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In Mama's Family, Thelma lived originally with her sister, newspaper writer Fran Crowley. In the first episode, Vinton and his two children, Vinton "Buzz" Harper Jr. and Sonja Harper , move in with Thelma after being evicted from their house.
Thelma Harper (nee Crowley), known to the audience as "Mama", is a fictional character on the television series, Mama's Family. She was portrayed by Vicki Lawrence during the sitcom's entire run. As between The Family sketches, the NBC version of Mama's Family, and the syndicated version...
Mama's Family is an American sitcom television series starring Vicki Lawrence as Mama (Thelma Harper). The series is a spin-off of a recurring series of comedy sketches called "The Family" featured on The Carol Burnett Show (1967–78) and Carol Burnett & Company (1979).
Vicki Lawrence (born March 26, 1949), sometimes credited as Vicki Lawrence Schultz, is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is best known for her character Mama (Thelma Harper). Lawrence also originated many other characters on CBS's The Carol Burnett Show from 1967 to 1978, the variety show's entire series run.
Mama's Family: Created by Dick Clair, Jenna McMahon. With Vicki Lawrence, Ken Berry, Dorothy Lyman, Allan Kayser. Mama's Family originated with Thelma "Mama" Harper, and her younger sister Fran living together in Mama's house.
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Harper Versus Harper: Directed by Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman. With Vicki Lawrence, Ken Berry, Dorothy Lyman, Eric Brown. Naomi's feud with Mama lands the two in court when Mama breaks Naomi's vacuum cleaner.
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Thelma "Mama" Harper is a sharp-tongued, gray-haired widow who shared her house with her sister Fran Crowley, a journalist for the local newspaper. Dim-witted Vinton; Thelma's son, moved in with kids Buzz and Sonja after his wife Mitzi abandoned the family to become a Las Vegas showgirl.
