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Mama's Family•Season 4•Episode 5

A Big Hand for Mama

7.9/10 · 94 votesOct 24, 198725 min

Ranked #19 of 25 in Season 4•−0.1 vs season avg

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After nearly being hit by lightning, Mama finds a new outlook on life.

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Season 4 Episodes25

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E1 8.2

Educating Mama

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E2 8.2

Zirconias Are a Girl's Best Friend

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E3 8.5

The Key to the Crime

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E4 8.3

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

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E5 7.9Now viewing

A Big Hand for Mama

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E6 8.2

Flounder's Day

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E7 8.1

Teacher's Pet

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E8 7.7

Child's Play

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E9 7.3

Mama Mania

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E10 8.3

Gift Horse

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E11 7.5

Workman's Holiday

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E12 7.5

Mama Sees Red

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E13 8.1

A Room with No View

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E14 8.1

The Sins of the Mother

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E15 7.9

A Friend Indeed

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E16 8.6

I Do, I Don't

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E17 7.7

Mama Gets the Bird

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E18 8.1

Mama's Girls

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E19 8.3

Mama on Jeopardy!

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E20 8.2

Mama Goes Hawaiian - Part 1

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E21 8.2

Mama Goes Hawaiian - Part 2

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E22 8.0

Bubba's Double Date

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E23 8.1

Bed and Breakdown

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E24 8.0

Naomi's Identity Crisis

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E25 8.0

Pomp and Circumstance

Cast5

Vicki Lawrence

Vicki Lawrence

Thelma Harper

Ken Berry

Ken Berry

Vinton "Vint" Harper

Dorothy Lyman

Dorothy Lyman

Naomi Oates Harper

Beverly Archer

Beverly Archer

Iola Lucille Boylan

Allan Kayser

Allan Kayser

Bubba Higgins

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Episode Summary

"A Big Hand for Mama" is episode 5 of Mama's Family season 4. It scored 7.9/10 from 94 votes, ranking #19 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.0). It aired on October 24, 1987.

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