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227

NBC

1985-1990

Starring Marla Gibbs, best known as Florence the maid in The Jeffersons, this show revolves around the residents of a middle-class apartment building in a predominantly African American area of Washington, D.C.

First Broadcast: September 14, 1985

Last Broadcast: July 28, 1990

Broadcast History

Sep 1985-Jun 1986	Sat 9:30-10:00pm
Jun 1986-May 1987	Sat 8:30-9:00pm
Jun 1987-Jul 1987	Sat 8:00-8:30pm
Jul 1987-Sep 1988	Sat 8:30-9:00pm
Oct 1988-Jul 1989	Sat 8:00-8:30pm
Sep 1989-Feb 1990	Sat 8:30-9:00pm
Apr 1990-May 1990	Sat 8:30-9:00pm
Jun 1990-Jul 1990	Sat 8:00-8:30pm

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227 – The Complete First Season

227 – Season 2

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227 – The Complete First Season

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227 – Season 2

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227 Cast

Actor	Character	# of Episodes
Marla Gibbs	Mary Jenkins	115
Helen Martin	Pearl Shay	116
Hal Williams	Lester Jenkins	115
Alaina Reed-Hall	Rose Lee Holloway	115
Regina King	Brenda Jenkins	113
Jackée Harry	Sandra Clark	99
Curtis Baldwin	Calvin Dobbs	106
Barry Sobel	Dylan McMillan	29
Paul Winfield	Julian C. Barlow	24
Toukie Smith	Eva Rawley	24
Kevin Peter Hall	Warren Merriwether / Gordon	7

Theme Song & Opening Credits

Episodes

There were 5 seasons and 116 episodes of 227. Check out the 227 episode guide.

Quotes

Holdup Man: Who are you? Mary: I’m Gladys Knight and these are my Pips.

Lester: Are you always like this? Pee-Wee Herman: No, sometimes I act really silly.

Trivia

The character of Sandra Clark was never meant to be a regular, but she tested so well with audiences that she was added to the cast.
When the rights to the play of the same name were acquired, Marla Gibbs originally intended the project to be a tv movie instead of a series.