Mama Malone (1984– )

Stars:

Lila Kaye, Randee Heller, Evan Richards

Cast

Series cast summary:
Lila Kaye	...	Mama Renate Malone (13 episodes, 1984)
Randee Heller	...	Connie Malone Karamakopoulos (13 episodes, 1984)
Evan Richards	...	Frankie Karamakopoulos (13 episodes, 1984)
Don Amendolia	...	Dino Forresti (13 episodes, 1984)
Raymond Singer	...	Austin (13 episodes, 1984)
Ralph Manza	...	Padre Guardiano (13 episodes, 1984)
Mitchell Group	...	Harry (13 episodes, 1984)
Joey Jupiter-Levin	...	Jackie (13 episodes, 1984)
Richard Yniguez	...	Father Jose Silva (13 episodes, 1984)
Sam Anderson	...	Stanley, the announcer (11 episodes, 1984)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

character name in title

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 March 1984 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Television, Jack Barry-Dan Enright Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Produced for the 1982-1983 season but held back by CBS until March 1984

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Soundtracks

"Mama Malone"
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Arranged by Andrew Belling

User Reviews

Multi-ethnic sitcom plus cooking show

The story of an Italian/Irish/Greek family and the cooking show hosted by the matriarch of the family, well played by Lila Kaye. The show was filmed in the family's home, and much of the screen time was devoted to the filming of the show. The ethnic humor made the show old-fashioned in a way, but wasn't particularly offensive (and often quite funny). The "show-within-a-show," on the other hand, was fairly innovative. Had this premiered on a better network or better era for sitcoms, there's every chance it could've had a long and happy life. But CBS in 1984 was not a good place for shows like this.