Overview
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
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2 - 1Flaming Forties September 29, 1983 -
2 - 2The Return of Leonard Oates October 13, 1983
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2 - 3Country Club October 20, 1983
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2 - 4Naomi and the Stork October 27, 1983
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2 - 5Rashomama November 03, 1983
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2 - 6Obscene Call November 10, 1983
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2 - 7Ellen's Boyfriend November 17, 1983
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2 - 8Gert Rides Again December 01, 1983
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2 - 9Amateur Night December 08, 1983
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2 - 10The Mama Who Came to Dinner December 22, 1983
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2 - 11Mama Learns to Drive January 07, 1984
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2 - 12Black Belt Mama January 14, 1984
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2 - 13Mama Buys a Car January 21, 1984
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2 - 14Supermarket February 04, 1984
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2 - 15No Room at the Inn February 11, 1984
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2 - 16Mama for Mayor (1) February 18, 1984
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2 - 17Mama for Mayor (2) February 25, 1984
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2 - 18Harper Versus Harper March 10, 1984
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2 - 19Mama's Birthday March 17, 1984
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2 - 20Mama Cries Uncle March 24, 1984
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2 - 21Ask Aunt Fran March 31, 1984
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2 - 22A Grave Mistake April 07, 1984