SeriesEnded

227 (1985–1990)

5 seasons116 episodes30 min per episode★ 6.8 · 4,645 votes

• Comedy

A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and discusses all manner of things with her neighbors.

First aired

September 14, 1985

Last episode

May 6, 1990

Network

NBC

Country of origin

United States