La mamma è sempre la mamma

La serie, ambientata nella città immaginaria di Raytown, negli Stati Uniti, ruota attorno a una tipica famiglia americana da sitcom, tutta litigi e battibecchi bonari. La famiglia è guidata da Thelma Harper, una schietta sessantacinquenne vedova che vive inizialmente con la sorella zitella Fran, giornalista per un giornale locale. Il figlio di Thelma, Vinton (la cui moglie, Mitzi, lo lascia per diventare una cameriera a Las Vegas) e i suoi due bambini, Sonja e Buzz, vanno a vivere con lei solo in seguito. Durante la prima stagione, Vinton inizia un rapporto con la vicina di casa Naomi Oates (che non ha un buon rapporto con Thelma), e presto la sposa. Dopo aver venduto la loro casa e aver perso i soldi in un affare finito male, Naomi e Vint sono infatti costretti a spostarsi nel seminterrato di Thelma, dove rimangono per la maggior parte della serie. Altri personaggi ricorrenti sono le altre due figlie di Thelma, la snob Ellen e la scontrosa Eunice.
Creato da: Dick Clair | Jenna McMahon |
Genere: Commedia |

Numero di stagioni: 6
Numero di episodi: 130
Data prima messa in onda: 1983-01-22
Data ultima messa in onda: 1990-02-24

Approfondimenti

Ellen's husband's name was Bruce. He was never shown.	D
The end of the opening credits always had Mama walking out front to pick up the newspaper from [...]	D
At the end of almost every episode, the exterior of the house is shown and Thelma makes a comme [...]	D
Raytown is an actual town in Missouri. In the TV special "Eunice", they reference St. Louis bei [...]	D
Whenever Mama (Vicki Lawrence) was angry at Eunice (Carol Burnett), she would refer to her as " [...]	D
Both Betty White and Ken Berry guest starred on The Carol Burnett Show (1967) numerous times.Th [...]	D
Iola's middle name is Lucille.	D
Carol Burnett was originally supposed to play Mama and Vicki Lawrence was not even in the sketc [...]	D
Rue McClanahan's exit from the series came from a character re-write for the character of Aunt [...]	D
The town the family lives in is called Raytown, and every business there is a variation of the [...]	D
Although Vicki Lawrence's "Mama" character was in her 60s, Lawrence herself was 33 when she sta [...]	D
Beverly Archer, who portrayed Thelma Harper's (Vicki Lawrence) uppity, spinster best friend Iol [...]	D
Vinton worked as a locksmith for a place called Kwik-Keys. Naomi worked at a grocery store call [...]	D
One of the only times Iola did not wear her signature pink dress was at Aunt Fran's funeral. Sh [...]	D
Reverend Meechum's first name was Lloyd. His wife's first name was Alberta.	D
Dorothy Lyman had a crush on Ken Berry during the series.	D
Mama's archnemesis throughout the series was the often-discussed but never seen Roselle Hupland [...]	D
The characters who neither appeared in nor were mentioned The Family skits on The Carol Burnett [...]	D
Vinton's first wife's name was Mitzi. She is mentioned in the first episode, when Vinton and hi [...]	D
The name of the tavern that Vinton always visited was "The Bigger Jigger".	D
Betty White's character, Ellen Harper was a conniving gold-digger, while Rue McClanahan's chara [...]	D
Tim Conway played Mickey in the "Family" skits on The Carol Burnett Show (1967) but never appea [...]	D
Naomi married three times; first to Tommy Ray, second to Leonard Oates, and third to Vinton.	D
Thelma and Iola belonged to the Church Ladies League.	D
Vinton's best friend at the Bigger Jigger was Claude Cainmaker. He was played by Geoffery Lewis [...]	D
Whenever Iola showed up at the front door, she would say, "Knock, knock".	D
Vicki Lawrence's favorite episodes were "The Wedding" and "Rashomama".	D
Carol Burnett stopped guest-starring after the second season, as she was divorcing the show's p [...]	D
Whenever she saw something that she thought was obscene or dirty, Mama would remark, "What kind [...]	D
Vicki Lawrence is younger than all of her onscreen offspring; she is 16 to 27 years the junior [...]	D
Iola's mother and father are often talked about but never shown--except in the episode where Ma [...]	D
The opening credits of the series in its first two seasons would only credit the main cast in e [...]	D
Lorna Luft was the producers' first choice to play Iola.	D
At the beginning of the series' third season (its first in syndication after it was initially c [...]	D
Whenever someone blamed Mama for anything, she would say "Don't lay this on my doorstep".	D
In real life, Dorothy Lyman is two years older than Vicki Lawrence and Beverly Archer was one y [...]	D
Whenever Eunice got mad at Mama, she called her "Old Lady".	D
It was Vicki Lawrence's Mentor Carol Burnett who talked Vicki into doing La mamma Ã¨ sempre l [...]	D
Ed (Harvey Korman) ran a hardware store.	D
Aunt Fran's car was a 1974 Dodge Dart Sport.	D
Executive Producer Joe Hamilton of The Carol Burnett Show (1967) offered cast member Vicki Lawr [...]	D
Aunt Effie was Carl's sister, so she was Mama's sister-in-law.	D
Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence were big fans of Dorothy Lyman who portrayed flamboyant Opal S [...]	D
Although Iola Boylen is Mama's neighbor and is always at the house, and even in some episodes r [...]	D
Bubba usually has his name printed somewhere on his shirt.	D
Canceled by NBC after two seasons, the series continued production for several more years, beco [...]	D
Betty White and Rue McClanahan were starring in "The Golden Girls" (1985) when "Mama's Family" [...]	D
The original address of Mama's house is 1 Old Decatur Road.	D
The name of the theater where Eunice would go to practice her acting was the Pepperpot Playhous [...]	D
Vinton's two teenage children, Buzz and Sonja, who appear on the show from 1983-1985 were writt [...]	D
In the majority of the episodes, the characters wear the same-colored or similar-colored attire [...]	D
Aside from Vicki Lawrence, Ken Berry is the only main cast member of the six seasons to appear [...]	D
Vinton affectionately calls his wife Naomi "Skeeter."	D
Began as a skit on the The Carol Burnett Show (1967) with Vicki Lawrence (Mama), Carol Burnett [...]	D
The house used for The Harper Family house in exterior shots is located at 1027 Montrose Ave. S [...]	D
Vicki Lawrence wrote lyrics to the theme song "Bless My Happy Home," though the producers chose [...]	D
During the course of 'Mama's Family,' Dorothy Lyman was also playing a full-time role on the da [...]	D
Whenever she sensed that trouble was about to start, Mama would say "Uh-oh" in varying tones, d [...]	D
In most episodes Naomi (Dorothy Lyman) is seen wearing yellow.	D
Bubba was Ed and Eunice's son.	D
In the last episode, Naomi gave birth to a daughter, Tiffany Thelma.	D
Vicki Lawrence and Ken Berry are the only actors who appeared in all 130 episodes of the show. [...]	D
It was Harvey Korman who suggested that Mama should be more toned-down than she was in the prev [...]	D
Like Aunt Fran...Thelma's husband died in a bathroom.	D
When the network run ended, Carol Burnett was going through a contentious divorce from Joe Hami [...]	D
Bubba (Allan Kayser) joined the show at the beginning of the the third season. He was in reform [...]	D
The show ended because Vicki Lawrence chose to leave the series.	D
The actual house that was used in the opening and closing credits for the show is located in So [...]	D
Whenever her feet hurt, Mama would say, "My dogs are barking."	D
Some of the episodes in the first two seasons feature an introduction from Harvey Korman as Ali [...]	D
Thelma's late husband's name was Carl, and he was almost never seen outside of the bathroom in flash [...]	D
Aunt Fran (Rue McClanahan) was written out by having her choke to death on a toothpick in the bathro [...]	D

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Frase

Eunice Higgins: Why doesn't anything good ever h [...]	D
Thelma 'Mama' Harper: I wanna kill myself! Quick [...]	D
[Vint bought a fishing rod instead of a bed that [...]	D
Bubba Higgins: Grandma, you've got to admit it.. [...]	D
Thelma 'Mama' Harper: Franny, don't drink if you [...]	D
Thelma 'Mama' Harper: [after having been robbed [...]	D
Thelma 'Mama' Harper: I tell ya, a guy selling b [...]	D
Eunice Higgins: If you want your talent apprecia [...]	D
Naomi Oates Harper: Sonja, honey, did your mama [...]	D
Thelma 'Mama' Harper: From now on if we have any [...]	D
[Vint pawned Mama's silver to bail his friend, C [...]	D
Thelma 'Mama' Harper: The only way to keep from [...]	D
Naomi Oates Harper: Magic moments between a man [...]	D
Iola Lucille Boyland: I'm glad I put the tinsel [...]	D
Vinton Harper: Getting the right message isn't e [...]	D
Thelma 'Mama' Harper: For 50 years I have been i [...]	D
Thelma 'Mama' Harper: Good Lord!	D
Thelma 'Mama' Harper: Well, Buzz, I believe you' [...]	D
Naomi Oates Harper: Oh, you just love to put peo [...]	D
Bubba Higgins: Grandma doesn't give me any right [...]	D
Thelma 'Mama' Harper: Good lord, Vinton, what in [...]	D
Ellen Jackson: Vint, I don't ever lend money. No [...]	D
Thelma 'Mama' Harper: From now on, I'm not gonna [...]	D
Thelma 'Mama' Harper: My dogs are barkin'.	D
Ellen Jackson: Vinton, do you know what you get [...]	D
Thelma 'Mama' Harper: [Repeated line] What kind [...]	D
[repeated line] Iola Lucille Boyland: Knock, kn [...]	D
Naomi Oates Harper: I love a Boy's Choir at Chri [...]	D
Iola Lucille Boyland: [to Vint's boss Mr. Carsta [...]	D
Vinton Harper: Y'know, last night was the first [...]	D
Vinton Harper: Thanks a lot, Mama!	D
Ellen Jackson: Aunt Fran, Mama has some good new [...]	D
[during loud arguments] Thelma 'Mama' Harper: W [...]	D
Thelma 'Mama' Harper: Well what the hell are you [...]	D
[repeated line] Eunice Higgins: Old lady, this [...]	D
Naomi Oates Harper: Aren't you going to introduc [...]	D