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Mama's Family S6E1 — Mama's Medicine Show
8.5
Mama's Family•Season 6•Episode 1

Mama's Medicine Show

8.5/10 · 94 votesSep 23, 198925 min

Ranked #1 of 20 in Season 6•+0.5 vs season avg

Discussion

After reading about how much it costs to raise a child, Vint and Naomi decide to start a business selling bottles of Mama's mother-in-law's "miracle tonic."

Directed byDave Powers
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Mama's Medicine Show

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E2 7.8

An Affair to Forget

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E3 8.1

Mr. Wrong

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E4 8.4

Now Hear This

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E5 7.9

Tri-State's Most Wanted

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E6 7.8

Mama Fights Back

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E7 8.4

A Blast From the Past

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E8 8.0

Psychic Pheno-Mama

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E9 8.1

Take My Mama, Please!

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E10 8.4

Bubba's House Band

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E11 7.5

Mama Takes Stock

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E12 8.2

War of the Roses

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E13 7.5

Mama Takes a Dive

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E14 8.1

Mama Gets Goosed

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E15 7.6

The Big Nap

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E16 8.2

Pinup Mama

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E17 7.7

Guess Who's Going to Dinner

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E18 7.8

Look Who's Breathing

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E19 8.4

There Is Nothing Like the Dames

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E20 8.2

Bye-Bye–Baby!

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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Dave Powers

Director

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Episode Summary

"Mama's Medicine Show" is episode 1 of Mama's Family season 6. It scored 8.5/10 from 94 votes, ranking #1 of 20 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Dave Powers, it aired on September 23, 1989.

Next: E2 · An Affair to ForgetBest of Season 6