Based on a true story about 73-year-old Alvin Straight who embarks on a dangerous and emotional journey to make amends with his 75-year-old brother Lyle before his brother dies. Alvin can no longer drive a car because of his eyesight and has to walk with 2 canes, but he climbs aboard his 1966 John Deere lawnmower and drives the 260-mile course from Laurens, Iowa to Mt. Zion, Wis.

John Hollar, a struggling NYC artist is forced to navigate the small middle-American town he left behind when news of his mother's illness brings him home. Back in the house he grew up in, John is immediately swept up in the problems of his dysfunctional family, high school rival, and an over-eager ex-girlfriend as he faces impending fatherhood with his girlfriend in New York.

"The Harper family refutes the old expression "there's no such thing as bad publicity" when Bubba gets a video camera and his heavily edited footage winds up on Raytown public access cable TV. Mama could use a personality coach, which might have helped in her campaign against neighbor Iola Boylen for president of the Church Ladies League. But despite her crankiness, Thelma Harper does the right thing after the bank ATM spits out $20 bills like a slot...

"There are at least three certainties in life -- death, taxes, and Mama's big mouth. She chews out K-RAY radio's consumer watchdog on the air, and promptly gets hired as his replacement. Telling people what to do comes easy for her; knowing when to stop is another matter. Heaven for her is a good detective movie marathon; she can practically solve a crime in her sleep. Figuring out what Bubba's going to do next, however, is a challenge. The Bone Crushers,...

"Season 4 offers a rare glimpse of Mama Harper as a young housewife with daughter Eunice and son Ving in a flashback sequence instigated by Bubba's late-night beer-drinking antics. After plenty of fumin' and fightin', Bubba and his grandma finally see eye to eye. Elsewhere, Bubba goes from prom dud to prom stud with two dates to choose from. Mama can't resist getting involved, just as she still can't resist a bargain. When Thelma gets hooked on K-RAY...

From the spin-off sketch of the Carol Burnett Show comes the story of a squabbling family in the Midwestern blue collar suburb of Raytown. The noisy bunch is headed by Mama, a buxom, opinionated, gray-haired widow with a sharp tongue.