{television} mama's family; season one (1983)

The squabbling, dysfunctional, blue-collar Harper clan provides plenty of laughs in the first season of this long-running early-'80s sitcom. When sharp-tongued Thelma "Mama" Harper (Vicki Lawrence) and her spinster sister, Fran (Rue McClanahan), open up their home to Thelma's recently divorced son, Vinton (Ken Berry), and his two teenagers, life's about to get a bit bumpier for everyone. This two-disc set contains 13 episodes from Season 1.

My rating: **** Hilarious show. Vicki Lawrence is incredible. Rue McClanahan and Betty White, one half of The Golden Girls cast, also star.