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That's My Mama 

| Comedy | TV Series (1974–1975)
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39 episodes
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Clifton likes being a barber in Washington, D.C., where he works in the business started by his father. He also enjoys being single, but his widowed mama Eloise has other ideas, and wants ... See full summary »

Creators:

Dan T. Bradley, Allan L. Rice, Stanley Ralph Ross

Stars:

Clifton Davis, Theresa Merritt, Ted Lange | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Clifton Davis ...  Clifton Curtis 39 episodes, 1974-1975
Theresa Merritt ...  Eloise 'Mama' Curtis 39 episodes, 1974-1975
Ted Lange ...  Junior 39 episodes, 1974-1975
Teddy Wilson ...  Earl Chambers / ... 38 episodes, 1974-1975
Lisle Wilson ...  Leonard Taylor 32 episodes, 1974-1975
Lynne Moody ...  Tracy Curtis Taylor 26 episodes, 1974-1975
Jester Hairston ...  Wildcat 25 episodes, 1974-1975
DeForest Covan ...  Josh 25 episodes, 1974-1975
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Storyline

Clifton likes being a barber in Washington, D.C., where he works in the business started by his father. He also enjoys being single, but his widowed mama Eloise has other ideas, and wants him settled like his sister Tracy and her conservative husband Leonard.

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 September 1974 (USA) See more »

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blye-Bearde Productions, Pollock/Davis Productions, Columbia Pictures Television See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(39 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Clifton Davis and Jester Hairston would reunite years to star in the hit series 'Amen'. See more »

Quotes

Junior: Ewwww Weeeee!
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Alternate Versions

Syndicated versions were edited to 22 minutes, and are also presented on both the season 1 and season 2 DVD releases. Only a handful of episodes on the DVD releases are presented in their original unedited form. See more »

Connections

Spoofed in Family Guy: Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington (2001) See more »

Soundtracks

Title Song
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Composed by Allan Blye, Chris Bearde, Gene Farmer
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17 July 1999 | by Varlaam – See all my reviews

Clifton Davis coped quite well as the straight man son in this all-black comedy show. He was let down by Theresa Merritt, who was always weak in the title role of Mama. Ted Lange provided some comic relief as Junior, but he did not really start to shine until he joined the crew of the Love Boat.

I don't believe this show was ever rerun, so these recollections are a quarter century old.
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