Episode 103: The Wedding: Part 1

"This wedding could be such a happy occasion, if it wasn't for the bride."

- Mama

Naomi and Vint's wedding is coming up. Mama, Naomi, Fran, Ellen, and Sonja clean up the house in preparation while Vint and Buzz go to a bachelor party. While the women, minus Sonja, are having a little party, Ellen is worried that her husband Bruce is having an affair, and the family tries to tell her that he is not. She believes them, and they begin talking about Eunice and end up making fun of her. But when Eunice visits, she makes trouble and tells Ellen that her husband is cheating. Buzz returns with his intoxicated father, and soon a fight breaks out, mainly because no one wants Eunice to sing.

Story
Mama is starting to clean up the house for Vint and Naomi's upcoming wedding, with Fran, Sonja, and Buzz's help. Vint comes upstairs from the basement, getting ready to go to his stag party, being given to him by Ed Higgins. Buzz plans to go with him, and Mama says it is all right, though Vint is not happy about it because he'll have to miss a film. They leave, and Fran, Ellen, Mama, and an unhelpful Sonja are decorating the living room when Naomi arrives with a bottle of cheap wine. With the exception of Sonja, they have a party, get drunk, and start dancing. But soon, they learn that Ellen thinks her husband, Bruce, is cheating on her with his secretary Peggy.

Everyone pretends to be shocked at the news, but the news has already spread, and they try to convince her that she is mistaken. Ellen tries to prove it to the ladies and phones Bruce at his office. Ellen is surprised when Bruce answers, telling her that Peggy is taking dictation from him late into the night. Everything is better now. Ellen remarks that the only thing that could ruin this day is if Eunice showed up. The ladies start taking about how Eunice wants to sing at the wedding and all agree it would be a total disaster.

Eunice arrives through the back door and over hears the conversation and becomes upset. Coming into the living room, she looses her cool. Blabbing the secret, she tells Ellen about Bruce's cheating, and Ellen blames the ladies for lying to her about her husband. The two women get into an argument. Vint arrives home drunk with Buzz just as the whole gang starts fighting, and Mama comments on how tomorrow will be a long day if this keeps up.

Supporting cast

 * Ellen Harper-Jackson : Betty White


 * Eunice Higgins : Carol Burnett