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TELEVISION SCHEDULE FOR MAMA'S FAMILY
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This section explains descriptions and the title of episode when it is to appear on television! Also, times will be posted for documentaries of cast members and/or the show.
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Kick off the i network premiere of "Mama's Family" with a special 3-hour 'Mama-thon' on Saturday, August 12th, at 8/7c.
Beginning August 14th, enjoy back-to-back episodes every Monday-Thursday at 8/7c.
The Harpers are a Southern blue-collar family in Raytown, Missouri. Thelma "Mama" Harper (Vicki Lawrence), a gray-haired widow with sharp opinions and a sharper tongue, shares her house with her sister Fran (Rue McClanahan), a journalist for the local newspaper. But the peaceful house soon turns to chaos.
After his wife leaves him to become a Las Vegas showgirl, Thelma's son, Vinton (Ken Berry), moves in with his kids Buzz and Sonja, not long before he meets and marries Mama's flirty neighbor Naomi (Dorothy Lyman). Along with this full house of characters, Thelma's two daughters, Eunice (Carol Burnett) and Ellen (Betty White), also pay frequent visits.
Later seasons bring a new cast of characters with Iola Boylen (Beverly Archer), the prissy next door neighbor and Thelma's best friend, and Eunice's delinquent son, Bubba (Allan Kayser), who moves into the house after Buzz and Sonja head to college.
“Mama’s Family” debuted in 1983 as a spin-off of the popular skit "The Family” from “The Carol Burnett Show.”
MAMA'S FAMILY TELEVISED HISTORY
January 22, 1983 - April 7, 1984: National Broadcasting Company (NBC - Original Airings)
(June 6, 1986 - March 12, 1990: Columbia Broadcasting Company (CBS - Original Airings - second run syndication)
1997 - August 2006: TBS (Re-runs, syndication)
August 12th 2006 to Present: i network (formerly PAX: re-runs, syndication).