The BEST episodes written by Jim Evering

Loot
star
8.12
17 votes

#1 - Loot

The Wayans Bros. - Season 2 - Episode 5

Shawn, Marlon, Pops, Lou and Monique dream of the good life when they find $100,000 in an ashtray in the lobby. But Lou is determined to carry out the Niedermeyer Building rule requiring a classified ad be placed in the newspaper so that the owner can come forward -- and if it's claimed within five days, their dreams will go up in smoke.

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Full House
star
8.08
13 votes

#2 - Full House

Mama's Family - Season 5 - Episode 8

Vinton has a chance to join a local group called the Poker Pals, but he needs Mama to sit in for a missing player, a decision he soon comes to regret.

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The Love Letter
star
8.00
29 votes

#3 - The Love Letter

Mama's Family - Season 3 - Episode 8

After a love test with disappointing results, Vint convinces Bubba to write Naomi a love letter. When Iola finds the misplaced letter, a scene of mistaken love occurs.

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Psycho Pheno-Mama
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8.00
15 votes

#4 - Psycho Pheno-Mama

Mama's Family - Season 6 - Episode 8

Vinton and Naomi persuade Mama to have a psychic called "Madame Rita" give everyone readings. At first, Mama is surprised by the psychic's ability, but later sets out to expose the phony medium.

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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
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7.88
24 votes

#5 - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Mama's Family - Season 4 - Episode 4

Vinton and Naomi are separated, yet living in the same house, and driving Mama crazy in the process.

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Mama in One
star
7.87
15 votes

#6 - Mama in One

Mama's Family - Season 5 - Episode 17

When Mama finds herself alone in the house all weekend after Iola, Bubba, Vinton, and Naomi leave town, it seems like a dream come true — until boredom and loneliness set in.

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Mama with the Golden Arm
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7.83
23 votes

#7 - Mama with the Golden Arm

Mama's Family - Season 3 - Episode 21

Mama emerges as a contender in an arm-wrestling competition.

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The Best Policy
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7.79
24 votes

#8 - The Best Policy

Mama's Family - Season 3 - Episode 24

Naomi is suspected after Vint keeps having mysterious accidents shortly after signing up for a new life insurance policy.

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Mama Gets Goosed
star
7.79
14 votes

#9 - Mama Gets Goosed

Mama's Family - Season 6 - Episode 14

Mama's cousin sends her a live goose for her family's Christmas dinner, and everyone except Mama is against the idea of killing and cooking the bird..

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Mama's Medicine Show
star
7.78
27 votes

#10 - Mama's Medicine Show

Mama's Family - Season 6 - Episode 1

After reading about how much it costs to raise a child, Vint and Naomi decide to start a business selling bottles of Mama's mother-in-law's "miracle tonic."

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National Mama
star
7.74
27 votes

#11 - National Mama

Mama's Family - Season 3 - Episode 4

When Mama's dreams start providing the names of winning horses, the family figures they're in the money.

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A Big Hand for Mama
star
7.74
23 votes

#12 - A Big Hand for Mama

Mama's Family - Season 4 - Episode 5

After a brush with death involving lightning and the courthouse clock's minute hand, Mama has a cheery and generous new outlook on life that her family quickly takes advantage of.

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Rashomama
star
7.70
37 votes

#13 - 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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Amateur Night
star
7.69
29 votes

#14 - 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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Flaming Forties
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7.65
37 votes

#15 - 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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The Wedding (Part 2)
star
7.53
100 votes

#16 - 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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Alien Marriage
star
7.52
64 votes

#17 - 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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Ask Aunt Fran
star
7.51
53 votes

#18 - 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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Ladies Choice
star
7.50
28 votes

#19 - Ladies Choice

Mama's Family - Season 5 - Episode 1

Mama campaigns to be re-elected President of the Church Ladies League, much to the disapproval of her nemesis Alberta Meechum who in turn nominates Iola to run against her. Mama and Iola have a political debate, which soon turns nasty.

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Mama Bell
star
7.50
18 votes

#20 - Mama Bell

Mama's Family - Season 5 - Episode 11

When the family gets an answering machine, Mama misinterprets messages left on it, thinking that the family is planning to get rid of her.

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Santa Mama
star
7.48
23 votes

#21 - Santa Mama

Mama's Family - Season 3 - Episode 13

Mama must fill in for Vint as Santa at the Raytown Mall.

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Fran's Dress
star
7.47
72 votes

#22 - 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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Mama's Birthday
star
7.42
50 votes

#23 - Mama's Birthday

Mama's Family - Season 2 - Episode 19

Mama recounts the horrors of her 30th birthday.

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Dependence Day
star
7.38
21 votes

#24 - Dependence Day

Mama's Family - Season 5 - Episode 24

After taking Mama's advice to finally stand up to her mother, only to be kicked out of her house, Iola drives everyone crazy with her quirks and well-meaning helpfulness when she moves in with the Harpers.

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Black Belt Mama
star
7.34
56 votes

#25 - 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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Bye-Bye -- Baby!
star
7.33
21 votes

#26 - Bye-Bye -- Baby!

Mama's Family - Season 6 - Episode 20

When Naomi is upset about her baby being late, Mama tries to calm her down with a false story about Carl. Mama tells Iola what really happened (both the false and true versions are seen in flashback, with Carl played by Ken Berry). Later that day, Naomi goes into labor and Mama ends up delivering her baby girl, Tiffany Thelma Harper.

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Positive Thinking
star
7.30
70 votes

#27 - 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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The Sins of the Mother
star
7.19
57 votes

#28 - The Sins of the Mother

Mama's Family - Season 4 - Episode 14

After Bubba comes home late and drunk, Mama is enraged and gives him an excessive punishment. He does not know why she is being so irrational, until Iola tells him (via flashback) about a similar incident involving Eunice when she was Bubba's age.

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Mama Gets the Bird
star
7.18
17 votes

#29 - Mama Gets the Bird

Mama's Family - Season 4 - Episode 17

After Uncle Oscar passes away, Mama is willed his gabby pet parrot. The bird then starts reciting verses in rhyme, which the family thinks are clues that will lead them to Oscar's rumored hidden treasure.

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Mama Goes Hawaiian (1)
star
7.15
47 votes

#30 - Mama Goes Hawaiian (1)

Mama's Family - Season 4 - Episode 20

After winning a trip to Hawaii on Jeopardy!, Mama and her family go on the trip, along with Iola. Iola and Bubba each find romance, Mama is pestered by a man she believes is a beach bum, and Naomi is confined to the hotel room with a terrible sunburn.

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The Trouble with Grandfather
star
7.00
4 votes

#31 - 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.

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Colonel of Truth
star
6.80
5 votes

#32 - Colonel of Truth

Major Dad - Season 4 - Episode 16

After being denied a promotion, the Major considers leaving the Marines.

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Operation Fun Run
star
6.57
7 votes

#33 - Operation Fun Run

Major Dad - Season 2 - Episode 11

A hospital visit prevents the Major from completing a Navy Relief fund-raising project, so Gunny and Lt. Holowachuk must see it through.

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Major Moonlighting
star
6.50
6 votes

#34 - Major Moonlighting

Major Dad - Season 3 - Episode 2

The Major moonlights as an attendant at the service station Holowachuk manages.

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Elmo Come Home
star
6.43
7 votes

#35 - Elmo Come Home

Major Dad - Season 2 - Episode 23

Gunny reluctantly dog-sits a homeless puppy the Major hopes to adopt for Casey but becomes attached to it.

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The Noisy Drill Team
star
6.40
5 votes

#36 - The Noisy Drill Team

Major Dad - Season 3 - Episode 23

Gen. Craig prepares the base for inspection by the closure committee.

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Welcome to Hollister
star
6.33
6 votes

#37 - Welcome to Hollister

Major Dad - Season 2 - Episode 2

The camp prepares for the Vice President's airplane refueling stop, which General Craig makes the Major in charge of.

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The People's Choice (2)
star
6.20
5 votes

#38 - The People's Choice (2)

Major Dad - Season 4 - Episode 2

Jake moves in with Lt. Holowachuk after a fight with the Major.

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The Shell Game
star
6.00
5 votes

#39 - The Shell Game

Major Dad - Season 3 - Episode 12

A land developer's plan to build a mall on the site of Camp Hollister is thwarted by a nesting turtle.

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