227 - Season 4 Episode 5 Brother from a Sister City
6.80/10 by 34 users
Brenda is a star track star and her coach comes over to the Jenkins' for a cup of coffee and brings a friend of his-- Willie Amakye from Ghana. Willie needs to raise money to stay in America and train for the Olympics so Mary suggests a neighborhood marathon. He even gets his friend Florence Griffith Joyner to participate. Mary solicits all of the sponsors, but when Brenda loses a track race, she loses her confidence also. She decides not to run and Flo Jo tries to convince her that you can't give up because of one loss. When the snow causes all runners to quit, Willie continues runninig because he says he has to raise the money. When Brenda sees his determination, she decides to run alongside him.
- Title: 227
- Year: 1990
- Genre: Comedy, Family
- Country: United States of America
- Studio: NBC
- Director: Michael G. Moye
- Cast: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed Hall, Jackée Harry, Regina King, Helen Martin
- Crew:
- Keyword: washington dc, usa, housewife, female friendship, friendship, middle class, motherly love, neighbor, apartment building, sitcom, african american, best friends
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- IMDb: 6.80 / 10 by 34 users
- Popularity: 40.928
- First Air Date: Sep 14, 1985
- Last Air date: May 06, 1990
- Season: 5 Season
- Episode: 116 Episode
- Language: English
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