| 词条 | List of Mama's Family episodes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Below is a list of episodes for the 1980s television sitcom Mama's Family. Series overview
NBC Ratings
EpisodesSeason 1 (1983){{Episode table|background=#FF9933 |overall=2 |season=2 |title=19 |writer=21 |director=21 |airdate=15 |prodcode=6 |episodes={{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=1 |EpisodeNumber2=1 |Title=Vint and the Kids Move In |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Jenna McMahon, Dick Clair |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|1|22}} |ProdCode=7004 |ShortSummary=Vinton Harper, Mama's only son, drops by to announce that he and his children, Buzz and Sonja, have been evicted from their house. He is hoping they can stay with Mama until he gets back on his feet. Against the wishes of her sister and roommate Fran, Mama agrees. Vinton is also reunited with Naomi Oates, his high school crush and Mama's next-door neighbor. |LineColor=FF9933 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=2 |EpisodeNumber2=2 |Title=For Better or for Worse |DirectedBy=Harvey Korman, Roger Beatty |WrittenBy=Liz Sage, Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|1|29}} |ProdCode=7005 |ShortSummary=Mama becomes overcome with anger after Vint and Naomi spend the night together, and learns that the couple plan on marriage, a move to Arizona, and running a trailer park. |LineColor=FF9933 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=3 |EpisodeNumber2=3 |Title=The Wedding: Part 1 |DirectedBy=Harvey Korman, Roger Beatty |WrittenBy=Liz Sage, Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|2|5}} |ProdCode=7006 |ShortSummary=Mama's daughter Eunice overhears Mama, Fran, and her sister Ellen gossip about how having her sing at Vint's wedding would ruin the ceremony. In revenge, Eunice tells Ellen a secret about her husband that the others knew all along. |LineColor=FF9933 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=4 |EpisodeNumber2=4 |Title=The Wedding: Part 2 |DirectedBy=Harvey Korman, Roger Beatty |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van, Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|2|12}} |ProdCode=7007 |ShortSummary=Vint and Naomi's wedding takes place, but upon discovering their business deal was a scam that cost them all their money, the family returns to live in Mama's house. Note: This is the only NBC episode in which the entire cast appears together. |LineColor=FF9933 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=5 |EpisodeNumber2=5 |Title=Family Feud |DirectedBy=Harvey Korman, Roger Beatty |WrittenBy=Gene Perret |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|2|19}} |ProdCode=7013 |ShortSummary=Vint takes the family on the game show Family Feud (with Richard Dawson), so they can attempt to win $10,000.Note: This is the first time Mama would appear on a game show. She'll later appear on Jeopardy! later. Although Buzz goes on the game show with the family, he's the only Harper member not to give an answer. Betty White & Richard Dawson also both appeared together on the game show Match Game. |LineColor=FF9933 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=6 |EpisodeNumber2=6 |Title=Cellmates |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Jenna McMahon, Dick Clair |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|2|26}} |ProdCode=7008 |ShortSummary=Mama, Vint and Ed throw Eunice a surprise birthday party at the Bigger Jigger, but a ruckus ensues causing Eunice and Mama to both be arrested and spend the evening in a jail cell.Note: The picture of Eunice's high school crush, Duke Reeves, is actually executive producer Joe Hamilton (producer), then Carol Burnett's husband. |LineColor=FF9933 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=7 |EpisodeNumber2=7 |Title=Mama Gets a Job |DirectedBy=Harvey Korman, Roger Beatty |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay |s=Don Emerson King; |slabel={{abbr|S|Story by}} |t=Gene Perret |tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|3|5}} |ProdCode=7012 |ShortSummary=After learning that Aunt Effie has gotten a job as a filing clerk at the courthouse, Mama gets a job and must juggle learning how to use an office phone, dealing with customers, and being interrupted by phone calls from her overdependent relatives. |LineColor=FF9933 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=8 |EpisodeNumber2=8 |Title=Double Standard |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Rich Orloff |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|3|12}} |ProdCode=7011 |ShortSummary=Buzz and Sonja are getting ready for their high school's homecoming dance, but Vint gives the younger Buzz a later curfew because he is a boy.Note: This is the first of two appearances for Sonja's on-again, off-again boyfriend, Michael. He also appears in "A Grave Mistake," which was the final NBC episode. |LineColor=FF9933 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=9 |EpisodeNumber2=9 |Title=Mama's Boyfriend |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Gary Jacobs |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|3|19}} |ProdCode=7010 |ShortSummary=Mama has a date with her old beau Woody, whom she has not seen in 40 years, and they both decide to spend the weekend together out of town against the wishes of her family. |LineColor=FF9933 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=10 |EpisodeNumber2=10 |Title=Fran's Dress |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van, Jim Evering, Jerry Ross |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|3|26}} |ProdCode=7003 |ShortSummary=Mama accidentally scorches a dress that Fran is to wear at an awards banquet that evening, and she and Ellen must race to find a replacement before Fran returns home. |LineColor=FF9933 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=11 |EpisodeNumber2=11 |Title=Alien Marriage |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van, Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|4|2}} |ProdCode=7002 |ShortSummary=In this flashback episode set prior to marrying Naomi, Vint's shady friend, Claude Canemaker, offers him $1600 to marry a girl from Portugal so she can stay in the country. Mama decides she must break up the wedding after her neighbor Naomi informs her that it's illegal. |LineColor=FF9933 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=12 |EpisodeNumber2=12 |Title=Positive Thinking |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van, Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|4|30}} |ProdCode=7009 |ShortSummary=Eunice starts listening to a positive-thinking tape and her outlook is transformed into newfound optimism and self-confidence. However, after being pushed around by the people around her, her cheeriness quickly fades.Note: This was Harvey Korman's final appearance as Ed Higgins, although he continued to play host Alistair Quince at the opening of the show through the end of Season 2. These openings were edited out when the show was put into syndication. |LineColor=FF9933 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=13 |EpisodeNumber2=13 |Title=Mama's Silver |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Jenna McMahon |WrittenBy=Liz Sage, Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|5|7}} |ProdCode=7001 |ShortSummary=In another flashback episode, Vinton gets a call from his ne'er-do-well friend Claude Canemaker, who needs $250 to post bail, and Vint secretly pawns Mama's silver when no one will lend him the money. |LineColor=FF9933 }} }} Season 2 (1983–84){{Episode table|background=#B11030 |overall=2 |season=2 |title=19 |writer=21 |director=21 |airdate=15 |prodcode=6 |episodes={{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=14 |EpisodeNumber2=1 |Title=Flaming Forties |DirectedBy=Harvey Korman, Roger Beatty |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van, Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|9|29}} |ProdCode=210 |ShortSummary=Buzz and Sonja organize a dance to raise money for a gymnasium, but when the band gets arrested before the dance, Mama steps in to save the day. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=15 |EpisodeNumber2=2 |Title=The Return of Leonard Oates |DirectedBy=Harvey Korman, Roger Beatty |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins, Liz Sage |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|10|13}} |ProdCode=203 |ShortSummary=Naomi's second husband, Leonard Oates (Jerry Reed), returns to town. He is now wealthy, and wants Naomi to go away with him to Florida. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=16 |EpisodeNumber2=3 |Title=Country Club |DirectedBy=Harvey Korman, Roger Beatty |WrittenBy=Gene Perret |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|10|20}} |ProdCode=204 |ShortSummary=When Ellen is awarded Raytown's "Woman of the Year" at the Raytown Country Club, Mayor Tutweiler invites her family to the ceremony, who then embarrass Ellen with their crude behavior. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=17 |EpisodeNumber2=4 |Title=Naomi and the Stork |DirectedBy=Harvey Korman, Roger Beatty |WrittenBy=Katherine Green |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|10|27}} |ProdCode=209 |ShortSummary=Naomi is ailing and all signs point to her being pregnant, causing friction in the household as no one wants to give up their room for the new baby. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=18 |EpisodeNumber2=5 |Title=Rashomama |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Dick Martin |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van, Liz Sage, Rick Hawkins, Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|11|3}} |ProdCode=206 |ShortSummary=Mama is in the hospital, having been hit on the head with a stew pot. In flashbacks, Naomi, Ellen, and Eunice each tell Vint a different account of how it happened.Note: This was Carol Burnett's final appearance in the series, although in "Mama's Birthday", Burnett can be heard singing "Happy Birthday" to Mama on the telephone. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=19 |EpisodeNumber2=6 |Title=Obscene Call |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Roger Beatty |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|11|10}} |ProdCode=211 |ShortSummary=After Naomi starts receiving obscene telephone calls, Mama, Fran and Vint initially suggest it is Naomi's fault because of her clothes and personality, but they quickly realize how indiscriminate the caller is while Naomi is away. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=20 |EpisodeNumber2=7 |Title=Ellen's Boyfriend |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Jim Parker |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|11|17}} |ProdCode=212 |ShortSummary=Ellen starts dating a much younger man named Glen, and hides him from her family due to their differences in age. Meanwhile, Vinton wins a dinner for four... at the restaurant where Ellen and Glen are dining that evening. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=21 |EpisodeNumber2=8 |Title=Aunt Gert Rides Again |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Dick Martin |WrittenBy=Phillip Jayson Lasker, Gene Perret |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|12|1}} |ProdCode=208 |ShortSummary=Mama's cousin Gert (Imogene Coca), who was once a spirited and vivacious woman, is now in a nursing home that has left her sedate and lifeless. Mama attempts to reinvigorate her and the fellow residents at Gert's birthday party. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=22 |EpisodeNumber2=9 |Title=Amateur Night |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Dick Martin |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van, Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|12|8}} |ProdCode=207 |ShortSummary=Mama, Fran, and Naomi persuade Vint to enter a talent contest at the Bigger Jigger. His popularity causes his ego to grow exponentially, offending his family in the process. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=23 |EpisodeNumber2=10 |Title=The Mama Who Came to Dinner |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Liz Sage, Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|12|22}} |ProdCode=202 |ShortSummary=Vint and Naomi invite their friends over for a dinner party while the rest of the family goes out, but before the guests arrive, Mama's back goes out on the living room floor. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=24 |EpisodeNumber2=11 |Title=Mama Learns to Drive |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Liz Sage, Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|1|7}} |ProdCode=215 |ShortSummary=The family attempts to teach Mama to drive, but all attempts fail due to her attitude. However, when she gets a call from a department store informing her that an item she placed on hold would be sold, Mama quickly changes her attitude. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=25 |EpisodeNumber2=12 |Title=Black Belt Mama |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Jim Evering, Dorothy Van |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|1|14}} |ProdCode=216 |ShortSummary=Naomi is taking a self-defense class, and she talks Fran and Sonja into going. After Mama is mugged by a purse-snatcher, she decides to join, too. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=26 |EpisodeNumber2=13 |Title=Mama Buys a Car |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Philip Jayson Lasker |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|1|21}} |ProdCode=217 |ShortSummary=Mama buys a used car from shifty Willie Potts, a childhood friend of Vint. Unfortunately, the car turns out to be a self-destructing lemon, and Mama must now fight for a refund from the sleazy car dealer. Guest Star: Fred Willard as Willie Potts. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=27 |EpisodeNumber2=14 |Title=Supermarket |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Gene Perret |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|2|4}} |ProdCode=218 |ShortSummary=After causing a ruckus at the Food Circus where Naomi works, the manager offers Mama a job as a customer consultant, stationed beside Naomi's checkout counter. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=28 |EpisodeNumber2=15 |Title=No Room at the Inn |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Katherine Green |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|2|11}} |ProdCode=219 |ShortSummary=For their first wedding anniversary, Vint reserves a room at an out-of-town adult motel for two days and one night. However, when Mama's visit to Aunt Effie is cut short and Mama storms out on her, Vint and Naomi's room in the sold-out motel is the only place where Mama can stay. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=29 |EpisodeNumber2=16 |Title=Mama for Mayor: Part 1 |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Gene Perret |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|2|18}} |ProdCode=220 |ShortSummary=When Mama ridicules Mayor Tutweiler at a re-election press conference at her house, he challenges her to run against him. This leads to tireless campaigning, a debate, and Ellen's attempts to stop Mama from running for office.Note: The scene that includes the song "Harper Days Are Here Again" was cut from the DVD release of the episode. It is still intact, however; for the TV Airings of it. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=30 |EpisodeNumber2=17 |Title=Mama for Mayor: Part 2 |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Fred Rubin |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|2|25}} |ProdCode=221 |ShortSummary=After winning the office of mayor, Mama soon discovers that she is not prepared for the job as the entire town turns against her. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=31 |EpisodeNumber2=18 |Title=Harper Versus Harper |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Ed Burnham, Elaine Newman |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|3|10}} |ProdCode=213 |ShortSummary=Mama unknowingly runs over Naomi's misplaced keychain while vacuuming her living-room rug with Naomi's new vacuum cleaner, ruining both the vacuum cleaner and her rug in the process. With neither of them admitting fault, both Mama and Naomi decide to settle their fight in small claims court. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=32 |EpisodeNumber2=19 |Title=Mama's Birthday |DirectedBy=Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman |WrittenBy=Jim Evering, Dorothy Van |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|3|17}} |ProdCode=214 |ShortSummary=All Mama wants for her birthday is for someone to help her clean out the attic, so Buzz helps her. While they work, he asks her to tell him about her 30th birthday party. In a flashback, she recalls how everything went wrong that day.Note: Although she does not appear on camera, Carol Burnett, as Eunice, can be heard singing "Happy Birthday" to Thelma over the phone. This was Burnett's final appearance in the series, although the character of Eunice would be voiced by Phyllis Franklin in the Season 4 episode "Pomp and Circumstance." |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=33 |EpisodeNumber2=20 |Title=Mama Cries Uncle |DirectedBy=Harvey Korman, Roger Beatty |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins, Liz Sage |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|3|24}} |ProdCode=222 |ShortSummary=Mama's brother-in-law, Roy Harper, shows up and charms the entire family except for Mama, who has mixed feelings about him.Guest Star: Murray Hamilton as Roy Harper.Note: Murry Hamilton who plays Roy Harper would later appear on The Golden Girls with Betty White and Rue McClanahan as Blanche's (Rue's) father Big Daddy Hollingsworth |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=34 |EpisodeNumber2=21 |Title=Ask Aunt Fran |DirectedBy=Harvey Korman, Roger Beatty |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van, Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|3|31}} |ProdCode=205 |ShortSummary=Fran gets a job as an advice columnist, but does not know what to say until Mama gives her the answers. |LineColor=B11030 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=35 |EpisodeNumber2=22 |Title=A Grave Mistake |DirectedBy=Harvey Korman, Roger Beatty |WrittenBy=Gene Perret |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|4|7}} |ProdCode=201 |ShortSummary=Mama visits Carl's grave, and is upset to discover that another woman is buried next to him in Mama's reserved plot.Note: This episode marked the final appearances of Karin Argoud, Eric Brown, and Rue McClanahan in the series. |LineColor=B11030 }} }} Season 3 (1986–87){{Episode table|background=#7700E6 |overall=2 |season=2 |title=19 |writer=21 |director=21 |airdate=15 |prodcode=6 |episodes={{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=36 |EpisodeNumber2=1 |Title=Farewell, Frannie |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|9|27}} |ProdCode=302 |ShortSummary=Set two years after the final NBC show, Fran has just died of "natural causes," and Mama is determined to give her late sister something she never had, a "perfect day." But things soon turn from perfect to terrible as one disaster after another strikes. To add to the aggravation of the day, Mama's grandson Bubba is unexpectedly released from juvenile hall, to her guardianship.Note: This episode marked the introduction of Beverly Archer and Allan Kayser as series regulars. This also was the last mention of Buzz and Sonja in the series. The picture used on Fran's memorial was the for Rue's Opening Credit during Seasons 1 & 2. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=37 |EpisodeNumber2=2 |Title=Where There's a Will |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Kenny Millerick, Shelley Ross |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|4}} |ProdCode=303 |ShortSummary=The executor of Fran's will informs the family that Fran was worth $35,000. However, in order to receive the money, Fran's will stipulates that Mama must not lose her temper for a period of two weeks.Note: Beverly Archer does not appear in this episode. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=38 |EpisodeNumber2=3 |Title=Best Medicine |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|11}} |ProdCode=305 |ShortSummary=Ellen stops by with a gift for Mama and attempts to apologize for missing Aunt Fran's funeral; Mama refuses to forgive her and throws her out. Later, Mama learns that Ellen is in the hospital.Note: This was Betty White's final appearance in the series, although the Ellen character is mentioned several times throughout the remainder of the series and is presumed to still be living in Raytown. This is also the last time that Betty White would be credited as a special guest star in the opening credits. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=39 |EpisodeNumber2=4 |Title=National Mama |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|18}} |ProdCode=304 |ShortSummary=When Mama's dreams start providing the names of winning horses, the family figures they're in the money.Note: Beverly Archer does not appear in this episode. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=40 |EpisodeNumber2=5 |Title=Soup to Nuts |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=M.J. Cody, Chuck Bulot |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|10|25}} |ProdCode=301 |ShortSummary=Mama, Iola and Naomi decide to have to a chili cook-off (with Vint as judge), with the winner getting her recipe in the church bazaar cookbook.Note: This was the first syndicated episode filmed, but was held back for airing. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=41 |EpisodeNumber2=6 |Title=Mama and Dr. Brothers |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Tom Perew, Ann Elder |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|1}} |ProdCode=309 |ShortSummary=Vint and Naomi are having trouble in the bedroom, and special guest Dr. Joyce Brothers takes Naomi's desperate phone call live on the air of the local TV station, prompting chaos in Mama's house. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=42 |EpisodeNumber2=7 |Title=Cat's Meow |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|8}} |ProdCode=307 |ShortSummary=Iola is distraught when her cat dies, although everyone else is thankful. However, she refuses to let go and nothing can console her - until she decides to have the cat freeze-dried. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=43 |EpisodeNumber2=8 |Title=The Love Letter |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|15}} |ProdCode=311 |ShortSummary=After Naomi learns from a magazine quiz that Vint is "unromantic," Bubba writes a love letter for Vint to give to Naomi. However, a series of misunderstandings leads Naomi to believe the letter is from Bubba, and also leads Mama and Iola to believe that the letter was meant for them. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=44 |EpisodeNumber2=9 |Title=An Ill Wind |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|22}} |ProdCode=308 |ShortSummary=In this Thanksgiving episode, Mama, Bubba, Vint, Naomi, Iola and Aunt Effie (Dorothy Van) all go for cover in the basement when an unexpected tornado passes by Raytown. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=45 |EpisodeNumber2=10 |Title=Steal One, Pearl Two |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=M.J. Cody, Chuck Bulot |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|11|29}} |ProdCode=310 |ShortSummary=After Iola loses her string of pearls, she is quick to accuse Bubba, who comes home with a brand new drum set. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=46 |EpisodeNumber2=11 |Title=Where There's Smoke |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|12|6}} |ProdCode=313 |ShortSummary=When Mama makes a bid to be President of the Church Ladies' League, she decides she must charm Reverend Meechum and his critical wife, Alberta, by inviting them over to dinner. However, her dinner with the Reverend does not go as planned when an escapee from juvenile hall makes an unexpected appearance. Guest Yeardley Smith.Note: Beverly Archer does not appear in this episode. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=47 |EpisodeNumber2=12 |Title=Fly Naomi |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Sara V. Finney, Vida Spears |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|12|13}} |ProdCode=306 |ShortSummary=Unhappy with the rut she's gotten into, Naomi decides to attend school to train as a flight attendant, much to the chagrin of the family. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=48 |EpisodeNumber2=13 |Title=Santa Mama |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|12|20}} |ProdCode=316 |ShortSummary=Mama's holiday depression affects the family, and Vint is asked to portray Santa Claus at the mall on Christmas Eve. However, when Vint loses his voice, a reluctant Mama must fill in for him. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=49 |EpisodeNumber2=14 |Title=Desperately Seeking Anyone |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Neil Lebowitz |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|1|10}} |ProdCode=314 |ShortSummary=Mama and Naomi's plan to find a date for Iola backfires when the date is more interested in Mama. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=50 |EpisodeNumber2=15 |Title=Porn Again |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Tom Perew, Ann Elder |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|1|17}} |ProdCode=315 |ShortSummary=When Mama finds a pornographic magazine under Bubba's bed, she is shocked to learn that Naomi accidentally sold it to him. This causes her to form a coalition called MOP (Mothers Opposing Pornography), and lead a boycott of Food Circus. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=51 |EpisodeNumber2=16 |Title=Have It Mama's Way |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|1|24}} |ProdCode=317 |ShortSummary=When Mama tries to raise money for a trip to Hawaii, the manager of a local burger joint that Bubba has applied to offers Mama a job as well. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=52 |EpisodeNumber2=17 |Title=Birthright |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|1|31}} |ProdCode=318 |ShortSummary=An anonymous letter convinces Vint that he's adopted, so he sets out to find his biological mother on Mother's Day. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=53 |EpisodeNumber2=18 |Title=Grandma USA |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Gene Perret |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|2|7}} |ProdCode=312 |ShortSummary=Mama is surprised to learn she was entered in the Grandma USA contest by Bubba. She is at first reluctant to compete, but changes her mind when she finds out the grand prize is a dream kitchen, complete with a self-cleaning oven. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=54 |EpisodeNumber2=19 |Title=Buck Private Bubba |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Neil Lebowitz |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|2|14}} |ProdCode=321 |ShortSummary=Vint's former Army Sergeant comes to town and recruits Bubba, who enlists after his girlfriend breaks up with him. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=55 |EpisodeNumber2=20 |Title=Mama's Cousin |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|2|21}} |ProdCode=320 |ShortSummary=Mama's worldly cousin (Vicki Lawrence in a dual role) annoys Mama but charms the family with her lifestyle and her never-ending stories.Note: Dorothy Lyman does not appear in this episode. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=56 |EpisodeNumber2=21 |Title=Mama with the Golden Arm |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|2|28}} |ProdCode=322 |ShortSummary=Mama emerges as a contender in an arm-wrestling competition and the entire family trains her for the championship event. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=57 |EpisodeNumber2=22 |Title=It Takes Two to Watusi |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=M.J. Cody, Chuck Bulot |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|3|7}} |ProdCode=323 |ShortSummary=Naomi sets up her divorced best friend LuAnn Fayette for a double date with her and Vinton, but once her date cancels, Naomi suggests to Mama's horror that Bubba could be a last-minute stand-in. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=58 |EpisodeNumber2=23 |Title=Fangs a Lot, Mama |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=M.J. Cody, Chuck Bulot |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|3|14}} |ProdCode=319 |ShortSummary=After Vint is invited to join the Mystic Order of the Cobra, a local men's club, Mama attempts to sabotage his induction. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=59 |EpisodeNumber2=24 |Title=The Best Policy |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|3|21}} |ProdCode=325 |ShortSummary=After Vint announces that Naomi is the sole beneficiary of his life insurance policy, he starts having a series of near-fatal accidents, prompting suspicions by Mama and Iola. |LineColor=7700E6 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=60 |EpisodeNumber2=25 |Title=After the Fall |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|3|28}} |ProdCode=324 |ShortSummary=After Aunt Effie falls off the roof of her house, Mama brings her to the house, determined to aid in her recovery. Meanwhile, Vint, Naomi, Bubba and Iola work together on a 2,000-piece puzzle. |LineColor=7700E6 }} }} Season 4 (1987–88){{Episode table|background=#2E0854 |overall=2 |season=2 |title=19 |writer=21 |director=21 |airdate=15 |prodcode=6 |episodes={{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=61 |EpisodeNumber2=1 |Title=Educating Mama |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Neil Lebowitz |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|9|26}} |ProdCode=402 |ShortSummary=Mama and Bubba both begin night school; Bubba must attend in order to graduate, and Mama attends because she never got her diploma. However, the first assignment reminds Mama of the reason she dropped out of school in the first place. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=62 |EpisodeNumber2=2 |Title=Zirconias Are a Girl's Best Friend |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|3}} |ProdCode=401 |ShortSummary=When Mama becomes addicted to TV home shopping, her family must intervene when the credit card bill arrives. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=63 |EpisodeNumber2=3 |Title=The Key to the Crime |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|10}} |ProdCode=404 |ShortSummary=A burglar known as the Courteous Crook is robbing and subsequently cleaning homes all over Raytown. When Vint is accused of being the Crook, Mama and Iola set out to find the real culprit. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=64 |EpisodeNumber2=4 |Title=Breaking Up Is Hard to Do |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|17}} |ProdCode=410 |ShortSummary=Vint and Naomi are separated, yet living in the same house, and driving Mama crazy in the process. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=65 |EpisodeNumber2=5 |Title=A Big Hand for Mama |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|24}} |ProdCode=406 |ShortSummary=After a brush with death involving lightning and the courthouse clock's minute hand, Mama has a cheery and generous new outlook on life that her family quickly takes advantage of. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=66 |EpisodeNumber2=6 |Title=Flounder's Day |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Neil Lebowitz |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|31}} |ProdCode=409 |ShortSummary=After being unfairly beat out 50 years ago, Mama finally has a chance to sing in the annual Founder's Day festival when an audition is held to find a new singer of the town anthem "Raytown, O Raytown". |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=67 |EpisodeNumber2=7 |Title=Teacher's Pet |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|11|7}} |ProdCode=407 |ShortSummary=Mama is smitten with her night school teacher, but she does not know how to get his attention... so she turns to Iola and Naomi for help. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=68 |EpisodeNumber2=8 |Title=Child's Play |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Danny Kallis |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|11|14}} |ProdCode=408 |ShortSummary=Reverend and Mrs. Meechum ask Mama to look after their unruly grandson, Eugene, for the day. However, the little monster proves to be very difficult to handle, even for disciplinarian Mama. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=69 |EpisodeNumber2=9 |Title=Mama Mania |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Neil Lebowitz |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|11|21}} |ProdCode=416 |ShortSummary=Didi, an old friend of Naomi's and a professional wrestler, talks Naomi into being a last-minute substitute for her ailing tag-team partner for a match, but it's up to Mama to step in when Didi is down for the count. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=70 |EpisodeNumber2=10 |Title=Gift Horse |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=David Castro, Daphne Pollon |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|11|28}} |ProdCode=405 |ShortSummary=Mama has a yard sale and tries to sell off Iola's gaudy homemade gifts, hoping to raise the money to buy a VCR. They have the sale while Iola's out of town, but she comes back sooner than expected. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=71 |EpisodeNumber2=11 |Title=Workman's Holiday |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Chuck Bulot, M.J. Cody |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|12|5}} |ProdCode=413 |ShortSummary=When Mama embarrasses Vinton at work with the "Binky Bunny" lunchbox she made for him when he was a kid, she must find a way to cure him of his trauma before he loses his job. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=72 |EpisodeNumber2=12 |Title=Mama Sees Red |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Geoghan |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|12|12}} |ProdCode=418 |ShortSummary=A man from the State Department asks the Harpers to host a Russian national named Olga for one day, as part of "Project Heartland." |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=73 |EpisodeNumber2=13 |Title=A Room with No View |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Chuck Bulot, M.J. Cody |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|12|19}} |ProdCode=403 |ShortSummary=Vint and Naomi are tired of living in the basement, so they agree to switch rooms with Bubba. Everyone is happy with the new arrangement, except Mama. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=74 |EpisodeNumber2=14 |Title=The Sins of the Mother |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|1|9}} |ProdCode=420 |ShortSummary=After Bubba comes home drunk, Mama is enraged and gives him an excessive punishment. He does not understand why she is being so irrational, until Iola explains (via flashback) about a similar incident involving Eunice when she was Bubba's age. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=75 |EpisodeNumber2=15 |Title=A Friend Indeed |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|1|16}} |ProdCode=417 |ShortSummary=When Iola starts spending all her time with her new friend Arlene, the Harpers are relieved to be free of her, but Mama starts to get jealous of Iola's new friendship. Meanwhile, Vint, Naomi, and Bubba train for Raytown's 10K race. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=76 |EpisodeNumber2=16 |Title=I Do, I Don't |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|1|23}} |ProdCode=411 |ShortSummary=After attending a family wedding, Bubba, Mama, and Iola fantasize about what married life would be like with the objects of their affections. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=77 |EpisodeNumber2=17 |Title=Mama Gets the Bird |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|1|30}} |ProdCode=415 |ShortSummary=After Uncle Oscar passes away, Mama is willed his gabby pet parrot. The bird then starts reciting verses in rhyme, which the family thinks are clues that will lead them to Oscar's rumored hidden treasure. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=78 |EpisodeNumber2=18 |Title=Mama's Girls |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|2|6}} |ProdCode=414 |ShortSummary=Trying to get Aunt Effie to follow her doctor's advice and exercise leads Mama to start a senior citizens' tap-dancing troupe. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=79 |EpisodeNumber2=19 |Title=Mama on Jeopardy! |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Neil Lebowitz |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|2|13}} |ProdCode=423 |ShortSummary=Mama finds herself competing on Jeopardy!. Alex Trebek appears as himself. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=80 |EpisodeNumber2=20 |Title=Mama Goes Hawaiian: Part 1 |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|2|20}} |ProdCode=424 |ShortSummary=After winning a trip to Hawaii on Jeopardy!, Mama and her family go on the trip, along with Iola. Iola and Bubba each find romance, Mama is pestered by a man she believes is a beach bum, and Naomi is confined to the hotel room with a terrible sunburn. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=81 |EpisodeNumber2=21 |Title=Mama Goes Hawaiian: Part 2 |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|2|27}} |ProdCode=425 |ShortSummary=Vinton plays golf with three men who mistakenly believe that he is a stock market insider, and Mama goes on the hunt for a special Hawaiian lamp, while doing her best to avoid the "beach bum" who has been following her around the island. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=82 |EpisodeNumber2=22 |Title=Bubba's Double Date |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Chuck Bulot, M.J. Cody |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|3|5}} |ProdCode=421 |ShortSummary=After Bubba's date for the prom cancels at the last minute to attend a fraternity party, Bubba cannot find anyone else to go with him, so Mama sets him up without his knowledge with Iola's nerdy niece, Vernette. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=83 |EpisodeNumber2=23 |Title=Bed and Breakdown |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Phil Hahn, Jack Wohl |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|3|12}} |ProdCode=412 |ShortSummary=When Raytown is crowded due to the Tri-State Fair, the Harpers decide to rent out a room in their house in order to make some money. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=84 |EpisodeNumber2=24 |Title=Naomi's Identity Crisis |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|3|19}} |ProdCode=422 |ShortSummary=Naomi develops amnesia after being hit with a door, so Mama tries to turn her into the perfect, modest daughter-in-law who surpasses everyone at cooking, housework, and handicrafts, much to the annoyance of everyone who was used to the sultry and lazy Naomi. |LineColor=2E0854 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=85 |EpisodeNumber2=25 |Title=Pomp and Circumstance |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|3|26}} |ProdCode=419 |ShortSummary=Bubba and Mama are graduating from high school, but devastating news for Bubba forces valedictorian Mama to ensure that she and Bubba make it to the graduation ceremony in time. (Note: Phyllis Franklin provides the voice of Eunice in a phone call to Thelma. This was both the first "appearance" of the Eunice Higgins character since the Season Two episode "Mama's Birthday" and her last in the series.) |LineColor=2E0854 }} }} Season 5 (1988–89){{Episode table|background=#0000CD |overall=2 |season=2 |title=19 |writer=21 |director=21 |airdate=15 |prodcode=6 |episodes={{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=86 |EpisodeNumber2=1 |Title=Ladies Choice |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|11|5}} |ProdCode=502 |ShortSummary=Mama campaigns to be re-elected President of the Church Ladies League, much to the disapproval of her nemesis Alberta Meechum who in turn nominates Iola to run against her. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=87 |EpisodeNumber2=2 |Title=Baby Talk |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|11|12}} |ProdCode=501 |ShortSummary=When Naomi decides that she wants to have a baby, Mama arranges for a neighbor's constantly screaming baby to spend the day with Naomi and Vint. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=88 |EpisodeNumber2=3 |Title=Naomi's New Position |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|11|19}} |ProdCode=503 |ShortSummary=Naomi hopes to become the new assistant manager at Food Circus, but the new manager says she will have to sleep with him if she wants to remain employed. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=89 |EpisodeNumber2=4 |Title=The Really Loud Family |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Neil Lebowitz |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|11|26}} |ProdCode=504 |ShortSummary=For a school project, Bubba makes a film about the Harper family. However, a short circuit in the camera causes it to turn itself off and on again while recording, resulting in an unintentionally provocative film — shown on public TV. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=90 |EpisodeNumber2=5 |Title=Many Unhappy Returns |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Dale Phillips |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|12|3}} |ProdCode=505 |ShortSummary=Vint's boss, Mr. Carstairs, asks Vint to hold a $200 diamond bracelet for him; it is an anniversary present for Mrs. Carstairs. Confusion ensues when Mama finds it, thinking it is her birthday present. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=91 |EpisodeNumber2=6 |Title=Found Money |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|12|10}} |ProdCode=506 |ShortSummary=When Mama tries to use the bank's ATM, it malfunctions and gives her $800, and she is unsure whether to keep it or give it back to the bank. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=92 |EpisodeNumber2=7 |Title=My Mama, Myself |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Bill Braunstein, Sydney Blake |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|12|17}} |ProdCode=507 |ShortSummary=When the family starts thinking about selling a brooch that belonged to Grandma Crowley, her ghost (played by Vicki Lawrence) starts haunting Mama. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=93 |EpisodeNumber2=8 |Title=Full House |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|1|7}} |ProdCode=508 |ShortSummary=Vinton has a chance to join a local group called the Poker Pals, but he needs Mama and Bubba to sit in for two missing players. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=94 |EpisodeNumber2=9 |Title=Bedtime for Bubba |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|1|14}} |ProdCode=510 |ShortSummary=Mama suspects that Bubba and his female classmate are doing more than studying together, and she is determined to prove it. (Note: This was the last mention of Mama's sister Fran in the series.) |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=95 |EpisodeNumber2=10 |Title=What a Dump |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Beverly Archer |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|1|21}} |ProdCode=511 |ShortSummary=The Mayor announces that the street where Mama lives will become the new city dump, but Mama is determined to save her home and neighborhood from destruction. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=96 |EpisodeNumber2=11 |Title=Mama Bell |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|1|28}} |ProdCode=512 |ShortSummary=When the family gets a telephone answering machine, Mama misinterprets messages left on it, thinking that the family is planning to get rid of her. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=97 |EpisodeNumber2=12 |Title=Very Dirty Dancing |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Geoghan |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|2|4}} |ProdCode=509 |ShortSummary=Mama finds herself in a dance contest against Vint and Naomi, partnered with her old friend Ramon. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=98 |EpisodeNumber2=13 |Title=Mama's Layaway Plan |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Dale Phillips, Allison Silberberg |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|2|11}} |ProdCode=514 |ShortSummary=After coming back from a cousin's funeral where she and Effie were the only mourners, Mama starts planning her own lavish sendoff. (Note: This was the last appearance in the series for Dorothy Van, who played Aunt Effie Harper.) |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=99 |EpisodeNumber2=14 |Title=My Phony Valentine |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|2|18}} |ProdCode=515 |ShortSummary=It is Valentine's Day, and Mama falsely says she has a date so that Iola will feel free to go out. To support her lie, Mama orders an escort from "Rent-a-Gent." |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=100 |EpisodeNumber2=15 |Title=The Big Wheel |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Neil Lebowitz |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|2|25}} |ProdCode=513 |ShortSummary=When a lottery ticket seems to be the grand prize winner, Mama and Iola fight over whose it is. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=101 |EpisodeNumber2=16 |Title=More Power to You |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Bill Braunstein, Sydney Blake |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|3|4}} |ProdCode=516 |ShortSummary=In a standoff with the electric company, Mama refuses to pay her electric bill, so they cut off her power. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=102 |EpisodeNumber2=17 |Title=Mama in One |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|3|11}} |ProdCode=517 |ShortSummary=When Mama finds herself alone in the house all weekend after Iola, Bubba, Vint and Naomi leave town, it seems like a dream come true — until boredom and loneliness set in. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=103 |EpisodeNumber2=18 |Title=There's No Place Like... No Place |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|3|25}} |ProdCode=519 |ShortSummary=When the police arrest people at a rally for the homeless, Mama is accidentally arrested, too. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=104 |EpisodeNumber2=19 |Title=April Fools |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Dale Phillips |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|4|1}} |ProdCode=518 |ShortSummary=The family plays tricks on Mama every April Fool's Day, but this year, Mama plans to play one on them. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=105 |EpisodeNumber2=20 |Title=Reading the Riot Act |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|4|15}} |ProdCode=520 |ShortSummary=Lollie Purdue is doing a terrible job as President of the Church Ladies League, so Mama and Iola plan to have her impeached. (Note: Dorothy Lyman does not appear in this episode.) |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=106 |EpisodeNumber2=21 |Title=A Taxing Situation |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Neil Lebowitz |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|4|22}} |ProdCode=521 |ShortSummary=Vint and Naomi persuade Mama to make some creative deductions on her income tax form, but she then gets a visit from an IRS agent. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=107 |EpisodeNumber2=22 |Title=The Mama of Invention |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Alberta DaSilva, Kathryn Davison |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|5|6}} |ProdCode=522 |ShortSummary=A man named Mr. Wheeler is interested in one of Vint's inventions, but Mama and Iola are suspicious of him. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=108 |EpisodeNumber2=23 |Title=Hate Thy Neighbor |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Neil Lebowitz |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|5|13}} |ProdCode=523 |ShortSummary=Bubba starts going out with the granddaughter of neighbor Fred Gebhart, which upsets Mama because of a lifelong feud between the Harpers and the Gebharts. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=109 |EpisodeNumber2=24 |Title=Dependence Day |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|5|20}} |ProdCode=524 |ShortSummary=Iola finally stands up to her manipulative mother, only to be kicked out of her house, leaving her no alternative but to move in with the Harpers. |LineColor=0000CD }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=110 |EpisodeNumber2=25 |Title=Mama Makes Three |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Rick Hawkins |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|5|27}} |ProdCode=525 |ShortSummary=After being told that they cannot conceive a child, Vint and Naomi try to adopt, but a psychiatrist must meet with them and Mama before granting his approval. |LineColor=0000CD }} }} Season 6 (1989–90){{Episode table|background=#00FF7F |overall=2 |season=2 |title=19 |writer=21 |director=21 |airdate=15 |prodcode=6 |episodes={{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=111 |EpisodeNumber2=1 |Title=Mama's Medicine Show |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|9|23}} |ProdCode=601 |ShortSummary=After reading about how much it costs to raise a child, Vint and Naomi decide to start a business selling bottles of Mama's mother-in-law's "miracle tonic." |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=112 |EpisodeNumber2=2 |Title=An Affair to Forget |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Sydney Blake, Bill Braunstein |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|9|30}} |ProdCode=602 |ShortSummary=Mama suspects that Vint is having an affair with his new trainee Heather, so she and Iola go to his workplace to investigate. |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=113 |EpisodeNumber2=3 |Title=Mr. Wrong |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Neil Lebowitz |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|10|7}} |ProdCode=603 |ShortSummary=Mama encourages Iola to find herself a man, but the man she finds turns out to be a domineering blowhard. |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=114 |EpisodeNumber2=4 |Title=Now Hear This |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Dale Phillips |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|10|14}} |ProdCode=604 |ShortSummary=The Harpers install an intercom so that Naomi will be able to monitor her baby, but Mama uses it to eavesdrop on the family, and vice versa. |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=115 |EpisodeNumber2=5 |Title=Tri-State's Most Wanted |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Alberta DaSilva, Kathryn Davison |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|10|21}} |ProdCode=605 |ShortSummary=Mama is attracted to guest actor Leslie Lemoyne, who's appearing in a local play, until she sees him on "Tri-State's Most Wanted" (the local version of America's Most Wanted). |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=116 |EpisodeNumber2=6 |Title=Mama Fights Back |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=George Mitchell, Aubrey Tadman |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|10|28}} |ProdCode=607 |ShortSummary=Mama verbally attacks a radio show's unhelpful consumer advocate, and the station manager offers her his job, with Mama broadcasting from her living room. |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=117 |EpisodeNumber2=7 |Title=A Blast from the Past |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Cindy Begel, Lesa Kite |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|11|4}} |ProdCode=606 |ShortSummary=Mama is invited to her junior high school's 50th reunion, but she is reluctant to go because of a false rumor that was spread about her years ago that earned her the nickname "Hotpants." |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=118 |EpisodeNumber2=8 |Title=Psychic Pheno-Mama |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|11|11}} |ProdCode=608 |ShortSummary=Vinton and Naomi persuade Mama to have a psychic called "Madame Rita" give everyone readings. At first, Mama is surprised by the psychic's ability, but later grows suspicious of her. |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=119 |EpisodeNumber2=9 |Title=Take My Mama, Please! |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Geoghan |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|11|18}} |ProdCode=609 |ShortSummary=After heckling a stand-up comedian at the Bigger Jigger, Mama accepts a challenge to do a routine of her own. |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=120 |EpisodeNumber2=10 |Title=Bubba's House Band |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Manny Basanese |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|11|25}} |ProdCode=611 |ShortSummary=Bubba books a band called The Bonecrushers for homecoming, and tells the family that the band will be staying with them. They turn out to be an all-female heavy metal band, and Mama must rein them in. |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=121 |EpisodeNumber2=11 |Title=Mama Takes Stock |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Neil Lebowitz |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|12|2}} |ProdCode=610 |ShortSummary=Vinton learns that he is about to lose his job because Kwik Keys is being shut down by the new owners, a corporation called Bernice, and Mama sets out to save Vinton's job. |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=122 |EpisodeNumber2=12 |Title=War of the Roses |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Dale Phillips |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|12|9}} |ProdCode=612 |ShortSummary=When Mama and Iola prepare to enter roses into the Crystal Thorn flower contest, both of them claim ownership of the rose that has been earmarked as the winner. |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=123 |EpisodeNumber2=13 |Title=Mama Takes a Dive |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|12|16}} |ProdCode=613 |ShortSummary=When Mama slips on a roll of pennies in the bank, the family suggests that she sue the bank. |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=124 |EpisodeNumber2=14 |Title=Mama Gets Goosed |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|12|23}} |ProdCode=614 |ShortSummary=Mama's cousin sends her a live goose for her family's Christmas dinner, and everyone except Mama is against the idea of killing and cooking the bird. |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=125 |EpisodeNumber2=15 |Title=The Big Nap |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Manny Basanese |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|1|20}} |ProdCode=616 |ShortSummary=After watching detective movies on TV for a week, and hearing that Iola's mother is missing, Mama dreams that she is a film noir-style detective hired to find her client's mother. |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=126 |EpisodeNumber2=16 |Title=Pinup Mama |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Alberta DaSilva, Kathryn Davison |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|1|27}} |ProdCode=617 |ShortSummary=While working on a photography project, Bubba superimposes Mama's head on a picture of a young bikini-clad woman, but things get worse after a mix-up at the print shop. |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=127 |EpisodeNumber2=17 |Title=Guess Who's Going to Dinner |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Sydney Blake, Bill Braunstein |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|2|3}} |ProdCode=615 |ShortSummary=Vint wins a Mother's Day dinner for two at a North African (Moroccan) restaurant called Abdul's Garden of Eatin', and he has to decide between Mama and Naomi as his dinner date. |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=128 |EpisodeNumber2=18 |Title=Look Who's Breathing |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Dale Phillips |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|2|10}} |ProdCode=618 |ShortSummary=When Mama must fill in as coach at Naomi's childbirth class instead of going to her Bingo Bonanza with Iola, she impatiently tries to speed things along by offering her own perspective on the "miracle of birth" to the class. |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=129 |EpisodeNumber2=19 |Title=There Is Nothing Like the Dames |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Dorothy Van |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|2|17}} |ProdCode=619 |ShortSummary=Vint and Naomi buy an RV and plan to move to a trailer park, but their timing could not be worse; Mama is planning to host a fancy backyard luncheon for an snooty society group called the Dames while the RV is in her backyard. |LineColor=00FF7F }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=130 |EpisodeNumber2=20 |Title=Bye-Bye – Baby! |DirectedBy=Dave Powers |WrittenBy=Jim Evering |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|2|24}} |ProdCode=620 |ShortSummary=Series finale. When Naomi is upset about her baby being late, Mama tries to calm her down with a false story about Carl. Mama tells Iola what really happened (both the false and true versions are seen in flashback, with Carl played by Ken Berry). Later that day, Naomi goes into labor and Mama ends up delivering a baby girl, Tiffany Thelma Harper. |LineColor=00FF7F }} }} References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tvratingsguide.com/2017/07/1982-83-top-30-soap-bubbles-rise.html|title=The TV Ratings Guide: 1982-83 Ratings History -- Soap Bubbles Rise, Several Veterans Part and NBC Renews Poorly Rated Masterpieces|first=|last=Lina|publisher=|accessdate=1 April 2018}} 2. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.tvratingsguide.com/2017/09/1983-84-ratings-history-networks-are.html|title=1983-84 Ratings History -- The Networks Are Awash in a Bubble Bath of Soaps|}} External links
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