Crap TV Flashbacks: Mama’s Family
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It is hard for me to say how I even know that this show exists. I can’t say as that I ever wanted to watch it. For some reason this show had re-runs on was TBS, and it still does? No idea. All I know is that there have been times where I have turned my TV on at odd hours of the day only to find this crap factory of an All in the Family knock off with less laughs and less racism. Same premise though. Kid lives with parent with spouse, and other terrible characters hang around. This show makes me want to break my home theater chairs and punch those in the room with me after I mistakenly have it tuned in.
Mama’s Family premiered on NBC on January 22, 1983. It ended its run on that network in May 1984 when it was cancelled, but NBC would continue to air reruns until September 1985. In 1986, Mama’s Family returned in syndication, where it aired for an additional four seasons, ending on March 12, 1990. Mama’s Family is a spin-off of a recurring series of comedy sketches called The Family(not to be confused with All in the Family), which appeared on The Carol Burnett Show as some lame ass sketch in the 1970s.
I don’t even know what to say about this show. I hate it sooooo much. It starred Vivki LAwrence as Thelma Harper (ie. “Mama”), and had some 60 year-old son (Ken Berry) living with her. He was married to some tramp (Dorothy Lyman), and just to make matters even more the Suck Shack also was home to some douchebag that was apparently Mama’s grandson. Played by Allan J. Kayser II (Wiki actually tried to make you believe that he was a “teen idol” on this show…LMAO.), this idiot character dressed like an 8-year old and was supposed to be the “hip” part of the show. He was neither hip, nor funny. In fact he was probably one of the worst characters in TV sitcom history IMO.
They even tried to spice up the show by bringing about ever popular actor from like 1940 onto the show that included Carrol Burnett, Betty White, Harvey Korman, and Rue McClanahan (Golden Girls). I won’t even talk about some of the other people on the show. I know there were others from the intro, but I’ll be damned if I want to talk about them because I have no clue who they were.
So…all these people live with Mama and she is old school. They are all southerners or some shit and they all are supposed to follow some moral code or some BS, but they always disappoint Mama who looks like Mrs. Doubtfire. Laughs do not ensue, and if you happen to hear this theme music, or see this intro pop onto your TV run, do not walk, to your remote control and for the love of GOD turn the channel or suffer bleeding eyes and ears.
Mama’s Family Intro:
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You obviously have ZERO sense of humor. And Mama’s Family is nothing like All in the Family. Its actually funny.
i think mama’s family is a classic show not crap tv and it is NOT like all in the family. i wish they would air the reruns again. i would so totally watch it!