List of Mama's Family episodes

Vint and Naomi's wedding takes place, but upon discovering their business deal was a scam that cost them all their money, the family returns to live in Mama's house.

Vint takes the family on the game show Family Feud (with Richard Dawson), so they can attempt to win $10,000.

Mama, Vint and Ed throw Eunice a surprise birthday party at the Bigger Jigger, but a ruckus ensues causing Eunice and Mama to both be arrested and spend the evening in a jail cell.

Buzz and Sonja are getting ready for their high school's homecoming dance, but Vint gives the younger Buzz a later curfew because he is a boy.

Mama has a date with her old beau Woody, whom she has not seen in 40 years, and they both decide to spend the weekend together out of town against the wishes of her family.

Mama accidentally scorches a dress that Fran is to wear at an awards banquet that evening, and she and Ellen must race to find a replacement before Fran returns home.

Eunice starts listening to a positive-thinking tape and her outlook is transformed into newfound optimism and self-confidence. However, after being pushed around by the people around her, her cheeriness quickly fades.

In another flashback episode, Vinton gets a call from his ne'er-do-well friend Claude Canemaker, who needs $250 to post bail, and Vint secretly pawns Mama's silver when no one will lend him the money.

Mama is in the hospital, having been hit on the head with a stew pot. In flashbacks, Naomi, Ellen, and Eunice each tell Vint a different account of how it happened.

After Naomi starts receiving obscene telephone calls, Mama, Fran and Vint initially suggest it is Naomi's fault because of her clothes and personality, but they quickly realize how indiscriminate the caller is while Naomi is away.

Ellen starts dating a much younger man named Glen, and hides him from her family due to their differences in age. Meanwhile, Vinton wins a dinner for four... at the restaurant where Ellen and Glen are dining that evening.

Mama's cousin Gert (Imogene Coca), who was once a spirited and vivacious woman, is now in a nursing home that has left her sedate and lifeless. Mama attempts to reinvigorate her and the fellow residents at Gert's birthday party.

When Mama ridicules Mayor Tutweiler at a re-election press conference at her house, he challenges her to run against him. This leads to tireless campaigning, a debate, and Ellen's attempts to stop Mama from running for office.

After winning the office of mayor, Mama soon discovers that she is not prepared for the job as the entire town turns against her.

All Mama wants for her birthday is for someone to help her clean out the attic, so Buzz helps her. While they work, he asks her to tell him about her 30th birthday party. In a flashback, she recalls how everything went wrong that day.

Mama's brother-in-law, Roy Harper, shows up and charms the entire family except for Mama, who has mixed feelings about him. Guest Star: Murray Hamilton as Roy Harper.

Mama visits Carl's grave, and is upset to discover that another woman is buried next to him in Mama's reserved plot.

Set two years after the final NBC show, Fran has just died of "natural causes," and Mama is determined to give her late sister something she never had, a "perfect day." But things soon turn from perfect to terrible as one disaster after another strikes. To add to the aggravation of the day, Mama's grandson Bubba is unexpectedly released from juvenile hall, to her guardianship.

The executor of Fran's will informs the family that Fran was worth $35,000. However, in order to receive the money, Fran's will stipulates that Mama must not lose her temper for a period of two weeks.

Ellen stops by with a gift for Mama and attempts to apologize for missing Aunt Fran's funeral; Mama refuses to forgive her and throws her out. Later, Mama learns that Ellen is in the hospital.

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

Mama, Iola and Naomi decide to have to a chili cook-off (with Vint as judge), with the winner getting her recipe in the church bazaar cookbook.

When Mama makes a bid to be President of the Church Ladies' League, she decides she must charm Reverend Meechum and his critical wife, Alberta, by inviting them over to dinner. However, her dinner with the Reverend does not go as planned when an escapee from juvenile hall makes an unexpected appearance. Guest Yeardley Smith.

Mama is surprised to learn she was entered in the Grandma USA contest by Bubba. She is at first reluctant to compete, but changes her mind when she finds out the grand prize is a dream kitchen, complete with a self-cleaning oven.

Mama's worldly cousin (Vicki Lawrence in a dual role) annoys Mama but charms the family with her lifestyle and her never-ending stories.

When Mama becomes addicted to TV home shopping, her family must intervene when the credit card bill arrives.

When Mama tries to use the bank's ATM, it malfunctions and gives her $800, and she is unsure whether to keep it or give it back to the bank.

When Mama finds herself alone in the house all weekend after Iola, Bubba, Vint and Naomi leave town, it seems like a dream come true — until boredom and loneliness set in.

After being told that they cannot conceive a child, Vint and Naomi try to adopt, but a psychiatrist must meet with them and Mama before granting his approval.