Wealthy African American dry cleaner George Jefferson, his wife Louise, and son Lionel move into a luxury apartment building and develop occasionally fractious relations with other tenants, including their sassy maid Florence.

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Wealthy African American dry cleaner George Jefferson, his wife Louise, and son Lionel move into a luxury apartment building and develop occasionally fractious relations with other tenants, including their sassy maid Florence.

Ever since the Jefferson hired Florence, Louise's life has been the same old routine and she craves a change, so she's interviewed by a businessman who invites her to work for him. Initially Louise feels upbeat about working, but then she realizes that her new boss is …

Flashback of the Jeffersons before moving to Hauser Street. George is determined to open his own dry cleaners, but is at odds with both his banker's racist attitudes and Lionel's militancy. He and Louise encourage Dr. King's nonviolence.

Once a Friend: Directed by Jack Shea. With Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover. George is excited to hear that an old Navy shipmate is in town and wants him to come to his hotel for a visit. But his old pal has a big surprise for George: She has transmogrified from his old pal Eddie into a trans woman now called Edie.

These are my 40 picks for the best episodes of The Jeffersons on its 40th anniversary year (2015).

Marla Gibbs. Actress: The Jeffersons. Armed with an acid dry wit and a full arsenal of sarcasm and sass, African-American character comedienne Marla Gibbs showed up on 1970s television with a bang in middle age (44).

Thomas Jefferson: With Gwyneth Paltrow, Sam Waterston, Ossie Davis, Michael Potts. A biographical film about The United States' influential and profoundly enigmatic Founding Father.

Hemsley and co-star, Isabel Sanford were chosen to do a spin off of the show All In The Family called The Jeffersons (1975). Despite the age difference between Hemsley and Sanford (twenty years apart), many described their on-screen marriage as truly hilarious.