227 - Season 1 - Eps 22: Young Man with a Job
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.
About 227

Title: 227
First Air Date: 1985-09-14
Last Air Date: 1990-05-06
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.8/10 (from 39 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 116
Network: NBC
Genres: Comedy, Family
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures Television, Embassy Television, Embassy Communications, ELP Communications
Synopsis
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.
Cast

Marla Gibbs
Mary Jenkins

Hal Williams
Lester Jenkins

Alaina Reed Hall
Rose Lee Holloway

Jackée Harry
Sandra Clark

Regina King
Brenda Jenkins

Helen Martin
Pearl Shay

Curtis Baldwin
Calvin Dobbs

Barry Sobel
Dylan McMillan

Countess Vaughn
Alexandria DeWitt

Paul Winfield
Julian C. Barlow