Mama's Family

     

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Mama's Family is an American television sitcom starring Vicki Lawrence as Thelma Harper (Mama). The series is a spin-off of a recurring series of comedy sketches called "The Family" featured on The Carol Burnett Show (1974–78) and Carol Burnett &… more »


Thelma 'Mama' Crowley Harper:
What about your husband?

Lolly Purdue:
Harley doesn't know either.

Thelma 'Mama' Crowley Harper:
I guess he must've never asked you to make him scones.

Lolly Purdue:
I've had years of practice at faking it. Harley does all the paperwork, I convinced him he had such a good head for business. Men will believe anything. And I'm forever pretending I forgot my glasses or misplaced directions, or saying I don't understand, so folks won't catch on.

Thelma 'Mama' Crowley Harper:
Well boy you sure had me fooled, I just thought you were going senile.

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