Mama's Family

Mama's Family is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 22, 1983. It was cancelled in May 1984, but NBC would continue to air reruns until September 1985. In September 1986, Mama's Family returned in first-run syndication, where it aired for an additional four seasons, ending on February 24, 1990. Mama's Family is a spin-off of a recurring series of comedy sketches called The Family, which appeared on The Carol Burnett Show in the 1970s. The show, set in the fictional town of Raytown, revolves around a typical squabbling family, headed by Thelma Harper — a buxom,... blue-haired, purse-lipped, 65-year-old widow, who is loudmouthed and outspoken. Living with Thelma originally was only her uptight spinster sister Fran , a journalist for a local paper. Thelma's son, Vinton and his two children, Sonja and Buzz, moved in with her later. During the first season, Vinton forged a relationship with the Harpers' flirtatious next-door neighbor Naomi Oates , and soon married her.
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