Tuesday, September 8, 2009

80's Television - There's No Place Like Home

And there wasn't no place better than 227 back in the 80's as The Jeffersons former housekeeper, Marla Gibbs, had herself a hit sitcom around the apartment building 227... and remember what a big star Jackee' was back then? It took me this intro to remember, but I do remember catching some of these episodes and semi-enjoying them between 1985-1990... don't forget about Grandma Pearl and basketball playing Calvin either!

the intro to 227...



here's a "minisode" which condenses one episode down to about 5 minutes...



Cast of 227 TV Show
Mary Jenkins - Marla Gibbs
Lester Jenkins - Hal Williams
Rose Lee Holloway - Alaina Reed-Hall
Sandra Clark - Jackee (Harry)
Brenda Jenkins - Regina King
Tiffany Holloway - Kia Goodwin
Pearl Shay - Helen Martin
Calvin Dobbs - Curtis Baldwin
Alexandria DeWitt - Countess Vaughn
Eva Rawley - Toukie A. Smith
Julian C. Barlow - Paul Winfield
Dylan McMillan - Barry Sobel
Travis Filmore - Stoney Jackson
Warren Merriwether - Kevin Peter Hall

# of episodes: 227

Top 20 Ratings Info for 227 Series
1985-86 - 1st Season - Ranked #20
1986-87 - 2nd Season - Ranked #14

Location(s) Washington, D.C.
Running time 30 Minutes
Production company(s) Embassy Television (1985-1988)
Columbia Pictures Television (1988-1990)
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Original run September 14, 1985 – May 6, 1990

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