10 Sitcom Single Parents Who Held It Down
Better known as “Mama,” What’s Happening‘s Mabel Thomas was a divorcee who worked as a maid while keeping her two children, Roger (“Raj”) and Dee, and the rest of their crew in check. Mabel King, the actress who played Mama, left the show after a couple of seasons due to creative differences, but her character still goes down as a notable single parent who was shown on a sitcom.