Seasons and episodes
1Season 1 Sep. 14, 1985
1 - 1Honesty Sep. 14, 1985- 1 - 2Mary's Brother Sep. 21, 1985
- 1 - 3Family Hero Sep. 28, 1985
- 1 - 4The Refrigerator Oct. 05, 1985
- 1 - 5Do You Love Me? Oct. 19, 1985
- 1 - 6Pilot Oct. 26, 1985
- 1 - 7The Sidewalk Sale Nov. 02, 1985
- 1 - 8A Letter to the President Nov. 09, 1985
- 1 - 9Pity the Poor Working Girl Nov. 16, 1985
- 1 - 10Football Widow Nov. 23, 1985
- 1 - 11A Daughter is a Precious Thing Nov. 30, 1985
- 1 - 12The Big Piano Play-Off Dec. 07, 1985
- 1 - 13Mary's Christmas Dec. 14, 1985
- 1 - 14The Bed of Rose's Jan. 04, 1986
- 1 - 15Brenda's Last Date Jan. 11, 1986
- 1 - 16A Young Man's Fancy Jan. 18, 1986
- 1 - 17We the People Feb. 01, 1986
- 1 - 18Redecorating Blues Feb. 08, 1986
- 1 - 19Fifty Big Ones Feb. 15, 1986
- 1 - 20Slam Dunked Feb. 22, 1986
- 1 - 21Pick Six Mar. 08, 1986
- 1 - 22Young Man with a Job May. 03, 1986
2Season 2 Oct. 04, 1986
- 2 - 1The Wheel of Misfortune Oct. 04, 1986
- 2 - 2Mary Nightingale Oct. 11, 1986
- 2 - 3Washington Affair Nov. 01, 1986
- 2 - 4The Great Manhunt Nov. 08, 1986
- 2 - 5The Temptations Nov. 15, 1986
- 2 - 6Pillow Talk Nov. 22, 1986
- 2 - 7Come Into My Parlor Nov. 29, 1986
- 2 - 8Father's Day Dec. 06, 1986
- 2 - 9Author, Author Dec. 13, 1986
- 2 - 10Matchmakers Jan. 03, 1987
- 2 - 11The Handwriting on the Wall Jan. 10, 1987
- 2 - 12A Matter of Choice Jan. 17, 1987
- 2 - 13Got a Job Jan. 24, 1987
- 2 - 14Far From the Tree Feb. 07, 1987
- 2 - 15Toyland Feb. 14, 1987
- 2 - 16The Audit Feb. 21, 1987
- 2 - 17A Good Citizen Feb. 28, 1987
- 2 - 18Happy Twentieth Mar. 07, 1987
- 2 - 19The Fourth Time Around Mar. 21, 1987
- 2 - 20Rich Kid Apr. 11, 1987
- 2 - 21The Working Game May. 23, 1987
- 2 - 22Check Snub Jun. 06, 1987
3Season 3 Sep. 26, 1987
- 3 - 1Men's Club Sep. 26, 1987
- 3 - 2Low Noon Oct. 03, 1987
- 3 - 3There Goes the Building Oct. 17, 1987
- 3 - 4And Baby Makes Three Oct. 24, 1987
- 3 - 5Bull's Eye Oct. 31, 1987
- 3 - 6Teach Me Tonight (1) Nov. 07, 1987
- 3 - 7Teach Me Tonight (2) Nov. 14, 1987
- 3 - 8See You in Court Nov. 21, 1987
- 3 - 9The Honeymoon's Over Nov. 28, 1987
- 3 - 10Rapture Dec. 05, 1987
- 3 - 11The Facade Dec. 12, 1987
- 3 - 12The Talk Show Jan. 02, 1988
- 3 - 13Snowbound Jan. 09, 1988
- 3 - 14Shall We Dance? Jan. 16, 1988
- 3 - 15The Sing-Off Jan. 23, 1988
- 3 - 16Sweet Sixteen Jan. 30, 1988
- 3 - 17The Roommate Feb. 06, 1988
- 3 - 18The Big Deal Feb. 13, 1988
- 3 - 19The New Neighbors Feb. 20, 1988
- 3 - 20Blues Feb. 27, 1988
- 3 - 21The Butler Did It Mar. 12, 1988
- 3 - 22My Aching Back Apr. 09, 1988
- 3 - 23Country Cousins Apr. 30, 1988
- 3 - 24Best Friends May. 07, 1988
4Season 4 Oct. 08, 1988
- 4 - 1The Whiz Kid Oct. 08, 1988
- 4 - 2Hide the Star Oct. 22, 1988
- 4 - 3A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Pageant Oct. 29, 1988
- 4 - 4Double Your Pleasure Nov. 05, 1988
- 4 - 5Brother from a Sister City Nov. 12, 1988
- 4 - 6And the Survey Says . . . Nov. 19, 1988
- 4 - 7A Yen for Lester Nov. 26, 1988
- 4 - 8Looking Back Dec. 03, 1988
- 4 - 9The Night They Arrested Santa Claus Dec. 10, 1988
- 4 - 10The Real Decoys Jan. 07, 1989
- 4 - 11Play it Again, Stan Jan. 14, 1989
- 4 - 12A Class Act Jan. 28, 1989
- 4 - 13The Prince Feb. 04, 1989
- 4 - 14Babes in the Woods Feb. 11, 1989
- 4 - 15A Date to Remember Feb. 18, 1989
- 4 - 16Mary's Cookies Feb. 25, 1989
- 4 - 17For Richer, For Poorer Mar. 04, 1989
- 4 - 18The Class of '89 Mar. 18, 1989
- 4 - 19Trial and Error Apr. 01, 1989
- 4 - 20The Bet Apr. 08, 1989
- 4 - 21No, My Darling Daughter Apr. 15, 1989
- 4 - 22House Number May. 06, 1989
- 4 - 23Jackee May. 11, 1989
- 4 - 24For Sale May. 13, 1989
5Season 5 Sep. 23, 1989
- 5 - 1Take My Diva . . . Please! Sep. 23, 1989
- 5 - 2Tenants, Anyone? Sep. 30, 1989
- 5 - 3A Pampered Tale Oct. 14, 1989
- 5 - 4The Fight of the Century Oct. 21, 1989
- 5 - 5How the West Was Fun (1) Oct. 28, 1989
- 5 - 6How the West Was Fun (2) Nov. 04, 1989
- 5 - 7Video Activity Nov. 11, 1989
- 5 - 8Flying Down to Leo's Nov. 18, 1989
- 5 - 9Reunion Blues Nov. 25, 1989
- 5 - 10The Perfume Game Dec. 02, 1989
- 5 - 11War is Heck Dec. 09, 1989
- 5 - 12Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas Dec. 16, 1989
- 5 - 13There Go the Clowns Dec. 23, 1989
- 5 - 14Come the Revolution Dec. 30, 1989
- 5 - 15Where Do We Go From Here? Jan. 06, 1990
- 5 - 16Play Christy for Me Jan. 13, 1990
- 5 - 17Knock It Off Jan. 27, 1990
- 5 - 18Do Not Pass Go (1) Feb. 03, 1990
- 5 - 19Do Not Pass Go (2) Feb. 10, 1990
- 5 - 20You Gotta Have Art Feb. 17, 1990
- 5 - 21Gone Fishing Feb. 24, 1990
- 5 - 22Nightmare on 227 Apr. 21, 1990
- 5 - 23The Class of '90 Apr. 29, 1990
- 5 - 24No Place Like Home May. 06, 1990
Creator
Creator
Cast
Mary Jenkins
Lester Jenkins
Rose Lee Holloway
Sandra Clark
Brenda Jenkins
Pearl Shay
Calvin Dobbs
Dylan McMillan
Alexandria DeWitt
Julian C. Barlow
Travis Filmore
Synopsis
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.
Original title 227
TMDb Rating 6.8
First air date Sep. 14, 1985
Last air date May. 06, 1990
Average Duration 30 minutes
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