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227

227

1985 TV-PG ★ 6.8 5 Seasons Comedy Family

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Overview

A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and discusses all manner of things with her neighbors.

Episodes

Seasons 1

Seasons 1

Seasons 2

Seasons 3

Seasons 4

Seasons 5

Honesty

S01E01 1985-09-14

Honesty

On the way home from running errands, Mary hits a BMW, breaking the tail light. From the persuasion...

Mary's Brother

S01E02 1985-09-21

Mary's Brother

When Mary's brother Lewis comes to town on business, she decides to set him up on a date with Rose....

Family Hero

S01E03 1985-09-28

Family Hero

For an assignment that requires her to write about her "Most Interesting Relative", Brenda asks her...

The Refrigerator

S01E04 1985-10-05

The Refrigerator

When Mary tries to convince the landlord to order her a new refrigerator, he refuses. Mary then agr...

Do You Love Me?

S01E05 1985-10-19

Do You Love Me?

News of the breakup of her neighbors' marriage has Mary worried that the same thing could happen to...

Pilot

S01E06 1985-10-26

Pilot

When the landlord dies, everyone believes that Sandra will become the new landlord, including Sandr...

The Sidewalk Sale

S01E07 1985-11-02

The Sidewalk Sale

The tenants have a sidewalk sale to pay for the repairs needed to fix up 227. Lester asks Mary not...

A Letter to the President

S01E08 1985-11-09

A Letter to the President

When Mary writes a letter to the President about the pothole that is on her street that no one has...

Pity the Poor Working Girl

S01E09 1985-11-16

Pity the Poor Working Girl

When Sandra tells Mary how she can't keep a job because of jealous wives, Mary asks Lester if he kn...

Football Widow

S01E10 1985-11-23

Football Widow

Mary is upset that whenever Lester watches the football game, she doesn't get any attention. So she...

A Daughter is a Precious Thing

S01E11 1985-11-30

A Daughter is a Precious Thing

Brenda desperately tries to get Calvin to notice her. When Mary doesn't seem to help Brenda out, sh...

The Big Piano Play-Off

S01E12 1985-12-07

The Big Piano Play-Off

Mary decides to buy a piano, even though Lester hates the idea and Brenda doesn't want to take less...

Mary's Christmas

S01E13 1985-12-14

Mary's Christmas

When their church loses their land lease, the tenants must find another lot to place their church o...

The Bed of Rose's

S01E14 1986-01-04

The Bed of Rose's

Sandra starts dating a man who works with her and Lester, however she finds him boring. She leaves...

Brenda's Last Date

S01E15 1986-01-11

Brenda's Last Date

Pearl asks Mary if Lester would have a man-to-man talk with Calvin about sex and Brenda asks her pa...

A Young Man's Fancy

S01E16 1986-01-18

A Young Man's Fancy

Pearl goes to Baltimore to visit her sister and the Jenkins watch Calvin for her. When he tries out...

We the People

S01E17 1986-02-01

We the People

Lester's old boss comes to visit the Jenkins from Hawaii. While there, Rose hires him as the buildi...

Redecorating Blues

S01E18 1986-02-08

Redecorating Blues

While at a neighborhood watch meeting, the Jenkins get robbed, with Brenda in the kitchen on the ph...

Fifty Big Ones

S01E19 1986-02-15

Fifty Big Ones

At their vows renewal ceremony, Mary's parents are in the middle of the argument and are not talkin...

Slam Dunked

S01E20 1986-02-22

Slam Dunked

Sandra begins dating a basketball player who rubs Mary the wrong way from their first meeting. He c...

Pick Six

S01E21 1986-03-08

Pick Six

While reading the newspaper, Rose and Pearl choose 6 numbers related to an article that is in it. H...

Young Man with a Job

S01E22 1986-05-03

Young Man with a Job

When Calvin has a hard time finding a part-time job, Brenda and Pearl persuade Mary to convince Les...

Cast

Marla Gibbs

Marla Gibbs

Mary Jenkins

Hal Williams

Hal Williams

Lester Jenkins

Alaina Reed Hall

Alaina Reed Hall

Rose Lee Holloway

Jackée Harry

Jackée Harry

Sandra Clark

Regina King

Regina King

Brenda Jenkins

Helen Martin

Helen Martin

Pearl Shay

Curtis Baldwin

Curtis Baldwin

Calvin Dobbs

Barry Sobel

Barry Sobel

Dylan McMillan

Countess Vaughn

Countess Vaughn

Alexandria DeWitt

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Julian C. Barlow

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Reviews

Matthew Dykstra

One of the funniest show I have watched in a while. Watched a DVD version of this show and the theme still holds up and is still a banger and the jokes are still funny and light hearted and the acting is still amazing.