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Mama's FamilyThelma "Mama" Harper is the quick-tempered, blue-haired matriarch of the Harper family who lives with son Vint and his wife, Naomi, who were forced to move into Mama's basement after losing money in a business deal gone awry. After Vint's kids from a previous marriage leave the house, Mama's delinquent grandson Bubba is ordered to live with his grandmother after being released from juvenile hall and placed on probation. Iola Boylen, Thelma's friend and neighbor, is a frequent visitor to the Harper household, which is often the site of bickering between abrasive Mama and her loved ones. Vicki Lawrence stars as Mama, a character she originated in sketches on "The Carol Burnett Show."S2, EP21 "Ask Aunt Fran"Mama helps Fran write an advice column.
S2, EP22 "A Grave Mistake"Mama discovers a stranger has been buried next to her husband.
S3, EP1 "Farewell, Frannie"Mama Harper hopes she can keep the cause of her sister's death a secret.
S3, EP2 "Where There's a Will"Aunt Fran's will contains one last condition.
S3, EP3 "Best Medicine"Mama's daughter (Betty White) secretly checks into the hospital for an operation.
S3, EP4 "National Mama"The Harpers race to the betting window when Mama has visions of winning horses.
S3, EP5 "Soup to Nuts"Mama, Naomi and Iola compete to see who makes the best chili.
S3, EP6 "Mama and Dr. Brothers"Naomi seeks advice on sex from Dr. Joyce Brothers.
S3, EP7 "Cat's Meow"Iola wants to freeze-dry her recently deceased cat.
S3, EP8 "The Love Letter"A steamy love letter falls into the wrong hands at the Harper house.
S3, EP9 "An Ill Wind"A Thanksgiving tornado traps the clan in the cellar.
S3, EP10 "Steal One, Pearl Two"Iola believes Bubba is the prime suspect after her pearl necklace disappears.
S3, EP11 "Where There's Smoke"Bubba may ruin Mama's chance of becoming president of a church club.
S3, EP12 "Fly Naomi"Naomi causes problems at home when she decides to become a flight attendant.
S3, EP13 "Santa Mama"Mama's not in the merriest of moods when she's forced to play Santa at the mall.
S3, EP14 "Desperately Seeking Anyone"Iola's blind date sets his sights on Mama.
S3, EP15 "Porn Again"Mama joins a group that opposes pornography.
S3, EP16 "Have It Mama's Way"Bubba and Mama apply for the same job at a local fast-food stand.
S3, EP17 "Birthright"Vint is certain he was adopted when he discovers some disturbing information on his birth certificate.
S3, EP18 "Grandma USA"Mama participates in a "Grandma USA" pageant.
S3, EP19 "Buck Private Bubba"Bubba enlists in the Army to impress his girlfriend.
S3, EP20 "Mama's Cousin"Mama feels inferior when her rich cousin visits.
S3, EP21 "Mama With the Golden Arm"Mama trains for an arm-wrestling championship.
S3, EP22 "It Takes Two to Watusi"Bubba must stand in for Luann's blind date.
S3, EP23 "Fangs Alot, Mama"Naomi feels neglected when Vint decides to join an elite men's club.
S3, EP24 "The Best Policy"Mama suspects Naomi of trying to cash in on Vint's life insurance policy.
S3, EP25 "After the Fall"Mama helps Aunt Effie recover from a concussion.
S4, EP1 "Educating Mama"Bubba convinces Mama to join him in night school.
S4, EP2 "Zirconias Are a Girl's Best Friend"The Harpers hope to cure Mama of her addiction to home-shopping TV shows.
S4, EP3 "The Key to the Crime"Iola and Mama set out to prove that Vint isn't Raytown's serial burglar.
S4, EP4 "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"Even though Naomi and Vint separate, they must continue to live with Mama.
S4, EP5 "A Big Hand for Mama"Mama has a new outlook on life when she's almost hit by lightning.
S4, EP6 "Flounder's Day"Mama wants to sing at Raytown's Founder's Day.
S4, EP7 "Teacher's Pet"Mama develops a crush on her night-school teacher (Joseph Campanella).
S4, EP8 "Child's Play"The Harpers baby-sit for the minister's grandson.
S4, EP9 "Mama Mania"Mama and Naomi team up for tag-team wrestling.
S4, EP10 "Gift Horse"Iola discovers her handmade gifts to family members are being sold at the Harpers' garage sale.
S4, EP11 "Workman's Holiday"Vint's embarrassed at work when Mama brings him his childhood lunch box.
S4, EP12 "Mama Sees Red"A typical Russian homemaker visits the all-American Harper family.
S4, EP13 "A Room With No View"A family war erupts when Vint and Naomi want to switch bedrooms with Bubba.
S4, EP14 "The Sins of the Mother"When Bubba comes home tipsy, Mama is reminded of a drunken incident involving Eunice.
S4, EP15 "A Friend Indeed"Mama is jealous when Iola acquires a new best friend.
S4, EP16 "I Do, I Don't"Iola, Bubba and Mama fantasize about marriage after attending a wedding. Guest star: Joseph Campanella.
S4, EP17 "Mama Gets the Bird"Uncle Oscar's talking parrot tells the family of a hidden treasure.
S4, EP18 "Mama's Girls"Mama leads a senior-citizens' tap-dancing troupe.
S4, EP19 "Mama on `Jeopardy!'"Mama appears on the "Jeopardy!" game show and wins a trip to Hawaii.
S4, EP20 "Mama Goes Hawaiian"Surprises and romance await the Harpers in Hawaii.
S4, EP21 "Mama Goes Hawaiian"Mama, vacationing in Hawaii, plans to avoid the man she saved from drowning.
S4, EP22 "Bubba's Double Date"Mama comes to the rescue when Bubba's prom date cancels at the last minute.
S4, EP23 "Bed and Breakdown"Mama opens her house to boarders with hopes of raising money for a new stove.
S4, EP24 "Naomi's Identity Crisis"When Naomi is stricken with amnesia, Mama hopes to turn her into the perfect housewife.
S4, EP25 "Pomp and Circumstance"Mama and Bubba almost miss high-school graduation.
S5, EP1 "Ladies' Choice"Iola and Mama run for the presidency of the ladies' church group.
S5, EP2 "Baby Talk"Mama sets out to discourage Naomi and Vint from having a baby.
S5, EP3 "Naomi's New Position"Naomi's boss wants to trade favors for a promotion.
S5, EP4 "The Really Loud Family"Bubba videotapes his family for a class project.
S5, EP5 "Many Unhappy Returns"Mama mistakenly believes that Vint bought her an expensive bracelet.
S5, EP6 "Found Money"Greed overtakes Mama when she gets $800 from a malfunctioning bank teller machine.
S5, EP7 "My Mama, Myself"Mama has visions of her overbearing mother.
S5, EP8 "Full House"Mama disrupts Vint's plans to join an elite poker club.
S5, EP9 "Bedtime for Bubba"Mama suspects Bubba of more than studying with a pretty classmate.
S5, EP10 "What a Dump"Mama's home may be demolished to make way for a new landfill.
S5, EP11 "Mama Bell"An answering machine and a stray dog give Mama the wrong idea.
S5, EP11 "Very Dirty Dancing"Vint and Naomi compete against Mama and her friend in a dance contest.
S5, EP13 "Mama's Layaway Plan"Mama earmarks her life savings for a perfect funeral.
"Mama's Family"Thelma "Mama" Harper is the quick-tempered, blue-haired matriarch of the Harper family who lives with son Vint and his wife, Naomi, who were forced to move into Mama's basement after losing money in a business deal gone awry. After Vint's kids from a previous marriage leave the house, Mama's delinquent grandson Bubba is ordered to live with his grandmother after being released from juvenile hall and placed on probation. Iola Boylen, Thelma's friend and neighbor, is a frequent visitor to the Harper household, which is often the site of bickering between abrasive Mama and her loved ones. Vicki Lawrence stars as Mama, a character she originated in sketches on "The Carol Burnett Show."
S1, EP10 "Fran's Dress"Mama runs out to replace Fran's dress after she accidentally burns a hole in it.
S1, EP11 "Alien Marriage"Vint agrees to marry a Portuguese woman so she can get legal U.S. status.
S1, EP12 "Positive Thinking"Eunice undergoes a drastic change after listening to Buzz's tape on positive thinking.
S1, EP13 "Mama's Silver"Vint hocks Mama's silver to get enough cash to bail a friend out of jail.
S2, EP1 "Flaming Forties"Mama saves the day when the band scheduled to play at a school dance cancels its performance.
S2, EP2 "The Return of Leonard Oates"Naomi's former husband tries to win her back.
S2, EP3 "Country Club"Ellen is named Woman of the Year by the Raytown Country Club.
S2, EP4 "Naomi and the Stork"Naomi thinks she is pregnant.
S2, EP5 "Rashomama"Vint tries to get to the bottom of Mama's mishap.
S2, EP6 "Obscene Call"Naomi is victimized by obscene phone calls.
S5, EP14 "My Phony Valentine"Mama pretends to have a banquet date so Iola won't stay home.
S5, EP15 "The Big Wheel"Mama believes the lottery is for losers until she gives Iola a winning ticket.
S5, EP16 "More Power to You"Stubborn Mama refuses to pay what she believes is an outrageously high electric bill.
S5, EP17 "Mama 'in One"Mama's quiet weekend alone turns to boredom.
S5, EP18 "There's No Place Like ... No Place"Mama is arrested at a rally for homeless people.
S5, EP19 "April Fools"Mama sets out to get even with an April Fools' Day prankster.
S5, EP20 "Reading the Riot Act"Mama and other church-league members are quick to judge the group's seemingly irresponsible president.
S5, EP21 "A Taxing Situation"Mama is afraid she's going to be audited by the Internal Revenue Service.
S5, EP22 "The Mama of Invention"Vint is tricked into thinking his latest invention could make him a millionaire.
S5, EP23 "Hate Thy Neighbor"Bubba falls in love with the granddaughter of Mama's nemesis.
S5, EP24 "Dependence Day"Mama's advice backfires when Iola becomes her houseguest.
S5, EP25 "Mama Takes Three"Mama may ruin Vint and Naomi's chances to adopt.
S6, EP1 "Mama's Medicine Show"Mama peddles an intoxicating miracle tonic.
S6, EP2 "An Affair to Forget"Mama and Iola spy on Vint and his pretty trainee.
S6, EP3 "Mr. Wrong"Mama confronts Iola's boorish new beau.
S6, EP4 "Now Hear This"The Harpers eavesdrop when Vint installs an intercom in the house.
S6, EP5 "Tri-State's Most Wanted"Mama suspects her charming date is a wanted killer.
S6, EP6 "Mama Fights Back"Mama becomes a consumer advocate on radio.
S6, EP7 "A Blast From the Past"A reunion exposes Mama's junior-high reputation.
S6, EP8 "Psychic Pheno-Mama"A psychic (guest star Liz Torres) delivers messages from Mama's (Vicki Lawrence Schultz) dead husband.
S6, EP9 "Take My Mama, Please!"Mama heckles a comic, who challenges her to do better.
S6, EP10 "Bubba's House Band"Bubba brings home an all-female heavy-metal band.
S6, EP11 "Mama Takes Stock"Mama wields her portfolio to save Vint's job.
S6, EP12 "War of the Roses"Lola and Mama (Beverly Archer, Vicki Lawrence Schultz) become enemies when they compete in a rose show.
S6, EP13 "Mama Takes a Dive"Mama slips on a roll of pennies and sues the bank.
S6, EP14 "Mama Gets Goosed"A live goose, meant to be Christmas dinner, becomes a pet.
S6, EP15 "The Big Nap"Mama turns sleuth to find Iola's mother.
S6, EP16 "Pinup Mama"Mama (Vicki Lawrence Schultz) sets out to recruit men for a church-sponsored dance.
S6, EP17 "Guess Who's Going to Dinner"Vint (Ken Berry) must choose between Mama and Naomi (Vicki Lawrence Schultz, Dorothy Lyman) when he wins a dinner for two.
S6, EP18 "Look Who's Breathing"Mama describes parenthood to Naomi's childbirth class.
S6, EP19 "There Is Nothing Like the Dames"Mama (Vicki Lawrence Schultz) hopes to become a member of an exclusive women's club.
S6, EP20 "Bye-Bye, Baby!"Naomi and Vint's (Dorothy Lyman, Ken Berry) baby arrives early.
S1, EP1 "Vint and the Kids Move In"Evicted Vint shows up with his children.
S1, EP2 "For Better or Worse"Vint and Naomi announce wedding plans.
S1, EP3 "The Wedding"While Vint is at his stag party, the women have a get-together that turns disastrous.
S1, EP4 "The Wedding"Naomi and Vint wind up on Mama's doorstep after they're swindled out of their housing investment.
S1, EP5 "Family Feud"The Harper family competes on "Family Feud.".
S1, EP6 "Cellmates"Mama and Eunice share confidences in jail.
S1, EP7 "Mama Gets a Job"Mama goes to work for a travel agency.
S1, EP8 "Double Standard"Tempers flare after Sonia finds out Buzz has been given a later curfew on the night of the homecoming dance.
S1, EP9 "Mama's Boyfriend"Mama takes a weekend trip with an old beau.
S2, EP7 "Ellen's Boyfriend"The family learns Ellen dates a younger man.
S2, EP8 "Aunt Gert Rides Again"Mama brings some fun to her cousin who is living in a nursing home.
S2, EP9 "Amateur Night"Vint is sure he has a shot at stardom after winning a talent contest.
S2, EP10 "The Mama Who Came to Dinner"Mama's paralyzing back problems flare up just when guests start arriving for Naomi's dinner party.
S2, EP11 "Mama Learns to Drive"The family decides to teach Mama to drive.
S2, EP12 "Black Belt Mama"Mama takes a self-defense class after being mugged.
S2, EP13 "Mama Buys a Car"Mama takes revenge on a used-car salesman.
S2, EP14 "Supermarket"A supermarket hires Mama as a consultant.
S2, EP15 "No Room at the Inn"Mama disrupts Vint and Naomi's plans for a romantic anniversary.
S2, EP16 "Mama for Mayor"Mama announces her plans to run for mayor.
S2, EP17 "Mama for Mayor"Mama discovers that the mayor's job is overwhelming.
S2, EP18 "Harper Versus Harper"Mama and Naomi battle in court over the issue of a broken vacuum cleaner.
S2, EP19 "Mama's Birthday"Buzz discovers why Mama dislikes celebrating her birthday.
S2, EP20 "Mama Cries Uncle"Mama's long-lost brother-in-law arrives and charms everyone except her.
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Thelma "Mama" Harper is the quick-tempered, blue-haired matriarch of the Harper family who lives with son Vint and his wife, Naomi, who were forced to move into Mama's basement after losing money in a business deal gone awry. After Vint's kids from a previous marriage leave the house, Mama's delinquent grandson Bubba is ordered to live with his grandmother after being released from juvenile hall and placed on probation. Iola Boylen, Thelma's friend and neighbor, is a frequent visitor to the Harper household, which is often the site of bickering between abrasive Mama and her loved ones. Vicki Lawrence stars as Mama, a character she originated in sketches on "The Carol Burnett Show."
Original Air Date: Jan 22, 1983
Genres: ComedyTV Series
Rating: TVPG
Playback: HD
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