That's My Mama

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

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Ted Lange

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Clifton Davis

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Jester Hairston

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Lynne Moody

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Theresa Merritt

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Lisle Wilson

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DeForest Covan

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Joan Pringle

Episodes

Season 1

26 episodes

S1 E1 · Whose Child is This?

1974-09-04

Clifton is left dumbfounded by a sexy barmaid who claims that her child is his.

S1 E2 · 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.

S1 E3 · 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.

S1 E4 · 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.

S1 E5 · Clifton's Sugar Mama

1974-10-02

A calculating three-time widow has come to see Mama, but she only has eyes for Clifton.

S1 E6 · Clifton's Big Move

1974-10-09

Clifton samples freedom when he moves in with his pleasure-seeking Army Buddy.

S1 E7 · Mama Steps Out

1974-10-16

Mama is being swept off her feet by a widower with a brood of unruly brats.

S1 E8 · The Loan

1974-10-23

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S1 E9 · Clifton's Con

1974-10-30

Clifton infuriates Mama by hiring an old Army buddy who recently served time in prison.

S1 E10 · 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.

S1 E11 · 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.

S1 E12 · 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.

S1 E13 · The Gun

1974-12-04

Despite Mama's vehement objections, Clifton buys a gun to protect his household from burglars.

S1 E14 · Song and Dance Man

1974-12-11

Comic Slappy White plays a vaudevillian nightclub performer touring with his voluptuous foil McBee.

S1 E15 · 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.

S1 E16 · 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.

S1 E17 · The Shakedown

1975-01-15

After cosigning a loan for Earl, Clifton learns that the contract was prepared by a loan shark.

S1 E18 · 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.

S1 E19 · 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.

S1 E20 · The Witness

1975-02-05

After Earl testifies against an armed robbery suspect, he becomes terrified that the burly criminal will seek revenge.

S1 E21 · 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.

S1 E22 · The Hero

1975-02-19

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S1 E23 · 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.

S1 E24 · Trial and Error

1975-03-05

Mild-mannered Leonard shocks everyone by winding up in jail, accused of visiting a brothel.

S1 E25 · 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.

S1 E26 · Stephanie's Boyfriend

1975-03-26

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

Season 2

13 episodes

S2 E1 · The Birthday Party

1975-09-10

Clifton Davis begins a second season as the neighborhood barber, with Theresa Merrit playing his loving, but sometimes difficult Mama.

S2 E2 · Business is Business

1975-09-17

If Clifton accepts an offer to go into business with one of his clients, he has good chances of making big money.

S2 E3 · Mama's Solution

1975-09-24

Despite her chauvinistic son's objections, Mama decides to get a job to help Clifton out of a financial crisis.

S2 E4 · That's Earl, Brother

1975-10-01

Clifton reluctantly heads to New York for a barbers' convention, knowing that Earl will be in full charge of the shop during his absence.

S2 E5 · A Date With Judy

1975-10-08

Clifton is teased by Earl and Junior because he has feelings for a girl named Judy who they feel is not much of a looker.

S2 E6 · Earl's Dad and Mama's Glad

1975-10-15

Clifton introduces Mama to Earl's visiting dad who, on their first evening together, tries to interest her in a business venture.

S2 E7 · Weekend Daddy

1975-10-22

Leonard decides to be a Weekend Father for a 9 year old boy who quickly becomes attached to Earl rather than Leonard.

S2 E8 · Clifton and La Femme

1975-10-29

Clifton is unimpressed by the displays at an African art exhibit, but he is overwhelmed by one of the spectators, a beauty whose only flaw is that she doesn't speak English.

S2 E9 · Mama's Big Move

1975-11-05

At the Suggestion of her friend Laura, Mama moves out of the house and gives Clifton a chance to have a place of his own.

S2 E10 · Queen of the Ribs

1975-11-12

After a little encouragement from Mama, bashful Earl launches an all out campaign to win the affections of a restaurant hostess.

S2 E11 · A Man From the Past

1975-11-19

Mama is lost in memories when she gets a visit from her old boy friend, the wild one she dated before marrying Clifton's dad.

S2 E12 · Get Your Kicks on Routes 22 and 76

1975-12-03

An out-of-town wedding brings out the worst in Earl, who is jealous of the expensive present Clifton bought for the couple.

S2 E13 · Clifton's Casual Fling

1975-12-17

Clifton is finally serious about a girl, and what's more, Mama approves. But the young woman is wary about getting involved.