Episode
The Jeffersons: George Needs Help
Overview
Louise is fed up with George's constant working which leaves little time to spend with her. This leads her to try to get George to hire a general manager, something he's set against.
Details
- Series
- The Jeffersons
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1977-12-10
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
George Needs Help is Episode 12 in Season 4 of The Jeffersons. It aired on 1977-12-10. The runtime is 26 min.
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Episode 11: Florence Gets Lucky
George is once again after a big business deal. However, when negotiations don't seem to be going his way, he gets Florence to constantly insult him because the only thing the man he's doing business with enjoys is Florence's sharp tongue.
Episode 13: The Jefferson Curve
Marcus takes a lesson from George and throws a pretty girl the Jefferson curve, which is to bend the truth to get what you want and Marcus tells the girl that he's Lionel. This eventually leads George and Louise to belive that Lionel is having an affair.
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Episode 9: Louise's New Interest
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Episode 15: George and Whitty
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Episode 8: The Last Leaf
When Louise looses her lucky wedding corsage, she becomes convinced that her marriage is over. This leads George to bend over backwards to prove that their marriage is far from over.
Episode 16: Lionel Gets the Business
George is ecstatic when Lionel joins the family business, however ecstatic is not the word to describe George when Lionel begins making major changes and even puts into effect a half price sale, a change that could put George out of business.
Episode 7: The Camp-Out
To avoid a weekend visit from his mother, George leaves Louise to deal with her when he decides to take an unexpected camping trip with Marcus.
Episode 17: The Blackout
A blackout prompts George to rush down to one of his stores when he hears about looting in the area. Once their, George and Marcus try to save some of the clothes from the looters but are arrested by mistake, landing them in jail.
Episode 6: The Visitors
George and Louise have two unexpected house guests when Florence's parents come for a visit. Their constant bickering keeps George, Louise and Florence up all night and proves to be a burden on the Jefferson household.
Episode 18: Florence's Union
Florence is named the head of the maids union in the building and wants to hold a meeting in the Jefferson's apartment. George is all for it until he discovers, H.L. Whittendale is set against it. So this prompts Louise and Florence to get George out of the apartment for the evening so the meeting can be held.