Episode
The Jeffersons: Sayonara (1)
Overview
Lionel and Jenny return to New York after a trip to Japan and they have a very important announcement. This leads Louise, George, Tom and Helen to assume that Jenny is pregnant. However, no one is prepared for their real announcement. They've decided to get a divorce.
Details
- Series
- The Jeffersons
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1985-01-29
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Sayonara (1) is Episode 12 in Season 11 of The Jeffersons. It aired on 1985-01-29. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 11: Chairman of the Bored
When George, Louise and Helen are busy for an evening, an ignored Tom gets all the attention he could want from the sister of Mr. Bentley's girlfriend. This leads Tom to daydream what it would be like to get all the attention all the time from five Playboy Playmates.
Episode 13: Sayonara (2)
After hearing the news of the divorce, George and Louise get into a big fight with Tom and Helen and the fight continues all the way through Family Night at Jessica's school. The constant bickering leads Jessica to run out of the school and onto the streets of New York.
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