227 - Season 4 Episode 3 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Pageant

1990-05-06 United States of America 30 minutes.

6.78 39 votes

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Season - Episode

5 Season 5 Sep 23, 1989

5 - 1

Take My Diva . . . Please! Sep 23, 1989
5 - 2

Tenants, Anyone? Sep 30, 1989
5 - 3

A Pampered Tale Oct 14, 1989
5 - 4

The Fight of the Century Oct 21, 1989
5 - 5

How the West Was Fun (1) Oct 28, 1989
5 - 6

How the West Was Fun (2) Nov 04, 1989
5 - 7

Video Activity Nov 11, 1989
5 - 8

Flying Down to Leo's Nov 18, 1989
5 - 9

Reunion Blues Nov 25, 1989
5 - 10

The Perfume Game Dec 02, 1989
5 - 11

War is Heck Dec 09, 1989
5 - 12

Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas Dec 16, 1989
5 - 13

There Go the Clowns Dec 23, 1989
5 - 14

Come the Revolution Dec 30, 1989
5 - 15

Where Do We Go From Here? Jan 06, 1990
5 - 16

Play Christy for Me Jan 13, 1990
5 - 17

Knock It Off Jan 27, 1990
5 - 18

Do Not Pass Go (1) Feb 03, 1990
5 - 19

Do Not Pass Go (2) Feb 10, 1990
5 - 20

You Gotta Have Art Feb 17, 1990
5 - 21

Gone Fishing Feb 24, 1990
5 - 22

Nightmare on 227 Apr 21, 1990
5 - 23

The Class of '90 Apr 29, 1990
5 - 24

No Place Like Home May 06, 1990

4 Season 4 Oct 08, 1988

4 - 1

The Whiz Kid Oct 08, 1988
4 - 2

Hide the Star Oct 22, 1988
4 - 3

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Pageant Oct 29, 1988
4 - 4

Double Your Pleasure Nov 05, 1988
4 - 5

Brother from a Sister City Nov 12, 1988
4 - 6

And the Survey Says . . . Nov 19, 1988
4 - 7

A Yen for Lester Nov 26, 1988
4 - 8

Looking Back Dec 03, 1988
4 - 9

The Night They Arrested Santa Claus Dec 10, 1988
4 - 10

The Real Decoys Jan 07, 1989
4 - 11

Play it Again, Stan Jan 14, 1989
4 - 12

A Class Act Jan 28, 1989
4 - 13

The Prince Feb 04, 1989
4 - 14

Babes in the Woods Feb 11, 1989
4 - 15

A Date to Remember Feb 18, 1989
4 - 16

Mary's Cookies Feb 25, 1989
4 - 17

For Richer, For Poorer Mar 04, 1989
4 - 18

The Class of '89 Mar 18, 1989
4 - 19

Trial and Error Apr 01, 1989
4 - 20

The Bet Apr 08, 1989
4 - 21

No, My Darling Daughter Apr 15, 1989
4 - 22

House Number May 06, 1989
4 - 23

Jackee May 11, 1989
4 - 24

For Sale May 13, 1989

3 Season 3 Sep 26, 1987

3 - 1

Men's Club Sep 26, 1987
3 - 2

Low Noon Oct 03, 1987
3 - 3

There Goes the Building Oct 17, 1987
3 - 4

And Baby Makes Three Oct 24, 1987
3 - 5

Bull's Eye Oct 31, 1987
3 - 6

Teach Me Tonight (1) Nov 07, 1987
3 - 7

Teach Me Tonight (2) Nov 14, 1987
3 - 8

See You in Court Nov 21, 1987
3 - 9

The Honeymoon's Over Nov 28, 1987
3 - 10

Rapture Dec 05, 1987
3 - 11

The Facade Dec 12, 1987
3 - 12

The Talk Show Jan 02, 1988
3 - 13

Snowbound Jan 09, 1988
3 - 14

Shall We Dance? Jan 16, 1988
3 - 15

The Sing-Off Jan 23, 1988
3 - 16

Sweet Sixteen Jan 30, 1988
3 - 17

The Roommate Feb 06, 1988
3 - 18

The Big Deal Feb 13, 1988
3 - 19

The New Neighbors Feb 20, 1988
3 - 20

Blues Feb 27, 1988
3 - 21

The Butler Did It Mar 12, 1988
3 - 22

My Aching Back Apr 09, 1988
3 - 23

Country Cousins Apr 30, 1988
3 - 24

Best Friends May 07, 1988

2 Season 2 Oct 04, 1986

2 - 1

The Wheel of Misfortune Oct 04, 1986
2 - 2

Mary Nightingale Oct 11, 1986
2 - 3

Washington Affair Nov 01, 1986
2 - 4

The Great Manhunt Nov 08, 1986
2 - 5

The Temptations Nov 15, 1986
2 - 6

Pillow Talk Nov 22, 1986
2 - 7

Come Into My Parlor Nov 29, 1986
2 - 8

Father's Day Dec 06, 1986
2 - 9

Author, Author Dec 13, 1986
2 - 10

Matchmakers Jan 03, 1987
2 - 11

The Handwriting on the Wall Jan 10, 1987
2 - 12

A Matter of Choice Jan 17, 1987
2 - 13

Got a Job Jan 24, 1987
2 - 14

Far From the Tree Feb 07, 1987
2 - 15

Toyland Feb 14, 1987
2 - 16

The Audit Feb 21, 1987
2 - 17

A Good Citizen Feb 28, 1987
2 - 18

Happy Twentieth Mar 07, 1987
2 - 19

The Fourth Time Around Mar 21, 1987
2 - 20

Rich Kid Apr 11, 1987
2 - 21

The Working Game May 23, 1987
2 - 22

Check Snub Jun 06, 1987

1 Season 1 Sep 14, 1985

1 - 1

Honesty Sep 14, 1985
1 - 2

Mary's Brother Sep 21, 1985
1 - 3

Family Hero Sep 28, 1985
1 - 4

The Refrigerator Oct 05, 1985
1 - 5

Do You Love Me? Oct 19, 1985
1 - 6

Pilot Oct 26, 1985
1 - 7

The Sidewalk Sale Nov 02, 1985
1 - 8

A Letter to the President Nov 09, 1985
1 - 9

Pity the Poor Working Girl Nov 16, 1985
1 - 10

Football Widow Nov 23, 1985
1 - 11

A Daughter is a Precious Thing Nov 30, 1985
1 - 12

The Big Piano Play-Off Dec 07, 1985
1 - 13

Mary's Christmas Dec 14, 1985
1 - 14

The Bed of Rose's Jan 04, 1986
1 - 15

Brenda's Last Date Jan 11, 1986
1 - 16

A Young Man's Fancy Jan 18, 1986
1 - 17

We the People Feb 01, 1986
1 - 18

Redecorating Blues Feb 08, 1986
1 - 19

Fifty Big Ones Feb 15, 1986
1 - 20

Slam Dunked Feb 22, 1986
1 - 21

Pick Six Mar 08, 1986
1 - 22

Young Man with a Job May 03, 1986

Overview

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

Studio NBC

Director Michael G. Moye

Crew

Popularity 47.335

Language English