That's My Mama

That's My Mama

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.

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1. Whose Child is This?

Air Date: 1974-09-04

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

2. Honesty Day

Air Date: 1974-09-11

Business falls off and private lives suffer, all because the family decides to embark on a day of total honesty.

3. Clifton's Dubious Romance

Air Date: 1974-09-18

Clifton falls for an attractive young woman and then has second thoughts when he finds out about her past.

Cousin Albert

4. Cousin Albert

Air Date: 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.

Clifton's Sugar Mama

5. Clifton's Sugar Mama

Air Date: 1974-10-02

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

6. Clifton's Big Move

Air Date: 1974-10-09

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

7. Mama Steps Out

Air Date: 1974-10-16

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

The Loan

8. The Loan

Air Date: 1974-10-23

9. Clifton's Con

Air Date: 1974-10-30

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

10. Clifton's Persuasion

Air Date: 1974-11-06

Clifton becomes the latest target in the efforts of a young minister to bring young members into the church.

11. Oscar's Affair

Air Date: 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.

12. Tracy's Trouble

Air Date: 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.

13. The Gun

Air Date: 1974-12-04

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

14. Song and Dance Man

Air Date: 1974-12-11

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

15. Mama Gets Fractured

Air Date: 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.

The Last Haircut

16. The Last Haircut

Air Date: 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.

The Shakedown

17. The Shakedown

Air Date: 1975-01-15

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

18. The Ambulance Chaser

Air Date: 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.

19. Earl's Girl

Air Date: 1975-01-29

Earl is in love and dreaming of marriage, but his girl friend is more interested in playing the field.

20. The Witness

Air Date: 1975-02-05

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

21. Clifton and the Kid

Air Date: 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.

22. The Hero

Air Date: 1975-02-19

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23. The Image Maker

Air Date: 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.

24. Trial and Error

Air Date: 1975-03-05

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

Clifton and Politics

25. Clifton and Politics

Air Date: 1975-03-12

Clifton incurs the wrath of Mama when he backs a radical political candidate who has served numerous jail terms.

26. Stephanie's Boyfriend

Air Date: 1975-03-26

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

The Birthday Party

1. The Birthday Party

Air Date: 1975-09-10

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

2. Business is Business

Air Date: 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.

3. Mama's Solution

Air Date: 1975-09-24

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

4. That's Earl, Brother

Air Date: 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.

5. A Date With Judy

Air Date: 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.

6. Earl's Dad and Mama's Glad

Air Date: 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.

Weekend Daddy

7. Weekend Daddy

Air Date: 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.

8. Clifton and La Femme

Air Date: 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.

Mama's Big Move

9. Mama's Big Move

Air Date: 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.

10. Queen of the Ribs

Air Date: 1975-11-12

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

11. A Man From the Past

Air Date: 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.

12. Get Your Kicks on Routes 22 and 76

Air Date: 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.

13. Clifton's Casual Fling

Air Date: 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.

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Rating

7.0/10

Release Date

1974-09-04

Episodes

39 (2 seasons)

Status

Ended

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