Mama’s Family - Santa Mama

It’s 1986, and Santa looks different after arriving late to the mall due to a flat reindeer.  Joe Fulton, the Christmas Aficionado, joins us for a semi-festive Christmas episode of “Mama’s Family” that will have you believing in either Santa or ghosts at the end of it.  You can watch “Santa Mama” on the Internet Archive.  ****  Topics & Tangents:  A Mama’s Family reunion on “Vicki!”  Vicki Lawrence sings “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.”  Mama’s house was also seen in “Halloween.”  Ken Berry (Vinton) as Peter-No-Tail.  The cheapest Christmas gifts we got for childhood crushes.  The fragility of one-of-a-kind ornaments.  “You Are My Sunshine” on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”  ****  Commercials:  Snuggle Fabric Softener Free Christmas Ornament (1986)  Snow in Southtown  ****  “Mama’s Family” and “Santa Mama” © 1986 Joe Hamilton Productions, Inc.  Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  Find us at adventcalendar.house.