Mama's Family

Bubba's not the only Harper who'll be going to night school when the family coerces Mama to join him to get her high school equivalency diploma.

It's mass confusion at the Harper household when Mama becomes hooked on television shopping.

Vint is mistakenly accused of being Raytown's serial burglar, The Courteous Crook, following a break-in at the Harper house.

Finances not only cause Vint and Naomi to separate, but also force them to remain living at home with Mama.

When Mama is almost struck by lightning and nearly loses her life, she feels reborn.

When Verna May Rae passes on, Mama finally gets the opportunity to sing Raytown, O Raytown on Founder's Day.

Joseph Campanella guest stars as the night school teacher for whom Mama develops a schoolgirl crush.

The Harper family has more than its hands full when they are asked to watch the Reverend and Mrs. Meechum's 8-year-old grandson.

Naomi is persuaded to join a longtime friend from high school in a women's tag team wrestling match.

The Harpers' garage sale is a success until Iola discovers her handicraft gives to the family were part of the sale.

Vint is so embarrassed when Mama brings his childhood lunchbox to work that he accidentally cuts his finger and takes to his bed, refusing to go back to work.

The Harpers are chosen as the typical American family to be visited by Olga, a typical Russian homemaker, who not only cleans their house inside and out, but also decides to stay.

Following Mama's protests to allow Vint and Naomi to switch bedrooms with Bubba, Iola convinces her to form a family council and vote on the issue.

When Mama overreacts to Bubba coming home drunk, he learns that he has triggered painful memories for Mama of an embarrassing drunk en incident with Eunice.

Mama becomes jealous when Iola spends all her time with her new best friend, Arlene. But she soon discovers that Arlene can hardly wait to get the clinging Iola out of her life.

After attending a big wedding, Bubba, Iola and Mama each fantasizes what it would be like to be married and each realizes that, for now, that heaven can wait!

When Mama's crazy old Uncle Oscar passes on, he leaves her his talking parrot, Captain Petey, who convinces the family that Mama was left a treasure worth more $50,000.

To get Aunt Effie to follow her doctor's advice to exercise, Mama persuades her to join a tap dance class at the Senior Citizens Center.

Mama accompanies Iola to an audition for the show, but Mama not only becomes the contestant, but also wins a trip to Hawaii for the entire family.

An old Hawaiian custom rings true for Iola, Bubba and even possibly Mama when a visit to Lover's Grotto brings them romance.

Mama schemes to rid herself of Billy, the man she saved from drowning, and she goes sightseeing with Iola, Bubba and their new true loves.

When Bubba's date for the prom cancels at the last minute, Mama, unbeknownst to him, fixes him up with Iola's shy, homely niece Vernette.

When the Tri-State fair comes to Raytown, Mama takes in weekend boarders in order buy a new stove.

When Naomi loses her memory, Mama takes advantage of her condition to turn her into the perfect housewife, much to the dismay of the rest of the family.