Mama Harper develops her mother's concoction to help her family get over an illness like the flu. After her son and bimbo-in-law Naomi who is now expecting their child realized that they can't afford it. They try a get rich scheme which falls on the unmentioned ingredient, alcohol. Mama Harper brings the remedy and potions to her stuffy Church Ladies League and they all end up wasted. It's funny episode especially when Mama Harper doesn't realize that it was the alcohol all along that was the cure. Still, I miss this show and any episode with Anne Haney as Alberta Meacham, the minister's no-nonsense wife, is a joy to watch as always. They'll just have to find another way to make the $180,000 to raise the Harper baby.
2 Reviews
Has its moments.
vitoscotti25 July 2023
Lots of similarities from "The Andy Griffith Show" (Aunt Bea's Medicine Man) with John Dehner as Colonel Harvey the snake oil salesman. Both episodes have hidden ingredient alcohol, and drunken church ladies. But Thelma shows no remorse and embarrassment like Aunt Bea did. A decent episode with some laughs if you can get by the script borrowing from TAGS. Especially liked the scene where Mama Harper (Vicki Lawrence) is explaining the benefits of the tonic to the church ladies. Classic Iola Boylan (Beverly Archer) hilariously pantomiming ills and cures. Mostly smaller contributions from the rest of the main ensemble cast.
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