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Brett Ferino · 08-19-2000, 01:40 PM

What is your all time favorite episode of "Mama's Family" and why?

kagc212 · 12-13-2000, 03:42 PM

Don't know the name, but the episode where Thelma's mother is ghost and comes back to haunt her. That scene at the end where Vint thinks Thelma is yelling at him makes it the best of them all!

Another one right up there with it is, the one where Thelma becomes a stand-up Comedian for the Bigger Jigger and comes up with lot, and lots of Put-Downs to her family as her material.

juloyes · 03-05-2001, 11:28 AM

I love the episode where Mama and Iola run against each other for the top spot in the church ladies league. Iola is one of my favorite characters. I think the "handicrafts" she makes are hilarious and I have this sort of admiration/pity feeling toward her for willing to be so dedicated to her parents. Mama is a good balance to her. Another favorite episode is the Crystal Thorn award one, where Iola's Dainty Bess rose is "taken advantage of" by Mama's Herbert Hoover (I think that's the right name). Some of the exchanges at that rose bushes are side-splitting!

03-12-2001, 06:13 AM

I like the "I Do, I Don't" episode because Mama is hilarious when she demands her popcorn with extra butter.

03-24-2001, 12:51 PM

There's so many of them!

But the one where Mama tries to get a job was great. The stuck up lady asked Mama "Do you know how to use a phone" & Mama says "No usually I just run around & yell What do I do What do I do!

Very funny!

03-28-2001, 05:50 PM

My favorite episode of "Mama's Family" would have to be the one where Vint and Namoi buy this baby moniter and Bubba, Vint, and Namoi listen on Mama and Iola's conversion in the kitchen. And they find out what Mama really thinks about them. And the mean time while Bubba, Vint, and Namoi are outside on the porch. Mama overhears them also. Everyone is ferious at one another.

ThomasE · 03-30-2001, 12:52 AM

My favorite is when Eunice messes up Vint and Naomi's wedding with her anger and then she and Naomi almose get into a fight. After Ed carries her away kicking and screaming,Aunt Effie has the nerve to yell out: "Is this the line for the food?" I have the original NBC recording of this 2 parter and the syndicated verision. It's really cool.

MARFAR104 · 04-07-2001, 07:11 PM

I LIKE THE THANKSGIVING EPISODE ABOUT THE TORNADO WHERE THEY ARE ALL TRAPPED IN THE BASEMENT! I LIKE ALL THE HOLIDAY EPISODES TOO. AND THE ONE WHERE MAMA IS JEALOUS OF IOLA'S NEW "BEST FRIEND" ARLENE.

dawsongirl · 04-23-2001, 09:06 PM

Hands down, it's the Family Feud episode!!!

DB1701 · 05-28-2001, 12:07 AM

my favorite is when Iola freeze-dries her dead cat Midnight. Honorable mentions are the one where Mama intrudes on Vint & Naomi's honeymoon & the one where Mama is knocked out in the kitchen & Naomi, Eunice & Ellen all have different versions of what happened.

MamasFamilyFan · 05-28-2001, 11:05 AM

Id have to say my favorite episodes were Gift Horse, and Rashomama. I love the whole situation with EUNICE and ellen and naomi telling their own stories... Iv seen this episode over 30 times, and every single time, i cant help but laugh when Mama gets hit over the head with the pot!

APPLEI · 05-28-2001, 01:04 PM

I LOVE THE EPISODE WHERE MAMA RUNS FOR MAYOR OF RAYTOWN.
I THINK IT WAS A TWO PARTER.

Bewitched4UinMD · 06-03-2001, 11:31 PM

My favorite episodes off the top of my head are - the where Vint brings the Fortune Teller home and Mama becomes Esmerelda, Queen of the Gypsies to expose the fortune teller as a hoax.
I also like the one where Mama thinks they are going to put her in a home as Naomi names a stray dog, "Ol' Lady."

hch · 06-09-2001, 01:55 PM

My favorite episode of this funny as hell show is the "Grandma USA" episode.
I like that part where the guy asks Thelma how old she is and she tells him that "It's none of your damn business!"
I liked her reaction when that prettier grandma won the pageant and she was raving and ranting to the camera.
Thelma should have won. She is so incredible in this show

06-22-2001, 11:21 PM

my all time fav is when mama and all the girls get together to make jelly and she gets a whollup on the head and yells that memorable WELL WHAT THE!? each gal remembers it differently convincing themselves absolved of guilt and trying to gain favor with Vint. all these shows are so great the christmas goose pardoned though vicky l wasn't as visible in the jelly episode, gosh that one look was great.

08-19-2000, 01:40 PM	#1
Brett Ferino Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 18, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,782	Post Your All-Time Favorite Episode Here! What is your all time favorite episode of "Mama's Family" and why?

03-12-2001, 06:13 AM	#4
kittygirl Guest Posts: n/a	I like the "I Do, I Don't" episode because Mama is hilarious when she demands her popcorn with extra butter.
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03-24-2001, 12:51 PM	#5
jeff of nc Guest Posts: n/a	There's so many of them! But the one where Mama tries to get a job was great. The stuck up lady asked Mama "Do you know how to use a phone" & Mama says "No usually I just run around & yell What do I do What do I do! Very funny!
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03-28-2001, 05:50 PM	#6
Meka2004 Guest Posts: n/a	My favorite episode of "Mama's Family" would have to be the one where Vint and Namoi buy this baby moniter and Bubba, Vint, and Namoi listen on Mama and Iola's conversion in the kitchen. And they find out what Mama really thinks about them. And the mean time while Bubba, Vint, and Namoi are outside on the porch. Mama overhears them also. Everyone is ferious at one another.
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06-22-2001, 11:21 PM	#15
plyons Guest Posts: n/a	my all time fav is when mama and all the girls get together to make jelly and she gets a whollup on the head and yells that memorable WELL WHAT THE!? each gal remembers it differently convincing themselves absolved of guilt and trying to gain favor with Vint. all these shows are so great the christmas goose pardoned though vicky l wasn't as visible in the jelly episode, gosh that one look was great.
plyons Guest Posts: n/a

12-13-2000, 03:42 PM	#2
kagc212 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 11, 2000 Location: Florida Posts: 21	Don't know the name, but the episode where Thelma's mother is ghost and comes back to haunt her. That scene at the end where Vint thinks Thelma is yelling at him makes it the best of them all! Another one right up there with it is, the one where Thelma becomes a stand-up Comedian for the Bigger Jigger and comes up with lot, and lots of Put-Downs to her family as her material.

03-05-2001, 11:28 AM	#3
juloyes Member First Time Poster Join Date: Mar 05, 2001 Location: Bolivar, MO Posts: 1	I love the episode where Mama and Iola run against each other for the top spot in the church ladies league. Iola is one of my favorite characters. I think the "handicrafts" she makes are hilarious and I have this sort of admiration/pity feeling toward her for willing to be so dedicated to her parents. Mama is a good balance to her. Another favorite episode is the Crystal Thorn award one, where Iola's Dainty Bess rose is "taken advantage of" by Mama's Herbert Hoover (I think that's the right name). Some of the exchanges at that rose bushes are side-splitting!

03-30-2001, 12:52 AM	#7
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	My favorite is when Eunice messes up Vint and Naomi's wedding with her anger and then she and Naomi almose get into a fight. After Ed carries her away kicking and screaming,Aunt Effie has the nerve to yell out: "Is this the line for the food?" I have the original NBC recording of this 2 parter and the syndicated verision. It's really cool.

04-07-2001, 07:11 PM	#8
MARFAR104 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 07, 2001 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 153	I LIKE THE THANKSGIVING EPISODE ABOUT THE TORNADO WHERE THEY ARE ALL TRAPPED IN THE BASEMENT! I LIKE ALL THE HOLIDAY EPISODES TOO. AND THE ONE WHERE MAMA IS JEALOUS OF IOLA'S NEW "BEST FRIEND" ARLENE.

04-23-2001, 09:06 PM	#9
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	Hands down, it's the Family Feud episode!!!

05-28-2001, 12:07 AM	#10
DB1701 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 23, 2001 Location: Port Charlotte, Florida USA Posts: 7	my favorite is when Iola freeze-dries her dead cat Midnight. Honorable mentions are the one where Mama intrudes on Vint & Naomi's honeymoon & the one where Mama is knocked out in the kitchen & Naomi, Eunice & Ellen all have different versions of what happened.

05-28-2001, 11:05 AM	#11
MamasFamilyFan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 30, 2001 Posts: 32	Id have to say my favorite episodes were Gift Horse, and Rashomama. I love the whole situation with EUNICE and ellen and naomi telling their own stories... Iv seen this episode over 30 times, and every single time, i cant help but laugh when Mama gets hit over the head with the pot!

05-28-2001, 01:04 PM	#12
APPLEI Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 16, 2000 Location: JACKSON MI. 49203 Posts: 810	I LOVE THE EPISODE WHERE MAMA RUNS FOR MAYOR OF RAYTOWN. I THINK IT WAS A TWO PARTER.

06-03-2001, 11:31 PM	#13
Bewitched4UinMD Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Jun 03, 2001 Posts: 3	My favorite episodes off the top of my head are - the where Vint brings the Fortune Teller home and Mama becomes Esmerelda, Queen of the Gypsies to expose the fortune teller as a hoax. I also like the one where Mama thinks they are going to put her in a home as Naomi names a stray dog, "Ol' Lady."

06-09-2001, 01:55 PM	#14
hch Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 07, 2001 Location: Montross, VA 22520 Posts: 983	My favorite episode of this funny as hell show is the "Grandma USA" episode. I like that part where the guy asks Thelma how old she is and she tells him that "It's none of your damn business!" I liked her reaction when that prettier grandma won the pageant and she was raving and ranting to the camera. Thelma should have won. She is so incredible in this show