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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 Worst Episode
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    227 Season 1 Episode 4 - The Refrigerator
    0.0/10(53 votes)

    #1 - The Refrigerator

    S1:E4

    When Mary tries to convince the landlord to order her a new refrigerator, he refuses. Mary then agrees to loan Sandra her apartment for a extravagant party if Sandra will "persuade" the landlord to get Mary a new refrigerator.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble

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  2. 227 Season 1 Episode 6 - Pilot
    0.0/10(64 votes)

    #2 - Pilot

    S1:E6

    When the landlord dies, everyone believes that Sandra will become the new landlord, including Sandra. She assures Mary that once she becomes the new landlord that Mary will have to find a new place to live after her lease runs out. The tenants all go to the will reading and it is discovered that he actually leaves the building to Rose. However, when Mary thought that Sandra would get ownership of the building, she called a building inspector to check out 227. He states that 227 is in need of numerous repairs, more than the tenants can afford.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. 227 Season 1 Episode 9 - Pity the Poor Working Girl
    0.0/10(47 votes)

    #3 - Pity the Poor Working Girl

    S1:E9

    When Sandra tells Mary how she can't keep a job because of jealous wives, Mary asks Lester if he knows of any job openings. He admits that his company needs a receptionist for their main office and Sandra gets the job. However, Pearl and Rose worry Mary so much about Sandra working with Lester that Mary becomes suspicious and jealous.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. 227 Season 1 Episode 10 - Football Widow
    0.0/10(41 votes)

    #4 - Football Widow

    S1:E10

    Mary is upset that whenever Lester watches the football game, she doesn't get any attention. So she gets two tickets from Sandra for her and Lester to go to the game, with the hopes that he can teach her about the game and she'll get some attention. At the game, Mary insults the other fans and cheers for the wrong team. She and Lester end up having to leave early to avoid a fight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. 227 Season 1 Episode 11 - A Daughter is a Precious Thing
    0.0/10(49 votes)

    #5 - A Daughter is a Precious Thing

    S1:E11

    Brenda desperately tries to get Calvin to notice her. When Mary doesn't seem to help Brenda out, she seeks romantic advice from Sandra. This ultimately upsets Mary when she finds out that Sandra alters Brenda's appearance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. 227 Season 1 Episode 12 - The Big Piano Play-Off
    0.0/10(42 votes)

    #6 - The Big Piano Play-Off

    S1:E12

    Mary decides to buy a piano, even though Lester hates the idea and Brenda doesn't want to take lessons. When Sandra & Rose visit to take a look at the piano, Rose offers Mary piano lessons and Sandra wants lessons as well. Then, Sandra makes a sucker bet that for $20, she'll progress faster than her. After many piano lessons, Mary still struggles. Pearl tells Mary that Sandra used to take piano lessons. During a lesson, Mary offers to throw a party recital to show their progression. She shocks Sandra when she plays ""Minuet in G.""

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 227 Season 1 Episode 15 - Brenda's Last Date
    0.0/10(31 votes)

    #7 - Brenda's Last Date

    S1:E15

    Pearl asks Mary if Lester would have a man-to-man talk with Calvin about sex and Brenda asks her parents if she could go to the dance Friday night. They believe that she is too young to date (14). From Mary's persuading, Lester talks to Calvin and ends his talk with, ""If you mess around with my daughter, I'll rip your head off."" Scared, Calvin breaks the date anyway. But Brenda still wants to go and comes up with a plan. Brenda tells her parents that she will go to the library Friday night, while Calvin tells his grandmom that he is going to see Haley's Comet. When Mary finds out, she goes to the dance and takes Brenda home. At home she and Brenda have a heart-to-heart talk, where Mary says she and Lester will relax the rules a little.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. 227 Season 1 Episode 17 - We the People
    0.0/10(45 votes)

    #8 - We the People

    S1:E17

    Lester's old boss comes to visit the Jenkins from Hawaii. While there, Rose hires him as the building repairman and lets him live an efficiency on the third floor. Pearl begins to notice that people go up to visit Lou and never return. She and Mary investigate and find out that Lou is homeless and his homeless friends are the ones that have come to live with Lou. It turns out his business in Hawaii went belly-up, and Lou lost everything. Mary has sympathy for them and feeds them, while trying to keep the news from Rose, because she would have to put them out based on the housing codes that they are breaking. Lester finds out about an abandoned building that his company will fix-up so the homeless people will have some place to live. This will also give Lou the chance to get back into business again.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. 227 Season 1 Episode 18 - Redecorating Blues
    0.0/10(39 votes)

    #9 - Redecorating Blues

    S1:E18

    While at a neighborhood watch meeting, the Jenkins get robbed, with Brenda in the kitchen on the phone. When they return from the meeting, they see that the burglars took an arm chair, their television, radio, and lamp. This gives Mary the idea of remodeling their living room. However, Lester has his heart set on buying a sports car. While on a test drive for the sports car, the neighbors and Brenda help set up a surprise for Mary. The living room has been remodeled with everything that Mary had circled in a decorating magazine. Lester decides that the sports car can wait.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. 227 Season 2 Episode 7 - Come Into My Parlor
    0.0/10(40 votes)

    #10 - Come Into My Parlor

    S2:E7

    When Brenda meets a cute boy she decides to invite him to her party Saturday night. After getting permission to actually have the party, she then hears Sandra tell a story about how when she was young and wanted to get to know a boy better, she would ""mistakenly"" tell him the wrong day of the party. Brenda tries the idea and invites Ken over for Friday night instead, hoping that when he gets there he will meet her parents and stay for dinner. But Mary and Lester decide to go out to eat and are not home when Ken arrives. Brenda decides to let him come in anyway, just to have a drink, but then Calvin shows up to drop off chairs for the party. When she tells them they need to leave, Mary and Lester arrive home and the boys hide. Mary and Lester eventually catch the boys in the house.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. 227 Season 2 Episode 8 - Father's Day
    0.0/10(30 votes)

    #11 - Father's Day

    S2:E8

    Calvin's dad comes to visit D.C. He and Calvin have fun going to basketball games and going to see the Blue Angels fly. Because he and his grandma have been arguing a lot lately, Calvin makes the decision to live with his dad in Iceland, thinking it would be more fun than living in D.C. Pearl is sad about it but doesn't want to show it too much. Mary throws Calvin a going away party, and after he hears what nice things every one has to say about him, he realizes that he has more ""family"" than he thought and decides to stay in D.C.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. 227 Season 2 Episode 11 - The Handwriting on the Wall
    0.0/10(41 votes)

    #12 - The Handwriting on the Wall

    S2:E11

    When Mary and Rose come home from the movie theater, they see JoJo spray painting his gang tag underneath Pearl's window. Pearl hits him with her pillow, Rose grabs the spray can and accidentally sprays his shirt, and Mary grabs hims, but tries to talk sense into him. JoJo tells his mother everything that happened, while leaving out the part about him spray painting on the building. They decide to sue the ladies, and use Sandra as a witness, who was in the car on a date. When they get in court, his mother and the Judge eventually find out the truth and JoJo is made to clean up his damage. His mother apologizes to the ladies and the ladies are fined 10 cents each.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Al Gordon

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  13. 227 Season 2 Episode 12 - A Matter of Choice
    0.0/10(36 votes)

    #13 - A Matter of Choice

    S2:E12

    The 227 residents are worried when Calvin's free-spending new friend offers him a chance to make 50 dollars for doing what ""sounds like a Miami Vice drug deal.""

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. 227 Season 2 Episode 14 - Far From the Tree
    0.0/10(46 votes)

    #14 - Far From the Tree

    S2:E14

    Sandra is very upset when she learns that her mother is coming to visit. She feels as though her mother doesn't love her because she is so different from her ""normal"" siblings and family members. Sandra changes her appearance to look ""dull"" because she thinks that is what her mother willl approve of. That same weekend, a male friend of hers also comes to visit. Sandra and Mary try to keep the two from meeting. Finally Sandra admits to her mother that she thinks her mother does not love her. Her mom admits that she was just like Sandra before she got married, but calmed down so she could fit in with Sandra's father (who is a minister) and that she loves Sandra just the same because there is never a dull moment with Sandra around. Mop and her mother end up meeting anyway, and they all go dancing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Billi Gordon

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  15. 227 Season 2 Episode 15 - Toyland
    0.0/10(65 votes)

    #15 - Toyland

    S2:E15

    Mary and Lester go to a toy store to purchase toys for kids in the hospital. When they get there, the guy lets them in even though the sign on the door says closed. The Jenkins discover that he is attempting to rob the place. Pee Wee Herman comes into the store to purchase some things, so he is taken ""hostage"" along with Mary and Lester. Later on, Sandra comes and she is also escorted to the back of the store. The entire gang is tied up. They think of ways to escape. Their plan for Sandra to entice the robber changes courses a little when Pee Wee actually saves the day by throwing bubbles into his eyes.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writers:Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble

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  16. 227 Season 2 Episode 18 - Happy Twentieth
    0.0/10(37 votes)

    #16 - Happy Twentieth

    S2:E18

    When Lester decides to rent a hotel room for the weekend, Mary plans a cruise, and the ladies plan a surprise party for Mary and Lester's Anniversary, it's all Brenda can take to keep it a secret. She decides to tell them what the other's are planning for the weekend and they all agree to the party. When Lester and Mary's parents arrive they argue about everything. Lester ends up getting sick and the party ends up being cancelled. Lester and Mary decide to take a cruise later on to celebrate the anniversary.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. 227 Season 2 Episode 20 - Rich Kid
    0.0/10(45 votes)

    #17 - Rich Kid

    S2:E20

    Calvin befriends a new kid named Ron who says that his money comes from his rich uncle. He buys Calvin a new pair of shoes and offers to take Calvin and Brenda to a Stevie Wonder Concert. Mary doesn't like the way Ron is ""trying to buy friends."" For $50, Ron gets Calvin to give someone a sealed package and in return he receives $1000 to give back to Ron. Once Pearl and Mary find out, they conclude that Ron is a drug dealer. Mary goes to talk to Ron's mother about his free spending and the fact that he is a drug dealer, but his mother refuses to believe Mary. Calvin confronts Ron about using him to deliver drugs and Ron admits that he used Calvin and all it cost him was a pair of shoes. Later that day at a drug meeting, Ron's mother shows up and tells the 227 residents that Ron was stabbed to death in a drug deal gone bad.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. 227 Season 2 Episode 21 - The Working Game
    0.0/10(32 votes)

    #18 - The Working Game

    S2:E21

    Upset when Brenda comes home from University Day wanting to attend Northwestern, Mary anticipates an empty nest by demanding that Lester give her a job at the construction site --and gets fired on her first day. Mary takes a job at a travel agency (with Sandra), where her boss finds her so invaluable that he wants her to accompany him on a trip. The boss comes on to Sandra, who then quits and tells Mary not to go on the trip. She goes anyway, and Sandra then tells Lester about their boss. He surprises Mary in Philadelphia and jumps to the worng conclusions when he finds a man's suit and bathrobe in Mary's closet. He finds out that Mary bought them for him as a surprise.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Al Gordon

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  19. 227 Season 2 Episode 22 - Check Snub
    0.0/10(34 votes)

    #19 - Check Snub

    S2:E22

    The Social Security office says that Pearl is dead, and the resulting protest lands Pearl, Mary and Rose in jail.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Al Gordon

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  20. 227 Season 3 Episode 3 - There Goes the Building
    0.0/10(36 votes)

    #20 - There Goes the Building

    S3:E3

    Sandra introduces her boyfriend to the ladies, the same man that audited the Jenkins. Mary still does not like him, however he charms everyone and eventually wins Mary over. Rose decides to sell 227 to him because she is efficient with his building (across the street) and he handles some of the 227's problems. The next day, a man shows up saying that he is going to demolish 227, but the only one who sees him is Mary. She blames Mr. Stone and tells the other residents. When Rose confronts Mr. Stone, he calls the deal off before Rose can say anything about the demolition, but Mr. Stone sends a building inspector around to persuade Rose to sell again.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. 227 Season 3 Episode 5 - Bull's Eye
    0.0/10(34 votes)

    #21 - Bull's Eye

    S3:E5

    A man with a knife rents an apartment.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. 227 Season 3 Episode 6 - Teach Me Tonight (1)
    0.0/10(32 votes)

    #22 - Teach Me Tonight (1)

    S3:E6

    When Sandra meets Brenda's math teacher at the Jenkins' apt., they begin dating and he gets more serious than Sandra. Then, Sandra comes by the Jenkins' with her new rich date, while Mitchell is visiting. To get Sandra back, he spends all his money trying to wine and dine her. One night at the Piano Bar he announces that he is going to begin working as a computer executive, thereby making more money. Mary talks to Sandra and says that Mitchell loves being a teacher and is only giving it up for Sandra and to make more money. He and Sandra talk and the show closes with Sandra announcing their engagement.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. 227 Season 3 Episode 8 - See You in Court
    0.0/10(33 votes)

    #23 - See You in Court

    S3:E8

    Mary and Sandra go to court over song royalties.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Al Gordon

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  24. 227 Season 3 Episode 9 - The Honeymoon's Over
    0.0/10(33 votes)

    #24 - The Honeymoon's Over

    S3:E9

    When Lester's cousin and his wife come to visit the Jenkins, Mary brags about how they are the perfect couple who never argue and still begave like Honeymooners after five years of marriage. When they arrive, Sherry reveals to Mary that Ed is stiffling her and is too overprotective and she says that she is going to leave him that night. Once Ed finds out that she left, he becomes depressed and there is nothing that the Jenkins or residents of 227 can do to cheer him up. Sherry decides to come back and Mary coaches Ed on what to say, and tells him that he should change; he should be less overprotective. Sherry takes him back (or rather they take each other back).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. 227 Season 3 Episode 11 - The Facade
    0.0/10(32 votes)

    #25 - The Facade

    S3:E11

    When Mary goes to a seminar about success, she meets a business man who wants to build a $50 million museum. She tells him that Lester is a big time contractor and sets up a meeting date. She uses Sandra's boyfriend's penthouse across the street to prove to Mr. Mortimer that she and Lester have lots of money. When Sandra's boyfriend comes home early, Mary's plan begins to fall apart. She admits what was going on to Mr. Mortimer and his wife. They understand, because Mrs. Mortimer says she, too, would do almost anything to aid in her husband's success. They end up using Lester's company for a smaller project.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Refrigerator" is the worst rated episode of "227". It scored /10 based on 53 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble, it aired on 10/5/1985. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Pilot".