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227

1985- 1990

5 Seasons

116 Episodes

6.7(40 votes)

Ended

Comedy

Family

Overview

A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and discusses all manner of things with her neighbors.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures Television

Cast & Crew

11 members

Acting

Marla Gibbs

Mary Jenkins

Marla Gibbs

Acting

Hal Williams

Lester Jenkins

Hal Williams

Acting

Alaina Reed Hall

Rose Lee Holloway

Alaina Reed Hall

Acting

Jackée Harry

Sandra Clark

Jackée Harry

Acting

Regina King

Brenda Jenkins

Regina King

Acting

Helen Martin

Pearl Shay

Helen Martin

Acting

Curtis Baldwin

Calvin Dobbs

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Acting

Barry Sobel

Dylan McMillan

Barry Sobel

Acting

Countess Vaughn

Alexandria DeWitt

Countess Vaughn

Acting

Paul Winfield

Julian C. Barlow

Paul Winfield

Acting

Stoney Jackson

Travis Filmore

Stoney Jackson

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