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Season 7, Episode 13 #148 in Series | ||||
Episode Information | ||||
Network: | CBS-TV / U.S. | |||
Air date: | February 1. 1981 | |||
Written by: | Michael G. Moye | |||
Directed by: | Bob Lally | |||
Production code: | 7.13 / 713 | |||
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IMDb | And the Doorknobs Shined Like Diamonds | |||
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And the Doorknobs Shined Like Diamonds was the 148th overall episode of The Jeffersons TV series, also the 13th episode of Season 7. Directed by Bob Lally and written by Michael G. Moye, the episode originally appeared on CBS-TV on February 1, 1981.
Episode:And the Doorknobs Shined Like Diamonds | ||
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Synopsis[]
Louise is heartbroken when she discovers that the city is planning to tear down the building she grew up in. This leads her to make one last visit to her childhood home where she quickly remembers special memories of her mother and of her wedding day.
Storyline[]
When The Jeffersons' new furniture for their living and dining room arrives, one of the delivery men informs Weezie that the block of buildings she grew up around in Harlem - including the building she lived in - will be demolished for new development. She then visits her old, abandoned apartment there one last time, while thinking about some of the times she spent there.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Isabel Sanford as Louise Jefferson
- Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson
- Roxie Roker as Helen Willis
- Franklin Cover as Tom Willis
- Marla Gibbs as Florence Johnston
- Paul Benedict as Harry Bentley
- Ned Wertimer as Ralph the Doorman
Guest starring/Recurring characters/cast[]
- Ta-Ronce Allen as Debra, Young Louise's Cousin
- Vivian Bonnell as Mrs. Mills, Louise's Mother
- Sharon Browo as Young Adult Louise
- Kim Callegari as Pre-teen Louise
- LaShana Dendy as Louise as a child
- Carl Lumbly as Jimmy, George's employee