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| Season 1, Episode 2 #2 in Series | ||||
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| Network: | CBS-TV | |||
| Air date: | January 25, 1975 | |||
| Written by: | Perry Grant & Dick Bensfield | |||
| Directed by: | Jack Shea | |||
| Production code: | 1.2 / 103 | |||
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George's Family Tree | |||
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George's Family Tree was the second episode of The Jeffersons TV series, also the second episode of Season 1. Directed by Jack Shea and co-written by Perry Grant and Dick Bensfield, it made its premiere on CBS-TV on January 25, 1975.
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Synopsis[]
When George boasts he's "King of the Mountain," Louise teaches him a lesson by uncovering a few skeletons in the closet of his ancestors' family tree.
Summary[]
Talk of ancestry doesn't interest George, who believes the past should remain in the past - until he learns that he was descended from African royalty.
Cast (in credits order)[]
Starring[]
- Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson
- Isabel Sanford as Louise Jefferson
- Mike Evans as Lionel Jefferson
- Zara Cully as Olivia "Mother" Jefferson
- Franklin Cover as Thomas "Tom" Willis
- Roxie Roker as Helen Willis
- Berlinda Tolbert as Jenny Willis
- Paul Benedict as Harry Bentley
Recurring cast/Guest stars[]
- No guests appear in this episode.