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Genre | Sitcom |
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Based on | Two Twenty Seven by Christine Houston |
Developed by | Jack Elinson |
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Theme music composer | Ray Colcord |
Opening theme | "There's No Place Like Home", performed by Marla Gibbs |
Composer | Ray Colcord |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 116 (list of episodes) |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22–24 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | September 14, 1985 May 6, 1990 | –
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227 is an American sitcom television series that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 6, 1990. The series, created by C.J. Banks and Bill Boulware, stars Marla Gibbs as Mary Jenkins, a sharp-tongued, city resident gossip and housewife. Other main characters include her husband Lester (Hal Williams), their daughter Brenda (Regina King), landlady Rose Holloway (Alaina Reed Hall), and neighbors Sandra Clark (Jackée Harry) and Pearl Shay (Helen Martin).