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227

NBC

1985-1990

First Broadcast: September 14, 1985

Last Broadcast: July 28, 1990

Starring Marla Gibbs, best known as Florence the maid in The Jeffersons, this show revolves around the residents of a middle-class apartment building in a predominantly African American area of Washington, D.C.

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Where To Watch

Channel	Date/Time	Season	Episode	Title	Description
Antenna TV	06/13/2025 6:00PM	2	8	Father’s Day	Calvin prepares to leave Washington, D.C., after his Air Force father (Rick Fitts) drops by.
Antenna TV	06/13/2025 6:30PM	2	9	Author, Author	Sandra writes a raunchy novel that includes characters based on her close friends.
Antenna TV	06/14/2025 10:00PM	3	5	Mistaken Identity	Everyone is on edge when a knife-toting man rents a room at 227.
Antenna TV	06/14/2025 10:30PM	3	8	They’re Playing Our Song	Sandra and Mary settle a dispute over song royalties in court.
Antenna TV	06/16/2025 6:30PM	2	11	The Handwriting on the Wall	Mary, Rose and Pearl try to prevent a graffiti artist from defacing the apartment.

Complete TV Listings for 227

Interviews

227 Cast

Actor	Character
Marla Gibbs	Mary Jenkins
Helen Martin	Pearl Shay
Hal Williams	Lester Jenkins
Alaina Reed-Hall	Rose Lee Holloway
Regina King	Brenda Jenkins
Jackée Harry	Sandra Clark
Curtis Baldwin	Calvin Dobbs
Barry Sobel	Dylan McMillan
Paul Winfield	Julian C. Barlow
Toukie Smith	Eva Rawley
Kevin Peter Hall	Warren Merriwether / Gordon

Theme Song & Opening Credits

Episodes

There were 5 seasons and 116 episodes of 227. Check out the 227 episode guide.

Quotes

Holdup Man: Who are you? Mary: I’m Gladys Knight and these are my Pips.
Lester: Are you always like this? Pee-Wee Herman: No, sometimes I act really silly.

Trivia

The character of Sandra Clark was never meant to be a regular, but she tested so well with audiences that she was added to the cast.
When the rights to the play of the same name were acquired, Marla Gibbs originally intended the project to be a tv movie instead of a series.