Mama’s Family

NBC

Series

1983

TVPG

Sitcom

Originally appearing in sketches on The Carol Burnett Show, a cantankerous, blue-haired matriarch shares the house with her eccentric family in the small town of Raytown.

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Cast & Crew

Vicki Lawrence Thelma 'Mama' Crowley Harper

Ken Berry Vinton Harper

Dorothy Lyman Naomi Oates Harper

Beverly Archer Iola Lucille Boylen

Allan Kayser Bubba Higgins

Joe Hamilton Executive Producer

Rick Hawkins Producer

Dave Powers Director

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1983–1990 Series 6 Seasons131 Episodes

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Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Monday, January 26

5:00 PM

Steal One, Pearl Two

Season 3 • Episode 10

Iola believes Bubba is the prime suspect after her pearl necklace disappears.

Monday, January 26

5:30 PM

Where There's Smoke

Season 3 • Episode 11

Bubba may ruin Mama's chance of becoming president of a church club.

Monday, January 26

6:00 PM

Fly Naomi

Season 3 • Episode 12

Naomi causes problems at home when she decides to become a flight attendant.

Monday, January 26

6:30 PM

Santa Mama

Season 3 • Episode 13

Mama's not in the merriest of moods when she's forced to play Santa at the mall.

Monday, January 26

7:00 PM

Desperately Seeking Anyone

Season 3 • Episode 14

Iola's blind date sets his sights on Mama.

Monday, January 26

7:30 PM

Porn Again

Season 3 • Episode 15

Mama joins a group that opposes pornography.

Tuesday, January 27

5:00 PM

Have It Mama's Way

Season 3 • Episode 16

Bubba and Mama apply for the same job at a local fast-food stand.

Tuesday, January 27

5:30 PM

Birthright

Season 3 • Episode 17

Vint becomes convinced that he is adopted.

Tuesday, January 27

6:00 PM

Grandma USA

Season 3 • Episode 18

Mama participates in a "Grandma USA" pageant.

Tuesday, January 27

6:30 PM

Buck Private Bubba

Season 3 • Episode 19

Bubba enlists in the Army to impress his girlfriend.

Tuesday, January 27

7:00 PM

Mama's Cousin

Season 3 • Episode 20

Mama's worldly cousin annoys Mama with her lifestyle and her never-ending stories.

Tuesday, January 27

7:30 PM

Mama With the Golden Arm

Season 3 • Episode 21

Mama emerges as a contender in an arm-wrestling competition and goes up against a tough mother.

Wednesday, January 28

5:00 PM

It Takes Two to Watusi

Season 3 • Episode 22

Bubba must stand in for Luann's blind date.

Wednesday, January 28

5:30 PM

Fangs Alot, Mama

Season 3 • Episode 23

Naomi feels neglected when Vint decides to join an elite men's club.

Wednesday, January 28

6:00 PM

The Best Policy

Season 3 • Episode 24

Mama suspects Naomi of trying to cash in on Vint's life insurance policy.

Wednesday, January 28

6:30 PM

After the Fall

Season 3 • Episode 25

Mama helps Aunt Effie recover from a concussion.

Wednesday, January 28

7:00 PM

Educating Mama

Season 4 • Episode 1

Bubba learns he has to attend night school to graduate high school.

Wednesday, January 28

7:30 PM

Zirconias Are a Girl's Best Friend

Season 4 • Episode 2

The Harpers hope to cure Mama of her addiction to home-shopping TV shows.

Thursday, January 29

5:00 PM

The Key to the Crime

Season 4 • Episode 3

Iola and Mama set out to prove that Vint isn't Raytown's serial burglar.

Thursday, January 29

5:30 PM

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Season 4 • Episode 4

Even though Naomi and Vint separate, they must continue to live with Mama.

Thursday, January 29

6:00 PM

A Big Hand for Mama

Season 4 • Episode 5

Mama has a new outlook on life when she's almost hit by lightning.

Thursday, January 29

6:30 PM

Flounder's Day

Season 4 • Episode 6

Mama wants to sing at Raytown's Founder's Day.

Thursday, January 29

7:00 PM

Teacher's Pet

Season 4 • Episode 7

Mama develops a crush on her night-school teacher (Joseph Campanella).

Thursday, January 29

7:30 PM

Child's Play

Season 4 • Episode 8

The Harpers baby-sit for the minister's grandson.

Friday, January 30

5:00 PM

Mama Mania

Season 4 • Episode 9

Mama and Naomi team up for tag-team wrestling.

Friday, January 30

5:30 PM

Gift Horse

Season 4 • Episode 10

Iola discovers her handmade gifts to family members are being sold at the Harpers' garage sale.

Friday, January 30

6:00 PM

Workman's Holiday

Season 4 • Episode 11

Vint's embarrassed at work when Mama brings him his childhood lunch box.

Friday, January 30

6:30 PM

Mama Sees Red

Season 4 • Episode 12

A typical Russian homemaker visits the all-American Harper family.

Friday, January 30

7:00 PM

A Room With No View

Season 4 • Episode 13

A family war erupts when Vint and Naomi want to switch bedrooms with Bubba.

Friday, January 30

7:30 PM

The Sins of the Mother

Season 4 • Episode 14

When Bubba comes home tipsy, Mama is reminded of a drunken incident involving Eunice.

Friday, January 30

8:30 PM

Naomi's Identity Crisis

Season 4 • Episode 24

When Naomi is stricken with amnesia, Mama hopes to turn her into the perfect housewife.

Friday, January 30

9:00 PM

Pomp and Circumstance

Season 4 • Episode 25

Mama and Bubba almost miss high-school graduation.

Friday, January 30

9:30 PM

Ladies' Choice

Season 5 • Episode 1

Iola and Mama run for the presidency of the ladies' church group.

Friday, January 30

10:00 PM

Baby Talk

Season 5 • Episode 2

Mama sets out to discourage Naomi and Vint from having a baby.

Friday, January 30

10:30 PM

Naomi's New Position

Season 5 • Episode 3

Naomi's boss wants to trade favors for a promotion.

Friday, January 30

11:00 PM

The Really Loud Family

Season 5 • Episode 4

Bubba videotapes his family for a class project.

Friday, January 30

11:30 PM

Many Unhappy Returns

Season 5 • Episode 5

Mama mistakenly believes that Vint bought her an expensive bracelet.

Saturday, January 31

11:30 AM

Found Money

Season 5 • Episode 6

Greed overtakes Mama when she gets $800 from a malfunctioning bank teller machine.

Saturday, January 31

12:00 PM

My Mama, Myself

Season 5 • Episode 7

Mama has visions of her overbearing mother.

Saturday, January 31

12:30 PM

Full House

Season 5 • Episode 8

Mama disrupts Vint's plans to join an elite poker club.

Saturday, January 31

1:00 PM

Bedtime for Bubba

Season 5 • Episode 9

Mama suspects Bubba of more than studying with a pretty classmate.

Saturday, January 31

1:30 PM

What a Dump

Season 5 • Episode 10

Mama's home may be demolished to make way for a new landfill.

Saturday, January 31

2:00 PM

Mama Bell

Season 5 • Episode 11

An answering machine and a stray dog give Mama the wrong idea.

Saturday, January 31

2:30 PM

Very Dirty Dancing

Season 5 • Episode 12

Vint and Naomi compete against Mama and her friend in a dance contest.

Saturday, January 31

3:00 PM

Mama's Layaway Plan

Season 5 • Episode 13

Mama earmarks her life savings for a perfect funeral.

Saturday, January 31

3:30 PM

My Phony Valentine

Season 5 • Episode 14

Mama pretends to have a banquet date so Iola won't stay home.

Saturday, January 31

4:00 PM

The Big Wheel

Season 5 • Episode 15

Mama believes the lottery is for losers until she gives Iola a winning ticket.

Saturday, January 31

4:30 PM

More Power to You

Season 5 • Episode 16

Stubborn Mama refuses to pay what she believes is an outrageously high electric bill.

Saturday, January 31

5:00 PM

Mama 'in One

Season 5 • Episode 17

Mama's quiet weekend alone turns to boredom.

Saturday, January 31

5:30 PM

There's No Place Like ... No Place

Season 5 • Episode 18

Mama is arrested at a rally for homeless people.

Saturday, January 31

6:00 PM

April Fools

Season 5 • Episode 19

Mama sets out to get even with an April Fools' Day prankster.

Sunday, February 1

8:00 AM

Child's Play

Season 4 • Episode 8

The Harpers baby-sit for the minister's grandson.

Sunday, February 1

8:30 AM

Mama Mania

Season 4 • Episode 9

Mama and Naomi team up for tag-team wrestling.

Sunday, February 1

9:00 AM

Gift Horse

Season 4 • Episode 10

Iola discovers her handmade gifts to family members are being sold at the Harpers' garage sale.

Sunday, February 1

9:30 AM

Workman's Holiday

Season 4 • Episode 11

Vint's embarrassed at work when Mama brings him his childhood lunch box.

Sunday, February 1

10:00 AM

Mama Sees Red

Season 4 • Episode 12

A typical Russian homemaker visits the all-American Harper family.

Sunday, February 1

10:30 AM

A Room With No View

Season 4 • Episode 13

A family war erupts when Vint and Naomi want to switch bedrooms with Bubba.

Sunday, February 1

11:00 AM

The Sins of the Mother

Season 4 • Episode 14

When Bubba comes home tipsy, Mama is reminded of a drunken incident involving Eunice.

Sunday, February 1

11:30 AM

A Friend Indeed

Season 4 • Episode 15

Mama is jealous when Iola acquires a new best friend.

Sunday, February 1

12:00 PM

Reading the Riot Act

Season 5 • Episode 20

Mama's church league learns a secret about its president.

Sunday, February 1

12:30 PM

A Taxing Situation

Season 5 • Episode 21

Mama is afraid she's going to be audited by the Internal Revenue Service.

Sunday, February 1

1:00 PM

The Mama of Invention

Season 5 • Episode 22

Vint is tricked into thinking his latest invention could make him a millionaire.

Sunday, February 1

1:30 PM

Hate Thy Neighbor

Season 5 • Episode 23

Bubba falls in love with the granddaughter of Mama's nemesis.

Sunday, February 1

2:00 PM

Dependence Day

Season 5 • Episode 24

Mama's advice backfires when Lola becomes her houseguest.

Sunday, February 1

2:30 PM

Mama Takes Three

Season 5 • Episode 25

After Vint and Naomi learn they can't conceive a child naturally, they decide to pursue adoption.

Sunday, February 1

3:00 PM

Mama's Medicine Show

Season 6 • Episode 1

After reading how much it costs to raise a child, Vint and Naomi decide to go into business.

Sunday, February 1

3:30 PM

An Affair to Forget

Season 6 • Episode 2

After finding his wedding ring in the bathroom, Mama suspects that Vint is having an affair.

Sunday, February 1

4:00 PM

Mr. Wrong

Season 6 • Episode 3

Mama and the family learn that Iola's new beau isn't that great of a guy.

Sunday, February 1

4:30 PM

Now Hear This

Season 6 • Episode 4

The Harpers eavesdrop when Vint installs an intercom in the house.

Sunday, February 1

5:00 PM

Tri-State's Most Wanted

Season 6 • Episode 5

Mama sees her date on "Tri-State's Most Wanted" just as he is arriving to pick her up for dinner.

Sunday, February 1

5:30 PM

Mama Fights Back

Season 6 • Episode 6

After calling into a radio show for advice, Mama is offered a show as a consumer advocate.

Sunday, February 1

6:00 PM

A Blast From the Past

Season 6 • Episode 7

Mama doesn't want to attend her 50th high school reunion; she later reveals the reason.

Monday, February 2

5:00 PM

I Do, I Don't

Season 4 • Episode 16

Iola, Bubba and Mama fantasize about marriage after attending a wedding.

Monday, February 2

5:30 PM

Mama Gets the Bird

Season 4 • Episode 17

Uncle Oscar's talking parrot tells the family of a hidden treasure.

Monday, February 2

6:00 PM

Mama's Girls

Season 4 • Episode 18

Mama leads a senior-citizens' tap-dancing troupe.

Monday, February 2

6:30 PM

Mama on "Jeopardy!"

Season 4 • Episode 19

Mama appears on the "Jeopardy!" game show and wins a trip to Hawaii.

Monday, February 2

7:00 PM

Mama Goes Hawaiian

Season 4 • Episode 20

Surprises and romance await the Harpers in Hawaii.

Monday, February 2

7:30 PM

Mama Goes Hawaiian

Season 4 • Episode 21

Mama, vacationing in Hawaii, plans to avoid the man she saved from drowning.

Tuesday, February 3

5:00 PM

Bubba's Double Date

Season 4 • Episode 22

Mama comes to the rescue when Bubba's prom date cancels at the last minute.

Tuesday, February 3

5:30 PM

Bed and Breakdown

Season 4 • Episode 23

Mama opens her house to boarders with hopes of raising money for a new stove.

Tuesday, February 3

6:00 PM

Naomi's Identity Crisis

Season 4 • Episode 24

When Naomi is stricken with amnesia, Mama hopes to turn her into the perfect housewife.

Tuesday, February 3

6:30 PM

Pomp and Circumstance

Season 4 • Episode 25

Mama and Bubba almost miss high-school graduation.

Tuesday, February 3

7:00 PM

Ladies' Choice

Season 5 • Episode 1

Iola and Mama run for the presidency of the ladies' church group.

Tuesday, February 3

7:30 PM

Baby Talk

Season 5 • Episode 2

Mama sets out to discourage Naomi and Vint from having a baby.

Wednesday, February 4

5:00 PM

Naomi's New Position

Season 5 • Episode 3

Naomi's boss wants to trade favors for a promotion.

Wednesday, February 4

5:30 PM

The Really Loud Family

Season 5 • Episode 4

Bubba videotapes his family for a class project.

Wednesday, February 4

6:00 PM

Many Unhappy Returns

Season 5 • Episode 5

Mama mistakenly believes that Vint bought her an expensive bracelet.

Wednesday, February 4

6:30 PM

Found Money

Season 5 • Episode 6

Greed overtakes Mama when she gets $800 from a malfunctioning bank teller machine.

Wednesday, February 4

7:00 PM

My Mama, Myself

Season 5 • Episode 7

Mama has visions of her overbearing mother.

Wednesday, February 4

7:30 PM

Full House

Season 5 • Episode 8

Mama disrupts Vint's plans to join an elite poker club.

Thursday, February 5

5:00 PM

Bedtime for Bubba

Season 5 • Episode 9

Mama suspects Bubba of more than studying with a pretty classmate.

Thursday, February 5

5:30 PM

What a Dump

Season 5 • Episode 10

Mama's home may be demolished to make way for a new landfill.

Thursday, February 5

6:00 PM

Mama Bell

Season 5 • Episode 11

An answering machine and a stray dog give Mama the wrong idea.

Thursday, February 5

6:30 PM

Very Dirty Dancing

Season 5 • Episode 12

Vint and Naomi compete against Mama and her friend in a dance contest.

Thursday, February 5

7:00 PM

Mama's Layaway Plan

Season 5 • Episode 13

Mama earmarks her life savings for a perfect funeral.

Thursday, February 5

7:30 PM

My Phony Valentine

Season 5 • Episode 14

Mama pretends to have a banquet date so Iola won't stay home.

Friday, February 6

5:00 PM

The Big Wheel

Season 5 • Episode 15

Mama believes the lottery is for losers until she gives Iola a winning ticket.

Friday, February 6

5:30 PM

More Power to You

Season 5 • Episode 16

Stubborn Mama refuses to pay what she believes is an outrageously high electric bill.

Friday, February 6

6:00 PM

Mama 'in One

Season 5 • Episode 17

Mama's quiet weekend alone turns to boredom.

Friday, February 6

6:30 PM

There's No Place Like ... No Place

Season 5 • Episode 18

Mama is arrested at a rally for homeless people.

Friday, February 6

7:00 PM

April Fools

Season 5 • Episode 19

Mama sets out to get even with an April Fools' Day prankster.

Friday, February 6

7:30 PM

Reading the Riot Act