Gus Stemple[Paul Dooley/John Karlen/Carroll O'Connor] Jamie's father, a successful butcher who has spent more than 34 years in the business.
He likes Paul, has no great opinion of his tool-handling skills, and never invites Paul to a golf outing. But they end up at a lacklustre New York Jets football game together and manage to talk about sports, politics and the stock market.
Gus lobbies hard for beef to be served at the wedding reception, in place of squab.
He can be quite helpless without his wife, and Jamie has to go up to keep him company when her mother is away.
The Stemples lived comfortably in New Haven, Connecticut and drove down to New York City often to spend time with the Buchmans.
After 37 years of marriage trying to crack his wife's code, one day Gus decided to buy an RV to tour the US and Canada. When his wife opted out of the trip, he drove off by himself. He keeps in touch with Theresa, and presumably knows about Jamie's pregnancy.
Theresa Cooper Stemple [Nancy Dussault/Penny Fuller/Carol Burnett]
Jamie's mother, who is naturally bubbly and tortures her daughter with advice. She also uses Lisa to get at Jamie when they are fighting. Theresa is often heard on the phone, but like her husband Gus, seen infrequently. She is not amused when she first hears about her grandchild-to-be on the radio.
A former beauty who snagged parts in 5 episodes of the Alan Brady Show, she has undergone a face-lift and, presumably, breast-reduction surgery.
Jamie resembles the young Theresa, so much so that when Alan Brady is first introduced to Jamie, he wonders if they have met before.
Jamie's 73-year old maternal aunt, who initially had trouble figuring out whom she was related to.
She was the toast of the Catskills in the 50's, where she played a harp in Grossinger's Lobby, dating Alan Brady among many others. She also played the viola at Paul and Jamie's wedding, except Paul insists it was a ukulele.
Twice widowed, she dated Paul's editor Sid for a while.
She drives a Buick Skylark and lives in Connecticut.