227 (1985-1990)
Set in Washington, DC, the series follows the residents of building number 227, a solidly middle-class apartment house located in a neighbor that is rapidly becoming gentrified with posh condominiums. Gibbs plays Mary Jenkins, a no-nonsense housewife. Mary's construction supervisor husband, Lester, is a caring, dependable father to their teenage daughter, Brenda. Mary's best friend is Rose Lee Holloway, a gossipy widow. The two pals love to sit on the stoop and discuss their lives and the lives of anyone else who happens to wander by. Sandra Clark is the building's resident vamp, a sashaying mantrap whose haughty attitude often sets her at odds with down-to-earth Mary. Pearl Shay is an elderly busybody who observes all of 227's comings and goings from her perch at the window of her first floor apartment. Rounding out the building's principal residents are Calvin, Pearl's seventeen year-old grandson (and Brenda's boyfriend), and Rose's daughter Tiffany.
Recent Episodes
Episode | Name | Airdate |
---|---|---|
S05E24 | No Place Like Home | May 6, 1990 |
S05E23 | The Class of '90 | Apr 29, 1990 |
S05E22 | Nightmare on 227 | Apr 21, 1990 |
S05E21 | Gone Fishing | Feb 24, 1990 |
S05E20 | You Gotta Have Art | Feb 17, 1990 |
Cast
Regina King
Stoney Jackson
Kia Goodwin
Alaina Reed-Hall
Paul Winfield
Toukie A. Smith
Hal Williams
Jackée Harry
Characters
Brenda Jenkins
Travis Filmore
Tiffany Holloway
Rose Lee Holloway
Julian C. Barlow
Eva Rawley
Lester Jenkins
Sandra Clark
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