Jackée (227)
| "Jackée" | |
|---|---|
| 227 episode | |
| Episode no. |
Season 4 Series 23 |
| Directed by | Tony Singletary |
| Written by | Michael G. Moye |
| Produced by | Michael G. Moye |
| Featured music | Ray Colcord |
| Original air date | May 11, 1989 |
"Jackée" is the 23rd episode from the fourth season of the sitcom 227. Originally broadcast on May 11, 1989, on NBC, the episode was a proposed spin-off for the Sandra Clark character portrayed by Jackée Harry. The series, despite airing as a special episode on a Thursday night between The Cosby Show and Cheers and having high ratings was not greenlit for production. For this episode, none of the regular characters appeared and only Helen Martin was featured.
At the time, Jackée and Marla Gibbs were in heavy disputes about many things over the series and Jackée admitted that when Sandra took off, so did her ego. Gibbs and Jackée reconciled years later.
Plot summary
The episode centers on Sandra Clark who has moved to New York City to work in the film industry, but leaves when she discovers that the film only specializes in porn. She gets a job working at a spa the next day, where she meets Stephanie (Debra Stricklin), whose boyfriend is dating someone else behind her back.
Sandra worries that if she tells Stephanie, it will ruin their friendship. But she eventually does and Stephanie refuses to believe it. But with the help of her old friend, Pearl Shay from 227, Sandra exposes him as a liar and a cheat. Stephanie cuts him loose and she and Sandra reconcile.