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 Seasons 131 Episodes

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

Thursday, April 30

5:00 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, April 30

5:30 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, April 30

6:00 PM

Flounder's Day

Season 4 • Episode 6

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

Thursday, April 30

6:30 PM

Teacher's Pet

Season 4 • Episode 7

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

Thursday, April 30

7:00 PM

Child's Play

Season 4 • Episode 8

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

Thursday, April 30

7:30 PM

Mama Mania

Season 4 • Episode 9

Mama and Naomi team up for tag-team wrestling.

Friday, May 1

5:00 PM

Gift Horse

Season 4 • Episode 10

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

Friday, May 1

5:30 PM

Workman's Holiday

Season 4 • Episode 11

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

Friday, May 1

6:00 PM

Mama Sees Red

Season 4 • Episode 12

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

Friday, May 1

6:30 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, May 1

7:00 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, May 1

7:30 PM

A Friend Indeed

Season 4 • Episode 15

Mama is jealous when Iola acquires a new best friend.

Friday, May 1

9:00 PM

Dependence Day

Season 5 • Episode 24

Mama's advice backfires when Lola becomes her houseguest.

Friday, May 1

9:30 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.

Friday, May 1

10:00 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.

Friday, May 1

10:30 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.

Friday, May 1

11:00 PM

Mr. Wrong

Season 6 • Episode 3

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

Friday, May 1

11:30 PM

Now Hear This

Season 6 • Episode 4

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

Saturday, May 2

12:00 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.

Saturday, May 2

12:30 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.

Saturday, May 2

1:00 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.

Saturday, May 2

1:30 PM

Psychic Pheno-Mama

Season 6 • Episode 8

Vint and Naomi return home after meeting a physic, Madam Rita, telling the whole family about her.

Saturday, May 2

2:00 PM

Take My Mama, Please!

Season 6 • Episode 9

While comedian Shecky Lewis is on stage performing at the Bigger Jigger, Mama heckles him.

Saturday, May 2

2:30 PM

Bubba's House Band

Season 6 • Episode 10

Bubba books the Bonecrushers for Homecoming; he brings home an all-female heavy-metal band.

Saturday, May 2

3:00 PM

Mama Takes Stock

Season 6 • Episode 11

Mama wields her portfolio and saves Vint's job by stopping the store from closing.

Saturday, May 2

3:30 PM

War of the Roses

Season 6 • Episode 12

Lola and Mama become enemies when they compete in a rose show.

Saturday, May 2

4:00 PM

Mama Takes a Dive

Season 6 • Episode 13

Mama slips on a roll of pennies and sues the bank.

Saturday, May 2

4:30 PM

Mama Gets Goosed

Season 6 • Episode 14

A live goose, meant to be Christmas dinner, becomes a pet.

Saturday, May 2

5:00 PM

The Big Nap

Season 6 • Episode 15

Mama turns sleuth to find Iola's mother.

Saturday, May 2

5:30 PM

Pinup Mama

Season 6 • Episode 16

Mama (Vicki Lawrence Schultz) sets out to recruit men for a church-sponsored dance.

Saturday, May 2

6:00 PM

Guess Who's Going to Dinner

Season 6 • Episode 17

Vint must choose between Mama and Naomi when he wins a dinner for two.

Sunday, May 3

12:00 PM

Look Who's Breathing

Season 6 • Episode 18

Mama describes parenthood to Naomi's childbirth class.

Sunday, May 3

12:30 PM

There Is Nothing Like the Dames

Season 6 • Episode 19

Mama (Vicki Lawrence Schultz) hopes to become a member of an exclusive women's club.

Sunday, May 3

1:00 PM

Bye-Bye, Baby!

Season 6 • Episode 20

Naomi and Vint's (Dorothy Lyman, Ken Berry) baby arrives early.

Sunday, May 3

1:30 PM

Vint and the Kids Move In

Season 1 • Episode 1

Evicted Vint shows up with his children.

Sunday, May 3

2:00 PM

For Better or Worse

Season 1 • Episode 2

Vint and Naomi announce wedding plans.

Sunday, May 3

2:30 PM

The Wedding

Season 1 • Episode 3

While Vint is at his stag party, the women have a get-together that turns disastrous.

Sunday, May 3

3:00 PM

The Wedding

Season 1 • Episode 4

Naomi and Vint wind up on Mama's doorstep after they're swindled out of their housing investment.

Sunday, May 3

3:30 PM

Family Feud

Season 1 • Episode 5

The Harper family competes on "Family Feud.".

Sunday, May 3

4:00 PM

Cellmates

Season 1 • Episode 6

Mama and Eunice share confidences in jail.

Sunday, May 3

4:30 PM

Mama Gets a Job

Season 1 • Episode 7

Mama goes to work for a travel agency.

Sunday, May 3

5:00 PM

Double Standard

Season 1 • Episode 8

Sonia rebels when Buzz gets a later curfew.

Sunday, May 3

5:30 PM

Mama's Boyfriend

Season 1 • Episode 9

Mama takes a weekend trip with an old beau.

Sunday, May 3

6:00 PM

Fran's Dress

Season 1 • Episode 10

Mama runs out to replace Fran's dress after she accidentally burns a hole in it.

Sunday, May 3

6:30 PM

Family Feud

Season 1 • Episode 5

The Harper family competes on "Family Feud.".

Sunday, May 3

11:00 PM

Mama and Dr. Brothers

Season 3 • Episode 6

Naomi seeks advice on sex from Dr. Joyce Brothers.

Sunday, May 3

11:30 PM

Cat's Meow

Season 3 • Episode 7

Iola wants to freeze-dry her recently deceased cat.

Monday, May 4

12:00 AM

The Love Letter

Season 3 • Episode 8

A steamy love letter falls into the wrong hands at the Harper house.

Monday, May 4

12:30 AM

An Ill Wind

Season 3 • Episode 9

A Thanksgiving tornado traps the clan in the cellar.

Monday, May 4

1:00 AM

Steal One, Pearl Two

Season 3 • Episode 10

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

Monday, May 4

1:30 AM

Where There's Smoke

Season 3 • Episode 11

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

Monday, May 4

2:00 AM

Fly Naomi

Season 3 • Episode 12

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

Monday, May 4

2:30 AM

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, May 4

3:00 AM

Desperately Seeking Anyone

Season 3 • Episode 14

Iola's blind date sets his sights on Mama.

Monday, May 4

3:30 AM

Porn Again

Season 3 • Episode 15

Mama joins a group that opposes pornography.

Monday, May 4

4:00 AM

Have It Mama's Way

Season 3 • Episode 16

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

Monday, May 4

4:30 AM

Birthright

Season 3 • Episode 17

Vint becomes convinced that he is adopted.

Monday, May 4

5:00 AM

Grandma USA

Season 3 • Episode 18

Mama participates in a "Grandma USA" pageant.

Monday, May 4

5:30 AM

Buck Private Bubba

Season 3 • Episode 19

Bubba enlists in the Army to impress his girlfriend.

Monday, May 4

5:00 PM

I Do, I Don't

Season 4 • Episode 16

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

Monday, May 4

5:30 PM

Mama Gets the Bird

Season 4 • Episode 17

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

Monday, May 4

6:00 PM

Mama's Girls

Season 4 • Episode 18

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

Monday, May 4

6:30 PM

Mama on "Jeopardy!"

Season 4 • Episode 19

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

Monday, May 4

7:00 PM

Mama Goes Hawaiian

Season 4 • Episode 20

Surprises and romance await the Harpers in Hawaii.

Monday, May 4

7:30 PM

Mama Goes Hawaiian

Season 4 • Episode 21

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

Tuesday, May 5

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, May 5

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, May 5

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, May 5

6:30 PM

Pomp and Circumstance

Season 4 • Episode 25

Mama and Bubba almost miss high-school graduation.

Tuesday, May 5

7:00 PM

Ladies' Choice

Season 5 • Episode 1

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

Tuesday, May 5

7:30 PM

Baby Talk

Season 5 • Episode 2

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

Wednesday, May 6

5:00 PM

Naomi's New Position

Season 5 • Episode 3

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

Wednesday, May 6

5:30 PM

The Really Loud Family

Season 5 • Episode 4

Bubba videotapes his family for a class project.

Wednesday, May 6

6:00 PM

Many Unhappy Returns

Season 5 • Episode 5

Mama mistakenly believes that Vint bought her an expensive bracelet.

Wednesday, May 6

6:30 PM

Found Money

Season 5 • Episode 6

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

Wednesday, May 6

7:00 PM

My Mama, Myself

Season 5 • Episode 7

Mama has visions of her overbearing mother.

Wednesday, May 6

7:30 PM

Full House

Season 5 • Episode 8

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

Thursday, May 7

5:00 PM

Bedtime for Bubba

Season 5 • Episode 9

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

Thursday, May 7

5:30 PM

What a Dump

Season 5 • Episode 10

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

Thursday, May 7

6:00 PM

Mama Bell

Season 5 • Episode 11

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

Thursday, May 7

6:30 PM

Very Dirty Dancing

Season 5 • Episode 12

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

Thursday, May 7

7:00 PM

Mama's Layaway Plan

Season 5 • Episode 13

Mama earmarks her life savings for a perfect funeral.

Thursday, May 7

7:30 PM

My Phony Valentine

Season 5 • Episode 14

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

Friday, May 8

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, May 8

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, May 8

6:00 PM

Mama 'in One

Season 5 • Episode 17

Mama's quiet weekend alone turns to boredom.

Friday, May 8

6:30 PM

There's No Place Like ... No Place

Season 5 • Episode 18

Mama is arrested at a rally for homeless people.

Friday, May 8

7:00 PM

April Fools

Season 5 • Episode 19

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

Friday, May 8

7:30 PM

Reading the Riot Act

Season 5 • Episode 20

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

Friday, May 8

9:00 PM

Alien Marriage

Season 1 • Episode 11

Vint agrees to marry a Portuguese woman so she can get legal U.S. status.

Friday, May 8

9:30 PM

Positive Thinking

Season 1 • Episode 12

Eunice undergoes a drastic change after listening to Buzz's tape on positive thinking.

Friday, May 8

10:00 PM

Mama's Silver

Season 1 • Episode 13

Vint hocks Mama's silver to get enough cash to bail a friend out of jail.

Friday, May 8

10:30 PM

Flaming Forties

Season 2 • Episode 1

Mama saves the day when the band scheduled to play at a school dance cancels its performance.

Friday, May 8

11:00 PM

The Return of Leonard Oates

Season 2 • Episode 2

Naomi's former husband tries to win her back.

Friday, May 8

11:30 PM

Country Club

Season 2 • Episode 3

Ellen is named Woman of the Year by the Raytown Country Club.

Saturday, May 9

12:00 PM

Naomi and the Stork

Season 2 • Episode 4

Naomi thinks she is pregnant.

Saturday, May 9

12:30 PM

Rashomama

Season 2 • Episode 5

Vint tries to get to the bottom of Mama's mishap.

Saturday, May 9

1:00 PM

Obscene Call

Season 2 • Episode 6

Naomi is victimized by obscene phone calls.

Saturday, May 9

1:30 PM

Ellen's Boyfriend

Season 2 • Episode 7

The family learns Ellen dates a younger man.

Saturday, May 9

2:00 PM

Aunt Gert Rides Again

Season 2 • Episode 8

Mama brings some fun to her cousin who is living in a nursing home.

Saturday, May 9

2:30 PM

Amateur Night

Season 2 • Episode 9

Vint is sure he has a shot at stardom after winning a talent contest.

Saturday, May 9

3:00 PM

The Mama Who Came to Dinner

Season 2 • Episode 10

Mama's paralyzing back problems flare up just when guests start arriving for Naomi's dinner party.

Saturday, May 9

3:30 PM

Mama Learns to Drive

Season 2 • Episode 11

The family decides to teach Mama to drive.

Saturday, May 9

4:00 PM

Black Belt Mama

Season 2 • Episode 12

Mama takes a self-defense class after being mugged.

Saturday, May 9

4:30 PM

Mama Buys a Car

Season 2 • Episode 13

Mama takes revenge on a used-car salesman.

Saturday, May 9

5:00 PM

Supermarket

Season 2 • Episode 14

A supermarket hires Mama as a consultant.

Saturday, May 9

5:30 PM

No Room at the Inn

Season 2 • Episode 15

Mama disrupts Vint and Naomi's plans for a romantic anniversary.

Saturday, May 9

6:00 PM

Mama for Mayor

Season 2 • Episode 16

Mama announces her plans to run for mayor.

Sunday, May 10

12:00 PM

Mama for Mayor

Season 2 • Episode 17

Mama discovers that the mayor's job is overwhelming.

Sunday, May 10

12:30 PM

Harper Versus Harper

Season 2 • Episode 18

Mama and Naomi battle in court over the issue of a broken vacuum cleaner.

Sunday, May 10

1:00 PM

Mama's Birthday

Season 2 • Episode 19

Buzz discovers why Mama dislikes celebrating her birthday.

Sunday, May 10

1:30 PM

Mama Cries Uncle

Season 2 • Episode 20

Mama's long-lost brother-in-law arrives and charms everyone except her.

Sunday, May 10

2:00 PM

Ask Aunt Fran

Season 2 • Episode 21

Aunt Fran is writing an advice column in the local newspaper, but she doesn't have any good advice.

Sunday, May 10

2:30 PM

A Grave Mistake

Season 2 • Episode 22

Mama discovers a stranger has been buried next to her husband.

Sunday, May 10

3:00 PM

Farewell, Frannie

Season 3 • Episode 1

Mama Harper hopes she can keep the cause of her sister's death a secret.

Sunday, May 10

3:30 PM

Where There's a Will

Season 3 • Episode 2

Aunt Fran's will contains one last condition.

Sunday, May 10

4:00 PM

Best Medicine

Season 3 • Episode 3

Mama's daughter (Betty White) secretly checks into the hospital for an operation.

Sunday, May 10

4:30 PM

National Mama

Season 3 • Episode 4

The Harpers race to the betting window when Mama has visions of winning horses.

Sunday, May 10

5:00 PM

Soup to Nuts

Season 3 • Episode 5

Mama, Naomi and Iola compete to see who makes the best chili.

Sunday, May 10

5:30 PM

Mama and Dr. Brothers

Season 3 • Episode 6

Naomi seeks advice on sex from Dr. Joyce Brothers.

Sunday, May 10

6:00 PM

Cat's Meow

Season 3 • Episode 7

Iola wants to freeze-dry her recently deceased cat.

Sunday, May 10

6:30 PM

Naomi and the Stork