227

NBC
1985-1990
First Broadcast: September 14, 1985
Last Broadcast: July 28, 1990
Starring Marla Gibbs, best known as Florence the maid in The Jeffersons, this show revolves around the residents of a middle-class apartment building in a predominantly African American area of Washington, D.C.

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227 – The Complete First Season
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It’s a hilarious look at family life in a Washington, DC, apartment building. 227, one of the most popular Saturday night sitcoms of the ’80s, revolves around housewife Mary Jenkins and her close-knit circle of friends and neighbors, dishing about life, family and each other in this first season collection of twenty-two hysterical episodes.

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227 Cast

Actor
Character
Marla GibbsMary Jenkins
Helen MartinPearl Shay
Hal WilliamsLester Jenkins
Alaina Reed-HallRose Lee Holloway
Regina KingBrenda Jenkins
Jackée HarrySandra Clark
Curtis BaldwinCalvin Dobbs
Barry SobelDylan McMillan
Paul WinfieldJulian C. Barlow
Toukie SmithEva Rawley
Kevin Peter HallWarren Merriwether / Gordon

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Episodes

There were 5 seasons and 116 episodes of 227. Check out the 227 episode guide.

Quotes

Holdup Man: Who are you? Mary: I’m Gladys Knight and these are my Pips.
Lester: Are you always like this? Pee-Wee Herman: No, sometimes I act really silly.

Trivia

  • The character of Sandra Clark was never meant to be a regular, but she tested so well with audiences that she was added to the cast.
  • When the rights to the play of the same name were acquired, Marla Gibbs originally intended the project to be a tv movie instead of a series.
 

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Where are they now? The cast of 227. ( News ) – A 2012 article on the status of the cast.

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