- 6.1/1022 votesLoading...
#1 - Oscar's Affair
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/13/1974
Naming a Sunday-school wing after Clifton's late father may become a reality, provided that no hidden skeletons turn up in the Curtises' closet.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jerry Ross
- 6.8/1014 votesLoading...
#2 - The Gun
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/4/1974
Despite Mama's vehement objections, Clifton buys a gun to protect his household from burglars.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1014 votesLoading...
#3 - Business is Business
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1975
If Clifton accepts an offer to go into business with one of his clients, he has good chances of making big money.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1017 votesLoading...
#4 - Mama's Big Move
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/5/1975
At the Suggestion of her friend Laura, Mama moves out of the house and gives Clifton a chance to have a place of his own.
Director: Arnold Margolin
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1017 votesLoading...
#5 - The Ambulance Chaser
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/22/1975
When Clifton is hit by a taxi, he is perfectly willing to settle the damages out of court, until Earl and a shady lawyer persuade him to sue.
Director: Stan Lathan
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1015 votesLoading...
#6 - Clifton and the Kid
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/12/1975
Clifton has no trouble ending his affair with a divorcee. The problem is ending his relationship with her son, who would rather live with Clifton than with his mother.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1024 votesLoading...
#7 - Honesty Day
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/11/1974
Business falls off and private lives suffer, all because the family decides to embark on a day of total honesty.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1019 votesLoading...
#8 - Clifton's Con
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/30/1974
Clifton infuriates Mama by hiring an old Army buddy who recently served time in prison.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dan Wilcox, Thad Mumford
- 7.1/1013 votesLoading...
#9 - The Image Maker
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/26/1975
Clifton triggers a new wave of excitement among his friends when he announces that a TV Producer is considering him as the subject of a documentary about middle-class blacks.
Director: Stan Lathan
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1019 votesLoading...
#10 - Clifton's Persuasion
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/6/1974
Clifton becomes the latest target in the efforts of a young minister to bring young members into the church.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1019 votesLoading...
#11 - Mama Gets Fractured
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/25/1974
Clifton's plans for a weekend fishing trip run aground because of Mama, who is bedridden with a broken leg and cannot be left alone.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1015 votesLoading...
#12 - The Witness
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/5/1975
After Earl testifies against an armed robbery suspect, he becomes terrified that the burly criminal will seek revenge.
Director: N/A
Writer: Al Gordon, Hal Goldman
- 7.2/1016 votesLoading...
#13 - Get Your Kicks on Routes 22 and 76
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/1975
An out-of-town wedding brings out the worst in Earl, who is jealous of the expensive present Clifton bought for the couple.
Director: Morton Lachman
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1015 votesLoading...
#14 - Mama's Solution
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1975
Despite her chauvinistic son's objections, Mama decides to get a job to help Clifton out of a financial crisis.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: Charlie Hauck
- 7.3/1018 votesLoading...
#15 - Clifton and La Femme
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/29/1975
Clifton is unimpressed by the displays at an African art exhibit, but he is overwhelmed by one of the spectators, a beauty whose only flaw is that she doesn't speak English.
Director: Arnold Margolin
Writer: Elias Davis, David Pollock
- 7.4/1018 votesLoading...
#16 - Stephanie's Boyfriend
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 3/26/1975
Clifton rekindles a romance with his former fiancee to the consertation of her jealous boyfriend.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1016 votesLoading...
#17 - Earl's Dad and Mama's Glad
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/1975
Clifton introduces Mama to Earl's visiting dad who, on their first evening together, tries to interest her in a business venture.
Director: Arnold Margolin
Writer: Lloyd Garver
- 7.4/1020 votesLoading...
#18 - Queen of the Ribs
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/12/1975
After a little encouragement from Mama, bashful Earl launches an all out campaign to win the affections of a restaurant hostess.
Director: Morton Lachman
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1014 votesLoading...
#19 - Clifton's Casual Fling
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/1975
Clifton is finally serious about a girl, and what's more, Mama approves. But the young woman is wary about getting involved.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lloyd Garver, Thad Mumford
- 7.5/1031 votesLoading...
#20 - Clifton's Sugar Mama
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/2/1974
A calculating three-time widow has come to see Mama, but she only has eyes for Clifton.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1017 votesLoading...
#21 - Tracy's Trouble
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/20/1974
Tracy's three-month marriage is on the rocks after she and Leonard have their first major spat, causing her to leave and head home to Mama.
Director: N/A
Writer: Al Gordon, Hal Goldman
- 7.5/1017 votesLoading...
#22 - Trial and Error
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/5/1975
Mild-mannered Leonard shocks everyone by winding up in jail, accused of visiting a brothel.
Director: Norman Abbott
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1015 votesLoading...
#23 - The Birthday Party
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1975
Clifton Davis begins a second season as the neighborhood barber, with Theresa Merrit playing his loving, but sometimes difficult Mama.
Director: Arnold Margolin
Writer: Lloyd Garver
- 7.6/1025 votesLoading...
#24 - Clifton's Dubious Romance
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/1974
Clifton falls for an attractive young woman and then has second thoughts when he finds out about her past.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1022 votesLoading...
#25 - Clifton's Big Move
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/9/1974
Clifton samples freedom when he moves in with his pleasure-seeking Army Buddy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of That's My Mama
Every episode of That's My Mama ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of That's My Mama!
Clifton Curtis has got it made—he runs a successful business he inherited from his late father and he's lucky with the the ladies—but he still...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Worst Episodes Summary
"Oscar's Affair" is the worst rated episode of "That's My Mama". It scored 6.1/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Jerry Ross, it aired on 11/13/1974. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Gun".