The Last Season Is So Short

[DuMont]

Why is the last season so short? It only lasts for 20 Episodes as were the other 3 syndicated season lasted for 25 Episodes??? Any Know Why? Buy The way 25 Episode order for a syndicated sitcom is alot, looking at The New Gidget which only had a 22 Episode order for both seasons. Mama musta been a pretty popular show!

[PZelda]

You have to keep in mind that they started the last season in like late September to early October of 1989 and they ended in March 1990 (whereas most TV shows end in May). That's one reason why.

[DuMont]

Originally posted by PZelda: VICKI!!
You have to keep in mind that they started the last season in like late September to early October of 1989 and they ended in March 1990 (whereas most TV shows end in May). That's one reason why.

Well look at this:
Season 5
86.5-1 501 23-Sep-1988 Baby Talk
87.5-2 502 30-Sep-1988 Ladies Choice
88.5-3 503 07-Oct-1988 Naomi's New Position
89.5-4 504 21-Oct-1988 The Really Loud Family
90.5-5 505 28-Oct-1988 Many Unhappy Returns
91.5-6 506 04-Nov-1988 Found Money
92.5-7 507 11-Nov-1988 My Mama, Myself
93.5-8 508 18-Nov-1988 Full House
94.5-9 509 02-Dec-1988 Very Dirty Dancing
95.5-10 510 16-Dec-1988 Bedtime for Bubba
96.5-11 511 23-Dec-1988 What a Dump
97.5-12 512 06-Jan-1989 Mama Bell
98.5-13 513 13-Jan-1989 The Big Wheel
99.5-14 514 20-Jan-1989 Mama's Layaway Plan
100.5-15 515 27-Jan-1989 My Phony Valentine
101.5-16 516 10-Feb-1989 More Power to You
102.5-17 517 17-Feb-1989 Mama in One
103.5-18 518 24-Feb-1989 April Fools
104.5-19 519 02-Mar-1989 There's No Place
105.5-20 520 16-Mar-1989 Reading the Riot Act
106.5-21 521 23-Mar-1989 A Taxing Situation
107.5-22 522 30-Mar-1989 The Mama of Invention
108.5-23 523 13-Apr-1989 Hate Thy Neighbor
109.5-24 524 20-Apr-1989 Dependence Day
110.5-25 525 27-Apr-1989 Mama Makes Three

Season 6
111.6-1 601 18-Sep-1989 Mama's Medicine Show
112.6-2 602 25-Sep-1989 An Affair to Forget
113.6-3 603 02-Oct-1989 Mr. Wrong
114.6-4 604 09-Oct-1989 Now Hear This
115.6-5 605 16-Oct-1989 Tri-State's Most Wanted
116.6-6 606 30-Oct-1989 A Blast From the Past
117.6-7 607 23-Oct-1989 Mama Fights Back
118.6-8 608 07-Nov-1989 Psycho Pheno-Mama
119.6-9 609 13-Nov-1989 Take My Mama, Please!
120.6-10 610 27-Nov-1989 Mama Takes Stock
121.6-11 611 04-Dec-1989 Bubba's House Band
122.6-12 612 18-Dec-1989 War of the Roses
123.6-13 613 03-Jan-1990 Mama Takes a Dive
124.6-14 614 10-Jan-1990 Mama Gets Goosed
125.6-15 615 17-Jan-1990 Guess Who's Going to Dinner
126.6-16 616 01-Feb-1990 The Big Nap
127.6-17 617 08-Feb-1990 Pinup Mama
128.6-18 618 15-Feb-1990 Look Who's Breathing
129.6-19 619 05-Mar-1990 There's Nothing Like the Dames
130.6-20 620 12-Mar-1990 Bye-Bye -- Baby!

So look at season 5, Starts: September 23, 1988 and Ends: April 27, 1989 with a total of 25 Episodes and then look at Season 6, Begins: September 18, 1989 Ends: March 12, 1990 with a total of 20 Episodes, so that cant be it?

[bb25]

As I understand it this WAS very popular show, consistently at the top of the syndication ratings during the syndicated years...

[TALLguyinKY]

Wow, DuMont...where you did get that season info??

I asked someone once about season premiers and finales, but they thought since MF was mostly syndicated, they probably didn't have that kind of a schedule.

I'd love to see the full list! :)

[PZelda]

Originally posted by TALLguyinKY
Wow, DuMont...where you did get that season info??

I asked someone once about season premiers and finales, but they thought since MF was mostly syndicated, they probably didn't have that kind of a schedule.

I'd love to see the full list! :)

Shameless plug :king::

http://www.angelfire.com/nd2/vicki_lawrence/episodeguide.html

Okay, this is more of an episode guide than a list. But you get the idea.

Yeah, since the other four years were syndicated, they weren't on a strict schedule like TV shows on a specific channel, so there were no openings or endings. :)

[bb25]

That info can also be found at TV Tome, the site I frequent most for episode guides...