Alberta Meechum
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Alberta Meechum is a fictional character on the television sitcom, Mama's Family
. She is played by the late Anne Haney
.
. As a church leader, she was well-known in her parish. She was a former president of the Church Ladies League, or the CLL. She was also stuck-up by virtue of her strong position in the church. This allowed her to somewhat control her husband. Because of her nature, she was considered Thelma Harper
's nemesis.
They had a very bratty grandson named Eugene (aka Little Eugene), whom she spoiled unabashedly, and allowed to misbehave so dreadfully. Whenever he did anything wrong, she would simply sit there and smile a smile "like butter wouldn't melt". During one Sunday, she decided to foist the unwilling Eugene on the even more unwilling Harpers. She said that he wouldn't be no trouble. Grammatically she was more than right; he indeed wasn't no trouble; in fact he was ALL trouble! And the trouble he unleashed on them was terrible.
Among his crimes, he doctored Thelma's stew with a whole bottle of Hot Sauce; locked Vinton "Vint" Harper and Bubba Higgins
in the garage; tormented Vint's wife, Naomi Harper
; ruined Thelma's best tablecloth; wrecked a gift of Iola Boylan
's; ruined Thelma's downstairs bathroom, by spraying a whole can of Vint's shaving cream; and tying up Thelma during the night.
Even with all the proof of the crimes he committed, Alberta refused to do anything about Eugene, thinking that anything he did was perfect. In short, she tried to turn things around on Thelma by trying to blame her for all that happened, even though the idea of the Harpers babysitting Eugene had been Alberta's idea at the outset.
When Eugene kicked Lloyd in his broken leg, that was the final straw. While Thelma grabbed him when he tried to run for it, and held him in place; Lloyd finally spanked the unruly child as he deserved, to Alberta's horror.
When Thelma made an attempt at an unprecedented second term as president of the Church Ladies League, the conniving Alberta, presumably in retaliation for Thelma helping her husband punish their grandson, did everything in her power to stop her, by putting up Iola as a candidate, and nearly destroying Thelma and Iola's friendship. As it turned out, neither of them won, both defeated by Lolly Perdue, the only member of the CLL strong enough to separate the two squabbling combatants.
Mama's Family
Mama's Family is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 22, 1983. It was cancelled in May 1984, but NBC would continue to air reruns until September 1985. In September 1986, Mama's Family returned in first-run syndication, where it aired for an additional four seasons,...
. She is played by the late Anne Haney
Anne Haney
Anne Haney was an American actress, perhaps best known for her roles as social worker Mrs. Sellner in Mrs. Doubtfire, Greta the secretary in Liar Liar, and for her unique, low-octave voice.-Career:...
.
The preacher's gossipy wife
Alberta is the catty, judgmental, and gossipy wife of the reverend Lloyd MeechumLloyd Meechum
Rev. Lloyd Meechum is a fictional character on the television sitcom, Mama's Family. He was played by Earl Boen.-Henpecked Reverend:Lloyd Meechum is the reverend for the church that Thelma Harper and her family attend. He is married to the often overbearing Alberta Meechum and has a grandson...
. As a church leader, she was well-known in her parish. She was a former president of the Church Ladies League, or the CLL. She was also stuck-up by virtue of her strong position in the church. This allowed her to somewhat control her husband. Because of her nature, she was considered Thelma Harper
Thelma Harper
Thelma Harper is a fictional character, who originally appeared on the ongoing Mama's Family on The Carol Burnett Show. She was portrayed by Vicki Lawrence...
's nemesis.
They had a very bratty grandson named Eugene (aka Little Eugene), whom she spoiled unabashedly, and allowed to misbehave so dreadfully. Whenever he did anything wrong, she would simply sit there and smile a smile "like butter wouldn't melt". During one Sunday, she decided to foist the unwilling Eugene on the even more unwilling Harpers. She said that he wouldn't be no trouble. Grammatically she was more than right; he indeed wasn't no trouble; in fact he was ALL trouble! And the trouble he unleashed on them was terrible.
Among his crimes, he doctored Thelma's stew with a whole bottle of Hot Sauce; locked Vinton "Vint" Harper and Bubba Higgins
Bubba Higgins
Bubba Higgins is a fictional character in the television situation comedy, Mama's Family. He was played by Allan Kayser.-Character overview:...
in the garage; tormented Vint's wife, Naomi Harper
Naomi Harper
Naomi Harper is a fictional character from the sitcom Mama's Family. She was played by actress-director Dorothy Lyman.-Character overview:...
; ruined Thelma's best tablecloth; wrecked a gift of Iola Boylan
Iola Boylan
Iola Lucille Boylan is a character on the television series Mama's Family. She was played by Beverly Archer.-Television character biography:...
's; ruined Thelma's downstairs bathroom, by spraying a whole can of Vint's shaving cream; and tying up Thelma during the night.
Even with all the proof of the crimes he committed, Alberta refused to do anything about Eugene, thinking that anything he did was perfect. In short, she tried to turn things around on Thelma by trying to blame her for all that happened, even though the idea of the Harpers babysitting Eugene had been Alberta's idea at the outset.
When Eugene kicked Lloyd in his broken leg, that was the final straw. While Thelma grabbed him when he tried to run for it, and held him in place; Lloyd finally spanked the unruly child as he deserved, to Alberta's horror.
When Thelma made an attempt at an unprecedented second term as president of the Church Ladies League, the conniving Alberta, presumably in retaliation for Thelma helping her husband punish their grandson, did everything in her power to stop her, by putting up Iola as a candidate, and nearly destroying Thelma and Iola's friendship. As it turned out, neither of them won, both defeated by Lolly Perdue, the only member of the CLL strong enough to separate the two squabbling combatants.