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Jackée (227)

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"Jackée (227)"

"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 later 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, she will not speak to her anymore. Stephanie does not believe or speak to her. 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.