• Air date: 26 Sep '87 25 episodes
      Thelma Harper and her spinster sister Fran open their home to Thelma's recently divorced son Vinton and his teenage son and daughter. It's quite an adjustment for everyone, especially the cranky, argumentative Thelma.
  • List of Episodes (25)
    • 1. Educating Mama

      26 Sep '87
      When Bubba has trouble in high school, it's revealed that Mama failed to graduate as well.
    • 2. Zirconias Are a Girl's Best Friend

      03 Oct '87
      Mama develops an addiction to online shopping.
    • 3. The Key to the Crime

      10 Oct '87
      When Vint is accused of being Raytown's "Courteous Crook", Mama and Iola take action to clear his name.
    • 4. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

      17 Oct '87
      Vint and Naomi are separated yet living in the same house (and driving Mama crazy in the process).
    • 5. A Big Hand for Mama

      24 Oct '87
      After nearly being hit by lightning, Mama finds a new outlook on life.
    • 6. Flounder's Day

      31 Oct '87
      After 50 years, Mama finally gets her chance to sing at Raytown's Founders' Day celebration.After nearly being hit by lightning, Mama finds a new outlook on life.
    • 7. Teacher's Pet

      07 Nov '87
      Mama tries to become romantic with her night school teacher.
    • 8. Child's Play

      14 Nov '87
      Reverend and Mrs. Meechum drop by to ask Thelma if she would mind watching their little Eugene while they visit the shut-ins at the hospital.
    • 9. Mama Mania

      21 Nov '87
      Didi, an old friend of Naomi's and a professional wrestler, talks Naomi into being a last-minute substitute for her ailing tag-team partner for a match. When Mama accidentally knocks Didi out just before the match, Naomi and Mama have to wrestle against Didi's weighty opponents.
    • 10. Gift Horse

      28 Nov '87
      Mama hopes to raise enough to purchase a VCR by selling Iola's gaudy, homemade gifts at a yard sale.
    • 11. Workman's Holiday

      05 Dec '87
      When Mama traumatizes Vinton at work with the "Binky Bunny" lunchbox she made for him when he was a kid, she must find a way to cure him of his trauma before he loses his job.
    • 12. Mama Sees Red

      12 Dec '87
      A man from the State Department asks the Harpers to host a Russian national named Olga for one day as part of "Project Heartland."
    • 13. A Room with No View

      19 Dec '87
      Tired of living in the basement, Vint and Naomi agree to switch rooms with Bubba - pleasing everyone except Mama.
    • 14. The Sins of the Mother

      09 Jan '88
      After Bubba comes home late and drunk, Mama is enraged and gives him an excessive punishment.
    • 15. A Friend Indeed

      16 Jan '88
      Iola spends all her time with a new friend.
    • 16. I Do, I Don't

      23 Jan '88
      After attending a family wedding, Bubba, Mama, and Iola fantasize about what married life would be like with the objects of their affections.
    • 17. Mama Gets the Bird

      30 Jan '88
      After Uncle Oscar passes away, Mama is willed his gabby pet parrot.
    • 18. Mama's Girls

      06 Feb '88
      Mama starts a senior citizens' tap-dancing troupe in an effort to get Aunt Effie to exercize.
    • 19. Mama on Jeopardy!

      13 Feb '88
      Mama finds herself competing on Jeopardy!
    • 20. Mama Goes Hawaiian - Part 1

      20 Feb '88
      After Mama wins a trip to Hawaii on Jeopardy!, Mama and the family (plus Iola) say aloha!
    • 21. Mama Goes Hawaiian - Part 2

      27 Feb '88
      Vint's dumb luck gets Mama dragged to a party with the "beach bum" she's been trying to avoid.
    • 22. Bubba's Double Date

      05 Mar '88
      When Bubba gets stood up by his prom date, Mama sets him up with Iola's nerdy niece, Vernette.
    • 23. Bed and Breakdown

      12 Mar '88
      The Harpers rent out a room during the Tri-State Fair.
    • 24. Naomi's Identity Crisis

      19 Mar '88
      After Naomi loses her memory, Mama seizes the opportunity to "reprogram" her.
    • 25. Pomp and Circumstance

      26 Mar '88
      Mama and Bubba will graduate from high school together, but Bubba wants to skip the ceremony.