The Jeffersons - Season 4
Season 4
Network
Episodes26
DatesSept. 24, 1977 - März 4, 1978
Episodes
Season 4Episode 130 min
The Grand Opening (1)
George is getting ready for a party to celebrate the opening of his new office. However, while George is in Charlie's bar, two men overhear George brag about his wealth and decide to make a move on his apartment. Later, a phone call puts a damper on the office party with news that Louise has been kidnapped for ransom.
Sept. 24, 1977
Season 4Episode 230 min
The Grand Opening (2)
George hurries to scoff up the ransom money for Louise's safe return. However, both George and the kidnappers quickly learn that they have the wrong person, when Louise returns to the apartment.
Sept. 24, 1977
Season 4Episode 330 min
Once a Friend
George is excited when he learns that an old Navy pal is in town and wants him to stop by at his hotel for a visit. However his old pal, Eddie, has a big surprise for George, his name is now Edie and he has undergone a sex change operation.
Okt. 1, 1977
Season 4Episode 430 min
George's Help
Helping out at the Help Center, puts Louise in the middle of new program which gives street kids jobs with businesses. This leads to a street kid getting a job at one of George's stores and soon George discovers an expensive suede jacket is missing.
Okt. 8, 1977
Season 4Episode 530 min
George's Legacy
George insists on being immortalized and comes up with ways on how to go about doing it. He finally decides on having a bust made of himself. However, his family and friends find the bust to be a hilarious joke.
Okt. 15, 1977
Season 4Episode 630 min
Good News, Bad News
Louise is eyeing a job opening down at the Help Center, which would make her editor of the Help Center newsletter. However, when her supervisor discovers how much experience Helen has, she is hired leaving a jealous Louise on the sideline.
Okt. 22, 1977
Season 4Episode 730 min
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.
Okt. 29, 1977
Season 4Episode 830 min
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.
Nov. 5, 1977
Season 4Episode 930 min
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.
Nov. 12, 1977
Season 4Episode 1030 min
Louise's New Interest
Louise's latest interest is working at a museum where she gets invited to go on an archeological dig. However, the only people going on the trip are her and her attractive supervisor, a fact that she keeps from George.
Nov. 19, 1977
Season 4Episode 1130 min
The Costume Party
Louise and George are invited to a costume ball being put on by an organization that promotes inter-racial peace as well as inter-racial marriages. When George learns this, he is set against attending but then he gets an idea that would drum up work for his dry cleaning business.
Nov. 26, 1977
Season 4Episode 1230 min
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.
Dez. 3, 1977
Season 4Episode 1330 min
George Needs Help
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.
Dez. 10, 1977
Season 4Episode 1430 min
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.
Dez. 17, 1977
Season 4Episode 1530 min
984 W. 124th Street, Apt. 5C
It's the Christmas season and the 1st wedding anniversary of Lionel and Jenny. However, George is sneaking around sending gifts to a mysterious address in Harlem. This leads Louise to follow him and she is shocked at what she discovers.
Dez. 24, 1977
Season 4Episode 1630 min
George and Whitty
George and Louise discover that the landlord, Mr. Whittendale, may not be renewing their lease. This prompts George and Louise to invite Whittendale over to discuss this matter. However, just before he comes over, Harry drops his ant farm in the middle of the Jefferson's living room.
Jan. 7, 1978
Season 4Episode 1730 min
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.
Jan. 14, 1978
Season 4Episode 1830 min
The Blackout
George and Marcus visit one of the cleaning stores during a blackout to prevent looting, but things go from bad to worse.
Jan. 21, 1978
Season 4Episode 1930 min
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.
Jan. 28, 1978
Season 4Episode 2030 min
George and Jimmy
After learning that Jimmy Carter stays at ""ordinary"" peoples homes while on trips, George intends to invite him to stay at the Jefferson's abode. However, Secret Service agents show up at the Jefferson's door after George makes a phone call to the White House which sounds threatening to Jimmy Carter.
Feb. 4, 1978
Season 4Episode 2130 min
Thomas H. Willis & Co.
Helen is all excited for Tom when he plans on starting his own publishing firm. However, her happiness turns to anger when she gets into a fight with George and then later finds out Tom is going to get George to co-sign a loan.
Feb. 11, 1978
Season 4Episode 2230 min
Uncle George and Aunt Louise
George and Louise's have a houseguest, George's nephew, Raymond. Raymond is staying with them for six weeks and proves to be a hand full. When George's attempts to entertain the tyke fail, George takes him horseback riding, but when that fails, Raymond runs away.
Feb. 18, 1978
Season 4Episode 2330 min
George and Louise in a Bind (1)
Louise and George have yet another one of their infamous fights which leads to Louise storming off to the Willis'. Soon after she leaves, a burglar holds George hostage and ties him up. Louise also gets tied up when she returns. This leads to George and Louise reminicing about their lives and the time they've spent together.
Feb. 25, 1978
Season 4Episode 2430 min
George and Louise in a Bind (2)
As the burglar loots the apartment, Louise and George sit in the kitchen tied up. They continue to reminice about their lives (via flashbacks). Memories include, Louise putting up with Mother Jefferson and their lives when they lived across the street from Archie Bunker.
Feb. 25, 1978
Season 4Episode 2530 min
George and Louise in a Bind (3)
Memories continue as Louise and George are being held hostage. Later, the burglar finally leaves and Florence arrives home to discover what happened. The excursion proves to have brung George and Louise closer together.
Feb. 25, 1978
Season 4Episode 2630 min
Jenny's Thesis
Jenny needs a topic for a thesis that she's writing. However, her idea could lead her into danger when she decides her topic will be street gangs. This leads her to go to Harlem and meet Marcus', unknown to her Tom and George are following her.
März 4, 1978
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