I love how Mickey Hart tries talking to Mother Harper! I once tried this with my own mom. She's 82 years old. I started speaking loud to her, and she looked at me and said, " Why are you yelling!? I can hear you!" I busted out laughing!!!!
I miss these shows so much. They just do not have anything like this on TV today. I wonder who or whom on the Carol Burnett show came up with the idea for these characters and the Family episodes. Pure genius.
Carol said in her book, she based Eunice on her Mother. She said her mother had one disappointment after another in her life. No happiness or joy. 🥺 That explains why Carol is so funny: comedy out of tragedy.
The producers actually wanted Carol Burnett to play Mama, and Vickie Lawrence to play Eunice...but Carol insisted they do it the way she suggested...and it was a smash hit!
Society likes to pretend family is a source of comfort and good values, but that ignores all the people for whom these skits seemed like a documentary. Carol was a genius for helping us laugh at the dysfunction.
I just got yelled at in another thread for understanding these things were based on reality. Lol. Guess guy wants to go back to a time when men died of early heart, lung, or liver disease and blamed it all on the wife and call it when America was Great. (The Cleavers were not representative of the times.)
@@C.Church Yup, those idyllic families from the 1950s shows were supposed to be goals for the American family. It absolutely was NOT the average experience of the time. Sometimes it's shocking to think about, but there was so much trauma baked into a couple decades right around then. Just think: people getting night terrors from WWII flashbacks, alcoholism not recognized as a problem, doctors throwing around pharmaceuticals without understanding side effects, the public terrified of nuclear wars, and kids being disciplined in school to the point of having broken bones from the beatings. Hell of a time. Carol showed it. That's brave.
@@verity3616 She sure was. This was akin to Mike and Carol sharing a bed. Today we forget. Back then it was "Finally someone is showing us unhappy people. And I feel a bit less lonely now." ❤
That's because Mickey worshiped the ground Ed walked on, and compared to dealing with snarky and bitter mother-in-law and his whiny and self-obsessed wife, naturally he practically fell in love with Mickey. (And had Mickey been a woman, he would have left Eunice for Micky in a heartbeat.) It's very likely that Mama and Eunice were right that Mickey wasn't a particularly good assistant and not that intelligent, but Ed never kept him around for intelligence. He kept him around because he was loyal and obedient. It's also pretty well established that Ed doesn't really have much of a social life of his own and struggles to run the hardware store successfully, which Eunice constantly berates him for and Mama treats him like a dolt. The one time Ed gave Mickey a raise, he had to do it by taking it out of Eunice's allowance, further emphasizing that Ed just barely is able to keep the store afloat. And finally, once Ed had found himself another woman who would praise him and make him feel good, he had absolutely no qualms about abandoning both Eunice and Mickey, even going so far as to sell Mickey half of the store's ownership and leaving the other half to Eunice just so he could afford the airplane tickets and save up some support money to take himself and his new woman to Mexico.
Mama's Family NEVER had this realness, this kind of "grit"!!!!!! THIS WAS TRUE ENSEMBLE CAST. The best writing! Mama got "nicer" in the softened series.
Agreed. Mama's Family wasn't bad, but it was more standard mediocre sit-com fair. The writing and acting in the original Family sketches were much higher quality. These sketches are like little theatrical plays depicting the comedy, tragedy, and pathos of dysfunctional families. And yes, Burnett, Korman, and Conway were not there.
Mama got nicer in the Mama's Family TV series because they were trying to play it smart. When Vicki Lawrence got offered her own show, Mama's Family, she asked Harvey Korman to come in and work behind the scenes on the show. They got together before the new series started and he had advised her to now play Mama a little differently. He implied that on the Carol Burnett Show, the Family skits were about 10 or 15 minutes long, (sometimes 30 minutes), and the cast may go between 2 - 4 weeks between the Family skits. But now that the Mama character was getting her own show, they're fighting to keep the viewers coming back week in - and - week out for 30 minutes, and people may not tune in to watch Mama be mean to everybody for 30 minutes each and every week. Korman was stating that it was great how mean Mama was for an occasional skit inside of another TV show, but now that this is going to be its own freestanding show, people needed to see another side to Mama, and that Mama needed to have more layers. Lawrence said when she got the show and before production had started, she was all set to play the Mama character the same way she had played it on the Carol Burnett Show. But she considered the advice and decided to play Mama with more layers and with a greater range of emotions. They all knew what they were doing because Mama's Family ran with new episodes for 5 seasons on NBC and syndication, and basically to this day (in the 2020s), Lawrence occasionally does theatrical performances where she's playing the Mama character. Also in her theatrical performances, she would sing as herself; remember, she had a US #1 hit on the Hot 100 chart with "The Nights the Lights Went Out in Georgia".
These skits were really actually about 15 years ahead of their time, despite the rest of the Carol Burnett Show depending for the most part on hoaky slapstick. Somewhere between Simpsons (some of the family is reprobate but all are somewhat sympathetic) and Love and Marriage (all of the family is reprobate and none are sympathetic), both of which came in the late 80s.
@@calvinsaxon5822 Oh my God, no *way* was Married With Children anywhere NEAR the genius of the Carol Burnett Show! That was *the* most idiotic stupid show ever in the history of TV. No talent, not funny, horrible writers, untalented D list "actors" that just spoke one liners that weren't even linked together. Just canned laughter, one liners and real stupid lines with no plot worth anything. 🙉 Dumb Dumb Dumb!!! 🥴🤤 PS: I hate that show! Lmao God how I loathed that moronic show!
All I saw was a toxic dysfunctional family and belittling criticism of hopes and dreams. Glad Ed stoop up for himself and I applauded with the audience.
In the 1970s I was being raised in an abusive, dysfunctional home (parents had split up, mother had custody of us kids. She was a mentally ill, abusive monster). As a result, I turned towards watching LOTS of tv as a way to provide myself with escape and comfort from my misery. The Carol Burnett show was one of many tv shows I watched regularly in daily syndicated reruns. It really helped me to preserve what few shreds of sanity I had as well as provided me with much needed happiness, laughter and joy in an otherwise joyless existence. The Carol Burnett show was the one and only tv show whose sketches had me and my sister literally rolling on the floor, clutching our sides with laughter (especially if the sketch had Tim Conway in it. He was the best). EXCEPT for these "The Family" sketches. When Eunice yelled and/or scrunched up her face in anger, she was the exact spitting image of our mother. It was just too painful. My sister and I would sit completely stone faced through these "Family" sketches. I don't recall them eliciting a single laugh from either one of us (not even the presence of Tim Conway helped).
Yeah. Both my parents were awful. They stayed together to prove her parents wrong. He was a nagging bully and instead of finding solidarity with us girls she used what little power she had to dump on us and hold us up as "See what I deal with??" So he'd punish us extra to keep her from pointing her frustrations where they belonged: HIM. I feel ya. :(
I am really sorry that you and your sister had to endure that. I get it. For people who had a dysfunctional family life, maybe these sketches cut close to home. As humorous as they were, there was definitely an undercurrent of sadness and pain. You can definitely see it Again, I am really sorry that you guys had to suffer that. Hopefully, you were able to escape from that and find happiness
Keith Allver yeah but Atfee her mom death Ed came to see Eunice and he still broke and trying to ask her for Phil to help him buy another warehouse and lady he left him for isn’t the same it a different women and he said yeah but we got no romance so he just left and he still a nobody lol and they wasn’t in love she got pregnant so no love lost with Ed
Only no one would be chilling in her house. Momma's gone, hubby divorced, kids moved away, sister couldn't care less and a brother having a life of ones own in Hollywood. 🤷♀️ The neighbors maybe?
It's real people actually laughing, not some canned laugh track. The show would be less fun to watch if we were the only ones laughing, in front of our TV sets.
@@AmyLSacks was he? That still doesn’t negate the fact that both Eunice and Thelma were abusive to him for trying to better his life. Thelma did it to Eunice and then Eunice took it out on Ed. Then they both gang up on him to do nothing but criticize and belittle him. This hit a bit too close to home and I applauded with the audience when he stood up for himself and followed his dreams. I’m glad he left her.
@@Alusnovalotus Plenty of blame to go around. He and Mama ganged up on Eunice, too. They was never any true solidarity or "family feeling" for this family. That's kind of the point. They all have major problems. As for following his dreams, second marriages often fail, too. Pretty sure his did, because he never tried to change or face up to his own faults. Probably brought all that baggage with him into the new relationship.
@@AmyLSacks probably is a bit too vague. The result was that he had had enough of Eunice’s toxicity and left her. Sadly, Eunice depended more on him than he did on her. I kind of hoped she’d stood up to Thelma the same way and left her too.
@@hana.the.writer5074 not only that but he left his own kids as well. Best thing he should of done was stayed, divorced, secured his boys in court then after divorcing ran off with his new lust flame which fyi when u have kids that does burn out and u have to try to keep it burning cause of being exhausted he should of tried To stay and try and make his partner understand why he was unhappy. Trying with a marriage counseling is best and if she couldn't try cause of her mama then tell her u want a divorce and do as I said at the beginning cause now he committed adultery and left her to care for both their kids. Money helps but doesn't help u when u r a single parent working, school for kids and daycare and feeding plus two boys they may have wanted to play sport and sometimes they want a father to help with that and so on. while he has his fun and ran away from his responsibility as a parent it's not fair to the children cause it shows u ram from them as well not even a goodbye to them. In the long run, in the after life he will burn in hell for adultery and she won't cuz he ran off and broke her heart to take care of the family. Her mama drove her crazy too but I can't see any child once their parents get older letting them and leaving them to defend for themselves especially since most becomes forgetful or can't afford to take care of themselves.
@@stargarcia1237 Eunice's siblings can take care of Momma. They need to do their fair share, unless she just wants to be miserable. It's comedy, but from what I read based on a toxic relationship.
@@stargarcia1237 In the "Teacher's Dilemma" sketch we learn that he hit the boys. He also belittled his son who wanted to write, calling him a "sissy." Ed also put down Eunice's successful brothers because to him hardware was the center of the universe and nobody else's achievements mattered. His sons were no worse with him out of the picture. :/
Thought I was the only one who notices the art pottery on the set! I collect Royal Haeger pottery. You have a good eye! Also, the show Good Times has some RH pieces in the living room. 😀
Love the Carol Burnet show this show was in my mama and daddy err I remember theam telling me about this show and my parents were so right God bless my parents and God bless this show so funny.
They hate Mickey because he's an "idiot". In their eyes, anyone who doesn't bicker and shout at everyone is stupid. And they hate him for this and no other reason. These skits were genius.
Notice Eds only healthy relationship is with Mickey. Nothing sexual or unseemly just the only person he has positive, reaffirming, nurturing dynamic. Mickey longs for a family and he shows respect to Eunice and Thelma, despite them always bashing and picking at him. Mickey is far from an idiot.... Notice Eunice is selfish and oblivious UNLESS its about her. Ed cant win with her no matter how hard he tries.
Ol' Micky just can't keep his mouth shut! Neither can Eunice. Can't wait for you to upload "The Restaurant"....also, there is one called "Overnight Guest" (s11) which I guess is the only other one I've never seen.
These were the days when you could laugh and enjoy life and television 📺. Football, basketball 🏀, 🧊 ⛸️, figure ⛸️, etc. Id all that's left. The good days are gone forever.
I was with Ed the whole way this time. It might be generally inconsiderate to go out of town and not take your spouse knowing they don't get the chance to get out much. But who the hell wants someone along that nags and criticizes and makes a slight out of everything? No one in their right mind.
It would’ve been nice if he wasn’t backed into a corner, guilted, and then belittled for it. I believe he did the right thing in standing up for himself and giving back some of the crap heaped on him by Eunice and Thelma.
Eunice treated Ed just like Mama treated her. Mickey respected all of them despite Mama & Eunice being very disrespectful toward him. No wonder Ed would rather take Mickey out of town than Eunice and no wonder Ed left her in the end. ALL THESE ACTORS EMBODIED THEIR CHARACTERS TO PERFECTION!
Ed was a man who had secret money and thought if his family as afterthought. He wasn't really a victim. As the leader of the family (values back then) this was his creation.
@@charmsineprice8734 Guys like that want it both ways. Olden times when men were strong and mentally hard but rational leaders. Women didn't crowd out the workforce therefore men could be reeeeal tough ya know?!... But also he was nagged omg poor feller was in impossible straits. 🙄
@@C.Churchstrange.....I was raised in that time period and my dad NEVER kept money on the side. Everything he did and made was for the betterment of the family and both his and mom's golden years.
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Such a brilliant sketch-Funny how Eunice complained about Ed's business sense but didn't offer to help with the business,she could have run it while he was gone Eunice- victim yet abuser and not self-aware.
I must be nuts! What I'm I doing sitting here letting you two creeps get away with this. What have the two of you ever done with your lives that you can criticize me?... Well said Ed! He may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer but he goes to that Hardware store just to earn a living to keep a roof over his wife and kids heads and all he ever get for it is constant ridicule. Good to see him grow some stones for a change.
Constant ridicule, having to put up with mama labeling him a failure all the time, and a wife who really didnt keep house well and if you read between the lines didnt make much of an effort to satisfy her husbands needs, if you know what i mean
lol Ed is so self-important that he never helps his wife around the house and he's constantly announcing how badly he needs to get away from her and the kids. Poor Eunice basically married her dad, thanks to her trashed self-esteem courtesy of Mama. :/
If I were Eunice, Ed would be coming back to a house and store where the locks were changed and divorce papers left for him. Trying to sneak away to have a stag weekend with Mickey and call it a business trip. He was clearly a lousy husband since he never once did things for Eunice or his own kids. No wonder Thelma thought that he was a lughead.
Ed is a beaten man 13:15, discouraging words from his self focused wife and pecking hen MOL, but he finally wakes up 14:45 to the pointless tragedy that would be with her going with him instead of Mickey, who idolized his "chief." The writing is as great as any of the great American southern writers; the acting brings the characters to a real life level. Contrast this show and its countless skits, singing, dancing, etc, with what passes for entertainment today.
I love the permanent scowl on Mother Harper's face! 🤨
Vicki Lawrence does that to keep herself from laughing.
Ed and Mickey...TV's first bromance.
I love how Mickey Hart tries talking to Mother Harper! I once tried this with my own mom. She's 82 years old. I started speaking loud to her, and she looked at me and said, " Why are you yelling!? I can hear you!" I busted out laughing!!!!
Tim Conway was wonderful as Mickey Hart. What a talent! He and Harvey are missed by me and many other fans.
RIP Tim Conway and Harvey Korman.
I just noticed my mom dressed me exactly like Mickey Hart
I remember watching them in the '70s and '80s, what a joy
Only time I don't see Conway but the character he's playing. He's tolerable when he sticks to the script.
@@ericrivera8410he reminds me of Jake from State Farm.
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Love that evil face that Burnett makes. She was hilarious with her facial expressions!
"IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK???????"
If you noticed, she had many influences from Lucille Ball.
A human emoji
They memorized their lines so well! And surely add libbed too. Fabulous comedy!!!
@@dobees8183No. Don't see it. Carol's better and more versatile. Very unique. Not seeing Lucy at all.
Love it when he grows a backbone and calls them “2 creeps” lol
I miss these shows so much. They just do not have anything like this on TV today. I wonder who or whom on the Carol Burnett show came up with the idea for these characters and the Family episodes. Pure genius.
Experience, I’m assuming. Later episodes seem to get pretty dark.
Carol said in her book, she based Eunice on her Mother. She said her mother had one disappointment after another in her life. No happiness or joy. 🥺
That explains why Carol is so funny: comedy out of tragedy.
They can't do shows like this anymore, the talent doesn't exist anymore!!! No more Conway or Korman. Carol and Vicki are retired.
The producers actually wanted Carol Burnett to play Mama, and Vickie Lawrence to play Eunice...but Carol insisted they do it the way she suggested...and it was a smash hit!
This is top of the line comedy!
Brilliant acting ,true talent !!
Unlike the crap we have today!!
Why does someone always post this? So much contempt for modern entertainment!! Why?
This is classic comedy. Never grows old. All star cast.
"Curdlin' up my brain like a cold wind." Brilliant!
'Curdling up my brain like a cold wind' was quite a good line for old Ed.
Harvey was so underrated.
Yes, that was a great line.
The show always went by so fast. So enjoyable. A great cast
Ed & Mickey..had a better relationship then him mamma and Eunice ever had..
Yeah...they definitely had a bromance going on!
Thats because Mickey was his only soft spot in the world to fall. Eunice and Mamma were like falling in a Briar patch.
Gay?
Why does no one here mention the WRITERS....the actors played parts fabulously. Want to pick the script apart then do so with who wrote it!!!
A lot of men get along whit their friend better than their spouses.
Society likes to pretend family is a source of comfort and good values, but that ignores all the people for whom these skits seemed like a documentary. Carol was a genius for helping us laugh at the dysfunction.
I just got yelled at in another thread for understanding these things were based on reality. Lol. Guess guy wants to go back to a time when men died of early heart, lung, or liver disease and blamed it all on the wife and call it when America was Great.
(The Cleavers were not representative of the times.)
@@C.Church Yup, those idyllic families from the 1950s shows were supposed to be goals for the American family. It absolutely was NOT the average experience of the time.
Sometimes it's shocking to think about, but there was so much trauma baked into a couple decades right around then.
Just think: people getting night terrors from WWII flashbacks, alcoholism not recognized as a problem, doctors throwing around pharmaceuticals without understanding side effects, the public terrified of nuclear wars, and kids being disciplined in school to the point of having broken bones from the beatings.
Hell of a time. Carol showed it. That's brave.
@@verity3616 She sure was. This was akin to Mike and Carol sharing a bed. Today we forget. Back then it was "Finally someone is showing us unhappy people. And I feel a bit less lonely now." ❤
Verity It's not pretend. All families are different. It's part of life and the human condition.
“Listen old lady…….” 😂
HELLO THERE MOTHER HARPER!!! That cracks me up everytime!
Ed and Mickey had a connection. They could be boss and employee and still manage to be very good friends.
That's because Mickey worshiped the ground Ed walked on, and compared to dealing with snarky and bitter mother-in-law and his whiny and self-obsessed wife, naturally he practically fell in love with Mickey. (And had Mickey been a woman, he would have left Eunice for Micky in a heartbeat.) It's very likely that Mama and Eunice were right that Mickey wasn't a particularly good assistant and not that intelligent, but Ed never kept him around for intelligence. He kept him around because he was loyal and obedient. It's also pretty well established that Ed doesn't really have much of a social life of his own and struggles to run the hardware store successfully, which Eunice constantly berates him for and Mama treats him like a dolt. The one time Ed gave Mickey a raise, he had to do it by taking it out of Eunice's allowance, further emphasizing that Ed just barely is able to keep the store afloat. And finally, once Ed had found himself another woman who would praise him and make him feel good, he had absolutely no qualms about abandoning both Eunice and Mickey, even going so far as to sell Mickey half of the store's ownership and leaving the other half to Eunice just so he could afford the airplane tickets and save up some support money to take himself and his new woman to Mexico.
Acting so good they were believable as real people and not actors.
"We're gonna see us some go-go girls!!!" 💃🏾💃🏾
I’m only 27 years old. But I love to watch old shows like this.
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@@opnmiys8 her point is that she wasnt born for years after they were made.
Same and I’m 25. If I ever want a good belly laugh, I come to the family sketches.
@@sharksport01 Thanks
Ruth here, wow, you get to understand this at a fairly young age, how wise you are, l wish l had figured it out at a young age
The Carol Burnett show was one of the funniest shows of the 70's. She's right up the with the l love Lucy show. 👍💜
Carol and Lucy worked together on The Lucy Show and The Carol Burnett Show. Two Legends!
💖Sanford & Son
Actually its funnier with such a large great cast. Even the great Betty White pops in for many episodes.
Both of them make for faces that make great emojis
Mama's Family NEVER had this realness, this kind of "grit"!!!!!! THIS WAS TRUE ENSEMBLE CAST. The best writing! Mama got "nicer" in the softened series.
Eunice wasnt there.
Agreed. Mama's Family wasn't bad, but it was more standard mediocre sit-com fair. The writing and acting in the original Family sketches were much higher quality. These sketches are like little theatrical plays depicting the comedy, tragedy, and pathos of dysfunctional families. And yes, Burnett, Korman, and Conway were not there.
@@sharksport01 😄
That’s true I was thinking the same thing
Mama got nicer in the Mama's Family TV series because they were trying to play it smart. When Vicki Lawrence got offered her own show, Mama's Family, she asked Harvey Korman to come in and work behind the scenes on the show. They got together before the new series started and he had advised her to now play Mama a little differently. He implied that on the Carol Burnett Show, the Family skits were about 10 or 15 minutes long, (sometimes 30 minutes), and the cast may go between 2 - 4 weeks between the Family skits. But now that the Mama character was getting her own show, they're fighting to keep the viewers coming back week in - and - week out for 30 minutes, and people may not tune in to watch Mama be mean to everybody for 30 minutes each and every week. Korman was stating that it was great how mean Mama was for an occasional skit inside of another TV show, but now that this is going to be its own freestanding show, people needed to see another side to Mama, and that Mama needed to have more layers. Lawrence said when she got the show and before production had started, she was all set to play the Mama character the same way she had played it on the Carol Burnett Show. But she considered the advice and decided to play Mama with more layers and with a greater range of emotions. They all knew what they were doing because Mama's Family ran with new episodes for 5 seasons on NBC and syndication, and basically to this day (in the 2020s), Lawrence occasionally does theatrical performances where she's playing the Mama character. Also in her theatrical performances, she would sing as herself; remember, she had a US #1 hit on the Hot 100 chart with "The Nights the Lights Went Out in Georgia".
SO wonderfully funny; don't see humour on TV like this anymore.
These skits were really actually about 15 years ahead of their time, despite the rest of the Carol Burnett Show depending for the most part on hoaky slapstick. Somewhere between Simpsons (some of the family is reprobate but all are somewhat sympathetic) and Love and Marriage (all of the family is reprobate and none are sympathetic), both of which came in the late 80s.
@@calvinsaxon5822
Oh my God, no *way* was Married With Children anywhere NEAR the genius of the Carol Burnett Show!
That was *the* most idiotic stupid show ever in the history of TV. No talent, not funny, horrible writers, untalented D list "actors" that just spoke one liners that weren't even linked together. Just canned laughter, one liners and real stupid lines with no plot worth anything. 🙉
Dumb Dumb Dumb!!! 🥴🤤
PS: I hate that show! Lmao
God how I loathed that moronic show!
All I saw was a toxic dysfunctional family and belittling criticism of hopes and dreams.
Glad Ed stoop up for himself and I applauded with the audience.
And here it is 3 years after your comment on Hee. And it's still better then today's stuff on tv.
In the 1970s I was being raised in an abusive, dysfunctional home (parents had split up, mother had custody of us kids. She was a mentally ill, abusive monster). As a result, I turned towards watching LOTS of tv as a way to provide myself with escape and comfort from my misery.
The Carol Burnett show was one of many tv shows I watched regularly in daily syndicated reruns. It really helped me to preserve what few shreds of sanity I had as well as provided me with much needed happiness, laughter and joy in an otherwise joyless existence.
The Carol Burnett show was the one and only tv show whose sketches had me and my sister literally rolling on the floor, clutching our sides with laughter (especially if the sketch had Tim Conway in it. He was the best).
EXCEPT for these "The Family" sketches. When Eunice yelled and/or scrunched up her face in anger, she was the exact spitting image of our mother. It was just too painful. My sister and I would sit completely stone faced through these "Family" sketches. I don't recall them eliciting a single laugh from either one of us (not even the presence of Tim Conway helped).
I’m sorry to hear it..
Yeah. Both my parents were awful. They stayed together to prove her parents wrong. He was a nagging bully and instead of finding solidarity with us girls she used what little power she had to dump on us and hold us up as "See what I deal with??" So he'd punish us extra to keep her from pointing her frustrations where they belonged: HIM. I feel ya. :(
I am really sorry that you and your sister had to endure that. I get it. For people who had a dysfunctional family life, maybe these sketches cut close to home. As humorous as they were, there was definitely an undercurrent of sadness and pain. You can definitely see it
Again, I am really sorry that you guys had to suffer that. Hopefully, you were able to escape from that and find happiness
Hope your life turned out well 👍🏾
I love this show. Mama is a true classic.
Glad to see Ed finally spoke up at last. Even though he is gonna get it when he gets back.
Yeah, but in the end, he left Eunice so he got the last laugh.
He gets it either way.
Ed left and never came back.after this.
WHAT could he get that he doesn't already get on a regular basis?
Keith Allver yeah but Atfee her mom death Ed came to see Eunice and he still broke and trying to ask her for Phil to help him buy another warehouse and lady he left him for isn’t the same it a different women and he said yeah but we got no romance so he just left and he still a nobody lol and they wasn’t in love she got pregnant so no love lost with Ed
They really hit the nail on the head of things that have happened in families this is so close to what happened in my own family
Her face ..when he said GO GO GIRLS ..❤️❤️❤️
I predict Eunice will become her mom as she ages. She already wears the pearls and print dress just like mama.
Only no one would be chilling in her house. Momma's gone, hubby divorced, kids moved away, sister couldn't care less and a brother having a life of ones own in Hollywood. 🤷♀️
The neighbors maybe?
reliving, redistributing the pisonous cycle
@@hana.the.writer5074 Thelma's sister, Eunice's aunt
Eunice already is Mama. It's why Thelma is so hard on her - she sees what she hates about herself.
These sketches are so brilliant.... I wonder what it would be like to experience them without the audience laughing.
A lot darker. Lol
It's real people actually laughing, not some canned laugh track. The show would be less fun to watch if we were the only ones laughing, in front of our TV sets.
@@townhall05446 Yeah, I get that- what I meant was, what if these were played as dramatic pieces.
They were all very competent actors.
OMG Ed strapped on a pair.
Ed was absolutely right...Who were they to criticize him?!!
newcreature2011 yeah
He's a coward and a sneak. He's as much at fault for the family's problems as Eunice and Mama.
@@AmyLSacks was he? That still doesn’t negate the fact that both Eunice and Thelma were abusive to him for trying to better his life. Thelma did it to Eunice and then Eunice took it out on Ed. Then they both gang up on him to do nothing but criticize and belittle him.
This hit a bit too close to home and I applauded with the audience when he stood up for himself and followed his dreams.
I’m glad he left her.
@@Alusnovalotus Plenty of blame to go around. He and Mama ganged up on Eunice, too. They was never any true solidarity or "family feeling" for this family. That's kind of the point. They all have major problems. As for following his dreams, second marriages often fail, too. Pretty sure his did, because he never tried to change or face up to his own faults. Probably brought all that baggage with him into the new relationship.
@@AmyLSacks probably is a bit too vague. The result was that he had had enough of Eunice’s toxicity and left her. Sadly, Eunice depended more on him than he did on her. I kind of hoped she’d stood up to Thelma the same way and left her too.
"OHHHHH MICKEY, MICKEY, MICKEYYYYY!!!!!!"
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That's the best part 😊
🤣😂🤣😂 love it!!
I watch Mama's Family on METV Sundays.
I do miss all the shows that were so funny in the 70😅😂
Love watching this show since I was 10yrs old
Ed is in a zombie trance when he brings the Epsom salts over to Mama, pours some into the pan, then walks back.
🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏💞🥰Love love 💕 love miss All these great people Much love 💗
I think Ed at heart was a single man and regretted immediately getting married to Eunice when he saw what kind of family he got into.
Yeah. I don't blame hkm for leaving in the end to orrsue his own happy life somehere else even tho it was kinda sad to leave Eunise alone.
@@hana.the.writer5074 not only that but he left his own kids as well. Best thing he should of done was stayed, divorced, secured his boys in court then after divorcing ran off with his new lust flame which fyi when u have kids that does burn out and u have to try to keep it burning cause of being exhausted he should of tried To stay and try and make his partner understand why he was unhappy. Trying with a marriage counseling is best and if she couldn't try cause of her mama then tell her u want a divorce and do as I said at the beginning cause now he committed adultery and left her to care for both their kids. Money helps but doesn't help u when u r a single parent working, school for kids and daycare and feeding plus two boys they may have wanted to play sport and sometimes they want a father to help with that and so on. while he has his fun and ran away from his responsibility as a parent it's not fair to the children cause it shows u ram from them as well not even a goodbye to them. In the long run, in the after life he will burn in hell for adultery and she won't cuz he ran off and broke her heart to take care of the family. Her mama drove her crazy too but I can't see any child once their parents get older letting them and leaving them to defend for themselves especially since most becomes forgetful or can't afford to take care of themselves.
@@stargarcia1237 So right.
@@stargarcia1237 Eunice's siblings can take care of Momma. They need to do their fair share, unless she just wants to be miserable. It's comedy, but from what I read based on a toxic relationship.
@@stargarcia1237 In the "Teacher's Dilemma" sketch we learn that he hit the boys. He also belittled his son who wanted to write, calling him a "sissy." Ed also put down Eunice's successful brothers because to him hardware was the center of the universe and nobody else's achievements mattered. His sons were no worse with him out of the picture. :/
These are so hilarious!! I’m enjoying watching all of them. Thanks so much for sharing these with us. 😎
You have done it again! Another gem from "the family". Thanks for keeping us laughing.
These were much better than those from the spin off.
I much prefer the spin off. They weren’t so dark and dysfunctional or toxic.
These are all classics and a hell of a lot better than the crap made today.
Micky was Ed's true love.
Thay wuz skrate up gay
I would love to have a friend just like Mickey
Mama: I can see a bunch of lint under your TV right this minute. LMAO
Micky let it slip: Go Go Girls. 😆 🤣 😂
Lol too funny he's going along in a business capacity!!!too funny I swear!!! 😅😅
Poor Ed. I think I'd have sent momma and Eunice to Chicago with one way tickets.
Aww Mickey Mickey Mickey! 🤣😂😭....Mickey and Ed were a real hoot.
At 8:53 you can see a double tuplip McCoy Pottery planter. Today its worth quite a bit of money.
Thought I was the only one who notices the art pottery on the set! I collect Royal Haeger pottery. You have a good eye! Also, the show Good Times has some RH pieces in the living room. 😀
Good eye!
Good to know.
Loved tim and Harvey on carol burnett show so talented ty for sharing 🌺🙏🏻🇨🇦
Ed and Mickey and the Bromance hahaha. Lol having Eunice and Mama around would drive anyone crazy!!!
Eunice: “...Now come over here and let me soak your...feet!”
Ed: “This is not a business trip! This IS a business trip!”
😂😂😂
Harvey kept on going when he flubbed a line. For him that was unusual but he made it work.
Oh , MICKEY MICKEY MICKEY
And my mother wondered why I would never get married!
Just don’t marry someone like her.
My fav episode. I nearly know it by heart. Great comedic skit from start to finish!
Thanks for these. when I really need a belly laugh I watch these clips
"HOLD it..." XD LOL!!! He's busted.
Thank you! Absolutely love this show!!! 💜💜
13:00 vicki almost breaks after harvey pours epsom salt on her.
Ponds Cold Cream!
These videos are so funny 😆
Love it! Finally Ed tells those two witches exactly how they are and leaves them with each other like they deserve!
Love these! I get lost in these stories. Sometimes I wish they would all get along… but then that wouldn’t be funny at all…. peaceful, but not funny!🤣
Love the Carol Burnet show this show was in my mama and daddy err I remember theam telling me about this show and my parents were so right God bless my parents and God bless this show so funny.
I love Mama's Family I still watch it to this day I love all the people who played on it but mama and Eunice Betty White you're my favorite
They hate Mickey because he's an "idiot". In their eyes, anyone who doesn't bicker and shout at everyone is stupid. And they hate him for this and no other reason. These skits were genius.
Calvin Saxon Yes they were able to unload on Mickey since he never challenged them. He was not a mean guy.
Ed and Mickey are nice guys. Unlike them.
Notice Eds only healthy relationship is with Mickey. Nothing sexual or unseemly just the only person he has positive, reaffirming, nurturing dynamic. Mickey longs for a family and he shows respect to Eunice and Thelma, despite them always bashing and picking at him. Mickey is far from an idiot....
Notice Eunice is selfish and oblivious UNLESS its about her. Ed cant win with her no matter how hard he tries.
And many still think that way, sad.
@@CaptainSpalding72 Mickey's nice, but Ed sure isn't. The main reason he talks up Mickey all the time is that Mickey unconditionally worships him.
Momma was like my mom and family.Never knew what was coming out of our mouths.
Love tim Conway and Harvey korman
Ol' Micky just can't keep his mouth shut! Neither can Eunice.
Can't wait for you to upload "The Restaurant"....also, there is one called "Overnight Guest" (s11) which I guess is the only other one I've never seen.
Yeah Mickey was more annoying than funny in this episode because of his stupid careless words.
Good for Him 😀
Well i don’t wAnt to force myself on you now LOL 😂
Thanks for posting these videos. Clean and humorous shows!
Woo hoo! Love getting a notification from your channel.
These were the days when you could laugh and enjoy life and television 📺. Football, basketball 🏀, 🧊 ⛸️, figure ⛸️, etc. Id all that's left. The good days are gone forever.
Pure genius.
I used to hate all the yelling when I saw the reruns as a kid. Now I get it
I was with Ed the whole way this time. It might be generally inconsiderate to go out of town and not take your spouse knowing they don't get the chance to get out much. But who the hell wants someone along that nags and criticizes and makes a slight out of everything? No one in their right mind.
Ed is such a good man that he is so much nicer to Mickey although he should have taken Eunice to Chicago.
It would’ve been nice if he wasn’t backed into a corner, guilted, and then belittled for it. I believe he did the right thing in standing up for himself and giving back some of the crap heaped on him by Eunice and Thelma.
The acting and timing are impeccable. Did somebody say misogynist?
I love watching this it makes me laugh I remember this movie show keep them coming
Thank you so much for posting these! They are a joy to watch!
Eunice treated Ed just like Mama treated her. Mickey respected all of them despite Mama & Eunice being very disrespectful toward him. No wonder Ed would rather take Mickey out of town than Eunice and no wonder Ed left her in the end. ALL THESE ACTORS EMBODIED THEIR CHARACTERS TO PERFECTION!
Ed was a man who had secret money and thought if his family as afterthought. He wasn't really a victim. As the leader of the family (values back then) this was his creation.
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@@charmsineprice8734 Guys like that want it both ways. Olden times when men were strong and mentally hard but rational leaders. Women didn't crowd out the workforce therefore men could be reeeeal tough ya know?!... But also he was nagged omg poor feller was in impossible straits. 🙄
@@C.Churchstrange.....I was raised in that time period and my dad NEVER kept money on the side. Everything he did and made was for the betterment of the family and both his and mom's golden years.
@@greenthumbmary5970 What did I say that warranted that reply? It's nothing to do with anything I said.
Oh wow keep posting these videos. It feels so good to laugh again those Family episodes were the funniest! Thanks
Love ya man. Thanks!!
PLEASE post the Restaurant Sketch UNCUT that’s the only one that’s hard to find!!! 🙏🏾
KingCurtisRaye No. Thanks
@@stevenhosea4849 He wasn't asking you, bro. Take several seats, huh?
I would love to see that episode too
@@stevenhosea4849 💺💺💺
The version that's available is a very bad quality one, so I second your request!!
Thanks so much!
I believe that Mama was originally going to be played by Carol and Vicki would be Eunice.
No. It was a one off and the female guest would've been Eunice. Carol suggested Vicki for Mama after deciding she'd rather play Eunice.
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Such a brilliant sketch-Funny how Eunice complained about Ed's business sense but didn't offer to help with the business,she could have run it while he was gone Eunice- victim yet abuser and not self-aware.
I must be nuts! What I'm I doing sitting here letting you two creeps get away with this. What have the two of you ever done with your lives that you can criticize me?... Well said Ed! He may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer but he goes to that Hardware store just to earn a living to keep a roof over his wife and kids heads and all he ever get for it is constant ridicule. Good to see him grow some stones for a change.
Constant ridicule, having to put up with mama labeling him a failure all the time, and a wife who really didnt keep house well and if you read between the lines didnt make much of an effort to satisfy her husbands needs, if you know what i mean
lol Ed is so self-important that he never helps his wife around the house and he's constantly announcing how badly he needs to get away from her and the kids. Poor Eunice basically married her dad, thanks to her trashed self-esteem courtesy of Mama. :/
Eunice: "It's either me your loving wife of whom you married...or Mickey!"
Ed: *Sings "Hey Mickey!" By Toni Basil*
Here I am as always hoping furiously that poor Ed can get his way for once.
If I were married to Eunice, I'd run like hell too!! 🛫
How about not having marrie her in the first place? They got married, cuz Eunice was knocked up. Ed was a fool from the start.
@@valentinomiller6251 Well, we see what you're about; don't we?!!🤦♂️
Thanks!!!
She-ka-Guh
Hollerin' Anne's Ha! You got that right.
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🤣😂🤣😂 ikr
Mama pronounces Hawaii as "Ha'wai-ya" in Mama's Family.
If I were Eunice, Ed would be coming back to a house and store where the locks were changed and divorce papers left for him. Trying to sneak away to have a stag weekend with Mickey and call it a business trip. He was clearly a lousy husband since he never once did things for Eunice or his own kids. No wonder Thelma thought that he was a lughead.
Oh, yeah. And Eunice was SUCH a winner.
Eunice does alot more for mamma. Then ellen. Lol
Ed is a beaten man 13:15, discouraging words from his self focused wife and pecking hen MOL, but he finally wakes up 14:45 to the pointless tragedy that would be with her going with him instead of Mickey, who idolized his "chief."
The writing is as great as any of the great American southern writers; the acting brings the characters to a real life level. Contrast this show and its countless skits, singing, dancing, etc, with what passes for entertainment today.
You go ed