227 - Season 3 Episode 17 The Roommate
When the daughter of Lester's friend comes to stay with the Jenkins until the dorms at Howard University open, she gets a taste of the big city first hand. Sandra is behind on rent for three months and she decides to get a roommate.
Sweet, shy, quiet Donna becomes her roommate after the dorm overbooked. She takes a lesson from Sandra and begins dressing, walking, talking, and acting like her.
She steals Sandra's boyfriend and when Mary talks to her about the new Donna, she gets upset and leaves. Then her parents show up to check on their ""baby."" Mary stalls until finally Donna comes back. They talk privately and Donna apologizes and admits that she was not ready for ""life in the fast lane.""
Year: 1990
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:
First Air Date: Sep 14, 1985
Last Air date: May 06, 1990
Season: 5 Season
Episode: 116 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 6.80/10 by 34.00 users
Popularity: 26.328
Language: English
Keyword : washington dc, usa, housewife, female friendship, friendship, middle class, motherly love, neighbor, apartment building, sitcom, african american, best friends
Episode
Men's Club
Low Noon
There Goes the Building
And Baby Makes Three
Bull's Eye
Teach Me Tonight (1)
Teach Me Tonight (2)
See You in Court
The Honeymoon's Over
Rapture
The Facade
The Talk Show
Snowbound
Shall We Dance?
The Sing-Off
Sweet Sixteen
The Roommate
The Big Deal
The New Neighbors
Blues
The Butler Did It
My Aching Back
Country Cousins
Best Friends