Dave Powers

Vinton and Naomi buy an RV and plan to move to a trailer park; however, they are unable to start the vehicle once it is in the driveway. Meanwhile, Mama…

Naomi and Vinton are taking a childbirth class. When Vint is called in to work, Mama has to go to class with Naomi instead of going to the Bingo Bonanza…

Mama’s cousin sends her a live goose for her family’s Christmas dinner, and everyone except Mama is against the idea of killing and cooking the bird..

When Mama slips on a roll of pennies in the bank, the family suggests that she sue the bank. To this end, she hires a sleazy lawyer Settlement Sam and…

Mama and Iola are preparing for the Crystal Thorn flower contest, and Iola is angry to find that Mama’s flowers have cross-pollinated with one of hers, producing a pink-and-white hybrid….

After heckling a stand-up comedian at the Bigger Jigger, Mama accepts a challenge to do a routine of her own.

Mama is attracted to actor Leslie Lemoyne, until she sees him on ”Tri-State’s Most Wanted” (the local version of America’s Most Wanted), and believes that he is the infamous ”widow…

The Harpers install an intercom so that Naomi will be able to monitor her baby, but Mama uses it to eavesdrop on the family, and vice versa.

Mama encourages Iola to find herself a man, but the man she finds turns out to be a domineering blowhard.

Mama suspects that Vint is having an affair with his new trainee Heather, so she and Iola go to his workplace to investigate.

After reading about how much it costs to raise a child, Vint and Naomi decide to start a business selling bottles of Mama’s mother-in-law’s ”miracle tonic.”

Naomi annouces her and Vint can’t get pregnant because Vint is shooting blanks,so Iola suggests that they try and adopt a baby.Turns out she has a cousin who works for…

Thelma and Iola prepare to go a cruise down the Ray River on the Dixie Bell,seems they got a special, two for one deal and that’s the only way they…

Mama’s sworn enemy and next door neighbor, Fred Gebhart blows leafs back into Thelma’s yard which starts a screaming match that has to be broken up by Iola.She then makes…

Iola meets a man that is interested in one of her inventions.But as it turns out Vint,Naomi and Bubba have an invention of their own,the Petlocks.When Mr. Wheeler arrives he…

Vint and Noami are doing their taxes while Bubba works on Mama’s, but their using the long form and she’s using the short. So they figure out they’ll get a…

Bubba and Vint are playing basketball out back, when Mama comes out and starts talking about Lolly Purdue and how bad a job she is doing as the CCL President….

Trying to update the church’s phone directory is hard enough, but having to do it with everyone running in and out is impossible. But fortunately for Mama her wishes of…

Naomi and Vint rush in to get ready for the awards banquet that night for Food Circus. While Mama complains to the meter guy about her electric bill saying it’s…

Mama forgets one of Bubba’s phone messages but refuses to admit she needs to write them down, as she did earlier with Naomi. So Iola suggests they get a answering…

Mama, Naomi and Iola are planning to go to a show at the Pepper Pot Playhouse, while Vint and Bubba are set to play poker with the ””poker pals””. Mama…

Iola arrives to collect for the church rummage sell. While Naomi and Vint have nothing, Mama is looking through her jewelry case. Soon finding her dear departed mother’s old brouch….

The mail is late,meaning Mama’s pention check is late also,so she has to wait around for the mailman.Come to find out Iola had it the whole time and now it’s…

It’s the day before Mama’s birthday and Vint decides to make her a present instead of buying her something. It ends up being a really ugly cocktail belt, which Bubba’s…

Mama’s already annoyed and trying to avoid Roselle so she won’t have to head up the latest charity drive. While Bubba’s late for dinner, which of course annoys Mama even…

Naomi’s on top of the world with the news that she has an interview for the now vacant Assistant Manager’s job at Food Circus. While Vint worries if she gets…

Mama’s reign as the Church Ladies League President only has two weeks to go and being that it’s limited to one term Mama needs someone to nominate her for a…

Mama and Iola are working hard on a homemade quilt to enter an upcoming contest when Iola comments about the house being so quiet lately. Vint and Naomi arrive home…