227

A new tenant is an 11-year-old college freshman who's a precocious handful for Mary and Lester.

Mary and Lester fight to keep their houseguest's identity - boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler - a secret.

Mary reluctantly lets Brenda enter a beauty pageant, until she finds out about the "bikini aerobics" competition.

Sandra and her lookalike cousin Conchita make a persistent suitor's head spin.

Olympic gold medalist Florence Griffith Joyner teaches aspiring track star Brenda a lesson about being a real winner.

Mary and Sandra are competing team captains on "Family Feud."

The residents of 227 buy their favorite Japanese restaurant, but the chef quits with a busload of tourists on the way.

Mary's collection of old photographs helps the residents recall memorable times in their lives.

Mary tries to instill some Christmas spirit in Alexandria, but the holiday mood is dispelled by a larcenous Santa Claus who takes their gifts.

Mary and Rose are sitting ducks when they pose as elderly women to catch a mugger - with meter maid Sandra as backup.

Mary dreams about Casablanca, where the usual suspects fight for her love, to the accompaniment of Stan (Paul Williams) on the piano.

Brenda's history teacher seems more interested in punch lines than time lines. Meanwhile, it's no joke when Sandra has trouble selling lingerie.

Rose's blind date is the prince of an island kingdom and announces his intention to make Brenda his princess.

Mary volunteers to take Alexandria's scouting group on a nature hike, but they're up the creek when they get lost in the same woods as an escaped killer.

Sandra hopes Chuck Woolery can help her make a "Love Connection," but the evening seems more like an episode of "Divorce Court" when a series of mishaps occurs involving her date's ex-wife.

Mary's secret family cookie recipe could net her a fortune, but an unscrupulous baker tries to trick her out of the dough.

A May-December romance with a rich man unleashes a blizzard of confusion in Sandra when he proposes marriage.

Yo! Mary gets Run-DMC to perform at Brenda and Calvin's prom for a substantial fee, but Dylan takes the rap when he tries to raise the money by investing in a losing stock.

Mary and Sandra serve on the same jury in a murder trial, and there are 11 angry people when Mary changes her verdict.

Mary and Rose promise to swear off fattening foods for as long as Sandra swears off men.

Bat-wielding principal Joe Clark appears as himself, motivating Mary and Lester to give an ex-con a second chance, but they won't let him get to first base with Brenda.

When the ladies get locked in the basement, they take a trip down memory lane, each recalling how she arrived at 227.

Sandra leaves 227 and sets off for the Big Apple.

When Rose decides to sell the building, 227 gets a new resident manager and a landlord who plans to evict everyone for renovations.