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The everyday lives of a close-knit group of black residents in a Washington, D.C., frequently told while sitting outside an apartment building on a large set of stone stairs.
Cast & Crew
Marla Gibbs Mary Jenkins
Hal Williams Lester Jenkins
Alaina Reed-Hall Rose Lee Holloway
Jackée Harry Sandra Clark
Regina King Brenda Jenkins
Helen Martin Pearl Shay
Curtis Baldwin Calvin Dobbs
Kia Goodwin Tiffany Halloway
Countess Vaughn Alexandria DeWitt
Toukie Smith Eve Rawley
Paul Winfield Julian C. Barlow
Stoney Jackson Travis Fillmore
Barry Sobel Dylan McMillan
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, July 3
The Sing-Off
Season 3 • Episode 15
An arrogant clergyman leads his church choir in a singing contest against Mary's group.
Thursday, July 3
Sweet Sixteen
Season 3 • Episode 16
A week away from her 16th birthday, Brenda looks forward to her first date.
Saturday, July 5
Tangled Web
Season 3 • Episode 11
Mary tries to help Lester win a big construction contract.
Saturday, July 5
Country Cousins
Season 3 • Episode 23
Mary and Lester learn that he has distant cousins who are white.
Monday, July 7
The Roommate
Season 3 • Episode 17
Sandra helps her new roommate (Kim Fields) change into a sexy vamp.
Monday, July 7
The Big Deal
Season 3 • Episode 18
Mary dislikes Lester's new client (Sherman Hemsley).
Tuesday, July 8
The New Neighbors
Season 3 • Episode 19
Lester and Mary hire an inexperienced superintendent.
Tuesday, July 8
Blues
Season 3 • Episode 20
Brenda scratches the valuable blues recording her grandfather gave her.
Wednesday, July 9
The Butler Did It
Season 3 • Episode 21
Their new butler's refined manner exasperates Mary and Rose.
Wednesday, July 9
My Aching Back
Season 3 • Episode 22
Mary gets a chance to appear in a movie that's shooting in the area.
Thursday, July 10
Country Cousins
Season 3 • Episode 23
Mary and Lester learn that he has distant cousins who are white.
Thursday, July 10
Best Friends
Season 3 • Episode 24
Mary feels inadequate when her former best friend pays a visit.
Friday, July 11
Hide the Star
Season 4 • Episode 2
Mary tries to keep her houseguest, Marvin Hagler, a secret.
Friday, July 11
The Whiz Kid
Season 4 • Episode 1
The Jenkins agree to take on a college student, who turns out to be 11 years old.
Saturday, July 12
Snowbound
Season 3 • Episode 13
Winter cold brings everyone into Mary's heated apartment.
Saturday, July 12
The Roommate
Season 3 • Episode 17
Sandra helps her new roommate (Kim Fields) change into a sexy vamp.
Monday, July 14
Brother From a Sister City
Season 4 • Episode 5
Florence Griffith-Joyner shows Brenda the value in losing.
Tuesday, July 15
A Yen for Lester
Season 4 • Episode 7
Sandra's beau (Richard Lawson) buys a Japanese restaurant without knowing how to run it.
Tuesday, July 15
Looking Back
Season 4 • Episode 8
Old photographs trigger a retrospection of the show's first three seasons.
Wednesday, July 16
The Night They Arrested Santa Claus
Season 4 • Episode 9
A thief dressed as Santa robs the tenants of their Christmas gifts.
Wednesday, July 16
The Real Decoys
Season 4 • Episode 10
Rose and Mary set out to catch a purse snatcher after Pearl is mugged.
Thursday, July 17
Play It Again, Stan
Season 4 • Episode 11
Mary dreams of appearing in the movie "Casablanca."
Thursday, July 17
The Prince
Season 4 • Episode 13
A Swaziri prince (Morris Day) proposes to Brenda.
Friday, July 18
A Date to Remember
Season 4 • Episode 15
Sandra appears on "The Love Connection."
Friday, July 18
Trial and Error
Season 4 • Episode 19
Juror Mary casts the lone "not guilty" vote in a murder trial.
Saturday, July 19
Best Friends
Season 3 • Episode 24
Mary feels inadequate when her former best friend pays a visit.
Saturday, July 19
The New Neighbors
Season 3 • Episode 19
Lester and Mary hire an inexperienced superintendent.
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