The BEST episodes of Mama's Family season 1

Every episode of Mama's Family season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mama's Family season 1!

Mama's Family mined humor from a squabbling family in the Midwestern blue collar suburb of Raytown. The noisy clan was headed by "Mama" Thelma, a buxom, gray-haired widow with sharp opinions and a sharper tongue who shared her small house with her high-strung sister Fran, a journalist for a local paper. Mama's lazy, dimwitted son, Vint, a locksmith by trade, moved in at the start of the series with his troublesome teenage children, Buzz and Sonja, after his wife run off to become a Las Vegas show-girl. Much to Mama's disgust, Vint soon took up with the flirtatious neighbor Naomi. The two where married in early 1983, and Naomi moved in too. Further uproar was caused by the periodic visits from Mama's two married daughter's, the foul mouthed Eunice and the snobbish Ellen. Ed was Eunice's Dolt of a husband. In the Fall of 86 Mama's Family returned to TV in first-run syndication. Fran had recently passed (Rue McClanahan was now starring in The Golden Girls) and Ed and Eunice had moved to Florida, leaving behind their son Bubba as he finishes his time in Juvenile Hall and forcing him to move in. Meanwhile, neighbor Iola Boylen makes the house's acquaintance and becomes a regular visitor with her unique charm.

Last Updated: 3/17/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
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Double Standard
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7.72
47 votes

#1 - Double Standard

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/12/1983

Sonya and Buzz spar with Vint over their curfew as the homecoming dance approaches.

Writer: Rich Orloff
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Vint and the Kids Move In
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7.63
211 votes

#2 - Vint and the Kids Move In

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/22/1983

This was the pilot episode, which was the first to air. Along with "The Family" regulars Vicki and Betty White, the episode introduces Aunt Fran, Vinton, Naomi, Buzz and Sonja. Vinton and his two children move back home after being evicted, disrupting the "happy" home life of Thelma and her sister, Fran (Rue McClanahan), who threatens to move out. The relationship between Vint and Naomi begins to blossom.

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Mama's Boyfriend
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7.57
75 votes

#3 - Mama's Boyfriend

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/19/1983

Mama rekindles her romance with an old beau she hasn't seen in forty years.

Writer: Gary Jacobs
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Mama Gets a Job
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7.53
85 votes

#4 - Mama Gets a Job

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/5/1983

Mama gets a taste of the real world when she gets a job as a receptionist.

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Mama's Silver
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7.52
60 votes

#5 - Mama's Silver

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/7/1983

Vint pawns Mama's silver to bail out his friend Claude Cainmaker (whom Mama can't stand).

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Alien Marriage
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7.52
64 votes

#6 - Alien Marriage

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/2/1983

Vint gets roped into a crazy scheme to marry an illegal alien for money.

Directors: Roger Beatty
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The Wedding (Part 2)
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7.52
99 votes

#7 - The Wedding (Part 2)

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/12/1983

The big day has finally arrived for Naomi and Vint.

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Family Feud
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7.50
98 votes

#8 - Family Feud

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/19/1983

It's time for Mama, Vint, Naomi, Ellen, and Buzz to play the Feud!

Writer: Gene Perret
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Fran's Dress
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7.49
71 votes

#9 - Fran's Dress

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/26/1983

Mama ruins Fran's brand new dress on the day of her special occasion.

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The Wedding (Part 1)
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7.47
102 votes

#10 - The Wedding (Part 1)

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/5/1983

The boys party and the girls decorate as Vint and Naomi's marriage looms.

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Positive Thinking
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7.35
69 votes

#11 - Positive Thinking

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/30/1983

Eunice wins a role in a production at the Pepperpot Theatre, fulfilling and reigniting a lifelong desire to become an actress.

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Cellmates
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7.23
96 votes

#12 - Cellmates

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/26/1983

Eunice and Mama wind up in jail after they cause a disturbance at the Bigger Jigger.

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For Better or for Worse
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7.13
151 votes

#13 - For Better or for Worse

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/29/1983

Vint and Naomi get together, much to Mama's chagrin.

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