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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. The show stars Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps and

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Mother and Son Season 5 Episode 3 - The Big Sleep
    7.8/10(14 votes)

    #1 - The Big Sleep

    S5:E3

    Maggie's having trouble falling asleep...causing Arthur sleepless nights too, for her fear of death has arisen once again. She begins making several arrangements for her death..which prompts her to think about her husbands funeral, and how little she did for him.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Mother and Son Season 4 Episode 6 - The Fridge
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #2 - The Fridge

    S4:E6

    The fridge needs to be fixed, Maggie is working on her memoirs and at the same time, Robert begins to question his mothers love for him, compared to Arthur. Bitterness arises between the family.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Mother and Son Season 1 Episode 4 - The Tickets
    8.4/10(19 votes)

    #3 - The Tickets

    S1:E4

    Arthur tries his best to get out of the house, and away from Maggie, for a holiday with a new girlfriend. But a series of misunderstandings leads his ex wife to believe he wants to take her on the holiday.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Mother and Son Season 1 Episode 1 - The Nursing Home
    8.5/10(28 votes)

    #4 - The Nursing Home

    S1:E1

    Arthur begins to finally consider putting Maggie in a rest home after his wife leaves him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Mother and Son Season 4 Episode 5 - The Dog
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    #5 - The Dog

    S4:E5

    Robert needs to dump a dog that Liz doesn't want, so he gives it to Arthur and Maggie...who have more than a hard time looking after it.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Mother and Son Season 6 Episode 6 - The Promise
    8.6/10(12 votes)

    #6 - The Promise

    S6:E6

    Arthur pleads with Maggie to start helping around the house cleaning when he goes to work, but even more so, he wants her to become independant due to the fact that he might be sick. After Robert tells Maggie Arthur is dying, Maggie starts to believe Arthur will die unless she helps him around the house.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Mother and Son Season 1 Episode 2 - The Milk
    8.7/10(24 votes)

    #7 - The Milk

    S1:E2

    After sending Maggie out for some milk 3 hours ago, Arthur discovers Maggie has been faking a broken wrist to get meals on wheels for free. This prompts the meals on wheels volunteer to think Arthur is incapable of looking after Maggie and sends a social worker to discuss the situation.

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  8. Mother and Son Season 1 Episode 3 - The Oysters
    8.7/10(22 votes)

    #8 - The Oysters

    S1:E3

    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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  9. Mother and Son Season 1 Episode 5 - The Babysitter
    8.7/10(17 votes)

    #9 - The Babysitter

    S1:E5

    After spending several Saturday nights at home with Maggie, Arthur questions why he doesn't have a girlfriend. So he makes a date with Deidre, prompting Maggie to discover she hates to be left alone at night.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Mother and Son Season 2 Episode 1 - The Money
    8.7/10(16 votes)

    #10 - The Money

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Mother and Son Season 2 Episode 6 - The Card Game
    8.7/10(18 votes)

    #11 - The Card Game

    S2:E6

    Arthur is having some friends over for a card game, and Maggie is shocked that she won't be joining them for the game. When the cards go missing, Maggie is the prime suspect and a whole house search is in order, and Maggie becomes the centre of Arthur's friends attention..in many bad ways.

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  12. Mother and Son Season 3 Episode 4 - The Accident
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    #12 - The Accident

    S3:E4

    Arthur accidentally drops a typewriter on his foot, forcing him to stay home, and have Maggie as his carer...could things get any more worse for Arthur? Trying to buy a sandwich for Arthur lands Maggie in a baby clinic, and then at a hospital, where she meets a friend.

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  13. Mother and Son Season 1 Episode 7 - The Illness
    8.8/10(16 votes)

    #13 - The Illness

    S1:E7

    Maggie thinks she's dying and finally wonders what to do about her will. After discovering Robert wants to sell the family home, she anxiously wishes to change her will... But finding the will is the problem for her and Arthur, who is looking for his own house to live in.

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  14. Mother and Son Season 3 Episode 1 - The Christmas Drinks
    8.8/10(16 votes)

    #14 - The Christmas Drinks

    S3:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Mother and Son Season 4 Episode 1 - The Medals
    8.8/10(15 votes)

    #15 - The Medals

    S4:E1

    Maggie assumes that it's ANZAC day, and tries her hardest to go and see the parade...but Arthur tries his hardest to convince her it isn't the day yet.

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  16. Mother and Son Season 5 Episode 4 - The Clock
    8.8/10(14 votes)

    #16 - The Clock

    S5:E4

    All Arthur wants is a nice, quiet Saturday at home, but Maggie believes a neighbour across the street stole her clock many years ago, so she returns to claim it, but is caught taking it. Arthur and Robert need to find a way to find out if the clock is genuinely hers or not. But there is something else up Robert's sleeve...

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Mother and Son Season 2 Episode 2 - The Divorce
    8.9/10(15 votes)

    #17 - The Divorce

    S2:E2

    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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  18. Mother and Son Season 3 Episode 2 - The Sign
    8.9/10(14 votes)

    #18 - The Sign

    S3:E2

    Maggie becomes anxious about the whereabouts of her late husband, so she finds solace in religion, in the hope of meeting up with her husband in heaven, but to Arthur, Maggie is just, once again, being crazy...or is she?

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  19. Mother and Son Season 3 Episode 5 - The Last Will
    8.9/10(14 votes)

    #19 - The Last Will

    S3:E5

    Maggie reads her last will to the family, and Arthur is shocked at what she has to say-but not so for Robert and Liz.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Mother and Son Season 3 Episode 6 - The Neighbours
    8.9/10(14 votes)

    #20 - The Neighbours

    S3:E6

    A feud arises between Maggie and her next door neighbour, who is a Greek immigrant. After an exchange of threats and property damage, Arthur and the neighbours son decide to fix up the ladies relationship.

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  21. Mother and Son Season 3 Episode 7 - The Cruise
    8.9/10(14 votes)

    #21 - The Cruise

    S3:E7

    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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  22. Mother and Son Season 4 Episode 3 - The Car
    8.9/10(15 votes)

    #22 - The Car

    S4:E3

    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...

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Mother and Son Season 4 Episode 4 - The Surprise
    8.9/10(15 votes)

    #23 - The Surprise

    S4:E4

    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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  24. Mother and Son Season 5 Episode 2 - The Budgie
    8.9/10(13 votes)

    #24 - The Budgie

    S5:E2

    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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  25. Mother and Son Season 5 Episode 6 - The Baby
    8.9/10(13 votes)

    #25 - The Baby

    S5:E6

    Secretly doing some babysitting during the day, Maggie gives away what shes doing when Arthur sees she's knitting a baby booty, but when he discovers the baby, he thinks she's kidnapped it from the shop. A visit from Robert and Liz prompts them to check on the baby and a letter that Maggie received in the mail for Robert leads Arthur, and eventually Liz, to think the baby is Robert's. Will Arthur find out what Maggie is up to?

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Big Sleep" is the worst rated episode of "Mother and Son". It scored 7.8/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/24/1992. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Fridge".