Complete series cast summary: | |||
Clifton Davis | ... | Clifton Curtis 39 episodes, 1974-1975 | |
Theresa Merritt | ... | Eloise 'Mama' Curtis 39 episodes, 1974-1975 | |
Ted Lange | ... | Junior 39 episodes, 1974-1975 | |
Teddy Wilson | ... | Earl Chambers / ... 38 episodes, 1974-1975 | |
Lisle Wilson | ... | Leonard Taylor 32 episodes, 1974-1975 | |
Lynne Moody | ... | Tracy Curtis Taylor 26 episodes, 1974-1975 | |
Jester Hairston | ... | Wildcat 25 episodes, 1974-1975 | |
DeForest Covan | ... | Josh 25 episodes, 1974-1975 | |
Clifton likes being a barber in Washington, D.C., where he works in the business started by his father. He also enjoys being single, but his widowed mama Eloise has other ideas, and wants him settled like his sister Tracy and her conservative husband Leonard.
Clifton Davis coped quite well as the straight man son in this all-black comedy show. He was let down by Theresa Merritt, who was always weak in the title role of Mama. Ted Lange provided some comic relief as Junior, but he did not really start to shine until he joined the crew of the Love Boat.
I don't believe this show was ever rerun, so these recollections are a quarter century old.