Arlene

Bubber

Carol Burnett

D = Dorothy Lyman (Naomi)

Eunice

F = Fran, Thelma's sister, played by Rue McClanahan.

Gert...Mama's cousin that was in the nursing home

H = Harper family

H=Harpers

Iola

J-Jerry Reed (aka-Leonard Oates)

K-Keek (The Keek)

L = Lyman, Dorothy (Naomi)

M-Mama!

N = Naomi

Olga (The Russian Girl)

Perdue (Lolly's last name)

Q-Quiz show (Mama on Jeopardy)

R Raytown.

S-Sonya

T- Tutweiller (Mayor)

Uncle Roy

Vinton Harper

W-"Well what the?...." Rashomama

X- X-rated (Porn Again episode)

Y- Yyvonne Wilder (Actress/Prostitute in jail with Mama and Eunice)

Z- Zirconias are a girl's best friend (episode)

Allan Kayser

Baby -- Naomi and Vinton have a baby girl.

C College

D = Duane & T-Boy

Ellen

F = Fannie (Aunt Fannie)

G Grand Son

H = Hufflander (Roselle)

In-Law -- Mama is Naomi's mother-in-law.

J-Jigger (the Bigger Jigger)

Kwik Keys

Lucille -- Iola Boylen's middle name

M - Mama Harper

Nedemayers Department Store (need-a-meyers)

Orthopedic Shoes -- worn by Thelma.

police

I had to think hard and long on this one!

Q= Quilt (the baby quilt that Mama and Iola made which got peed on and shrunk in the dryer.:lol:

R Rest Home when Mama through the family was going to put her in a Rest Home and they were talking about The Dog Old Lady.

S - Sonia Harper (Mama's granddaughter)

T Vint Truck.

U- Umbrella: Mama used it while singing "Singing In The Rain".(Loved That!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!):lol:

V-Verne (with the pencil mustach)

W- Watusi ( the dance that LouAnn was doing the night she went out with Bubba)

eXtra Living Space -- Mama's basement served as extra space to accomodate Vinton and Naomi.

F=Feisty=Good ol' Thelma!

I'm somewhat responsible for the glitch in this thread, so I'll provide the "Y":

Yelling from the bathroom -- Scenes of the past involving Thelma's departed husband usually consisted of yells from the unseen man.

Alberta Meechum

Buzz - Mama's Grandson

C - Carl Harper, (was always on the toilet in flashbacks)

D - Duke Reeves, Eunice's boyfriend in high school.

E - Ed Higgins

F - Fluffy the Rabbit

Grandson -- Bubba is Thelma's grandson.

Harper Household

I - Iola Boylen (a very crafty neighbor)

J=Jackass=What Mama accuses Vinton of being, sometimes

K - Karin Argoud who played Sonya

Lloyd Meechum

Mickey Hart -- Thelma did not care for Mickey, who was employed as an assistant to her son-in-law Ed Higgins.

N Neighbor Iola is Mama's neighbor

O Oates Leonard Oates is Naomi's former (2nd?) husband before she married Vinton.

P Promise - Eunice sang Oh PROMISE Me at Vinton and Naomi's wedding.

Q Quickie Mart - According to Mama's Family Website, Raytown has a Quickie Mart store.

R Rashomama - The episode where Mama gets knocked out with a pot by either Eunice, Ellen, or Naomi.

S- Settlement Sam Travis, the lawyer

Travel Agency -- Thelma gave working at the Raytown Travel Agency a try.

Uncle Roy

V - Vicki of course!

"War of the Roses" -- episode from the final season.

"X" rated antics (sort of?) between Vinton & Naomi right before they tied the knot.

Y - Yard and house work that lazy Naomi never does.

Z- Zero, Vinton's possible IQ

Allan Kayser

B - Boylan (Iola)

C - Church Ladies League that Thelma was part of.

D - Dysfunctional, a word often used to describe the Harper/Higgins Family.

E - Euinice Higgins

F - Fran Crowley (mama's sister)

"Grandma" -- how Bubba addressed Thelma

Higgins

Iola

J-Jerry Reed (aka-Leonard Oates)

KRAY TV Station

L - Lyman, Dorothy (Naomi)

M - Meechum, The Reverend

L - Lolly Perdue (Thelma's rival at the Church Ladies League.)

M - Meechum, The Reverend
N - Naomi Harper

Orthopedic Shoes - worn by Thelma.

Population in Raytown

Q-Quiz show (Mama on Jeopardy)

R - Raytown!

T-bone!

(HOWDY MRS HARPER!)

U - Uncle Vint

(what Bubba calls him)

V - Vinton Harper

W- Wicky wacky bowl

Z - Zany Mother Harper

A Atlanta, where Thelma's cousin Lydia is from.

Bump- Town where Bubba was running away to.

C Cora, another of Thelma's cousins.

D = Dinnerware that Vint pawned to get his loser friend bailed out of jail.

e =Eunice

F = Frannie (Mother Harper's sister)

G Gert, Thelma's sister-in-law.

H = Hollering, one of Mama's specialties

I Aunt Ina, as in Aunt Ina's Chicken Casserole.

J-Jackson(Ellen's married name)

K I know everyone would first think of Kayser or Korman, but I'll say K-RAY the television station in Raytown.

L = Lou Ann (Naomi's best friend from the trailer court)

M- Arlene Madison, Iola's new best friend in the whole world:lol:

N Nuts, as in Beer Nuts, one of Naomi's ingredients for her chili.:lol:

O = ostentatious = Ellen

P = Poor & Pitiful (Euenice)

Q Q Score for Betty White.

According to the Q Scores Company, which tracks the popularity of about 1,800 celebrities, Ms. White is tied with Tom Hanks as having the highest favorability rating. Among the 70 percent of respondents who knew who Ms. White was, 51 percent said she was one of their favorite celebrities, up from 27 percent who said so in 2004. “She’s in the stratosphere,” said Henry Schafer, executive vice president of Q Scores. “She’s not afraid of making fun of herself, and that’s a good quality, and her appeal cuts across all age groups.”

R Rokiki, as in Bonita Rokiki, the "Keek", Bubba's reform school friend.

Bubba- "It was juvenile hall! JUVENILE HALL!"

Mama- "I don't care if you call it 'Miss Astor's Finishing School'...!" :lol:

Sanity - Its a wonder how Mama kept her Sanity with such a dysfunctional family to look after!

T = Toilet paper rolls (empty ones). An arts and crafts staple for Iola lol

U Tough one...I'l say Upchuck. Probably what Thelma and Iola felt like doing after drinking Mother Harper's Tonic. Also what Bubba wanted to do after drinking the few beers with T-Boy and Duane.

Vern- Iola's brother (with the pencil mustache and his hump):lol:

W Wanda Lynn Mahoney, Bubba's other date when he went to prom with Vernette.

X-rated magazine Casanova from the episode "Porn Again"

Y Yellow, Naomi's color.

Zirconias Are a Girl's Best Friend - an episode title from season 4.

A= Amy- Bubba's girlfriend from night school.

Bingo - Mama and Iola loved to play Bingo.

C= Carl Harper

Dino Puffs - Vinton was eating this cereal in an episode to get the mini dinosaur toys out of the cereal box.

E - Earl Boen, who played Rev. Meechum

Frosty Freeze

G- Gert

H - Hinckley, neighboring town of Raytown

Infant Beautiful Magazine

J Jenna McMahon, one of the creators of the show.

Kempers Drug

L= Leonard Oates

Mud Lake

N - "No Room at the Inn"

Oswald Caverns: where Bubba wanted to go in the episode "My Mama, Myself".

P - Pepperpot Playhouse

Quickie Mart

R=Roselle Huplander

S - Supplemental Hardware Guide :lol:

Tomb of the Unknown Raytonian

U - Uncle Oscar

V= Vernelia (Iola's sister in law)

W "Well what the...?"

What Mama said when she was hit in the head with the pot in "Rashomama".

X rated antics of Vinton and "Skeeter"

W "Well what the...?"

What Mama said when she was hit in the head with the pot in "Rashomama".
lol

Yard: Mama always kept a beautiful yard complete with pink flamingos.

Z=Zuckerman- The last name of the last person on the church's members list.I can't remember the person's first name!:)

A = Arguing = one of Mama's favorite hobbies, lol

Bone Crushers: the all-girl band in the episode "Bubba's House Band".

C = clutzy Vinton

Daughters of Raytown (DOR)

E = Eunice Higgins

Fly Naomi: a season 3 episode title.

G - Glen, Ellen's much younger boyfriend

Harper House: what they called their house when they rented it out in the episode "Bed and Breakdown".

I - Aunt Ida's Tater Masher Test

Joni Lawrence: Vicki's daughter and the show's makeup artist.

K = Ken Berry

L= Lyman(Dorothy)

Joni Lawrence: Vicki's daughter and the show's makeup artist.


Not Vicki's daughter. She has one daughter, Courtney.:) Joni is Vicki's sister.

MOP: Mothers Opposing Porn

Not Vicki's daughter. She has one daughter, Courtney.:) Joni is Vicki's sister.
Oops, my bad

N= Neidermeyer's department store

Old Lady: What Naomi named the stray dog she picked up in the Food Circus parking lot in the episode "Mama Bell".

P = "Positive Thinking" ep #12

Quickie Mart

R = Resouceful Iona, with her crafts made out of items you'd throw away

S= Scarlett- The hooker who was in jail with Mama and Eunice.

Tramp: what Mama always called Naomi.

U = Underdressed = Naomi often, in Mama's opinion

V - Vinnie Vegas

Winning lottery ticket: from the episode "The Big Wheel"

X-rated magazine: Casanova magazine from the episode "Porn Again"

Y- Yard sale where the family was trying to sell Iola's Handy crafts!!!

Y- Yard sale where the family was trying to sell Iola's Handy crafts!!!
That's one of my favorite episodes "Gift Horse"!

Zirconias: The episode "Zirconias Are a Girl's Best Friend"

A - Alberta Meechum: snooty wife of the Reverend Meechum.

B- Beer - Mama sure loves her beer!!!!

C = Carl Harper: Mama's deceased husband.

Diamond Mart

E- Ed Higgins -Mama's son in law

F = Floozie = What Mama thinks Naomi is

G- Grandma - Thelma is Bubba, Buzz and Sonja'a Grandma

Hank Monroes Used Cars

Imogene Coca - Actor who played Gert on the infamous episode, Gert Rides Again.

J- Jam - Mama gets knocked out while making jam, and there are three different versions of how it happened!

K = Kissing = What Vint and Skeeter do a lot of

Lake Crippen

Mother Harper's Miracle Tonic!

-Loaded with extra vanilla extract! haha.

Now Hear This: title of an episode and a popular catchphrase from Mama

O- Old woman - Eunice calls Mama "Old Woman"!

Peanut Festival: Vint & Naomi went to it in the episode with Dr. Joyce Brothers

Q- Queen - Vint is a sweetheart and treats Naomi like a Queen!!

R - Raytown

S-Sonja -Vint's daughter from his first marriage ,that never was heard from after season 2 !!

Teens: Buzz, Sonja, & Bubba

Uncle Roy - From that episode "Mama Cries Uncle"

V- Vinton Harper

Wellman's Funeral Home

X-rated magazine, Casanova.

Y-Young - On Mama's B'day ep.it showed her and her children young!

zirconia, Mama can't have enough of 'em! :)

Abduls Garden of Eating

B- Boylen family - Iola, Mother & Father , Thelma's neighbors !

Courteous Crook

Abduls Garden of Eating

Actually it's "Abdul's Garden of Eatin' ". You have to southernly omit the "g" to get the right sound for the play on words of "Garden of Eden". ;)

Dirty Dancing: Mama dirty danced with Ramon in the episode "Very Dirty Dancing"

E = Eunice

Frosty Freeze

G = Grandma Harper = Thelma

Hot Pants=Thelma's nickname in high school

I = inane arts and crafts concoctions by Iola

J = Jeopardy, Both Iola & Thelma try out for Jeopardy.

Kempers Drug

Lymon, Dorothy

M = Mama Learns to Drive, an episode from the second season

N= Naomi Harper

Oswald Caverns

Positive Thinking, an episode from the first season

Q- Quickie Mart - A store in Raytown

R= Raytown

Sexy -Naomi was sexy

T=Tuttler

Mayor Tuttler. I'm sorry, I don't know how to spell his name, but it starts with a T.

U- U is kind of hard ??? Oh I got one!


U- Uncle ,Vinton is Bubba's Uncle!

V - Vexing = Eunice to Mama

W-Window! That really cool bay window in the dining room!

Y-Yellow!! Seems like every piece of clothing Naomi wears is yellow.

Z = Zipper - The zipper gets stuck in Vinton's sleeping bag

A- Aunt Fran

B-Bubba

C- Church ladies league president/Mama

Donut Hut

E =Eunice

F-Family Feud. Vint's money making idea.

Gun & Tire magazine

Harpers

I-Iola (like there was anything else with an I lol)

J = Judgmental = Mama IMO

K = Karin Argoud who played Sonja Harper

L = Lyman, Dorothy

M- Married very happily , Vint & Naomi

N = Nut job = Eunice