- 9.5/1034 votesLoading...
#1 - The Funeral
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/18/1985
Arthur's uncle dies, and not even a funeral can keep peace within the family. After Maggie buys a bag of oranges and drops them accidentally into the open grave, Arthur's other uncle visits him and Maggie...with an unexpected situation.
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- 9.3/1013 votesLoading...
#2 - The Family Feud
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 2/21/1994
Maggie and Lorna are about to return home from England, and Robert has moved in with Arthur since Liz kicked him out. Once Robert finally leaves, and the sisters return home, Arthur is not surprised to find the sisters are not speaking, but it is over something that Lorna said about Arthur. This prompts a family meeting with everyone, and they turn against poor Arthur, who discovers what his family really thinks of him.
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- 9.2/1015 votesLoading...
#3 - The Lamingtons
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 3/7/1994
Maggie, without knowing it, promises to make 216 lamingtons for various groups at a cake stall, and at the same time must present herself on a jury. Will she succeed in all this, which must be done in one day? Or will Arthur be forced to help?
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- 9.1/1015 votesLoading...
#4 - The Promotion
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/25/1985
Arthur is offered a new job, but must make a move to Canberra. But trying to convince Maggie to move away with him proves harder than first anticipated.
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- 9.1/1012 votesLoading...
#5 - The Trip
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 2/14/1994
We see the return of Maggie's younger sister, Lorna, who has just lost her husband, and wants to take Maggie to England, but will they even make it to the plane without fighting?
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- 9.1/1014 votesLoading...
#6 - The Ring Cycle
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 3/21/1994
It seems that Arthur and Deidre may be getting back together, and hopes Maggie will accept it. Arthur tries to ship Maggie off to Robert and Liz's for one night so he and Deidre can sort things out, but this is interrupted when Maggie's wedding ring goes missing...
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- 9.0/1016 votesLoading...
#7 - The Aunt
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/1/1985
Maggie's sister Lorna visits, and the meeting is far from pleasant. Arthur is hoping Lorna's company will give him a chance to go out with his new girlfriend.
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#8 - The Last Straw
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 3/14/1988
Arthur has finally had enough of Maggie, so walks out on her to go on a holiday..leaving Robert in charge...what will come of this arrangement?
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#9 - The Deed
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 2/10/1992
Trying to get Maggie to sign over Power of Attorney to the house is a hard journey for Arthur when she accidently loses the deed in her bedroom.
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- 9.0/1011 votesLoading...
#10 - The Ride
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 2/7/1994
It seems that Robert is about to turn over a new leaf when he takes Maggie out for a drive, but secretly is meeting up with another woman. After Maggie walks out of the car and Robert loses her, he and Liz go to search for her, but the mystery woman is discovered by Liz as they are searching for Maggie. Is this the end of Robert and Liz?
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- 8.9/1014 votesLoading...
#11 - The Divorce
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/11/1985
The day of Arthur's divorce is approaching, and Maggie can't understand why he has to divorce. This prompts Robert to consider his marriage to Liz after they have a big argument.
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- 8.9/1013 votesLoading...
#12 - The Picnic
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/10/1986
A day at the park with the whole family turns out to be a disaster as Maggie goes missing...only to wonder off on a bus, for an old folks home!
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#13 - The Surprise
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 2/22/1988
Arthur, Maggie and Liz plan a surprise party for Robert's birthday but when Robert turns up late, Liz starts to think if he is having another affair with one of her friends.
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- 8.9/1012 votesLoading...
#14 - The Budgie
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 2/17/1992
Feeling that Maggie could use some companionship after a fight with Robert, Arthur brings home a budgie for her to look after...this is harder than it seems for Maggie, who decides to feed the bird some chicken.
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- 8.9/1011 votesLoading...
#15 - The Sunday Roast
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 3/23/1992
All Arthur wants is to bring home a girlfriend for Sunday lunch, but convincing Maggie is the trouble. So he disguises his girlfriend as a distant cousin who is visiting the family, and this impresses Maggie, who just loves the family. Arthur gets the whole family together and lets Robert and Liz in on the secret, but they have a hard time keeping it from Maggie when an argument breaks out between Maggie and Liz.
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- 8.9/1012 votesLoading...
#16 - The Caravan
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 2/28/1994
After a bitter fight over "the favourite son contest", which Maggie is entering Robert in, Arthur moves into Robert's caravan. However, this isn't the joyous experience he was hoping for.
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- 8.8/1014 votesLoading...
#17 - The Boyfriend
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/20/1984
It's Maggie's birthday and the entire family gets together to celebrate. Maggie sees the family gathering the perfect chance to bring home a new boyfriend, and tells Arthur she'd like to marry again.
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#18 - The Morning After
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/15/1985
Arthur's girlfriend spends the night, which shocks Maggie. Enough for her to walk out and threaten to move in with Robert and Liz. Robert tries to steadily convince Arthur to take his girlfriend somewhere else to be alone, and also to convince Maggie not to move out.
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- 8.8/1015 votesLoading...
#19 - The Christmas Drinks
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/27/1985
It's a hot summer Christmas for Arthur, who is having a party for all his friends and family. But as far as Maggie is concerned, she just wants Arthur to take her to church and forget about the party. A series of incidents leads to an argument between the family... And finally to the church.
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- 8.8/1013 votesLoading...
#20 - The Cruise
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 4/7/1986
Maggie and her new friend Claude make plans to go on a cruise, which surprises Arthur, and shocks Robert..but not is all as it seems for Claude.
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- 8.8/1019 votesLoading...
#21 - The Friend
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 2/8/1988
Arthur feels Maggie needs a friend after he discovers she's talking to herself...so he hires a woman to help Maggie with the housework, as well as look after her.
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#22 - The Car
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 2/15/1988
Maggie wishes to visit the place of her honeymoon, but Arthur wants to do otherwise..so Maggie wants to drive there herself. The car then becomes the centre of attention as Robert buys it off Maggie, leaving Arthur carless..there's only one way to get the car back from Maggie...
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- 8.8/1012 votesLoading...
#23 - The Rest
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 3/9/1992
Maggie can't understand why Arthur is being so cranky lately, so she decides to visit the doctor to get some answers. The answer, give Arthur a holiday. But Arthur has something else in mind...
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- 8.7/1020 votesLoading...
#24 - The Oysters
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/1984
Arthur discovers Maggie has been arriving home on the back of a garbage truck, and making a nuisance of herself at a local hospital. This forces Arthur to tell Maggie not to go out during the day any more, but to no avail.
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- 8.7/1015 votesLoading...
#25 - The Money
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/4/1985
After receiving a letter from the government, Maggie thinks they think she's dead, but in fact, they are investigating why she hasn't cashed in her pension cheques. Arthur wonders as well, and discovers she has been hiding the cheques...and other sums of money, around the house.
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The Best Episodes of Mother and Son
Every episode of Mother and Son ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mother and Son!
Mother and Son was a multiple Logie Award-winning Australian television sitcom produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 16 January 1984 until 21 March 1994....
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC TV
Best Episodes Summary
"The Funeral" is the best rated episode of "Mother and Son". It scored 9.5/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/18/1985. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Family Feud".