227 - Season 4 Episode 3 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Pageant
Sandra is the PR director for the Miss Teen Washington Pageant and she encourages Mary to let Brenda enter. After Mary checks everything out, she allows Brenda to enter. But then next day, the head of the pageant adds a new competition that Mary disapproves of: Bikini Aerobics.
She goes down to talk to Justin and he says that he can't get rid of that portion of the show or the cable company won't air it. When she and Brenda go backstage, they find out that the other girls feel as though that portion of the show is embarrassing and degrading. They decide to boycott, with the help of Bert Parks (the host) and Sandra, who feel as though she has been cheated by Justin.
Sandra, Mary, Pearl and Rose are ""the teens"" who are in the pageant, and when the time arrives for the bikini competition, the cable guy and Justin tear the contract up, saying that they didn't want to see a senior citizen in a bikini! They go on with ""Plan B"" which is where the teens actually come out on stage for the eveni
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
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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
The Whiz Kid
Hide the Star
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Pageant
Double Your Pleasure
Brother from a Sister City
And the Survey Says . . .
A Yen for Lester
Looking Back
The Night They Arrested Santa Claus
The Real Decoys
Play it Again, Stan
A Class Act
The Prince
Babes in the Woods
A Date to Remember
Mary's Cookies
For Richer, For Poorer
The Class of '89
Trial and Error
The Bet
No, My Darling Daughter
House Number
Jackee
For Sale