What I would give to go back in time to my family room sitting on the couch with my sister and parents watching them laugh out loud at this show. It hurts and warms my heart thinking about it
Me too. My mom, my sister and 2 brothers. We laughed so hard. Both my brothers were taken at the height of their lives. I miss them so much. If you're going, I'll come along
Vicki Lawrence's acting ability is astounding .....she is like a seasoned pro, considering how she came on the scene with Carol Burnett as a teen. Her comedic timing is impeccable as if she had been in the business for decades. Vicki was born a pro.
Exactly!! I met her once, and she was as sweet as could be! She was so humble and thanked me for watching the show. I told her how much I loved “Mama’s Family “ 😂 and she said she had a ball on both shows🤣
Do u realize how much these ppl practice? And how many hours of tutoring she had? Good acting doesn’t come easy. She had to work VERY hard and practice for endless hours. Carol helped her alot too. Carol is the true talent here. Harvey too and what’s his name,the guy who plays Mickey. I can’t remember his name most of the time.
And the most amazing thing is she got her start with Mrs. Burnett just by sending a picture of herself to show how much she looked like Mrs. Burnett. Too bad my life didn’t go that way considering how much people said I looked like Mr. Charles Bronson. Guess I should ‘HAVE’ mailed a picture of myself too ha ha
@@BenjiOrthopedic Carol saw Vickie's talent from the start. The producers weren't happy with her at first and called her "rough". Carol defended her and said "Yes, a DIAMOND in the rough!" and insisted they just give her some time. The rest is history. Carol taught her VERY well. Vickie also said Tim Conway and Harvey Korman contributed a lot, too, and gave her such great advice and direction.
It reminds me of my late maternal grandmother's former home. I watched mama's family with my mom in the early to mid 1990's. Though the family sketches from the carol burnett show is the original.
Carol Burnett is a National Treasure, a comic genius. And she was not afraid to surround herself with other comic genius. And never afraid to let them shine also.
THIS!! This is why she's an absolute legend. She knew that in order to make her own light shine she didn't have to dim the lights of other actors. Teamwork just makes everyone shine that much brighter.
Sometimes you feel sorry for Eunice, sometimes it's Mama, sometimes it's Ed . . Every sketch has a new person to feel sorry for and almost die choking from laughing so hard!
They NAILED these characters.. Mama and Eunice have been my favorites since Mama's Family in the "80's". I just found out that the show originated from the Carol Burnett show which I never watched as a kid.. 😒!!
Especially considering that she's 16 years younger than Carol Burnett. During a TV interview years ago, Vicki Lawrence shared that she joined the Carol Burnett Show (back in the 60's) after she had just turned 16.
I so want to make her so bad lol i have all the mama's family DVDs. Lol. And please follow me on UA-cam #DisneyDiva and thank you and be safe and sound.
What I wouldn't give to have Carol, Betty and Vicki get together for a Family Sketch one more time. Mama could somehow have lived past 100 and still have the power to squash Eunice's confidence.
Absolutely! They could do A Christmas Carol ... Mama could come back as the ghosts of Christmas, past, present and future. Showing Eunice all her life mistakes 😂😂😂
Love love love Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence. They are the bomb. I have fond memories of watching them with my mom, eating popcorn and laughing our asses off.
@@frenchjr25 I keep hoping that one day on UA-cam I will find the one where Mama visits Eunice after she and Ed have separated. I never see that one on the web. It's called _Overnight Guest_ and it's from October 1977. If they haven't put those Family skits on a DVD set already, I don't expect it will happen-- but I would *love* it! That is my favorite of everything they did on this show.
Of course there was the spinoff series 'Mama's Family'; but if that were DVD-issued, it would still lack the freshness and original hilarity that the Carol Burnett Show sketches provided. Those sketches should be compiled on DVD because they would obviously be in bigger demand...
@@terencedove5047 Mama's Family has been on DVD for a number of years now. What hasn't been released are all of the Family sketches from 'The Carol Burnett Show'.
@@frenchjr25 ...thank you. I really was unaware that it had been DVD-issued. But otherwise, as we both seem to agree, the Burnett Show 'Family' sketches are more desirable...
My favorite character on Mama's Family is Eunice. I loved watching The Carol Burnett Show because of Carol Burnett. I love her, she's a comical genius! The shows ensemble was awesome. Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Corman, Lyle Wagner & Vicki Lawrence worked excellent together! This was not only excellent acting but clean fun for the whole family. Shows of today simply don't measure up! This show and the characters are legends in their own time & are sorely missed.
The character development, combined with the actors who portrayed them, the writers and set creators, just flat out worked together perfectly. I was a young teen in the 70s when this came out and even at that age, I thoroughly enjoyed episodes with mamma and company. The elephant story was one of the all time best TV moments. What an excellent show this was. It’s too bad variety shows are no more.
@@PerfectpearlI think what @studioarentain3960 meant was that it’s rare for younger people to like this type of comedy, but clearly they know the good stuff! 😊
@@SDALLE99 You know, I hate that I enjoy so many of these old shows because so many horrible people love them, too, and yearn to go back to these horrible times. Then again, I guess it wasn't horrible for them, so it makes sense.
What's great about these sketches and Mama's Family is that they don't even tell jokes but they're hilarious. Facial expressions, line delivery, timing. True talent :)
I read somewhere that, when they read the script straight, it was so painful for everyone to say these awful things aloud. The Higgins family, adding Mama Harper, was the stereotypical dysfunctional family. They added the voice inflections and facial expressions to lighten it up.
The look on mama,s face when Eunice suggest moving in with her , what’s funny is a few years later when Ed left Eunice mama ended up moving in with her
@@autumnstevens8715 Harvey wanted out. He wanted a show of his own not realizing they only shined as a team. I read somewhere he hated being Ed, with the two ladies picking up on him often. Funny I liked him as Ed. He did him well. 😄 Till then, Harvey. 💐
I don't believe it, I'm watching *Mama's FAMILY!* I would give *anything* if shows like *THIS* were *STILL* being filmed!! A *LOT BETTER than the TV shows of TODAY!* Thank you, Mrs. Carol Burnet & Vicky Lawrence, for *ALL* the laughs you brought into my childhood!! ❤️🤗❤️
I'm 36 years old I started watching this show when I was 25 and I love this show i watch it in memory of my parents who watch it this show was in my Mama and Daddy generation.
Mama was watching an old movie on TV "Three Secrets" (1950) with Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal and RUTH ROMAN. "Lace the miniseries was from 1984 a few years after The Carol Burnett Show ended.
I remember this one particular line Mama said to Eunice during an argument... "Eunice, I think you have splinters in the Windmills of your mind"!! (You could see Carol was cracking up and trying to hide it)... Sooo damn funny!!!😂😂😂
What a great sketch this was. I didn’t watch it for the comedy, I watched it to see what was going to happen next. They really got into their characters.
It’s 2023 and I’d rather watch this than anything on cable.
Watching this now on Jan 1, 2024
Me too.These family skits are so hilarious.Classic comedy at its finest
There is still something called cable 😂lol
Same here, it’s May 2024
Right
What I would give to go back in time to my family room sitting on the couch with my sister and parents watching them laugh out loud at this show. It hurts and warms my heart thinking about it
I love me some mama, she is my favorite,.I watch it every day
❤
Me too. My mom, my sister and 2 brothers. We laughed so hard. Both my brothers were taken at the height of their lives. I miss them so much. If you're going, I'll come along
Omg me too!!
Same
“Jigs up..” LMAO 😂
lol
🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂😂🤣
Vicki Lawrence's acting ability is astounding .....she is like a seasoned pro, considering how she came on the scene with Carol Burnett as a teen. Her comedic timing is impeccable as if she had been in the business for decades. Vicki was born a pro.
She has referred to her years on the Carol B show as "The Harvard School of Comedy."
Exactly!! I met her once, and she was as sweet as could be! She was so humble and thanked me for watching the show. I told her how much I loved “Mama’s Family “ 😂 and she said she had a ball on both shows🤣
Do u realize how much these ppl practice? And how many hours of tutoring she had? Good acting doesn’t come easy. She had to work VERY hard and practice for endless hours. Carol helped her alot too. Carol is the true talent here. Harvey too and what’s his name,the guy who plays Mickey. I can’t remember his name most of the time.
And the most amazing thing is she got her start with Mrs. Burnett just by sending a picture of herself to show how much she looked like Mrs. Burnett. Too bad my life didn’t go that way considering how much people said I looked like Mr. Charles Bronson. Guess I should ‘HAVE’ mailed a picture of myself too ha ha
@@BenjiOrthopedic Carol saw Vickie's talent from the start. The producers weren't happy with her at first and called her "rough". Carol defended her and said "Yes, a DIAMOND in the rough!" and insisted they just give her some time. The rest is history. Carol taught her VERY well. Vickie also said Tim Conway and Harvey Korman contributed a lot, too, and gave her such great advice and direction.
I always loved the Victorian decor in Mama's house. Everything would be considered antiques today.
It reminds me of my late maternal grandmother's former home. I watched mama's family with my mom in the early to mid 1990's. Though the family sketches from the carol burnett show is the original.
Mama keeps that house clean and neat .
Carol Burnett is a National Treasure, a comic genius. And she was not afraid to surround herself with other comic genius. And never afraid to let them shine also.
THIS!! This is why she's an absolute legend. She knew that in order to make her own light shine she didn't have to dim the lights of other actors. Teamwork just makes everyone shine that much brighter.
Both comments are well said!
Love this kind of show no naked no talent actresses just good acting and laughs
Watching Vicki going from those other skits to mama is comedic gold. She transforms and her mama skits are so so so good
And Jim Neighbors. Oh my, love him.
I was lucky to see Vicki Lawrence live pre Pandemic. The first hour was her talking to the audience, and the 2nd half was her as Mama
Me too. Front row seats! She was awesome.
@@fl3609Nice!
There will never be another show as good as this was!
That's so very true 😂 Classic comedy at it's best.Definetly comic gold
only Mamas Family is almost as good.
@@kevint2524 Mama's Family sucked big time. Wasn't remotely funny or entertaining.
Sometimes you feel sorry for Eunice, sometimes it's Mama, sometimes it's Ed . .
Every sketch has a new person to feel sorry for and almost die choking from laughing so hard!
Great Britifh humour.attjust good gri love mrs slohkam!!!
Mama reminds of "Mom" character from Garrison Keillor's PHC- she's either going through menopause or it is that time of the month for Eunice...
@@petersonlafollette3521 as a as
@@derrickthomas1379 SPELLING & READING COMPREHENSION.COMPLETE SENTENCES. C'mon- you can do it!
they're all toxic to each other and themselves in so many ways
Vicki was brilliant as mama 😅🤩
yes.!!!!!!
Major fan of hers i have the whole seasons on DVD.
@@MsDisneylandlover I do too!
And she still does stand-up as Mama.
Vicki is brilliant everytime she was asked to play Mama
I'm only 42 years old, but this is one of my favorite shows of ALL TIME!!! Nothing like it has ever been done. Shows like this are one in a million!!!
When was this on the air??? Did you see it for the first time on UA-cam or some other way? I have only seen this on UA-cam.
Donna reed show another classic tv series from my childhood 📼
I'm only 42 years old, but this is one of my favorite shows of ALL TIME!!! Nothing like it has ever been done. Shows like this are one in a million!!!
@@llzhoeferemestina4205 🤯
"Only 42?" This show was still going when you were born. It's not like you're a teenager.
Jim Nabors and Carol were great friends. RIP Jim🌻
It’s hilarious to see Vicki Lawrence with her flawless skin and perfect makeup playing an old frumpy Mama.
Yes 😆
Vikki's husband, Al Shultz, was the makeup artist for both The Carol Burnett Show and Mama's Family.
They NAILED these characters.. Mama and Eunice have been my favorites since Mama's Family in the "80's". I just found out that the show originated from the Carol Burnett show which I never watched as a kid.. 😒!!
Especially considering that she's 16 years younger than Carol Burnett. During a TV interview years ago, Vicki Lawrence shared that she joined the Carol Burnett Show (back in the 60's) after she had just turned 16.
Linda Menke
"Flawless skin" and "perfect makeup" ? Do creatures like you really exist?
I was just old enough to catch the last season of the carol Burnett show and I loved and still love Mama's family
I LOVE when they make each other "almost" laugh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
So much genius wrapped up in one sketch. Love it!
Harvey deserves more credit. He was just as great as the ladies.
Yes he was. He was awesome!
Harvey was great
He won a few emmys for his role.
Except he was FIRED!!
Where were you anyway right behind me? 😅😅😅😅
I bet the neighbors are just loving this!
😂
This show had so much talent. I love the Carol Burnett Show.❤
Vicky Lawrence is a genius✨
She's my remedy for everything.
She deserves all the best❤
She initially wanted to be a dental hygienist
@@chaswr I didn't know that!? Thanks for the FYI😊
I so want to make her so bad lol i have all the mama's family DVDs. Lol. And please follow me on UA-cam #DisneyDiva and thank you and be safe and sound.
She also had an excellent talk show in the early 90's. Great personality.
I loved her in ,,mama's family,, brilliant.
She almost busted out laughing when mama said not enough .
😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
That was a low blow.
Was funny, but she wasn't going to laugh right then, Imo
@ericr❤nopoo0 loo NMl8..😊.. 12:49n7 no. M ivera8410
I have never seen a bad episode. EVER! This is quality that will never be matched. Thank you all for all that you have given. Love you guys.
THANKS 👍👍👍 FOR ALL THE 😂😂😂😂 CB AND COMPANY.
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This one is terrible
I love this show when I'm sad I turn on to this show it make me laugh then I'm happy again
Me too
I love how EVERYTHING is floral... Eunice's dress...Mama's robe...Jim Nabors' shirt... The couch...The wallpaper...The curtains...The chair!
“Apparently not enough.” 🤣🤣🤣
I love Mama and Eunice. These woman are so talented. They make me laugh.
The writers deserve kudos, too.
Tim conway never cracks a smile,amazing
What I wouldn't give to have Carol, Betty and Vicki get together for a Family Sketch one more time. Mama could somehow have lived past 100 and still have the power to squash Eunice's confidence.
that would be awesome!!
Absolutely! They could do A Christmas Carol ... Mama could come back as the ghosts of Christmas, past, present and future. Showing Eunice all her life mistakes 😂😂😂
You got that right!! Gotta love Mama!! Lol!! Love the show!
I just saw Carol a year or so ago, and she did a one woman show for 2+ hours.
I bet she could do this.
What goes on in massage parlors is "happy endings."😁
Jim freakin Nabors!! What a treat! He needs to get more credit for his acting in this skit ❤❤❤
Agreed. Hilarious 😂
At age 65 I am so happy to watch this again........lol especially during the pandemic
You look fabulous for 65!!
I just turned 61 this summer I just love this classics. One thing for sure l’m not going for a message this Sunday lol
Cheers 🇨🇦
Love love love Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence. They are the bomb. I have fond memories of watching them with my mom, eating popcorn and laughing our asses off.
Lord I miss that show!!!!
Use to babysit every Saturday night and looked forward to this show with my potato chips.
I loved watching this on Saturday night with my grandma
Thelma's, "Will you get the hell of here!" Had me weak. . .😆😝🤗🤭
"Miracles don't occur in this neck of the woods." Classic!
2024 and it's still funny.
2025 and it is very funny
@SharonNicolo You are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
@@SharonNicolo
2025 & 1/12,
laughing heartily!
😁
No one can tell it like Carol Burnett😂
Ohh, the true drama queen.😂😂🤣
Funniest part here is how art imitates life- these characters are for real!
@@petersonlafollette3521 😂Oh yeh,. I am sure some where , some bodies....
They're still out there- still watching too much TV, still voting for Trump even when he's no longer there...
When you think your fam is straight up nuts..you just have to look nextdoor 😂 thanks enuice
My mom & I use to watch this show. RIP Mom
I wish there was a DVD collection of all of the Family sketches
@Robert Gardea There are at least a few Family sketches still not released. I'd like to see a complete set.
@@frenchjr25 I keep hoping that one day on UA-cam I will find the one where Mama visits Eunice after she and Ed have separated. I never see that one on the web. It's called _Overnight Guest_ and it's from October 1977.
If they haven't put those Family skits on a DVD set already, I don't expect it will happen-- but I would *love* it! That is my favorite of everything they did on this show.
Of course there was the spinoff series 'Mama's Family'; but if that were DVD-issued, it would still lack the freshness and original hilarity that the Carol Burnett Show sketches provided. Those sketches should be compiled on DVD because they would obviously be in bigger demand...
@@terencedove5047 Mama's Family has been on DVD for a number of years now. What hasn't been released are all of the Family sketches from 'The Carol Burnett Show'.
@@frenchjr25 ...thank you. I really was unaware that it had been DVD-issued. But otherwise, as we both seem to agree, the Burnett Show 'Family' sketches are more desirable...
Carol as Eunice is a hilarious fool... Love it 😂
They were really good, I miss those times and laughter. Life wasn't so serious then and people took the tine to understand each other.
So true
Brilliant and i love Jim Nabors as the taxi driver lol
He's just adorable. Always!
And I love how he used the Gomer Pyle role.
Turn left here on 6th.
My favorite character on Mama's Family is Eunice. I loved watching The Carol Burnett Show because of Carol Burnett. I love her, she's a comical genius! The shows ensemble was awesome. Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Corman, Lyle Wagner & Vicki Lawrence worked excellent together! This was not only excellent acting but clean fun for the whole family. Shows of today simply don't measure up! This show and the characters are legends in their own time & are sorely missed.
The character development, combined with the actors who portrayed them, the writers and set creators, just flat out worked together perfectly. I was a young teen in the 70s when this came out and even at that age, I thoroughly enjoyed episodes with mamma and company. The elephant story was one of the all time best TV moments. What an excellent show this was. It’s too bad variety shows are no more.
Carol,s hairstyle has me in stitches 😁😁😁😁
😅😅😅
Vicki Lawrence is a real Momma....loved the show so much! Clean and fun TV show.....The Best Ever!
She was a real young woman.
UA-cam needs a love button, not just a like button
I just love Mama & Eunice bickering! Put Harvey, Tim & Jim Nabors in the mix & it's just hilarious!! 😷
Christopher Kraft Jim with his “floods” on. 🤣
Major mama fam have the whole seasons on DVD.
Jim nabors was a good singer too..deep voice
Guys I'm 16 and I love both Carol Burnett and mama's family! 😅
Ok?
@@Perfectpearl bruh this comment is like 4 years old now lmao
@@PerfectpearlI think what @studioarentain3960 meant was that it’s rare for younger people to like this type of comedy, but clearly they know the good stuff! 😊
I come to re watch this sketch often and it is always because i want to hear her say “It’s Ruth Roman!” Makes me laugh every time!!!
Eunice’s hair 🤣🤣🤣
She looks like a very fancy poodle
@@xletragedyx😂My thoughts exactly
My mother loved watching Mama's Family........
"Jig's up" 🤣🤣🤣
Classic.
He was trying those single bars for a while.
Grab the money. Grab the money. Grab the money 😂😂😂. This was awesome. Good comedy.
I was cracking up when Mama started throwing the change at the cab driver.
Carol Burnett looks so pretty as a Burnett...just saw her on TV.... beautiful woman....loved watching Mamma
An episode of Mama never fails to entertain 😂
Laugh out loud comedy greatness. This is classic.
I loved these shows. when tv was worth watching!!
Stop it. I guess you don't own a TV.
Loved mama family lol
I wish we could go back . my momma was alive n my grandma and life was so much simpler. The world today is sickening.
Just so you know... I FEEL THE EXACT SAME WAY..EXACT SAME feelings!,,
OH IT IS SO VERY TRUE
Why?! Go back to the boredom, and mundane ignorance, just to grows moldy and die? Its fun to rewatch once in a while, but I would never go back.
@@SDALLE99 You know, I hate that I enjoy so many of these old shows because so many horrible people love them, too, and yearn to go back to these horrible times. Then again, I guess it wasn't horrible for them, so it makes sense.
What biden war is your favorite?
Just never get's old.
What's great about these sketches and Mama's Family is that they don't even tell jokes but they're hilarious. Facial expressions, line delivery, timing. True talent :)
I read somewhere that, when they read the script straight, it was so painful for everyone to say these awful things aloud. The Higgins family, adding Mama Harper, was the stereotypical dysfunctional family. They added the voice inflections and facial expressions to lighten it up.
@@elwoodblues9613 oh I bet! Genius!!
@@elwoodblues9613 Thanks man :)
❤😂😅good clean comedy ❤
Man...I forgot about this show. Now the memories are flooding in! Great times!
They were a great team😅
The look on mama,s face when Eunice suggest moving in with her , what’s funny is a few years later when Ed left Eunice mama ended up moving in with her
I hated when they had Ed leave Eunice later for another woman! It ruined it!
I guffawed at that expression when I saw it!!!!
Autumn Stevens 💯💯💯
@@autumnstevens8715 ... they had to remove Ed, because Harvey Korman chose to leave the show. He had his own show, but it flopped, if I recall.
@@autumnstevens8715 Harvey wanted out. He wanted a show of his own not realizing they only shined as a team.
I read somewhere he hated being Ed, with the two ladies picking up on him often. Funny I liked him as Ed. He did him well. 😄
Till then, Harvey. 💐
These were the best times!
It's Crazy How Striking Of A Resemblance Vicki And Carol Have...
Will Alwaysssss Love "Mama's Family" 🥰
Playing mother and daughter was a coincidence they make a perfect team
I don't believe it, I'm watching *Mama's FAMILY!* I would give *anything* if shows like *THIS* were *STILL* being filmed!! A *LOT BETTER than the TV shows of TODAY!* Thank you, Mrs. Carol Burnet & Vicky Lawrence, for *ALL* the laughs you brought into my childhood!! ❤️🤗❤️
So glad I discovered The Carol Burnett Show, just love them especially Vicky Lawrence.
I meet to her so bad.
Every Saturday night my Dad would say wake me up for Carol Burnett
Mama's robe brings back so many memories! The days of when you could say"who is it", before going to the door!!
I'm 36 years old I started watching this show when I was 25 and I love this show i watch it in memory of my parents who watch it this show was in my Mama and Daddy generation.
Thanks for posting the unedited version of this skit. The edited version leave so much out.
Eunice " oh mama will you wake up and smell the coffee?" Classic line right there.
Mama must have been watching the movie Lace. Fabulous novel. I love watching these wonderful old reruns. Clean family fun 😊❤
Mama was watching an old movie on TV "Three Secrets" (1950) with Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal and RUTH ROMAN. "Lace the miniseries was from 1984 a few years after The Carol Burnett Show ended.
Those were the best laughs of my life😂 love to have them back now there’s hardly any laughter at all. Really miss those awesome shows and laughter 😂🤣
This was the show back in the day...❤️
And Carol as Eunice, hilarious 😁
These skits were always my favorite on the Carol Burnett Show.
That is real acting!! So impressive and realistic.
I am so thankful for youtube. I watch all these sitcoms
It's 2025 still a classic. 😂❤
Turn left here on Sixth. MIRACLES DO HAPPEN! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Tim Conway was so funny! They were all funny! They laughed at the jokes. I can watch the episodes over and over again😂😂😂
I love Woolworth’s
I miss the lunchonette they used to have.
True professionals all around. Can't be done today.
I agree.
You Squirrel head lol
I remember this one particular line Mama said to Eunice during an argument... "Eunice, I think you have splinters in the Windmills of your mind"!! (You could see Carol was cracking up and trying to hide it)...
Sooo damn funny!!!😂😂😂
Happy birthday Carol Burnett her 88th
@@the7thchild63 Oh yes! Happy Birthday to Carol🎂..luv her! She's a Taurus like me..I'm 4/29!😁
Happy Birthday to you Jo Jo Jersey Duke Ellington was the same day also
@@the7thchild63 Thank you!!😁
A brilliant mom made a hard task so quick and easy...
What a great sketch this was. I didn’t watch it for the comedy, I watched it to see what was going to happen next. They really got into their characters.
I, too miss family laughs . No one better than carol
One of kind. still watch this show on Sundays
Eunice’s hairdo . 😂
And that same flowered dress and the white shoes/sandals.....
@@jojojersey8190 those white sling backs. lol
@@lavalampluva55401 😆😆😆😆😆
Hahaha I loved this one