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227 Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1988 - 1989
Episode 1
The Whiz Kid
Sat, Oct 8, 198824 mins
The new tenant is an 11-year-old college freshman who proves to be a handful for Mary and Lester.
Episode 2
Hide the Star
Sat, Oct 22, 198824 mins
Mary and Lester try to keep the identity of their house guest - a star boxer - a secret.
Episode 3
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Pageant
Sat, Oct 29, 198824 mins
Mary reluctantly allows Brenda to enter a beauty pageant, then finds out about the "bikini aerobics" competition.
Episode 4
Double Your Pleasure
Sat, Nov 5, 198824 mins
A persistent suitor is flabbergasted by Sandra and her lookalike cousin Conchita.
Episode 5
Brother From a Sister City
Sat, Nov 12, 198824 mins
When Brenda aspires to be a track star, Florence Griffith Joyner teaches her a valuable lesson about winning.
Episode 6
And the Survey Says...
Sat, Nov 19, 198824 mins
Everyone in the building gets to take part in an episode of Family Feud. Thing is not everyone in Mary's family are on the same team.
Episode 7
A Yen for Lester
Sat, Nov 26, 198824 mins
The tenants of 227 buy their favorite Japanese restaurant, but the chef quits just as a bus-load of tourists is on the way.
Episode 8
Looking Back
Sat, Dec 3, 198824 mins
The residents of 227 look back at memorable times in their lives through Mary's collection of old photographs.
Episode 9
The Night They Arrested Santa Claus
Sat, Dec 10, 198824 mins
Christmas in 227 is nearly ruined by a Santa Claus who steals everyone's gifts.
Episode 10
The Real Decoys
Sat, Jan 7, 198924 mins
Mary and Rose pose as elderly women to catch a mugger with Sandra the meter maid as their back-up.
Episode 11
Play It Again, Stan
Sat, Jan 14, 198924 mins
Mary bumps into Billy Dee Williams whom she once met. And she fantasizes a situation like in the movie Casablanca with Lester as Bogart's character and she is Ingrid Bergman's and Billy Dee Williams is Paul Henreid's.
Episode 12
A Class Act
Sat, Jan 28, 198924 mins
Brenda's history teacher seems more interested in being a stand-up comic, while Sandra tries to sell lingerie.
Episode 13
The Prince
Sat, Feb 4, 198924 mins
Rose's blind date turns out to be the prince of an island kingdom who intends to marry Brenda.
Episode 14
Babes in the Woods
Sat, Feb 11, 198924 mins
Mary gets lost in the woods when she leads Alexandria's scouting group on a nature hike -- and an escaped killer is stalking them.
Episode 15
A Date to Remember
Sat, Feb 18, 198924 mins
After going on "Love Connection", Sandra endures a series of mishaps involving her date's ex-wife.
Episode 16
Mary's Cookies
Sat, Feb 25, 198924 mins
A local bakery partners with Mary to sell cookies from a family recipe.
Episode 17
For Richer, For Poorer
Sat, Mar 4, 198924 mins
A wealthy, older man proposes to Sandra.
Episode 18
The Class of '89
Sat, Mar 18, 198924 mins
Mary tries to get Run DMC to play at the kids' prom.
Episode 19
Trial and Error
Sat, Apr 1, 198924 mins
Sandra and Mary both sit on the same jury for a murder trial.
Episode 20
The Bet
Sat, Apr 8, 198924 mins
Mary and Rose bet they can swear off fattening foods longer than Sandra can swear off men.
Episode 21
No, My Darling Daughter
Sat, Apr 15, 198924 mins
Mary and Lester give a young man who has a criminal record a job. And at first they feel as if they're doing something good. And the young man even thinks of getting his GED. But when he makes a move on Brenda they don't approve and forbid it. And upon seeing they're reaction, he decides to forget getting the GED. Thinking that he's making a mistake they turn to educator Joe Clark for help.
Episode 22
House Number
Sat, May 6, 198924 mins
The ladies each remember how they came to 227 when they get locked in the basement.
Episode 23
Jackée
Thu, May 11, 198923 mins
Pilot for a possible series centering on the character of Sandra Clarke played by Jackee Harry. In it Sandra's latest beau offers her a job at his company so she moves to New York City but when she arrives she learns what kind of business he does. So she is left without a job. But her neighbor tells her there's a job opening at the health club where she works. While there Sandra learns that her neighbor's boyfriend is not the Prince Charming she thinks he is.
Episode 24
For Sale
Sat, May 13, 198924 mins
When Rose decides to sell 227, the building gets a new resident manager and a landlord intent on evicting everyone for renovations.