Mama's Family

198325m / epComedy

First aired

January 22, 1983

7.5

TMDB Score

75% match · 54 votes

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S01 · E12

Positive Thinking

Season 1 · Apr 30, 1983 · 25m

Eunice is telling Mama how bad her life sucks, while at the same moment making everyone else's life a living hell too. That's when Buzz comes in and tells Mama about how he just made the debate team after listening to a positive thinking tape. Eunice and Mama both shrug it off as nothing, that is until Eunice gets home and Ed wants his supper, and she starts listening to the tape while she starts dinner and it begins to work. The next day Eunice shows up at Mama's house with presents and a new sunny out look. She gives Vint the old movie reels of their childhood and Naomi gets the ear rings she's been admiring. Eunice then announces she got a role in a play at the Pepper Pot Playhouse. Problem is, her rehearsal schedule conflicts with a sale that she was gonna take Mama too. So she invites Mama to go with her and go to the sale afterwards. Eunice plays ""Sadie"", a small but important part, according to Eunice. With Mama sitting by they make a run through of Eunice's lines and then the d

About the Series

Mama's Family poster
Comedy

Synopsis

Thelma Harper and her spinster sister Fran open their home to Thelma's recently divorced son Vinton and his teenage son and daughter. It's quite an adjustment for everyone, especially the cranky, argumentative Thelma.

CreatorsDick Clair, Jenna McMahon

First aired
January 22, 1983
Last aired
February 24, 1990
Seasons
6 seasons · 130 episodes
Status
Ended
Original language
English
Networks
NBC, Syndication

Top Billed Cast

Vicki Lawrence

Vicki Lawrence

Thelma Harper

Ken Berry

Ken Berry

Vinton "Vint" Harper

Dorothy Lyman

Dorothy Lyman

Naomi Oates Harper

Beverly Archer

Beverly Archer

Iola Lucille Boylan

Allan Kayser

Allan Kayser

Bubba Higgins

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