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Although created (like its parent show) by [[Norman Lear]], it wasn't that political. Still, it was the first series to prominently feature a mixed-racial couple, Helen and Tom Willis.

* [[Funny Foreigner]]: Mr Bentley.

* [[George Jetson Job Security]]: Florence, especially during the early years. At least once, Florence ''did'' get fired ... only for her habit of eavesdropping on George's telephone conversations to save him from a potential scam – two con artists had wanted to sell George delivery vans that had been damaged in a flood – and it also saves Florence's job. By the early 1980s, the trope no longer applied and Florence's place in the Jeffersons' lives was secure.

* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: George.

* [[Mammy]]: Florence subverts the trope ''hard''.

** Subverted in another episode, where Louise confronts George about mysterious withdrawals from their banking account and unexplained visits out of town. (This turned into a [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] moment, as Louise eventually tracked down George to an apartment in the Bronx ... their old apartment, where a black couple and young son were living. George was helping the couple financially as the father was trying to find a good job.)

** Subverted in another episode where Louise finds George in a hotel room with a lovely young woman (long story, but it is completely innocent), but instantly believes him when he tells her nothing is going on between them, because she notices that he doesn't display the physical tic that usually tells her that he's lying.

** Usually, this trope was reversed when George calls various white people – especially Tom – a "honky" and his daughter-in-law a "zebra" (the slur for a bi-racial person born to a Caucasian and an African-American). At least once, however, George uses the term in front of a child he is baby-sitting, and when the kid uses it to one of George's clients, it jeopardizes a lucrative business deal.

* [[The Other Darrin]]: Lionel was played by Mike Evans in season 1, then by Damon Evans in seasons 2-4, then by Mike Evans again for the rest of the series.

* [[Pretty in Mink]]: A few furs showed up, including Tom buying Helen a red fox jacket after taking a stock tip from George.

* [[Pretty Fly for A White Guy]]: In one episode, George tries to teach Tom how to "act black," in order to fit in with Helen's friends.

* [[Sassy Black Woman]]: Florence.

* [[Servile Snarker]]: Florence, again.

** George and Louise made an appearance in ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel Air]]''.

* [[Spinoff Sendoff]]: In the pilot, as Louise is packing the kitchen Edith Bunker comes over from next door to wish them luck in their new place.

* [[Stealth Insult]]: Mother Jefferson's specialty, directed at Louise.