A black couple, headed up by opinionated loud-mouth George Jefferson, moves from a modest Queens neighborhood to deluxe apartment in Manhattan's ritzy East Side.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | 5 | ||
| Season 1 | January 1975 | April 1975 | 13 |
| Season 2 | September 1975 | March 1976 | 24 |
| Season 3 | September 1976 | April 1977 | 24 |
| Season 4 | September 1977 | March 1978 | 26 |
| Season 5 | September 1978 | April 1979 | 24 |
| Season 6 | September 1979 | April 1980 | 24 |
| Season 7 | November 1980 | March 1981 | 20 |
| Season 8 | October 1981 | May 1982 | 25 |
| Season 9 | September 1982 | May 1983 | 27 |
| Season 10 | October 1983 | May 1984 | 22 |
| Season 11 | October 1984 | July 1985 | 24 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | 0 | ||
| Season 1 | January 1975 | April 1975 | 13 |
| Season 2 | September 1975 | March 1976 | 24 |
| Season 3 | September 1976 | April 1977 | 24 |
| Season 4 | September 1977 | March 1978 | 26 |
| Season 5 | September 1978 | April 1979 | 24 |
| Season 6 | September 1979 | April 1980 | 24 |
| Season 7 | November 1980 | March 1981 | 20 |
| Season 8 | October 1981 | May 1982 | 25 |
| Season 9 | September 1982 | May 1983 | 27 |
| Season 10 | October 1983 | May 1984 | 22 |
| Season 11 | October 1984 | July 1985 | 24 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 5 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | January 1975 | April 1975 | 13 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 245 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Shea | 88 | 01/18/1975 - 04/11/1979 | |
| Bob Lally | 87 | 01/14/1978 - 04/10/1983 | |
| Oz Scott | 39 | 10/02/1983 - 07/02/1985 | |
| Mike Milligan | 30 | 09/27/1975 - 10/11/1981 | |
| Jay Moriarty | 30 | 09/27/1975 - 10/11/1981 | |
| Michael Moye | 24 | 11/11/1979 - 12/16/1984 | |
| Ron Leavitt | 11 | 12/21/1980 - 12/16/1984 | |
| Robert Wolterstorff | 9 | 12/15/1976 - 01/13/1980 | |
| David W. Duclon | 8 | 12/21/1980 - 12/12/1982 | |
| Paul M. Belous | 8 | 12/15/1976 - 12/09/1979 | |
| Seaman Jacobs | 5 | 01/31/1976 - 11/01/1981 | |
| Jim Rogers | 5 | 02/25/1978 - 11/01/1978 | |
| Fred S. Fox | 5 | 01/31/1976 - 11/01/1981 | |
| Richard Freiman | 4 | 12/15/1976 - 02/04/1978 | |
| Kurt Taylor | 4 | 12/20/1978 - 04/01/1984 | |
| Stephen Young | 3 | 12/15/1976 - 02/28/1977 | |
| John Donley | 3 | 03/06/1976 - 12/20/1978 | |
| Tony Singletary | 3 | 01/01/1984 - 01/15/1984 | |
| Stephen Sustarsic | 3 | 01/04/1981 - 03/15/1981 | |
| Stephen Neigher | 3 | 01/24/1979 - 06/04/1985 | |
| David Silverman | 3 | 01/04/1981 - 03/15/1981 | |
| Hans Kracauer | 3 | 03/06/1983 - 03/12/1985 | |
| Erik Tarloff | 3 | 02/22/1975 - 10/11/1975 | |
| Billy Dee Williams | 2 | 11/18/1984 | |
| Celia Bonaduce | 2 | 02/17/1980 - 03/23/1980 | |
| Don Boyle | 2 | 11/29/1975 | |
| Arlando Smith | 2 | 05/06/1984 - 11/18/1984 | |
| Calvin Kelly | 2 | 11/22/1975 | |
| Marla Gibbs | 2 | 11/18/1984 | |
| Joel Kimmel | 2 | 02/07/1976 - 11/04/1984 | |
| Lewis Goldstein | 2 | 02/06/1983 - 01/08/1985 | |
| Barry Harmon | 2 | 01/18/1975 | |
| Susan Straughn Harris | 2 | 10/21/1979 - 10/28/1979 | |
| Ann Gibbs | 2 | 02/07/1976 - 11/04/1984 | |
| Patt Shea | 2 | 10/08/1977 - 01/28/1978 | |
| Paul Benedict | 2 | 06/04/1985 | |
| Bernard Burnell Mack | 2 | 02/28/1979 - 04/04/1979 | |
| Arthur Bonaduce | 2 | 02/17/1980 - 03/23/1980 | |
| Harve Brosten | 2 | 01/18/1975 | |
| Warren S. Murray | 1 | 04/30/1985 | |
| Cindy Begel | 1 | 03/01/1981 | |
| Brian Levant | 1 | 01/17/1977 | |
| Andy Horowitz | 1 | 01/15/1985 | |
| Stephen A. Miller | 1 | 03/09/1980 | |
| Stephanie Haden | 1 | 11/30/1980 | |
| Skip Usen | 1 | 11/22/1978 | |
| Rosalind Stevenson | 1 | 01/08/1984 | |
| Michael Poryes | 1 | 01/09/1983 | |
| Mark Zakarin | 1 | 04/02/1985 | |
| Lesa Kite | 1 | 03/01/1981 | |
| Elliot Stern | 1 | 09/26/1982 | |
| Kevin Kelton | 1 | 12/11/1983 | |
| Erwin Washington | 1 | 10/11/1978 | |
| James Kutras | 1 | 10/14/1984 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Seigel | 30 | 02/21/1979 - 03/19/1985 | |
| Jerry Perzigian | 30 | 02/21/1979 - 03/19/1985 | |
| David L. | 29 | 01/31/1979 - 07/02/1985 | |
| Peter Casey | 29 | 01/31/1979 - 07/02/1985 | |
| Lloyd Turner | 19 | 02/01/1975 - 04/11/1977 | |
| Gordon Mitchell | 19 | 02/01/1975 - 04/11/1977 | |
| Roger Shulman | 7 | 02/08/1975 - 02/18/1978 | |
| John Baskin | 7 | 02/08/1975 - 02/18/1978 | |
| Marcy Vosburgh | 6 | 01/23/1983 - 11/18/1984 | |
| Sandy Sprung | 6 | 01/23/1983 - 11/18/1984 | |
| Bill Steinkellner | 6 | 10/21/1984 - 07/02/1985 | |
| Cheri Steinkellner | 6 | 10/21/1984 - 07/02/1985 | |
| Bryan Joseph | 5 | 11/01/1978 - 03/30/1980 | |
| Bob Baublitz | 5 | 11/24/1976 - 02/24/1980 | |
| Don Nicholl | 5 | 01/18/1975 - 12/13/1975 | |
| Michael Ross | 4 | 01/18/1975 - 12/13/1975 | |
| Ted Dale | 4 | 01/14/1978 - 10/11/1981 | |
| Jeffrey Richman | 4 | 02/21/1982 - 10/14/1984 | |
| Nancy Vince | 4 | 01/14/1978 - 10/11/1981 | |
| Joyce Gittlin | 4 | 02/21/1982 - 10/14/1984 | |
| Neil Lebowitz | 4 | 09/30/1979 - 10/30/1983 | |
| Dixie Brown Grossman | 4 | 03/15/1975 - 01/17/1977 | |
| Bernie West | 4 | 01/18/1975 - 12/13/1975 | |
| John Ashby | 3 | 04/12/1975 - 02/07/1977 | |
| Howard Albrecht | 3 | 09/25/1976 - 01/10/1979 | |
| Howard Bendetson | 3 | 11/02/1980 - 10/04/1981 | |
| Bobby Herbeck | 3 | 11/25/1984 | |
| Sol Weinstein | 3 | 09/25/1976 - 01/10/1979 | |
| Bob Bendetson | 3 | 11/02/1980 - 10/04/1981 | |
| Sara V. Finney | 3 | 01/17/1982 - 06/04/1985 | |
| Marty Farrell | 2 | 11/20/1983 - 03/11/1984 | |
| James Ritz | 2 | 11/15/1975 - 02/21/1976 | |
| Patrick Egan | 2 | 03/20/1983 - 03/27/1983 | |
| Ilene Cooper | 2 | 03/20/1983 - 03/27/1983 | |
| Al Aidekman | 2 | 12/04/1983 - 03/05/1985 | |
| Kim Weiskopf | 2 | 10/01/1977 - 10/23/1983 | |
| Frank Tarloff | 2 | 04/05/1975 - 09/20/1975 | |
| Joanne Pagliaro | 1 | 12/02/1979 | |
| Ralph Phillips | 1 | 04/11/1982 | |
| Marshall Goldberg | 1 | 12/07/1980 | |
| Robert Fisher | 1 | 10/18/1975 | |
| M. Martinez Thomas | 1 | 02/07/1979 | |
| Don Segall | 1 | 10/15/1977 | |
| Carole Olson | 1 | 02/13/1983 | |
| Bruce Howard | 1 | 03/22/1975 | |
| Sandy Krinski | 1 | 12/06/1975 | |
| Mark Rothman | 1 | 01/24/1982 | |
| Stu Goldman | 1 | 01/22/1985 | |
| Olga Vallance | 1 | 11/19/1977 | |
| Mark Miller | 1 | 09/26/1982 | |
| Dick Bensfield | 1 | 01/25/1975 | |
| Rick Shaw | 1 | 03/14/1982 | |
| Art Baer | 1 | 03/29/1975 | |
| Arnold Kane | 1 | 03/08/1975 | |
| David Isaacs | 1 | 11/01/1975 | |
| Andy Guerdat | 1 | 01/28/1978 | |
| Winston Moss | 1 | 10/28/1984 | |
| Vito J. Giambalvo | 1 | 01/22/1985 | |
| Jim Carlson | 1 | 03/01/1975 | |
| Sandy Veith | 1 | 02/28/1976 | |
| Christine Houston | 1 | 11/29/1978 | |
| Tedd Anasti | 1 | 10/16/1976 | |
| Dennis Koenig | 1 | 03/28/1977 | |
| Wayne Kline | 1 | 01/09/1983 | |
| Brent Stevens | 1 | 01/30/1983 | |
| Larry Balmagia | 1 | 03/28/1977 | |
| Mary-David Sheiner | 1 | 10/21/1979 | |
| Ed Burnham | 1 | 01/29/1984 | |
| Perry Grant | 1 | 01/25/1975 | |
| Richard B. Eckhaus | 1 | 01/21/1978 | |
| Gordon Farr | 1 | 03/08/1975 | |
| Ken Levine | 1 | 11/01/1975 | |
| Ben Joelson | 1 | 03/29/1975 | |
| Dianne Messina | 1 | 12/19/1982 | |
| Jeffrey Duteil | 1 | 01/24/1982 | |
| Elaine Newman | 1 | 01/29/1984 | |
| George Scott | 1 | 12/23/1984 | |
| Brian Pollack | 1 | 03/14/1982 | |
| Joe Rosario | 1 | 12/23/1984 | |
| George Burditt | 1 | 12/20/1975 | |
| Wade Stevens | 1 | 01/30/1983 | |
| Steve Kreinberg | 1 | 01/28/1978 | |
| Vida Spears | 1 | 06/04/1985 | |
| Richard Kraut | 1 | 01/08/1985 | |
| Laura Levine | 1 | 11/12/1977 | |
| Sheila Judis Weisberg | 1 | 10/21/1979 | |
| Michael S. Baser | 1 | 10/01/1977 | |
| David Talisman | 1 | 10/16/1976 | |
| Bill Davenport | 1 | 01/05/1977 | |
| John V. Hanrahan | 1 | 02/21/1977 | |
| Marita Epp | 1 | 02/13/1983 | |
| Arthur Marx | 1 | 10/18/1975 | |
| Bob DeVinney | 1 | 12/03/1977 | |
| Marilyn Anderson | 1 | 01/09/1983 | |
| Lou Messina | 1 | 12/19/1982 | |
| Martin Donovan | 1 | 11/26/1977 |
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