227 - Season 5

Season 5
Episodes

Take My Diva . . . Please!
The diva (Nell Carter) for the benefit opera loses her voice.

Tenants, Anyone?
The tenants try to reach their landlord only to find he's living in a penthouse.

A Pampered Tale
The men deal with an abandoned baby when the women spend a weekend at a health spa.

The Fight of the Century
Lester stays with swinging bachelors after a fight with Mary.

How the West Was Fun (1)
The women become lost in the desert when the gang travels to an Arizona dude ranch.

How the West Was Fun (2)
The search is on after the women are kidnapped in the Arizona desert.

Video Activity
Brenda is tempted to plagiarize an essay to win a role in a rock video.

Flying Down to Leo's
En route to surprise Lester with a work-site birthday party, Mary and Sandra are accosted by a biker gang.

Reunion Blues
Dylan's cleaning-crazy mother (Charlotte Rae) moves in after leaving his father.

The Perfume Game
Sandra comes up with a slogan for a new perfume but gets upset when her boss steals her idea.

War is Heck
Lester tries to dissuade Calvin from joining the Army.

Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas
Julian snubs Mary's invitation to a Christmas party.

There Go the Clowns
Mary makes a regrettable phone call after a would-be client (Ronnie Schell) turns down Lester's construction bid.

Come the Revolution
Brenda, prevented from throwing a party at the Jenkins, decides to hold the party in the landlord's vacant apartment.

Where Do We Go from Here?
Lester (Hal Williams) falls asleep in church and has a bizarre dream of his journey to heaven with Mary.

Play Christy for Me
When a boastful Lester gets his own radio show, Mary decides to burst his bubble.

Knock It Off
Travis encounters a notorious gangster (Gary Coleman) after finding $250,000 in his limousine.

Do Not Pass Go (1)
Mary witnesses the infidelity of Rose's boyfriend (Kevin Peter Hall) while on a trip to Atlantic City.

Do Not Pass Go (2)
While the gang continues their Atlantic City vacation, Mary discovers more about the infidelity of Rose's boyfriend.

You Gotta Have Art
Mary is hailed as a brave new artist following a cleaning mishap in an art gallery.

Gone Fishing
Julian fakes death to keep from losing the building.

Nightmare on 227
Mary plays a "slasher" when the apartment building is rented for a horror film.

The Class of '90
Mary, suffering from appendicitis, shares a hospital room with an eccentric patient.

No Place Like Home
Mary and Lester try to help homeless citizens find work and shelter.
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