The Really Loud Family

The Really Loud Family is the 4th episode of the 5th season in Mama's Family.

Plot Summary
Mama, Naomi, and Vinton have just sat down for dinner while Mama explains how she is avoiding Roselle Huplander, due to past incidents where Roselle organizes a toy drive and sticks Mama with all the gruntwork. Bubba comes home along with a video camera intended to record footage of his family for a school project. They initially attempt filming, however this shortly proves a failure because the family is acting for the camera in an obviously fake way.

Mama is on her front porch sifting through broken toys which are to be fixed for the toy drive while Bubba joins her outside looking to make another attempt at filming. He goes into the dining room and finds Naomi sitting at the kitchen table with a doll. Bubba films while Naomi tells a story from childhood about a stray dog that she cared for. Next, Bubba films Vint who tells a story from childhood about an incident involving Mama's attempt to do home repairs and a need for a repairman. Next, Iola shares a story about Eunice and Ellen's dolls, which they habitually neglected. Finally, Mama shares a story about her disapproval of TV families and her satisfaction on her own family.

The filming has finished and Bubba's movie is to be shown on public television. Bubba announces that much of the footage was lost due to a short in the camera. The movie in its new format was found by Bubba's professor to be "honest, dynamic, and revealing". The family watches the movie together, but find that due to the lost footage, the family is given a bad appearance. Moreover, each story now appears out of context and any exonerating details are absent.