The only reason I don't give this show ten stars is the first two seasons weren't all that great. The characters hadn't yet developed and the show seemed like a comedy pretending to be a serious soap opera. Then in the third season, things suddenly fell into place. Bubba and Iola were introduced and annoying characters like Buzz and Sonja faded out of the picture.
I love Mama's personality and how she doesn't take crap from anyone, especially her idiot son and his wife. If Vinton gets too big for his britches, Mama gives him the smack down. A classic line: Vinton: "Aw, Mama fish again?" Mama: "Fish is brain food. I'm givin' you a double helpin'." That had me cracking up.
Naomi is a complete floozy and she and Mama rarely agree on anything. Mama: "In my day, husbands and wives made love. These days, it's just shaking' the sheets." Naomi: "Excuse me Mrs. Harper, but I am performing my wifely duties." Mama: "Why is it none of your wifely duties are ever performed standing up?" Bubba is great. We see him grow from an ex-juvenile delinquent into a fine young man as well as become very handsome. In the later episodes, we see that he is indeed quite intelligent.
Iola is sweet though she can be annoying at times because she seems to cry at the drop of a hat. My favorite episodes with Iola were the one where her cat Midnight died but she got to keep one of the kittens hidden in a treasure trunk that Vinton, Bubba and Naomi bought and the one where the Harpers sold all her handicrafts so they could buy a VCR.
This is a show that'll still be considered a classic 50 years from now.
Mama: "Who drinks vodka at the beach?" Olga: "Everybody!"
I love Mama's personality and how she doesn't take crap from anyone, especially her idiot son and his wife. If Vinton gets too big for his britches, Mama gives him the smack down. A classic line: Vinton: "Aw, Mama fish again?" Mama: "Fish is brain food. I'm givin' you a double helpin'." That had me cracking up.
Naomi is a complete floozy and she and Mama rarely agree on anything. Mama: "In my day, husbands and wives made love. These days, it's just shaking' the sheets." Naomi: "Excuse me Mrs. Harper, but I am performing my wifely duties." Mama: "Why is it none of your wifely duties are ever performed standing up?" Bubba is great. We see him grow from an ex-juvenile delinquent into a fine young man as well as become very handsome. In the later episodes, we see that he is indeed quite intelligent.
Iola is sweet though she can be annoying at times because she seems to cry at the drop of a hat. My favorite episodes with Iola were the one where her cat Midnight died but she got to keep one of the kittens hidden in a treasure trunk that Vinton, Bubba and Naomi bought and the one where the Harpers sold all her handicrafts so they could buy a VCR.
This is a show that'll still be considered a classic 50 years from now.
Mama: "Who drinks vodka at the beach?" Olga: "Everybody!"