A tornado traps the Harper family, Iola and Effie in the basement on Thanksgiving day.
Mama finds a girlie magazine under Bubba's bed.
After Fran dies, Mama is set on giving her a perfect sendoff.
Mama brings Aunt Effie home for the cure after Effie falls off the roof and remains in a trance-like state.
To get Aunt Effie to follow her doctor's advice to exercise, Mama persuades her to join a tap dance class at the Senior Citizens Center. Mama soon takes over the class, forming a troupe of blue-haired hoofers that becomes the toast of Raytown.
