Mama's Family

Series Summary

Mama’s Family was set in the fictional town of Raytown and revolved 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.

Premiered on: January 22, 1983

Cast

Vicki Lawrence … Thelma-Mae Crowley Harper
Ken Berry … Vinton Harper
Dorothy Lyman … Naomi Oates Harper
Rue McClanahan … Fran Crowley
Eric Brown … Vinton "Buzz" Harper, Jr.
Karin Argoud … Sonja Harper
Betty White … Ellen Harper-Jackson
Beverly Archer … Iola Lucille Boylan
Allan Kayser … Bubba Higgins
Harvey Korman … Ed Higgins
Carol Burnett … Eunice Harper Higgins