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Well, we're moving on up. Moving on up.

Last week on The Jeffersons, George made a doctor's appointment and was told he

had high blood pressure.

Some time in Hawaii would be perfect.

It would?

Yeah, I'll go to Hawaii, spend a week or so, relax, and I'll check your blood

pressure when you get back.

What George didn't plan on was the Willises deciding to extend their

fails to follow his doctor's advice to forget business.

You mean you don't even work?

No.

Ken Sanders is my investment counselor. He does everything.

I tell you, George, Hawaii is a gold mine. And that Ken has got a great nose

business deals.

Do you think he'd do a little flipping for me?

Yeah,

maybe he could set me up with something like you got.

Yeah, you heard me right.

Ask Blue Sky Cleansers how soon they can buy my stores.

What? How am I supposed to know how much they worth? You need to count.

That was a big step.

Look, this could be a matter of life or death.

I could stay here forever.

Really? You know, that's funny. I was just thinking the same thing.

And now, The Jeffersons continues.

Even.

Yes, sir.

Table 4 -6?

That's right. The name is Jefferson.

Jefferson.

Hmm, I don't seem to see it here.

Here, why don't you use this to buy yourself some glasses? Oh, here it is.

Right this way.

Here you are.

Any further back and we'd be in Los Angeles.

This is close to the front door. In case one of us wants to leave the show

early. Well, who'd want to leave the show early?

Leon. Florence's dates always leave early.

George, could you...

Try to get us a better table. Okay, okay.

Look, ain't you got something a little closer?

Well, you've got to remember, sir, this is a very popular show.

And this is our business day.

But maybe we can work something out.

Oh, I think I see a table up front. Right this way, sir.

It looks like this table is reserved, sir.

There you go. Table for six. And if you should need anything else, my name is

Kale. Kale, is that Hawaiian for Ralph?

Oh, George, these are the best seats in the house.

They ought to be. They cost more than our furniture.

You know, for the price of this show, we could rent a sailboat for a whole day.

Forget the sailing, Willis. Nobody want to go with you.

The idea, the incredible feeling that sailing gives you. When you're out on

ocean, you, uh, you, uh, consume nature.

Tom, you've already consumed enough nature.

Right, Tom, the show's about to start.

That's the Samoan slap dance.

Wow, look at that precision. Look at that style.

Look at those bodies.

Isn't she beautiful, George?

Yeah.

What a nice set of teeth.

Carefully, Tom.

We've come to the part of our show where you, the audience, can come up on stage

and dance with us.

As you can see, some of our warriors have come down to select their partners

the next dance, and you have nothing to worry about, unless, of course, you

refuse to accompany them.

Have a nice end, or lucky lady, volunteer.

my camera.

You should have seen yourself.

Oh, you look ridiculous.

Now, the men.

Say what?

This isn't going to hurt, is it?

Let's hear it, ladies and gentlemen, for our brave, strong, and handsome

volunteer.

embarrassed. Oh, Willis looked stupid up there, didn't he?

Oop, 8 o 'clock.

So? So that reminds me, I gotta go to the bathroom.

That's what happens when you stay in these fancy hotels.

You gotta make reservations for everything.

Now here's where we plan to put the tennis courts, so naturally the

themselves would shield the wind.

Hmm, that's quite a proposal, Ken.

It'd be hard to say no to an investment like this. Sure would, unless you're

allergic to money.

Hey, Bill.

George.

Ken Sanders.

George Jefferson.

Nice to meet you, George.

Same here.

Hey, old Bill here has been telling me that when it comes to finding good

investments, you're one of the best.

That's not true, George.

I'm the best.

George, I told Ken that you might be interested in investing over here.

Yeah, that's right. Got something good while it's running by me. See if I'll

bite. Well, Bill and I were just talking about a real moneymaker where you'd

never have to work again.

Hey, let me sharpen my teeth.

Judge, how would you like to get into real estate?

Yeah, great, as long as I'm not six feet under.

I'm talking about condominiums.

We're building 300 units on prime oceanfront land. We're calling it

Acres. Paradise Acres.

It's got a nice ring to it.

Yeah. Now, let me give you an idea of how much money you'd need to invest.

We're talking about something in this neighborhood.

Neighborhood? It looks like a whole city.

Well, if it's too steep for you... Oh, no, no, no, no, no. I can handle it. You

see, I'm selling my seven cleaning stores in New York.

Does that mean you're interested?

Well, no, if it checks out.

All right.

Well, here's my card.

I'm going up to survey the land tomorrow. Would you like to come with

I'd love... to.

All right. Just give me a call in the morning.

George, looks like we're going to be partners. If there's anything I can do

you, just ask.

Yeah, well, there's one thing. You see, I haven't told my wife about the two of

us moving out here yet. You want me to tell her? No, no, no. I'll tell her.

just that, uh, well, you know, um, well, how'd your wife take it when you moved

out here? Oh, well, I had a little trouble convincing her at first, but she

around when she found out that credit cards work here, too.

where George is. He missed the rest of the show.

Maybe he was so tired from dancing he went up to bed.

Oh, no. George never goes to sleep this early.

But you two went to bed a lot earlier than this last night.

Tom, I said sleep.

Oh.

Oh.

Where is he?

George. Oh, how was the show?

It was fine, but where were you?

Well, I was out just walking and thinking.

Thinking about what?

Well, I was thinking about how wonderful it is to be in Hawaii with you.

With Florence and Leon.

Oh, they went for a walk on the beach.

Oh, hey, that sounds like a great idea. Maybe we should do that.

Yeah, let's all go for a walk on the beach. Yeah, well, if you walk that way,

we'll walk this way.

I'm going to spend some time alone with the girl of my dreams.

George, I don't think I've ever seen you this way before.

Well, maybe it's the way the moonlight shines in your eyes.

The way the wind blows through your hair.

Oh, I think I'm going to swoon.

Great. Don't fight the feeling. Come on.

Man, Wheezy, ain't Hawaii beautiful?

Yeah. I mean, the air's so clean.

Yeah. And the weather's so warm.

Yeah.

And credit cards work here, too, you know.

What I mean is, can you imagine living in a place like this? I mean, wouldn't

that be something?

It sure would.

You think so?

Sure. I think I'd rather live here than anywhere.

Except New York.

What? Name one thing that New York's got that Hawaii ain't got.

Well, our home is in New York.

Lionel, Jenny, and Jessica are in New York.

Our friends Tom and Helen are in New York. I said one thing.

Isn't the moon beautiful?

Yeah. It's a lot more beautiful than that one they got in New York.

Don't you think if Lionel and Jenny saw this place, they'd want to live here?

Who wouldn't?

And as far as friends go, we can make friends like Tom and Helen no matter

we go. All we gotta do is look at the yellow pages under zebras.

Sure, it's no matter where I lived.

Things wouldn't be the same without Tom and Helen.

George, George, you'll never guess what Helen and I found up the beach. A

harpoon with your name on it.

This kid, though, buddy, what did you find up the beach? A place where you and

can rent a sailboat.

Oh, Tom, will you stop with the sailboat? George said he didn't want to

I said I didn't want to go tonight because it's too dark.

It's going to be light again tomorrow, right, Helen?

You mean you'll go sailing with me?

Sure.

I mean, first thing in the morning.

I mean, after all, life is too short.

I mean, we good friends got to stick together no matter where we might be.

that right, old buddy?

I still can't believe it.

Tom and George were actually laughing together on their way to go sailing this

morning. Yeah.

Isn't it spooky?

Maybe it's the air and water.

Or maybe it's the Scotch and water.

But whatever it is, I just hope George can take it back home with him.

Well, if he can't, I guess you two will just have to move here permanently.

What? And give up the good old hustle and bustle of New York City?

Not in a million years, Helen.

Yeah, I guess no matter how beautiful Hawaii may be, New York's got some

you just can't beat.

Right.

Like the concerts and the plays, the museums and the galleries, old friends,

good families, and most important of all,

Bloomingdale!

Oh, boy, George, this is gonna be great. Yeah, it sure is. Hey, you know our

problem is, old buddy, we all get too much. I know, silly little thing. Right.

And since we're going to be neighbors for a long, long time, we ought to call

little juice and try to get along like good friends should.

Here, here.

Hey.

Hey.

Yeah,

you got any sailboats?

Well, we could probably dig one up.

14 -footer.

Yeah. 14 -footer, old buddy.

Oh, fine with me, old pal.

Who's going to be the captain?

I am.

George, old buddy, I really think I should be the captain.

I do know how to sail.

Yeah, but remember, old buddy, you are talking to an ex -Navy man.

Correction, old buddy, ex -Navy cook.

The only thing you ever sailed were potato peels.

I, on the other hand, used to spend every summer sailing with my uncle on

Placid. You used to spend every summer sailing with my uncle on Lake Placid.

Does that look like a lake to you?

Hey, hey, boss, I'll settle this.

You be the captain.

Ah!

And the captain pays for the boat. How?

Will you be wanting some lessons with this?

Sailing lessons?

No, no, no, no, no. Dancing lessons.

For sailing lessons, you have to join our hula school.

A little brush -up might not be a bad idea. Oh, come on, Willis. We don't need

no lessons. Look, you go ahead and finish writing the book. I'm going to

phone call.

Ex -Navy man.

Which Navy?

McHale's.

Hello,

Sanders.

George Jefferson.

Look, what time are you going up to look at that land for Paradise Acres?

One o 'clock? Great!

Look, I'll meet you at my hotel.

Huh? Yeah, I'll go out to you too, Sanders.

Is that it?

Yes. George, I hope you don't mind, but since we're both probably a little

rusty, I decided to hire an instructor to go out with us. I told you I knew how

to sail.

But they said this guy was an expert. An expert?

Okay, where is he? Right here.

He's an expert. The boat's older than he is.

Look, Wilson, I told you I know what I'm doing.

Plus, we've got to be alone so we can talk.

Talk? About what?

Well, about how two good friends like you and me can be friends no matter

we live, as long as we live in the same place.

Thanks, kid. We don't need no lessons.

Okay, man, but remember, once you pass that breakwater, you're on your own.

And if we have to go out there and save you, it's going to cost you 50 bucks

plus. Plus what?

Plus, I'm going to laugh at you all the way back in.

George, I still think we should have... Look, won't you worry too much?

Look, I know how to fail. You know how to fail. It's a piece of cake.

Well, all right, George, if you say so. Of course I'll say so. Ain't nothing to

it.

Okay, where's the steering wheel?

Miss Jefferson, Miss Willis, you want to hear my horoscope?

Well, uh... Great. Listen to this.

Expect an important question today from a recent romantic interest. You know

what that means?

What? Leon's going to ask me to marry him. He is? Of course.

What should I do?

Stop reading horoscopes.

Mrs. Jefferson, this is serious.

Last night, Leon and I were walking down the beach, staring at the moon, and

then we stopped.

He looked into my eyes, and guess what he did?

What? What? He held my hand!

That's it?

Of course, I ain't that kind of woman.

And you think Leon wants to marry you just because he held your hand?

There are some things a woman can just tell.

Well, it's a good thing Leon didn't hold both your hands, or you'd have two kids

and a dog by now.

Look, I know it sounds silly, but Leon's coming here in a little while to teach

me how to surf, and I just know he's going to propose to me.

Well, if he does, what are you going to tell him? I don't know.

This has all happened so fast.

When Mr. Jefferson proposed to you, did you give him an answer right away?

No. I told him I wanted some time to think about it.

Well, how long did you think about it?

I'm not sure.

My watch didn't have a second hand.

Man.

Ooh, the shore is pretty out here.

A lot prettier than New York.

George, I don't think we should have gone past the breakwater.

At least when you go sailing out here, you can see fish and car.

In New York, all you see is orange fields and beer cans.

I don't even see land anymore.

Hey, Willie, listen to me.

How'd you like to live out here? Oh, nice house on the beach.

Yeah, I just wish I could see the beach.

Let me see the beach right over there.

Where the hell is the beach?

No,

no, no, not that way. Move the tiller.

This way is around, and we'll be going back the way we came.

I think we want to go north. Which way is north? How do you tell that?

for the North Star.

It's daylight!

Oh, yeah, you're right.

Come on, let's do something. You're the captain.

What? How should I know? This hurry -up is getting cloudy.

But I don't know what to do.

ask you something.

Yes? Would you be too disappointed if we didn't go surfing today?

That's it?

Well, it looks like there's a storm coming in and the water might be too

for a beginner.

Gee, I hope Tom and George make it back in okay.

Oh, I'm sure they saw the storm coming.

By now, they're probably sitting in some bar swapping sea stories over a cold

beer.

Yeah, you're right.