227 - Season 1 Episode 19 Fifty Big Ones
At their vows renewal ceremony, Mary's parents are in the middle of the argument and are not talking to each other. Lester talks to his father-in-law, and Mary talks to her mother to encourage them to make up and go through with the ceremony. Meanwhile, Sandra meets a man who turns out to be married, and Rose has a peculiar conversation with another man: it turns out that both her late husband and his late wife both used to vacation in Vermont for one week out of the year, to go "fishing" and "writing poetry," respectively.
- Genre: Comedy, Family
- Studio: NBC
- Keyword: washington dc, usa, housewife, female friendship, friendship, middle class, motherly love, neighbor, apartment building, sitcom, african american, best friends
- Cast: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed Hall, Jackée Harry, Regina King, Helen Martin