THE JEFFERSONS : SEASON 5

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• Release Year: 1975
• Genre: Comedy
• Plot: 'The Jeffersons' was perhaps the most-successful spinoff series to 'All in the Family.' George Jefferson was the black version of Archie Bunker in many respects, both were loud-mouthed, opinionated and set in their bigoted ways. By 1975, Jefferson's fledging dry-cleaning business, Jefferson Cleaners, had successfully grown into a small chain; his newfound wealth led to moving his family to a 'deluxe apartment in the sky' in Manhattan. His family included his wife, Louise, a level-headed and open-minded woman who often had to scold George when his mouth got him into trouble; and Lionel, an engineering major at a local college. He especially disliked Tom and Helen Willis, a mixed couple (he was white, she was black) whose daughter, Jenny, was dating and later married Lionel; Florence, his sharp-tongued maid; and Harry Bentley, the esoteric Englishman who lived next door. George often flaunted his wealth and displayed rude, arrogant, bigoted behavior; however, he often found that money didn't open every door or win him favor with everyone. In later years, George and Louise became grandparents (welcoming an adorable little girl, Jessica); and Lionel and Jenny found work he as an electrical engineer, she as a fashion designer. However, Lionel and Jenny's marriage soon began to crumble. Meanwhile, as Jefferson Cleaners continued to expand, George continually had to deal with competing dry-cleaning franchises, who sought to put George out of business. In the final season, George and Tom formed a partnership and purchased Charlie's Bar, their favorite hangout.
• Cast: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Paul Benedict, Berlinda Tolbert, Ned Wertimer, Mike Evans, Damon Evans, Zara Cully, Danny Wells, Jay Hammer, Ernest Harden Jr., Vernon Washington, Jack Fletcher, Irwin Keyes, Garrett Morris, Dorothy Butts, Pat Lawson, Esther Sutherland, Ebonie Smith, David Downing, Patrick Collins, Myra Taylor, Al Harrington, Frank De Vol, Leonard Lightfoot, Roseanna Christiansen, Edie McClurg, Jason Bernard, Stefan Gierasch, Greg Morris, Ernie Lee Banks, Ivor Francis, Tom Brown, Alvin Childress, Victor Kilian, Bob Duggan, Davis Roberts, Paul Barselou, Hal Williams, Al White, Billy Sands, F. William Parker, Vernon Weddle, Bhetty Waldron, Michael Alldredge, James Staley, Cal Gibson, Dave Shelley, Adrian Ricard, James A. Watson Jr., Frances E. Nealy, William Bogert, Wendell Wright, Alma Beltran, Gerald Castillo, Gordon Connell, Bobby F. Ellerbee, Philip Charles MacKenzie, Ron Trice, Margaret Wheeler, Gino Conforti, Bob Gorman, Charles Walker, Fred Ball, William Bryant, Esmond Chung, Jack O'Leary, Phil Rubenstein, Myrna White, John Anderson, Larry Linville, Liz Torres, Will Gill Jr., Peter Schrum, Thomas Callaway, Bernard Fox, LaSaundra Hall, Erin Holland, Leslie Holland, Barrie Ingham, Russell Johnson, Steve Nevil, Lydia Nicole, Bobby Herbeck, Peter Iacangelo, John Dewey Carter, Susie Garrett, John Rich
• Director: John Rich
• Runtime: 9:53
• Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Series