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| Season 2, Episode 5 #18 in Series | ||||
| Episode Information | ||||
| Network: | CBS-TV | |||
| Air date: | October 11, 1975 | |||
| Written by: | Erik Tarloff | |||
| Directed by: | Jack Shea | |||
| Production code: | 2.5 / 206 | |||
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Mother Jefferson's Fall | |||
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Mother Jefferson's Fall was the 18th episode of The Jeffersons TV series, also the fifth episode of Season 2. Directed by Jack Shea and written by Erik Tarloff, it made its premiere on CBS-TV on October 11, 1975.
Synopsis
Feeling ignored, Mother Jefferson gets attention after she fakes a fall. Meanwhile, Louise goes to battle in a gin tournament.
Summary
Mother Jefferson pays George and Louise a visit one day and notices she is being left out. George and Louise were busy playing cards and Lionel is out dating Jenny. Upset that nobody is paying attention to her, Mother Jefferson fakes a fall, resulting in George and Louise pampering and attending to her every move
Cast (in credits order)
Starring
- Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson
- Isabel Sanford as Louise Jefferson
- Damon 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
- Ned Wertimer as Ralph the Doorman
- Dorothy Butts ss Bernice
- Estelle Evans as Mary
- Hilda Haynes ss Alice
- Ruth Lee as Dorothy
- Maidie Norman ss Rachel