227 A Matter of Choice (Season 2, Episode 12)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy

227

A Matter of Choice (Season 2, Episode 12)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy

Lester has a chance to do a big project and give a friend who's out of work a job. But things change when he learns that the company whom he'll be working for sponsors apartheid. So he has to choose which is more important.

Director

Gerren Keith

Writers

Michael G. Moye (created by) (as C.J. Banks) | Bill Boulware (created by) (written by) | Jack Elinson (developed by) | Christine Houston (based on a play by) | Ron Bloomberg (written by)

Casting Director

Marc Hirschfeld

Production Designer

Don Roberts

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 17, 1987

Release date

Jan 17, 1987 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 7 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Marla Gibbs Mary Jenkins Mary Jenkins See fewer	The Jeffersons (1975)
Hal Williams Lester Jenkins Lester Jenkins See fewer	Guess Who (2005)
Alaina Reed-Hall Rose Lee Holloway (as Alaina Reed) Rose Lee Holloway (as Alaina Reed) See fewer	227 (1985)
Jackée Harry Sandra Clark Sandra Clark See fewer	227 (1985)
Helen Martin Pearl Shay Pearl Shay See fewer	Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
Regina King Brenda Jenkins Brenda Jenkins See fewer	Ray (I) (2004)
Curtis Baldwin Calvin Dobbs Calvin Dobbs See fewer	227 (1985)
Samm-Art Williams Jim Manning Jim Manning See fewer	Blood Simple (1984)
Hank Rolike Electrician Electrician See fewer	Rocky (1976)
Peggy Blow Melinda Melinda See fewer	Seinfeld (1989)
Kirby Tepper Marvin Marvin See fewer	Shrek (2001)
Vaughn Tyree Jelks David (as Vaughn Jelks) David (as Vaughn Jelks) See fewer	The Fan (1996)
Martin Luther King Sr. Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Today (1952)