Episode
The Jeffersons: The Truth Hurts
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- The Jeffersons
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 1985-06-04
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
The Truth Hurts is Episode 21 in Season 11 of The Jeffersons. It aired on 1985-06-04. The runtime is 24 min.
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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 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.
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Episode 23: Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway
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Episode 18: That Blasted Cunningham
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Episode 24: Red Robins
George is eyeing to win the Dry Cleaner of the Year award but finds he's short on the community service portion. This leads him to take over as ""nest mother"" of Jessica's Red Robin troop where he gives the girls irresponsible tips on how to sell candy.
Episode 17: A Secret in the Back Room
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Episode 16: Hail to the Chief
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Episode 15: The Gang's All Here
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Episode 14: Last Dance
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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 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.