If you loved sitcoms like The Jeffersons, Good Times, and What's Happening!! Then you will love this.
It is nice to see young Clifton Davis, whom most of us probably only know from Amen! And also interesting that we have a recurring character played by a young(er) Jester Hairston, also from Amen! Fame.
It's not as self-deprecating as Good Times or satirically forlorn like Sanford & Son, so most episodes are lighthearted with plots centering around protecting the "Mama" character from hearing bad news or finding out something that she wouldn't approve of. It's almost like Three's Company in this respect. But it definitely has the great "feel" of the other awesome 1970s African-American sitcoms.
If you can catch this on a streaming channel, or stumble across it being played as a marathon on a local station like I did, dive in -- it's a great series to watch and there aren't many episodes.
It is nice to see young Clifton Davis, whom most of us probably only know from Amen! And also interesting that we have a recurring character played by a young(er) Jester Hairston, also from Amen! Fame.
It's not as self-deprecating as Good Times or satirically forlorn like Sanford & Son, so most episodes are lighthearted with plots centering around protecting the "Mama" character from hearing bad news or finding out something that she wouldn't approve of. It's almost like Three's Company in this respect. But it definitely has the great "feel" of the other awesome 1970s African-American sitcoms.
If you can catch this on a streaming channel, or stumble across it being played as a marathon on a local station like I did, dive in -- it's a great series to watch and there aren't many episodes.