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Mama's Family Black Belt Mama (1983–1990) Online

Mama's Family Black Belt Mama (1983–1990) Online
Original Title :
Black Belt Mama
Genre :
TV Episode / Comedy
Year :
1983–1990
Directror :
Roger Beatty,Harvey Korman
Cast :
Vicki Lawrence,Ken Berry,Dorothy Lyman
Writer :
Dick Clair,Jenna McMahon
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
30min
Rating :
7.4/10
Mama's Family Black Belt Mama (1983–1990) Online

Thelma gets her purse snatched at a bus stop in broad daylight,which at first shakes her up badly enough to not want to report it. After the initial shock wears off though,she's boiling mad and calls the police and then takes a self-defense/karate course with Naomi,Fran & Sonja. Will Mama get even or will the bad guy get away?
Episode credited cast:
Vicki Lawrence Vicki Lawrence - Thelma 'Mama' Crowley Harper
Ken Berry Ken Berry - Vinton Harper
Dorothy Lyman Dorothy Lyman - Naomi Oates Harper
Eric Brown Eric Brown - Vinton 'Buzz' Harper, Jr.
Karin Argoud Karin Argoud - Sonja Harper
Rue McClanahan Rue McClanahan - Aunt Fran Crowley
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patrice Cole Patrice Cole - Mama's Neighbor (as Patricia Cole)
Marshall R. Teague Marshall R. Teague - Chuck, Karate Instructor


User reviews

Gashakar

Gashakar

Naomi is taking a self-defense class and gets Aunt Fran and Sonja to join her there on the following night. When Thelma goes to bingo, she gets mugged at the bus stop. Traumatized, she returns home to Vint and Buzz who are making dinner. She calls the police but they are useless. Rather she goes to the self-defense class late and partners up with the best student who happens to be her daughter-in-law. I liked this episode with the women fighting back. It was like one of those special episodes that was popular in the time about women defending themselves. Crime happens even in fictitious Raytown. I love seeing Mama and the old lady at the bus stop after they have shopped at Niedermeyer and Mama says that her mother and her mother's mother all shopped at Niedermeyer's department store.
Zeus Wooden

Zeus Wooden

It's obvious the first 2 seasons of Mama's Family where less then satisfying, but Black Belt Mama was a tired excuse for an episode.

Mama gets robbed of her purse while walking down the street, and it just so happens Naomi has just become a karate expert, so she suggests to Mama, to take karate classes.

The entire episode is on one note. How Mama will be able to fight people in a ridiculous manner. Especially when she sees her attacker and that whole scene feels like a ball of hot air. Vicki Lawrence, who usually steals every episode, is not very good here. But, not as bad as Karin Argould, who was terrible...as usual.