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My wife was feeling under the weather last night, so while she caught some sleep, I decided to watch MAMA'S FAMILY for a change of pace. I watched four episodes from season three: "Have It Mama's Way", "Birthright", "Grandma USA", and "Buck Private Bubba". The all made me laugh out loud on numerous different occasions.
My favorite of the four episodes I watched was probably "Have It Mama's Way", where Mama and Bubba both get part-time jobs at the McRay's burger joint. Bubba wants to the job as his first ride of manhood, and Mama wants the job to help fund a trip to Hawaii (even though she calls it "Ha-why-uh"). Bubba is naturally embarrassed that his grandmother will be working with him, but Mama is thrilled and plans on upstaging Bubba with her decades of work experience (even though Mama's attempts at jobs outside the home hadn't worked out well in the past). Of course, the whole idea gets tossed on its head when Bubba catches on really quickly to the job and Mama gets fired because of her bad attitude. Vinton, Naomi, and Iola could partly be blamed for Mama's firing; they came in and drove her crazy and she snapped. But it was a hilarious scene, and I always get tickled at how Dorothy Lyman (as Naomi) tries desperately to hold in her laughter and stay in character.
The other three episodes have little gems in them as well. I like in "Birthright" how Vinton thinks he may have been adopted, and he gets scammed at the end of the episode by an old woman trying to find a wealthy man to claim as her long-lost son. Mama and Vinton have a wonderful little bit singing "Side by Side" in that episode too, which was a vital way for Ken Berry to show off his dancing skills that initiated his career. Bubba goes goofy in "Grandma USA" and uses Naomi's picture and Mama's name to get Mama into a beauty pageant. Mama has a lot of funny quips at the pageant itself, primarily aimed to the more artificial, beautified grandmas by her side. In "Buck Private Bubba", Bubba decides to enlist in the army. Of course, Mama doesn't want him to do that, and she eventually finds a loophole to get him out of the papers he had signed.
MAMA'S FAMILY was a refreshing delight last night. I enjoyed all of the episodes.
My favorite of the four episodes I watched was probably "Have It Mama's Way", where Mama and Bubba both get part-time jobs at the McRay's burger joint. Bubba wants to the job as his first ride of manhood, and Mama wants the job to help fund a trip to Hawaii (even though she calls it "Ha-why-uh"). Bubba is naturally embarrassed that his grandmother will be working with him, but Mama is thrilled and plans on upstaging Bubba with her decades of work experience (even though Mama's attempts at jobs outside the home hadn't worked out well in the past). Of course, the whole idea gets tossed on its head when Bubba catches on really quickly to the job and Mama gets fired because of her bad attitude. Vinton, Naomi, and Iola could partly be blamed for Mama's firing; they came in and drove her crazy and she snapped. But it was a hilarious scene, and I always get tickled at how Dorothy Lyman (as Naomi) tries desperately to hold in her laughter and stay in character.
The other three episodes have little gems in them as well. I like in "Birthright" how Vinton thinks he may have been adopted, and he gets scammed at the end of the episode by an old woman trying to find a wealthy man to claim as her long-lost son. Mama and Vinton have a wonderful little bit singing "Side by Side" in that episode too, which was a vital way for Ken Berry to show off his dancing skills that initiated his career. Bubba goes goofy in "Grandma USA" and uses Naomi's picture and Mama's name to get Mama into a beauty pageant. Mama has a lot of funny quips at the pageant itself, primarily aimed to the more artificial, beautified grandmas by her side. In "Buck Private Bubba", Bubba decides to enlist in the army. Of course, Mama doesn't want him to do that, and she eventually finds a loophole to get him out of the papers he had signed.
MAMA'S FAMILY was a refreshing delight last night. I enjoyed all of the episodes.