Mama's Family

Season 6

TV-PG
Thelma Harper and her spinster sister Fran open their home to Thelma's recently-divorced son Vinton and his teenage daughter and son, Sonja and Buzz. It's quite an adjustment for everyone, especially the cranky, argumentative Thelma, especially when Vinton becomes interested in pretty, sexy neighbor Naomi and marries her and moves her into Thelma's house.

20 Episodes

  • Mama's Medicine Show
    E1
    Mama's Medicine ShowAfter 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."
  • An Affair to Forget
    E2
    An Affair to ForgetVinton has been spending his evenings away from Naomi, educating a new locksmith. When Mama and Iola find out that the new trainee is a beautiful young woman, they fear the worst, and try to shield the pregnant Naomi from this information.
  • Mr. Wrong
    E3
    Mr. WrongMama encourages Iola to find herself a man, but the man she finds turns out to be a domineering blowhard.
  • Now Hear This
    E4
    Now Hear ThisThe 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.
  • Tri-State's Most Wanted
    E5
    Tri-State's Most WantedVint and Naomi have been following the TV show, "Tri-State's Most Wanted", in order to earn big rewards by catching crooks. But after seeing him appear on the show, Mama believes that the handsome new actor at the Pepperpot Playhouse is one of the criminals.
  • Mama Fights Back
    E6
    Mama Fights BackMama is not satisfied with the advice she receives from a local consumer affairs radio show. She calls in to complain, and offers advice to other callers on how to resolve their complaints. The radio station is so impressed by Mama's knowledge of local merchants and products, that they give her a radio program of her own.
  • A Blast From the Past
    E7
    A Blast From the PastMama 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"
  • Psychic Pheno-Mama
    E8
    Psychic Pheno-MamaVinton 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 sets out to expose the phony medium.
  • Take My Mama, Please!
    E9
    Take My Mama, Please!After heckling a stand-up comedian at the Bigger Jigger, Mama accepts a challenge to do a routine of her own.
  • Bubba's House Band
    E10
    Bubba's House BandBubba 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.
  • Mama Takes Stock
    E11
    Mama Takes StockVinton learns that he is about to lose his job because Kwik Keys is being shut down by the new owners, a corporation called Bernice. When Bubba discovers that an old stock certificate Mama owns is now ten shares of Bernice, she sets out to save Vinton's job.
  • War of the Roses
    E12
    War of the RosesMama and Iola are preparing for the Crystal Thorn flower contest, and Iola is angry to find that Mama's flowers have cross-pollinated with one of hers, producing a pink-and-white hybrid. At first neither of them wants it, but when floral expert Mayjune Beasley tells Mama that it could win the award, both Iola and Mama claim ownership.
  • Mama Takes a Dive
    E13
    Mama Takes a DiveAfter Mama is turned down for a bank loan for a new furnace, she slips and falls on a roll of pennies left on the floor of the bank. Her injuries are minor, but the rest of the family encourages Mama to sue the bank for a million dollars for negligence.
  • Mama Gets Goosed
    E14
    Mama Gets GoosedMama'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..
  • The Big Nap
    E15
    The Big NapAfter 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.
  • Pinup Mama
    E16
    Pinup MamaWhile working on a photography project, Bubba makes a picture of a young bikini-clad woman with Mama's head, as a joke. However, this picture is accidentally added to a flyer that is handed out to get elderly men to attend a church dance.
  • Guess Who's Going to Dinner
    E17
    Guess Who's Going to DinnerVint wins a Mother's Day dinner for two at a North African (Moroccan) restaurant called Abdul's Garden of Eating. As a result, Mama and Naomi fight over which of them Vinton should take.
  • Look Who's Breathing
    E18
    Look Who's BreathingNaomi and Vinton are taking a childbirth class. When Vint is called in to work, Mama has to go to class with Naomi instead of going to the Bingo Bonanza with Iola, so an impatient Mama creates chaos by trying to speed things along and offering her own perspective on the "miracle of birth".
  • There Is Nothing Like the Dames
    E19
    There Is Nothing Like the DamesVinton and Naomi buy an RV and plan to move to a trailer park; however, they are unable to start the vehicle once it is in the driveway. Meanwhile, Mama is planning to host a fancy backyard luncheon for an snooty society group called the Dames.
  • Bye-Bye–Baby!
    E20
    Bye-Bye–Baby!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 her baby girl, Tiffany Thelma Harper.

Cast of Season 6

  • Vicki LawrenceThelma Harper
  • Ken BerryVinton "Vint" Harper
  • Dorothy LymanNaomi Oates Harper
  • Beverly ArcherIola Lucille Boylan
  • Allan KayserBubba Higgins
  • Joe HamiltonProducer
  • Harvey KormanProducer
  • Dick ClairProducer

Watch Season 6 Videos

  • Mama's Family: Season 6
    Mama's Family: Season 6Trailer

 

  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   

Take Plex everywhere

Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
See the full list of supported devices