Mama's Family - Season 5

Mama's Family - Season 5

Season 5

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DatesNov 5, 1988 - May 27, 1989
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Episodes

Ladies Choice
Season 5Episode 130 min

Ladies Choice

Mama seeks a repeat term as Church Ladies League president, but finds herself running against the last person she thought would be her opponent.

Nov 5, 1988
Baby Talk
Season 5Episode 230 min

Baby Talk

When Vint and Naomi decide they want a baby, Mama tries to rattle them with a friend's cranky infant.

Nov 12, 1988
Naomi's New Position
Season 5Episode 330 min

Naomi's New Position

Naomi is expecting a job promotion, but she finds her boss expects more from her than she's willing to give. 

Nov 19, 1988
The Really Loud Family
Season 5Episode 430 min

The Really Loud Family

Bubba videotapes his family for a class project.

Nov 26, 1988
Many Unhappy Returns
Season 5Episode 530 min

Many Unhappy Returns

Mama mistakenly believes that Vint bought her an expensive bracelet.

Dec 3, 1988
Found Money
Season 5Episode 630 min

Found Money

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

Dec 10, 1988
My Mama, Myself
Season 5Episode 730 min

My Mama, Myself

Mama is haunted by visions of her departed mother, who was always trying to run her daughter's life. 

Dec 17, 1988
Full House
Season 5Episode 830 min

Full House

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

Jan 7, 1989
Bedtime for Bubba
Season 5Episode 930 min

Bedtime for Bubba

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

Jan 14, 1989
What a Dump
Season 5Episode 1030 min

What a Dump

It's Mama vs. City Hall when the town decides to turn her neighborhood into the new landfill.

Jan 21, 1989
Mama Bell
Season 5Episode 1130 min

Mama Bell

Mama reluctantly gets a phone machine and Vint and Naomi hid a stray dog in the garage and succeed in convincing Mama that she's getting senile when she claims she keeps hearing a dog barking.

Jan 28, 1989
Very Dirty Dancing
Season 5Episode 1230 min

Very Dirty Dancing

Mama finds herself competing against Vint and Naomi in a dance contest. The kind of dancing she must do to win makes her unsure of the whole thing.

Feb 4, 1989
Mama's Layaway Plan
Season 5Episode 1330 min

Mama's Layaway Plan

Mama earmarks her life savings for a perfect funeral.

Feb 11, 1989
My Phony Valentine
Season 5Episode 1430 min

My Phony Valentine

It is Valentine's Day, and Mama falsely says she has a date so that Iola will feel free to go out. To support her lie, Mama orders an escort from "Rent-a-Gent."

Feb 18, 1989
The Big Wheel
Season 5Episode 1530 min

The Big Wheel

When a lottery ticket seems to be the grand prize winner, Mama and Iola fight over whose it is.

Feb 25, 1989
More Power to You
Season 5Episode 1630 min

More Power to You

Stubborn Mama refuses to pay what she believes is an outrageously high electric bill.

Mar 4, 1989
Mama in One
Season 5Episode 1730 min

Mama in One

Mama's quiet weekend alone turns to boredom.

Mar 11, 1989
There's No Place Like...No Place
Season 5Episode 1830 min

There's No Place Like...No Place

Mama is arrested at a rally for homeless people.

Mar 25, 1989
April Fools
Season 5Episode 1930 min

April Fools

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

Apr 1, 1989
Reading the Riot Act
Season 5Episode 2030 min

Reading the Riot Act

Lolly Purdue is doing a terrible job as President of the Church Ladies League, so Mama and Iola plan to have her impeached.

Apr 15, 1989
A Taxing Situation
Season 5Episode 2130 min

A Taxing Situation

Mama does some creative accounting on her income tax return. Her victory over Uncle Sam is short-lived, however, when an IRS agent comes calling.

Apr 22, 1989
The Mama of Invention
Season 5Episode 2230 min

The Mama of Invention

Vint is tricked into thinking his latest invention could make him a millionaire.

May 6, 1989
Hate Thy Neighbor
Season 5Episode 2330 min

Hate Thy Neighbor

Bubba starts going out with the granddaughter of neighbor Fred Gebhart, which upsets Mama because of a lifelong feud between the Harpers and the Gebharts.

May 13, 1989
Dependence Day
Season 5Episode 2430 min

Dependence Day

Iola finally stands up to her manipulative mother, only to be kicked out of her house, leaving her no alternative but to move in with the Harpers.

May 20, 1989
Mama Makes Three
Season 5Episode 2530 min

Mama Makes Three

When Vint and Naomi decide to adopt a child, Mama hurts their chances by confiding in the psychologist who's evaluating the family.

May 27, 1989

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