Noutions Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

ShelbyTMItchell Really cute show of the 1980s. As it premiered on NBC back in 1982. As it featured future Golden Girls Betty White and the late Rue McClanhan. As the show was really funny when it played up on family and Southern charm.But Vicki Lawrence is the real star of the show. As she dresses in a wig and acts like an old lady. As she plays the cranky yet with a heart of gold Mama. She comes off with both wit and charm. And also you like her despite being the way she is.Still the show was funny and also had a great ensemble supporting players backing up Lawrence. Remembered this while living in Fla at the time!

shannasman9 I think Vicki Lawrence as Mama was the absolute best portrayal of a mother that I have ever seen. I immediately fell in love with this show that show from the very first time I saw it. I enjoyed how Vinton would do things like pawn off Mama's silver to get his friend Claude out of jail and then he goes and tell Mama what he did. Also how could anyone forget Carol Burnett as Eunice? She did the best she could as Eunice Higgins. My favorite episode is when Mama and Eunice are in jail because of Eunice's hissyfit at the Bigger Jigger. She finds out that years before an old boyfriend named Duke Reeves comes over to her house but gets sent away by Mama. That was one of my favorite episodes in the whole series. When it comes out on DVD I'm so getting it. Long live Mama and Eunice. Thank you

rcj5365 "MAMA'S FAMILY"-Situation Comedy produced by Joe Hamilton Productions. Over 100 episodes were produced and it ran on network television(on NBC from 1983-1985)and later on went into first-run syndication(from 1986-1990).Executive Producer of this series was Joe Hamilton. The years it ran on NBC-TV from January 22,1983 until the final episode of the series on August 17,1985. Then the series went into first-run syndication from September of 1986 through September of 1990."Mama's Family" mined comedy from a squabbling family in the Midwestern blue collar town of Raytown,USA. The noisy clan was headed by Thelma "Mama" Harper(Vicki Lawrence),a buxom,gray-haired widow with sharp opinions and a sharper tongue who shared her small house with her high-strung sister,Fran(Rue McClanahan),a journalist for a local paper. Mama's lazy,dim-witted son,Vinton(Ken Berry),a locksmith by trade,moved in at the start of the series with his troublesome teenage children Buzz(Eric Brown)and Sonja(Karin Argroud),after his wife ran off to become a Las Vegas showgirl. Much to Mama's disgust,Vint soon took up with the town slut,a flirtatous neighbor Naomi Oates("that floozy!")whom he would become engaged to and eventually marry in the show's first season. From there a battle of wits would ensue when Naomi moves in with Vint giving Mama Harper various fits. The role of Naomi Oates was played by Dorothy Lyman(of "All My Children" fame and later on would direct and write several episodes of the series) Further uproar was caused by the periodic visits of Mama's two married daughters,the foulmouthed Eunice(Carol Burnett)and the snobbish Ellen(Betty White),and later on Mama's best friend,the prissyish Iola(Beverly Archer)and Vint's co-worker Bubba Higgins(Allan Kayser). Ed(Harvey Korman)was Eunice's dolt of a husband. During the series entire run only actors Vicki Lawrence,Ken Berry,Dorothy Lyman,and Harvey Korman remain throughout the entire run of the show when it was on NBC and later when it went into first-run syndication.The program was based on a series of sketches that were originally seen on "The Carol Burnett Show" and later made into the highly-rated special titled "Eunice" in 1982. During the first two seasons of the show,when it was on NBC,each episode began with a short,pompous introduction by "your host" Alistair Quince(Harvey Korman),seen seated in his arm chair. NBC aired reruns of "Mama's Family" during the summer of 1985. When the series ended its run on NBC-TV in August of 1985,two principal actors(Rue McClanahan and Betty White)went on to greater glory with "The Golden Girls",which premiered that same year. It was the show "The Golden Girls" that replaced "Mama's Family" on the NBC network after it was cancelled.In the fall of 1986,"Mama's Family" was cancelled by NBC and returned to TV in first-run syndication where it remained until 1990. Fran recently passed away and Ed and Eunice had moved to Florida. They had neglected to mention this to their delinquent son Bubba,who,after serving a term in juvenile hall for car theft,ended up living with Mama in Fran's old room,much to the consternation of Naomi and Vint,who thought they were getting it. Iola was the prissy neighbor who barely concealed her romantic designs on Vinton. The biggest event in the run of "Mama's Family" came in the spring of 1990 when Naomi,who had been seemingly been pregnant for an eternity,presented Vint with a bouncing baby girl named after his mama-Tiffany Thelma. Toward the end of the series(and possibly the final episode of the series) Vint and Naomi had moved out of the house,but not out of her shadow,as they were now in a trailer on her property.In point,"Mama's Family" was one laughable if not hilarious riot of a show with one situation after another with some outrageously funny results. Vicki Lawrence took the character of "Mama Harper" from The Carol Burnett Show and made it into one of the funniest character ever to grace the tube for the seven seasons that it was on the air.

Stebaer4 As My Mom & me agree She's obnoxious but she get's away with it & that's what make's her the show.I'm Very Traditional & would look forward to a Mama's Family Reunion with all previous Mama's Family alumnus's intact including Those of 'Buzz' and Sonja of whom got written out as at first having moved out before Aunt Fran's Funeral and acknowledged as unable to make it along with Eunice,Ed,and Ellen,but forgotten from there when Vint talked of naming there new baby Vinton or Vintina when 'Buzz' was already Vinton Harper Jr. & then when the Baby was born she was Tiffany Thelma Harper of which Naomi would call Tiffany & Mama would call Thelma & then the show was over & so to see this still going on in a reunion really would be something.Back to Mama & how she usually gets away with everything. However she didn't when She & Eunice got arrested and because of a hooker of whom is their cell-mate temporarily made peace near the episodes end & then had fought again by the episodes end. Mama also get's fired from McRay's both for not being able to be both friendly & fast @ once as well as for taking her stand yelling in the restaurant.There's also the episode in which she meet's her match of whom is Revrin Meechum's nephew.Mama win's up against the man at the registry when she wouldn't allow him to send her to the back of the line again grabs him & reminds him she pays taxes of which go into his paycheck & he's her boss & will really let him have it if he doesn't listen.But everyone should check out all the episodes for themselves on this & The Carol Burnette Show and/or Carol Burnette and Friends. Yes also the 11th & final season when Ed Higgins was on hiatus. Yes on Mama's Family Harvey Korman just as much makes Ed Higgins as he does the MC of Allistaire Quince in the 1983-85 openings.Karin Argoud of whom played Sonja is in charge of a Mama's Family site so check it out & see.Now on August 16,2006 as we get updated Mama's Family is now rerunning on i;Independent television.So check your local listings. Also look into The Mama's Family sites where indicated that Karin Argoud of whom plays Sonja Harper is in charge of selling the Mama's Family DVDs.In updating this site on November 20,2006 As most people including my Mom may say that they don't even miss "Buzz" & Sonja but being a traditionalist as a friend of mine is,I proudly would of which is also why I didn't like how without even recalling "Buzz" & Sonja Vint was talking of possibly naming the baby Vinton or Vintina when "Buzz" was as acknowledged on The Courtroom episode is Vinton Harper Jr.(What I liked most about this episode was that Vinton had too much by the end & for once was able to tell off both Mama & Naomi & they listened because he never says anything) But I still liked the way that they wrapped up the final episode in first run syndication with naming the baby Tiffany Thelma Harper with both Mama/Thelma & Naomi fighting over what they'd be calling her from there with of course Mama calling her Thelma & Naomi calling her Tiffany & of which would make it a great & interesting reunion to see both Mama & Naomi still at that & "Buzz" & Sonja with their little 1/2 sister along with Eunice,Ed,& Bubba & Ellen(along with flashbacks of Aunt Fran.)too.Now on Jan.3rd,2007 to update another of Mama's Family's rerun syndication locations it's on CMT:Country Music Television & to top it off even up against itself on i:Indepependant television.So true blue fans of either the "Buzz" and Sonja time or the Bubba and Iola time can now just take their picks on weeknights from 8-9 or even watch one & record the other. Truthfully,Stephen "Steve" G. Baer a.k.a. "Ste" of Framingham,Ma. USA