227 - Season 2 - Eps 21: The Working Game

1987-05-2330 min⭐ 6.8/10

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.

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About 227

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

Marla Gibbs

Mary Jenkins

Hal Williams

Hal Williams

Lester Jenkins

Alaina Reed Hall

Alaina Reed Hall

Rose Lee Holloway

Jackée Harry

Jackée Harry

Sandra Clark

Regina King

Regina King

Brenda Jenkins

Helen Martin

Helen Martin

Pearl Shay

Curtis Baldwin

Curtis Baldwin

Calvin Dobbs

Barry Sobel

Barry Sobel

Dylan McMillan

Countess Vaughn

Countess Vaughn

Alexandria DeWitt

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Julian C. Barlow

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