Season 1 (1985)

Honesty
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September 14, 1985 • 30m

On the way home from running errands, Mary hits a BMW, breaking the tail light. From the persuasion of Rose, she decides to leave ...Read more

Mary's Brother
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September 21, 1985 • 30m

When Mary's brother Lewis comes to town on business, she decides to set him up on a date with Rose. The next day when Rose won't g...Read more

Family Hero
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September 28, 1985 • 30m

For an assignment that requires her to write about her "Most Interesting Relative", Brenda asks her parents for help. Lester sugge...Read more

The Refrigerator
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October 5, 1985 • 30m

When Mary tries to convince the landlord to order her a new refrigerator, he refuses. Mary then agrees to loan Sandra her apartmen...Read more

Do You Love Me?
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October 19, 1985 • 30m

News of the breakup of her neighbors' marriage has Mary worried that the same thing could happen to her and Lester. Mary plans an ...Read more

Pilot
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October 26, 1985 • 30m

When the landlord dies, everyone believes that Sandra will become the new landlord, including Sandra. She assures Mary that once s...Read more

The Sidewalk Sale
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November 2, 1985 • 30m

The tenants have a sidewalk sale to pay for the repairs needed to fix up 227. Lester asks Mary not to sell his aunt's old, ugly la...Read more

A Letter to the President
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November 9, 1985 • 30m

When Mary writes a letter to the President about the pothole that is on her street that no one has seemed to fill in 3 months, the...Read more

Pity the Poor Working Girl
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November 16, 1985 • 30m

When Sandra tells Mary how she can't keep a job because of jealous wives, Mary asks Lester if he knows of any job openings. He adm...Read more

Football Widow
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November 23, 1985 • 30m

Mary is upset that whenever Lester watches the football game, she doesn't get any attention. So she gets two tickets from Sandra f...Read more

A Daughter is a Precious Thing
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November 30, 1985 • 30m

Brenda desperately tries to get Calvin to notice her. When Mary doesn't seem to help Brenda out, she seeks romantic advice from Sa...Read more

The Big Piano Play-Off
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December 7, 1985 • 30m

Mary decides to buy a piano, even though Lester hates the idea and Brenda doesn't want to take lessons. When Sandra & Rose visit t...Read more

Mary's Christmas
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December 14, 1985 • 30m

When their church loses their land lease, the tenants must find another lot to place their church on. They enlist Lester's company...Read more

The Bed of Rose's
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January 4, 1986 • 30m

Sandra starts dating a man who works with her and Lester, however she finds him boring. She leaves it up to the Jenkins to cancel ...Read more

Brenda's Last Date
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January 11, 1986 • 30m

Pearl asks Mary if Lester would have a man-to-man talk with Calvin about sex and Brenda asks her parents if she could go to the da...Read more

A Young Man's Fancy
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January 18, 1986 • 30m

Pearl goes to Baltimore to visit her sister and the Jenkins watch Calvin for her. When he tries out for the romantic lead for a sc...Read more

We the People
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February 1, 1986 • 30m

Lester's old boss comes to visit the Jenkins from Hawaii. While there, Rose hires him as the building repairman and lets him live ...Read more

Redecorating Blues
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February 8, 1986 • 30m

While at a neighborhood watch meeting, the Jenkins get robbed, with Brenda in the kitchen on the phone. When they return from the ...Read more

Fifty Big Ones
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February 15, 1986 • 30m

At their vows renewal ceremony, Mary's parents are in the middle of the argument and are not talking to each other. Lester talks t...Read more

Slam Dunked
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February 22, 1986 • 30m

Sandra begins dating a basketball player who rubs Mary the wrong way from their first meeting. He comes across as rude and arrogan...Read more

Pick Six
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March 8, 1986 • 30m

While reading the newspaper, Rose and Pearl choose 6 numbers related to an article that is in it. However, Mary thinks the lottery...Read more

Young Man with a Job
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May 3, 1986 • 30m

When Calvin has a hard time finding a part-time job, Brenda and Pearl persuade Mary to convince Lester to offer Calvin a job worki...Read more