The BEST episodes written by Dorothy Van
#1 - Tap Your Troubles Away
Punky Brewster - Season 2 - Episode 5
When it comes to tap dancing, Punky dances like she has two left feet, so she decides to quit tap dancing so she can keep from being embarrassed, especially after Jersey Janet, the instructor, calls her a klutz. Henry, who looks like he's falling for Jersey Janet, helps Jersey Janet find a role for Punky in a recital that Jersey Janet's class has been preparing for -- wearing a bee disguise and swinging over the other students, who are disguised as flowers in the recital.
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#2 - Birthright
Mama's Family - Season 3 - Episode 17
An anonymous letter convinces Vint that he's adopted, so he sets out to find his biological mother.
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#3 - There's No Place Like...No Place
Mama's Family - Season 5 - Episode 18
When the police arrest people at a rally for the homeless, Mama is mistakenly arrested for vagrancy and thrown in jail.
#4 - The Key to the Crime
Mama's Family - Season 4 - Episode 3
A burglar known as the Courteous Crook is robbing and subsequently cleaning homes all over Raytown. When Vinton is accused of being the Crook, Mama and Iola set out to find the real culprit.
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#5 - Naomi's New Position
Mama's Family - Season 5 - Episode 3
Naomi hopes to become the new assistant manager at the store, but the new manager says that she will have to have an affair with him if she even wants to keep her current job. After hearing this, Mama decides to teach him a lesson.
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#6 - Rashomama
Mama's Family - Season 2 - Episode 5
Mama is almost taken out with a cooking pot, and each family member has a different version of how it happened.
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#7 - Amateur Night
Mama's Family - Season 2 - Episode 9
Vint enters a talent contest at the Bigger Jigger, only to have his career suddenly take off because of his Fred Astaire impersonation.
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#8 - Flaming Forties
Mama's Family - Season 2 - Episode 1
Mama brings the U.S.O show to the Raytown Gymnasium when the band doesn't show up for the school dance.
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#9 - Mama Takes a Dive
Mama's Family - Season 6 - Episode 13
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 sleazy lawyer Settlement Sam and fakes serious injuries.
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#10 - Cat's Meow
Mama's Family - Season 3 - Episode 7
Iola is distraught when her mean cat, Midnight, dies. When she has him freeze dried, she entrusts Mama to look after him. Mama thinks she loses the cat, and hilarity ensues.
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#11 - Alien Marriage
Mama's Family - Season 1 - Episode 11
Vint gets roped into a crazy scheme to marry an illegal alien for money.
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#12 - The Wedding (Part 2)
Mama's Family - Season 1 - Episode 4
The big day has finally arrived for Naomi and Vint.
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#13 - Ask Aunt Fran
Mama's Family - Season 2 - Episode 21
Fran fills in for an advice columnist. The only problem is, Mama has to give her all her advice.
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#14 - Fran's Dress
Mama's Family - Season 1 - Episode 10
Mama ruins Fran's brand new dress on the day of her special occasion.
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#15 - Mama's Birthday
Mama's Family - Season 2 - Episode 19
Mama recounts the horrors of her 30th birthday.
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#16 - Naomi's Identity Crisis
Mama's Family - Season 4 - Episode 24
Naomi loses her memory after Mama accidentally hits her head with the door. When Naomi asks Mama what kind of person she used to be, Mama convinces her that she was the perfect daughter-in-law who loved to do housework.
#17 - A Friend Indeed
Mama's Family - Season 4 - Episode 15
When Iola starts spending all her time with a new friend named Arlene, the Harpers are relieved to be free of her, but Mama starts to get jealous of Iola's new friendship.
#18 - Positive Thinking
Mama's Family - Season 1 - Episode 12
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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#19 - Black Belt Mama
Mama's Family - Season 2 - Episode 12
Mama decides to take a self defense course after being mugged.
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#20 - There Is Nothing Like the Dames
Mama's Family - Season 6 - Episode 19
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 in the driveway. Meanwhile, Mama is planning to host a fancy backyard luncheon for an snooty society group called the Dames.
#21 - The Trouble with Grandfather
Silver Spoons - Season 3 - Episode 13
Edward, Kate and Rick have their hands full when Grandfather Stratton trades his empire for a beautiful blonde and a powerful Porsche.