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S6 E4 Now Hear This

Comedy

21m

Oct 13, 1989

When Vint installs intercoms in the house so they will able to hear the baby, everyone uses it to eavesdrop on everyone else—and then be upset over what they hear.

Full Episodes

Season 6, 20 Episodes

Mama's Medicine Show,

Naomi and Vint sell Mama's homemade tonic, and it goes incredibly well until Bubba's team loses its swim meet. When the tonic is analyzed, everyone discovers it's 35% alcohol!

21m Sep 22, 1989

An Affair to Forget,

Mama and Naomi suspect Vint of more than a working relationship with his new trainee, who happens to be a beautiful blonde.

21m Sep 29, 1989

With Naomi happily pregnant, Iola starts to think she should be married too. She finds a boyfriend, but the relationship doesn't last through their first dinner with Mama.

21m Oct 6, 1989

When Vint installs intercoms in the house so they will able to hear the baby, everyone uses it to eavesdrop on everyone else—and then be upset over what they hear.

21m Oct 13, 1989

Tri-State's Most Wanted,

Mama falls hard for the lead actor in the local theatre's new play, and they plan a date. But when Mama sees him on "Tri-State's Most Wanted," she thinks she's dating a fugitive.

21m Oct 20, 1989

Mama Fights Back,

Mama gets her own radio show.

21m Oct 27, 1989

A Blast From the Past,

Thelma's high school reputation comes back to haunt her at her 50th class reunion.

21m Nov 3, 1989

Psychic Pheno-Mama,

The family hires a psychic whose predictions all come true. But when Mama realizes where she's getting her information, Mama goes into a trance of her own to expose the charlatan.

21m Nov 10, 1989

Take My Mama, Please!,

When Mama signs up for an open microphone night, another comedian steals all her jokes. She improvises by talking about her family, and the audience bursts out in laughter.

21m Nov 17, 1989

Mama Takes Stock,

Mama finds an old certificate for 10 shares of stock, which is now worth enough to convene a shareholders' meeting of the company that is about to lay Vint off.

21m Dec 1, 1989

Bubba's House Band,

The heavy metal band that Bubba arranges for the homecoming dance turns out to be three girls. Their grandmother's cake recipe and the band are both a hit at the church carnival.

21m Nov 24, 1989

War of the Roses,

All's fair in love and war when Vint and Naomi get in an argument and Mama and Iola battle it out to grow the winning rose at this year's flower show.

21m Dec 17, 1989

Mama Takes a Dive,

When Mama slips on a roll of pennies in a bank, the family hires a shady lawyer. The attorney convinces Mama she's far more injured than she realizes and to sue for $3.2 million.

21m Jan 2, 1990

Mama Gets Goosed,

Mama gets a live Christmas goose, but the rest of the family is appalled at the thought of killing their new pet. In the end, Mama prepares everyone a vegetarian holiday meal.

21m Jan 9, 1990

Guess Who's Going to Dinner,

When Vint wins a Mother's Day dinner for two, he must choose between taking Mama and Naomi. It turns into all-out family war, but Vint makes a decision that leaves everyone happy.

21m Feb 2, 1990

Mama puts everything she's learned through her love of old detective films to solve the case of Iola's missing mother.

21m Jan 19, 1990

When Mama and Iola make flyers for a single seniors' mixer, their photo is mistakenly replaced with a joke project for Bubba's photography class.

21m Jan 26, 1990

Look Who's Breathing,

When Mama substitutes for Vint at Naomi's Lamaze class, she relates her own experience of giving birth … and scares everyone out of the room.

21m Feb 9, 1990

There is Nothing Like the Dames,

Things quickly go from bad to worse when Mama hosts a backyard luncheon for a ladies' social group she wants to join, and the ladies leave in a huff.

21m Feb 16, 1990

Bye-Bye, Baby!,

In the series finale, Vint and Naomi finally have a baby and Mama becomes a grandmother—but not before high drama.

21m Mar 11, 1990