You'll Laugh, You'll Cry, You'll Be Inspired
The Good, The Bad, & The Hilarious Stories About Motherhood
NOLA Code:
MASD 000100 H1
Program Title:
MAMA SAID, MAMA SAID – 100 series
Episodes/Length:
6 / 30
Availability Date:
Thursdays beginning July 31, 2025
Available through sIX:
Yes
Program Type
Series
DESCRIPTION/SCHEDULING:
Slug:
The good, the bad, and the hilarious aspects of motherhood.
Short Description:
12 years of live readings and backstories of the good, the bad, and the hilarious aspects of motherhood. You will laugh, cry, and be inspired after hearing these real stories about motherhood performed by the writers.
Suggested Scheduling:
Any women-oriented programs, family-oriented programs, Americana, Live Performances. Around Mother's Day, Women's History Month, International Women's Day,
Tags:
motherhood, step-motherhood, adoption, laughter, tears, breast cancer, autism, LGBQT families, infertility, transgender children, grandmothers, foster parenting,
ADHD, bad words, hilarious real stories, first words
Genre Category:
Arts & Music
Broadcast History:
Yes — Episodes have aired on Nine Network on Mother's Day 2023, Mother's Dy 2024, and "The Best of Mama's Said" ran as part of Nine Network's March 2025 Membership Drive.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Closed Captioned:
Yes
Audio:
Stereo
SAP:
None
Format/Version:
HD Base
Aspect ratio:
16 x 9
RATING/FLAGS:
TV Rating:
TV-PG: Parental Guidance Suggested
Flags:
foul language (please provide a complete list of flagged material including the time in each episode where such language occurs and the sentence in which it is used)
WEB/OFFERS:
Web announcement:
None
Offer announcement:
None
RIGHTS:
Royalty-free to members and subscribers of NETA.
# of Releases:
Unlimited
Contract start:
7/31/2025
Contract end:
7/30/2028
Linear live streaming rights
Granted
School rights:
Concurrent with broadcast rights
PBS App Rights:
Concurrent with broadcast rights
Non-commercial cable rights:
Granted
Excluded stations:
None
Producer:
Mama Said, Mama Said, LLC
Presenter:
NINE Network
Date Produced:
2025
FUNDING:
National Underwriting
The program is self-funded
Local Underwriting:
Local underwriting is permissible
DIGITAL ASSETS + PROMOTIONS
Promo
Promo Available on PBS Source
Promotional Assets
Link to assets on NETA Dropbox
Screener
https://www.pbs.org/video/mama-said-mama-said-sjl7vi/
PBS App:
https://www.pbs.org/video/mama-said-mama-said-sjl7vi/
CONTACTS & SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
Station Relations Contact
Kim Young - the forest & the trees
kim@theforestandthetrees
214-649-7770
Viewer Contact
Laura Edwards-Ray
Terrylvb@live.commamasaidshow@gmail.com
(314) 570-0726
Program Website:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090499127090
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/mamasaidstl
EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS
#101 — This show begins with a hysterical story about a Mom trying to understand why she expects her kids to do as she says, while she hides in the bathroom eating a bag of Twix bars probably trying to calm her nerves because her sweet, innocent 6 year old tried to impress her friends while riding to school in her Mom minivan with her new found vocabulary. It ends with a story of how an 80 year old spitfire mother talks her daughter into being her witness on the national syndicated Judge Judy.
#102 — A live show at the beautiful Grandel Theater in St. Louis, MO containing four real-life stories and more - that will make you laugh, make you cry, and then be completely inspired followed by after-show interviews, bloopers, and snippets of famous mom’s talking about their children and/or their mom’s. What is your motherhood story? After 12 years. the audience is always invited to write their own story to perform in next year’s show and experience the joy of Mama Said, Mama Said.
#103 — A live show at the beautiful Grandel Theater in St. Louis, MO containing four real-life stories and more - that will make you laugh, make you cry, and then be completely inspired followed by the show’s hilarious theme song - Good Enough. What is your motherhood story? The audience is invited to write their own story to perform in next year’s show.
#104 — A live show at the beautiful Grandel Theater in St. Louis, MO containing four real-life stories and more - that will make you laugh, make you cry, and then be completely inspired followed with after-show interviews, bloopers, and snippets of famous mom’s talking about their children and/or their mom’s. After 12 years. the audience is always invited to write their own story to perform in next year’s show and experience the joy of Mama Said, Mama Said.
#105 — This episode begins with a hysterical story about how an ‘older’ first-time mom - who worked very hard to be the perfect parent, and then surprisingly finds herself a lot less judgy when she has to deal with her young son’s favorite new phrase that he learned on the weather channel. Another poignant story is from Katie Rodriguez-Banister who tells the loving story of how her mother saved her life with all of her advice and examples after a near-death, catastrophic car accident.
This episode also includes a story about how a grown son dealt with he and his own mother’s anxiety in a very unique way in his story called, A Gummy with Mummy.
#106 — Four real stories about Motherhood including how the hopes and dreams that some mother’s have about finally becoming an Empty Nester can be greatly exaggerated and a story about the lies we have to tell our children, - for their own good - even if it is in France. After 12 years. the audience is always invited to write their own story to perform in next year’s show and experience the joy of Mama Said, Mama Said.