227 Episode Guide

Episode Guide

227: Season 5

• Season 5 Episode 24: No Place Like Home

  Mary feels guilty for mistreating a homeless man.

• Season 5 Episode 23: The Class of '90

  Appendicitis strikes Mary on the eve of Brenda's graduation.

• Season 5 Episode 22: Nightmare on 227

  Mary plays a slasher in a horror film shot in the building.

• Season 5 Episode 21: Gone Fishing

  Julian fakes death to keep from losing the building.

• Season 5 Episode 20: You Gotta Have Art

  Mary's accidentally created artwork gets critical acclaim.

• Season 5 Episode 19: Do Not Pass Go

  Mary thinks Rose's fiance is unfaithful.

• Season 5 Episode 18: Do Not Pass Go

  Mary catches gambling fever in Atlantic City.

• Season 5 Episode 17: Knock It Off

  Travis finds $250,000 in his limousine; guest Gary Coleman.

• Season 5 Episode 16: Play Christy for Me

  Winning a contest makes Lester host of his own radio show.

• Season 5 Episode 15: Where Do We Go From Here?

  Lester dreams of the afterlife.

• Season 5 Episode 14: Come the Revolution

  Brenda buys a revealing dress for a party.

• Season 5 Episode 13: There Go the Clowns

  Mary lambastes Lester's client on his answering machine.

• Season 5 Episode 12: Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas

  Julian snubs Mary's invitation to a Christmas party.

• Season 5 Episode 11: War Is Heck

  Lester tries to dissuade Calvin from joining the Army.

• Season 5 Episode 10: The Perfume Game

  Sandra gets fired chasing a rich perfume executive.

• Season 5 Episode 9: Reunion Blues

  Dylan's mother (Charlotte Rae) moves in with her son.

• Season 5 Episode 8: Flying Down to Leo's

  Mary takes Lester's birthday party to his construction site.

• Season 5 Episode 7: Video Activity

  Singer Bobby Brown films a video at Waverly High.

• Season 5 Episode 6: How the West Was Fun

  Tourists Mary, Rose and Sandra are kidnapped.

• Season 5 Episode 5: How the West Was Fun

  Mary, Sandra and Rose get lost in Arizona.

• Season 5 Episode 4: The Fight of the Century

  Lester stays with swinging bachelors after a fight with Mary.

• Season 5 Episode 3: A Pampered Tale

  The women head to a spa to prepare for a beauty contest.

• Season 5 Episode 2: Tenants, Anyone?

  Mary and friends confront the new landlord.

• Season 5 Episode 1: Take My Diva ... Please!

  The diva (Nell Carter) for the benefit opera loses her voice.

227: Season 4

• Season 4 Episode 24: For Sale

  Rose sells the building to a developer.

• Season 4 Episode 23: Jackee

  Sandra gets a job in New York. With John Karlen.

• Season 4 Episode 22: House Number

  Trapped Mary, Sandra, Rose and Pearl reflect on the past.

• Season 4 Episode 21: No, My Darling Daughter

  Lester's employee considers leaving school.

• Season 4 Episode 20: The Bet

  Sandra, Mary, Rose and Lester's partner bet each other.

• Season 4 Episode 19: Trial and Error

  Juror Mary casts the lone 'not guilty' vote.

• Season 4 Episode 18: The Class of '89

  Mary tries to persuade Run-D.M.C. to play at Brenda's prom.

• Season 4 Episode 17: For Richer, For Poorer

  Sandra considers marrying a richer older man.

• Season 4 Episode 16: Mary's Cookies

  A shady baker cheats Mary out of a recipe.

• Season 4 Episode 15: A Date to Remember

  Sandra appears on 'The Love Connection.'

• Season 4 Episode 14: Babes in the Woods

  Mary, Sandra, Alexandria and her troop get lost in the woods.

• Season 4 Episode 13: The Prince

  A prince (Morris Day) proposes to Brenda.

• Season 4 Episode 12: A Class Act

  Mary feels Brenda's history teacher is too much of a comedian.

• Season 4 Episode 11: Play It Again, Stan

  Mary, Lester and the gang send up 'Casablanca.'

• Season 4 Episode 10: The Real Decoys

  Rose and Mary pose as elderly women to nab a mugger.

• Season 4 Episode 9: The Night They Arrested Santa Claus

  A Santa steals the tenants' gifts.

• Season 4 Episode 8: Looking Back

  Old photos bring back memories for the building residents.

• Season 4 Episode 7: A Yen for Lester

  Lester buys into a Japanese restaurant.

• Season 4 Episode 6: And the Survey Says

  The building's residents vie on 'Family Feud.'

• Season 4 Episode 5: Brother From a Sister City

  Florence Griffith-Joyner shows Brenda the value in losing.

• Season 4 Episode 4: Double Your Pleasure

  Sandra's cousin flees a prearranged marriage.

• Season 4 Episode 3: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Pageant

  Brenda competes in a beauty pageant.

• Season 4 Episode 2: Hide the Star

  Mary tries to keep her houseguest, Marvin Hagler, a secret.

• Season 4 Episode 1: The Whiz Kid

  Mary and Lester take in an 11-year-old college student.

227: Season 3

• Season 3 Episode 24: Best Friends

  Mary envies her high-school friend's (Roxie Roker) success.

• Season 3 Episode 23: Country Cousins

  Mary and Lester meet their white hillbilly cousins.

• Season 3 Episode 22: My Aching Back

  Excited over appearing in a movie, Mary develops back pain.

• Season 3 Episode 21: The Butler Did It

  Their new butler's refined manner exasperates Mary and Rose.

• Season 3 Episode 20: Blues

  Brenda accidentally ruins her grandfather's blues recording.

• Season 3 Episode 19: The New Neighbors

  Lester and Mary hire an inexperienced superintendent.

• Season 3 Episode 18: The Big Deal

  Mary dislikes Lester's new client (Sherman Hemsley).

• Season 3 Episode 17: The Roommate

  Sandra's new roommate (Kim Fields) steals her boyfriend.

• Season 3 Episode 16: Sweet Sixteen

  Brenda dates; Sandra vies to be a football cheerleader.

• Season 3 Episode 15: The Sing-Off

  A scheming deacon becomes the Jenkins' houseguest.

• Season 3 Episode 14: Shall We Dance?

  Mary catches Lester dancing with his old girlfriend.

• Season 3 Episode 13: Snowbound

  Winter cold brings everyone into Mary's heated apartment.

• Season 3 Episode 12: The Talk Show

  Sandra becomes a TV weather reporter; guest Flip Wilson.

• Season 3 Episode 11: The Facade

  Mary tries to help Lester win a contract.

• Season 3 Episode 10: Rapture

  Calvin and Eddie must pass an exam to play basketball.

• Season 3 Episode 9: The Honeymoon's Over

  Cousin Ed's marriage falls apart.

• Season 3 Episode 8: See You in Court

  Mary and Sandra go to court over song royalties.

• Season 3 Episode 7: Teach Me Tonight

  Sandra and Mitchell ponder marriage.

• Season 3 Episode 6: Teach Me Tonight

  Sandra meets a math teacher.

• Season 3 Episode 5: Bull's Eye

  A man with a knife rents an apartment.

• Season 3 Episode 4: And Baby Makes Three

  A school assignment saddles Brenda and Calvin with a piglet.

• Season 3 Episode 3: There Goes the Building

  Financially strapped Rose plans to sell the building.

• Season 3 Episode 2: Low Noon

  Mary dreams she and her friends are in the Old West.

• Season 3 Episode 1: Men's Club

  Mary and Sandra dress in drag to get into Lester's men's club.

227: Season 2

• Season 2 Episode 22: Check Snub

  Mary helps Pearl obtain her Social Security check.

• Season 2 Episode 21: The Working Game

  Lester stays home while Mary travels with her new boss.

• Season 2 Episode 20: Rich Kid

  Mary discovers Brenda's friend is selling drugs.

• Season 2 Episode 19: Fourth Time Around

  Pearl meets a man in a singles bar.

• Season 2 Episode 18: Happy Twentieth

  Mary and Lester's 20th anniversary ends in a family feud.

• Season 2 Episode 17: A Good Citizen

  Sandra receives stolen jewelry as a gift from her boyfriend.

• Season 2 Episode 16: The Audit

  The IRS audits Mary and Lester.

• Season 2 Episode 15: Toyland

  A burglar traps Mary, Lester and Sandra with Pee-wee Herman.

• Season 2 Episode 14: Far From the Tree

  Sandra changes her look to please her straight-laced mother.

• Season 2 Episode 13: Got a Job

  Brenda gets a part-time job.

• Season 2 Episode 12: A Matter of Choice

  Lester questions the bank behind his real estate project.

• Season 2 Episode 11: Handwriting on the Wall

  A graffiti artist sues Mary, Rose and Pearl for assault.

• Season 2 Episode 10: Matchmakers

  Rose turns to a video dating service to find a man.

• Season 2 Episode 9: Author, Author

  Sandra's steamy romance novel contains familiar characters.

• Season 2 Episode 8: Father's Day

  Calvin flees his grandmother to live with his father.

• Season 2 Episode 7: Come Into My Parlor

  Sandra tutors Brenda on finding a man.

• Season 2 Episode 6: Pillow Talk

  Mary and Sandra form a pillow-making business.

• Season 2 Episode 5: The Temptations

  Mary organizes the church charity show.

• Season 2 Episode 4: The Great Manhunt

  Sandra decides she wants to have a baby.

• Season 2 Episode 3: Washington Affair

  Mary and Sandra attend a lavish reception.

• Season 2 Episode 2: Mary Nightingale

  Mary goes shopping leaving ailing Lester in Brenda's care.

• Season 2 Episode 1: The Wheel of Misfortune

  Mary and Sandra vie on 'Wheel of Fortune.'

227: Season 1

• Season 1 Episode 22: Young Man With a Job

  Disharmony erupts when Lester fires new employee Calvin.

• Season 1 Episode 21: Pick Six

  Lottery opponent Mary falls victim to gambling fever.

• Season 1 Episode 20: Slam Dunked

  Sandra's arrogant basketball-player beau leads Calvin astray.

• Season 1 Episode 19: Fifty Big Ones

  Mary learns that her parents want to split up.

• Season 1 Episode 18: Redecorating Blues

  A burglar helps Mary and Lester solve a dispute over money.

• Season 1 Episode 17: We the People

  Lester wonders about his visiting former boss.

• Season 1 Episode 16: A Young Man's Fance

  Teenager Calvin pledges his love for Sandra.

• Season 1 Episode 15: Brenda's Last Date

  Brenda says she is library-bound, but meets Calvin at a dance.

• Season 1 Episode 14: The Bed of Roses

  Rose thinks Sandra's rejected beau is just perfect.

• Season 1 Episode 13: Mary's Christmas

  Movers lose Mary's church at Christmas.

• Season 1 Episode 12: The Big Piano Play-Off

  Mary and Sandra compete to see who will learn piano better.

• Season 1 Episode 11: A Daughter Is a Precious Thing

  Brenda seeks romantic advice from Sandra.

• Season 1 Episode 10: Football Widow

  Mary's behavior at a football game rankles seasoned fans.

• Season 1 Episode 9: Pity the Poor Working Girl

  Sandra gets a new job with Lester's employer.

• Season 1 Episode 8: Letter to the President

  Mary writes a letter to the White House about potholes.

• Season 1 Episode 7: The Sidewalk Sale

  The tenants help Rose hold a sidewalk sale to raise cash.

• Season 1 Episode 6: Pilot

  Mary's nemesis, Sandra, may become her landlord.

• Season 1 Episode 5: Do You Love Me?

  Mary plans an evening of romance for her and Lester.

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Refrigerator

  Mary needs a new refrigerator; Sandra can get it.

• Season 1 Episode 3: Family Hero

  Brenda learns her ancestor was a Civil War coward.

• Season 1 Episode 2: Mary's Brother

  Sandra interferes in Mary's matchmaking plans for her brother and Rose.

• Season 1 Episode 1: Honesty

  Mary regrets making restitution for denting a car.