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Mama's Boy (1987)

Mama's Boy poster
Genre
sitcom
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 7 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This sitcom follows a grown man who lives with his overbearing mother. The comedy comes from their daily interactions and his struggles for independence.

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What happens

Mama's Boy is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 19, 1987, until August 6, 1988. It was created by Susan Harris, and produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions and it was distributed by TeleVentures. The comedy starred Bruce Weitz and Nancy Walker in the lead roles. Mama's Boy was proposed as a new NBC project to debut as a series sometime during the 1987–88 season. When it debuted, it was described as a "designated hitter" -- "a show that will be broadcast monthly and then, ratings permitting, be ready to move into a weekly slot if required." However, after a couple of telecasts in the fall of 1987, the network continued to air the series' initial episodes sporadically (with as many as five months passing between episodes three and four) without a regular time slot. By the end of the season, NBC decided not to upgrade the show from "specials" status; only seven episodes were produced, with six airing through August 6, 1988. The last episode remains unaired. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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