227: A Daughter Is a Precious Thing
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Monday, October 27 on WPIX Antenna TV (11.2)
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A Daughter Is a Precious Thing
Season 1, Episode 11
Hoping to impress a boy who has eyes for an "older woman", Brenda seeks Sandra's advice and ignores her mother's counsel to be herself.
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1985
English
Comedy
Sitcom
Family
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Did You Know..
Marla Gibbs
(Actor)
.. Mary Jenkins
Born:
June 14, 1931
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Trivia:
Was employed by a major airline when she was cast on The Jeffersons; continued working for the airline during her first few seasons on the show. Is also a singer; released an album, It's Never Too Late, in 2006. Reunited with actress Regina King, who played her daughter on the 1980s sitcom 227, in a 2012 episode of Southland.
Hal Williams
(Actor)
.. Lester
Born:
December 14, 1938
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Trivia:
Moved to LA from his native Ohio in 1968; worked for the California Youth Authority while trying to break into show business. First TV guest role was in a 1970 episode of That Girl. Had a recurring role on Sanford and Son as Officer "Smitty" Smith. Reprised his role of Sgt. L.C. Ross from Private Benjamin in the 1981-83 CBS sitcom version of the film. Costarred with Marla Gibbs in 227 on-stage in Los Angeles before it became an NBC series in 1985. Set up a scholarship fund for minority students studying TV communications in memory of his son Mark, who died in a camping accident in 1977. With 227 costar Gibbs, was honored at the Giving Back Corporation's spring 2010 Celebrity Roast & Toast.
Jackee Harry
(Actor)
.. Sandra
Born:
August 14, 1957
Birthplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Birthplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Trivia:
Family moved to New York City's Harlem when she was 9. At 14, she landed the role of the King in an all-girls production of The King and I. Taught American History at Brooklyn Technical High School for two years. In 1987, became the first African-American to win an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Filmed a pilot for her own series, Jackee, following her success on 227; the pilot was never picked up, but aired as an episode of 227. In a 2013 episode of Celebrity Ghost Stories, she claims that when she was a child, the spirit of her late uncle saved her from an attack by a home invader.
