The sitcom takes place in an apartment building at 227, where the characters often gather on the stone stairs to discuss and address the week's storyline.
In the sitcom based on Christine Houston's play, Marla Gibbs stars as tart-tongued Mary Jenkins, a resident of an apartment building in 1950s Chicago.
Aired: Sep 14, 1985Mary regrets her offer to pay for the damage to a car she dented.
Aired: Sep 21, 1985Mary's attempt to fix her brother up with Rose falls through when he falls fo...
Aired: Sep 28, 1985While helping Brenda find an interesting ancestor for an essay assignment, sh...
Aired: Oct 5, 1985Mary agrees to let Sandra use her apartment for a party if Sandra can talk th...
Aired: Oct 19, 1985When Mary learns that her neighbors' marriage has ended, she thinks the same ...
Aired: Oct 26, 1985The landlord of Mary's apartment building dies, leaving it in the care of a "...
Aired: Nov 2, 1985Rose inherits the building. But after a building inspector drops by, he notes...
Aired: Nov 9, 1985Mary receives praise for complaining to the president about a pothole, then t...
Aired: Nov 16, 1985Mary is concerned when Sandra is fired from her old job and begins a new one ...
Aired: Nov 23, 1985Tired of being a lonely widow, Mary tries to buy tickets to a Redskins game f...
11. A Daughter Is a Precious Thing
Aired: Nov 30, 1985Brenda ignores her mother's advice and listens to Sandra's about impressing a...
Aired: Dec 7, 1985Mary and Sandra compete to see who's learned more from Rose about playing the...
Aired: Dec 14, 1985Sandra, upon learning the Church is being asked to move out of the land they'...
Aired: Jan 4, 1986Rose connects with the man Sandra found "boring", then panics when he suggest...
Aired: Jan 11, 1986At Pearl's request, Lester has a man-to-man talk with Calvin about sex, which...
Aired: Jan 18, 1986Calvin misunderstands Sandra's neighborliness and falls in love with her.
Aired: Feb 1, 1986Lester's mentor shows up and Rose gives him the job of apartment manager. Lat...
Aired: Feb 8, 1986Lester considers spending his bonus from work on a sports car, but his apartm...
Aired: Feb 15, 1986Mary plans a party for her parents' 50th anniversary, but they aren't speakin...
Aired: Feb 22, 1986Sandra dates a basketball player whose style proves to be a bad influence on ...
Aired: Mar 8, 1986Mary gives Pearl and Rose a lecture on the evils of gambling, but her lottery...
Aired: May 3, 1986Lester gets Calvin a part-time job in construction, but Calvin proves to be i...
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Seasons: 5
Current Status: Ended
Network: NBC
Production Country: United States
Genres:Comedy
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