Episode
The Jeffersons: The Jefferson Curve
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- The Jeffersons
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1977-12-17
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
The Jefferson Curve is Episode 13 in Season 4 of The Jeffersons. It aired on 1977-12-17. The runtime is 26 min.
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