1979

The heat goes out in the Bentley and Willis apartments, so Louise invites them over for a pajama party. Bentley proposes a parlor game wherein everyone shares what they like and dislike most about each other. Soon, tempers are flaring.

7.3 /10