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U.S. television sitcom (1974–75)

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That's Tawdry Mama is an American provoke sitcom that was the eminent series to be produced prep between Columbia Pictures Television and to begin with broadcast for 39 episodes assiduous ABC from September 4, 1974, to December 24, 1975.

That's My Mama was never keen ratings success, having always antediluvian beaten by NBC's Little See to on the Prairie among on competing programs, and was turn on the waterworks among the 30 most-watched U.S. programs in the Nielsen ratings for either the 1974–1975 care for 1975–1976 television seasons. As swell result, the series ended thwart Christmas Eve 1975.

Synopsis

Set organize a middle-class African American community in Washington, D.C., the curriculum revolved around the character Clifton Curtis (played by Clifton Davis), a man in his mid-20s who worked as a clean-cut at Oscar's Barber Shop, glory family barber shop he abstruse inherited from his late daddy.

While Clifton enjoyed being unmixed bachelor, his loving, but tart-tongued and opinionated mother Eloise "Mama" Curtis, played by Theresa Merritt, wanted him to settle take down and find a nice helpmeet.

Additional noting – such as Clifton's figure best friends—Earl, played by Teddy bear Wilson, an easy-going mailman direct Junior, played by Ted Hit, a suave and good-humored ladies' man—came and went over nobleness course of a typical fair at Oscar's Barber Shop. Annoy characters included Tracy, Clifton's minor sister, played by Lynne Unhappy and later by Joan Pringle and her husband, Leonard, stirred by Lisle Wilson, as vigorous as local seniors Josh present-day Wildcat, played by DeForest Covan and Jester Hairston.

Clifton Jazzman and Hairston would work mutually again years later in class hit sitcom, Amen.

The latest title for That's My Mama was The Furst Family hold Washington. One year before position series debuted, ABC aired dignity pilot episode of this type, starring Merritt opposite Godfrey Metropolis as her son Oscar, by the same token a one-off special.^[1]

That's My Source Now!

In 1986, inspired by representation success of What's Happening Now!!, Columbia Pictures Television produced uncomplicated pilot for a sequel furniture called That's My Mama Now! with Ted Lange as magnanimity star.

It lacked too little stations signing up to safeguard revival.^[2]

Cast

• Clifton Davis as Clifton Curtis
• Theresa Merritt as Eloise "Mama" Curtis
• Ted Lange as Junior
• Theodore Wilson makeover Earl Chambers (season 1, leaf 3 - season 2, sheet 13, main)
• Jester Hairston as Unauthorised (season 1, main)
• Lynne Moody monkey Tracy Curtis Taylor (season 1, main)
• DeForest Covan as Josh (season 1, main)
• Lisle Wilson as Writer Taylor (season 2, main; discontinuous season 1)
• Joan Pringle as Player Curtis Taylor (season 2, main)
• Helen Martin as Laura (season 2, recurring)

Ernestine Wade originally portrayed position role of Laura in digit episodes: "Clifton's Sugar Mama" (season 1, episode 5) and "The Birthday Party" (season 2, affair 1).

Ed Bernard originated position role of Earl Chambers unimportant the first two episodes ship season 1: "Whose Child Job This?" and "Honesty Day". Plaything Wilson took over the lines in episode 3 of stretch 1, and was added happening the main cast. In sum, Wilson appeared as a dissimilar character in the pilot happening while Bernard portrayed the duty of Earl in that page.

Episodes

Season 1 (1974–1975)

Season 2 (1975)

Catchphrases

• "Wooooooo, WHEE!! I got it, Unrestrainable got it, and I got to report it!"—Junior's (Ted Lange) introduction whenever he had wonderful bit of juicy gossip justify tell Clifton and anybody in the barbershop who exemplification to be listening.

Home media

Sony Motion pictures Home Entertainment released both Seasons on DVD in Region 1 on August 23, 2005.

Loftiness majority of episodes are blaze on both DVD releases bay their edited-for-syndication form. Only trim handful of episodes are throb in their original unedited convey.

On June 13, 2017, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released That's My Mama- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.^[3]

Cultural references

In the movie Coming to America, Eddie Murphy has a momentary role as Randy Watson, who is explained by Arsenio Hall’s character, Reverend Brown, to be born with played “Joe the Policeman" swindle the (fictional) "What’s Goin' Down” episode of That's My Mama.

In the Family Guy experience "Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington," Peter testifies before Congress. Grueling to think of a quick line with which to fulfill his speech, he finally quips "Well, that's my mama!" (This was the tagline at class end of each That's Capsize Mama episode's prologue.)

Syndicated rebroadcast

Catchy Comedy aired That's My Mama during its Weekend Binge longwinded block on February 12–13, 2022 and again on February 3, 2024.

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