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S5.E1 ∙ Ladies Choice

Fri, Nov 04, 1988

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

8.1 /10

After visiting a friend with a new baby, Naomi and Vint decide they want a baby themselves. But Mama, who feels that there isn't room in the house for another person, decides to have them babysit another friend's cranky infant, in order to discourage them.

7.2 /10

S5.E3 ∙ Naomi's New Position

Fri, Nov 18, 1988

Naomi's new store manager Archie Woods has offered her the newly-opened position of assistant manager. She's flattered to have been selected but is not flattered one bit when Mr. Woods makes it clear, in words and actions, that she must be "very friendly" to him to secure the promotion. Naomi realizes this is why the the last female assistant manager was let go. He tells her to go home and think it over. She goes home and tells Mama and Iola what he did. After giving her a talk about what he did was sexual harassment, she's still too upset to do anything, so Mama comes up with a plan to give Woods a taste of his own medicine and get positive proof of his sleazy doings. (You have to see this plan in action. LOL. )

7.5 /10

S5.E4 ∙ The Really Loud Family

Fri, Nov 25, 1988

Bubba has a class project: to make a video about his family. The Harpers and Iola are happy to participate. But a short in the camera makes for awkward moments, as everyone's comments come out differently than intended.

9.2 /10

S5.E5 ∙ Many Unhappy Returns

Fri, Dec 02, 1988

All Mama wants for her birthday is an electric mixer. When she discovers a hidden expensive piece of jewelry meant for someone else and assumes it's for her, disaster ensues.

7.7 /10

S5.E6 ∙ Found Money

Fri, Dec 09, 1988

An ATM malfunction leaves Mama with a small fortune. Her plans on what to do with the money prove vastly different than her family's ideas.

7.7 /10

S5.E7 ∙ My Mama, Myself

Fri, Dec 16, 1988

Mama considers selling a brooch that belonged to her late mother, but has second thoughts when the old woman's spirit begins to haunt her in protest.

8.1 /10

S5.E8 ∙ Full House

Fri, Jan 06, 1989

Vint wants to join a poker circle and, unsurprisingly, needs Mama's help. But her "help" may do more harm than good.

7.5 /10

S5.E9 ∙ Bedtime for Bubba

Fri, Jan 13, 1989

Mama finds evidence suggesting that Bubba has been engaging in hanky panky, and convinces Iola to help her catch him in the act.

7.8 /10

S5.E10 ∙ What a Dump

Fri, Jan 20, 1989

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

7.6 /10

S5.E11 ∙ Mama Bell

Fri, Jan 27, 1989

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.

8.4 /10

S5.E12 ∙ Very Dirty Dancing

Fri, Feb 03, 1989

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.

8.3 /10

S5.E13 ∙ Mama's Layaway Plan

Fri, Feb 10, 1989

After attending a barebones funeral with no mourners, Mama vows her own funeral will be an unforgettable extravagance. Her all-consuming plans alienate her family.

7.8 /10

S5.E14 ∙ My Phony Valentine

Fri, Feb 17, 1989

It's Valentine's Day, and romance is in the air. But Cupid has less-than-romantic plans for everyone.

7.9 /10

S5.E15 ∙ The Big Wheel

Fri, Feb 24, 1989

Mama and Iola quarrel over ownership of a winning lottery ticket. The winner appears on TV to try for more money, but things don't go as expected.

8 /10

S5.E16 ∙ More Power to You

Fri, Mar 03, 1989

Mama believes the electric company has made an error on her bill, and refuses to pay it. They respond with expected results.

8.2 /10

S5.E17 ∙ Mama in One

Fri, Mar 10, 1989

A weekend alone seems like Mama's dream come true, but the quiet and loneliness prove more than she can handle.

7.2 /10

S5.E18 ∙ There's No Place Like... No Place

Fri, Mar 24, 1989

Mama has no sympathy or understanding for the homeless. But after being accidentally arrested during a police round-up of homeless people,she lands in jail and gets to know them better...and is surprised to find her cousin Cora among them.

7.1 /10

S5.E19 ∙ April Fools

Fri, Mar 31, 1989

Vint, Naomi, and Bubba subject Mama to pranks every April Fools Day. Mama thinks she's finally going to outprank them, but it seems her plan isn't so watertight.

8.3 /10

S5.E20 ∙ Reading the Riot Act

Fri, Apr 14, 1989

Mama starts a drive to impeach Lolly Purdue (Marge Redmond), the president of the Church Ladies League because of her poor performance in office.

7.5 /10

S5.E21 ∙ A Taxing Situation

Fri, Apr 21, 1989

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.

7.2 /10

S5.E22 ∙ The Mother of Invention

Fri, May 05, 1989

Iola believes her invention is a million dollar idea. But when the product's marketer favors Vint's brainless idea over Iola's, Mama smells trouble.

7.8 /10

S5.E23 ∙ Hate Thy Neighbor

Fri, May 12, 1989

Mama's age-old feud with her neighbor reaches a new boiling point when Bubba becomes smitten with the neighbor's granddaughter.

7.4 /10

S5.E24 ∙ Dependence Day

Fri, May 19, 1989

Mama emboldens Iola to finally stand up to her domineering mother. When the old woman responds wrathfully, it's Mama who suffers the surprising consequence.

8.2 /10