227

Mary may be faced with eviction when 227's stingy landlord dies, and her nemesis Sandra is in line to inherit the building.

When Mary can't solve daughter Brenda's boy problems, Brenda enlists the aid of an expert -- Mary's nemesis, Sandra, their sultry, sexy and "man-wise" neighbor.

Young Calvin's unemployment has gotten everyone concerned that Mary badgers husband Lester into hiring him. But when Lester is forced to fire the teenager, the residents explode.

After Mary's refrigerator breaks down, her neighbor Sandra agrees to use her "influence" to get her a new one--in exchange for Mary lending her apartment to Sandra for a party.

Mary hits a parked car and leaves a note, then the car is totaled by a hit and run driver. She must convince Sandra to calm the man down and prevent him from pressing charges.

Mary fires Cupid's arrow at her brother Lewis and best friend Rose, but she misses the mark when Lewis sets his own sights on resident vamp Sandra.

Brenda's genealogy assignment starts a war between her mother Mary and neighbor Sandra over famous ancestors. Mary's pride goes AWOL when she learns her family tree has root rot.

Mary and Sandra get a different view of womanhood when Mary attempts to rekindle lost love with husband Lester while party-happy Sandra is homebound with her six-year-old niece.

Everyone's abuzz when the "birds and the bees" invade 227, but Brenda and Calvin may wind up getting stung when Mary discovers their secret rendezvous.

Mary's friends head for the highway when she implicates them in a letter to the President about a pothole. They make a U-turn when they learn the President will fill in the hole.

Mary gets caught up in a sidewalk sale to help the new landlady Rose pay for building repairs. But she sells Lester's favorite lamp, unaware he's stashed the sale's proceeds in it.

Mary begins to fret when Sandra--fired from her previous job because of a boss' jealous wife--lands a position at Lester's construction firm.

Trying to tackle the loneliness of football widowhood, Mary snags tickets to the big game--but she fumbles her chance to score points with Lester when she insists on going along.

When Mary buys a piano, Rose peddles her teaching services to both her and Sandra--and the rivalry inspires a competitive recital to determine who's learned more in three weeks.

When their church loses its lease, Mary coaxes Lester into supervising its move to a new location. The members are left without a church on Christmas when the building disappears.

Mary and Sandra offer differing opinions when Rose is asked to spend the weekend in New York with the man of her dreams--who also happens to be one of Sandra's ex-nightmares.

When Calvin stays at the Jenkins' for the weekend, he misreads Sandra's attempts to cheer him up and falls madly in love with her, putting Mary in an awkward position.

Lester's dreams of cashing in his work bonus for a sports car come to a screeching halt when burglars clean out the apartment--fueling Mary's desire to get new furniture.

Mary and Brenda cry foul when Sandra hooks up with a pro basketball player whose arrogant moves and behind-the-back "passes" rub off on impressionable Calvin.