Mama's Family Grandma USA (Season 3, Episode 18)
TV-PG
TV Episode | Comedy

Mama's Family

Grandma USA (Season 3, Episode 18)

TV-PG

TV Episode | Comedy

As a practical joke, Bubba enters Thelma into the Grandma USA contest using a young woman's picture. But it's no joke when she's picked to compete and everybody gets a load of the real Thelma Harper.

Director

Dave Powers

Writers

Dick Clair (created by) | Jenna McMahon (created by) | Gene Perret (written by)

Producer

Rick Hawkins

Editor

Patrick Williams

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 7, 1987

Release date

Feb 7, 1987 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 8 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Vicki Lawrence Thelma 'Mama' Crowley Harper Thelma 'Mama' Crowley Harper See fewer	The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
Ken Berry Vinton Harper Vinton Harper See fewer	Mama's Family (1983)
Dorothy Lyman Naomi Oates Harper Naomi Oates Harper See fewer	Blow (2001)
Beverly Archer Iola Lucille Boylen Iola Lucille Boylen See fewer	Mama's Family (1983)
Allan Kayser Bubba Higgins Bubba Higgins See fewer	Night of the Creeps (1986)
Betty Bunch Grandma Betty Grandma Betty See fewer	Starman (1984)
Rosemarie Castellano Contestant #2 Contestant #2 See fewer	Amazing Stories (1985)
Joy Claussen Contestant #3 Contestant #3 See fewer	Chaplin (1992)
Nancy Marlow Contestant #4 Contestant #4 See fewer	Double Trouble (I) (1992)
Pamela Morris Contestant #5 Contestant #5 See fewer	Shattered Faith (2001)
Wayne Morton Eddie Edwards Eddie Edwards See fewer	Mork & Mindy (1978)
Micki Varro Contestant #6 Contestant #6 See fewer	Reform School Girls (1986)
Francine York Grandma Francine Grandma Francine See fewer	The Family Man (2000)