Mama's Family

1983 • NBC
4.8
130 reviews
TV-UNRATED
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Season 3 episodes (25)

1 Farewell, Frannie
9/27/86
After Fran dies, Mama is set on giving her a perfect sendoff.
2 Where There's a Will
10/4/86
Mama has to keep her temper under control for two weeks in order to collect on Fran's will.
3 Best Medicine
10/11/86
Mama doesn't decide to end a feud with Ellen until she learns that Ellen is in the hospital.
4 National Mama
10/18/86
Mama's dreams predict winning horses at the races.
5 Soup to Nuts
10/25/86
Mama, Naomi, and Iola have a chili cook off, and Vint is the judge.
6 Mama and Dr. Brothers
11/1/86
Dr. Joyce Brothers helps Naomi when she need advice about sex.
7 Cat's Meow
11/8/86
Iola has her dead cat freeze-dried.
8 The Love Letter
11/15/86
Three people misinterpret a love letter.
9 An Ill Wind
11/22/86
A tornado traps the Harper family, Iola and Effie in the basement on Thanksgiving day.
10 Steal One, Pearl Two
11/29/86
All fingers point to Bubba when Iola's pearl necklace is stolen.
11 Where's There's Smoke
12/6/86
Mama is running for president of the Church Ladies League, but things go terribly wrong when Bubba harbors a buddy -- who's escaped from reform school -- in his room.
12 Fly Naomi
12/13/86
Naomi wants to be a flight attendant.
13 Santa Mama
12/20/86
Mama fills in for Vint as a mall Santa.
14 Desperately Seeking Anyone
1/10/87
The date whom Mama and Naomi find for Iola is more interested in Mama.
15 Porn Again
1/17/87
Mama finds a girlie magazine under Bubba's bed.
16 Have It Mama's Way
1/24/87
Mama and Bubba get a job at the same fast-food restaurant.
17 Birthright
1/31/87
An anonymous letter convinces Vint that he's adopted.
18 Grandma USA
2/7/87
Mama competes in the Grandma USA contest.
19 Buck Private Bubba
2/14/87
To impress his girlfriend, Bubba enlists in the army.
20 Mama's Cousin
2/21/87
Mama's well-traveled, and long-winded, Cousin Lydia (Vicki Lawrence in a dual role) comes to visit.
21 Mama with the Golden Arm
2/28/87
Mama is a contender in an arm-wrestling competition.
22 It Takes Two to Watusi
3/7/87
Naomi's divorced friend Luann falls for Bubba when he's a stand-in for a blind date.
23 Fangs a Lot, Mama
3/14/87
Vint wants to join a secret society.
24 The Best Policy
3/21/87
Mama and Lola think Naomi is trying to kill Vint for insurance money when Vint suffers a series household accidents after Naomi takes out a large life insurance policy on him.
25 After the Fall
3/28/87
Mama brings Aunt Effie home for the cure after Effie falls off the roof and remains in a trance-like state.

About this show

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family. In a blue-collar Midwestern suburb, members of an extended, eternally squabbling family struggle to live together under one roof--owned by their outrageous matriarch--in the zany escapades of Mama's Family.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
130 reviews
Linda Turner
July 11, 2019
I love the character Vicky Lawrence portrayed, she is so believable as Momma and nothing gets past her. She is such a versatile character, she can play anything and is great. All of the characters are so good,and its no wonder that they are portrayed years later,together again. They are still loved as much now as they were in years gone by.I have wondered what has happened to Vickie and the rest of Mommas family.
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JAKE LEGION
December 18, 2018
AMAZING SERIES THEY WILL NEVER MAKE THEM LIKE THIS AGAIN...IF THEY DO THE ACTORS WILL EITHER BE GAY BLACK LATINO SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE PERFECT LINE UP THEY ONCE WERE !!!!
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Brenda White
January 20, 2022
I have all episodes on DVD and just love them. This show is hilarious and even though I've seen them all hundreds of times....it is still my favorite show!
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