Mama's Family — 1983-1990 · 6 seasons · 130 eps

★ 7.3

Mama's Family

1983-1990 6 seasons 130 episodes

★ 7.3 (7,517 votes) Bottom 41%

Thelma Harper and her spinster sister Fran open their home to Thelma's recently divorced son Vinton and his teenage son and daughter. It's quite an adjustment for everyone, especially the cranky, argumentative Thelma.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

E1

7.4

7.8

8.2

8.1

8.2

8.5

E2

7.8

7.8

7.9

8.2

7.3

7.8

E3

8.2

8.5

7.9

8.4

7.7

8.1

E4

8.5

7.4

7.9

8.2

9.3

8.3

E5

8.0

8.9

8.5

7.9

7.8

7.8

E6

8.4

7.8

7.8

8.2

7.7

7.8

E7

8.0

7.9

8.5

8.0

8.2

8.4

E8

7.2

7.5

8.7

7.7

7.6

7.9

E9

7.4

7.4

8.6

7.1

8.0

8.0

E10

8.0

7.9

7.5

8.2

7.7

8.3

E11

6.4

8.1

8.3

7.4

8.5

7.5

E12

8.1

7.6

7.7

7.5

8.3

8.2

E13

7.3

7.5

8.0

8.1

7.8

7.5

E14

8.2

7.9

8.1

8.0

8.1

E15

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.1

7.5

E16

7.7

8.4

8.6

8.3

8.1

E17

7.6

7.8

7.6

7.3

7.5

E18

7.8

8.1

8.1

7.2

7.7

E19

8.3

7.6

8.3

8.4

8.3

E20

7.8

8.0

8.2

7.7

8.2

E21

8.2

7.7

8.2

7.4

E22

7.6

7.8

7.9

8.0

E23

7.9

8.1

7.5

E24

8.2

8.1

8.4

E25

7.8

8.0

7.6

Avg

7.7

7.9

8.0

8.0

7.9

8.0

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.3

S5E4 The Really Loud Family

#2

S2E5 8.9

Rashomama

#3

S3E8 8.7

The Love Letter

4. S3E9 "An Ill Wind" 8.6
5. S4E16 "I Do, I Don't" 8.6
6. S1E4 "The Wedding: Part 2" 8.5
7. S2E3 "Country Club" 8.5
8. S3E5 "Soup to Nuts" 8.5
9. S3E7 "Cat's Meow" 8.5
10. S5E11 "Mama Bell" 8.5

📉 Bottom Episodes

#130

S1E11 6.4

Alien Marriage

129. S4E9 "Mama Mania" 7.1
128. S5E18 "There's No Place Like... No Place" 7.2
127. S1E8 "Double Standard" 7.2
126. S5E17 "Mama in One" 7.3

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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59 Standouts

7 Infamous

58 Hidden Gems

6 Forgettable

Top Standout: S2E5 Rashomama

Most Infamous: S1E11 Alien Marriage

Best Hidden Gem: S4E16 I Do, I Don't

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

Season Consistency

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