Episode
The Jeffersons: The Hold Out
Overview
George becomes the holdout when he refuses to sell his first store to a company who is buying up all the buildings on the block. His strategy, holdout to up the offer despite the fact that the company plans to build an expensive apartment building which would put those living there now, out on the street.
Details
- Series
- The Jeffersons
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 1979-02-28
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Hold Out is Episode 19 in Season 5 of The Jeffersons. It aired on 1979-02-28. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 18: The Other Woman
A business trip of Tom's sparks an argument between him and Helen which gets even worse when she discovers that a beautiful blond is accompanying him.
Episode 20: The Ones You Love
Tom and Alan's fight causes a fight to erupt between George and Louise on the same evening a reporter from Black Life Magazine is to interview them on the subject of happily married life.
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Episode 15: A Bedtime Story
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Episode 23: Louise's Convention
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Episode 24: The Freeze-in
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