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Remember when Thelma Harper ruled her living room like a battlefield and made nagging into an Olympic sport? Mama’s Family was a free-for-all of insults and misunderstandings. Vicki Lawrence buried herself under a gray wig to become Mama, Carol Burnett played the high-strung Eunice, Ken Berry played Mama’s clueless son Vint, and Dorothy Lyman brought the sass (and the side-eye) as Naomi.

Mama's Family (1983): 15 Weird Facts You Didn't Know

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
01:16 - #15: Hidden Theme Song Surprise — Vicki Lawrence
03:12 - #14: Balancing Two Big Roles — Dorothy Lyman
05:34 - #13: Transforming Mama’s Look — Bob Mackie
07:22 - #12: Age-Defying Casting Twist
08:59 - #11: From Charts to Chuckles
10:55 - #10: The Odd Original Opening — Harvey Korman
13:19 - #9: The Darker Version That Came First — Carol Burnett
15:10 - #8: Softening the Sharp Edges
17:56 - #7: Forgotten Family Members — Roddy McDowall, Alan Alda, Tom Smothers
19:22 - #6: Why She Almost Walked Away
21:29 - #5: A Friendship Tested
22:25 - #4: A Letter That Changed Everything
24:36 - #3: Where Mama Was Born
26:31 - #2: From Canceled to Classic
28:32 - #1: Three Roles, One Actor — Ken Berry