'Mama's Family' - Seasons and Episodes Trivia

1. What was Mama doing when Vinton walked into the kitchen and startled her?

From Quiz Sins of the Mother

Answer: raiding the refrigerator

Mama was getting herself a midnight snack and Vinton scared her half to death.

From Quiz "Mama's Family" Season 6 Part II of II

Answer: Bernice

The new owners of Kwik Keys was a cooperation called Bernice which wanted to close down Kwik Keys. Thelma then discovered she owned ten shares of Bernice stock and she found more stock holders of Bernice and held a stock holders meeting which saved Kwik Keys and Vint's job.

From Quiz "Mama's Family" Season 6 Part I of II

Answer: Vint and Naomi

Bubba came downstairs feeling ill so Thelma gave him a spoonful of her tonic and like clockwork he got better. Vint and Naomi hatched a make money scheme by selling "Mama's Miracle Tonic". But it was made with vanilla which is mostly alcohol which if anyone drank enough of it would be drunk. A lot of the tonic was sold to the church ladies league and they were all drunk even Alberta Meechum the reverend's wife.

From Quiz "Mama's Family" Season 5 Part II of II

Answer: $50.59

She complained to the meter man her bill was always $50.59 every month, something she expected every month. Her current bill was $70.59 causing her to complain to the meter man and the company via phone. So she said she refused to pay the bill. The electric company turned off the lights but the meter man came back to turn on the lights after the company found the error was their fault. Geez either $50.59 or $70.59, I'd be happy with either one considering the prices now.

From Quiz "Mama's Family" Season 5 Part I of II

Answer: Lolly Purdue

Due to term limits Thelma's time as President of the Church Ladies League "CLL" was up. So, she practically had to forced Iola to adopt a change. That change being no term limits. Alberta Meechum nominated Iola Boylen for President of the CLL. At the debate both Thelma and Iola got into a verbal fight, so bad Lolly Purdue was nominated and won the Presidency of the CLL.

From Quiz "Mama's Family" Season 4 Part II of II

Answer: Lipton Orange Pekoe

She had two teapots, ceramic and silver, both of which contained Lipton orange pekoe. She laid out cookies and the two teapots for high tea with Iola and her new friend Arlene.

From Quiz "Mama's Family" Season 4 Part I of II

Answer: The Scarlet Letter

Many years ago when Thelma was in school the teacher assigned "The Scarlet Letter" but Thelma couldn't get through it. After being humiliated by her teacher she left school and didn't go back. At night school the teacher assigned "The Scarlet Letter" and she was the only one who actually read the book while everyone else read the Raytown version of "Cliff Notes" called "Ray Notes".

From Quiz "Mama's Family" Season 3 Part II of II

Answer: Movie tickets

Lydia gave Thelma a kimono, a bottle of French perfume to Naomi, a typewriter to Bubba, and a fishing reel to Vint.

From Quiz "Mama's Family" Season 3 Part I of II

Answer: Fell off her roof

Aunt Effie fell off her roof and was mute until the last few minutes of the show. Vint and the others told Thelma she should take Effie back to the hospital since she wasn't getting any better. Meanwhile Vint, Naomi, Bubba and Iola were in the midst of putting together a 2,000 piece puzzle of two Civil War-era ships. While Thelma was arguing with them about Effie, Effie found the missing 2,000th piece and finally spoke.

From Quiz "Mama's Family" Season 2 Part II of II

Answer: Fran

Thelma attempts to drive with Fran in the passenger seat but gets so flustered she leaves the car in the middle of the street. Later she gets a phone call about her hat, so she takes Fran's car on her own. She was a passenger in Naomi's car on the way to the store when she blew a whistle at Naomi causing her to turn around and go home. Ellen attempted to teach her but she crashed Ellen's car into a cement block on the mall's parking lot.

From Quiz "Mama's Family" Season 2 Part I of II

Answer: 40s theme

Buzz and Sonja organize a dance to raise money for the school gym using Mama's attic items but the school committee chose another theme instead.

From Quiz "Mama's Family" Season 1 Part II of II

Answer: Portugal

Claude Canemaker offers Vint $1,600 in a marriage scheme to a girl from Portugal with Claude getting a $400 finder's fee. But Naomi informs Thelma that it's illegal. Thelma puts a stop to it right away believing it to be totally illegal and could lead him going to jail. If you're wondering where Naomi was at this point she wasn't married to Vint in this story. Even though production wise this episode aired AFTER Vint and Naomi's wedding.

From Quiz "Mama's Family" Season 1 - Part I of II

Answer: Thelma and Fran

Thelma was concerned with getting to the sale at Neidermyers and so she raced through her meal. Fran in my opinion was going as slow as Christmas. When Fran finished her glass of milk Thelma snatched it away the millisecond Fran was finished with it.

From Quiz Name That Episode

Answer: Cellmates

Thelma, Vint and Ed surprised Eunice with her birthday at the Bigger Jigger when someone spotted a poster of Eunice's serious crush, Duke Reeves. Vint let it slip that Duke Reeves came to the Harper house and Thelma shooed him away. Eunice went ballistic and in the ensuing fight, Thelma and Eunice hit two cops.

From Quiz Mr. Wrong

Answer: Baby quilt

Thelma remarked that there was nothing as good as making a baby quilt and Naomi said making a baby was good. Iola: "No, Thelma don't put the puppy square next to the kitty square, they don't get along." Thelma: "I'll just sew a muzzle on the mutt."

From Quiz Reading the Riot Act

Answer: Basketball

Bubba was sinking shots easily but Vint either kept missing or refused to take his shot. Thelma came out to the backyard to clean the rug by pretending it was Lolly Purdue.

From Quiz More Power To You

Answer: Waffles

Thelma: "There's nothing more I love than making a hearty nutritious meal for my family. Go get the syrup, powdered sugar and jelly." But Naomi was up for an award at Food Circus so Vint and Naomi ran out of the house to get ready leaving the waffles behind.

From Quiz Pomp and Circumstance

Answer: Florida State

Thelma and Bubba were due to graduate from night school and Bubba's dream was to get accepted to Florida State.

From Quiz A Room With No View

Answer: Drum sticks

Bubba couldn't find his drum sticks thanks to Thelma's cleaning of his room. Bubba had wanted try out for a band with his friends Dwayne and T-Boy.

From Quiz Farewell Fran

Answer: Brent Spiner

Brent Spiner played Lt. Commander Data on "Star Trek The Next Generation" in their seven year run along with four big screen movies. In "Mama's Family" he talked with a redneck Southern accent much like how he did Bob on "Night Court".

From Quiz Steal One, Pearl One

Answer: Hearing aid

Bubba went to church with her but Vint and Naomi didn't go because it was their day off. But Bubba had an ulterior motive. Thelma: "Just once I'd like my entire family taking up a pew. Last time we got stuck with Iola's family on the hearing aid row."

From Quiz Vint & Naomi's Wedding 2 of 2

Answer: Vacuum cleaner bags

Naomi had some vacuum bags in her belongings in Thelma's garage and went to get them. Vint tried to help Thelma with the full vacuum bag only to have the contents spill out on the floor.

From Quiz Vint & Naomi's Wedding 1 of 2

Answer: Buzz

Thelma was also polishing some silver in the kitchen and she quizzed Buzz if he left any goo on the silver. Thelma called the silver, "Heirlooms on parade." Vint then said he was going to the stag party. Buzz said, "Dad if I'm old enough to be your best man tomorrow, I'm old enough to be your buddy tonight."

From Quiz The Mama Who Came For Dinner

Answer: Chinese Mushrooms

Naomi wanted to throw a dinner party for her, Vint and four of their friends. The goose was stuffed with Chinese mushrooms. The menu also included a casserole, green beans, rice, and rolls (or buns, as Thelma called them). Naomi didn't lift a finger in the food department Thelma did the whole thing.

From Quiz Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Answer: purple

Mama and Iola are sitting at the dining room table making these octopus pincushions. When Mama held up hers, you can see that it is purple.

From Quiz Flounder's Day

Answer: Kiss Me, Kill Me

The title of the book can be see when they show a close-up of Naomi sitting on the porch reading the book.

From Quiz "Mama's Family" Part 1

Answer: freak from the Food Circus

Eunice says this in the episode "Positive Thinking".

From Quiz An Affair to Forget

Answer: 4

She says "Ms. Harper, Vinton hasn't touched me for 4 days", to which Thelma replies, "That's the thing about being pregnant, men don't bother you".

From Quiz Who Hit Mama?

Answer: Hospital

It all starts in the hospital as Vint arrives to find Naomi, Ellen and Eunice there with Mama.

From Quiz "Mama's Layaway Plan"--Episode Quiz

Answer: Cousin Ludie's

After seeing the sorry state of Cousin Ludie's funeral, Mama pops into action planning her own stately funeral.

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