When Thelma Harper is named class valevictorian for the upcoming commencement ceremony, she learns that she has to make a speech in front of everybody. Her grandson Bubba is planning to join his parents, Ed and Eunice in Tallahassee, Florida. When he doesn't get into his desired school, the family except Mama suggests that there is a junior or community college down there. Bubba doesn't know that his parents aren't coming up from Florida for his big night and they don't want him to live with them in Florida. Heartbroken, Bubba decides not to go the ceremony unless Mama Harper talks some sense into him. During this time, the ceremony is on hold and stalled by Iola, Vint and Naomi until Thelma and Bubba arrive to hear her speech. Joseph Campanella returns as Mr. Hanson, the teacher, to inform Thelma of her accomplishment.
2 Reviews
Mushiness doesn't dominate the story.
vitoscotti16 March 2023
Could have been a sad tone to the story that Bubba's (Allen Kayser) mother Eunice didn't want anything to do with him. But it wasn't overblown, and Eunice came off as a clown so it didn't drag the story down. Iola (Beverly Archer) being an accordion player was hilariously woven in. Every scene the accordion was played were highlights of the episode. Some very good serious acting by Allen Kayser and Vicki Lawrence confronting Bubba's disappointment his mother had little interest in him. Vinton's (Ken Berry) malfunctioning burglar alarm was comical each time it was used. The funniest scene was Iola painfully playing her accordion to kill time at the graduation. The looks from Naomi (Dorothy Lyman) were priceless.
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