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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).
Play trailer 1:52. 99+ Videos. 99+ Photos. Comedy. Mama's Family originated with Thelma "Mama" Harper, and her younger sister Fran living together in Mama's house. Creators. Dick Clair. Jenna McMahon. Stars. Vicki Lawrence. Beverly Archer. Ken Berry. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. S1-3. RENT/BUY. from $14.39. search Amazon.
S1.E7 ∙ Mama Gets a Job. Sat, Mar 5, 1983. Mama's in a funk because she met one of her aunts, "who's three days older than God," but has a job. Mama's never worked outside the house in her life, so Vint and Naomi talk her into applying at an employment agency.
Sundays at 4 & 4:30 PM. Starring Vicki Lawrence as Thelma "Mama" Harper and spun off from 'The Carol Burnett Show,' 'Mama's Family' revolves around the wacky misadventures of the Harper family. Always at the center of the trouble and confusion is the dysfunctional family's matriarch, Mama—a quick-tempered, sharp-tongued 65-year-old widow.
Summaries. Mama's Family originated with Thelma "Mama" Harper, and her younger sister Fran living together in Mama's house. Thelma Harper and her spinster sister Fran open their home to Thelma's recently-divorced son Vinton and his teenage daughter and son, Sonja and Buzz.
A spun-off sketch from the Carol Burnett Show, Mama's Family mined humor from a squabbling family in the Midwestern blue collar suburb of Raytown.
After Vint's kids from a previous marriage leave the house, Mama's delinquent grandson Bubba is ordered to live with his grandmother after being released from juvenile hall and placed on probation.
