EPISODES

230- Blood and Money
After George bribes Ralph into giving blood in his name, George tries to take credit for the speedy recovery of the blood's recipient: Mr. Whttendale's wife.

231- Ebony and Ivory
Louise pits her tomboy granddaughter in a piano-playing competition against the neighborhood snob, Mrs. Van Morris's music prodigy grandson.

Guest Star(s): Family Matters star Jaleel White

232- Bobbles, Bangles and Booboos
When The Jeffersons are ripped off by impostors posing as television personalities, Louise goes undercover and George turns sleuth in hopes of catching the crooks.

233- A House Divided
George resorts to a smear campaign to undermine the candidacy of his opponent in the race for president of the tenants' council. Unfortunately, that candidate is Louise.

234- Some Enchanted Evening
When Florence is cheated out of a chance to meet her idol, soap opera star Kent Tobin, at a charity ball, she imagines herself in a fractured Cinderella story.

Guest Star(s): Mabel King and Gibbs' 227 husband, Hal Williams

235- The Gift
Up to his ears in hot water because he forgot Louise's birthday, George looks to Ralph, who may have something up his sleeve to rescue George.

236- They Don't Make Preachers like Him Anymore
It may take a miracle to restore Florence's faith when her church's reverend embezzles the congregation's money, leaving her feeling betrayed and alone.

237- Try A Little Tenderness
When George and Louise catch two young hooligans trying to rip off the cleaners, Louise insists she can reform the kids. George promises he'll make a donation to the Help Center if she is successful.

Guest Star(s): Pamela Segall, the voice of Bobby Hill on King of the Hill, appears.

238- You'll Never Get Rich
George, Louise, and Florence take on Atlantic City with a vengeance: George wants to line his pockets, Florence wants to win enough to finance her trip to her godson's graduation and Louise wants to meet celebrities.

Guest Star(s): Charo, Phyllis Diller, Joe Frazier, Engelbert Humperdinck, Helen Reddy, and Michael Spinks

239- The Unnatural
When George is ridiculed for bobbling a historic home-run ball in the Yankee Stadium bleachers, Louise sneaks into the players' locker room in search of an antidote for his depression.

Guest Star(s): Reggie Jackson, Brian Downing, and Mike Witt.

240- Chairman of the Bored
When Tom's longwinded storytelling drives away Helen, George, Louise, and Florence, Tom spends the evening in the company of the sister of Bentley's latest girlfriend. Playboy playmate fantasy ensues.

241- Sayonara (Part One)
The Jeffersons and the Willises are thrilled when they construe Jenny and Lionel's important news to be an announcement that Jenny's pregnant, but all are devastated to find they've returned after three years in Japan with shocking news of a very different nature.

242- Sayonara (Part Two)
The Jeffersons and the Willises continue to battle over Lionel and Jenny's announcement that they plan to divorce. All comes to a head at little Jessica's Family Night at school.

243- Last Dance
When Florence rescues George's assistant because he can't get a date to his senior prom, she runs into the guy whom she wanted to be her prom date.

244- The Gang's all Here
Louise sets out to prove to George that she can run a business by stepping in for vacationing Charlie. The bar is then taken over by a biker gang reunion.

Guest Star(s): Uncle Miltie's real-life nephew Warren Berlinger and Broadway's first Daddy Warbucks, Reid Shelron, appear.

245- Hail to the Chief
At long last, Tom gets a big promotion but discovers there might be more pressure to the job than he can handle.

246- A Secret in the Back Room
The Jefferson household rallies to help resident barkeep Charlie face a crucial time in his life: dealing with the denial of his drinking problem and his first step to recovery.

247- That Blasted Cunningham
George and arch-rival Mr. Cunningham try to take each other to the cleaners in a death-defying promotional battle. Cunningham, however, can't defy death; so his widow seeks retribution on George.

Guest Star(s): L.A. Law's Susan Ruttan

248- State of Mind
A jealous and confused Louise goes into a tailspin over the arrival of a much younger female tenant.

Guest Star(s): Kathleen Wilhoite and Elmarie Wendel.

249- And Up We Go
When Louise and Helen spend a weekend away, George and Tom try to conquer boredom by setting a world record for elevator riding.

Listen for: Edie McClurg's voice.

250- The Truth Hurts
While Louise considers putting together a public show of her "oeuvre" of painting from her art class, George wrestles with telling her the truth about her talent (or lack thereof).

251- The Odd Couple
Florence places an ad in the personal column and her date turns out to be Bentley.

Guest Star(s): Marla Gibbs's real-life sister, Susie Garrett

252- Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway
Helen, Florence, Tom, and Bentley are thrilled to perform with Louise in a talent show she has planned to raise money for disabled youths, but George refuses to participate -- until he learns it could mean a free spot on TV if he wins.

253- Red Robins
In order to win the Dry Cleaner of the Year Award, George has to do community service. He finds a solution by becoming nest mother for granddaughter Jessica's Red Robin scout group.