Marla Gibbs to Guest-Star on "Southland"
Nov 9, 2011
by Lindsay Silberman


It's a "227" reunion! Marla Gibbs will guest-star in an upcoming episode of procedural drama "Southland", alongside 227 co-star Regina King.

(Now, where's Jackee?)



Gibbs will take on the role of Granny, a relative of a murder suspect being investigated by Detective Lydia Adams (King) on the TNT series.

The episode will air Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 10/9c.


Season 4 of "Southland" premieres Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 10/9c on TNT.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Marla-Gibbs-Guest-1039524.aspx

First Look: "227" Stars' "Southland" Reunion
Nov 29, 2011
by William Keck


Regina King was just 14 when she started playing Brenda, the smart, sassy daughter of Marla Gibbs' Mary Jenkins on the NBC sitcom "227".

Two decades later, King is taking care of 80-year-old Gibbs in the January 24 episode of TNT's "Southland".



"This is the first time we've acted together since '227'," says Gibbs.

"But Regina's still my daughter. I just love her."



Gibbs, all recovered from a stroke she suffered a few years back, plays the grandmother of a falsely accused suspect. "My character has a little Alzheimer's, so I call Regina 'Brenda,' thinking she's my grandson's ex-girlfriend."





King was touched to reunite with her former TV mom.

"It was just like old times," she says. "She's as sharp-witted as she was 20-plus years ago."

http://www.tvguide.com/News/227-Southland-Reunion-1040216.aspx