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227 is rated “green” and is awarded the Entertainment Seal of Approval™ by the Parents Television Council.

Based on a play about the lives of women residing in a black apartment building in 1950s Chicago, by Christine Houston, Marla Gibbs, who first shot to stardom for playing the sarcastic housekeeper to Louise & George Jefferson, Florence Johnston, in "The Jeffersons," got her own series. In this sitcom, she starred as Mary Jenkins, a tart-tongued, sharp housewife, who enjoyed a great deal of gossip, and often spoke of what she'd believed, not-so-good results. 227 was also about the many African-Americans who resided in a Washington, D.C. apartment building, among the many of her residents were Lester Jenkins, Mary's husband who was a construction worker, Brenda Jenkins, a teenaged daughter of Mary's & Lester's, whose very scholarly, when at times, she overdoes things and apologizes, Pearl Shay, an annoying, yet open-minded neighbor, who believes in gossip, the same topic Mary believes in, and Rose Halloway, a best friend of Mary's who show sympathy to the neighbors, who in turn, had a daughter, Tiffany. When the landlord dies [in the pilot episode], Rose took over Mr. Calloway's place, afterwards, until the fourth season. But at least somebody was as argumentative to Mary, until one day, her attractive, young building vamp, Sandra Clark, came over, and started feuding off and on with Mary about their own respective lives.


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Upcoming Episodes

Gone Fishing
05/21/2012 - 11:00pm
After his ex-wife tries to take the building as part of the divorce settlement, Julian fakes his death on a fishing trip and leaves 227 to a mysterious cousin from Jamaica.
Nightmare on 227
05/21/2012 - 11:30pm
After Mary takes the lead in a low-budget horror film, the former star vents his anger by attempting to cause her demise.
Class of '90, The
05/22/2012 - 11:00pm
While excitedly preparing for Brenda's high school graduation, Mary is stricken with appendicitis and ends up sharing a hospital room with a woman who has had extensive plastic surgery. Meanwhile, Lester tries to cope with his father's relationship with another woman.
No Place Like Home
05/22/2012 - 11:30pm
After finding herself guilty of retreating from some homeless people outside of 227 rather than helping them, Mary befriends a homeless man named Ted and, with Lester's help, tries to find work and shelter for him and his friends.
Honesty
05/23/2012 - 11:00pm
In this series premiere, Mary hits a BMW, breaking the tail light and leaves a note on the car. Things get messier when another driver hits the car and nearly totals it; when the owner comes out to see the car and Mary's note. Mary must now convince the owner of the car that she did not do all that damage to his car.
Mary's Brother
05/23/2012 - 11:30pm
When Mary's brother Lewis comes to town on business, she decides to set him up on a date with Rose. Her plan backfires when her brother ends up dating Sandra too and she finds out her brother only cares about one thing.

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Jackée Harry

At the tender age of fourteen, Jackée landed the lead role of the "King" in her school's production of "The King and I." Upon graduation from New York City's High School of Music and Art with a distinction in Opera,...

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