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TVFactFan · 11-27-2010, 01:52 PM

So basically I found out from IMDB that Columbia House owned the rights to the Show, they tried to do same thing they with What's Happening.

Only problem was there was no....Clifton Davis and it was a MOVIE not a TV show_LOL

Clifton Davi wasn't because he had signed to do Amen

Brian Damage · 12-10-2010, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

So basically I found out from IMDB that Columbia House owned the rights to the Show, they tried to do same thing they with What's Happening.

Only problem was there was no....Clifton Davis and it was a MOVIE not a TV show_LOL

Clifton Davi wasn't because he had signed to do Amen

So what was the point of making it?!? LOL

GSU2004 · 05-19-2016, 12:51 PM

Was this movie released either TV only or home video? I always thought this was a pilot for a reboot given the success of What's Happening Now and Small Wonder in terms of first run syndication. Mama's Family was rebooted and it was a smash hit, lasting several years.

I have loved to see a complete retooling of this show for the 1980's if they corrected mistakes from the 1970's.

DJM77 · 05-19-2016, 06:04 PM

This is what I found on IMBd http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071065/

"In 1987, a pilot for a syndicated revival series called That's My Mama Now! (1986) starring Ted Lange was produced but it was not picked up."

GSU2004 · 06-24-2016, 02:13 PM

Good thing Clifton took Amen over this. Given his 'born again' status, he was not really trying to go back into acting and wanted to stay out of the industry to focus on getting his life together. With an offer to play a minister, it fitted where he wanted to be and he also made sure Amen didn't venture too far into toilet humor as he said in Jet.

One line I remember from that was 'Yes, its a comedy and there are things that Sherman does for comic relief so we have a good clean time with this show.'

TMC · 02-10-2020, 06:07 AM

I just discovered this:

TVFactFan · 02-10-2020, 09:38 PM

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I just discovered this:

Definitely wasnt on Network TV

DJM77 · 02-10-2020, 10:59 PM

Having the actor that played Junior in the original play Clifton in the reboot sounds like a silly idea to me. I'm kind of glad that this didn't get picked up.

TV Guy · 03-09-2020, 10:49 AM

I don’t think Ted Lange was playing Clifton. According to imdb, he was still going to play Junior. My guess is that they were going to rewrite it so that Junior was now Mama’s son. I noticed that they were going to have a third actress (Daphne Maxwell Reid) as the daughter.

TVFactFan · 03-09-2020, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by TV Guy

I don’t think Ted Lange was playing Clifton. According to imdb, he was still going to play Junior. My guess is that they were going to rewrite it so that Junior was now Mama’s son. I noticed that they were going to have a third actress (Daphne Maxwell Reid) as the daughter.

what was going to happen to cliftom

DJM77 · 03-09-2020, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TV Guy

I don’t think Ted Lange was playing Clifton. According to imdb, he was still going to play Junior. My guess is that they were going to rewrite it so that Junior was now Mama’s son. I noticed that they were going to have a third actress (Daphne Maxwell Reid) as the daughter.

That's just as ridiculous as what I thought it was if not even more so. It would've been an insult to fans of the original series.

Honky · 03-27-2020, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TV Guy

I don’t think Ted Lange was playing Clifton. According to imdb, he was still going to play Junior. My guess is that they were going to rewrite it so that Junior was now Mama’s son. I noticed that they were going to have a third actress (Daphne Maxwell Reid) as the daughter.

Ted Lange was now the lead, playing Junior who went to law school (with Mama's help) and was now a DC lawyer.

11-27-2010, 01:52 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,000	That's My Mama Now in 1986?-LOL So basically I found out from IMDB that Columbia House owned the rights to the Show, they tried to do same thing they with What's Happening. Only problem was there was no....Clifton Davis and it was a MOVIE not a TV show_LOL Clifton Davi wasn't because he had signed to do Amen

05-19-2016, 06:04 PM	#4
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,559	This is what I found on IMBd http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071065/ "In 1987, a pilot for a syndicated revival series called That's My Mama Now! (1986) starring Ted Lange was produced but it was not picked up."
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05-19-2016, 12:51 PM	#3
GSU2004 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 28, 2005 Posts: 764	Was this movie released either TV only or home video? I always thought this was a pilot for a reboot given the success of What's Happening Now and Small Wonder in terms of first run syndication. Mama's Family was rebooted and it was a smash hit, lasting several years. I have loved to see a complete retooling of this show for the 1980's if they corrected mistakes from the 1970's.

06-24-2016, 02:13 PM	#5
GSU2004 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 28, 2005 Posts: 764	Good thing Clifton took Amen over this. Given his 'born again' status, he was not really trying to go back into acting and wanted to stay out of the industry to focus on getting his life together. With an offer to play a minister, it fitted where he wanted to be and he also made sure Amen didn't venture too far into toilet humor as he said in Jet. One line I remember from that was 'Yes, its a comedy and there are things that Sherman does for comic relief so we have a good clean time with this show.'

02-10-2020, 06:07 AM	#6
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,136	I just discovered this:

02-10-2020, 10:59 PM	#8
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,559	Having the actor that played Junior in the original play Clifton in the reboot sounds like a silly idea to me. I'm kind of glad that this didn't get picked up.

03-09-2020, 10:49 AM	#9
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	I don’t think Ted Lange was playing Clifton. According to imdb, he was still going to play Junior. My guess is that they were going to rewrite it so that Junior was now Mama’s son. I noticed that they were going to have a third actress (Daphne Maxwell Reid) as the daughter.