X
  • NBC
  • Oct 4, 1986
  • NBC
  • Oct 4, 1986
227

Summary This popular sitcom that starred Marla Gibbs, who played Florence Johnston for many years on The Jeffersons, got her own show. She played Mary Jenkins, a housewife who lived with her contractor husband, Lester and their 14-year-old daughter Brenda. Mary's best friend was Rose Lee Holloway, who used to sit out with her on the stoop of the...

Created By: Bill Boulware, Michael G. Moye

  • NBC
  • Oct 4, 1986
  • NBC
  • Oct 4, 1986
227
Season 2
5 Seasons
Season Premiere: Oct 4, 1986
Metascore Critic reviews are not available yet
User Score Available after 4 ratings
tbd
My Score
Hover and click to give a rating Saved

Where to Watch

Summary This popular sitcom that starred Marla Gibbs, who played Florence Johnston for many years on The Jeffersons, got her own show. She played Mary Jenkins, a housewife who lived with her contractor husband, Lester and their 14-year-old daughter Brenda. Mary's best friend was Rose Lee Holloway, who used to sit out with her on the stoop of the...

Created By: Bill Boulware, Michael G. Moye

Where to Watch

Season Episodes

View All Seasons
Episode 1 • Oct 4, 1986 • 23 m
The Wheel of Misfortune
Mary & Sandra play against each other on "Wheel of Fortune".
Episode 2 • Oct 11, 1986 • 24 m
Mary Nightingale
Mary returns from a shopping trip to discover that Lester has acute appendicitis.
Episode 3 • Nov 1, 1986 • 24 m
Washington Affair
Episode 4 • Nov 8, 1986 • 24 m
The Great Manhunt
Sandra looks for a man to be a husband and father, then decides to settle for just the latter.
Episode 5 • Nov 15, 1986 • 24 m
The Temptations
Mary enlists the Temptations to perform at the church's charity show.
Episode 6 • Nov 22, 1986 • 24 m
Pillow Talk
Mary and Sandra go into the pillow business, but their partnership is jeopardized by their differing positions.
Episode 7 • Nov 29, 1986 • 24 m
Come Into My Parlor
Taking a cue from Sandra's book, Brenda "mistakenly" invites an attractive man to a party on the wrong night.
Episode 8 • Dec 6, 1986 • 24 m
Father's Day
Calvin decides to live with his pilot father, even it means moving to Iceland.
Episode 9 • Dec 13, 1986 • 24 m
Author, Author
Sandra's novel inspired by the residents of 227 could hurt Mary's chance to become president of the Ladies' Auxiliary.
Episode 10 • Jan 3, 1987 • 24 m
Matchmakers
Episode 11 • Jan 10, 1987 • 24 m
The Handwriting on the Wall
Episode 12 • Jan 17, 1987 • 24 m
A Matter of Choice
Lester has a chance to do a big project and give a friend who's out of work a job. But things change when he learns that the company whom he'll be working for sponsors apartheid. So he has to choose which is more important.
Episode 13 • Jan 24, 1987 • 24 m
Got a Job
Brenda gets a job at a burger joint and when she's so exhausted and her school work starts to drop, Mary tells her that she should quit but Brenda likes earning money.
Episode 14 • Feb 7, 1987 • 24 m
Far From the Tree
Episode 15 • Feb 14, 1987 • 24 m
Toyland
Episode 16 • Feb 21, 1987 • 24 m
The Audit
Episode 17 • Feb 28, 1987 • 24 m
A Good Citizen
Mary and Lester's romantic evening is interrupted by a police stakeout of Sandra's boyfriend.
Episode 18 • Mar 7, 1987 • 24 m
Happy Twentieth
Mary and Lester's 20th anniversary is made complicated by conflicting plans and in-laws.
Episode 19 • Mar 21, 1987 • 24 m
Fourth Time Around
Pearl gets engaged to a man she meets at a club where Mary and the ladies have a girls' night out.
Episode 20 • Apr 11, 1987 • 24 m
Rich Kid
The residents of 227 are concerned when Calvin's new friend makes him a suspicious offer for 50 dollars.
Episode 21 • May 23, 1987 • 24 m
The Working Game
Mary takes a job at a travel agency, where her boss finds her so important that he wants her to come with him on a trip.
Episode 22 • Jun 6, 1987 • 24 m
Check Snub
Pearl, Mary and Rose end up in jail when they protest the Social Security office's claim that Pearl is dead.
5 Seasons

Top Cast

View All
View All Cast & Crew

Critic Reviews

tbd

There are no critic reviews for this season yet.

User Reviews

There are no user reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.

Related Shows

The Office (UK)

97
Universal Acclaim

Bo Burnham: Inside

96
Universal Acclaim

The Larry Sanders Show

95
Universal Acclaim

Fleabag

92
Universal Acclaim

Atlanta

92
Universal Acclaim

My So-Called Life

92
Universal Acclaim

This Is Going To Hurt

91
Universal Acclaim

It's a Sin

91
Universal Acclaim

The Bear

91
Universal Acclaim

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

90
Universal Acclaim

How to With John Wilson

90
Universal Acclaim

A Black Lady Sketch Show

89
Universal Acclaim

Reservation Dogs

89
Universal Acclaim

A Parks and Recreation Special

89
Universal Acclaim

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock

89
Universal Acclaim

Everybody Hates Chris

88
Universal Acclaim

Better Things

88
Universal Acclaim

Brooklyn Bridge

88
Universal Acclaim

Barry

88
Universal Acclaim

Freaks and Geeks

88
Universal Acclaim

Somebody Somewhere

88
Universal Acclaim

Back to Life

88
Universal Acclaim

Related News

What to Watch on Hulu Right Now

What to Watch on Hulu Right Now

Jason Dietz

Get a list of the best movies and TV shows recently added (and coming soon) to Hulu, updated frequently.

  • tv show
What to Watch on Disney+ Right Now

What to Watch on Disney+ Right Now

Jason Dietz

Get a list of the best movies and TV shows recently added (and coming soon) to Disney's streaming service, updated frequently.

  • tv show
April TV Preview (2024)

April TV Preview (2024)

Jason Dietz

The month ahead will bring a series adaptation of the videogame Fallout plus Netflix newcomer Ripley, Park Chan-wook's miniseries The Sympathizer, a sequel to Emmy winner The Jinx, Idris Elba's weirdest project to date, and more.

  • tv show
What to Watch on Paramount+ Right Now

What to Watch on Paramount+ Right Now

Jason Dietz

Find a list of the best movies and TV shows recently added to Paramount+ and Paramount+ With Showtime, plus a list of titles coming soon to the streaming services.

  • tv show
What to Watch on Prime Video Right Now

What to Watch on Prime Video Right Now

Jason Dietz

Get a list of the best movies and TV shows recently added (and coming soon) to Amazon's Prime Video, updated frequently.

  • tv show
What to Watch on Max Right Now

What to Watch on Max Right Now

Jason Dietz

Get a list of the best movies and TV shows recently added (and coming soon) to Max--plus all of the titles leaving the streaming service this month--updated frequently.

  • tv show