I watched this scene this morning before I went to work. It showed george and Weezy when they first opened Jefferson Cleaners. They used this plot to bait customers outside the cleaners, and they came across an undercover cop. This scene was used by Terri on Three's Company the same season but months earlier. She went outside to attract a customer in a sexy way, but came across an undercover cop. It looks like it was borrowed from 3's company to me being they had the same writers. What do you think?

I watched this scene this morning before I went to work. It showed george and Weezy when they first opened Jefferson Cleaners. They used this plot to bait customers outside the cleaners, and they came across an undercover cop. This scene was used by Terri on Three's Company the same season but months earlier. She went outside to attract a customer in a sexy way, but came across an undercover cop. It looks like it was borrowed from 3's company to me being they had the same writers. What do you think?


Yeah it was lol On Three's Company Janet and Terri was out there together promoting Jack's recipe and George and Weezy was promoting the starch in Jefferson's Cleaners lol


And yes both episodes happened during the 1982-83 season :lol:

Only with The Jefferson's, the episode was much more touching when we see how George's first customer Mrs. Cody goes from a wealthy woman to a poor lady who George helps out. The episode always brings tears to my eyes.

I watched this scene this morning before I went to work. It showed george and Weezy when they first opened Jefferson Cleaners. They used this plot to bait customers outside the cleaners, and they came across an undercover cop. This scene was used by Terri on Three's Company the same season but months earlier. She went outside to attract a customer in a sexy way, but came across an undercover cop. It looks like it was borrowed from 3's company to me being they had the same writers. What do you think?



BTW: the old lady who came into Jeffersons Cleaners played Terri's mother on Three's Company:lol:

BTW: the old lady who came into Jeffersons Cleaners played Terri's mother on Three's Company:lol:


I noticed that. Maybe that's why the connection is there to both scenes. Or just a coincidence.

Only with The Jefferson's, the episode was much more touching when we see how George's first customer Mrs. Cody goes from a wealthy woman to a poor lady who George helps out. The episode always brings tears to my eyes.

I know. George always had a good heart deep inside, but this is the George nobody not even Weezy saw

I know. George always had a good heart deep inside, but this is the George nobody not even Weezy saw


Yup that was the "hidden george":lol:

Just watched this episode for the first time, on a My Network TV channel. Likely I missed its original airing because I was getting very close to my high school graduation back then and had finals coming up, etc.

Anyway it gives good backstory, as with any flashback ep. If everything is in real time, Geo. & Louise's 1968 opening of the shop is just a few years prior to the 1971 debut of All in the Family.

This episode also uses the old sitcom thing of people not showing up: Open a business and no one comes (Babu's restaurant on Seinfeld), throw a party and no one comes (apartments party on Family Affair), etc. I think in some cases the show saves on budget, as fewer extras are needed in that type of plot (although we do get some when the action moves outdoors).