Reading the Riot Act
Episode 20 · 1989-04-15

- Comedy
Episode overview
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. Mama's also trying to avoid Lolly because she doesn't wanna have to hand write the thank you notes Lolly wants. But little does Mama know, that Iola has already agreed to do it. Just as they are finishing Lolly shows up with some bookmarks she wants put in the envelopes, even though they've already been sealed. That gives Mama and Iola the reason they need to try and impeach her. So they schedule a special meeting of the CCL's board. But Lolly shows up unexpectedly, and Mama puts her to work in the kitchen. As Iola and the other ladies move to the porch (then onto her house), Mama makes a major discovery; Lolly can't read. That's why she messed up the recipe and a number of other things. So as her and Mama began to talk, they decide to start a program for people who wanna learn to read and write.
25 minutes
Season 5 episodes
1. Ladies Choice1988-11-05
2. Baby Talk1988-11-12
3. Naomi's New Position1988-11-19
4. The Really Loud Family1988-11-26
5. Many Unhappy Returns1988-12-03
6. Found Money1988-12-03
7. My Mama, Myself1988-12-17
8. Full House1989-01-07
9. Bedtime for Bubba1989-01-14
10. What a Dump1989-01-21
11. Mama Bell1989-01-28
12. Very Dirty Dancing1989-02-04
13. Mama's Layaway Plan1989-02-11
14. My Phony Valentine1989-02-18
15. The Big Wheel1989-02-25
16. More Power to You1989-03-04
17. Mama in One1989-03-11
18. There's No Place Like...No Place1989-03-25
19. April Fools1989-04-01
20. Reading the Riot Act1989-04-15
21. A Taxing Situation1989-04-22
22. The Mama of Invention1989-05-06
23. Hate Thy Neighbor1989-05-13
24. Dependence Day1989-05-20
25. Mama Makes Three1989-05-27