This website has been open since August 15, 2003 and is my tribute to the American Sitcom Mama's Family; which, was produced by Joe Hamilton for the NBC Network from 1983 to 1985 and later the CBS Television Network from 1986 to 1990. Mama's Family is currently distributed by Warner Brother's since 1989. Long-time visitors have seen the site undergo many changes and updates, and in that time has aquired over 232,000 visitors since its launch. We are currently the only online resource for Mama's Family on the internet.

The last update was on August 1st, 2014.

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MAMA'S FAMILY spun off of The Carol Burnett Show featured skit called "The Family," which co-star Vicki Lawrence (Thelma Harper) based her show Mama's Family off of. Mama's Family debuted on January 22nd, 1983; featuring a Southern Blue Collar Family from Raytown, Missouri. Mama Thelma Harper is a sharp-tongued, gray-haired widow who shared her house with her sister Fran, a journalist for the local newspaper. Dim-witted Vinton; Thelma's son, moved in with kids Buzz and Sonja after his wife Mitzi abandoned the family to become a Las Vegas Show Girl. The same year Vinton met trampy and flirty neighbor Naomi Oates and eloped. During these years Carol Burnett, Harvery Korman, and Betty White were supporting cast members. Unfortunately, the show was cancelled and two year's later resurfaced on CBS in syndication.

In the fall of 1986 Mama's Family returned to television with many changes. Rue McClanahan (Fran) and Betty White (Ellen) had pursued careers on NBC's new show The Golden Girls, and the cast was axed to only Mama Harper, Vinton, and Naomi. Two newcomers had joined the cast, Beverly Archer as Iola Boylen, the prissy next door neighbor and friend to Thelma, and Allan Kayser as Euince's delinquent son Bubba Higgens. Over the shows run, Mama's Family distinguished itself as a show for enjoyment. The ever revolving dysfunctional family plot-lines, strong cast, wacky costumes, and one-liner comedic insults helped made this show the #1 syndicated program in television for four consecutive years (1986-1990).




Monday, August 20, 2013
THIS SEPTEMBER, BRING HOME ONE OF TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES WITH TWO LONG-AWAITED SINGLE SEASON DVD RELEASES MAMA'S FAMILY: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE and MAMA'S FAMILY: THE COMPLETE SEASON TWO September 10, 2013

 For Immediate Release: Move over, Simpsons and Bundys! Sorry, Bluths and Sopranos! The honor of "Most Dysfunctional TV Family" goes to the Harper clan from MAMA'S FAMILY, the fan-favorite comedy spun off from the wildly-popular "Carol Burnett Show" ongoing sketch, "The Family." Headed by the ornery and formidable matriarch Thelma Mae Crowley Harper, Vicki Lawrence's indelible and abrasivealter ego, the Harper family puts run-of-the-mill relations to shame. This September, StarVista Entertainment/Time Life, in conjunction with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, invites viewers to bring home this hilarious - and sometimes heartwarming - family comedy of the highest degree with MAMA'S FAMILY: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE and MAMA'S FAMILY: THE COMPLETE SEASON TWO.

These first two complete season DVD releases - never before available to the home entertainment marketplace - feature the rare, original broadcast masters (the "Joe Hamilton" cuts) of the episodes, which fans have clamored about for years. They also feature Harvey Korman's hilarious introductions as Alistair Quince (spoofing Alistair Cooke). Each DVD set also contains robust bonus features, including the critically acclaimed and never-available on DVD teleplay "Eunice," and more.

MAMA'S FAMILY: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE (1983) - When Vinton Harper (Ken Berry, F-Troop), Mama's only son, drops by to announce that he and his children have been evicted from their home, it sets into motion family dysfunction of the highest order. Against the wishes of Mama's roommate - her sister, Fran (Rue McClanahan, The Golden Girls) - Vint moves in, starts a romance with an old high school crush (Dorothy Lyman, All My Children), gets married in episode four, brings the entire clan to a very memorable appearance on 'Family Feud,' and welcomes several visits from Mama's high-strung daughter, Eunice (Carol Burnett) and her husband, Ed (in Harvey Korman's final series appearance). THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE contains 13 episodes across 3 discs, as well as bonus programming sure to please every classic TV aficionado!

MAMA'S FAMILY: THE COMPLETE SEASON TWO (1983-1984) - This new collection features 22 episodes in their entirety across 4 DVDs. SEASON TWO finds the Harper family in rare form, as Mama's high-falutin' daughter Ellen receives Raytown's "Woman of the Year" Award, Mama gets hospitalized after being hit on the noggin with a stewpot (in Carol Burnett's final series appearance), Mama's once-vivacious cousin Gert (Imogene Coca) gets her life enriched, Mama attempts learning to drive (much to the family's chagrin) and decides to run for Mayor of Raytown. Among bonus extras, this set features the TV movie "Eunice" (1982), a CBS-TV original which was the precursor to the series and takes the Harper family on an unforgettable 23-year journey.

Additionally, also being released on September 10 will be two "best of" releases, each priced at $12.95: MAMA'S FAMILY: MAMA'S FAVORITES, SEASON ONE and MAMA'S FAVORITES, SEASON TWO. Both feature the very best episodes from their respective seasons, highlighting the most memorable moments from the Harper family escapades. MAMA'S FAMILY: THE COMPLETE SERIES, never before released in its entirety, is currently available for pre-order at www.mamasfamilydvds.com for $199.95, and will ship to consumers the week of September 2nd. Also available online in a limited edition run of 500 is the SIGNATURE COLLECTION, which features a set hand-signed by Vicki Lawrence. Shipped with a Certificate of Authenticity, this unique piece of pop culture memorabilia retails for $299.95.

BONUS FEATURES: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE - Featurette: Mama's Family Tree: The Branches (All About Eunice and Ellen); Family History: A Classic "Family" Sketch from 'The Carol Burnett Show', featuring Betty White (Show #1012, December 11, 1976) THE COMPLETE SEASON TWO - Movie: "Eunice" (Original Air Date: March 15, 1982); Featurette: Mama's Family Tree: The Roots (All About Mama and Fran); Interviews: Vicki Lawrence interviews Mama, Vicki Lawrence interviews Carol Burnett, Betty White

ABOUT MAMA'S FAMILY: From the first time the wildly-popular sketch "The Family" aired on "The Carol Burnett Show" in 1974, Vicki Lawrence has been followed by a buxom, blue-haired, purse-lipped, 65-year-old widow. This is, of course, Thelma Mae Crowley Harper, Lawrence's indelible, abrasive and smart alecky alter ego who would eventually be spun-off into her own delightfully offbeat sitcom "Mama's Family," which debuted on NBC on January 22, 1983 and ran for six seasons. Set in the fictional city of Raytown, MAMA'S FAMILY revolves around the eye-opening escapades of the Harper clan, headed by formidable matriarch, Mama Harper, a fiery-tempered no-nonsense woman who does not suffer fools gladly. In fact, she makes everybody suffer a little with her patented snappy retorts that truly put the "diss" in dysfunction. Across 130 episodes viewers were treated to family comedy of the highest degree.

MAMA'S FAMILY: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE/THE COMPLETE SEASON TWO
Street Date: September 10, 2013
DVD SRP: SEASON ONE ($22.95)/SEASON TWO ($29.95)
Genre: TV/Comedy
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 mono


Mama's Family - Season 1 (339 minutes; $22.95 SRP)

Mama's Family - Season 2 (623 minutes; $29.95 SRP)

Mama's Family - The Best of Season 1 (180 minutes; $12.95 SRP)

Mama's Family - The Best of Season 2 (180 minutes; $12.95 SRP)

Mama's Family - The Complete Series (130 Complete Episodes + 10 Hours Bonus Material on 24 Discs; $199.99 SRP)

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Monday, December 22, 2008
NEW SITE FONT DOWNLOAD:
The site has slowly been changing over the past couple of years. To view the page exacly as intended please download two FREE fonts in one zip file; News Gothic MT and News Gothic Italic section. These fonts will also allow you to type with any word program. To install please copy and paste the fonts to your Windows/system/fonts folder on your hard-drive. By doing this they will install automatically.
  • Monday, December 22, 2008
    UPDATES INCLUDE:
    We have added a new CD quality theme for the show to replace the small file in the Sound and Video Library Page.

    New higher quality video themes that replaced the old files in the Sound/Video Library Page.

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