Episode
The Jeffersons: Hail to the Chief
Overview
Tom is up for a promotion to president of Pelham Publishing and he's disappointed when it looks as if he's not going to get it. However, when he does get promoted, he finds the responsibility too overwhelming and considers resigning.
Details
- Series
- The Jeffersons
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1985-03-12
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Hail to the Chief is Episode 16 in Season 11 of The Jeffersons. It aired on 1985-03-12. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 15: The Gang's All Here
When Charlie goes out of town for the weekend, Louise agrees to be the bartender for a party he had previously booked. However, Louise quickly finds herself in over her head when the party is for a reunion of a biker gang.
Episode 17: A Secret in the Back Room
George and Louise's anniversary party comes to a screeching halt when they learn that Charlie, the bartender, has a drinking problem, which caused his separation from his wife.
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Episode 14: Last Dance
George's assistant, Clark doesn't have a date for the prom and Florence agrees to go with him. However, once there Florence runs into the man whom she wanted to go to her prom with but he never asked her.
Episode 18: That Blasted Cunningham
George is in yet another advertising war with Cunningham Cleaners and each has vowed to out promote one another. However, the festivities go to far leading to Cunningham's death and leaving George to deal with his vengeful widow.
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.
Episode 19: State of Mind
Louise is up in arms over the new "young" tenant whose just moved into 12C. The young woman's constant partying prompts Louise to call a tenants meeting but ends with Louise discovering a little bit about age when the tenants accuse her of being an "old" stick in the mud.
Episode 12: Sayonara (1)
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.
Episode 20: And Up We Go
When Louise and Helen go to a spa for the weekend, they leave behind two bored husbands. To pass the time, George and Tom decide to break a record and the record they choose is how many times they can go up and down on the elevator.
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 21: The Truth Hurts
Louise is all excited about the completion of her painting in art class. However, everyone who views her painting lies about how they really feel about it, leading Louise to believe she has created a masterpiece and she later decides to put on an art show.
Episode 10: The Unnatural
George undergoes constant insults and humiliation after dropping Reggie Jackson's home run hit at a baseball game. This leads Louise to make attempts to boost his floundering self-esteem.
Episode 22: The Odd Couple
Florence is tired of being alone and decides to place an ad in a personals column. However, the one response she gets is from someone who you would least expect, Mr. Bentley.