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Overview

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Seasons:
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Release Date:
22 January 1983 (USA) more
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Plot:
Thelma Harper and her spinster sister Fran open their home to Thelma's recently divorced son Vinton and his teenage son and daughter... more
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Harvey Korman: 1927-2008
 (From IMDb News. 29 May 2008, 5:50 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
loved it for being campy more (69 total)

Cast

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Vicki Lawrence ... Thelma 'Mama' Crowley Harper (130 episodes, 1983-1990)
Ken Berry ... Vinton Harper / ... (130 episodes, 1983-1990)

Dorothy Lyman ... Naomi Oates Harper / ... (125 episodes, 1983-1990)

Allan Kayser ... Bubba Higgins (95 episodes, 1986-1990)
Beverly Archer ... Iola Lucille Boylen (91 episodes, 1986-1990)
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Runtime:
30 min
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Stereo (1986-1990) | Mono (1983-1986)
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Trivia:
Iola's middle name is Lucille. more
Quotes:
Thelma 'Mama' Harper: I tell ya, a guy selling brains could clean up in this family. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Land of the Lost (2009) more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
loved it for being campy, 29 July 2003
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Author: gaslight1213

loved this show...loved vickie lawrence.sure it was odd and campy but that was what made it great..think about it a 35 year old woman with a gray wig padding and support hose riding a motorcycle...guess im not alone either, due to the fact that it was the number 1 syndicated sitcom for most of its running time

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