Season 6
(1989)
Cast
as Thelma Harper
as Vinton "Vint" Harper
as Naomi Oates Harper
as Iola Lucille Boylan
as Bubba Higgins
Episodes
Mama's Medicine Show 0.0
September 23, 1989
After reading about how much it costs to raise a child, Vint and Naomi decide to start a business selling bottles of Ma…
An Affair to Forget 0.0
September 30, 1989
Mama suspects that Vint is having an affair with his new trainee Heather, so she and Iola go to his workplace to invest…
Mr. Wrong 0.0
October 7, 1989
Mama encourages Iola to find herself a man, but the man she finds turns out to be a domineering blowhard.
Now Hear This 0.0
October 14, 1989
The Harpers install an intercom so that Naomi will be able to monitor her baby, but Mama uses it to eavesdrop on the fa…
Tri-State's Most Wanted 0.0
October 21, 1989
Mama is attracted to actor Leslie Lemoyne, until she sees him on "Tri-State's Most Wanted" (the local version of Americ…
Mama Fights Back 0.0
October 28, 1989
Mama verbally attacks a radio show's unhelpful consumer advocate, and the station manager offers her his job, with Mama…
A Blast From the Past 0.0
November 4, 1989
Mama is invited to her junior high school's 50th reunion, but she is reluctant to go because of a false rumor that was …
Psychic Pheno-Mama 0.0
November 11, 1989
Vinton and Naomi persuade Mama to have a psychic called "Madame Rita" give everyone readings. At first, Mama is surpris…
Take My Mama, Please! 0.0
November 18, 1989
After heckling a stand-up comedian at the Bigger Jigger, Mama accepts a challenge to do a routine of her own.
Bubba's House Band 0.0
November 25, 1989
Bubba books a band called The Bonecrushers for homecoming, and tells the family that the band will be staying with them…
Mama Takes Stock 0.0
December 2, 1989
Vinton learns that he is about to lose his job because Kwik Keys is being shut down by the new owners, a corporation ca…
War of the Roses 0.0
December 9, 1989
Mama and Iola are preparing for the Crystal Thorn flower contest, and Iola is angry to find that Mama's flowers have cr…
Mama Takes a Dive 0.0
December 16, 1989
When Mama slips on a roll of pennies in the bank, the family suggests that she sue the bank. To this end, she hires a s…
Mama Gets Goosed 0.0
December 23, 1989
Mama's cousin sends her a live goose for her family's Christmas dinner, and everyone except Mama is against the idea of…
The Big Nap 0.0
January 20, 1990
After watching detective movies on TV for a week, and hearing that Iola's mother is missing, Mama dreams that she is a …
Pinup Mama 0.0
January 27, 1990
While working on a photography project, Bubba makes a picture of a young bikini-clad woman with Mama's head, as a joke.…
Guess Who's Going to Dinner 0.0
February 3, 1990
Vint wins a Mother's Day dinner for two at a North African (Moroccan) restaurant called Abdul's Garden of Eating. As a …
Look Who's Breathing 0.0
February 10, 1990
Naomi and Vinton are taking a childbirth class. When Vint is called in to work, Mama has to go to class with Naomi inst…
There Is Nothing Like the Dames 0.0
February 17, 1990
Vinton and Naomi buy an RV and plan to move to a trailer park; however, they are unable to start the vehicle once it is…
Bye-Bye–Baby! 0.0
February 24, 1990
When Naomi is upset about her baby being late, Mama tries to calm her down with a false story about Carl. Mama tells Io…