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folbartman · 08-25-2003, 01:29 AM

I've Been watching the last season and find that i don't like it.

This season seems to be like a lets get this thing over with type of deal. So far the episodes haven't been funny and have been putting me to sleep. I've never seen the NBC ones, well along time ago, but am looking forward to them. I hope they are better than season six of this show.

Every show has its ups and downs, i'm glad to say mama's family has very few within the cast, scripting, and plot.

Mr. Television · 08-25-2003, 01:37 AM

I like the early seasons the best.

bb25 · 08-25-2003, 01:55 AM

I disagree. There may not be as many funny one-liners as in the earlier syndicated eps, but it's not like they're low quality sleepers, in my opinion anyway. I think there's quite a few memorable eps in the last season, the only real difference I seem to notice is that Mama is a little nicer to everyone and seems to smile a LOT more...the way I recall it is that the NBC eps are the bores...

Mr. Television · 08-25-2003, 02:04 AM

I do like the syndicated episodes but I like the NBC ones a little more because Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Betty White, and Rue Mcclanahan were on them. They were funny.

PZelda · 08-25-2003, 03:27 AM

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Originally posted by bb25
I disagree. There may not be as many funny one-liners as in the earlier syndicated eps, but it's not like they're low quality sleepers, in my opinion anyway. I think there's quite a few memorable eps in the last season, the only real difference I seem to notice is that Mama is a little nicer to everyone and seems to smile a LOT more...the way I recall it is that the NBC eps are the bores...

Yep, I noticed Mama smiles a lot more. She does that especially in the episode, "Bubba's House Band" - around the middle of that episode, Bubba comes in and asks where the girls are, and when Mama's talking to him, she really starts to smile. There's that Vicki Lawrence grin!

IMO, though, I like both seasons. But Vicki looked like she slapped together some cheap stuff she got at Walmart - her wig doesn't look right (it's all matted down), she's not fat enough as Mama and she holds herself way too stiffly, plus her glasses aren't right. And didn't she ever get tired of pursing her lips like that?

In the syndicated eps, though, she looks a lot more together -- she's not holding herself up so stiffly anymore, she looks like a real grandma with the padding, her wig looks real, her glasses are better and she doesn't purse her lips so much anymore.

I did like Eric Brown and Karin Argoud... I wonder whatever happened to them? Especially Karin. She was really pretty.

PZelda · 08-25-2003, 04:03 AM

WTF?

I just looked at TVGuide.com's listing for upcoming eps of "Mama's Family" and they've cut out a whole bunch of eps from later in 1990! VERY luckily, I taped just about all of the MF eps TBS cut out before it made the rollover to NBC eps back in May.

Excuse me, where's the email address where I can write TBS a scathing letter AND ASK THEM THE HELL WHY THEY CUT OUT LIKE SIX EPS TOTAL THIS TIME AROUND!!!!!!!

ConservativeBalla · 08-25-2003, 08:45 AM

Ugh, I DON'T like the NBC ones NEAR as much as the later seasons. I mean, I like McClanahan and White as much as the next person, but I just don't think Ellen and Fran were very funny, I'm sorry. Rose Nylund and Blanche Deveruaux are MUCH better. I DID like Korman as Ed and Burnett as Eunice, though. But Vint was too smart, and Naomi acted less like a ditz especially in the first couple or few episodes, and I don't like that. Mama seems to have much more of a personality after the first season, too, IMO. And Buzz and Sonja were not funny at all except for maybe once or twice.

And I will admit that the last season isn't as good as the few before, but they're still much better than the NBC ones.

Penny Lane · 08-25-2003, 09:43 AM

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Originally posted by ConservativeBaller
Ugh, I DON'T like the NBC ones NEAR as much as the later seasons. I mean, I like McClanahan and White as much as the next person, but I just don't think Ellen and Fran were very funny, I'm sorry. Rose Nylund and Blanche Deveruaux are MUCH better. I DID like Korman as Ed and Burnett as Eunice, though. But Vint was too smart, and Naomi acted less like a ditz especially in the first couple or few episodes, and I don't like that. Mama seems to have much more of a personality after the first season, too, IMO. And Buzz and Sonja were not funny at all except for maybe once or twice.

And I will admit that the last season isn't as good as the few before, but they're still much better than the NBC ones.

I agree!

Penny Lane · 08-25-2003, 09:51 AM

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Originally posted by PZelda: VICKI!!
Yep, I noticed Mama smiles a lot more. She does that especially in the episode, "Bubba's House Band" - around the middle of that episode, Bubba comes in and asks where the girls are, and when Mama's talking to him, she really starts to smile. There's that Vicki Lawrence grin!

IMO, though, I like both seasons. But Vicki looked like she slapped together some cheap stuff she got at Walmart - her wig doesn't look right (it's all matted down), she's not fat enough as Mama and she holds herself way too stiffly, plus her glasses aren't right. And didn't she ever get tired of pursing her lips like that? In the syndicated eps, though, she looks a lot more together -- she's not holding herself up so stiffly anymore, she looks like a real grandma with the padding, her wig looks real, her glasses are better and she doesn't purse her lips so much anymore.

I did like Eric Brown and Karin Argoud... I wonder whatever happened to them? Especially Karin. She was really pretty.

According to TV Tome Karin has appeared as recently as 1999 in a couple of TV movies.Eric has not been anywhere since 1984(on Remenigton Steele) as far as I can see!

bb25 · 08-25-2003, 09:00 PM

Blech! The characters of Buzz & Sonya did nothing for me. I didn't like them, and the rest of cast did very little either, especially Rue & Betty, they just looked out of place, I agree ConservativeBaller...I also have to disagree that Mama looked better in the last few seasons, and the characters of Bubba & Iola just added a whole new, better dimension to this show that I just think was missing in the earlier years...it's down to the "NBC or Syndicated?" argument again, but everyone will have their opinions...

Actually, contradictory to what you were saying before PZelda, it seems that they're running a few more 1990 eps in the coming days before turning the series over, and you were saying that it would start over tomorrow, but the cable info doesn't say that...

we'll just have to wait and see...

Cashodeen · 08-25-2003, 09:21 PM

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Cashodeen · 08-25-2003, 09:31 PM

Okay, my last thread went on and on, and nobody wants that. LOL. So I am fixing it.

Basically, 70% of my posts on this board have consisted of my declaration that the NBC years are the best. Well, I think they are the best. The Syndication years are great , and I am entertained by them too. I agree that the last season is the worst, but then I hesitate to even use the word "worst." The last season isn't as noticably bad as some other series that lose it at the end. But MF does seem tired out by then. Let's put it thise way: I can't wait for the NBC years to return to TBS! They better show the Gert one this time!

folbartman · 08-27-2003, 11:11 PM

thanks all for the info on what your thoughts are.

I still do believe the last season isn't as good as the rest (syndicated), but I just saw one of my favorite episodes today, (well one i added to my list). The episode was There's nothing like the dames (i believe), the episode where vint and naomi buy a trailer and can't get it off of thelma's lawn. The part where she was holding the dinner, and the trailer (with Naomi and Vint inside) started rocking back and forth like they were having sex, I loved it, that was one of the funniest parts of the series so far I've seen, It was great. I don't think it would have been that funny but just before Naomi and vint say's they were bored in the trailer. Oh -- that part chokes me up.

Of all the episodes I have seen recently (as of July 2003) My favorites are

Mama Mania
April Fools
There is nothing Like the Dames.

PZelda · 08-28-2003, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by folbartman
thanks all for the info on what your thoughts are.

I still do believe the last season isn't as good as the rest (syndicated), but I just saw one of my favorite episodes today, (well one i added to my list). The episode was There's nothing like the dames (i believe), the episode where vint and naomi buy a trailer and can't get it off of thelma's lawn. The part where she was holding the dinner, and the trailer (with Naomi and Vint inside) started rocking back and forth like they were having sex, I loved it, that was one of the funniest parts of the series so far I've seen, It was great. I don't think it would have been that funny but just before Naomi and vint say's they were bored in the trailer. Oh -- that part chokes me up.

Of all the episodes I have seen recently (as of July 2003) My favorites are

Mama Mania
April Fools
There is nothing Like the Dames.

They had "The Big Nap" too but they seem to have forgotten about it this time around, because I've seen it before in reruns. It was funny as hell, too.

bb25 · 08-28-2003, 01:48 AM

Well, the series is being "turned over" tomorrow. In my area, they will run the final episode from March 1990, "Bye Bye Baby" at 6 AM and then "Mama's Silver" at 6:30 AM. I am getting pretty excited, because this time I am really going to give the NBC episodes a chance, and, who knows? Maybe I will like them better than the syndicated...either way, this show was always great!

08-25-2003, 01:29 AM	#1
folbartman Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 16, 2003 Posts: 193	Last Season I've Been watching the last season and find that i don't like it. This season seems to be like a lets get this thing over with type of deal. So far the episodes haven't been funny and have been putting me to sleep. I've never seen the NBC ones, well along time ago, but am looking forward to them. I hope they are better than season six of this show. Every show has its ups and downs, i'm glad to say mama's family has very few within the cast, scripting, and plot.

08-25-2003, 01:37 AM	#2
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08-25-2003, 08:45 AM	#7
ConservativeBalla R.I.P., Mr. Reagan. Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2003 Location: 704 Hauser Street, Queens, New York; having an eating contest with Meathead eating Edith's beef stew. Posts: 1,822	Ugh, I DON'T like the NBC ones NEAR as much as the later seasons. I mean, I like McClanahan and White as much as the next person, but I just don't think Ellen and Fran were very funny, I'm sorry. Rose Nylund and Blanche Deveruaux are MUCH better. I DID like Korman as Ed and Burnett as Eunice, though. But Vint was too smart, and Naomi acted less like a ditz especially in the first couple or few episodes, and I don't like that. Mama seems to have much more of a personality after the first season, too, IMO. And Buzz and Sonja were not funny at all except for maybe once or twice. And I will admit that the last season isn't as good as the few before, but they're still much better than the NBC ones.
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08-25-2003, 01:55 AM	#3
bb25 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 22, 2002 Posts: 784	I disagree. There may not be as many funny one-liners as in the earlier syndicated eps, but it's not like they're low quality sleepers, in my opinion anyway. I think there's quite a few memorable eps in the last season, the only real difference I seem to notice is that Mama is a little nicer to everyone and seems to smile a LOT more...the way I recall it is that the NBC eps are the bores...

08-25-2003, 02:04 AM	#4
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,133	I do like the syndicated episodes but I like the NBC ones a little more because Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Betty White, and Rue Mcclanahan were on them. They were funny.

08-25-2003, 04:03 AM	#6
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	WTF? I just looked at TVGuide.com's listing for upcoming eps of "Mama's Family" and they've cut out a whole bunch of eps from later in 1990! VERY luckily, I taped just about all of the MF eps TBS cut out before it made the rollover to NBC eps back in May. Excuse me, where's the email address where I can write TBS a scathing letter AND ASK THEM THE HELL WHY THEY CUT OUT LIKE SIX EPS TOTAL THIS TIME AROUND!!!!!!!

08-25-2003, 09:00 PM	#10
bb25 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 22, 2002 Posts: 784	Blech! The characters of Buzz & Sonya did nothing for me. I didn't like them, and the rest of cast did very little either, especially Rue & Betty, they just looked out of place, I agree ConservativeBaller...I also have to disagree that Mama looked better in the last few seasons, and the characters of Bubba & Iola just added a whole new, better dimension to this show that I just think was missing in the earlier years...it's down to the "NBC or Syndicated?" argument again, but everyone will have their opinions... Actually, contradictory to what you were saying before PZelda, it seems that they're running a few more 1990 eps in the coming days before turning the series over, and you were saying that it would start over tomorrow, but the cable info doesn't say that... we'll just have to wait and see...

08-25-2003, 09:21 PM	#11
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08-25-2003, 09:31 PM	#12
Cashodeen Hi. Forum Star Join Date: Aug 30, 2001 Posts: 11,363	Okay, my last thread went on and on, and nobody wants that. LOL. So I am fixing it. Basically, 70% of my posts on this board have consisted of my declaration that the NBC years are the best. Well, I think they are the best. The Syndication years are great , and I am entertained by them too. I agree that the last season is the worst, but then I hesitate to even use the word "worst." The last season isn't as noticably bad as some other series that lose it at the end. But MF does seem tired out by then. Let's put it thise way: I can't wait for the NBC years to return to TBS! They better show the Gert one this time!

08-27-2003, 11:11 PM	#13
folbartman Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 16, 2003 Posts: 193	thanks all for the info on what your thoughts are. I still do believe the last season isn't as good as the rest (syndicated), but I just saw one of my favorite episodes today, (well one i added to my list). The episode was There's nothing like the dames (i believe), the episode where vint and naomi buy a trailer and can't get it off of thelma's lawn. The part where she was holding the dinner, and the trailer (with Naomi and Vint inside) started rocking back and forth like they were having sex, I loved it, that was one of the funniest parts of the series so far I've seen, It was great. I don't think it would have been that funny but just before Naomi and vint say's they were bored in the trailer. Oh -- that part chokes me up. Of all the episodes I have seen recently (as of July 2003) My favorites are Mama Mania April Fools There is nothing Like the Dames.

08-28-2003, 01:48 AM	#15
bb25 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 22, 2002 Posts: 784	Well, the series is being "turned over" tomorrow. In my area, they will run the final episode from March 1990, "Bye Bye Baby" at 6 AM and then "Mama's Silver" at 6:30 AM. I am getting pretty excited, because this time I am really going to give the NBC episodes a chance, and, who knows? Maybe I will like them better than the syndicated...either way, this show was always great!