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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, dimwitted son, Vint, a locksmith by trade, moved in at the start of the series with his troublesome teenage children, Buzz and Sonja, after his wife run off to become a Las Vegas show-girl. Much to Mama's disgust, Vint soon took up with the flirtatious neighbor Naomi. The two where married in early 1983, and Naomi moved in too. Further uproar was caused by the periodic visits from Mama's two married daughter's, the foul mouthed Eunice and the snobbish Ellen. Ed was Eunice's Dolt of a husband. In the Fall of 86 Mama's Family returned to TV in first-run syndication. Fran had recently passed (Rue McClanahan was now starring in The Golden Girls) and Ed and Eunice had moved to Florida. They had neglected to mention this to there delinquent son Bubba who, after serving a time in Juvenile Hall for car theft, ended up living with Mama in Fran's old room, much to the consternation of Naomi and Vinton who thought they were getting it. Iola was the prissy neighbor who barely convealed her romantic designs on Vinton. The Biggest event in the run of Mama's Family occured in the Spring of 1990 when Naomi, who had seemingly been pregnant for an eternity, presented Vinton with a bouncing baby girl named after his Mama-Tiffany Thelma. They had moved out of her house but not of her shadow, as they were now living in a trailer on her property.moreless

Episode Guide

S 6 : Ep 20	Bye-Bye -- Baby!	Aired 2/24/90
S 6 : Ep 19	There is Nothing Like the Dames	Aired 2/17/90
S 6 : Ep 18	Look Who's Breathing	Aired 2/10/90
S 6 : Ep 17	Guess Who's Going to Dinner	Aired 2/3/90
S 6 : Ep 16	Pinup Mama	Aired 1/27/90

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Harvey Korman	Alistair Quince/Host (1983-1984)
Rue McClanahan	Francis "Fran" Crawley (episodes 1-35)
Vicki Lawrence	Mrs. Thelma "Mama" Crowley-Harper
Ken Berry	Vinton Harper
Dorothy Lyman	Naomi Oates Harper
Eric Brown	Vinton "Buzz" Harper, Jr. (episodes 1-35)

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Little Tiffany!

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By lizzybernice, Jan 20, 2013

Ok... WHO AGREES THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE EPISODES WITH TIFFANY THELMA HARPER!!!!! It made me angry because they ended the show like that. I would love to see more Tiffany!
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By gisele7605, Dec 31, 2012

Lllllllllllllllooooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeee the show wish they would put back on the air
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Mama Family Help!

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By BretJohnson1, Jul 18, 2012

My wife and I love this show so much! Mostly we watch her old videos but would love to know if anyone knows of a GOOD site that sells all the seasons? Im pretty sure there was a box set made but am having a very hard time finding it anywhere other than sites that are shady. We have season one on DVD but would appreciate any help finding the others - thanks in advance and glad so many others enjoy Mama's Family : )moreless
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Really Love this show

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By stoppitnish, Jul 17, 2012

Wish more tv shows today were like this one.
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Aunt Fran was my favorite character

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By mastercherub, Mar 26, 2009

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.moreless
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Whats anyones favorite episodes?Mine is Look Whose Breathing

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