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* DemandOverload: In-universe, Mary is unable to fulfill a large order for her custom-made pillows in "Pillow Talk".
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* BirthdayEpisode: "Flying Down to Leo's" is Lester's.
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* FlippingTheBird: Presumably the response after Mary heckles the garbage men in the pilot.
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* FlippingTheBird: Presumably the response from the garbage men, after Mary heckles the garbage men them in the pilot.pilot.
--> '''Pearl:''' And they weren't saying "We're #1", either.
--> '''Pearl:''' And they weren't saying "We're #1", either.
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* DownerEnding: The end of "Rich Kid", where [[spoiler:Calvin's drug-dealing friend is murdered]].
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* {{Flashback}}: The residents recount how they first arrived at 227 in "House Number".
* FlippingTheBird: Presumably the response after Mary heckles the garbage men in the pilot.
* FlippingTheBird: Presumably the response after Mary heckles the garbage men in the pilot.
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* ThePerfectionist: Rose accuses Mary of being this, and wanting others to be like this, in the pilot.
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* ShowSomeLeg: Sandra tries to distract the burglar with sex appeal in "Toyland".
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* BriefAccentImitation: At the end of "Gone Fishing", Mary imitates the fake Jamaican accent Julian used while in disguise at his own memorial service.
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* FakingTheDead: Julian fakes his death to prevent his ex-wife from obtaining 227 in "Gone Fishing".
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* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: Pearl is mistakenly considered dead by the Social Security office in "Check Snub".
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* AirVentPassageway: Pee-wee Herman uses one to escape from the locked storage room in "Toyland", but the burglar locks him in again after Pee-wee asked him for change for the pay phone.
* AutoErotica: Sandra makes out with her date in a car in "The Handwriting on the Wall".
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* LockedInARoom: The residents get locked in the laundry room in "House Number".
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* LockedInARoom: LockedInARoom:
** Mary, Lester, Sandra, and Pee-wee Herman get locked in a toy store's storage room by a burglar in "Toyland".
** The residents get locked in the laundry room in "House Number".
** Mary, Lester, Sandra, and Pee-wee Herman get locked in a toy store's storage room by a burglar in "Toyland".
** The residents get locked in the laundry room in "House Number".
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* CampingEpisode: "Babes in the Woods"
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** Mary and Sandra compete against each other on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' in Season 2. Neither wins.
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** Mary and Sandra compete against each other on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' in Season 2. [[DarkHorseVictory Neither wins.]]
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* CousinOliver: Countess Vaughn as Alexandria, an obnoxious child prodigy who moves in with the Jenkins family during Season 4.
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* CousinOliver: Countess Vaughn as Alexandria, an obnoxious child prodigy ChildProdigy who moves in with the Jenkins family during Season 4.
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* FriendlyEnemy: Sandra and Mary.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Sandra, in the ''Jackée'' pilot.
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* FauxHorrific: Lester runs for his life when Mary goes to put on her "grass skirt and coconut bra" in "Knock It Off".
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* HeroesWantRedheads: Could apply to Warren (a cop) and Rose (whose hair was reddish at the time).
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* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: In the fifth season, with Eva (dyed blonde), Mary (dark brunette), and Rose (dyed red/auburn).
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* {{Housewife}}: Mary, of course.
* IncessantMusicMadness: In "House Number", Rose relates the story of when she first moved to 227 and one of the neighbors had a rock band that would not stop playing.
* IncessantMusicMadness: In "House Number", Rose relates the story of when she first moved to 227 and one of the neighbors had a rock band that would not stop playing.
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* LockedInARoom: The residents get locked in the laundry room in "House Number".
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* VacationEpisode: The Jenkins and their friends take a trip to a dude ranch in "How the West Was Fun".
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* TheCameo: Phyllis Diller in "The Class of '90".
* DatingServiceDisaster: In "Matchmakers", Rose turns herself into someone she's not for a video dating service. Turns out her date did the same thing.
* DependingOnTheWriter: As Sandra began to suffer from {{Flanderization}}, she would fluctuate between her previous personality and her newer characterization.
* DependingOnTheWriter: As Sandra began to suffer from {{Flanderization}}, she would fluctuate between her previous personality and her newer characterization.
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* {{Flanderization}}: Sandra was much more of a vamp when the series began, but as time went on, her character became more of an airheaded bimbo.
* GameShowAppearance: Mary and Sandra compete against each other on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' in Season 2. Neither wins.
* GameShowAppearance: Mary and Sandra compete against each other on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' in Season 2. Neither wins.
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* {{Flanderization}}: Sandra was much more of a vamp when the series began, but as was reasonably intelligent, and even dressed somewhat modestly. As time went on, her character became more of an a man-hungry, airheaded bimbo.
bimbo, with the sexy dresses to match.
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** Mary and Sandra compete against each other on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' in Season 2. Neither wins.
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** Mary and Sandra compete against each other on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' in Season 2. Neither wins.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Julian shows he's this in "Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas" by entertaining orphans for Christmas.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Julian shows he's this in "Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas" by [[HolidayVolunteering entertaining orphans for Christmas.Christmas]].
* ParentsForADay: Dylan and Travis take care of a baby abandoned in Travis' limo in "A Pampered Tale".
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* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: The Season 2 episode "The Audit" seems to spend a bit too much time on the patrons of a diner, one of whom is an IRS auditor (played by Creator/RonGlass) who's dating Sandra and auditing the Jenkins.
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* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: PoorlyDisguisedPilot:
** The Season 2 episode "The Audit" seems to spend a bit too much time on the patrons of a diner, one of whom is an IRS auditor (played by Creator/RonGlass) who's dating Sandra and auditing the Jenkins.
** The Season 2 episode "The Audit" seems to spend a bit too much time on the patrons of a diner, one of whom is an IRS auditor (played by Creator/RonGlass) who's dating Sandra and auditing the Jenkins.
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* SweetPollyOliver: "Men's Club" has Mary and Sandra dressing as men to get into an exclusive club to see Lester get an award.
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* SweetPollyOliver: SweetPollyOliver:
** "Men's Club" has Mary and Sandra dressing as men to get into an exclusive club to see Lester get an award.
** "Men's Club" has Mary and Sandra dressing as men to get into an exclusive club to see Lester get an award.
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* TokenWhite: Barry Sobel (as Dylan) was the show's only white cast member.
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* TokenWhite: TokenWhite:
** Barry Sobel (as Dylan) was the show's only white cast member.
** Barry Sobel (as Dylan) was the show's only white cast member.
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* CourtroomEpisode: "The Handwriting on the Wall" and "See You in Court"
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* AllBikersAreHellsAngels: The motorcycle gang from "Flying Down to Leo's".
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* ParentalAbandonment: Calvin lives with his grandmother Pearl because his mother is dead and his father is in the military.
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* SpinoffSendoff: Pearl appeared in the ''Jackée'' pilot.
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* OnlyOneName: Jackée Harry started going by her first name only during the show's run.
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* ParentWithNewParamour: Lester's dad in "The Class of '90".
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* CelebrityParadox: Phyllis Diller guest stars as a woman having plastic surgery, and complains because they made her look like... Phyllis Diller.
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* BrokenTreasure: In "Blues", Brenda accidentally scratches her grandfather's prized blues record. After her parents find another copy, Brenda ends up breaking that one as well.
* CelebrityParadox: In "The Class of '90", Phyllis Diller guest stars as a woman having plastic surgery, and complains because they made her look like... Phyllis Diller.
* CelebrityParadox: In "The Class of '90", Phyllis Diller guest stars as a woman having plastic surgery, and complains because they made her look like... Phyllis Diller.
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* CelebrityParadox: Phyllis Diller guest stars as a woman having plastic surgery, and complains because they made her look like... Phyllis Diller.
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* DisguisedInDrag: Warren, a cop, goes undercover as a woman in "Knock It Off", and gets mistaken for one by gangster Mr. Big.
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* DisguisedInDrag: DisguisedInDrag:
** Warren, a cop, goes undercover as a woman in "Knock It Off", and gets mistaken for one by gangster Mr.Big.Big.
** Lester dresses as a woman in order to sneak out of Mary's room while she's sequestered for jury duty in "Trial and Error".
** Warren, a cop, goes undercover as a woman in "Knock It Off", and gets mistaken for one by gangster Mr.
** Lester dresses as a woman in order to sneak out of Mary's room while she's sequestered for jury duty in "Trial and Error".
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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Marla Gibbs sang the theme song.
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* CelebrityStar: Music/BobbyBrown, Creator/PaulReubens (as Pee-wee Herman), Music/RunDMC, and The Temptations were some of the big stars that had episodes revolve around their appearance.
* ChristmasEpisode: "Mary's Christmas" in Season 1, "The Night They Arrested Santa Claus" in Season 4, and "Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas" in Season 5.
* ChristmasEpisode: "Mary's Christmas" in Season 1, "The Night They Arrested Santa Claus" in Season 4, and "Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas" in Season 5.
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* MistakenForExhibit: In "You Gotta Have Art", Mary helps clean up at Eva's art gallery and inadvertently leaves the cleaning supplies on a pedestal. It becomes an art sensation.
* NonIndicativeName: Diminutive Gary Coleman plays a gangster named Mr. Big in the episode "Knock It Off".
* NonIndicativeName: Diminutive Gary Coleman plays a gangster named Mr. Big in the episode "Knock It Off".
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* VerySpecialEpisode: Season 2's "Rich Kid", about a friend of Calvin's who's a drug dealer.
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* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Jackée Harry plays both Sandra and Sandra's cousin Conchita in the episode "Double Your Pleasure".
* VerySpecialEpisode: Season 2's "Rich Kid", about a friend of Calvin's named Ron who's a drugdealer.dealer. The episode ends with a WhamLine when [[spoiler:Ron's mother reveals that he's been stabbed to death]].
* VerySpecialEpisode: Season 2's "Rich Kid", about a friend of Calvin's named Ron who's a drug
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* WholePlotReference: "Play Christy for Me" is a take-off on ''Film/PlayMistyForMe'', where Lester works as a DJ and gets suggestive calls from a woman named Christy.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Kia Goodwin (who played Rose's daughter Tiffany) was a cast member in Season 1, was DemotedToExtra in Season 2, and by Season 4 was completely gone from the show. Even when Rose got married to Warren in Season 5, she was nowhere to be found.
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* CloudCuckooLander: Eva Rawley
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* CloudCuckooLander: {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Eva RawleyRawley
* CoolOldLady: Pearl Shay
* CoolOldLady: Pearl Shay
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* {{Flanderization}}: Sandra was much more of a vamp when the series began, but as time went on, her character became more of an airheaded bimbo.
* GameShowAppearance: Mary and Sandra compete against each other on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' in Season 2. Neither wins.
** The residents of 227 compete on ''Series/FamilyFeud'' in Season 4.
** Sandra appears on ''Series/LoveConnection'' (of course) in Season 4.
* GameShowAppearance: Mary and Sandra compete against each other on ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' in Season 2. Neither wins.
** The residents of 227 compete on ''Series/FamilyFeud'' in Season 4.
** Sandra appears on ''Series/LoveConnection'' (of course) in Season 4.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Julian shows he's this in "Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas" by entertaining orphans for Christmas.
* MayDecemberRomance: Sandra dates a much older man in "For Richer, For Poorer".
* MayDecemberRomance: Sandra dates a much older man in "For Richer, For Poorer".
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* ClipShow: Season 4's "Looking Back"
* CloudCuckooLander: Eva Rawley
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* DisguisedInDrag: Warren, a cop, goes undercover as a woman in "Knock It Off", and gets mistaken for one by gangster Mr. Big.
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* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: Dylan [=McMillan=]
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* SweetPollyOliver: "Men's Club" has Mary and Sandra dressing as men to get into an exclusive club to see Lester get an award.
** Mary disguises herself as a man when trying to get Music/RunDMC to play Brenda's prom in "The Class of '89".
* TokenWhite: Barry Sobel (as Dylan) was the show's only white cast member.
** When the show first started, Cora was one of the few white tenants in the building.
* VerySpecialEpisode: Season 2's "Rich Kid", about a friend of Calvin's who's a drug dealer.
** Mary disguises herself as a man when trying to get Music/RunDMC to play Brenda's prom in "The Class of '89".
* TokenWhite: Barry Sobel (as Dylan) was the show's only white cast member.
** When the show first started, Cora was one of the few white tenants in the building.
* VerySpecialEpisode: Season 2's "Rich Kid", about a friend of Calvin's who's a drug dealer.
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* PromotionToOpeningTitles: Pearl and Calvin were promoted in Season 2. Dylan was promoted in Season 5.
* PutOnABus: Alexandria left before the end of Season 4.
* RecurringCharacter: Ray the mailman, and Rose's boyfriend (and later husband) Warren.
* SpinOff: ''Jackée'', but it didn't make it past the pilot stage.
* WeddingDay: Rose and Warren get married in Season 5's "Do Not Pass Go: Part 2".
* PutOnABus: Alexandria left before the end of Season 4.
* RecurringCharacter: Ray the mailman, and Rose's boyfriend (and later husband) Warren.
* SpinOff: ''Jackée'', but it didn't make it past the pilot stage.
* WeddingDay: Rose and Warren get married in Season 5's "Do Not Pass Go: Part 2".
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* GoodParents: Lester and Mary
* HappilyMarried: Again, Lester and Mary
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** The pilot to the failed spinoff ''Jackée'' aired separately from the series, but it may look like this since it's now included in ''227'''s syndication package.
* HappilyMarried: Again, Lester and Mary
* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: The Season 2 episode "The Audit" seems to spend a bit too much time on the patrons of a diner, one of whom is an IRS auditor (played by Creator/RonGlass) who's dating Sandra and auditing the Jenkins.
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'''''227''''' (1985–90) was a sitcom on Creator/{{NBC}} starring Marla Gibbs as Mary Jenkins, resident of an apartment building in suburban Washington, DC. Also starring on the show were Hal Williams as her husband Lester, and Regina King as daughter Brenda. Other residents of the apartment were Mary's friends Rose (Alaina Reed Hall) and Pearl (Helen Martin), as well as Mary's nemesis Sandra (Jackée Harry).
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* CousinOliver: Countess Vaughn as Alexandria, an obnoxious child prodigy who moves in with the Jenkins family during Season 4.
* DomCom
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* CousinOliver: Countess Vaughn as Alexandria, an obnoxious child prodigy who moves in with the Jenkins family during Season 4.
* DomCom
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