Episode
The Jeffersons: Marathon Men
Overview
George and Tom get into an argument over who's in better shape, so to prove who actually is, George and Tom agree to run in a marathon through Central Park.
Details
- Series
- The Jeffersons
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1980-11-02
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Marathon Men is Episode 1 in Season 7 of The Jeffersons. It aired on 1980-11-02. The runtime is 25 min.
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