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227 (1985–1990) — comedy on NBC

The answer: Concluded May 6, 1990.
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Genre
Comedy
Network / streamer
NBC
Premiered
September 14, 1985
Ended
May 6, 1990
Runtime
~30 min per episode
TVMaze rating
7.5 / 10
5seasons
116episodes
7.5/ 10

About 227

227 ended on May 6, 1990, after its fifth season on NBC. The show was a comedy series set in Washington, DC, that depicted the lives of residents in a middle-class apartment building called 227. It focused on the interactions among neighbors such as Mary Jenkins, a no-nonsense housewife, her husband Lester, and their teenage daughter Brenda, as well as other colorful characters like the gossipy widow Rose Lee Holloway and the resident vamp Sandra Clark. Throughout its run from 1985 to 1990, the series explored themes of friendship, community, and everyday life in a changing neighborhood. The characters navigated personal and social issues with humor and warmth, portraying a diverse cast of residents and their relationships. The cast included Marla Gibbs as Mary Jenkins, Helen Martin as Pearl Shay, Hal Williams as Lester Jenkins, Regina King as Brenda Jenkins, Jackée Harry as Sandra Clark, and Alaina Reed-Hall as Rose Lee Holloway. The show received a rating of 7.5 on TVMaze and each episode had a runtime of approximately 30 minutes.

227 episode schedule

116 aired

Aired · 116

DateEp.Title
May 6, 1990 S5·E24 No Place Like Home
April 29, 1990 S5·E23 The Class of '90
April 21, 1990 S5·E22 Nightmare on 227
February 24, 1990 S5·E21 Gone Fishing
February 17, 1990 S5·E20 You Gotta Have Art
February 10, 1990 S5·E19 Do Not Pass Go (2)
February 3, 1990 S5·E18 Do Not Pass Go (1)
January 27, 1990 S5·E17 Knock It Off
January 13, 1990 S5·E16 Play Christy for Me
January 6, 1990 S5·E15 Where Do We Go from Here?
December 30, 1989 S5·E14 Come the Revolution
December 23, 1989 S5·E13 There Go the Clowns
December 16, 1989 S5·E12 Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas
December 9, 1989 S5·E11 War is Heck
December 2, 1989 S5·E10 The Perfume Game
November 25, 1989 S5·E9 Reunion Blues
November 18, 1989 S5·E8 Flying Down to Leo's
November 11, 1989 S5·E7 Video Activity
November 4, 1989 S5·E6 How the West Was Fun (2)
October 28, 1989 S5·E5 How the West Was Fun (1)
October 21, 1989 S5·E4 The Fight of the Century
October 14, 1989 S5·E3 A Pampered Tale
September 30, 1989 S5·E2 Tenants, Anyone?
September 23, 1989 S5·E1 Take My Diva . . . Please!
May 13, 1989 S4·E24 For Sale
May 11, 1989 S4·E23 Jackee
May 6, 1989 S4·E22 House Number
April 15, 1989 S4·E21 No, My Darling Daughter
April 8, 1989 S4·E20 The Bet
April 1, 1989 S4·E19 Trial and Error
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March 18, 1989 S4·E18 The Class of '89
March 4, 1989 S4·E17 For Richer, for Poorer
February 25, 1989 S4·E16 Mary's Cookies
February 18, 1989 S4·E15 A Date to Remember
February 11, 1989 S4·E14 Babes in the Woods
February 4, 1989 S4·E13 The Prince
January 28, 1989 S4·E12 A Class Act
January 14, 1989 S4·E11 Play It Again, Stan
January 7, 1989 S4·E10 The Real Decoys
December 10, 1988 S4·E9 The Night They Arrested Santa Claus
December 3, 1988 S4·E8 Looking Back
November 26, 1988 S4·E7 A Yen for Lester
November 19, 1988 S4·E6 And the Survey Says . . .
November 12, 1988 S4·E5 Brother from a Sister City
November 5, 1988 S4·E4 Double Your Pleasure
October 29, 1988 S4·E3 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Pageant
October 22, 1988 S4·E2 Hide the Star
October 8, 1988 S4·E1 The Whiz Kid
May 7, 1988 S3·E24 Best Friends
April 30, 1988 S3·E23 Country Cousins
April 9, 1988 S3·E22 My Aching Back
March 12, 1988 S3·E21 The Butler Did It
February 27, 1988 S3·E20 Blues
February 20, 1988 S3·E19 The New Neighbors
February 13, 1988 S3·E18 The Big Deal
February 6, 1988 S3·E17 The Roommate
January 30, 1988 S3·E16 Sweet Sixteen
January 23, 1988 S3·E15 The Sing-Off
January 16, 1988 S3·E14 Shall We Dance?
January 9, 1988 S3·E13 Snowbound
January 2, 1988 S3·E12 The Talk Show
December 12, 1987 S3·E11 The Facade (a.k.a.) Tangled Web
December 5, 1987 S3·E10 Rapture
November 28, 1987 S3·E9 The Honeymoon's Over (a.k.a.) The Most Happy Marriage
November 21, 1987 S3·E8 See You in Court (a.k.a.) They're Playing Our Song
November 14, 1987 S3·E7 Teach Me Tonight (2)
November 7, 1987 S3·E6 Teach Me Tonight (1)
October 31, 1987 S3·E5 Bull's Eye (a.k.a.) Mistaken Identity
October 24, 1987 S3·E4 And Baby Makes Three
October 17, 1987 S3·E3 There Goes the Building
October 3, 1987 S3·E2 Low Noon
September 26, 1987 S3·E1 Men's Club
June 6, 1987 S2·E22 Check Snub
May 23, 1987 S2·E21 The Working Game
April 11, 1987 S2·E20 Rich Kid
March 21, 1987 S2·E19 The Fourth Time Around
March 7, 1987 S2·E18 Happy Twentieth
February 28, 1987 S2·E17 A Good Citizen
February 21, 1987 S2·E16 The Audit
February 14, 1987 S2·E15 Toyland
February 7, 1987 S2·E14 Far from the Tree
January 24, 1987 S2·E13 Got a Job
January 17, 1987 S2·E12 A Matter of Choice
January 10, 1987 S2·E11 The Handwriting on the Wall
January 3, 1987 S2·E10 Matchmakers
December 13, 1986 S2·E9 Author, Author
December 6, 1986 S2·E8 Father's Day
November 29, 1986 S2·E7 Come Into My Parlor
November 22, 1986 S2·E6 Pillow Talk
November 15, 1986 S2·E5 Temptations
November 8, 1986 S2·E4 The Great Manhunt
November 1, 1986 S2·E3 Washington Affair
October 11, 1986 S2·E2 Mary Nightingale
October 4, 1986 S2·E1 The Wheel of Misfortune
May 3, 1986 S1·E22 Young Man with a Job
March 8, 1986 S1·E21 Pick Six
February 22, 1986 S1·E20 Slam Dunked
February 15, 1986 S1·E19 Fifty Big Ones
February 8, 1986 S1·E18 Redecorating Blues
February 1, 1986 S1·E17 We the People
January 18, 1986 S1·E16 A Young Man's Fancy
January 11, 1986 S1·E15 Brenda's Last Date
January 4, 1986 S1·E14 The Bed of Rose's
December 14, 1985 S1·E13 Mary's Christmas
December 7, 1985 S1·E12 The Big Piano Play-Off
November 30, 1985 S1·E11 A Daughter is a Precious Thing
November 23, 1985 S1·E10 Football Widow
November 16, 1985 S1·E9 Pity the Poor Working Girl
November 9, 1985 S1·E8 A Letter to the President
November 2, 1985 S1·E7 The Sidewalk Sale
October 26, 1985 S1·E6 Pilot
October 19, 1985 S1·E5 Do You Love Me?
October 5, 1985 S1·E4 The Refrigerator
September 28, 1985 S1·E3 Family Hero
September 21, 1985 S1·E2 Mary's Brother
September 14, 1985 S1·E1 Honesty

227 cast