Mama’s Family
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Tuesday, July 16
Mama's Layaway Plan
Season 5 • Episode 13
Mama earmarks her life savings for a perfect funeral.
Tuesday, July 16
My Phony Valentine
Season 5 • Episode 14
Mama pretends to have a banquet date so Iola won't stay home.
Wednesday, July 17
The Big Wheel
Season 5 • Episode 15
Mama believes the lottery is for losers until she gives Iola a winning ticket.
Wednesday, July 17
More Power to You
Season 5 • Episode 16
Stubborn Mama refuses to pay what she believes is an outrageously high electric bill.
Wednesday, July 17
There's No Place Like ... No Place
Season 5 • Episode 18
Mama is arrested at a rally for homeless people.
Wednesday, July 17
April Fools
Season 5 • Episode 19
Mama sets out to get even with an April Fools' Day prankster.
Wednesday, July 17
Reading the Riot Act
Season 5 • Episode 20
Mama's church league learns a secret about its president.
Wednesday, July 17
Mama Cries Uncle
Season 2 • Episode 20
Mama's long-lost brother-in-law arrives and charms everyone except her.
Wednesday, July 17
A Taxing Situation
Season 5 • Episode 21
Mama is afraid she's going to be audited by the Internal Revenue Service.
Wednesday, July 17
The Mama of Invention
Season 5 • Episode 22
Vint is tricked into thinking his latest invention could make him a millionaire.
Thursday, July 18
Hate Thy Neighbor
Season 5 • Episode 23
Bubba falls in love with the granddaughter of Mama's nemesis.
Thursday, July 18
Dependence Day
Season 5 • Episode 24
Mama's advice backfires when Iola becomes her houseguest.
Thursday, July 18
Mama Takes Three
Season 5 • Episode 25
Mama may ruin Vint and Naomi's chances to adopt.
Thursday, July 18
Mama's Medicine Show
Season 6 • Episode 1
Mama peddles an intoxicating miracle tonic.
Thursday, July 18
An Affair to Forget
Season 6 • Episode 2
Mama and Iola spy on Vint and his pretty trainee.
Thursday, July 18
A Grave Mistake
Season 2 • Episode 22
Mama discovers a stranger has been buried next to her husband.
Thursday, July 18
Farewell, Frannie
Season 3 • Episode 1
Mama Harper hopes she can keep the cause of her sister's death a secret.
Thursday, July 18
Now Hear This
Season 6 • Episode 4
The Harpers eavesdrop when Vint installs an intercom in the house.
Thursday, July 18
Tri-State's Most Wanted
Season 6 • Episode 5
Mama suspects her charming date is a wanted killer.
Friday, July 19
A Blast From the Past
Season 6 • Episode 7
A reunion exposes Mama's junior-high reputation.
Friday, July 19
Psychic Pheno-Mama
Season 6 • Episode 8
A psychic (Liz Torres) has messages from Mama's husband.
Friday, July 19
Take My Mama, Please!
Season 6 • Episode 9
Mama heckles a comic, who challenges her to do better.
Friday, July 19
Bubba's House Band
Season 6 • Episode 10
Bubba brings home an all-female heavy-metal band.
Friday, July 19
Where There's a Will
Season 3 • Episode 2
Aunt Fran's will contains one last condition.
Friday, July 19
The Return of Leonard Oates
Season 2 • Episode 2
Naomi's former husband tries to win her back.
Friday, July 19
Country Club
Season 2 • Episode 3
Ellen is named Woman of the Year by the Raytown Country Club.
Friday, July 19
Aunt Gert Rides Again
Season 2 • Episode 8
Mama brings some fun to her cousin who is living in a nursing home.
Friday, July 19
Amateur Night
Season 2 • Episode 9
Vint is sure he has a shot at stardom after winning a talent contest.
Friday, July 19
The Mama Who Came to Dinner
Season 2 • Episode 10
Mama's paralyzing back problems flare up just when guests start arriving for Naomi's dinner party.
Friday, July 19
Black Belt Mama
Season 2 • Episode 12
Mama takes a self-defense class after being mugged.
Friday, July 19
No Room at the Inn
Season 2 • Episode 15
Mama disrupts Vint and Naomi's plans for a romantic anniversary.
Friday, July 19
Mama for Mayor
Season 2 • Episode 17
Mama discovers that the mayor's job is overwhelming.
Friday, July 19
Harper Versus Harper
Season 2 • Episode 18
Mama and Naomi battle in court over the issue of a broken vacuum cleaner.
Saturday, July 20
Mama's Birthday
Season 2 • Episode 19
Buzz discovers why Mama dislikes celebrating her birthday.
Saturday, July 20
Mama Cries Uncle
Season 2 • Episode 20
Mama's long-lost brother-in-law arrives and charms everyone except her.
Saturday, July 20
A Grave Mistake
Season 2 • Episode 22
Mama discovers a stranger has been buried next to her husband.
Saturday, July 20
Farewell, Frannie
Season 3 • Episode 1
Mama Harper hopes she can keep the cause of her sister's death a secret.
Saturday, July 20
Where There's a Will
Season 3 • Episode 2
Aunt Fran's will contains one last condition.
Saturday, July 20
Best Medicine
Season 3 • Episode 3
Mama's daughter (Betty White) secretly checks into the hospital for an operation.
Saturday, July 20
National Mama
Season 3 • Episode 4
The Harpers race to the betting window when Mama has visions of winning horses.
Saturday, July 20
Soup to Nuts
Season 3 • Episode 5
Mama, Naomi and Iola compete to see who makes the best chili.
Saturday, July 20
Mama and Dr. Brothers
Season 3 • Episode 6
Naomi seeks advice on sex from Dr. Joyce Brothers.
Saturday, July 20
The Love Letter
Season 3 • Episode 8
A steamy love letter falls into the wrong hands at the Harper house.
Saturday, July 20
An Ill Wind
Season 3 • Episode 9
A Thanksgiving tornado traps the clan in the cellar.
Saturday, July 20
Steal One, Pearl Two
Season 3 • Episode 10
Iola believes Bubba is the prime suspect after her pearl necklace disappears.
Saturday, July 20
Where There's Smoke
Season 3 • Episode 11
Bubba may ruin Mama's chance of becoming president of a church club.
Saturday, July 20
Fly Naomi
Season 3 • Episode 12
Naomi causes problems at home when she decides to become a flight attendant.
Saturday, July 20
Santa Mama
Season 3 • Episode 13
Mama's not in the merriest of moods when she's forced to play Santa at the mall.
Saturday, July 20
Desperately Seeking Anyone
Season 3 • Episode 14
Iola's blind date sets his sights on Mama.
Saturday, July 20
Have It Mama's Way
Season 3 • Episode 16
Bubba and Mama apply for the same job at a local fast-food stand.
Saturday, July 20
Buck Private Bubba
Season 3 • Episode 19
Bubba enlists in the Army to impress his girlfriend.
Saturday, July 20
Mama With the Golden Arm
Season 3 • Episode 21
Mama trains for an arm-wrestling championship.
Saturday, July 20
It Takes Two to Watusi
Season 3 • Episode 22
Bubba must stand in for Luann's blind date.
Saturday, July 20
Fangs Alot, Mama
Season 3 • Episode 23
Naomi feels neglected when Vint decides to join an elite men's club.
Saturday, July 20
The Best Policy
Season 3 • Episode 24
Mama suspects Naomi of trying to cash in on Vint's life insurance policy.
Saturday, July 20
After the Fall
Season 3 • Episode 25
Mama helps Aunt Effie recover from a concussion.
Saturday, July 20
Educating Mama
Season 4 • Episode 1
Bubba convinces Mama to join him in night school.
Saturday, July 20
Zirconias Are a Girl's Best Friend
Season 4 • Episode 2
The Harpers hope to cure Mama of her addiction to home-shopping TV shows.
Saturday, July 20
The Key to the Crime
Season 4 • Episode 3
Iola and Mama set out to prove that Vint isn't Raytown's serial burglar.
Saturday, July 20
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Season 4 • Episode 4
Even though Naomi and Vint separate, they must continue to live with Mama.
Saturday, July 20
A Big Hand for Mama
Season 4 • Episode 5
Mama has a new outlook on life when she's almost hit by lightning.
Sunday, July 21
Alien Marriage
Season 1 • Episode 11
Vint agrees to marry a Portuguese woman so she can get legal U.S. status.
Monday, July 22
National Mama
Season 3 • Episode 4
The Harpers race to the betting window when Mama has visions of winning horses.
Monday, July 22
Soup to Nuts
Season 3 • Episode 5
Mama, Naomi and Iola compete to see who makes the best chili.
Monday, July 22
War of the Roses
Season 6 • Episode 12
Lola and Mama become enemies when they compete in a rose show.
Monday, July 22
Mama Takes a Dive
Season 6 • Episode 13
Mama slips on a roll of pennies and sues the bank.
Tuesday, July 23
Mama Gets Goosed
Season 6 • Episode 14
A live goose, meant to be Christmas dinner, becomes a pet.
Tuesday, July 23
Pinup Mama
Season 6 • Episode 16
Mama (Vicki Lawrence Schultz) sets out to recruit men for a church-sponsored dance.
Tuesday, July 23
Guess Who's Going to Dinner
Season 6 • Episode 17
Vint must choose between Mama and Naomi when he wins a dinner for two.
Tuesday, July 23
Look Who's Breathing
Season 6 • Episode 18
Mama describes parenthood to Naomi's childbirth class.
Tuesday, July 23
There Is Nothing Like the Dames
Season 6 • Episode 19
Mama (Vicki Lawrence Schultz) hopes to become a member of an exclusive women's club.
Tuesday, July 23
Mama and Dr. Brothers
Season 3 • Episode 6
Naomi seeks advice on sex from Dr. Joyce Brothers.
Tuesday, July 23
Bye-Bye, Baby!
Season 6 • Episode 20
Naomi and Vint's (Dorothy Lyman, Ken Berry) baby arrives early.
Tuesday, July 23
Vint and the Kids Move In
Season 1 • Episode 1
Evicted Vint shows up with his children.
Wednesday, July 24
The Wedding
Season 1 • Episode 3
While Vint is at his stag party, the women have a get-together that turns disastrous.
Wednesday, July 24
The Wedding
Season 1 • Episode 4
Naomi and Vint wind up on Mama's doorstep after they're swindled out of their housing investment.
Wednesday, July 24
The Love Letter
Season 3 • Episode 8
A steamy love letter falls into the wrong hands at the Harper house.
Wednesday, July 24
An Ill Wind
Season 3 • Episode 9
A Thanksgiving tornado traps the clan in the cellar.
Thursday, July 25
Fran's Dress
Season 1 • Episode 10
Mama runs out to replace Fran's dress after she accidentally burns a hole in it.
Thursday, July 25
Alien Marriage
Season 1 • Episode 11
Vint agrees to marry a Portuguese woman so she can get legal U.S. status.
Thursday, July 25
Positive Thinking
Season 1 • Episode 12
Eunice undergoes a drastic change after listening to Buzz's tape on positive thinking.
Thursday, July 25
Mama's Silver
Season 1 • Episode 13
Vint hocks Mama's silver to get enough cash to bail a friend out of jail.
Thursday, July 25
Flaming Forties
Season 2 • Episode 1
Mama saves the day when the band scheduled to play at a school dance cancels its performance.
Thursday, July 25
The Return of Leonard Oates
Season 2 • Episode 2
Naomi's former husband tries to win her back.
Thursday, July 25
Steal One, Pearl Two
Season 3 • Episode 10
Iola believes Bubba is the prime suspect after her pearl necklace disappears.
Thursday, July 25
Where There's Smoke
Season 3 • Episode 11
Bubba may ruin Mama's chance of becoming president of a church club.
Thursday, July 25
Country Club
Season 2 • Episode 3
Ellen is named Woman of the Year by the Raytown Country Club.
Friday, July 26
Aunt Gert Rides Again
Season 2 • Episode 8
Mama brings some fun to her cousin who is living in a nursing home.
Friday, July 26
Amateur Night
Season 2 • Episode 9
Vint is sure he has a shot at stardom after winning a talent contest.
Friday, July 26
The Mama Who Came to Dinner
Season 2 • Episode 10
Mama's paralyzing back problems flare up just when guests start arriving for Naomi's dinner party.
Friday, July 26
Fly Naomi
Season 3 • Episode 12
Naomi causes problems at home when she decides to become a flight attendant.
Friday, July 26
Teacher's Pet
Season 4 • Episode 7
Mama develops a crush on her night-school teacher (Joseph Campanella).
Friday, July 26
Gift Horse
Season 4 • Episode 10
Iola discovers her handmade gifts to family members are being sold at the Harpers' garage sale.
Friday, July 26
Workman's Holiday
Season 4 • Episode 11
Vint's embarrassed at work when Mama brings him his childhood lunch box.
Friday, July 26
Mama Sees Red
Season 4 • Episode 12
A typical Russian homemaker visits the all-American Harper family.
Friday, July 26
A Room With No View
Season 4 • Episode 13
A family war erupts when Vint and Naomi want to switch bedrooms with Bubba.
Friday, July 26
The Sins of the Mother
Season 4 • Episode 14
When Bubba comes home tipsy, Mama is reminded of a drunken incident involving Eunice.
Friday, July 26
A Friend Indeed
Season 4 • Episode 15
Mama is jealous when Iola acquires a new best friend.
Friday, July 26
I Do, I Don't
Season 4 • Episode 16
Iola, Bubba and Mama fantasize about marriage after attending a wedding.
Friday, July 26
Mama Gets the Bird
Season 4 • Episode 17
Uncle Oscar's talking parrot tells the family of a hidden treasure.
Friday, July 26
Mama on `Jeopardy!'
Season 4 • Episode 19
Mama appears on the "Jeopardy!" game show and wins a trip to Hawaii.
Friday, July 26
Mama Goes Hawaiian
Season 4 • Episode 20
Surprises and romance await the Harpers in Hawaii.
Friday, July 26
Mama Goes Hawaiian
Season 4 • Episode 21
Mama, vacationing in Hawaii, plans to avoid the man she saved from drowning.
Friday, July 26
Bubba's Double Date
Season 4 • Episode 22
Mama comes to the rescue when Bubba's prom date cancels at the last minute.
Saturday, July 27
Bed and Breakdown
Season 4 • Episode 23
Mama opens her house to boarders with hopes of raising money for a new stove.
Saturday, July 27
Naomi's Identity Crisis
Season 4 • Episode 24
When Naomi is stricken with amnesia, Mama hopes to turn her into the perfect housewife.
Saturday, July 27
Pomp and Circumstance
Season 4 • Episode 25
Mama and Bubba almost miss high-school graduation.
Saturday, July 27
Ladies' Choice
Season 5 • Episode 1
Iola and Mama run for the presidency of the ladies' church group.
Saturday, July 27
Baby Talk
Season 5 • Episode 2
Mama sets out to discourage Naomi and Vint from having a baby.
Saturday, July 27
Naomi's New Position
Season 5 • Episode 3
Naomi's boss wants to trade favors for a promotion.
Saturday, July 27
The Really Loud Family
Season 5 • Episode 4
Bubba videotapes his family for a class project.
Saturday, July 27
Many Unhappy Returns
Season 5 • Episode 5
Mama mistakenly believes that Vint bought her an expensive bracelet.
Saturday, July 27
Found Money
Season 5 • Episode 6
Greed overtakes Mama when she gets $800 from a malfunctioning bank teller machine.
Saturday, July 27
Full House
Season 5 • Episode 8
Mama disrupts Vint's plans to join an elite poker club.
Saturday, July 27
Bedtime for Bubba
Season 5 • Episode 9
Mama suspects Bubba of more than studying with a pretty classmate.
Saturday, July 27
What a Dump
Season 5 • Episode 10
Mama's home may be demolished to make way for a new landfill.
Saturday, July 27
Mama Bell
Season 5 • Episode 11
An answering machine and a stray dog give Mama the wrong idea.
Saturday, July 27
Very Dirty Dancing
Season 5 • Episode 11
Vint and Naomi compete against Mama and her friend in a dance contest.
Saturday, July 27
Mama's Layaway Plan
Season 5 • Episode 13
Mama earmarks her life savings for a perfect funeral.
Saturday, July 27
My Phony Valentine
Season 5 • Episode 14
Mama pretends to have a banquet date so Iola won't stay home.
Saturday, July 27
The Big Wheel
Season 5 • Episode 15
Mama believes the lottery is for losers until she gives Iola a winning ticket.
Saturday, July 27
More Power to You
Season 5 • Episode 16
Stubborn Mama refuses to pay what she believes is an outrageously high electric bill.
Saturday, July 27
There's No Place Like ... No Place
Season 5 • Episode 18
Mama is arrested at a rally for homeless people.
Saturday, July 27
April Fools
Season 5 • Episode 19
Mama sets out to get even with an April Fools' Day prankster.
Saturday, July 27
Reading the Riot Act
Season 5 • Episode 20
Mama's church league learns a secret about its president.
Saturday, July 27
A Taxing Situation
Season 5 • Episode 21
Mama is afraid she's going to be audited by the Internal Revenue Service.
Saturday, July 27
The Mama of Invention
Season 5 • Episode 22
Vint is tricked into thinking his latest invention could make him a millionaire.
Saturday, July 27
Hate Thy Neighbor
Season 5 • Episode 23
Bubba falls in love with the granddaughter of Mama's nemesis.
Saturday, July 27
Dependence Day
Season 5 • Episode 24
Mama's advice backfires when Iola becomes her houseguest.
Saturday, July 27
Mama Takes Three
Season 5 • Episode 25
Mama may ruin Vint and Naomi's chances to adopt.
Saturday, July 27
Mama's Medicine Show
Season 6 • Episode 1
Mama peddles an intoxicating miracle tonic.
Saturday, July 27
An Affair to Forget
Season 6 • Episode 2
Mama and Iola spy on Vint and his pretty trainee.
Saturday, July 27
Now Hear This
Season 6 • Episode 4
The Harpers eavesdrop when Vint installs an intercom in the house.
Saturday, July 27
Tri-State's Most Wanted
Season 6 • Episode 5
Mama suspects her charming date is a wanted killer.
Saturday, July 27
A Blast From the Past
Season 6 • Episode 7
A reunion exposes Mama's junior-high reputation.
Saturday, July 27
Psychic Pheno-Mama
Season 6 • Episode 8
A psychic (Liz Torres) has messages from Mama's husband.
Sunday, July 28
Positive Thinking
Season 1 • Episode 12
Eunice undergoes a drastic change after listening to Buzz's tape on positive thinking.
Sunday, July 28
Mama's Silver
Season 1 • Episode 13
Vint hocks Mama's silver to get enough cash to bail a friend out of jail.
Monday, July 29
Desperately Seeking Anyone
Season 3 • Episode 14
Iola's blind date sets his sights on Mama.
Tuesday, July 30
Have It Mama's Way
Season 3 • Episode 16
Bubba and Mama apply for the same job at a local fast-food stand.
Wednesday, July 31
Buck Private Bubba
Season 3 • Episode 19
Bubba enlists in the Army to impress his girlfriend.
Thursday, August 1
Mama's Cousin
Season 3 • Episode 20
Mama feels inferior when her rich cousin visits.
Thursday, August 1
Mama With the Golden Arm
Season 3 • Episode 21
Mama trains for an arm-wrestling championship.
Friday, August 2
It Takes Two to Watusi
Season 3 • Episode 22
Bubba must stand in for Luann's blind date.
Friday, August 2
Take My Mama, Please!
Season 6 • Episode 9
Mama heckles a comic, who challenges her to do better.
Friday, August 2
Bubba's House Band
Season 6 • Episode 10
Bubba brings home an all-female heavy-metal band.
Friday, August 2
War of the Roses
Season 6 • Episode 12
Lola and Mama become enemies when they compete in a rose show.
Friday, August 2
Mama Takes a Dive
Season 6 • Episode 13
Mama slips on a roll of pennies and sues the bank.
Friday, August 2
Mama Gets Goosed
Season 6 • Episode 14
A live goose, meant to be Christmas dinner, becomes a pet.
Friday, August 2
Pinup Mama
Season 6 • Episode 16
Mama (Vicki Lawrence Schultz) sets out to recruit men for a church-sponsored dance.
Friday, August 2
Guess Who's Going to Dinner
Season 6 • Episode 17
Vint must choose between Mama and Naomi when he wins a dinner for two.
Friday, August 2
Look Who's Breathing
Season 6 • Episode 18
Mama describes parenthood to Naomi's childbirth class.
Friday, August 2
There Is Nothing Like the Dames
Season 6 • Episode 19
Mama (Vicki Lawrence Schultz) hopes to become a member of an exclusive women's club.
Friday, August 2
Bye-Bye, Baby!
Season 6 • Episode 20
Naomi and Vint's (Dorothy Lyman, Ken Berry) baby arrives early.
Friday, August 2
Vint and the Kids Move In
Season 1 • Episode 1
Evicted Vint shows up with his children.
Friday, August 2
The Wedding
Season 1 • Episode 3
While Vint is at his stag party, the women have a get-together that turns disastrous.
Friday, August 2
The Wedding
Season 1 • Episode 4
Naomi and Vint wind up on Mama's doorstep after they're swindled out of their housing investment.
Saturday, August 3
Fran's Dress
Season 1 • Episode 10
Mama runs out to replace Fran's dress after she accidentally burns a hole in it.
Saturday, August 3
Alien Marriage
Season 1 • Episode 11
Vint agrees to marry a Portuguese woman so she can get legal U.S. status.
Saturday, August 3
Positive Thinking
Season 1 • Episode 12
Eunice undergoes a drastic change after listening to Buzz's tape on positive thinking.
Saturday, August 3
Mama's Silver
Season 1 • Episode 13
Vint hocks Mama's silver to get enough cash to bail a friend out of jail.
Saturday, August 3
Flaming Forties
Season 2 • Episode 1
Mama saves the day when the band scheduled to play at a school dance cancels its performance.
Saturday, August 3
The Return of Leonard Oates
Season 2 • Episode 2
Naomi's former husband tries to win her back.
Saturday, August 3
Country Club
Season 2 • Episode 3
Ellen is named Woman of the Year by the Raytown Country Club.
Saturday, August 3
Aunt Gert Rides Again
Season 2 • Episode 8
Mama brings some fun to her cousin who is living in a nursing home.
Saturday, August 3
Amateur Night
Season 2 • Episode 9
Vint is sure he has a shot at stardom after winning a talent contest.
Saturday, August 3
The Mama Who Came to Dinner
Season 2 • Episode 10
Mama's paralyzing back problems flare up just when guests start arriving for Naomi's dinner party.
Saturday, August 3
Mama Learns to Drive
Season 2 • Episode 11
The family decides to teach Mama to drive.
Saturday, August 3
Black Belt Mama
Season 2 • Episode 12
Mama takes a self-defense class after being mugged.
Saturday, August 3
No Room at the Inn
Season 2 • Episode 15
Mama disrupts Vint and Naomi's plans for a romantic anniversary.
Saturday, August 3
Mama for Mayor
Season 2 • Episode 17
Mama discovers that the mayor's job is overwhelming.
Saturday, August 3
Harper Versus Harper
Season 2 • Episode 18
Mama and Naomi battle in court over the issue of a broken vacuum cleaner.
Saturday, August 3
Mama's Birthday
Season 2 • Episode 19
Buzz discovers why Mama dislikes celebrating her birthday.
Saturday, August 3
Mama Cries Uncle
Season 2 • Episode 20
Mama's long-lost brother-in-law arrives and charms everyone except her.
Saturday, August 3
A Grave Mistake
Season 2 • Episode 22
Mama discovers a stranger has been buried next to her husband.
Saturday, August 3
Farewell, Frannie
Season 3 • Episode 1
Mama Harper hopes she can keep the cause of her sister's death a secret.
Saturday, August 3
Where There's a Will
Season 3 • Episode 2
Aunt Fran's will contains one last condition.
Saturday, August 3
Best Medicine
Season 3 • Episode 3
Mama's daughter (Betty White) secretly checks into the hospital for an operation.
Saturday, August 3
National Mama
Season 3 • Episode 4
The Harpers race to the betting window when Mama has visions of winning horses.
Saturday, August 3
Soup to Nuts
Season 3 • Episode 5
Mama, Naomi and Iola compete to see who makes the best chili.