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Vicki Lawrence

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Comedienne

The Resume

    (March 26, 1949- )
    Best known for playing Mama on 'Mama's Family'
    Hosted game show 'Win, Lose or Draw'
    Regular on 'The Carol Burnett Show,' 'Laverne & Shirley,' 'Match Game'
    Recorded 1970s hit 'When The Lights Went Out In Georgia'
    Wrote autobiography 'Vicki!: The True Life Adventures of Miss Fireball'
    Appeared in the Vagina Monologues

Why she might be annoying:

    She is a one-hit wonder.
    She is divorced.
    She sometimes goes by the archaic Vicki Lawrence-Schultz.
    She made numerous appearances on 'The Love Boat.'
    She hosted two talk shows in the mid 1990s that flopped.
    She sells a line of cosmetics on the Home Shopping Network.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She played a relatively believable old woman (Mama) while she was in her 30s.
    She did not let her short-lived music success get to her head.
    She was voted 'Most Likely To Succeed' in high school.
    She performed for troops in Vietnam.
    She got famous by sending a letter to Carol Burnett, noting their resemblance, and Burnett got her to be part of her variety show.
    She is considered to be the first successful female game show host and is one of the most beloved guests on them.
    She ranked #70 on VH1's Top 100 One-Hit Wonders.

Credit: Eric Hartman


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 36 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 78 Votes: 55.13% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 67 Votes: 41.79% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 78 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 67 Votes: 46.27% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 47 Votes: 42.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 60 Votes: 38.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 94 Votes: 46.81% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 77 Votes: 62.34% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 80 Votes: 38.75% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 87 Votes: 32.18% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 164 Votes: 44.51% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 226 Votes: 41.59% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 666 Votes: 44.59% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 422 Votes: 45.02% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 757 Votes: 45.84% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 276 Votes: 45.29% Annoying