227 - Season 1 (1985)

Mary agrees to let Sandra use her apartment for a party if Sandra can talk the landlord into getting Mary a new refrigerator.

When Mary learns that her neighbors' marriage has ended, she thinks the same thing may happen to her and Lester.

The landlord of Mary's apartment building dies, leaving it in the care of a "tenant".

Rose inherits the building. But after a building inspector drops by, he notes so many violations that it's going to take a lot of money to repair them. So the guys decide to have a sidewalk sale. After nearly reaching their goal, Mary gives the money to Lester to hide. He hides it. Mary sells something that Lester told her not to. They learn it's where Lester kept the money.

Mary receives praise for complaining to the president about a pothole, then the Secret Service shows up.

Mary is concerned when Sandra is fired from her old job and begins a new one at Lester's construction firm.

Tired of being a lonely widow, Mary tries to buy tickets to a Redskins game for herself and Lester.

Brenda ignores her mother's advice and listens to Sandra's about impressing a boy who's into "older women".

Mary and Sandra compete to see who's learned more from Rose about playing the piano in three weeks.

Sandra, upon learning the Church is being asked to move out of the land they're on, volunteers Lester to help move it to it's new location. It's also Christmas time and the annual pageant will help commemorate the Church on it's new location. But the Church doesn't arrive there and they're wondering what they'll do for the pageant.

Rose connects with the man Sandra found "boring", then panics when he suggests they spend a weekend in New York.

At Pearl's request, Lester has a man-to-man talk with Calvin about sex, which leads to Calvin asking out Brenda.

Calvin misunderstands Sandra's neighborliness and falls in love with her.

Lester's mentor shows up and Rose gives him the job of apartment manager. Later he invites some friends to stay with him. Later they learn that they're all homeless including Lester's boss. But when Rose hears of this, she feels she has no choice but to throw them out. Until she hears their woes.

Lester considers spending his bonus from work on a sports car, but his apartment is burglarized.

Mary plans a party for her parents' 50th anniversary, but they aren't speaking to each other.

Sandra dates a basketball player whose style proves to be a bad influence on Calvin.

Mary gives Pearl and Rose a lecture on the evils of gambling, but her lottery entry happens to have the same numbers her friends picked.

Lester gets Calvin a part-time job in construction, but Calvin proves to be inept at it.