Plot summary
Convinced that she won't react well if another nominee wins the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, Victoria decides to fake an illness and stay home in bed, but she has a camera and live feed ready just in case. Elka pulls some dirty tricks against her city council opponent on election eve, and throws Mamie under the bus in the process. Melanie wants to look more like her heavily-Photoshopped promo poster for her radio show, but her diet plans get tougher when her mom ( Debra Monk ) shows up. In the end, Elka wins the election for city council and Victoria wins her first Oscar.
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Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Hot in Cleveland season 5. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.