One of the worse sitcoms ever made. Very poor acting, very stupid content that insults one's intelligence. The aging makeup work done on Vicky Lawrence looks like a failed attempt at making a younger woman look old. Ken Berry is about one of the lousiest comedy actors ever, and is really lousy in this particular show. The only one in the cast that can even halfway act is Vicky Lawrence, but any merit in her acting here is canceled out by the poor material. And like Gomer Pyle and JJ Evans (of Good Times fame), her character is way overdone, to the point of being offensively so. This show could have been better written and cast, with Carol Burnette and Tim Conway instead of Vicky Lawrence and Ken Berry.
Review of Mama's Family
