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Mama's Family

Season 1 1983

  • 1983-01-22T05:00:00Z on Syndication
  • 25m
  • 5h 25m (13 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
Mama's Family mined humor from a squabbling family in the Midwestern blue collar suburb of Raytown. The noisy clan was headed by "Mama" Thelma, a buxom, gray-haired widow with sharp opinions and a sharper tongue who shared her small house with her high-strung sister Fran, a journalist for a local paper. Mama's lazy, dimwitted son, Vint, a locksmith by trade, moved in at the start of the series with his troublesome teenage children, Buzz and Sonja, after his wife run off to become a Las Vegas show-girl. Much to Mama's disgust, Vint soon took up with the flirtatious neighbor Naomi. The two where married in early 1983, and Naomi moved in too. Further uproar was caused by the periodic visits from Mama's two married daughter's, the foul mouthed Eunice and the snobbish Ellen. Ed was Eunice's Dolt of a husband. In the Fall of 86 Mama's Family returned to TV in first-run syndication. Fran had recently passed (Rue McClanahan was now starring in The Golden Girls) and Ed and Eunice had moved to Florida, leaving behind their son Bubba as he finishes his time in Juvenile Hall and forcing him to move in. Meanwhile, neighbor Iola Boylen makes the house's acquaintance and becomes a regular visitor with her unique charm.

13 episodes

Series Premiere

1983-01-22T05:00:00Z

1x01 Vint and the Kids Move In

Series Premiere

1x01 Vint and the Kids Move In

  • 1983-01-22T05:00:00Z25m

This was the pilot episode, which was the first to air. Along with "The Family" regulars Vicki and Betty White, the episode introduces Aunt Fran, Vinton, Naomi, Buzz and Sonja. Vinton and his two children move back home after being evicted, disrupting the "happy" home life of Thelma and her sister, Fran (Rue McClanahan), who threatens to move out. The relationship between Vint and Naomi begins to blossom.

1983-01-29T05:00:00Z

1x02 For Better or for Worse

1x02 For Better or for Worse

  • 1983-01-29T05:00:00Z25m

Vint and Naomi get together, much to Mama's chagrin.

1983-02-05T05:00:00Z

1x03 The Wedding (Part 1)

1x03 The Wedding (Part 1)

  • 1983-02-05T05:00:00Z25m

The boys party and the girls decorate as Vint and Naomi's marriage looms.

1983-02-12T05:00:00Z

1x04 The Wedding (Part 2)

1x04 The Wedding (Part 2)

  • 1983-02-12T05:00:00Z25m

The big day has finally arrived for Naomi and Vint.

1983-02-19T05:00:00Z

1x05 Family Feud

1x05 Family Feud

  • 1983-02-19T05:00:00Z25m

It's time for Mama, Vint, Naomi, Ellen, and Buzz to play the Feud!

1983-02-26T05:00:00Z

1x06 Cellmates

1x06 Cellmates

  • 1983-02-26T05:00:00Z25m

Eunice and Mama wind up in jail after they cause a disturbance at the Bigger Jigger.

1983-03-05T05:00:00Z

1x07 Mama Gets a Job

1x07 Mama Gets a Job

  • 1983-03-05T05:00:00Z25m

Mama gets a taste of the real world when she gets a job as a receptionist.

1983-03-12T05:00:00Z

1x08 Double Standard

1x08 Double Standard

  • 1983-03-12T05:00:00Z25m

Sonya and Buzz spar with Vint over their curfew as the homecoming dance approaches.

1983-03-19T05:00:00Z

1x09 Mama's Boyfriend

1x09 Mama's Boyfriend

  • 1983-03-19T05:00:00Z25m

Mama rekindles her romance with an old beau she hasn't seen in forty years.

1983-03-26T05:00:00Z

1x10 Fran's Dress

1x10 Fran's Dress

  • 1983-03-26T05:00:00Z25m

Mama ruins Fran's brand new dress on the day of her special occasion.

1983-04-02T05:00:00Z

1x11 Alien Marriage

1x11 Alien Marriage

  • 1983-04-02T05:00:00Z25m

Vint gets roped into a crazy scheme to marry an illegal alien for money.

1983-04-30T04:00:00Z

1x12 Positive Thinking

1x12 Positive Thinking

  • 1983-04-30T04:00:00Z25m

Eunice wins a role in a production at the Pepperpot Theatre, fulfilling and reigniting a lifelong desire to become an actress.

Season Finale

1983-05-07T04:00:00Z

1x13 Mama's Silver

Season Finale

1x13 Mama's Silver

  • 1983-05-07T04:00:00Z25m

Vint pawns Mama's silver to bail out his friend Claude Cainmaker (whom Mama can't stand).

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