Episode
227: Play Christy for Me
Overview
While working as a deejay, Lester gets suggestive requests from a caller who he thinks is Mary.
Details
- Series
- 227
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1990-01-13
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Play Christy for Me is Episode 16 in Season 5 of 227. It aired on 1990-01-13. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 15: Where Do We Go From Here?
Lester falls asleep during church and dreams that he and Mary visit both Heaven and Hell. While in both places, they return to earth to see what has happened to their family and friends.
While in Heaven: Brenda inherits Lester's construction company and is a success when Calvin, her husband takes over. Pearl has moved in with them. Rose still hasn't come to terms with Mary's death.
While in hell: Calvin becomes a failure and sells the business to Julian for $500. Brenda is pregnant and the family is in poverty. Rose has married Julian and they have raised the rent of the building big time.
Episode 17: Knock It Off
Travis finds $250,000 left in his limo, and is convinced by Mary & Lester to turn the money in. If the money isn't claimed within 30 days, Travis may keep it. The next day, a beautiful woman named Eartha Kitten comes to the door and claims the money belongs to her boss, and is furious when he learns he turned the money in. Meanwhile, Mary & Lester are heading to Hawaii and have a Bon Voyage party the night before, but the party is interrupted when Eartha's boss (a mob boss) holds everyone hostage. Warren saves the day when he returns disguised as a woman, and pretends to romance Mr Big. Before Travis can return with Mr Big's money, Warren turns the tables on Mr Big and has him arrested.
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Episode 14: Come the Revolution
When Mary and Lester make Brenda return a revealing dress, she stages her own revolution.
Episode 18: Do Not Pass Go (1)
Everyone goes to Atlantic City for a Luther Vandross concert for Pearl's birthday. While there, Mary goes on a lucky streak at gambling. Lester decided to go into business with Julian in owning part of a promising boxer. Pearl looks for Luther Vandross, but when a mob goes after Luther, her antique diamond brooch is stolen. Brenda & Calvin try sneaking into the casino in hopes of winning a new car. Travis finds out that his tickets for the Luther Vandross concert weren't ordered and decided to enter a comedy contest to win tickets for Pearl.
Meanwhile Warren has planned a special weekend for Rose, and he asks her to marry him. When she goes to tell her friends, Warren make a pass at another woman and is spotted by Mary. But before Mary can tell Rose, Rose asks her to be her matron of honor.
Episode 13: There Go the Clowns
Mary dons clown garb to erase a nasty message she left on the answering machine of Lester's business contact, an eccentric novelties magnate.
Episode 19: Do Not Pass Go (2)
Mary's luck runs out in Atlantic City and she loses all of her winnings, including $3000 she promised Lester. Meanwhile, Warren and the mystery woman meet again and Rose spots them in a compromising position. She breaks off the engagement, but since neither will accept the ring, Mary takes it for safe-keeping.
Travis gets stage fright at the comedy show and Dylan takes his place. He wins, but is disqualified because he never officially entered making Pearl lose out on seeing Luther.
After confessing to Lester she lost all her money, Mary notices Rose's ring has been stolen. Mary stops the woman and it turns out she is the woman Warren had been seeing. Warren admits he was seeing her because he knew she was the jewel thief who stole Pearl's brooch, and even Luther Vandross' watch, so she would let her guard down. Rose & Warren get married in Atlantic City afterall.
At the wedding, Luther comes to thank Mary for getting him his watch back, and in return he agrees to sing at the wed
Episode 12: Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas
Mary decides to invite her landlord Julian to her Christmas Eve bash in hopes of livening things up.
Episode 20: You Gotta Have Art
While helping Eva straighten up the gallery, Mary inadvertently creates a pop-art sensation, and spends some of her 15 minutes of fame on ""The Joan Rivers Show.""
Episode 11: War is Heck
When Calvin wants to quit school and join the Army, Lester puts him through his paces at a mock boot camp.
Episode 21: Gone Fishing
Julian recruits Mary to help him keep 227 out of the hands of his soon-to-be ex-wife (Rosalind Cash). (tvguide.com)
Episode 10: The Perfume Game
Sandra comes up with a slogan for a new perfume, but she thinks it stinks when her ad-agency boss steals her idea. (tvguide.com)
Episode 22: Nightmare on 227
Mary gets the part of a slasher in a movie, but has an unscheduled rehearsal with an NYU dean.