Mama's in a hurry to get to the mall for a sale and tries to hurry Fran along to finish eating. But...

After many years of not seeing each other, since high school, Vinton and Mama's next door neighbor...

Vint and Buzz go to a bachelor party in celebration of Vint's impending marriage to Naomi. Meanwhile...

The day of the wedding is at hand, and Vint and Naomi are ready to tie the knot. While Eunice still...

Vinton gets an idea of taking the family (eveyone except Sonja) on to the game show Family Feud, so...

Mama, Vint and Ed throw Eunice a suprise birthday party at the bigger jigger, problem is she's hopin...

Mama is complaining about not having done nothing with her life, so Naomi suggests she get a job. So...

Buzz and Sonya are getting ready for the the high school's Homecoming dance, when Vint tells the kid...

Mama is all dressed up as Fran gets back from the store and she wonders ""Who Died?"", Sonya soon as...

Vint, who has a bowling tournament, wants Mama to wash and iron his shirt and have dinner ready earl...

Claude, having come up with another hair brained scheme, tells Vint that he has a good deal, and Vin...

Eunice is telling Mama how bad her life sucks, while at the same moment making everyone else's life...

Mama's going on about Vint's friend Claude being a bum and everything, when Ellen finally brings Mam...

Buzz and Sonya are the organizers of a dance to raise funds to build a new gym at the high school. T...

Naomi's 2nd ex- husband, Leonard Oates, returns to Raytown after 3 years a wealthy man. Seems he's n...

Ellen Shows up and announces she's been given the ""Woman of the Year"" award at the Raytown Country...

Naomi's ailing and all the signs point to her the Stork being on the way for her and Vint. A fact th...

The story starts in the hosptal, and Vint comes into the scene with Naomi, Ellen, and Eunice standin...

Mama finds Naomi at work being overly nice,and she explains to Mama she's trying to win the Food Cir...

Mama won't let anyone leave because Ellen (who recently divorced her husband Bruce) is on the way ov...

Mama's cousin Gert (Imogene Coca) was once a sprited woman, but time in an old folks home has left h...

Mama, Fran and Naomi take Vint to the Bigger Jigger to try and cheer him up over not getting a promo...

Mama and Fran are putting green stamps into her books,when Vint and Naomi come in from an evening wi...

Mama's wanting desperately to go to the mall and pick up this blue hat she wants. But no one will dr...

Naomi gets home from her self defense class all fired up and Fran and Sonya decide to go next time.B...

Mama finally decides to buy herself a car after her meals on wheels job falls through because she ca...

After shopping at Food Circus for over 40 years, Thelma knows more about the store than it's manager...

It's Vint and Naomi's first wedding anniversary and Vint prepares by reserving two days and one nigh...

Ellen talks Mama into having Mayor Tutwiller's Re-Election press conference at the house.As the Mayo...

Mama and the whole family attend the Inauguration ceremony as the Mayor prepares to swear Mama in as...

Naomi trys to fix breakfast for her family but Mama dumps it out, with Naomi complaining about never...

It's Mama's birthday and she doesn't want no fuss. No cake, no party, and no presents. She only want...

Carl's long lost brother, Roy Harper, shows up out of nowhere on Carl's birthday. Not knowing that h...

Fran gets a fill-in job as a an advice columnist, when she asks Mama for an answer to a question and...

Mama can't get anyone to go with her to Carl's grave, so she goes by herself. After arriving and hav...

Mama finds Frannie's diary when she goes to get Bubba for breakfast. Inside is a note telling Mama t...

The family is in the middle of a game of scrabble when Ellen stops by with a gift for Mama and to at...

Mama is the editor of the years church bazaar cookbook, in it she plans to use her own recipe for Ch...

When Mama's dreams start providing the names of winning horses, the family figures they're in the mo...

Mama's sister, Frannie, has just passed away, and even if she can't bring herself to tell how Franni...

In this Thanksgiving episode, Mama, Bubba, Vinton, Naomi, Iola, and Aunt Effie (Dorothy Van) all go...

Iola is distraught when her cat Midnight dies,although everyone else is thankful,noting that the cat...

Naomi is giving Bubba and Vint a love test to see how romantic they are,from the latest issue Lady's...

The Harpers, Iola and Aunt Effie must go.for cover in the basement when a tornado passes through Ra...

Bubba wants to borrow $200 to buy a new drum set, while Iola's upset that she can't get her jewelry...

Thelma invites Reverend Meecham to dinner in the hopes of being named the president of the Church La...

Unhappy with the rut she's gotten into, Naomi decides to make a change and arrives home with the new...

Vinton is chosen to play Santa @ the Raytown Mall. However, with too much practice, he loses his vo...

Mama and Naomi's plan to find a date for Iola backfires when the date is more interested in Mama.

Mama is appalled when she finds a girlie magazine named Casanova under Bubba's bed while cleaning. S...

An anonymous letter convinces Vint that he's adopted, so he sets out to find his biological mother.

An anonymous letter convinces Vint that he's adopted, so he sets out to find his biological mother.

Mama is surprised to learn she was entered in the Grandma USA contest by Bubba. She is at first relu...

Vint's former Army Sergeant comes to town and recruits Bubba, who enlists after his girlfriend break...

Mama's worldly cousin (Vicki Lawrence in a dual role) annoys Mama with her neverending stories.

Mama emerges as a contender in an arm-wrestling competition.

Naomi's best friend Luann has just been divorced and Naomi wants to set her up with a friend of her'...

After Vint is invited to join the Mystic Order of the Cobra, a local men's club, Mama attempts to sa...

Vint brings home a new electric blanket he received for signing up for a life insurance policy. A f...

Mama brings Auntie Effie home to nurse her back to health after she falls off the roof of her house...

When Bubba has trouble in high school, it's revealed that Mama failed to graduate as well.

Mama develops an addiction to online shopping.

When Vint is accused of being Raytown's "Courteous Crook", Mama and Iola take action to clear his na...

Vint and Naomi are separated yet living in the same house (and driving Mama crazy in the process).

After nearly being hit by lightning, Mama finds a new outlook on life.

After 50 years, Mama finally gets her chance to sing at Raytown's Founders' Day celebration.After ne...

Mama tries to become romantic with her night school teacher.

Reverend and Mrs. Meechum drop by to ask Thelma if she would mind watching their little Eugene while...

Didi, an old friend of Naomi's and a professional wrestler, talks Naomi into being a last-minute sub...

Mama hopes to raise enough to purchase a VCR by selling Iola's gaudy, homemade gifts at a yard sale.

When Mama traumatizes Vinton at work with the "Binky Bunny" lunchbox she made for him when he was a...

A man from the State Department asks the Harpers to host a Russian national named Olga for one day a...

Tired of living in the basement, Vint and Naomi agree to switch rooms with Bubba - pleasing everyone...

After Bubba comes home late and drunk, Mama is enraged and gives him an excessive punishment.

Iola spends all her time with a new friend.

After attending a family wedding, Bubba, Mama, and Iola fantasize about what married life would be l...

After Uncle Oscar passes away, Mama is willed his gabby pet parrot.

Mama starts a senior citizens' tap-dancing troupe in an effort to get Aunt Effie to exercize.

Mama finds herself competing on Jeopardy!

After Mama wins a trip to Hawaii on Jeopardy!, Mama and the family (plus Iola) say aloha!

Vint's dumb luck gets Mama dragged to a party with the "beach bum" she's been trying to avoid.

When Bubba gets stood up by his prom date, Mama sets him up with Iola's nerdy niece, Vernette.

The Harpers rent out a room during the Tri-State Fair.

After Naomi loses her memory, Mama seizes the opportunity to "reprogram" her.

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

Mama's reign as the Church Ladies League President only has two weeks to go and being that it's limi...

Mama and Iola are working hard on a homemade quilt to enter an upcoming contest when Iola comments a...

Naomi's on top of the world with the news that she has an interview for the now vacant Assistant Man...

Mama's already annoyed and trying to avoid Roselle so she won't have to head up the latest charity d...

It's the day before Mama's birthday and Vint decides to make her a present instead of buying her som...

The mail is late,meaning Mama's pention check is late also,so she has to wait around for the mailman...

Iola arrives to collect for the church rummage sell. While Naomi and Vint have nothing, Mama is look...

Mama, Naomi and Iola are planning to go to a show at the Pepper Pot Playhouse, while Vint and Bubba...

Mama's sitting up late waiting for Bubba when Vint and Noami come in and start telling her about the...

Mama plays host to the neighborhood block party, where Mayor Tutwiller is set to make a major announ...

Mama forgets one of Bubba's phone messages but refuses to admit she needs to write them down, as she...

Mama is sacked out on the couch after laser surgery to remove a Corn from her toe. Having Bubba wait...

Vint, Naomi and Bubba are preparing for the upcoming Bowl-A-Thon, hoping to beat the Huflanders, who...

It's Valentine's day and Naomi feels unloved and Vint buying her cheap stuff for doesn't help. Mama...

The entire family is abuzz with Lotto fever, except Mama that is, who just wants Iola to get back wi...

Naomi and Vint rush in to get ready for the awards banquet that night for Food Circus. While Mama co...

Trying to update the church's phone directory is hard enough, but having to do it with everyone runn...

Bubba's off to a rally for the homeless, as Mama and Iola are off to the Rayplex, while Vint and Nao...

April fools day has Mama in a particularly foul mood, as always. First Bubba gets her with a hand bu...

Bubba and Vint are playing basketball out back, when Mama comes out and starts talking about Lolly P...

Vint and Naomi are doing their taxes while Bubba works on Mama's, but their using the long form and...

Iola meets a man that is interested in one of her inventions.But as it turns out Vint,Naomi and Bubb...

Mama's sworn enemy and next door neighbor, Fred Gebhart blows leafs back into Thelma's yard which st...

Thelma and Iola prepare to go a cruise down the Ray River on the Dixie Bell,seems they got a special...

Naomi annouces her and Vint can't get pregnant because Vint is shooting blanks,so Iola suggests that...

After reading about how much it costs to raise a child, Vint and Naomi decide to start a business se...

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

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

The Harpers install an intercom so that Naomi will be able to monitor her baby, but Mama uses it to...

Mama is attracted to actor Leslie Lemoyne, until she sees him on "Tri-State's Most Wanted" (the loca...

Mama verbally attacks a radio show's unhelpful consumer advocate, and the station manager offers her...

Mama is invited to her junior high school's 50th reunion, but she is reluctant to go because of a fa...

Vinton and Naomi persuade Mama to have a psychic called "Madame Rita" give everyone readings. At fir...

After heckling a stand-up comedian at the Bigger Jigger, Mama accepts a challenge to do a routine of...

Bubba books a band called The Bonecrushers for homecoming, and tells the family that the band will b...

Vinton learns that he is about to lose his job because Kwik Keys is being shut down by the new owner...

Mama and Iola are preparing for the Crystal Thorn flower contest, and Iola is angry to find that Mam...

When Mama slips on a roll of pennies in the bank, the family suggests that she sue the bank. To this...

Mama's cousin sends her a live goose for her family's Christmas dinner, and everyone except Mama is...

After watching detective movies on TV for a week, and hearing that Iola's mother is missing, Mama dr...

While working on a photography project, Bubba makes a picture of a young bikini-clad woman with Mama...

Vint wins a Mother's Day dinner for two at a North African (Moroccan) restaurant called Abdul's Gard...

Naomi and Vinton are taking a childbirth class. When Vint is called in to work, Mama has to go to cl...

Vinton and Naomi buy an RV and plan to move to a trailer park; however, they are unable to start the...

When Naomi is upset about her baby being late, Mama tries to calm her down with a false story about...