Seasons & Episodes
Honesty
On the way home from running errands, Mary hits a BMW, breaking the tail light. From the persuasion of Rose, she decides
Mary's Brother
When Mary's brother Lewis comes to town on business, she decides to set him up on a date with Rose. The next day when Ro
Family Hero
For an assignment that requires her to write about her "Most Interesting Relative", Brenda asks her parents for help. Le
The Refrigerator
When Mary tries to convince the landlord to order her a new refrigerator, he refuses. Mary then agrees to loan Sandra he
Do You Love Me?
News of the breakup of her neighbors' marriage has Mary worried that the same thing could happen to her and Lester. Mary
Pilot
When the landlord dies, everyone believes that Sandra will become the new landlord, including Sandra. She assures Mary t
The Sidewalk Sale
The tenants have a sidewalk sale to pay for the repairs needed to fix up 227. Lester asks Mary not to sell his aunt's ol
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 seemed to fill in 3 m
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 knows of any job openin
Football Widow
Mary is upset that whenever Lester watches the football game, she doesn't get any attention. So she gets two tickets fro
A Daughter is a Precious Thing
Brenda desperately tries to get Calvin to notice her. When Mary doesn't seem to help Brenda out, she seeks romantic advi
The Big Piano Play-Off
Mary decides to buy a piano, even though Lester hates the idea and Brenda doesn't want to take lessons. When Sandra & Ro
Mary's Christmas
When their church loses their land lease, the tenants must find another lot to place their church on. They enlist Lester
The Bed of Rose's
Sandra starts dating a man who works with her and Lester, however she finds him boring. She leaves it up to the Jenkins
Brenda's Last Date
Pearl asks Mary if Lester would have a man-to-man talk with Calvin about sex and Brenda asks her parents if she could go
A Young Man's Fancy
Pearl goes to Baltimore to visit her sister and the Jenkins watch Calvin for her. When he tries out for the romantic lea
We the People
Lester's old boss comes to visit the Jenkins from Hawaii. While there, Rose hires him as the building repairman and lets
Redecorating Blues
While at a neighborhood watch meeting, the Jenkins get robbed, with Brenda in the kitchen on the phone. When they return
Fifty Big Ones
At their vows renewal ceremony, Mary's parents are in the middle of the argument and are not talking to each other. Lest
Slam Dunked
Sandra begins dating a basketball player who rubs Mary the wrong way from their first meeting. He comes across as rude a
Pick Six
While reading the newspaper, Rose and Pearl choose 6 numbers related to an article that is in it. However, Mary thinks t
Young Man with a Job
When Calvin has a hard time finding a part-time job, Brenda and Pearl persuade Mary to convince Lester to offer Calvin a
The Wheel of Misfortune
Mary and Sandra become contestants on ""Wheel of Fortune"" and wind up competing against each other.
Mary Nightingale
Lester comes home from work sick, with the assumption that he has the flu. Using a bell that Sandra gives him, he drives
Washington Affair
Mary invites Sandra and her date, an eligible Congressman, to a dinner for Brenda's teacher who is attracted to the legi
The Great Manhunt
After Sandra sees her neighbors (a married couple) interact with each other and with their daughter, Sandra decides that
The Temptations
Mary is in charge of the church's charity show, and it's like divine providence when the Temptations show up at her door
Pillow Talk
When Sandra sees a pillow that Mary is making for Brenda, she is impressed. She tells Mary that they could go into busin
Come Into My Parlor
When Brenda meets a cute boy she decides to invite him to her party Saturday night. After getting permission to actually
Father's Day
Calvin's dad comes to visit D.C. He and Calvin have fun going to basketball games and going to see the Blue Angels fly.
Author, Author
Sandra is writing a romance novel whose characters resemble the residents of 227: Marie, Rosita, and Pearlie Mae. With M
Matchmakers
Rose tries a video-dating service, but wonders if she can live up to the image Sandra creates for her.
The Handwriting on the Wall
When Mary and Rose come home from the movie theater, they see JoJo spray painting his gang tag underneath Pearl's window
A Matter of Choice
The 227 residents are worried when Calvin's free-spending new friend offers him a chance to make 50 dollars for doing wh
Got a Job
When Ms. clark uses her feminine wiles to get Brenda a part-time job at Billy Bob's Burgers, Brenda's parents are divide
Far From the Tree
Sandra is very upset when she learns that her mother is coming to visit. She feels as though her mother doesn't love her
Toyland
Mary and Lester go to a toy store to purchase toys for kids in the hospital. When they get there, the guy lets them in e
The Audit
The IRS audits Mary and Lester. At a diner, Mary gets into an argument with a man whose views on women are old-fashioned
A Good Citizen
When Sandra comes to show the ladies the new ring that her boyfriend gave her, Mary notices an article in the newspaper
Happy Twentieth
When Lester decides to rent a hotel room for the weekend, Mary plans a cruise, and the ladies plan a surprise party for
The Fourth Time Around
When Lester goes to watch the game at a friend's house, Mary and the ladies decide to have a girl's night out. They go t
Rich Kid
Calvin befriends a new kid named Ron who says that his money comes from his rich uncle. He buys Calvin a new pair of sho
The Working Game
Upset when Brenda comes home from University Day wanting to attend Northwestern, Mary anticipates an empty nest by deman
Check Snub
The Social Security office says that Pearl is dead, and the resulting protest lands Pearl, Mary and Rose in jail.
Men's Club
When The Owls Men's Club is giving Lester an award, Mary is excited until she finds out that women are not allowed in th
Low Noon
When Sandra is dating a man who wants to open a sleazy night club down the street, Mary starts a petition to keep it fro
There Goes the Building
Sandra introduces her boyfriend to the ladies, the same man that audited the Jenkins. Mary still does not like him, howe
And Baby Makes Three
When Mary is concerned at Calvin and Brenda's nonchalance about teenage pregnancy, she designs an experiment with their
Bull's Eye
A man with a knife rents an apartment.
Teach Me Tonight (1)
When Sandra meets Brenda's math teacher at the Jenkins' apt., they begin dating and he gets more serious than Sandra. Th
Teach Me Tonight (2)
Sandra overhears how Mitchell interacts with his students and she tells him that he needs to continue teaching because h
See You in Court
Mary and Sandra go to court over song royalties.
The Honeymoon's Over
When Lester's cousin and his wife come to visit the Jenkins, Mary brags about how they are the perfect couple who never
Rapture
Calvin and his friend Eddie are in danger of failing history, so the Jenkins, Rose, and Pearl try to tutor them. After f
The Facade
When Mary goes to a seminar about success, she meets a business man who wants to build a $50 million museum. She tells h
The Talk Show
Sandra gets a job on a low budget television station, Channel 87. She tried out for the weathergirl, but bombed! So th
Snowbound
When Mary and Lester's flight to Hawaii is cancelled due to the blizzard, they go home only to find Rose, Pearl, Sandra
Shall We Dance?
Mary catches Lester dancing with his old girlfriend.
The Sing-Off
For a choir sing-off, Mary has found housing for all of the competitors except one, and for good reason. He is rude, pus
Sweet Sixteen
When Calvin asks Brenda to his basketball ball, she is not able to go because she is still one week away from being 16 y
The Roommate
When the daughter of Lester's friend comes to stay with the Jenkins until the dorms at Howard University open, she gets
The Big Deal
Lester's construction company has the chance to be purchased by a multi-national company. The lawyer that is over the pr
The New Neighbors
When Rose is looking for a live-in superintendent, Manny suggests his father, knowing that the Super's family will live
Blues
Brenda's grandfather arrives with a Wailing Eddie record in tow. While letting Brenda listen to it, she accidentally scr
The Butler Did It
Mary and Rose win a raffle contest and their prize is a butler for a week. They both become quickly annoyed with his pre
My Aching Back
When a movie is being shot outside 227, Sandra asks the director if there is any role not yet filled. He gives her a lin
Country Cousins
Lester is informed that he has an inheritance coming to him. But before he can collect it, he has to live with some dist
Best Friends
When Mary's high school friend comes to visit, everyone is excited to meet her because she is a famous writer, psycholog
The Whiz Kid
Mary is the director for the church production of ""The Wiz"" and her cast is edgy. Meanwhile, the Jenkins' have a house
Hide the Star
Lester's business partner is Marvelous Marvin Hagler, but it must remain a secret. When Rose and Pearl see Mary acting s
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Pageant
Sandra is the PR director for the Miss Teen Washington Pageant and she encourages Mary to let Brenda enter. After Mary c
Double Your Pleasure
Sandra's cousin Conchita (also played by Jackee) comes to visit, and her finacee follows her to America. Conchita does n
Brother from a Sister City
Brenda is a star track star and her coach comes over to the Jenkins' for a cup of coffee and brings a friend of his-- Wi
And the Survey Says . . .
Mary is a star player of ""Family Feud""... in her house. She decides to try out for the show when it visits Washington
A Yen for Lester
Lester and Raymond decide to buy a Jaoanese Restaurant together. Pearl and Rose each put in $500 and receive a stock of
Looking Back
When Mary throws pictures of Sandra, Rose and Pearl away, they each find them and reminisce over the past 3 227 seasons.
The Night They Arrested Santa Claus
Alexandria doesn't celebrate Christmas so everyone tries to get her to feel the spirit of the holiday. Sandra meets a Sa
The Real Decoys
Sandra gets a job as a meter maid. When Pearl gets her purse snatched while on her way to the bank with Mary and Rose's
Play it Again, Stan
When Mary and Lester are on their way to the airport their tickets are stolen by a pick pocket who is running from the c
A Class Act
When Mary and Lester go to parent's night a Brenda's school, Mary does not like the playfulness of her history teacher,
The Prince
Sandra asks Rose to take her place on a blind date. Little does she know that her blind date is a Prince! The ladies eac
Babes in the Woods
Mary goes on a hike with the Buttercups, the group of young girls (like the Girl Scouts) that Alexandria wants to join.
A Date to Remember
When Sandra goes on the Love Connection, she chooses Gary because he is the owner of a jewelry store. When he arrives, M
Mary's Cookies
Mary's cookie sales at Brenda's school is putting Ed's Cookies out of business. He proposes that she go into business wi
For Richer, For Poorer
Sandra's new boyfriend keeps showering her with gifts. When everyone meets him, they are surprised-- he is Pearl's age!
The Class of '89
Mary tells the kids that she has the hookup to get Run DMC to play at their prom, but the problem is the kids cannot aff
Trial and Error
Both Mary and Sandra get commissioned to the same murder trial. There are 11 votes guilty and 1 vote not-guilty, Sandra
The Bet
Sandra bets Mary and Rose that she can stay away from men better than they can stick to their diet. They each send tempt
No, My Darling Daughter
Lester hires a young ex-con from the persuasion on Mary. They both admit that he is doing a great job and are happy with
House Number
When Pearl, Mary, Rose and Sandra get locked into the laundry room, they all reminisce about how they each arrived at 22
Jackee
Sandra has moved to New York, but finds herself jobless after she finds out that the film company that she works for spe
For Sale
Rose sells the building and a sister of Lester's friends comes to visit. She staying with the Jenkins and is driving the
Take My Diva . . . Please!
Mary's organized a charity benefit featuring Diva Beverly Morris. Now she's a prima donna and Mary's worried that if she
Tenants, Anyone?
Mary and the gang try to draw a bead on new landlord Julian Barlow, who's been ducking them, while Dylan hunts for a new
A Pampered Tale
The women head to a spa to prepare for a beauty contest. Meanwhile, Travis & Dylan care for a baby left in Travis' limo
The Fight of the Century
When Mary causes Lester to miss a prizefight, they have a bout that could deliver a knockout punch to their marriage. Le
How the West Was Fun (1)
At a dude ranch, Mary lassos Rose and Sandra into a treasure hunt, and Dylan takes a likin' to a filly. Part 1 of two
How the West Was Fun (2)
Conclusion. Lester puts together a posse to find the womenfolk when the water rustlers take them hostage.
Video Activity
Bobby Brown shoots a video at Brenda's high school, while Brenda plagiarizes an old essay of Mary's to win a part as an
Flying Down to Leo's
En route to Lester's birthday party, Mary and Sandra run into gang members who want them as their biker chicks. (TVguide
Reunion Blues
Dylan's mother moves in with him after leaving his father, and starts stepping out with Julian (Paul Winfield). (tvguide
The Perfume Game
Sandra comes up with a slogan for a new perfume, but she thinks it stinks when her ad-agency boss steals her idea. (tvgu
War is Heck
When Calvin wants to quit school and join the Army, Lester puts him through his paces at a mock boot camp.
Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas
Mary decides to invite her landlord Julian to her Christmas Eve bash in hopes of livening things up.
There Go the Clowns
Mary dons clown garb to erase a nasty message she left on the answering machine of Lester's business contact, an eccentr
Come the Revolution
When Mary and Lester make Brenda return a revealing dress, she stages her own revolution.
Where Do We Go From Here?
Lester falls asleep during church and dreams that he and Mary visit both Heaven and Hell. While in both places, they re
Play Christy for Me
While working as a deejay, Lester gets suggestive requests from a caller who he thinks is Mary.
Knock It Off
Travis finds $250,000 left in his limo, and is convinced by Mary & Lester to turn the money in. If the money isn't claim
Do Not Pass Go (1)
Everyone goes to Atlantic City for a Luther Vandross concert for Pearl's birthday. While there, Mary goes on a lucky str
Do Not Pass Go (2)
Mary's luck runs out in Atlantic City and she loses all of her winnings, including $3000 she promised Lester. Meanwhile
You Gotta Have Art
While helping Eva straighten up the gallery, Mary inadvertently creates a pop-art sensation, and spends some of her 15 m
Gone Fishing
Julian recruits Mary to help him keep 227 out of the hands of his soon-to-be ex-wife (Rosalind Cash). (tvguide.com)
Nightmare on 227
Mary gets the part of a slasher in a movie, but has an unscheduled rehearsal with an NYU dean.
The Class of '90
Just before Brenda gets ready to graduate high school, Mary is rushed to the hospital with appendicitis. Mary gets a les
No Place Like Home
Mary dreams that she's homeless after misinterpreting a plea for help from a street person (homeless advocate Theodore H
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