That's My Mama (1974)

Name: That's My Mama
Rating: 7.0

Rating: 7.0

Synopsis

Clifton Curtis has got it made—he runs a successful business he inherited from his late father and he's lucky with the the ladies—but he still lives with his Mama. She rules the roost and dispenses advice to everyone who'll listen—no one at Oscar's Barbershop is spared from Mama's wisdom. And they wouldn't have it any other way.

First Air Date: 1974-09-04

Last Air Date: 1975-12-17

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 39

Networks: ABC

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Top Cast

Ted Lange as Junior
Clifton Davis as Clifton Curtis
Jester Hairston as Wildcat
Lynne Moody as Tracy Curtis Taylor
Theresa Merritt as Eloise 'Mama' Curtis
Lisle Wilson as Leonard Taylor
DeForest Covan as Josh
Teddy Wilson as Earl Chambers
Joan Pringle as Tracy Curtis Taylor
Raymond Vitte as N/A

Seasons

None (1974)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: Whose Child is This? (1974-09-04)

Clifton is left dumbfounded by a sexy barmaid who claims that her child is his.
Ep. 2: Honesty Day (1974-09-11)

Business falls off and private lives suffer, all because the family decides to embark on a day of total honesty.
Ep. 3: Clifton's Dubious Romance (1974-09-18)

Clifton falls for an attractive young woman and then has second thoughts when he finds out about her past.
Ep. 4: Cousin Albert (1974-09-25)

Mama wants Clifton to be successful like his Cousin Albert. What she doesn't know is that her nephew's money comes from dealing in drugs.
Ep. 5: Clifton's Sugar Mama (1974-10-02)

A calculating three-time widow has come to see Mama, but she only has eyes for Clifton.
Ep. 6: Clifton's Big Move (1974-10-09)

Clifton samples freedom when he moves in with his pleasure-seeking Army Buddy.
Ep. 7: Mama Steps Out (1974-10-16)

Mama is being swept off her feet by a widower with a brood of unruly brats.
Ep. 8: The Loan (1974-10-23)

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Ep. 9: Clifton's Con (1974-10-30)

Clifton infuriates Mama by hiring an old Army buddy who recently served time in prison.
Ep. 10: Clifton's Persuasion (1974-11-06)

Clifton becomes the latest target in the efforts of a young minister to bring young members into the church.
Ep. 11: Oscar's Affair (1974-11-13)

Naming a Sunday-school wing after Clifton's late father may become a reality, provided that no hidden skeletons turn up in the Curtises' closet.
Ep. 12: Tracy's Trouble (1974-11-20)

Tracy's three-month marriage is on the rocks after she and Leonard have their first major spat, causing her to leave and head home to Mama.
Ep. 13: The Gun (1974-12-04)

Despite Mama's vehement objections, Clifton buys a gun to protect his household from burglars.
Ep. 14: Song and Dance Man (1974-12-11)

Comic Slappy White plays a vaudevillian nightclub performer touring with his voluptuous foil McBee.
Ep. 15: Mama Gets Fractured (1974-12-25)

Clifton's plans for a weekend fishing trip run aground because of Mama, who is bedridden with a broken leg and cannot be left alone.
Ep. 16: The Last Haircut (1975-01-08)

Clifton and Earl debate what to do with the body of Loanshark Louie, who quietly expired in the barber's chair while waiting for a shave and a haircut.
Ep. 17: The Shakedown (1975-01-15)

After cosigning a loan for Earl, Clifton learns that the contract was prepared by a loan shark.
Ep. 18: The Ambulance Chaser (1975-01-22)

When Clifton is hit by a taxi, he is perfectly willing to settle the damages out of court, until Earl and a shady lawyer persuade him to sue.
Ep. 19: Earl's Girl (1975-01-29)

Earl is in love and dreaming of marriage, but his girl friend is more interested in playing the field.
Ep. 20: The Witness (1975-02-05)

After Earl testifies against an armed robbery suspect, he becomes terrified that the burly criminal will seek revenge.
Ep. 21: Clifton and the Kid (1975-02-12)

Clifton has no trouble ending his affair with a divorcee. The problem is ending his relationship with her son, who would rather live with Clifton than with his mother.
Ep. 22: The Hero (1975-02-19)

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Ep. 23: The Image Maker (1975-02-26)

Clifton triggers a new wave of excitement among his friends when he announces that a TV Producer is considering him as the subject of a documentary about middle-class blacks.
Ep. 24: Trial and Error (1975-03-05)

Mild-mannered Leonard shocks everyone by winding up in jail, accused of visiting a brothel.
Ep. 25: Clifton and Politics (1975-03-12)

Clifton incurs the wrath of Mama when he backs a radical political candidate who has served numerous jail terms.
Ep. 26: Stephanie's Boyfriend (1975-03-26)

Clifton rekindles a romance with his former fiancee to the consertation of her jealous boyfriend.