Titreenp
SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?
Protraph
Lack of good storyline.
Spoonixel
Amateur movie with Big budget
hasani202
Episodes usually begin with the daily gossip on the front stairs of 227. There was one episode featuring Sherman Hemsley; the character thought Mary was a maid and the two spar is if they were still on The Jeffersons together. Jackee Harry is wonderful as Sandra. The episode that caught my attention is on disc 2: "We The People." This story is about Lester's supposedly wealthy friend who becomes the building's maintenance man. He doesn't complete all jobs and wears the same shirt for many days. Pearl senses something fishy when the maintenance man's friends enter but don't leave the building. Pearl and Mary visit the man to figure out what is happening and the door is opened for Mary.
SpasticTriscuit
I have to agree with what 'EricTee' posted above. This show was standard. It was just like most other sitcoms: stale jokes, repetitive stories. I completely agree about the woman who played 'Pearl', she was awful ! I gave this show a fair shake when it came on, but my word....simply dreadful ! On any given episode, we'd see: What wacky hijinx will Mary and Sandra get into this week? Will Brendas' date try to go 'too far' with her ? <a 'very special' episode, no doubt> Will Pearl lean out her window and make some bad joke which will prompt guffaws from Mary and Rose ?Will Sandra have a date and emit that irritating 'Ewwwwwww' noise when asked for details of her date ?Silly and unwatchable
tames50
227 was a very hilarious show in my opinion. It blended comedy and drama into each episode that was aired. As a child, I used to be glued in front of the television set waiting for 227 to come on every Saturday night at 8 p.m on NBC. In the latter years when it went off the air, weekly reruns of 227 were coming on BET and it only stayed on for a short period of time. I wish TV Land or Nick-at-Nite would air the reruns again because the shows that they air now like "The Andy Griffith Show, Gilligan 's Island, and I Love Lucy do not appeal or amuse me a bit; and besides you guys have been airing those same old tired shows forever. Just bring some black comedy shows back on TV Land like 227. I was displeased when "The Jeffersons" went off TV Land. It only stayed on TV Land for 6 months, what a shame.
raysond
After her successful run as Florence on "The Jeffersons",actress Marla Gibbs takes Florence's sassy and intelligent character and applies it to everyday situations that always occurred on an apartment block in the developments of Washington,DC. But here is the catch: Its not Florence mind you. Marla's character is happliy married to a architect and hasa lovely teenage daughter. Her neighbors by the way is one lady and man-hungry woman who would try every scheme to get her one,often ending up with hilarious results. The other is their upstairs neighbor,who is a elderly lady who raises her teenage son,who has the hots for the teenage daughter. The show would become one of NBC's hottest commodities during its run in the 1980's when its was one of the peacock's ruling Saturday night line-up(which consisted of "227","Amen","The Golden Girls","Empty Nest",and the action packed drama "Hunter"),but it wouldn't last very long and they knew when to quit when they were ahead. "227" was that show. It was funny and it consisted of some very hilarious moments here. The show also skyrocketed Regina King to Hollywood status which after "227" went off the air King went on to star in several John Singleton films like "Boyz in the Hood","Higher Learning",and "Poetic Justice",and to star opposite Will Smith(aka,"Fresh Prince")in "Enemy of the State". The series also had regulars on weekly and fellow actors Hal Williams,Jackee Harry,and Helen Martin. Great Show.
