227 TV Show

TV Series Summary for 227

Television Show Summary

This 80's sitcom TV show starred Marla Gibbs as Mary Jenkins, a housewife who lived with her contractor husband, Lester and their 14-year-old daughter Brenda in apartment 227.

TV Show Plot For 227

The episodes of 227 took place in and around the apartment building. Scenes were acted out on the front steps, the laundry room and individual apartments.

The show 227 survived early comparisons to the Cosby Show, and became a ratings success in it's very first season. The series stressed a working-class image with strong community and family values.

The 227 character Mary was played by Marla Gibbs (Florence from The Jeffersons). She was a mother of one struggling to meet all of her many responsibilities. The father Lester was played by Hal Williams, and was a small-time contractor. The two had an adolescent daughter named Brenda.

Other 227 series characters included: Rose Hollaway, Mary's friend played by Alaina Reed; Rose was the building 227 landlady, and took part in many of the front steps scenes; Sandra Clark, played by Jackee, became one of 227's most famous characters; Rose's daughter was named Tiffany; Pearl Shay, the Jenkin's next door neighbor, and her grandson Calvin Dobbs.

NBC broadcast a total of 227 episodes of 227 over it's five year run.

Cast of 227 TV Show

Mary Jenkins - Marla Gibbs
Lester Jenkins - Hal Williams
Rose Lee Holloway - Alaina Reed-Hall
Sandra Clark - Jackee (Harry)
Brenda Jenkins - Regina King
Tiffany Holloway - Kia Goodwin
Pearl Shay - Helen Martin
Calvin Dobbs - Curtis Baldwin
Alexandria DeWitt - Countess Vaughn
Eva Rawley - Toukie A. Smith
Julian C. Barlow - Paul Winfield
Dylan McMillan - Barry Sobel
Travis Filmore - Stoney Jackson
Warren Merriwether - Kevin Peter Hall

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227

227 ran from 1985 to 1990.

#1 - Stephen VanDeMark - 05/12/2007 - 20:51

When will season 2 be on DVD???

I really wish we could get all the seasons on DVD! When will season 2 be released?

#2 - Jay - 09/17/2007 - 15:37

227

10 21 2008

Alaina Reed Hall is a funny actress on "227."


Tracey C. Smith

#3 - tracey c. smith - 10/21/2008 - 21:21

227

i would like to see this sitcom back on television again.

#4 - k pinder - 01/01/2009 - 01:17

I can't believe they are charging $200 for those dvds. I could see about $100, but they are just trying to rob us. I really want these DVDs.....season one is so funny...."girls girls, stay away from my PG13s....don't look unless you have a note from your mother". LOL sandra is sooo funny!!!

#5 - Marc - 02/04/2009 - 16:38

mary jenk,ins fundraiser

i would like to purchase the one featuring the temptations

#6 - dorothy a. wyatt - 02/06/2009 - 11:29

good show

need to bring out the other seasons for 227. not right that season 1 came out and that's it. that's teasing the fans on these shows.

#7 - hall - 07/08/2009 - 08:57

charisma

I loved this show it was so funny they need to come out with more shows like this one

#8 - jasmine - 08/07/2009 - 15:13

Wend will 227 be release all season

I would like to buy all of the season to I bought a dvd set of chips from tv dvds and they have the complete set of 227 but the chips set I bought does not play very good and it looks like they record it from TV, Not very good at all.So be very careful on buying complete Box set I have e-mail planet Tv and I'm waiting for a reply from them so I hope to get 227 the full set to I realy love the show Dana

#9 - dana - 08/16/2009 - 23:41

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