Mama knew this doll was meant to help Mrs. Coolidge overcome her grief by turning her eyes to the future.

Mama knew that she was out of mourning when she finally wore bright colors.

) In their 2002 memoir, they said that they knew from the start that their book would " have three characters: a bluff, overenthusiastic Papa Bear who wore bib overalls and a plaid shirt and ... a wise Mama Bear who wore a blue dress with white polka dots ... and a bright, lively little cub.

In the book Along Came Mary: A Bad Girl Creek Novel ( by writer Jo-Ann Mapson of the original bestseller Bad Girl Creek ), character Mary Madigan details the extent of the impact that the Tad and Dixie love story has had on the people in her life: " One thing I knew for sure, unless Mama had gotten a job, she was home, because it was time for All My Children.

If she were not at home, Mama would see to it that a fresh white rose was there.

At night, when Mama would turn back the covers, she would have to take all the dolls off the bed and place them elsewhere for the night.

Mama didn't know what to do -- whether to tell on Rob Roy or not -- since she had the ear of Mrs. Coolidge more than the other maids.

Mama tried to talk to them and keep them quiet while she tidied up the sitting room before the First Family returned.

Finally, Mama did mention to Mrs. Coolidge that she felt sorry for the little dogs, and then Mrs. Coolidge decided to leave the radio on for them while she was gone, even though her husband disapproved of the waste of electricity.

She was not an overnight guest in the White House, but Mr. Ike Hoover, the chief usher, had Mama check her fur coat when she came in, and take care of her needs.

Mama said she was one of the prettiest ladies she had ever seen.

Mama was very patriotic, and one of the duties she was proudest of was repairing the edges of the flag that flew above the White House.

It was her job to stand at the foot of the stairs, and, just as the First Lady stepped off the last tread, Mama would straighten out her long train before she marched to the Blue Room to greet her guests with the President.

With the birth of each new child, Mama started an album in which she painstakingly recorded each progressive stage of our childhood ".

Sigourney Weaver at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Baby Mama ( film ) | Baby Mama ; she played a role in the film.

In one legend she was a daughter of Inti and Mama Quilla, and in another the daughter of Viracocha and Mama Cocha.

Myths surrounding Mama Quilla include that she cried tears of silver and that lunar eclipses were caused when she was being attacked by an animal.

One myth surrounding the moon was to account for the " dark spots "; it was believed that a fox fell in love with Mama Quilla because of her beauty, but when he rose into the sky, she squeezed him against her, producing the patches.

Maggie, Brick, Mae, Gooper, and Doc Baugh ( the family's physician ) decide to tell Big Mama the truth about his illness and she is devastated by the news.

On the contrary Papi despises Suga Mama and often makes rude remarks about her in Spanish which she thinks are compliments.

During one of his absences, ex-Mamas and Papas singer Cass Elliot and a few members of her tour group stayed at the flat while she performed solo at the London Palladium, headlining with her Torch Songs and " Don't Call Me Mama Anymore.

His signal was for the other dogs to come running, but it was also the signal for Mama and the other maids to watch out.

Mama was now the first maid to Mrs. Coolidge, because Catherine, the previous first maid, had become ill and died.

It was a high mark for Mama.

The first royalty whom Mama ever waited on in the White House was Queen Marie of Rumania, who came to a State dinner given in her honor on October 21, 1926.

Mama had told her how Emmett's lungs had been affected when he was gassed in the war.

Mama stooped down to fix the train, but there was no train there!!

Mama swirled the train in place, and not a step was lost.

In the kitchen Mama was wiping the cupboards.

If there was a fire or a flood he would save Mama first and Violet next.

The cake was received in a stunned silence that was evidence in itself of the dearth of taste thrills Mama had been providing.

Mama was vulnerable ; ;

Huayna Capac's sudden death and followed days later by the Incan heir apparent from a strange disease, described by one smallpox precipitated a bitter power struggle between Huáscar, whose mother was Coya ( meaning Empress ) Mama Rahua Occillo and legetimate heir, and Atahualpa, a son who, borne to a Quitu princess, and reputedly his father's " favorite.

She and Lee Hazlewood embarked on a US tour playing the House of Blues, the Viper Room, the Whiskey-a-Go-Go, the now-defunct Mama Kin in Boston, the Trocadero in Philadelphia, and The Fillmore.

* Mama Winnegan, Chib's mother who spends her life drinking, eating, and playing poker with disreputable friends.

George Stevens originally offered the role of Mama to Greta Garbo, who balked at playing a motherly type.

Smith's physical resemblance to Elvis and his mannerisms happened to catch the attention of DJ Norm Pringle of Victoria, BC Canada, who had been playing " That's All Right, Mama " and " Heartbreak Hotel " on the radio.

He often called to his brothers who were playing on the other side and said, “ Mama died you know ... We will have to be kept in school from now on !” He realized later that his mother had sacrificed herself for her sons.

Davis and Hairston had previously worked together, playing Clifton and Wildcat on the 1970s sitcom That's My Mama.

In 2008, he made his Broadway debut, playing Brick in an all-African-American production of Tennessee Williams ' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Debbie Allen and also starring James Earl Jones ( Big Daddy ), Phylicia Rashad ( Big Mama ) and Anika Noni Rose ( Maggie ).

Nevertheless, after eight years of playing Mama Hansen, Peggy Wood was finally honored with an Emmy nomination as best actress in a drama series.