Mama's Family - Season 2 - Eps 5: Rashomama
The story starts in the hosptal, and Vint comes into the scene with Naomi, Ellen, and Eunice standing the the middle of the lobby, looking worried. As he asks what happened, Naomi is the first one to tell him the story of what happened in the kitchen that day. Mama and the girls were in the kitchen making gooseberry jam, and she was being the perfect daughter-in-law, Ellen was helping a little bit, and Eunice comes into the door late, claiming that her car broke down, and that she was almost run over out on route 5. Ellen said that she was out on route 5 getting the berries, and she didn't see her at all. However, Eunice thinks different.They pick a fight, and then the gooseberries start to stick to the pot. When Mama says: ""Sweetie, Get that pot for me"", they both run to the pot and start to argue for it. They tell Naomi to butt out, and then they fight for the pan. As they are swinging it around, they smack Mama in the afce with it. She is out cold. The next one to tell the story is
About Mama's Family

Title: Mama's Family
First Air Date: 1983-01-22
Last Air Date: 1990-02-24
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.6/10 (from 46 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 130
Network: NBC Syndication
Genres: Comedy
Production Companies: Joe Hamilton Productions
Synopsis
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.
Cast

Vicki Lawrence
Thelma Harper

Ken Berry
Vinton "Vint" Harper

Dorothy Lyman
Naomi Oates Harper

Beverly Archer
Iola Lucille Boylan

Allan Kayser
Bubba Higgins