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Marla Gibbs, Regina King, Curtis Baldwin, Kia Goodwin, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry, Helen Martin, and Hal Williams in 227 (1985)

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227

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  • Sandra: Calvin, You're still a boy.
  • Calvin: [Before Sandra screams when Calvin tries to kiss her] Hopefully I won't be after tonight!
  • Sandra: Don't move, breathe deep, think about Church!
  • Lester: Are you always like this?
  • Pee-Wee Herman: No, sometimes I act really silly.
  • Sandra: [to Rose after she sneezed and destroyed an old map] You really blew it now Rose!
  • Holdup Man: Who are you?
  • Mary: I'm Gladys Knight and these are my Pips.
  • [Julian asks Mary about painting the master bedroom]
  • Julian: It's House and Condo's Color of the Month.
  • Mary: I don't care if it's Baskin Robbins flavor of the month! You are not painting our bedroom passion purple!
  • Lester: Passion Purple, Are you Crazy?
  • Travis: Cheap! $3.95 a gallon and they threw in the beret!
  • Julian: Balderdash!
  • Tiffany: Um, Brenda, can I get Calvin's autograph?
  • Brenda: [after hearing Tiffany's request] Bye Tiffany!
  • [Sandra is paying rent to Rose]
  • Sandra: Three months' rent.
  • Rose Lee: Good, now you're only two months behind!
  • Pee-Wee Herman: We sure picked a dumb time to not be invisible.
  • Sandra: By this summer, I can buy anything I want. I wonder if the Washington Redskins are for sale.
  • Sandra: [after receiving a bouquet of flowers] Oh, Mary! You know what? These are probably from Tony apologizing for last night.
  • Mary: You see there? All upset for nothing.
  • Sandra: [reading the attached note] Oh! Dear Snookums, please accept these flowers as well as an invitation to dinner Friday night at La Bamba! Love, Tony!
  • Mary: La Bamba? Child, that place is so expensive, even the doorman takes credit cards.
  • Sandra: [laughs] Oh, look, Mary, isn't this cute? There's a P.S! Please don't tell... Sandra.
  • [voice changes to an angry tone upon realizing the flowers are for her roommate, Donna]
  • Donna Dalton: Hi!
  • [seeing flowers in Sandra's hand]
  • Donna Dalton: Oh, those are so pretty!
  • Sandra: They're yours.
  • Donna Dalton: Aw!
  • [grabbing the flowers]
  • Donna Dalton: From who?
  • Sandra: From Tony.
  • Donna Dalton: Aw! I wonder where I should put them?
  • Sandra: [menacingly moves towards Donna] I know exact...
  • Mary: [while pulling Sandra back] Uh! Uh! Um!
  • Donna Dalton: I-Is there something wrong?
  • Sandra: [mockingly] I-Is there something wrong? Yeah, there's something wrong! You obviously made a mistake in judgement! Nobody, I mean, nobody messes with Sandra Clark!
  • Donna Dalton: What are you so upset about? You got a 100 guys calling you!
  • Sandra: [defiantly] Well, today's it's 99.
  • Rose Lee: Mary, now you know I am a very understanding person.
  • Sandra: HA!
  • Rose Lee: But I told Sandra if she didn't have that rent money by the end of the week, she was out of here!
  • Sandra: And after all the favors I've done for her!
  • Rose Lee: Favors? What favors?
  • Sandra: What about last week? You were feeling kind of low. You spent all that money on a new dress and you didn't know if it was attractive. You came to me for help, and I looked you straight in the eye and said it was gorgeous.
  • [smugly]
  • Sandra: I lied, Rose.
  • Rose Lee: [while interviewing applicants to be Sandra's roommate] Hello, I'm Rose Holloway, the landlady here, and this is Miss Sandra Clark.
  • Muffin Tee Matthews: [in a Southern accent] Nice to meet you! Muffin Tee Matthews
  • Sandra: Muffin?
  • Muffin Tee Matthews: Oh, that's not my real name. I just use it for the beauty pageants.
  • Sandra: Beauty pageants?
  • Muffin Tee Matthews: And may I say that living with you would be so fufilling and rewarding!
  • Sandra: What are you, Miss Congeniality?
  • Muffin Tee Matthews: No. I'm Miss Tuscaloosa. And next year, we're going after Miss America. My manager says I'm a perfect 10!
  • Sandra: Oh, what a shame!
  • Muffin Tee Matthews: Why?
  • Sandra: Rose has it in her lease: Two perfect 10's can't share the same apartment.
  • [grabbing Muffin's hand]
  • Sandra: Oh, I'm so sorry! Oh, thank you! See you on the runway... Miss Tuscaloosa!
  • [pushes Muffin out of the door]
  • Mary: [while watching Donna walking, laughing, and flirting with two guys] Um, Madonna? I mean... Donna. I think we need to talk.
  • Donna Dalton: Sure, Aunt Mary, what about?
  • Mary: [referring to Donna's new look and attitude] About your... your, um... difference.
  • Donna Dalton: Oh, I know, isn't it wonderful? I feel like a whole new person! I've never had this much fun in my entire life! I feel so good and confident about myself! Coming to see you and Uncle Lester has been the best thing that's ever happened to me! Oh, I love it here!
  • [kisses Mary on the cheek and walks inside the apartment]
  • Pearl Shay: Well, you sure straightened her out.
  • Rose Lee: [referring to Sandra] Mary, this woman has got me at the end of my rope!
  • Sandra: [muttering] It should be around your neck.
  • Alexandria DeWitt: And this must be Brenda.
  • Brenda: Yes, Ma'am. I mean, hi.
  • Alexandria DeWitt: Brenda, this should be fun. Do you like music?
  • Brenda: Oh, I love music!
  • Alexandria DeWitt: Good, I brought my entire collection of the Three B's.
  • Brenda: What group is that?
  • Alexandria DeWitt: Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms.
  • Brenda: Oh, I like rap: Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince?
  • Alexandria DeWitt: Oh, honey, you'll grow out of it.
  • Alexandria DeWitt: And you must be...
  • Sandra: Oh, I'm Madame Curie.
  • Alexandria DeWitt: Oh, you're much prettier than she.
  • Sandra: Ah! Give this kid a Nobel prize!
  • Alexandria DeWitt: Oh, she won one of those for the betterment of mankind.
  • Sandra: Oh, gee! We both work for the same cause!
  • Alexandria DeWitt: Now Brenda, would you kindly show me to my room?
  • Brenda: You mean, MY room.
  • Alexandria DeWitt: [in a disgusted tone] You mean, we're SHARING?
  • Brenda: Well, actually, the hall closet is empty.

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