List of Mrs. Brown's Boys episodes

This is an episode list for Mrs. Brown's Boys, a sitcom which debuted on RTÉ in 2011. The first series, shown January–February, comprised six episodes; a second series of seven episodes aired the following winter.

Series overview

Series		Episodes	Original broadcast		DVD and Blu-ray release
			Series premiere	Series finale
	Series 1	6	1 January 2011	5 February 2011	3 October 2011
	Special (2011)	1	25 December 2011	—	8 October 2012
	Series 2	6	31 December 2011	4 February 2012	8 October 2012
	Specials (2012)	2	24 December 2012	25 December 2012	TBA
	Series 3	6	29 December 2012	2 February 2013	4 March 2013
	Specials (2013)	2	TBA	TBA	TBA

Series 1 (2011)

Total no.	Series no.	Title	Director	Writer	Original air date	Overnight viewers (UK only)	Official viewers (UK only)
1	1	"The Mammy"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 1 January 2011 UK: 21 February 2011	2.64 million	—
Agnes Brown has family troubles to contend with: her son Dermot has fallen out with Maria Nicholson, his long-term girlfriend, and Grandad is feeling poorly. After a sleepless night, Mrs. Brown decides to try to sort out Dermot and Maria's problem by giving Maria the benefit of her advice. But her heart-to-heart with Maria only succeeds in making the dispute worse.
2	2	"Mammy's Secret"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 8 January 2011 UK: 28 February 2011	2.63 million	—
Mrs. Brown is concerned that her family are keeping too many secrets. Her daughter, Cathy, won't tell anyone about her new boyfriend and son Mark won't tell anyone why wife Betty has thrown him out. To add to Mrs. Brown's worries, Maria's mother pays a disastrous visit to discuss the upcoming wedding between Maria and Dermot. When Betty and Mrs. Brown meet to discuss the situation with Mark they unsurprisingly come to blows. Unfortunately, this all happens in front of Maria's well-to-do mother. Horrified by what she's seen, Maria's mother is determined that the Brown family shouldn't attend the wedding. At the pub, Mrs. Brown spots Betty with another man. Can it be that the secret is not Mark's, but Betty's? It's time for Mrs. Brown to do what she does best, and meddle in her family's affairs.
3	3	"Mammy's Merchandise"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 15 January 2011 UK: 7 March 2011	2.68 million	—
With Dermot and Maria's wedding just weeks away, the Brown household is in crisis. Dermot wants to ask his childhood friend, Buster, to be best man. But Agnes has set her heart on Mark filling the position. And Buster is a crook of whom both the strong-willed Maria and Mrs. Brown strongly disapprove. On top of this, Mrs. Brown's best friend and neighbour, Winnie, is distraught. Her husband Jacko has been rushed to hospital and can't possibly afford to pay for the operation he urgently needs. And, needing cash for the wedding, Dermot has allowed himself to get embroiled in one of Buster's stupid - and dodgy - money-making scams. It's time for Mrs. Brown to exercise all her diplomatic skills, starting with "accidentally" letting Maria know all about Dermot's best man decision.
4	4	"Mammy Rides Again"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 22 January 2011 UK: 14 March 2011	2.99 million	—
Agnes and Winnie are excited about going to Maria's hen party, until Cathy tells them they are not invited because they are too old. Undeterred, Mrs. Brown decides she'll crash the event and show the girls that she and Winnie are not too old to party. All she has to do is find out where the party is being held. Agnes thinks her luck is in when Dermot tells her that the girls are meeting at local pub, Foley's. But when Agnes bursts into the pub in full hen party attire it becomes clear that Dermot "may" have misinformed her. That night, Agnes mistakenly invites Maria's mother to dinner. Finding out that Mrs. Nicholson is so sophisticated that she has two toilets in her house, Agnes has one fitted in an understairs cupboard in order to impress her. Despite this, and despite drafting in Rory's cordon-bleu friend Dino to cook dinner, on the night Mrs. Brown is incredibly nervous and turns to drink. With Mrs. Brown incredibly desperate to delight Mrs. Nicholson, the evening descends into chaos as the drink takes hold, the aftermath of Agnes's hen party mistake plays out, and Grandad decides to go to the toilet in the wrong cupboard.
5	5	"Mammy of the Groom"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 29 January 2011 UK: 21 March 2011	2.96 million	—
Dermot and Maria's wedding is just days away and tensions are running high in the Brown household. The groom is getting cold feet. His best man, Buster, can't find anything good to say about Dermot in his speech. And to cap it all Agnes Brown is mystified why Cathy has given her a book on homosexuality - is she trying to tell Agnes that one of the family is gay? When Dermot's pre-marriage nerves get the better of him, he locks himself away in a cupboard. Father Quinn is bemused to have to give Maria and Dermot their pre-marriage talk in slightly unusual circumstances - with the mother of the groom in attendance and the groom himself in a cupboard. Buster finally finishes his speech and to Mrs. Brown's delight it's very touching - so touching that it draws Dermot out of his hideaway. On the morning of the wedding, Mrs. Brown takes a moment to lament her son flying the nest. But this only lasts a moment before Dermot asks her if he and Maria can live with her. Meanwhile, Agnes Brown goes on a hunt for the homosexual in the family - until eventually she realises it is son Rory. With help from Cathy and a greetings card, Agnes reassures him as only she can, that she loves him whatever his sexual orientation.
6	6	"Mammy's Miracle"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 5 February 2011 UK: 28 March 2011	3.01 million	4.10 million
Mrs. Brown thinks everyone has gone mad. Father Quinn is losing his faith as fast as he loses parishioners, newly-weds Dermot and Maria won't stop fighting, and Granddad has decided he wants to stage his own funeral. He's keen to hear all the nice things people say about the deceased at funerals, but before he's actually dead. Maria tells Mrs. Brown why she and Dermot have been arguing so much - she thinks they should move out of the Brown household but Dermot is resisting. Dermot, meanwhile, is scheming with Buster to make some quick cash so he can afford a first home for him and Maria. However, their plotting comes to an abrupt end when Cathy and her policeman boyfriend turn up unexpectedly. After some discussion the Browns decide to make Granddad happy by secretly staging his funeral. However, their plans go awry when Mrs. Brown mistakes two Mormons for the men who are supposed to be delivering the coffin. Later realising these are the preachers who have been pinching Father Quinn's parishioners, Mrs. Brown decides to teach them a lesson.

Special (2011)

Total no.	Series no.	Title	Director	Writer	Original air date	Overnight viewers (UK only)	Official viewers (UK only)
7	-	"Mammy's Ass"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 25 December 2011 UK: 26 December 2011	6.61 million	8.24 million
It's Christmas at the Brown household and Agnes' son Trevor is coming back from the missions abroad for the first time in four years, Agnes Brown is determined to make this Christmas a truly special celebration, with her whole family present at last. But, as with the Brown household nothing is straightforward. Son, Dermot, recently married to Maria, is under pressure to spend Christmas with his in-laws, the posh Nicholsons. Maria's mum Hillary is doing her best to belittle Agnes's efforts to decorate the Brown family home. And neighbour Winnie needs help finding a job. Dermot's dodgy mate Buster has his own problems delivering the turkey... And to cap it all, there's still no sign of any snow.

Series 2 (2011–12)

Total no.	Series no.	Title	Director	Writer	Original air date	Overnight viewers (UK only)	Official viewers (UK only)
8	1	"Mammy Pulls It Off"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 31 December 2011 UK: 2 January 2012	5.20 million	6.60 million
Agnes Brown's son, Dermot, and his new wife, Maria, have a baby on the way, and they are desperate for a place of their own. The newly-weds just can’t afford to move out, but Mrs. Brown has a plan to help her son. Loving mother that she is, Agnes has promised the couple the money from Granddad's life insurance policy payout for a deposit for their own home. There’s just one minor hitch – Granddad is not dead. Caught between a suspicious insurance company and her God-fearing son, Trevor, Agnes has to resort to desperate measures to keep Granddad out of sight and her dream alive.
9	2	"Mammy's Coming!"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 7 January 2012 UK: 9 January 2012	4.67 million	6.29 million
Agnes is upset that her son Trevor has been called back to the missions in Africa, but is determined to give him a massive send-off to remind him what a loving family he has back home in Ireland. Meanwhile, daughter Cathy's family counselling session descends into chaos, and Buster and Dermot run into trouble with a circus lion. The only person having a good day is neighbour Winnie: thanks to his new medication, her husband Jacko's libido is back. But while Winnie delights in reminiscing about her former bedroom antics, Maria reveals a shocking secret about Cathy's boyfriend Mick; that he is, in fact, married: which leads to him getting a good telling off by Agnes.
10	3	"iMammy (Batteries Not Included)"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 14 January 2012 UK: 16 January 2012	4.73 million	6.37 million
With Dermot and Maria's baby due very soon, Agnes is excited about the prospect of having a new Brown in the house. But in the meantime, she has to make do with the robot baby which the expectant couple have been given to practice with at their pre-natal classes. Unfortunately, the new addition to the family keeps crying and disturbs everyone at night. Agnes kindly offers to babysit the robot baby and seems to have the magic touch, but her methods are not exactly orthodox (including removing the batteries). Meanwhile, Cathy is feeling down about her love life. However, there's a new man on the horizon: her psychology lecturer Professor Thomas Clowne.
11	4	"SuperMammy"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 21 January 2012 UK: 23 January 2012	5.22 million	7.05 million
Agnes is feeling self-conscious about her weight after some less-than-flattering comments from her family. She decides to go on a diet but struggles to keep her resolve when she sees her favourite foods. Meanwhile Rory is in good spirits after securing a promotion as manager of the local hair salon. However he is immediately thrown in the deep end when he has to deal with a major staff incident. And as if that wasn't stressful enough, boyfriend Dino is in a foul mood with him after being overlooked for the job.
12	5	"Mammy's Going"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 28 January 2012 UK: 30 January 2012	5.39 million	7.25 million
When Spartacus the old family dog starts looking poorly, the Brown children reluctantly decide the time has come to put her in a home. But when the Brown children decide how to break the sad news to their mother, Agnes gets the wrong end of the stick. Under the impression that her children are planning on putting her in a nursing home, a furious Agnes sets out to persuade her children she's not going senile. Meanwhile, Cathy's new boyfriend Professor Clowne is determined to interview Agnes for his new book about motherhood and won't take no for an answer. Agnes reluctantly agrees to the interview but then becomes convinced that Clowne actually wants to study her to prove that she's going senile. Moreover, with Agnes's birthday fast-approaching, the Brown family have decided to throw their mother a surprise party. But poor Agnes is expecting a completely different surprise...
13	6	"New Mammy"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	4 February 2012	6.32 million	8.31 million
Agnes is upset about all the unrest at home but realises that she has an equally frosty relationship with Maria's mother Hilary. With Maria about to give birth, Cathy convinces Agnes to build bridges and invite Hillary out for dinner. Agnes takes Hillary for dinner in a rather unusual setting and relations between the pair gradually begin to thaw - particularly as Hillary gets increasingly drunk. Meanwhile back at home Maria suddenly goes into labour. With Buster panicking, Dermot fainting and the rest of the family out the house, will the ambulance arrive in time?

Specials (2012)

Total no.	Series no.	Title	Director	Writer	Original air date	Official viewers (UK only)
14	1	"Mammy Christmas"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	24 December 2012	11.68 million
Agnes faces her busiest Christmas yet with Trevor visiting and Grandson Bono sleeping over. Added to that Dermot is now the proud father of triplets. Also, Cathy instigates a clever plan for revenge after Agnes opens her mail. And when Agnes hears that the nativity play is cancelled, she decides to stage her own, despite Father Damien's objections.
15	2	"The Virgin Mammy"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 25 December 2012 UK: 26 December 2012	10.72 million
Agnes Brown has finally been given permission to stage her own Nativity Play and is determined to put on the greatest show on Earth. The only thing standing in her way now is Father Damien. During the play however things get out of control as people mess up their lines and three men dress up as Elvis Presley for the Three Kings. Eventually Agnes is kicked out and Cathy takes over making the play a big success.

Series 3 (2012–13)

Total no.	Series no.	Title	Director	Writer	Original air date	Official viewers (UK only)
16	1	"Mammy's Spell"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 29 December 2012 UK: 1 January 2013	9.78 million
During a party to celebrate the baptism of Dermot and Maria's triplets, an unwitting Agnes and Winnie are put under the spell of the hypnotist booked to provide the entertainment. Mark has some upsetting news and Agnes has to turn a heartbroken Bono away.
17	2	"Mammy's Inflation"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 5 January 2013 UK: 7 January 2013	9.20 million
Agnes is disappointed with Cathy who has decided to undergo surgery to impress her new boyfriend, Professor Clowne. Agnes is also unimpressed with the man Buster has hired to measure up her kitchen for redecorating. Meanwhile, Professor Clowne tries to find the perfect moment to give Cathy a life-changing proposal.
18	3	"Mammy's Break"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 12 January 2013 UK: 14 January 2013	9.66 million
Its the 27th anniversary of Redser's death, and to celebrate, Agnes wants to go off on a holiday to Galway, but 1 problem stands: Grandad, or as Agnes calls him, "The man that God forgot". Agnes tries to send him to a home, but due to Winnie actually believing the lies Agnes told Grandad to get him into the home, Winnie gets sent away. Meanwhile, Redser has some very ominous news from beyond the grave.
19	4	"Mammy's Valentine"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 19 January 2013 UK: 21 January 2013	9.26 million
Betty buys the "ABC Of Sex" book in order to teach her son Bono the "birds and the bees". Agnes, meanwhile, with the help of a gigalo site called 'Dial A Dick', gets a sex date for Valentine's. Dermot employs Buster to buy a bus saying 'I love Maria Brown' after hearing that she thinks he is not romantic anymore. Buster screws up by also writing 'Cathy Brown does not need her tits blown up'. Granddad, with the help of viagra, gets a threesome.
20	5	"Mammy?"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 26 January 2013 UK: 28 January 2013	9.46 million
Agnes gets a phone call that makes her children believe they are adopted. They all try hinting at her but in the end it turns out they are all biological. Meanwhile, Rory and Dino have a bust-up but get engaged shortly afterwards. Also, Mark and Betty bring good news to Agnes: they aren't emigrating due to Cathy printing out flyers for Mark's business.
21	6	"Mammy Swings!"	Ben Kellett	Brendan O'Carroll	Ireland: 2 February 2013 UK: 4 February 2013	6.43 (Overnight)
Rory and Dino are being married, but the wedding planner believes that it should stand out due to the fact that it is a gay wedding. 'La La Doggie', the wedding planner, proposes an underwater wedding! In a humorous aside, Agnes meets her daughter Cathy's boyfriend's parents and they are swingers. And Agnes learns this the 'hard' way. Meanwhile, Agnes gets a new kitchen, supplied by Mark, but Rory destroys it with his new unlicensed car. Agnes makes a cake in her microwave but screws it up. Rory and Dino end up marrying in a private ceremony.

Specials (2013)

On 30 January 2013 the BBC announced two Christmas specials had been commissioned for 2013.

Original Films (2006-2009)

Many of the episodes filmed during the BBC series take inspiration from seven feature films originally broadcast on RTE 1 between 2006 and 2009. The following is a list of those seven films.

Total no.	Series no.	Title	Director	Writer	Original air date
1	1	"Mammy's Last Wedding: Part 1"	Brendan O'Carroll	Brendan O'Carroll	10 April 2006
Agnes' is disheartened when, while ploughing through the preparations for Dermot's wedding, he reveals to her that he isn't sure he wants to get married. And things turn from bad to worse when Maria pours her heart out, revealing that she would prefer to marry Trevor than Dermot. Meanwhile, Cathy has moved back home over a messy divorce, Mark's marriage to Betty is on the rocks, and Maria's mother and father give a damning opinion of Agnes and her family, labelling them 'common as muck'. Agnes has all these problems to solve, whilst also preparing for the wedding. Partially remade into the BBC episode "Mammy of the Groom"
2	2	"Mammy's Last Wedding: Part 2"	Brendan O'Carroll	Brendan O'Carroll	17 June 2006
The day of the wedding has arrived, but Agnes is still working out who is marrying who. Dermot is a nervous wreck, Maria is pining for Trevor, and her costume from the local dress shop hasn't arrived. And the day turns out to be a right distaster when Agnes catches Rory with a man... in his mouth... and unsure as to the concept of being 'gay', Agnes labels him 'ill'. Meanwhile, will Mark get his promotion? And will Betty discover just exactly what he has been up to in his spare time? And with the wedding just hours away, will Agnes manages to wade through disaster after disaster to make it? Partially remade into the BBC episode "Mammy of the Groom"
3	3	"Mammy, Believe it or Not"	Brendan O'Carroll	Brendan O'Carroll	4 September 2006
Agnes is forced to watch in horror as Cathy falls in love with a hunky detective sergeant, Mick Garda, nicknamed by Agnes as 'Mick the dick'. But is their relationship all that it seems? Winnie's daughter Sharon doesn't seem to think so. Meanwhile, after a spell in prison, Buster arrives back on the scene, and attempts to tempt Dermot, who has just wed, back into the underworld of crime. Can Maria keep him on the straight and narrow? Rory and Dino are in the wars, Winnie has discovered the beauty of a vibrator, Betty has managed to get Mark fired, and Father Quinn has somehow lost his faith. And when two "Missionaries of Mystery" call at Agnes' door, the words lambs and slaughter come to mind. Partially remade into the BBC episodes "Mammy's Miracle" and "Mammy's Secret"
4	4	"Good Mourning, Mammy"	Brendan O'Carroll	Brendan O'Carroll	16 October 2006
In an attempt to cash in on his life insurance policy, Agnes' fakes Grandad's death, and even arranges his funeral. First, however, Agnes has to convince an alcholic Dr. Flynn that Grandad is really dead. Meanwhile, Cathy's romance with 'Mick the Dick' takes a turn when he proposes to her, leaving her wondering what kind of husband he would be. Meanwhile, Maria announces that she is pregnant with triplets, and Rory and Dino are givne their own cookery show on Irish television. Buster is also in trouble - as somehow, he's managed to lose his testicles. And with an impending trip to Canada, a local pub quiz, a problem with Dermot's giant yellow chicken costume, and ringworm, Agnes starts to be prepared for one hell of a week. Partially remade in to the BBC episode "Mammy's Miracle
5	5	"Mammy's Triple Trouble"	Brendan O'Carroll	Brendan O'Carroll	2007
Agnes is exicted after the birth of Dermot and Maria's triplets, but the excitement is short lived when Buster announces that he has the perfect scam, and manages to rope Dermot into taking part. Meanwhile, Dino finds a pregnancy test and begins to wonder if Rory is a transsexual - and before long, Rory has trouble convincing Dino that he doesn't have a bun in the oven, until he comes up with the genius plan to land the blame on Mark, which only leads to Betty suspecting that he has cheated on her. Meanwhile, Cathy has a new boyfriend, and Winnie's daughter Sharon believes she is finally lucky in love - until a family tragedy leaves Winnie preparing for widowhood. And Agnes' attempt to create a bogus raffle also backfires.
6	6	"How Now, Mammy"	Brendan O'Carroll	Brendan O'Carroll	2008
Agnes gets the wrong end of the stick when the children discuss putting the family's pet dog, Spartacus, into a home, and attempts to prove to the rest of the Brown clan that she is still fit for purpose. Meanwhile, Cathy attempts to boost her relationship with Professor Clowne by considering a boob job, Rory is depressed after Dino is sacked from the hairdressers, and Buster's decision to go straight to avoid a beating from two dangerous criminals backfires when he manages to fallout with Dermot in the process. Winnie's daughter, Sharon, also has a big surprise, and Dermot attempts to gather the can in order to save Buster from his own self importance - and some of Dublin's most dangerous villans. Partially remade into the BBC episodes "Mammy's Going" and "Mammy's Inflation"
7	7	"Mammy's Seven Year Itch"	Brendan O'Carroll	Brendan O'Carroll	2009
Agnes decides to fight her mid-life crisis by attempting to track the pop charts, when she makes a bet with a well-known record producer, Willie, in an attempt to win £50,000 euro for her favourite charity. Starting up her own boyband, 'Westboys Life', record producer Willie enlists Agnes' son Mark, Buster, Sharon McGoogan's fiance Cornelius and local drunk Giddy Eye, and gives Agnes the chance to form them into a boyband. She attempts to put him to shame by filming a music video for the group's debut single, "Love on a Humpback Bridge". Calling in favours from all of her media acquaintances, Agnes attempts to deal with 'The Seven Year Itch' by attempting to ransack the charts. But does "Love on a Humpback Bridge" have the ability to be a chart topper? Meanwhile, Sharon's wedding to Cornelius is looming, and despite Maria's excitement at being the wedding planner, events are own a downturn following the arrival of Sharon's cousin from Donnegal, Barbie. Agnes is also put under pressure by her family to lose weight, but as far as she is concerned, she's sticking to the "all you can eat" diet. Partially remade into the BBC episode "Super Mammy"