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227 (1985) is a comedy, family web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch 227 online in HD.

227 — Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: Michael G. Moye
• Starring: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed Hall, Jackée Harry, Regina King, Helen Martin, Curtis Baldwin, Barry Sobel

227 — Series Details

227 — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Honesty (1985-09-14) — On the way home from running errands, Mary hits a BMW, breaking the tail light. From the persuasion of Rose, she decides to leave a note on the car. The next day, after no one has
• E2: Mary's Brother (1985-09-21) — 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 Rose won't give Mary any details about the date, they get in t
• E3: Family Hero (1985-09-28) — For an assignment that requires her to write about her "Most Interesting Relative", Brenda asks her parents for help. Lester suggests his aunt Lucy who was a woman brakeman. After
• E4: The Refrigerator (1985-10-05) — When Mary tries to convince the landlord to order her a new refrigerator, he refuses. Mary then agrees to loan Sandra her apartment for a extravagant party if Sandra will "persuade
• E5: Do You Love Me? (1985-10-19) — News of the breakup of her neighbors' marriage has Mary worried that the same thing could happen to her and Lester. Mary plans an evening of romance for her and Lester. Lester buys
• E6: Pilot (1985-10-26) — When the landlord dies, everyone believes that Sandra will become the new landlord, including Sandra. She assures Mary that once she becomes the new landlord that Mary will have to
• E7: The Sidewalk Sale (1985-11-02) — 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 old, ugly lamp, but she does anyway, for $5. When Lester finds
• E8: A Letter to the President (1985-11-09) — 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 months, the secret service starts snooping around 227 and get
• E9: Pity the Poor Working Girl (1985-11-16) — When Sandra tells Mary how she can't keep a job because of jealous wives, Mary asks Lester if he knows of any job openings. He admits that his company needs a receptionist for thei
• E10: Football Widow (1985-11-23) — Mary is upset that whenever Lester watches the football game, she doesn't get any attention. So she gets two tickets from Sandra for her and Lester to go to the game, with the hope
• E11: A Daughter is a Precious Thing (1985-11-30) — Brenda desperately tries to get Calvin to notice her. When Mary doesn't seem to help Brenda out, she seeks romantic advice from Sandra. This ultimately upsets Mary when she finds o
• E12: The Big Piano Play-Off (1985-12-07) — Mary decides to buy a piano, even though Lester hates the idea and Brenda doesn't want to take lessons. When Sandra & Rose visit to take a look at the piano, Rose offers Mary piano
• E13: Mary's Christmas (1985-12-14) — When their church loses their land lease, the tenants must find another lot to place their church on. They enlist Lester's company's help to move the church to its new spot. Everyt
• E14: The Bed of Rose's (1986-01-04) — Sandra starts dating a man who works with her and Lester, however she finds him boring. She leaves it up to the Jenkins to cancel their date. When he comes to the apartment, he mee
• E15: Brenda's Last Date (1986-01-11) — 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 to the dance Friday night. They believe that she is too you
• E16: A Young Man's Fancy (1986-01-18) — Pearl goes to Baltimore to visit her sister and the Jenkins watch Calvin for her. When he tries out for the romantic lead for a school play and doesn't get it, he becomes depressed
• E17: We the People (1986-02-01) — Lester's old boss comes to visit the Jenkins from Hawaii. While there, Rose hires him as the building repairman and lets him live an efficiency on the third floor. Pearl begins to
• E18: Redecorating Blues (1986-02-08) — While at a neighborhood watch meeting, the Jenkins get robbed, with Brenda in the kitchen on the phone. When they return from the meeting, they see that the burglars took an arm ch
• E19: Fifty Big Ones (1986-02-15) — At their vows renewal ceremony, Mary's parents are in the middle of the argument and are not talking to each other. Lester talks to his father-in-law, and Mary talks to her mother
• E20: Slam Dunked (1986-02-22) — Sandra begins dating a basketball player who rubs Mary the wrong way from their first meeting. He comes across as rude and arrogant. Calvin idolizes him and mimics his attitude. Br
• E21: Pick Six (1986-03-08) — While reading the newspaper, Rose and Pearl choose 6 numbers related to an article that is in it. However, Mary thinks the lottery's a waste of time and money. But with a big jack
• E22: Young Man with a Job (1986-05-03) — When Calvin has a hard time finding a part-time job, Brenda and Pearl persuade Mary to convince Lester to offer Calvin a job working at the construction site. But when Calvin prove

Season 2

• E1: The Wheel of Misfortune (1986-10-04) — Mary and Sandra become contestants on ""Wheel of Fortune"" and wind up competing against each other.
• E2: Mary Nightingale (1986-10-11) — Lester comes home from work sick, with the assumption that he has the flu. Using a bell that Sandra gives him, he drives Mary crazy with his demands for ""water"" and ""celery salt
• E3: Washington Affair (1986-11-01) — Mary invites Sandra and her date, an eligible Congressman, to a dinner for Brenda's teacher who is attracted to the legislator.
• E4: The Great Manhunt (1986-11-08) — After Sandra sees her neighbors (a married couple) interact with each other and with their daughter, Sandra decides that she wants a husband and a child. She goes out on a series o
• E5: The Temptations (1986-11-15) — Mary is in charge of the church's charity show, and it's like divine providence when the Temptations show up at her door.
• E6: Pillow Talk (1986-11-22) — When Sandra sees a pillow that Mary is making for Brenda, she is impressed. She tells Mary that they could go into business and make lots of money. So Mary agrees to a 50/50 deal w
• E7: Come Into My Parlor (1986-11-29) — When Brenda meets a cute boy she decides to invite him to her party Saturday night. After getting permission to actually have the party, she then hears Sandra tell a story about ho
• E8: Father's Day (1986-12-06) — 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. Because he and his grandma have been arguing a lot lately, C
• E9: Author, Author (1986-12-13) — Sandra is writing a romance novel whose characters resemble the residents of 227: Marie, Rosita, and Pearlie Mae. With Mary up against Emma Johnson for the presidency of the Ladies
• E10: Matchmakers (1987-01-03) — Rose tries a video-dating service, but wonders if she can live up to the image Sandra creates for her.
• E11: The Handwriting on the Wall (1987-01-10) — When Mary and Rose come home from the movie theater, they see JoJo spray painting his gang tag underneath Pearl's window. Pearl hits him with her pillow, Rose grabs the spray can a
• E12: A Matter of Choice (1987-01-17) — The 227 residents are worried when Calvin's free-spending new friend offers him a chance to make 50 dollars for doing what ""sounds like a Miami Vice drug deal.""
• E13: Got a Job (1987-01-24) — When Ms. clark uses her feminine wiles to get Brenda a part-time job at Billy Bob's Burgers, Brenda's parents are divided: she wants Brenda to study full time, while he is delighte
• E14: Far From the Tree (1987-02-07) — Sandra is very upset when she learns that her mother is coming to visit. She feels as though her mother doesn't love her because she is so different from her ""normal"" siblings an
• E15: Toyland (1987-02-14) — 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 even though the sign on the door says closed. The Jenkins dis
• E16: The Audit (1987-02-21) — The IRS audits Mary and Lester. At a diner, Mary gets into an argument with a man whose views on women are old-fashioned and clash with Mary's views. She goes as far as to insult h
• E17: A Good Citizen (1987-02-28) — When Sandra comes to show the ladies the new ring that her boyfriend gave her, Mary notices an article in the newspaper that mentions a robbery at the same jewelry store where Sand
• E18: Happy Twentieth (1987-03-07) — When Lester decides to rent a hotel room for the weekend, Mary plans a cruise, and the ladies plan a surprise party for Mary and Lester's Anniversary, it's all Brenda can take to k
• E19: The Fourth Time Around (1987-03-21) — 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 to a club/bar where Pearl meets man. They hit it off.

  When P

• E20: Rich Kid (1987-04-11) — Calvin befriends a new kid named Ron who says that his money comes from his rich uncle. He buys Calvin a new pair of shoes and offers to take Calvin and Brenda to a Stevie Wonder C
• E21: The Working Game (1987-05-23) — Upset when Brenda comes home from University Day wanting to attend Northwestern, Mary anticipates an empty nest by demanding that Lester give her a job at the construction site –a
• E22: Check Snub (1987-06-06) — The Social Security office says that Pearl is dead, and the resulting protest lands Pearl, Mary and Rose in jail.

Season 3

• E1: Men's Club (1987-09-26) — When The Owls Men's Club is giving Lester an award, Mary is excited until she finds out that women are not allowed in the club. Mary decides to dress up like a man (and Sandra has
• E2: Low Noon (1987-10-03) — When Sandra is dating a man who wants to open a sleazy night club down the street, Mary starts a petition to keep it from opening. Meanwhile, Brenda is working on an assignment abo
• E3: There Goes the Building (1987-10-17) — Sandra introduces her boyfriend to the ladies, the same man that audited the Jenkins. Mary still does not like him, however he charms everyone and eventually wins Mary over. Rose d
• E4: And Baby Makes Three (1987-10-24) — When Mary is concerned at Calvin and Brenda's nonchalance about teenage pregnancy, she designs an experiment with their sex education class where the kids must take care of an anim
• E5: Bull's Eye (1987-10-31) — A man with a knife rents an apartment.
• E6: Teach Me Tonight (1) (1987-11-07) — When Sandra meets Brenda's math teacher at the Jenkins' apt., they begin dating and he gets more serious than Sandra. Then, Sandra comes by the Jenkins' with her new rich date, whi
• E7: Teach Me Tonight (2) (1987-11-14) — Sandra overhears how Mitchell interacts with his students and she tells him that he needs to continue teaching because he needs the kids and much as they need him. Sandra and Mitch
• E8: See You in Court (1987-11-21) — Mary and Sandra go to court over song royalties.
• E9: The Honeymoon's Over (1987-11-28) — When Lester's cousin and his wife come to visit the Jenkins, Mary brags about how they are the perfect couple who never argue and still begave like Honeymooners after five years of
• E10: Rapture (1987-12-05) — Calvin and his friend Eddie are in danger of failing history, so the Jenkins, Rose, and Pearl try to tutor them. After failing the test the first time, they get a second chance to
• E11: The Facade (1987-12-12) — When Mary goes to a seminar about success, she meets a business man who wants to build a $50 million museum. She tells him that Lester is a big time contractor and sets up a meetin
• E12: The Talk Show (1988-01-02) — Sandra gets a job on a low budget television station, Channel 87. She tried out for the weathergirl, but bombed!

  So the station manager gives her another chance hosting her own t

• E13: Snowbound (1988-01-09) — When Mary and Lester's flight to Hawaii is cancelled due to the blizzard, they go home only to find Rose, Pearl, Sandra and Calvin in their apt, which is one of two apts in 227 wit
• E14: Shall We Dance? (1988-01-16) — Mary catches Lester dancing with his old girlfriend.
• E15: The Sing-Off (1988-01-23) — For a choir sing-off, Mary has found housing for all of the competitors except one, and for good reason. He is rude, pushy and impatient. He winds up staying with the Jenkins.

  He

• E16: Sweet Sixteen (1988-01-30) — When Calvin asks Brenda to his basketball ball, she is not able to go because she is still one week away from being 16 years old. She sulks because she can't go.

  The next week, sh

• E17: The Roommate (1988-02-06) — When the daughter of Lester's friend comes to stay with the Jenkins until the dorms at Howard University open, she gets a taste of the big city first hand. Sandra is behind on rent
• E18: The Big Deal (1988-02-13) — Lester's construction company has the chance to be purchased by a multi-national company. The lawyer that is over the proposed merger sub leases the apt and next door, and he and M
• E19: The New Neighbors (1988-02-20) — When Rose is looking for a live-in superintendent, Manny suggests his father, knowing that the Super's family will live with a 50% decrease in rent. When his family moves in, they
• E20: Blues (1988-02-27) — Brenda's grandfather arrives with a Wailing Eddie record in tow. While letting Brenda listen to it, she accidentally scratches it and her grandfather is devastated. She doesn't und
• E21: The Butler Did It (1988-03-12) — Mary and Rose win a raffle contest and their prize is a butler for a week. They both become quickly annoyed with his presence and ""loan"" him to Sandra. When it is time for him to
• E22: My Aching Back (1988-04-09) — When a movie is being shot outside 227, Sandra asks the director if there is any role not yet filled. He gives her a line to say (""Officer, he went that way""), but she cannot say
• E23: Country Cousins (1988-04-30) — Lester is informed that he has an inheritance coming to him. But before he can collect it, he has to live with some distant relatives and discovers that they are country folk and w
• E24: Best Friends (1988-05-07) — When Mary's high school friend comes to visit, everyone is excited to meet her because she is a famous writer, psychologist, and romance adviser (like Dr. Ruth). Mary imagines what

Season 4

• E1: The Whiz Kid (1988-10-08) — Mary is the director for the church production of ""The Wiz"" and her cast is edgy. Meanwhile, the Jenkins' have a house guest. A college student who will be staying with them for
• E2: Hide the Star (1988-10-22) — Lester's business partner is Marvelous Marvin Hagler, but it must remain a secret. When Rose and Pearl see Mary acting so suspicious, ther decide to find out what is going on. They
• E3: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Pageant (1988-10-29) — Sandra is the PR director for the Miss Teen Washington Pageant and she encourages Mary to let Brenda enter. After Mary checks everything out, she allows Brenda to enter. But then n
• E4: Double Your Pleasure (1988-11-05) — Sandra's cousin Conchita (also played by Jackee) comes to visit, and her finacee follows her to America. Conchita does not want to marry Carlos in an arranged marriage so she asks
• E5: Brother from a Sister City (1988-11-12) — 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– Willie Amakye from Ghana. Willie needs to raise money to stay
• E6: And the Survey Says . . . (1988-11-19) — Mary is a star player of ""Family Feud""… in her house. She decides to try out for the show when it visits Washington D.C. Sandra also decides to try out, and when she and Mary a
• E7: A Yen for Lester (1988-11-26) — Lester and Raymond decide to buy a Jaoanese Restaurant together. Pearl and Rose each put in $500 and receive a stock of the restaurant. When the deal is sealed, the kitchen staff a
• E8: Looking Back (1988-12-03) — When Mary throws pictures of Sandra, Rose and Pearl away, they each find them and reminisce over the past 3 227 seasons.
• E9: The Night They Arrested Santa Claus (1988-12-10) — Alexandria doesn't celebrate Christmas so everyone tries to get her to feel the spirit of the holiday. Sandra meets a Santa on the street and brings him upstairs to meet Alexandria
• E10: The Real Decoys (1989-01-07) — 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 dues, Sandra and Mary hatch up an idea to stage a stake-out
• E11: Play it Again, Stan (1989-01-14) — When Mary and Lester are on their way to the airport their tickets are stolen by a pick pocket who is running from the cops. As Lester and the police officer go after the man Mary
• E12: A Class Act (1989-01-28) — When Mary and Lester go to parent's night a Brenda's school, Mary does not like the playfulness of her history teacher, or the fact that he does not give tests or homework. She ask
• E13: The Prince (1989-02-04) — Sandra asks Rose to take her place on a blind date. Little does she know that her blind date is a Prince! The ladies each take turns trying to impress him, but it's Brenda who catc
• E14: Babes in the Woods (1989-02-11) — Mary goes on a hike with the Buttercups, the group of young girls (like the Girl Scouts) that Alexandria wants to join. Sandra comes along also, thinking that the handsome leader w
• E15: A Date to Remember (1989-02-18) — When Sandra goes on the Love Connection, she chooses Gary because he is the owner of a jewelry store. When he arrives, Mary is in Sandra's apt to greet him, because Sandra has gott
• E16: Mary's Cookies (1989-02-25) — Mary's cookie sales at Brenda's school is putting Ed's Cookies out of business. He proposes that she go into business with him. They agree, but when Mary realizes that she isn't ma
• E17: For Richer, For Poorer (1989-03-04) — Sandra's new boyfriend keeps showering her with gifts. When everyone meets him, they are surprised– he is Pearl's age! He asks Sandra to marry him and gives her a day to think abo
• E18: The Class of '89 (1989-03-18) — 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 afford the $5000 fee. Dylan takes their money and invests it in
• E19: Trial and Error (1989-04-01) — Both Mary and Sandra get commissioned to the same murder trial. There are 11 votes guilty and 1 vote not-guilty, Sandra choosing not-guilty. After hours, she still has not changed
• E20: The Bet (1989-04-08) — Sandra bets Mary and Rose that she can stay away from men better than they can stick to their diet. They each send temptations the other's way but it all comes to a head when Leste
• E21: No, My Darling Daughter (1989-04-15) — 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 him until he asks Brenda out.

  They object and eventually t

• E22: House Number (1989-05-06) — When Pearl, Mary, Rose and Sandra get locked into the laundry room, they all reminisce about how they each arrived at 227. Pearl moved in with her mother, Rose lived across the hal
• E23: Jackee (1989-05-11) — Sandra has moved to New York, but finds herself jobless after she finds out that the film company that she works for specializes in porn films! So once she find her apt., she meet
• E24: For Sale (1989-05-13) — Rose sells the building and a sister of Lester's friends comes to visit. She staying with the Jenkins and is driving them crazy. She gets hired as the building manager.

  The compan

Season 5

• E1: Take My Diva . . . Please! (1989-09-23) — Mary's organized a charity benefit featuring Diva Beverly Morris. Now she's a prima donna and Mary's worried that if she finds out that Sandra's dating her former boyfriend, Armand
• E2: Tenants, Anyone? (1989-09-30) — 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 roommate.
• E3: A Pampered Tale (1989-10-14) — The women head to a spa to prepare for a beauty contest.

  Meanwhile, Travis & Dylan care for a baby left in Travis' limo. Later Lester & Julian help out until the baby's mother ret

• E4: The Fight of the Century (1989-10-21) — When Mary causes Lester to miss a prizefight, they have a bout that could deliver a knockout punch to their marriage. Lester stays with swinging bachelors after a fight with Mary.
• E5: How the West Was Fun (1) (1989-10-28) — 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
• E6: How the West Was Fun (2) (1989-11-04) — Conclusion. Lester puts together a posse to find the womenfolk when the water rustlers take them hostage.
• E7: Video Activity (1989-11-11) — 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 extra. Brenda kept putting off writing it by going to pep ra
• E8: Flying Down to Leo's (1989-11-18) — En route to Lester's birthday party, Mary and Sandra run into gang members who want them as their biker chicks. (TVguide.com)
• E9: Reunion Blues (1989-11-25) — Dylan's mother moves in with him after leaving his father, and starts stepping out with Julian (Paul Winfield). (tvguide.com)
• E10: The Perfume Game (1989-12-02) — Sandra comes up with a slogan for a new perfume, but she thinks it stinks when her ad-agency boss steals her idea. (tvguide.com)
• E11: War is Heck (1989-12-09) — When Calvin wants to quit school and join the Army, Lester puts him through his paces at a mock boot camp.
• E12: Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas (1989-12-16) — Mary decides to invite her landlord Julian to her Christmas Eve bash in hopes of livening things up.
• E13: There Go the Clowns (1989-12-23) — Mary dons clown garb to erase a nasty message she left on the answering machine of Lester's business contact, an eccentric novelties magnate.
• E14: Come the Revolution (1989-12-30) — When Mary and Lester make Brenda return a revealing dress, she stages her own revolution.
• E15: Where Do We Go From Here? (1990-01-06) — Lester falls asleep during church and dreams that he and Mary visit both Heaven and Hell. While in both places, they return to earth to see what has happened to their family and f
• E16: Play Christy for Me (1990-01-13) — While working as a deejay, Lester gets suggestive requests from a caller who he thinks is Mary.
• E17: Knock It Off (1990-01-27) — Travis finds $250,000 left in his limo, and is convinced by Mary & Lester to turn the money in. If the money isn't claimed within 30 days, Travis may keep it. The next day, a beaut
• E18: Do Not Pass Go (1) (1990-02-03) — Everyone goes to Atlantic City for a Luther Vandross concert for Pearl's birthday. While there, Mary goes on a lucky streak at gambling. Lester decided to go into business with Jul
• E19: Do Not Pass Go (2) (1990-02-10) — Mary's luck runs out in Atlantic City and she loses all of her winnings, including $3000 she promised Lester. Meanwhile, Warren and the mystery woman meet again and Rose spots the
• E20: You Gotta Have Art (1990-02-17) — While helping Eva straighten up the gallery, Mary inadvertently creates a pop-art sensation, and spends some of her 15 minutes of fame on ""The Joan Rivers Show.""
• E21: Gone Fishing (1990-02-24) — Julian recruits Mary to help him keep 227 out of the hands of his soon-to-be ex-wife (Rosalind Cash). (tvguide.com)
• E22: Nightmare on 227 (1990-04-21) — Mary gets the part of a slasher in a movie, but has an unscheduled rehearsal with an NYU dean.
• E23: The Class of '90 (1990-04-29) — Just before Brenda gets ready to graduate high school, Mary is rushed to the hospital with appendicitis. Mary gets a lesson in plastic surgery from her roomie; and Lester gives low
• E24: No Place Like Home (1990-05-06) — Mary dreams that she's homeless after misinterpreting a plea for help from a street person (homeless advocate Theodore Hayes) as a threat to her safety.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does 227 have? 5 season(s) with 116 episodes.

Who created 227? Michael G. Moye.

Where can I watch 227? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.