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S4.E1 ∙ The Whiz Kid

Fri, Oct 07, 1988

The new tenant is an 11-year-old college freshman who proves to be a handful for Mary and Lester.

7.6 /10

S4.E2 ∙ Hide the Star

Fri, Oct 21, 1988

Mary and Lester try to keep the identity of their house guest - a star boxer - a secret.

6.9 /10

S4.E3 ∙ A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Pageant

Fri, Oct 28, 1988

Mary reluctantly allows Brenda to enter a beauty pageant, then finds out about the "bikini aerobics" competition.

7.8 /10

S4.E4 ∙ Double Your Pleasure

Fri, Nov 04, 1988

A persistent suitor is flabbergasted by Sandra and her lookalike cousin Conchita.

8 /10

S4.E5 ∙ Brother From a Sister City

Fri, Nov 11, 1988

When Brenda aspires to be a track star, Florence Griffith Joyner teaches her a valuable lesson about winning.

7.3 /10

S4.E6 ∙ And the Survey Says...

Fri, Nov 18, 1988

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.

7.5 /10

S4.E7 ∙ A Yen for Lester

Fri, Nov 25, 1988

The tenants of 227 buy their favorite Japanese restaurant, but the chef quits just as a bus-load of tourists is on the way.

5.5 /10

S4.E8 ∙ Looking Back

Fri, Dec 02, 1988

The residents of 227 look back at memorable times in their lives through Mary's collection of old photographs.

5.4 /10

S4.E9 ∙ The Night They Arrested Santa Claus

Fri, Dec 09, 1988

Christmas in 227 is nearly ruined by a Santa Claus who steals everyone's gifts.

6.4 /10

S4.E10 ∙ The Real Decoys

Fri, Jan 06, 1989

Mary and Rose pose as elderly women to catch a mugger with Sandra the meter maid as their back-up.

7.3 /10

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.

7 /10

S4.E12 ∙ A Class Act

Fri, Jan 27, 1989

Brenda's history teacher seems more interested in being a stand-up comic, while Sandra tries to sell lingerie.

7.5 /10

S4.E13 ∙ The Prince

Fri, Feb 03, 1989

Rose's blind date turns out to be the prince of an island kingdom who intends to marry Brenda.

7.5 /10

S4.E14 ∙ Babes in the Woods

Fri, Feb 10, 1989

Mary gets lost in the woods when she leads Alexandria's scouting group on a nature hike -- and an escaped killer is stalking them.

8 /10

S4.E15 ∙ A Date to Remember

Fri, Feb 17, 1989

After going on "Love Connection", Sandra endures a series of mishaps involving her date's ex-wife.

8.3 /10

S4.E16 ∙ Mary's Cookies

Fri, Feb 24, 1989

A local bakery partners with Mary to sell cookies from a family recipe.

7.2 /10

S4.E17 ∙ For Richer, For Poorer

Fri, Mar 03, 1989

A wealthy, older man proposes to Sandra.

6.9 /10

S4.E18 ∙ The Class of '89

Fri, Mar 17, 1989

Mary tries to get Run DMC to play at the kids' prom.

7.1 /10

S4.E19 ∙ Trial and Error

Fri, Mar 31, 1989

Sandra and Mary both sit on the same jury for a murder trial.

6.8 /10

S4.E20 ∙ The Bet

Fri, Apr 07, 1989

Mary and Rose bet they can swear off fattening foods longer than Sandra can swear off men.

7.9 /10

S4.E21 ∙ No, My Darling Daughter

Fri, Apr 14, 1989

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.

7.7 /10

S4.E22 ∙ House Number

Fri, May 05, 1989

The ladies each remember how they came to 227 when they get locked in the basement.

6.9 /10

S4.E23 ∙ Jackée

Wed, May 10, 1989

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.

8.2 /10