That's My Mama

TV Series
1974–1975
30m

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Clifton Davis, Ted Lange, Theresa Merritt, Lynne Moody, and Teddy Wilson in That's My Mama (1974)

Clifton enjoys being a barber in Washington, DC.Clifton enjoys being a barber in Washington, DC.Clifton enjoys being a barber in Washington, DC.

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Clifton Davis

Clifton Curtis

Theresa Merritt

Eloise 'Mama' Curtis

Ted Lange

Junior

Teddy Wilson

Earl Chambers…

Lisle Wilson

Leonard Taylor

Lynne Moody

Tracy Curtis Taylor

Jester Hairston

Wildcat

DeForest Covan

Josh

Joan Pringle

Tracy Curtis Taylor

Ray Vitte

Freddie Hampton

Helen Martin

Laura

Gordon Jump

Officer O'Reilley…

Dorothy Meyer

Ruby Lester

Ed Bernard

Earl Chambers

Ernestine Wade

Augusta…

Fuddle Bagley

Buster…

Tracy Reed

Wynona

Mel Stewart

Laforche

Clifton Davis coped quite well as the straight man son in this all-black comedy show. He was let down by Theresa Merritt, who was always weak in the title role of Mama. Ted Lange provided some comic relief as Junior, but he did not really start to shine until he joined the crew of the Love Boat.

I don't believe this show was ever rerun, so these recollections are a quarter century old.

Varlaam
Jul 16, 1999
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Clifton Davis is also an accomplished songwriter. His song "Never Can Say Goodbye" was taken to the No. 2 spot by Jackson 5 in 1971, and has been recorded by notable artists including Isaac Hayes, Gloria Gaynor, Smokey Robinson, Andy Williams, Vanessa Williams, Stevie Wonder, Sheena Easton, Gloria Estefan, and The Supremes.

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Junior: Oooh-wee! I got it, I got it, and I've got to ree-port it!

Alternate versions
Syndicated versions were edited to 22 minutes, and are also presented on both the season 1 and season 2 DVD releases. Only a handful of episodes on the DVD releases are presented in their original unedited form.