227 - Season 3 - Eps 10: Rapture
Calvin and his friend Eddie are in danger of failing history, so the Jenkins, Rose, and Pearl try to tutor them. After failing the test the first time, they get a second chance to take the test. After Brenda returns from a rap concert, Mary gets the idea that maybe they should study in rap form, since they seem to know so many rap lyrics. They do and they pass the test a second time.
About 227
Title: 227
First Air Date: 1985-09-14
Last Air Date: 1990-05-06
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.7/10 (from 40 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