Top billed cast

1. 

   Marla Gibbs

   Mary Jenkins

2. 

   Hal Williams

   Lester Jenkins

3. 

   Alaina Reed Hall

   Rose Lee Holloway

4. 

   Jackée Harry

   Sandra Clark

5. 

   Regina King

   Brenda Jenkins

6. 

   Helen Martin

   Pearl Shay

7. 

   Curtis Baldwin

   Calvin Dobbs

8. 

   Barry Sobel

   Dylan McMillan

9. 

   Countess Vaughn

   Alexandria DeWitt

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Current Season

Season 5

1989 | 24 Episodes

Reviews

A review by Matthew Dykstra

Written by Matthew Dykstra on 2026-05-21

One of the funniest show I have watched in a while. Watched a DVD version of this show and the theme still holds up and is still a banger and the jokes are still funny and light hearted and the acting is still amazing.

Recommendations

1. black-ish70%
2. The King of Queens71%
3. The Jeffersons73%
4. A Different World70%
5. Will & Grace68%
6. All in the Family78%
7. Friends84%
8. The Honeymooners74%
9. American Housewife77%
10. Yes, Dear68%
11. One Day at a Time67%
12. Father Knows Best66%
13. The Exes66%
14. What I Like About You64%
15. Married... with Children77%
16. Reba65%
17. 2 Broke Girls72%
18. Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 2367%
19. Living Single80%
20. Seinfeld82%

Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
227

Keywords

• washington dc, usa
• housewife
• female friendship
• friendship
• middle class
• motherly love
• neighbor
• apartment building
• sitcom
• african american
• best friends