This popular sitcom that starred Marla Gibbs, who played Florence Johnston for many years on The Jeffersons, got her own show. She played Mary Jenkins, a housewife who lived with her contractor husband, Lester and their 14-year-old daughter Brenda. Mary's best friend was Rose Lee Holloway, who used to sit out with her on the stoop of the apartment building (#227) and discuss many things, especially Sandra Clark, the wise-cracking, hyperactive, and often scatter-brained woman from upstairs. Rose had a daughter named Tiffany. Next door to the Jenkins was the gossipping, yet loving, Pearl Shay, a crotchety busybody who lived with her grandson Calvin Dobbs, who was Brenda's first love. Throughout the final two seasons, several new characters appeared. Broadcast History
September 1985-June 1986----Saturdays----9:30 p.m.
June 1986-May 1987----Saturdays----8:30 p.m.
June 1987-July 1987----Saturdays----8:00 p.m.
July 1987-September 1988----Saturdays----8:30 p.m.
October 1988-Jul
Actors: Countess Vaughn, Jackée Harry, Paul Winfield, Helen Martin, Stoney Jackson, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed Hall, Kevin Peter Hall, Barry Sobel, Toukie A. Smith, Regina King, Marla Gibbs, Kia Goodwin, Curtis Baldwin
Genre: Comedy
