227 is an American sitcom television series that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 6, 1990. The series stars Marla Gibbs as Mary Jenkins, a sharp-tongued, inner-city resident gossip and housewife. Other main characters include her husband Lester Jenkins (Hal Williams), their daughter Brenda Jenkins (Regina King) and lower-floor neighbors Sandra Clark (Jackée Harry) and Pearl Shay (Helen Martin).