227 - Season 2 - Eps 8: Father's Day
Calvin's dad comes to visit D.C. He and Calvin have fun going to basketball games and going to see the Blue Angels fly. Because he and his grandma have been arguing a lot lately, Calvin makes the decision to live with his dad in Iceland, thinking it would be more fun than living in D.C. Pearl is sad about it but doesn't want to show it too much. Mary throws Calvin a going away party, and after he hears what nice things every one has to say about him, he realizes that he has more ""family"" than he thought and decides to stay in D.C.
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
