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Mother and Son

Season 5 1992

  • 1992-02-09T13:00:00Z on ABC
  • 30m
  • 3h 30m (7 episodes)
  • Australia
  • English
  • Comedy
Mother and Son was a multiple Logie Award-winning Australian television sitcom produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 16 January 1984 until 21 March 1994. The show stars Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps and Judy Morris. It was created and written by Geoffrey Atherden AM. Its classic theme song features the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, playing to I Want a Girl, a jazz standard which was recorded by Al Jolson in the 1920s.

7 episodes

Season Premiere

1992-02-09T13:00:00Z

5x01 The Deed

Season Premiere

5x01 The Deed

  • 1992-02-09T13:00:00Z30m

Trying to get Maggie to sign over Power of Attorney to the house is a hard journey for Arthur when she accidently loses the deed in her bedroom.

1992-02-16T13:00:00Z

5x02 The Budgie

5x02 The Budgie

  • 1992-02-16T13:00:00Z30m

Feeling that Maggie could use some companionship after a fight with Robert, Arthur brings home a budgie for her to look after...this is harder than it seems for Maggie, who decides to feed the bird some chicken.

1992-02-23T13:00:00Z

5x03 The Big Sleep

5x03 The Big Sleep

  • 1992-02-23T13:00:00Z30m

Maggie's having trouble falling asleep...causing Arthur sleepless nights too, for her fear of death has arisen once again.

She begins making several arrangements for her death..which prompts her to think about her husbands funeral, and how little she did for him.

1992-03-01T13:30:00Z

5x04 The Clock

5x04 The Clock

  • 1992-03-01T13:30:00Z30m

All Arthur wants is a nice, quiet Saturday at home, but Maggie believes a neighbour across the street stole her clock many years ago, so she returns to claim it, but is caught taking it.

Arthur and Robert need to find a way to find out if the clock is genuinely hers or not. But there is something else up Robert's sleeve...

1992-03-08T13:30:00Z

5x05 The Rest

5x05 The Rest

  • 1992-03-08T13:30:00Z30m

Maggie can't understand why Arthur is being so cranky lately, so she decides to visit the doctor to get some answers.

The answer, give Arthur a holiday. But Arthur has something else in mind...

1992-03-15T13:30:00Z

5x06 The Baby

5x06 The Baby

  • 1992-03-15T13:30:00Z30m

Secretly doing some babysitting during the day, Maggie gives away what shes doing when Arthur sees she's knitting a baby booty, but when he discovers the baby, he thinks she's kidnapped it from the shop.

A visit from Robert and Liz prompts them to check on the baby and a letter that Maggie received in the mail for Robert leads Arthur, and eventually Liz, to think the baby is Robert's. Will Arthur find out what Maggie is up to?

Season Finale

1992-03-22T13:30:00Z

5x07 The Sunday Roast

Season Finale

5x07 The Sunday Roast

  • 1992-03-22T13:30:00Z30m

All Arthur wants is to bring home a girlfriend for Sunday lunch, but convincing Maggie is the trouble. So he disguises his girlfriend as a distant cousin who is visiting the family, and this impresses Maggie, who just loves the family.

Arthur gets the whole family together and lets Robert and Liz in on the secret, but they have a hard time keeping it from Maggie when an argument breaks out between Maggie and Liz.

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