Mama's Family Network vs Syndicated pt 2

Bring out your dark glasses, Bubba is going to Hawaii and his paleness will blind you if you're not prepared!

He's actually one of the hot redheads. Him and Eric Stoltz.

And Blu Kennedy.......

Will Bubba be in a Speedo?

Will Iola?

Vickie Lawrence and Carol Burnett appeared on Password Plus in character in 1980, competing against two characters from Hello Larry.

They never really explained why Thelma and Morty couldn't get back together after she found out his true identity. And the JAP from New Jersey girlfriend that Bubba found reminded me of the Donna Chang(stein) story on "Seinfeld."

Goddamn, Bubba in all his pasty, shirtless, redheaded glory got me very excited.

Tonight: Bubba makes a movie of the family. Iola and Mama get into a squabble over who has the best roses.

I would have bet money that Iola's niece was played by a very young Renee Zellweger.

And I'd have lost that money.

Iona's niece was another piece of inspired casting. You'd likely never see that actress anywhere else but she fit perfectly in the show. Also the piano tuner and Detective Sneed.

Iola's niece was played by Penelope Sudrow, who just the year before had been offed by Freddy Krueger by having her head slammed through a tv..,

^^FUCK THE PRIME TIME, BITCH!!

I would have loved to see Iola's titties in the Hawaii episodes. They looked like little stubby nubbies.

Kayser was so hot in tonight's episodes. My word.

I loved Naomi turning into little miss homemaker. Her reading of the line: "it's still in the kiln" kills me as did Iola's going home to "freeze my buns."

Naomi: There's always room for a baby in a house filled with love. Mama: What the hell's that got to do with us?

Is "Mama's Family" really so interesting that it deserves another thread? I don't think so. It's already been discussed to death, and the never-ending swooning over Allan Kayser's "hotness" is getting pretty tedious.

R17, but yet you clicked on this thread and posted on it.

'But yet you clicked on this thread and posted on it."

I did it to express my opinion. It's not an indication that I have any interest in "Mama's Family." I guess you do. I guess you find Allan Kayser "hot."

Thank you for expressing your opinion. We will benefit from your wisdom.

Wow, you can smell the smug in every comment coming from r17.

[quote]but yet you clicked on this thread and posted on it.

Exactly. There's nothing worse than a dickhead who posts in a thread only to complain about how tedious, unecessary, etc., said thread is.

R17/R19, if you're that uninterested, how about skipping the fucking thread altogether? Now, take your bullshit and, in my best Thelma Harper voice, get the hell out of this thread!

The Naomi-centric episode last night where she was harassed by the Food Circus manager was hilarious.

"Exactly. There's nothing worse than a dickhead who posts in a thread only to complain about how tedious, unecessary, etc., said thread is."

It's called free speech, hon. Last time I checked it was still legal in this country. I guess you think every thread should contain nothing but positive comments about its subject and anyone who disagrees with that assumption should "get the hell out!" That's very fascist.

I take it you're a big fan of "Mama's Family", a lame sitcom decades old. That is so...sad.

who was denying your free speech? No one. You can come here and be as negative as you want. Like you said, free country.

But if your dick wasn't so hard and wet as you typed, though....

R25, let's give it up. This fucking asshole is loving all the replies to his inane posts. It makes him feel very superior to us.

He can go and tell his one friend that he really told off some "sad" people on the internet today. When his friend asks him about what, it will be glossed over as something really important.

Meanwhile, back to the Harper family.....

[quote]But if your dick wasn't so hard and wet as you typed, though

Lol! Love it. And agreed, R26--no more feeding the troll.

I loved Iola's meltdown about the bank in last night's episode. Classic!

Iola is my favorite character. Her running for Church Lady League president is one of my favorite episodes.

Loved that Dirty Dancing episode last night!

Ramon was kinda hot doing the Latin Sizzle. Most of those dancers were from The Carol Burnett Show chorus line.

Iola loved Vint's dirty dancing..."Go, Vint, go!!

Redheads are never hot. And they all smell "Funny" "Down there."

Does anyone have a picture of Iola's nasty old snatch?

Alan Kayser with those skintight jeans, that fit bod and that perfect hair was the stuff that '80s hunks were made of.

The rent-a-gent hunk watched Bubba sashay away just a little too long tonight. That was a good looking guy, even more so when he stripped down.

I agree. I was yearning for him and Bubba to get naked and fuck. By the way, Alan looks slightly beefier in these episodes. He's certainly a hottie. His ass is delectible in those skintight pants.

Bubba's Bulge is the high school rock band I always meant to form.

I think My Mama, Myself episode that was on this past Tuesday ranks as a classic episode. Thelma's mother's ghost is hilarious. Bravo too Vicki for that characterization I say besides the funny script and all around quality.

Anyone else ever see Vicki's live show? She does half as herself and half as Thelma.

This is a post on a chat board from someone who says he knew Kayser when he married and moved to MO after MAMA'S FAMILY ended. They worked out together. If that's true he's a lucky bitch.

Anyway, for those of you interested in what he looked like nude...his ass looked just as delicious bare as it did through those tight 501s. There is just no way to describe it. I know I've wanted my mouth between those sweet cheeks a million times. His penis looked a lot like mine, circumsized, and a flaccid length of about 4 inches or so. It wasn't skinny, it was pretty thick. Never saw it hard dang it! And it was surrounded by thick, bright orange pubic hair. It was a virtual jungle down there, and it looked super hot on him. His body was absolutely perfect from head to toe.

I'd have offered him a blowjob.

You've given me a lot of fantasies for tonight, R40.

A great April Fool's episode is followed by one of the few serious themed episodes today as we learn Lollie Perdue can't read. 3/16/16 we'll see the return of cutie Officer Sneed, now Detective Sneed.

Last night's episodes were painfully bad. Vicki proved she needs a supporting cast with her, and the less said about the homeless episode, the better.

I enjoyed the Mama alone episode. I do agree on the homeless one, though. The last thing I want to see if I'm watching MF is a VERY SPECIAL episode.

One thing I dislike about the show in general is that every plot has to get Thelma as its focus. Episodes start out with Vint, Naomi, Bubba, or Iola in a situation, but always end up with Thelma in the middle. The show isn't MAMA, it's MAMA'S FAMILY.

On a side note, it's good to see Sister Jacqueline(Marge Redmond)out of her habit.

I loved Mama Alone too. It was creative how Vicki was using household items as musical instruments. I wonder how many times they did that scene before she got it right.

I thought Marge Redmond did a great job. Even though the topic was serious, the episode was actually very funny, almost like a Susan Harris "Soap" episode. And you also had Bubba in a tank and tight sweats.

OMG, Bubba playing basketball in a muscle tank was enough to mitigate another VSE.

Tonight was the hilarious tax audit and Mama of inventions episodes. Loved it!

The sight of Iola standing at the door in her little "blind" sunglasses and saying "tap tap" killed me. I think it was the little smile on her face.

I like Mama's Family, has anyone ever noticed how tight Bubba's jeans were?

Wardrobe on MF was done by Rhett Turner, who had it handed down to him by Bob Mackie and I think he did a masterful job. Turner gained brief TV notoriety as one half of "Scarlett and Rhett", a recurring bit on "The Gong Show." He almost certainly put Bubba into those painted on jeans.

[quote] Bob Mackie

The original Flaming Moe

I'm surprised Allan Kayser can still have kids as tight as his jeans were. He looked so good in them, though.

OH. EM. GEE.

Mama ranting and raving on that therapist's couch is so great. Mama threw tantrums like nobody's business.

Another instance of "Skeeter" breaking up at Mama's rage. She had to cover her face.

Bubba's jeans were so fully packed tonight in the second episode about Thelma giving consumer advice that I thought he was sporting wood for most of the show. Woof.

Iola nailed that chocolate chip cookie fraudster right to the wall. He said he used 16 chips per cookie but her research proved that he was really using only 8 and cutting them in half. Get him, IB!

Just found this new thread! Hurray! We are in season six, so i guess we'll be back to Buzz and Sonya in April.

Alan Kayser was white hot in these episodes. He got hotter as the years progressed. In seasons 5 and 6 his hair was longer and he looked more buff and actually pretty ruddy for a redhead.

Lyman acted more like Opal than Naomi in her glee over finding out that Thelma's nickname was "Hot Pants."

All you poor souls drooling over Alan Kayser and giggling with enjoyment over the antics on an ancient, subpar sitcom need to get laid really, REALLY bad.

LOL.....maybe R51 should go back to watching the Keeping Up With the Kardashians.....it's so modern and new and now!

MeTV promo

Last night's Private Eye dream sequence I thought would be cringeworthy, but it was actually a lot of fun. Beverly Archer was a hoot as a femme fatale!

That was your first time seeing that episode? LATE MUCH??

I'm just in a constant state of awe over Allan Kayser's ass and bulge in those super-tight jeans. I'm tempted to shoot him a FB message asking him if he ever wore underwear on the show.

[quote] That was your first time seeing that episode? LATE MUCH??

Sweetheart, by your standards this whole thread is late. Sorry if some of us were too young the first time around.

[quote]Sorry if some of us were too young the first time around.

Too young? So you're not only late, but you're also a CHILD!

[quote] Too young? So you're not only late, but you're also a CHILD!

So? Is there a law that says only the elderly can appreciate Mama's Family?

[quote]Last night's Private Eye dream sequence I thought would be cringeworthy, but it was actually a lot of fun. Beverly Archer was a hoot as a femme fatale!

She definitely showed off the most versatile acting chops where she did the best job of coming off as a different character. Vint seemed to be the same, and Naomi just spoke in an irritating squeaky voice trying to to be a dumb blonde. Archer actually did a good job as playing a sophisticated femme fatale, with some interesting Iola touches like paying with coupons and her missing mother etc. Bubba's main role in the dream sequence seemed to being forcible stripped to his wife-beater, although it was a little disconcerting that it was done by his Grandmother.

UGH! Tomorrow the series starts over. Hello, Buzz and Sonia. Goodbye, Bubba and Iola.

Well, I guess I can take it off my auto record. I accidentally came in when it had just started with Buzz and Sonia and I do NOT need to see them again.

I was really surprised with Archer in the detective fantasy. Really nice and sensuous voice and they allowed her to be glammed up.

Bubba had on a dress tonight and was worried about makeup tips and pearls! In the second episode he was wearing his sweat pants.....

Sorry to see Buzz and Sonya back.......has to happen if not tomorrow....then next week sometime.

They'll be back the second episode tomorrow.

Bubba had started to let the air out of his hair at the end of the series. He looked much better to me.

I understand that he said that he went right into rehab for the cocaines after the last show. Not that I'm an expert on drugs, but did any of you see any signs that he was using heavily in his scenes? Was there anything to look for? I'm surprised that he didn't show up in some other series after MF went dark, he was attractive enough and showed a nice touch for comedy. You would think that his bulge alone would open some doors for him.

When he mentioned the water polo team I was hoping we would get to see him in a Speedo. I didn't recall ever having seen that, but I was hoping it was just a brain fart.

R76, he sure looked healthy. If there was a sign though, it'd be his jitteriness. He was a bit jittery in a lot of those scenes.

Mama could make names sound like curse words: "Naomi Oates!"

Loved Naomi taking the gum out of her mouth before kissing a less idiotic Vint in the first go-round of the show.

Looking forward to Eunice wreaking havoc on the nuptials:

"Get a grip on yourself, Eunice or I'm going to kill you!"

I miss Bubba's tight jeans and ginger chest hair.

Did anyone ever notice how tight Bubba wore his jeans?

I never noticed any chest hair on Bubba.

I noticed he smelled "funny" down there. So I went back to women

[quote] I never noticed any chest hair on Bubba.

He has a light dusting of chest hair in the upper center easily visible when he wears a button down shirt with the first two buttons undone.

Has anyone noticed how tight Bubba's jeans were?

No, but we've noticed how unfunny that joke is.

Well, this is where I came in. Last night's episode with Mama and Eunice in jail was the last one I had yet to see.

Farewell, Mama. I will miss Bubba and Iola but I will not miss awful Ken Berry and even more awful Dorothy Lyman who can't fucking act worth a damn.

I noticed in the credits last night that the makeup was by Tommy Cole - who was Mouseketeer Tommy for those even older than some in this thread.

He was okay, but he was no Lonnie Burr.

Tommy has the gay face and my joke was hysterical.

The NBC original opening used a different exterior house shot. It was smaller.

The original NBC edit a featured the cast talking over the closing credits.

Alan Kayser was on cocaine???

[quote]Alan Kayser was on cocaine???

No, it was the first son Eric Brown, there is a reason they called him "Buzz" you know.

[quote]Alan Kayser was on cocaine???

Yes. He went into rehab right after the show ended.

Ooh look, the Dottie Lyman hating troll is back at R87! Bye, bitch!

R94, you have a link?

[quote][R94], you have a link?

He put it up on his Facebook page a couple of months ago, saying he's been 26 years sober.

[quote]He put it up on his Facebook page a couple of months ago, saying he's been 26 years sober.

This never happened.

^^Uh, yeah it did. Just because he rejected your attempts to friend him on FB...

[quote]Alan Kayser was on cocaine???

DUH, bitch. It's only been discussed on BOTH MF threads. Ken Berry even acknowledged it in that interview someone linked to in the other thread.

Allan actually posted it on October 1, 2015 with a photo of the outside of his old condo building in LA:

"TBT: my condo in Hollywood.

25 years ago today, October 1 1990, I walked out that front door, walked in the front door of Cedars-Sinai hospital (drug rehabilitation unit) and proclaimed to the first person I saw wearing scrubs:

"I am a cocaine addict and I need help."

25 years clean! That's a quarter century!! That's like 9,125 days!!!"

[quote] Ooh look, the Dottie Lyman hating troll is back at [R87]! Bye, bitch!

I actually never left and have been posting this whole time. And I believe I'll stick around just to annoy you.

I'm sure Dorothy Lyman would be glad to know that she has a troll, hating or not, on a gossip website.

I'm hardly a troll. I just happen to be able to recognize horrendous acting when I see it. Then again Corky from Life Goes On would recognize what a shitty actress Lyman was.

LOL, it's clearly a troll.

Oh, right, her "daytime" emmy. such a benchmark of talent.

Methinks Dottie once refused to sign the napkin of R106,/etc.

I only just now found this thread. Thank you for continuing the conversation.

One of my favorite episodes is the one with "the dames," just because it is so well structured. Interesting to note that it is the next to last episode of the entire series.

This show has many things about it that are great -- but only seem to be great intermittently, and rarely all at the same time. There are a few times when everything clicks into place and it becomes great comedy. The early shows have some great writing (particularly when CB is present as Eunice) but the technical aspects or other characters are off. The later shows have the best cast and performances, but have rather formulaic writing, or incomplete story structure.

I keep wanting this show to be better than what it is, because I do enjoy it and I think it deserved better than what it got.

I am looking forward to seeing "Rashomama" again real soon. "Well, what the....?"

I just watched the ep with Mama buring Fran's dress and Mama said she had 4 kids, Vint, Ellen, Eunice and...?

watched the ep with Vint wanting to marry a girl for a green card, it's ep 11 but didn't Vint get married to Naomi in the first couple of eps??

Yes, R111, but that episode was filmed earlier and aired out of sequence.

original opening

^^cool

I've only seen MF in reruns. Had no idea the NBC version used a different house or had intros by Harvey Korman.

Every time I see "and Rue McClanahan as Aunt Fran" I can't help but think of "and Jerry Mathers as The Beaver."

I'm always thinking about the humiliatin' way Aunt Fran died.

"And Rue McClanahan as Aunt Fran's beaver"

On the DVDs they revealed that Lorna Luft read for Iola. She read it like Mama, all sassy. Also, in the episode where Mama goes to the hospital after being hit in the face with a pot, Vicki Lawrence makes a cameo as herself out of costume and makeup as a nurse walking down the hospital hallway on-screen.

[quote]DUH, bitch. It's only been discussed on BOTH MF threads. Ken Berry even acknowledged it in that interview someone linked to in the other thread.

What did he say? Can you find it?

A couple of years before playing the massive pussyhound 'Little Eugene' Ryan Bollman did the most macho dance ever on Junior Star Search.

WARNING: 80s music, dancing and sequined costumes.

R117, natural causes!

They should have had an early episode that explored the relationship between Vint and Claude which seemed awfully chummy. I'm assuming Vint was the bottom.

MARY! at R121

Today's episodes were uproarious. 'Positive Thinking' and 'Mama's Silver' are two great episodes from the NBC run.

"Positive Thinking" was one of the ones that could have been a Family Skit on TCBS.

Plus, seeing Gloria DeHaven having a ball busting Eunice's chops was just great. Gays of a certain age were yelling: "That's Gloria DeHaven!" when she first made her appearance. She is still with us at 90.

BTW, Gloria was married to this for about 6 years, She and John Payne had two kids.

Eunice: Why can't anything good ever happen to me? All I ever do is cook and clean.

Mama: Hell, you can't even do that.

Eunice: You're skating on thin ice, old lady.

"Rashomama" is the first one tonight followed by Skeeter gets obscene phone calls.

[quote] Skeeter gets obscene phone calls.

Is the caller saying, "Go back to daytime television, you no talent hack?"

No, the caller is saying, "I can't until they invent the internet and then I can troll Datalounge!"

[quote] No, the caller is saying, "I can't until they invent the internet and then I can troll Datalounge!"

Yeah, you blew that one. But I invite you to try again!

No, R132, got it right. Welcome back to DL!

I just watched the "Rashomama" ep, I literally laughed out loud

[quote] No, [R132], got it right.

No, try reading it again. Or have someone help you.

Just some useless trivia to chew on:

Hayley Mills is older than Dorothy Lyman.

"Pollyanna" is 70 today while "Skeeter" Harper is only 69 today.

Skeeter looks a lot older than 69. 96 is more like it.

Vint was hot in that tight golden Elvis outfit with the chest hairs peeking out.

Mr. Tight Jeans returns tomorrow on MeTV!

Yass!!

YES! Bubba returns tonight - the ratings must have fallen off the chart when they started with the Buzz/Sonya episodes!!!

Praise the Lord......bring on the Bubba!!!

I love the way Allan Kayser played Bubba in these early syndicated episodes. You can tell he must've studied Carol Burnette's portrayal of Eunice because he has her mannerisms and high-strung flair for the dramatic down pat.

Plus, Iola is back with us. Huzzah!

Adding those two characters plus getting rid of Fran were the best things that happened to MF.

R144, getting rid of Sonia was the best thing that happened to MF.

[quote]I just watched the ep with Mama buring Fran's dress and Mama said she had 4 kids, Vint, Ellen, Eunice and...?

When they do the flashbacks where Mama gets hit in the head and goes to hospital, Thelma says to Eunice, "You were my third child, third time's a charm."

Perhaps on the NBC years they were setting it up to have a fourth child if needed. Also in the NBC years, Vinton is Naomi's third husband, in the syndicated years he is her fourth husband. (or maybe fifth).

Ret Turner the costumer who put Bubba in those tight jeans and sweatpants died this week.

Do you think Bubba was a nickname or his real name?

I thought his real name was Ed Higgins, Jr.

I used to watch this occasionally. I used to just certain there and think "come on Opal be funny. You were a riot on All My Children."

Bump for Bubba's bulging boxers from yesterday's episode.

Added bonus for him doing push-ups while in the boxers and a tank top.

Tim Conway's son is in that one.

How sad. My bulging jeans and hot little ass can't support two full threads. Oh well, at least I still have T-Boy.

"Raytown, oh Raytown...."

In the opening of Mayberry RFD you see Ken Berry's ass. Of course Goober was the original Bubba

Wow, R156, Berry's ass is pretty much all you see.

Whenever I want to indulge my Allen Kaysar fantasy, I just come to this page and type "orange" into the search window.

Could you splain that, please? I didn't get any threads Bubba related.

The fourth kid is Phillip, The successful writer who got out of Raytown as fast as he could. Played by Roddy McDowell and Alan Alda.

Jackie Jospeh (ex-Mrs Ken Berry) wrote a remembrance of costumer Ret Turner in her column in the Tolucan Times.

I'm too lazy to check the other thread, so if this has already been mentioned---sorry. I was just on IMDb on Allan Kayser's board and came across a thread called AIDED THE MAMA'S FAMILY FALL: THE EGO HAS INCORRECTLY LANDED. Gawd, what a hoot! I don't know if we're allowed to quote posts from other boards, so I'll just say it is a must read. The OP goes off on our beloved Allan/Bubba for what he perceives is his focusing on showing off his goodies in later MF seasons rather than playing the character of Bubba. Fun read!

I'll have to check it out, R162. I'm currently watching MF, and Allan looks glorious in tight gray sweat pants.

"It's still in the kiln."

That line kills me and Skeeter nails it

Can you imagine how big Bubba's package must have looked through that fish tank glass?

That kiln lines cracks me up too, and Dorothy does nail it. My brother and I were cracking up at it earlier.

only old fat shutins watch this

Fuck off, millennial.

I think I’m the only one who lusts after Buzz, played by the super cute Eric Brown. He had the roundest ass!

r146.......Vint is the baby......Hes Ellen and Eunices younger brother. I think Phillip is after Ellen.

My mother loved this show.

Bubba shuldve done porn. He missed his calling.

I had a crush on Buzz. I wonder if he ever fooled around with Tommy Boyland.

Bubba was a red haired, so you can imagine how awful he smelled down there.

LuAnn Fayette gave Bubba a blowjob.

Speaking of Bubba smelling "down there," how funky must Vicki Lawrence have been under that padded suit she had to wear? She's a red head, too. Every cat in Raytown must have smelled fish.

And Iola’s niece definitely sucked Bubba off after the prom. I think she asked Iola what that funny smell was down there.

What about the basement? You know it had to smell horrible with all that sex on a fold out sofa.

R7 I have to say as a child, when my family watched this show, Bubba was one of the actors that proved to me that I liked guys in addition to girls, and ever since I have had a thing for slightly dumb gingers.

MeTV took "Mama's Family" off the weeknight schedule (replaced with WKRP.) It's still on Sunday evenings.

Its also on Logo

Bubba makes me hard down there.

r177

Don't forget Bubba who as a red haired undoubtedly smelled funny "down there."

Ant Effie certainly smelled “down there”.

I met Allan Kayser at a film festival and a nicer person you will never meet. He was very engaging, talking on and on about his time on MF and his own family. So down to earth, and still VERY hot. I would’ve been remiss if I didn’t slip something in about the tight jeans, so I did. He laughed and said something to the effect of “I worked it” in those jeans. He even mentioned the gay following he’s amassed because of those tight jeans.

R35: That male stripper was HOT! Sssssssss!!!

R179: It's returning to evenings throughout the week, 6:00 p.m. (EST) starting tomorrow.

R184: That's wonderful!

Ken Berry played Phil in the 1982 tv movie "Eunice" which got the ball rolling for the Mama's Family series. I think Rashomama was the last episode Burnett would appear in as her marriage to Joe Hamilton was falling apart and they were divorcing. Also I think the house that was in the original credits was also in "Eunice".

I watched it earlier. It was about her getting her own radio show. At some point Naomi applies a caustic facial mask.

r187 It better not have been one of mine!

Bubba smelled funny down there. I gave him a bj.

Ken Berry always pinged to me, but isn't he married?

He divorced many, many years ago.

I've been recording the shows on MeTV. They show them in original broadcast date order, so after checking IMDB, I discovered that they skipped over an episode called "Mama Gets Goosed." Does anyone know why this happened? Is it not part of the syndication package for some reason?

And Ken Berry is straight? I was truly surprised to hear that.

I've always wanted to throw a wild fuck up Ken Berry's nice, flexible butt and pummel it until he shrieks for mercy or begs for more or both at the same time.............

[quote]Mama Gets Goosed

They do show it sometimes, but maybe they skipped it because it’s a holiday-themed episode and we’re not even close to Christmas.