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Thelma Harper, better known as Mama, is the title character of Mama's Family and the widowed matriarch of a rural Southern family. [ 21 ] [ 9 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] In February 2013, Lawrence stated that "The Family" sketch version of Mama was created by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon who hated their mothers.
The character was originally created for Carol Burnett; however, Burnett preferred to play Mama's daughter Eunice Harper Higgins, which resulted in Lawrence being cast as Mama. The Mama character first appeared in "The Family" sketches on The Carol Burnett Show (1974–1978) and Carol Burnett & Company (1979); followed by Eunice (a 1982 made ...
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Below is a list of episodes for the 1980s television sitcom Mama's Family. Series overview Season Episodes First aired Last aired Network 1 13 January 22, 1983 (1983-01-22) May 7, 1983 (1983-05-07) NBC 2 22 September 29, 1983 (1983-09-29) April 7, 1984 (1984-04-07) 3 25 September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27) March 28, 1987 (1987-03-28) Syndicated 4 25 September 26, 1987 (1987-09-26) March 26, 1988 ...
Her portrayal of the Mama character on The Carol Burnett Show's "The Family" sketches was so popular that CBS developed the TV movie Eunice in 1982, and NBC subsequently created the sitcom Mama's Family, elaborating on the Mama character (Burnett reprised the Eunice Higgins character for the sitcom from time to time). The series ran from 1983 ...
Lyman performed characters on other soap operas including Rebecca Whitmore (1990–1991) on Generations, and Bonnie Roberts (1991–1992) on The Bold and the Beautiful. In 1983, Lyman became well known for her role as Naomi Harper on the sitcom Mama's Family, a role she played for the full six seasons.
Mama's Family: Bonita Rokiki Episode 3.11: "Where There's Smoke" 1987 Square One Television Jane Rice-Burroughs Appeared in four episodes Episode 1.2: "The Problem of the Missing Monkey" 1987–1989 The Tracey Ullman Show: Lisa Simpson (voice) The Simpsons shorts: 1988 CBS Summer Playhouse: Paula Bennett Episode 2.17: "Tickets, Please" 1989
[1] [2] However, Kayser is perhaps best known for starring as Bubba in 95 episodes of the American television sitcom Mama's Family from 1986 to 1990, making him a teen idol in the 1980s. [3] In 1989, Kayser was nominated for a Young Artist Award as Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Drama or Comedy Series for his part as Bubba Higgins in Mama ...