As of July 2026, 227 Season 4 aired in 1988 with 24 episodes — streaming now on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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227 Season 4

1988 24 Episodes Comedy · Family ⭐ 7/10

Right now you can watch 227 Season 4 on — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Marla Gibbs's performance alone is worth the time investment. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, 227 Season 4 earns its spot. The jokes in 227 Season 4 land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Season 4 of 227 includes 24 episodes. It aired from October 1988 to May 1989. This season stars Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams and Alaina Reed Hall. Marla Gibbs and Hal Williams lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1988. What keeps 227 Season 4 from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

If you need a comedy that actually makes you laugh, 227 Season 4 is a strong candidate. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Marla Gibbs sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. A reliable pick for any night you want quality comedy without the homework.

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🎬 227 Season 4 — Episode Guide

E1
The Whiz Kid
1988-10-08
Mary is the director for the church production of ""The Wiz"" and her cast is edgy. Meanwhile, the Jenkins' have a house guest. A college student who will be staying with them for a year. They are all surprised when 11 year old Alexandria shows up. She gets on everyone's nerves with her know-it-all ...
E2
Hide the Star
1988-10-22
Lester's business partner is Marvelous Marvin Hagler, but it must remain a secret. When Rose and Pearl see Mary acting so suspicious, ther decide to find out what is going on. They discover that Marvin is staying with the Jenkins and then the word gets out around town. Visitors swarm the Jenkins' ap...
E3
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Pageant
1988-10-29
Sandra is the PR director for the Miss Teen Washington Pageant and she encourages Mary to let Brenda enter. After Mary checks everything out, she allows Brenda to enter. But then next day, the head of the pageant adds a new competition that Mary disapproves of: Bikini Aerobics. She goes down to tal...
E4
Double Your Pleasure
1988-11-05
Sandra's cousin Conchita (also played by Jackee) comes to visit, and her finacee follows her to America. Conchita does not want to marry Carlos in an arranged marriage so she asks Sandra to tell him for her. The two go back and forth with whether or not they want to marry each other, until finally ...
E5
Brother from a Sister City
1988-11-12
Brenda is a star track star and her coach comes over to the Jenkins' for a cup of coffee and brings a friend of his-- Willie Amakye from Ghana. Willie needs to raise money to stay in America and train for the Olympics so Mary suggests a neighborhood marathon. He even gets his friend Florence Griffit...
E6
And the Survey Says . . .
1988-11-19
Mary is a star player of ""Family Feud""... in her house. She decides to try out for the show when it visits Washington D.C. Sandra also decides to try out, and when she and Mary argue during the interview, the producers decide to air a Neighbor's version of ""Family Feud."" She and Sandra pick tea...
E7
A Yen for Lester
1988-11-26
Lester and Raymond decide to buy a Jaoanese Restaurant together. Pearl and Rose each put in $500 and receive a stock of the restaurant. When the deal is sealed, the kitchen staff all quit, right before a Japanese tour group arrive to eat. They all hustle to try to serve them but it is a disaster, a...
E8
Looking Back
1988-12-03
When Mary throws pictures of Sandra, Rose and Pearl away, they each find them and reminisce over the past 3 227 seasons.
E9
The Night They Arrested Santa Claus
1988-12-10
Alexandria doesn't celebrate Christmas so everyone tries to get her to feel the spirit of the holiday. Sandra meets a Santa on the street and brings him upstairs to meet Alexandria. But when everyone leaves the room, he steals all of their presents. Mary, Lester, Sandra, Rose and Pearl each decide ...
E10
The Real Decoys
1989-01-07
Sandra gets a job as a meter maid. When Pearl gets her purse snatched while on her way to the bank with Mary and Rose's dues, Sandra and Mary hatch up an idea to stage a stake-out in the park. Rose and Mary pose as elderly women. They become suspicious when a skater continues to skate past them and...
E11
Play it Again, Stan
1989-01-14
When Mary and Lester are on their way to the airport their tickets are stolen by a pick pocket who is running from the cops. As Lester and the police officer go after the man Mary waits in the cab and imagines their lives as the movie Casablanca. In the end, Lester gets the tickets back and they go...
E12
A Class Act
1989-01-28
When Mary and Lester go to parent's night a Brenda's school, Mary does not like the playfulness of her history teacher, or the fact that he does not give tests or homework. She asks the principal to monitor his class, but the principal fires him. When Brenda finds out that Mary was the ""loud-mouth"...
E13
The Prince
1989-02-04
Sandra asks Rose to take her place on a blind date. Little does she know that her blind date is a Prince! The ladies each take turns trying to impress him, but it's Brenda who catches his attention. She agrees to marry him, thinking that maybe her parents won't think that her proposed trip to Europe...
E14
Babes in the Woods
1989-02-11
Mary goes on a hike with the Buttercups, the group of young girls (like the Girl Scouts) that Alexandria wants to join. Sandra comes along also, thinking that the handsome leader would be there. They all get lost and decide to stay in a cabin until the next day. Brenda and Lester hear on the radio ...
E15
A Date to Remember
1989-02-18
When Sandra goes on the Love Connection, she chooses Gary because he is the owner of a jewelry store. When he arrives, Mary is in Sandra's apt to greet him, because Sandra has gotten Mary's phone glued to her fingernail. They decide not to eat out, and Gary says that he will cook for Sandra. The pro...
E16
Mary's Cookies
1989-02-25
Mary's cookie sales at Brenda's school is putting Ed's Cookies out of business. He proposes that she go into business with him. They agree, but when Mary realizes that she isn't making more than she was when she was alone, she pulls out of the deal. Ed comes by the next day and offers Mary $15,000 ...
E17
For Richer, For Poorer
1989-03-04
Sandra's new boyfriend keeps showering her with gifts. When everyone meets him, they are surprised-- he is Pearl's age! He asks Sandra to marry him and gives her a day to think about it. She tells him no, and he has a heart attack. In the hospital, Mary and Sandra pose as doctor and nurse because t...
E18
The Class of '89
1989-03-18
Mary tells the kids that she has the hookup to get Run DMC to play at their prom, but the problem is the kids cannot afford the $5000 fee. Dylan takes their money and invests it in a stock, which goes belly-up. They end up losing all of their money and cannot afford to have the prom in a hotel anymo...
E19
Trial and Error
1989-04-01
Both Mary and Sandra get commissioned to the same murder trial. There are 11 votes guilty and 1 vote not-guilty, Sandra choosing not-guilty. After hours, she still has not changed her vote and Mary is annoyed because her anniversary is that night. They vote one last time, and this time the 1 not-gu...
E20
The Bet
1989-04-08
Sandra bets Mary and Rose that she can stay away from men better than they can stick to their diet. They each send temptations the other's way but it all comes to a head when Lester's business partner comes over for dinner. He tells the Jenkins that he can get Sandra to kiss him so the bet will be ...

🎭 Cast of 227 Season 4

Marla Gibbs
Marla Gibbs
Mary Jenkins
Hal Williams
Hal Williams
Lester Jenkins
Alaina Reed Hall
Alaina Reed Hall
Rose Lee Holloway
Jackée Harry
Jackée Harry
Sandra Clark
Regina King
Regina King
Brenda Jenkins
Helen Martin
Helen Martin
Pearl Shay
CB
Curtis Baldwin
Calvin Dobbs
Barry Sobel
Barry Sobel
Dylan McMillan
Countess Vaughn
Countess Vaughn
Alexandria DeWitt
Paul Winfield
Paul Winfield
Julian C. Barlow

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