Fans of classic television will love Mama's Family, the delightfully offbeat TV comedy whose successful run spanned from 1983 to 1990. This wacky sitcom originally began as a skit on the legendary Carol Burnett Show. As po... more »rtrayed by Vicki Lawrence, the formidable Mama put the "diss" in dysfunctional.
Mama dispenses no-nonsense motherly advice, discipline, and verbal kicks in the backside. There's her nervous sister Fran (Rue McClanahan), slow-witted son Vint (Ken Berry), his bubble-headed girlfriend (and later wife) Naomi (Dorothy Lyman). Plus frequent appearances by Betty White as Mama s snobbish daughter, Ellen, and Carol Burnett as Mama's uptight daughter (and anger-management-class failure) Eunice. As you may guess, this isn t the Brady Bunch!
Vicki Lawrence picked seven of her favorite episodes to feature in this exclusive, single DVD: