Episode
Mama's Family: Birthright
Overview
An anonymous letter convinces Vint that he's adopted, so he sets out to find his biological mother.
Details
- Series
- Mama's Family
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1987-01-31
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Birthright is Episode 17 in Season 3 of Mama's Family. It aired on 1987-01-31. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 16: Have it Mama's Way
An anonymous letter convinces Vint that he's adopted, so he sets out to find his biological mother.
Episode 18: Grandma USA
Mama is surprised to learn she was entered in the Grandma USA contest by Bubba. She is at first reluctant to compete, but changes her mind when she finds out the grand prize is a dream kitchen, complete with a self cleaning oven. Vint then starts to wonder why they would select Mama over all the other entries, Bubba says it's because he sent in Naomi's picture instead of Mama's.
A fact this is only discovered after they are greeted by the host, Raytown personality Eddie Edwards, and he thinks Naomi is entering. After considering his options, Edwards agrees to let Mama compete instead, thinking it might be a novelty to have someone in the pageant who really looks like a Grandma.
More episodes from this season
Episode 15: Porn Again
Mama is appalled when she finds a girlie magazine named Casanova under Bubba's bed while cleaning. She firsts wants to know were Bubba could get such a magazine. It soon comes out that Naomi, who wasn't paying much attention, sold it to him a few days before at Food Circus. Thinking something needs to be done, Iola has the idea to boycott Food Circus until they stop selling magazine's like that.
Iola, Mama, Aunt Effie and Pearl form MOP (Mothers Opposing Pornography), and set out to picket in front of Food Circus, much to the dismay of Naomi. Who insists they go home. First Pearl breaks ranks for a tuna offer and then Effie needs to use the bathroom, and finally Iola leaves when the store offers Triple Coupons. Just as it seems all hope is lost, the media arrives and they end up getting on the National news.
Episode 19: Buck Private Bubba
Vint's former Army Sergeant comes to town and recruits Bubba, who enlists after his girlfriend breaks up with him.
Episode 14: Desperately Seeking Anyone
Mama and Naomi's plan to find a date for Iola backfires when the date is more interested in Mama.
Episode 20: Mama's Cousin
Mama's worldly cousin (Vicki Lawrence in a dual role) annoys Mama with her neverending stories.
Episode 13: Santa Mama
Vinton is chosen to play Santa @ the Raytown Mall. However, with too much practice, he loses his voice! So Mama fills in the last second as Santa Claus. She deals with many brats, but was touched by a little girl who wanted tools for her unemployed daddy.
Mama's also upset that her star's missing (the one her husband made for her on their 1st Christmas).
Episode 21: Mama with the Golden Arm
Mama emerges as a contender in an arm-wrestling competition.
Episode 12: Fly Naomi
Unhappy with the rut she's gotten into, Naomi decides to make a change and arrives home with the news that, after seeing an ad in the paper, she's decided to attend school to train as a flight attendant. Vint gets upset because she didn't ask him first. While, Bubba joins the debate team to be near a girl he likes.
Naomi aces her first exam, which only serves to make Vint more upset. With a growing rift between Vint and Naomi, Iola tries to make her move and asks Vint to have ice cream with her one night. What Vint views as innocent, Mama see clearly as Iola trying to get her claws into Vint and tells him so in no uncertain terms.
Naomi tries to get everyone in the family to help her train for that night's big test, but the only one who will is Mama.
Episode 22: It Takes Two to Watusi
Naomi's best friend Luann has just been divorced and Naomi wants to set her up with a friend of her's for a double date with her and Vint to play miniature golf. But before Luann ever arrives, her date calls to say he can't make it. Naomi then suggests Bubba could be a last minute stand-in. Mama nearly goes through the roof and says no. Not wanting Bubba to associate with the likes of Luann.
After a lengthy discussion, Mama gives in and let's Bubba decide for himself, while trying to lay a guilt trip on him.
Episode 11: Where There's Smoke
Thelma invites Reverend Meecham to dinner in the hopes of being named the president of the Church Ladies League. However, a surprise visitor of Hubby's throws a hitch into her plans.
Episode 23: Fangs a Lot, Mama
After Vint is invited to join the Mystic Order of the Cobra, a local men's club, Mama attempts to sabotage his induction.