227
The Refrigerator
TV Flash files “The Refrigerator” as hour 4 of 116 in the TV Flash guide — 227 (1985–1990) on NBC, season 1, episode 4, aired 1985-10-05, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E04: listed hour 4 of 116 in the 227 guide, hour 4 of 22 in season 1. It aired 1985-10-05 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Family Hero” (S01E03). Next is “Do You Love Me?” (S01E05).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When Mary tries to convince the landlord to order her a new refrigerator, he refuses. Mary then agrees to loan Sandra her apartment for an extravagant party if Sandra will "persuade" the landlord to get Mary a new refrigerator. (This episode was taped after the pilot to add additional characters and provide background for those in the pilot episode.) Guest StarFran Drescher.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Refrigerator sit in the 227 guide?
S01E04 is listed hour 4 of 116 — hour 4 of 22 in season 1, season 1 episode 4.
When did 227 S01E04 air?
The Refrigerator aired 1985-10-05 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Do I need The Jeffersons first?
Only if you want Florence's ghost. 227 is Gibbs's own stoop — working-class D.C., not a continuation. The building is the neighborhood; the uniform stays in the other series.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Marla Gibbs free of Florence's uniform: an apartment-stoop sitcom where the building is the neighborhood and Jackée Harry's Sandra is a walking velvet bomb. Working-class D.C. ensemble comedy with porch gossip as the plot engine. Jackée's supporting-actress Emmy was the official notice; the reruns remain the afterparty — shade, hats, and found family.
The stoop is the silhouette. NBC, 1985–1990: a D.C. apartment building dressed as a neighborhood, Marla Gibbs free of Florence's Jeffersons uniform, Hal Williams as Lester, Jackée Harry's Sandra as a walking velvet bomb. 227 is Jack Elinson's working-class Black ensemble, porch gossip as the plot engine, Alaina Reed Hall in the mix, Regina King starting as a child actor. *Hats that do the talking, shade as tailoring, a velvet look that photographs as a supporting-actress bomb.* Style is the plot. If you only…
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- Jackée Harry as Sandra Clark
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- Regina King as Brenda Jenkins
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