Mama's Family (1983)


Mama's Family
Release Date22 January 1983
GenreComedy
CountryUSA
Filming Locations1019 Montrose Avenue, South Pasadena, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixStereo, Mono
ColorColor

Mama's Family is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 22, 1983. It was cancelled in May 1984, but NBC would continue to air reruns until September 1985. In September 1986, Mama's Family returned in first-run syndication, where it aired for an additional four seasons, ending on February 24, 1990. Mama's Family is a spin-off of a recurring series of comedy sketches called The Family, which appeared on The Carol Burnett Show in the 1970s.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Thelma 'Mama' Crowley Harper

Vinton Harper

Naomi Oates Harper

Bubba Higgins

Iola Lucille Boylen

Vinton 'Buzz' Harper, Jr.

Sonja Harper

Aunt Fran Crowley

Ellen Harper Jackson

Aunt Effie Harper

Eunice Higgins

Mayor Alvin Tutweiler

Reverend Lloyd Meechum

Alberta Meechum

Ed Higgins

Sam 

Amy Benedict
Amy Johnson 

Mr. Hanson

Steve Nevil
Michael Skinner

Claude Cainmaker

Kelley Wright
Mother of Tillie 

Local Announcer

Myra Turley
Bag Lady 

Wayne Morton
Eddie Edwards

Billy Bob Conroy

Allan David Fox
Detective Sneed 

Ted Hayden
Clayton Gibbons 

Betty Bunch
Belle Scoggins 

Fred Ball
Mr. Feldman

Alison Gleason
Lani

Billy Field

Yvonne Perry
Loraine

Lars Johanssen

Cha Thompson
Mrs. Feldman

Baby Crier 

Natalie Core
High Dame Pearson 

Ray Young
'No Coat' George 

Director

Dave Powers

Roger Beatty

Writer

Jim Evering

Rick Hawkins

Neil Lebowitz

Gene Perret

Liz Sage

Chuck Bulot

M.J. Cody

Jenna McMahon

Sydney A. Blake

Bill Braunstein

Dale Phillips

Jim Geoghan

Alberta DaSilva

Kathryn Davison

Katherine Green

Phillip Jayson Lasker

Ann Elder

Tom Perew

Manny Basanese

Producer

executive producer

Ed Simmons
supervising producer

Fred Rubin
producer

Neil Lebowitz
co-producer

Roger Beatty
co-producer

Jim Evering
co-executive producer / producer

John Hamilton
associate producer

Rick Hawkins
co-executive producer / co-producer

co-producer

Dave Powers
producer

Liz Sage
co-producer

Original Music

Peter Matz

Editor

Patrick Williams

Joe Bella

Marc Lamphear

Chris Love

Frank Mazzaro

Casting Director

Rhonda Young

Pamela Basker

Fern Champion

Justine Jacoby

Pat Melton

Donna Rosenstein

Gilda Stratton

Art Director

Paul Barnes

Larry Wierner

Set Decorator

Bill Harp

Steve Hill

Costume Designer

Ret Turner

Makeup Department

Bob Osterman
makeup artist

Jerry Brown
hair stylist

Lucia Castaneda
hair stylist

makeup artist

Debbie Easton
hair stylist

Roselle Friedland
wig maker

Joni Lawrence
makeup artist

Donna Maret
makeup artist

D.J. Plumb
hair stylist

Diana Shinneman
hair stylist

Production Manager

Patricia Walker
production supervisor

Cindy Brody
unit manager

Kevin E. Fortson
unit manager

Patty Gary Cox
unit manager

Nada Hassan
unit manager

Mary Ellen Jones
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jim Cox
associate director

Sound Department

Scott Millan
audio

Terry Hensey
sound

Yasmin Muniz
boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department

Jay Nefcy
camera operator

John O'Brien
video controller

John P. Aguirre
camera operator

Tony Cestare
lighting director

Ed Chaney
camera operator

Gorm Erickson
camera operator

Jim Reilly
camera operator

Paul Sherwood
camera operator

Ken Woo
camera operator

Casting Department

Donna Rosenstein
casting associate

Lindsay Chag
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Bob Mackie
original costume concepts

Editorial Department

Mike Cole
editor: video tape

Music Department

Dick Walter
composer: stock music

Peter Matz
composer: theme "Bless My Happy Home"

Other Crew

Carlinda Agrella
production assistant

Willie Dahl
stage manager

Rick Hawkins
executive script consultant

Liz Sage
executive script consultant

Gunter Schmitt
video

Margaret Scott
assistant to producers

Jim Smith
stage manager

Harry Tatarian
technical director

Garlinda Agrella
production assistant

Franklyn Annino
production assistant

Manny Basanese
story editor

Robert A. Bowen
technical director

Jim Cox
associate director

Kathryn Davison
production assistant

Jonathan Eisley
production assistant

Jim Evering
executive story consultant

Neil Lebowitz
executive story consultant

Arleen Mahoney
production assistant

Becky Mann
production assistant

Jenna McMahon
executive story consultant

Katherine Nakayama
production assistant

Dale Phillips
story editor

Kim Tushinsky
production assistant

David Valliere
production assistant

Tia Wildermuth
production assistant

Production Company

Joe Hamilton Productions
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Distributor

Lorimar Telepictures

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Warner Bros. Television

Miscellaneous

CBS Television City
taping location

Fox Television Center
taping location

ShowBiz Enterprises
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