Episode
Mama's Family: Mama with the Golden Arm
Overview
Mama emerges as a contender in an arm-wrestling competition.
Details
- Series
- Mama's Family
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 1987-02-28
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Mama with the Golden Arm is Episode 21 in Season 3 of Mama's Family. It aired on 1987-02-28. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 20: Mama's Cousin
Mama's worldly cousin (Vicki Lawrence in a dual role) annoys Mama with her neverending stories.
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.
More episodes from this season
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 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.
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.
Episode 24: The Best Policy
Vint brings home a new electric blanket he received for signing up for a life insurance policy. A few minutes later, his insurance agent arrives for him to sign the papers, and as it turns out it's an old boyfriend of Naomi's, Stony Hall. Stony explains that the policy is worth $200,000 in case of accidental death and much to Mama's dismay, Vint announces that Naomi is his sole beneficiary.
Following the announcment, Vint starts having accidents. First, he almost electrocutes himself while working on Naomi's hair dryer (while it's still plugged in) and then falls down the basement stairs, slipping on a bottle of Naomi's nail polish and spraining his ankle in the process. This gives Iola the idea that Naomi is trying to bump Vint off for the money. She becomes convinced, as does Mama, after Bubba spies Naomi and Stony eating at a Chinese restaurant with the insurance policy in hand.
Episode 17: Birthright
An anonymous letter convinces Vint that he's adopted, so he sets out to find his biological mother.
Episode 25: After the Fall
Mama brings Auntie Effie home to nurse her back to health after she falls off the roof of her house while.trying to reshuffle it.
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 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 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 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).