Episode
The Jeffersons: Half a Brother
Overview
George is being considered for a position on a bank's board of directors and when a banker comes over to interview him, Alan and the banker's daughter hit it off. This leads George to worry that because Alan is half black this will jeopardize his chances of getting the position.
Details
- Series
- The Jeffersons
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1978-11-08
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Half a Brother is Episode 8 in Season 5 of The Jeffersons. It aired on 1978-11-08. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 4: How Slowly They Forget
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George decides that he needs a cleaning factory and sets out to find a place for it. Meanwhile, Alan Willis returns to New York and learns that he has inherited a warehouse from his grandfather. Seeing that the warehouse would be perfect for his factory, George goes all out to try to get it, even allowing Alan to move in with the Jeffersons' due to squabbling between Alan and Tom.
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