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Mama's Family

  • 1983 – 1990
  • Ended
  • Comedy
  • ~25m / ep
  • 6 seasons
  • 7.5/10

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.

Latest: Season 6 · 1989

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  1. E1. Mama's Medicine Show

    Sep 23, 1989 · 25m

    After reading about how much it costs to raise a child, Vint and Naomi decide to start a business selling bottles of Mama's mother-in-law's "miracle tonic."

  2. E2. An Affair to Forget

    Sep 30, 1989 · 25m

    Mama suspects that Vint is having an affair with his new trainee Heather, so she and Iola go to his workplace to investigate.

  3. E3. Mr. Wrong

    Oct 7, 1989 · 25m

    Mama encourages Iola to find herself a man, but the man she finds turns out to be a domineering blowhard.

  4. E4. Now Hear This

    Oct 14, 1989 · 25m

    The Harpers install an intercom so that Naomi will be able to monitor her baby, but Mama uses it to eavesdrop on the family, and vice versa.

  5. E5. Tri-State's Most Wanted

    Oct 21, 1989 · 25m

    Mama is attracted to actor Leslie Lemoyne, until she sees him on "Tri-State's Most Wanted" (the local version of America's Most Wanted), and believes that he is the infamous "widow waster".

  6. E6. Mama Fights Back

    Oct 28, 1989 · 25m

    Mama verbally attacks a radio show's unhelpful consumer advocate, and the station manager offers her his job, with Mama broadcasting from her living room.

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