227 - Season 4 - Eps 5: Brother from a Sister City

1988-11-1230 min⭐ 6.8/10

Brenda is a star track star and her coach comes over to the Jenkins' for a cup of coffee and brings a friend of his-- Willie Amakye from Ghana. Willie needs to raise money to stay in America and train for the Olympics so Mary suggests a neighborhood marathon. He even gets his friend Florence Griffith Joyner to participate. Mary solicits all of the sponsors, but when Brenda loses a track race, she loses her confidence also. She decides not to run and Flo Jo tries to convince her that you can't give up because of one loss. When the snow causes all runners to quit, Willie continues runninig because he says he has to raise the money. When Brenda sees his determination, she decides to run alongside him.

◀ Prev Next ▶

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

📺 Related Series