You get the feeling that 227 wanted the same bit of the audience from The Cosby Show that debuted a year earlier in 1984.
It also had some similarities with The Golden Girls also shown in 1985 as the first episode has a predominantly female cast with an obligatory maneater.
The episode concerns Mary Jenkins who has scratched a new neighbour's car and wondering if she should leave a note. Even though the same car is further damaged in another car collision.
Like The Cosby Show, it contains a moral message about honesty. Useful as teenage daughter Brenda (played by future Oscar winner Regina King) wants to sneak off with her boyfriend.
Looking back at this. This is a really cheap looking sitcom, not unusual for the time. Even the outdoor locations look like a studio set.
It also was not that funny with voluptious Jackée Harry being the stand out.
It also had some similarities with The Golden Girls also shown in 1985 as the first episode has a predominantly female cast with an obligatory maneater.
The episode concerns Mary Jenkins who has scratched a new neighbour's car and wondering if she should leave a note. Even though the same car is further damaged in another car collision.
Like The Cosby Show, it contains a moral message about honesty. Useful as teenage daughter Brenda (played by future Oscar winner Regina King) wants to sneak off with her boyfriend.
Looking back at this. This is a really cheap looking sitcom, not unusual for the time. Even the outdoor locations look like a studio set.
It also was not that funny with voluptious Jackée Harry being the stand out.
