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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 writers ( Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon ) who hated their mothers.
Mama's brother-in-law Roy Harper shows up and charms the entire family except for Mama, who has mixed feelings about him. Guest Star: Murray Hamilton as Roy Harper. Note: Murray Hamilton would later appear on The Golden Girls with Betty White and Rue McClanahan as Blanche's (McClanahan's) father, Big Daddy Hollingsworth.
Dorothy Lyman (April 18, 1947) is an American television actress, director, and producer. She is most known for her work as Gwen Frame on Another World, on All My Children as the original Opal Sue Gardner, as Rebecca Whitmore on Generations, and on the sitcom Mama's Family as Naomi Harper.
[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 ...
The film takes the Harper family on a 23-year journey. Eunice appeared occasionally on "The Family" skit's spin-off sitcom Mama's Family. As portrayed by Carol Burnett, Eunice was in six episodes of Mama's Family, all of which were in the first life of Mama's Family on NBC. Five of Burnett's six appearances were in season 1.
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-for-TV movie expanding on "The Family" sketches); then peaking as lead character on Mama's Family (first on NBC 1983–84, then revolutionized in first-run syndication 1986–1990 ...
Friends premiered on NBC in September 1994, introducing viewers to six characters who would quickly become fans’ lifelong pals. The comedy, which ran for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004, has become ...
Early roles for Archer included portraying Nancy Walker's daughter in The Nancy Walker Show, the breadwinner of the family in We've Got Each Other, and a congressman's secretary on Washingtoon. [ 3 ] She became known in the late 1980s and early 1990s for her roles as Iola Boylen on Mama's Family (1986–1990) and as Gunnery Sgt .