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Mama's Family

NBC (Ended 1990)

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8.7 Great
529 votes

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The 335 users who count themselves as Mama's Family fans have written a total of 38 reviews.

Status

Ended

Premiered

January 22, 1983

Ended

March 12, 1990

Genre

Comedy

Theme

Family

Show Overview

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Episode Score
 
9.5

Bye-Bye -- Baby!

Naomi is upset because her baby is late, so Mama tries to calm her down by telling her that the Harper men always come through when their women are in need. She tells her how sweet Carl was when they had their first child, and this calms Naomi. But after she leaves, Mama tells Iola that Carl didn't do anything and she took a bus to the hospital. Later that night, after Vint gets home from work,… read more »

Aired: 03/12/90

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Mama's Family mined humor from a squabbling family in the Midwestern blue collar suburb of Raytown. The noisy clan was headed by Mama, a buxom, gray-haired widow with sharp opinions and a sharper tongue who shared her small house with her high-strung sister Fran, a journalist for a local paper. Mama's lazy,... more »

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  • Mama's Photo Shack.

    Okay here is my second game! ~~*Mama's Photo Shack*~~ A Colakid12 original game! Make sure to vist my first game ...more »

    93 comments, last one Jul 26, 2008 + Add Comment
  • What is your least fave episode?

    For me it would be either the IRS episode or the one where Mama slips at the bank--i just didnt think they were to funny.

    17 comments, last one Jul 20, 2008 + Add Comment
  • What are your top 5 Mamas Family episodes???

    Hmm that is kinda a tough one for me. Here they are on no particular order: 1. Answering machine episode 2. Bubba and the missing pearls 3. Grandma Crowley's ghost. 4. Bubba's video 5. Thelma babysits/Iola's quilt There are alot others---but these made me laugh the most.

    15 comments, last one Jul 7, 2008 + Add Comment
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    Aunt Fran was my favorite character hide « show »

    Aunt Fran was my favorite character on Mama's Family. I thought it was wrong to have her die, especially chocking on a toothpick, how unrealistic is that. Plus they take away, not just Fran, but Buzz, Sonja, Ellen (though she makes one last appearance), Ed and Eunice. I wish that the writers could have written the episode where Fran moves away with her male friend, whom she spoke of in an earlier show. I truly believe that would have been a lot better than simply having her die because she was chocking on a toothpick. I did not like the fact that the show continued without Fran.
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    9.5 Superb

    One of the best shows on TV in the 80s/early 90s. Love love love the show! hide « show »

    I absolutely love Mama's Family. It was way underappreciated at the time. I wish the show had lasted longer and the cast of seasons 2 and on would of been the cast since the beginning. I rated the show a 9.5 only because I thought that it was the weakest of all the seasons of the show and the cast just didn't have the magic that the rest of the seasons did. I am so upset that only season 1 has been released. I hope the rest of this brillant series will be released in the near future. Miss this show.... I just can't say enough about it but so hard to put into words.
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    9.1 Superb

    The closest to a real family on television hide « show »

    I adore this show. I think its timeless. we need a show like this right now. A reunion would be AWESOME! I have always been so curious as to what the rest of the cast is up to now and more importantly, what would the characters be up to now?
    Wonder if there are plans to have other seasons on DVD and what about EXTRAS! I myself never purchased the 1st season DVD because i was told there were no extras on the dvd. I still tape the show almost every week nite, I love the episodes with Iola and Bubba.
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    9.9 Superb

    This show was ahead of its time. Except for a few refrences here and there, I understand every joke. hide « show »

    Thisshow was so cool. NBC had it to begin with and then CBS picked it up and not only revived it, but perfected it. This show was and still is one of my all-time favorite shows. TV shows like this do not come up anywhere anymore. This show was about a widowed old lady and her crazy family. Her son, daughter-inlaw, Grandson & even crazier neighbor. This was a suburban family of the 1980's in a fictional town called: "Raytown". This was in the heart of America, yet the state never was mentioned (not to my knowledge, anyway; Texas would be my guess). VERY good show.
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    9.5 Superb

    Thelma Harper faces the trials and tribulations of small town life everyday, along with her best friend Iola, son Vint and wife Naomi, and wacky grandson Bubba. hide « show »

    What an amazing show! I'd like to give the person who came up with this show a big pat on the back, because it's absolutely superb.

    Vicki Lawrence plays the kicky Thelma Harper, who, might I add, is freakin' hilarious. Vint and his wife Naomi like to pretend they're classy, but end up acting even stupider in the process. They add nice comedy to the show.

    Bubba's dumb as a doorknob; does that boy know ANYTHING? But, anyway, the stunts he pulls always lead up to some kind of hilarious climax.

    I recommend this show for fans of those classic TV shows that consistently keep you rolling on the floor, laughing your butt off.
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