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Season 5 – Mama's Family: Full Cast & Crew Nov 1988 Comedy
Thelma "Mama" Harper is the quick-tempered, blue-haired matriarch of the Harper family who lives with son Vint and his wife, Naomi, who were forced to move into Mama's basement after losing money in a business deal gone awry. After Vint's kids from a previous marriage leave the house, Mama's delinquent grandson Bubba is ordered to live with his grandmother after being released from juvenile hall and placed on probation. Iola Boylen, Thelma's friend and neighbor, is a frequent visitor to the Harper household, which is often the site of bickering between abrasive Mama and her loved ones. Vicki Lawrence stars as Mama, a character she originated in sketches on "The Carol Burnett Show." TV-PG Air Date: Nov 5, 1988 See TV Season Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Vicki Lawrence Thelma 'Mama' Crowley Harper Actor Ken Berry Vinton Harper Actor Dorothy Lyman Naomi Oates Harper Actor Beverly Archer Iola Lucille Boylen Actor, Writer Allan Kayser Bubba Higgins Actor Gloria Dorson Guest Star Richard McGonagle Guest Star Anne Haney Guest Star Chris Latta Guest Star James Hampton Guest Star Krista Errickson Guest Star Ray Young Guest Star Kevin Carr Guest Star Allan David Fox Guest Star Roy Stuart Guest Star Heidi Kozak Guest Star Natalie Core Guest Star Richard Morof Guest Star Patrika Darbo Guest Star Shirley Prestia Guest Star Joe Hamilton Executive Producer Rick Hawkins Producer, Writer Dave Powers Director Neil Lebowitz Writer Jim Evering Writer Dale Phillips Writer Sydney Blake Writer Dorothy Van Writer Allison H. Silerberg Writer Alberta DaSilva Writer Jim Geoghan Writer Bill Braunstein Writer Kathryn Davison Writer