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The Best Episodes of 227

Every episode of 227 ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 227!

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    227 Season 2 Episode 3 - Washington Affair
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Washington Affair

    S2:E3

    Mary invites Sandra and her date, an eligible Congressman, to a dinner for Brenda's teacher who is attracted to the legislator.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. 227 Season 5 Episode 18 - Do Not Pass Go (1)
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Do Not Pass Go (1)

    S5:E18

    Everyone goes to Atlantic City for a Luther Vandross concert for Pearl's birthday. While there, Mary goes on a lucky streak at gambling. Lester decided to go into business with Julian in owning part of a promising boxer. Pearl looks for Luther Vandross, but when a mob goes after Luther, her antique diamond brooch is stolen. Brenda & Calvin try sneaking into the casino in hopes of winning a new car. Travis finds out that his tickets for the Luther Vandross concert weren't ordered and decided to enter a comedy contest to win tickets for Pearl. Meanwhile Warren has planned a special weekend for Rose, and he asks her to marry him. When she goes to tell her friends, Warren make a pass at another woman and is spotted by Mary. But before Mary can tell Rose, Rose asks her to be her matron of honor.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. 227 Season 1 Episode 2 - Mary's Brother
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Mary's Brother

    S1:E2

    When Mary's brother Lewis comes to town on business, she decides to set him up on a date with Rose. The next day when Rose won't give Mary any details about the date, they get in to an argument where Rose finally admits that she thinks Mary's brother is "self-centered" and "egotistical". They stop speaking. Meanwhile, Lewis asks Sandra out on a date, and Mary fears that Sandra may be her future sister-in-law.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. 227 Season 1 Episode 7 - The Sidewalk Sale
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Sidewalk Sale

    S1:E7

    The tenants have a sidewalk sale to pay for the repairs needed to fix up 227. Lester asks Mary not to sell his aunt's old, ugly lamp, but she does anyway, for $5. When Lester finds out, he is upset, but for more reasons than one. The lamp is where he hid the profits of the sale. The tenants get upset with Mary and outcast her. Luckily for her, the wife of the gentleman who bought the lamp comes by her apartment to give it back to Mary, because she did not like the lamp either. They buy it back from the couple for $50 and got the money back to save 227.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. 227 Season 1 Episode 14 - The Bed of Rose's
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Bed of Rose's

    S1:E14

    Sandra starts dating a man who works with her and Lester, however she finds him boring. She leaves it up to the Jenkins to cancel their date. When he comes to the apartment, he meets Rose and she goes out on the date instead. The two hit it off very well. He asks Rose to go to New York with him and Mary and Sandra disagree on what Rose should do. Mary thinks she should not go, because they may end up sleeping together, which would be too soon for the time they were dating. Sandra thinks she should live life to the fullest. Rose finally decides to go and Mary apologizes for meddling into Rose's business. Rose has a great time but does not reveal if they went through it or not.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. 227 Season 1 Episode 16 - A Young Man's Fancy
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - A Young Man's Fancy

    S1:E16

    Pearl goes to Baltimore to visit her sister and the Jenkins watch Calvin for her. When he tries out for the romantic lead for a school play and doesn't get it, he becomes depressed. Sandra boosts his confidence and makes him feel better, however, he mistakes her kindness for affection and begins to fall in love with Sandra. When Brenda hears how silly Calvin is acting over Sandra, she goes and talks to him and expresses to him that she cares for him more than Sandra would ever, and she tells him that he is her best friend. Calvin gets over his crush really fast after that.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 227 Season 1 Episode 19 - Fifty Big Ones
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Fifty Big Ones

    S1:E19

    At their vows renewal ceremony, Mary's parents are in the middle of the argument and are not talking to each other. Lester talks to his father-in-law, and Mary talks to her mother to encourage them to make up and go through with the ceremony. Meanwhile, Sandra meets a man who turns out to be married, and Rose has a peculiar conversation with another man: it turns out that both her late husband and his late wife both used to vacation in Vermont for one week out of the year, to go "fishing" and "writing poetry," respectively.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. 227 Season 1 Episode 20 - Slam Dunked
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Slam Dunked

    S1:E20

    Sandra begins dating a basketball player who rubs Mary the wrong way from their first meeting. He comes across as rude and arrogant. Calvin idolizes him and mimics his attitude. Brenda doesn't like hanging around the ""new"" Calvin. When Calvin hears how the Rocketman talks to Sandra in an argument, and hears the Rocketman call him ""some dumb kid,"" he changes his opinion of Rocketman and realizes that he was acting like a jerk.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble

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  9. 227 Season 1 Episode 21 - Pick Six
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Pick Six

    S1:E21

    While reading the newspaper, Rose and Pearl choose 6 numbers related to an article that is in it. However, Mary thinks the lottery's a waste of time and money. But with a big jackpot, Rose & Pearl don't care. Mary preaches to the girls what a waste of time it is, so the girls agreed. Lester buys Mary a scratch off ticket and she wins $10. However, while waiting in line to redeem it, she gets a lottery play slip and gets numbers from the same newspaper article. Sandra spots her and then she know she's in trouble. Rose & Pearl enter Mary's apartment and were mad that after she preached about the evil of playing the lottery, she buys a ticket for herself. So she offers to split any winnings should it be a winning ticket. The Pick 6 is a winning ticket and that not only Mary won, but many people in the 227 apartment building won, as well as much of Washington DC! The big jackpot turns out to be worth $266 & that Mary, Rose & Pearl will each get $88.67!

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. 227 Season 1 Episode 22 - Young Man with a Job
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Young Man with a Job

    S1:E22

    When Calvin has a hard time finding a part-time job, Brenda and Pearl persuade Mary to convince Lester to offer Calvin a job working at the construction site. But when Calvin proves to be inept with his hands, he gets terminated. With some helpful advice from Mary, Calvin later lands five interviews.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. 227 Season 2 Episode 1 - The Wheel of Misfortune
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Wheel of Misfortune

    S2:E1

    Mary and Sandra become contestants on ""Wheel of Fortune"" and wind up competing against each other.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writers:Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble

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  12. 227 Season 2 Episode 2 - Mary Nightingale
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Mary Nightingale

    S2:E2

    Lester comes home from work sick, with the assumption that he has the flu. Using a bell that Sandra gives him, he drives Mary crazy with his demands for ""water"" and ""celery salt"" for his soup. She just assumes that he is being a big baby. Asking Brenda to watch Lester for a little while, Mary goes shopping and gets a pedicure and manicure (something she was not able to do earlier with Pearl and Rose). When she returns, Lester is being carried into an ambulance because he has appendicitis and needs to go to the hospital. Mary is worried to death because she can't see Lester in the operating room, so she sneaks in. The operation is OK.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. 227 Season 2 Episode 5 - The Temptations
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Temptations

    S2:E5

    Mary is in charge of the church's charity show, and it's like divine providence when the Temptations show up at her door.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. 227 Season 2 Episode 6 - Pillow Talk
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Pillow Talk

    S2:E6

    When Sandra sees a pillow that Mary is making for Brenda, she is impressed. She tells Mary that they could go into business and make lots of money. So Mary agrees to a 50/50 deal with Sandra. Eventually, things become too overwhelming for Mary as she is the one doing all the work and Sandra is the one eating expensive lunches and arranging buyers. Mary insists that she go on the next business lunch with Sandra, and the buer requests 10,000 pillows for his stores. Mary admits to him that they are a small company and they make a deal, with him as a third partner, to build a factory. He decides to build the factory in Taiwan, minus Sandra and Mary. In the end, Sandra ends up owing Mary money because she spent all of the profits.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. 227 Season 2 Episode 9 - Author, Author
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Author, Author

    S2:E9

    Sandra is writing a romance novel whose characters resemble the residents of 227: Marie, Rosita, and Pearlie Mae. With Mary up against Emma Johnson for the presidency of the Ladies' Auxiliary, she becomes nervous when Emma receives a copy of Sandra's book. She and the Rev. come to the Jenkins' home when Sandra drops by and gives Emma the newest chapter of her book, introducing a new character: Emily (who resembles Emma). Emma changes her mind about blabbing to the Rev. and resigns from the running for president. Mary becomes president.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. 227 Season 2 Episode 10 - Matchmakers
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Matchmakers

    S2:E10

    Rose tries a video-dating service, but wonders if she can live up to the image Sandra creates for her.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Al Gordon

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  17. 227 Season 2 Episode 13 - Got a Job
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Got a Job

    S2:E13

    When Ms. clark uses her feminine wiles to get Brenda a part-time job at Billy Bob's Burgers, Brenda's parents are divided: she wants Brenda to study full time, while he is delighted at her new sense of responsibility.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. 227 Season 2 Episode 17 - A Good Citizen
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - A Good Citizen

    S2:E17

    When Sandra comes to show the ladies the new ring that her boyfriend gave her, Mary notices an article in the newspaper that mentions a robbery at the same jewelry store where Sandra and her beau first admired the ring. Mary suggests that Sandra contact the police. The police put a bug in one of Sandra's earrings so they can record her convo with her boyfriend. While he is there, he shows Sandra some bracelets and neckalaces. Just then, the police come into her apt, but Justin gets away. Sandra is afraid that he may come back, so she asks her friends to keep her company and sleeps on the Jenkins' couch. The next day when she returns to her apt fearless, Justin returns with all the ladies there, but the police come in and arrest Justin. They reveal that they were surveilling Sandra's apt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Al Gordon

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  19. 227 Season 2 Episode 19 - The Fourth Time Around
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Fourth Time Around

    S2:E19

    When Lester goes to watch the game at a friend's house, Mary and the ladies decide to have a girl's night out. They go to a club/bar where Pearl meets man. They hit it off. When Pearl comes home, she tells Mary that she and Felix are engaged. Mary seems to be the only one concerned about it, while Rose and Sandra want to throw her a bridal shower. Mary thinks that he is after Pearl's money. Pearl doesn't care what Mary thinks, and she and Felix get married any way. When she returns from her honeymoon, Mary apoligizes, but Pearl has bad news. Felix passed away. She admits to Mary that they knew that he was dying. Because she loved him and didn't want him to be lonely, they married so soon.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writers:Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble

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  20. 227 Season 1 Episode 3 - Family Hero
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Family Hero

    S1:E3

    For an assignment that requires her to write about her "Most Interesting Relative", Brenda asks her parents for help. Lester suggests his aunt Lucy who was a woman brakeman. After Mary hears about Sandra's supposed relative who was a Moroccan prince, she searches through an old trunk to find information about an interesting relative of hers. What she finds is that she had an uncle, Corporal Mortecai Hurley, who was in the Civil War's 54th Infantry. She persuades Brenda to re-write her paper on Mortecai.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble

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  21. 227 Season 1 Episode 5 - Do You Love Me?
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Do You Love Me?

    S1:E5

    News of the breakup of her neighbors' marriage has Mary worried that the same thing could happen to her and Lester. Mary plans an evening of romance for her and Lester. Lester buys flowers (at Mary's suggestion) and they try to force romance by going out to eat, dimming the lights, and playing romantic music. But they realize that they only think that works is by letting it happen naturally and reminiscing about the past. Meanwhile, Sandra has to babysit her 6-year-old niece Susie while her sister Harriet and her husband visits his sick mother. She solicits Mary's advice on what to feed her and how to get her to fall asleep.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. 227 Season 1 Episode 8 - A Letter to the President
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - A Letter to the President

    S1:E8

    When Mary writes a letter to the President about the pothole that is on her street that no one has seemed to fill in 3 months, the secret service starts snooping around 227 and gets the residents nervous. Then they find out that the President was actually praising her for her consideration of her neighborhood. He makes plans to come to the street and refill the pothole with Lester. When the Jenkins' catch the city filling in the pothole, they stop them and tell them that the President and Lester will be doing that later. The President cancels his appearance because of an emergency meeting but calls and commends Mary and also flies over the street in his helicopter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. 227 Season 1 Episode 13 - Mary's Christmas
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Mary's Christmas

    S1:E13

    When their church loses their land lease, the tenants must find another lot to place their church on. They enlist Lester's company's help to move the church to its new spot. Everything is ok, until the church comes up missing. Everyone is worried because they will have no place to have their Christmas pageant. They decide to build a large manger on the empty lot to hold the service. They later find out that the church was placed at the wrong lot.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writers:Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble

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  24. 227 Season 2 Episode 4 - The Great Manhunt
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - The Great Manhunt

    S2:E4

    After Sandra sees her neighbors (a married couple) interact with each other and with their daughter, Sandra decides that she wants a husband and a child. She goes out on a series of dates which end in disaster becasue of Sandra's openness about wanting to be married and have a child. She finally decides that since she can't find a suitable husband that she'll just get artificially insiminated. Mary and Rose try talk her out of it. But nothing is more of a rude awakening than when Sandra witnesses Cathy going into labor and she sees how Jim was there for her every step of the way. Then Mary and Lester talk about the night Brenda was born and how they really needed each other then. Sandra changes her mind and decides that when she does have a baby she would like to be married so she can have a husband that loves her and loves their child.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writers:Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble

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  25. 227 Season 2 Episode 16 - The Audit
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Audit

    S2:E16

    The IRS audits Mary and Lester. At a diner, Mary gets into an argument with a man whose views on women are old-fashioned and clash with Mary's views. She goes as far as to insult his mother. When she and Lester are finally let in to see the auditer, it's the man Mary insulted! She knows that she and Lester are in deep trouble. Mr. Stone doubts the validity of their receipts and Lester is upset. Sandra bursts into the room because she has a date with Mr. Davis ans wants to know what's keeping him. She verfies a that a questionable dinner party was truly a party for Lester's investors and employees. Mr. Stone lets them go.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Washington Affair" is the best rated episode of "227". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Gerren Keith and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/1/1986. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Do Not Pass Go (1)".