I was in the audience seeing this taped at CBS in 1976, a few months after moving to Los Angeles. Alice Ghostley was in the audience, and she stood up when Carol introduced her. It was only in the last few years that I was able to view it as it was shown on TV. It's more meaningful to me today than when I watched the live performance.
I was going to write that I remember the original broadcast of this. You more than one-upped me on that comment. My family would have considered you some type of celebrity for being in the audience!!!
We moved to l.a. back in 1979 I loved going to the different shows. We lived across the street from Paramount studios it was fun being part of the audience. I always wanted to go to this show but I was too young.
Carol Burnett said that what made these sketches funny was the accents! She said that once they did a read through without the accents and that everyone thought that it was just sad!
Never too late... I discovered Carol Burnett on "Mad About You" some two decades after her show ended... her guest appearance was one of a kind among the entire cast... such finesse and then a slapstick right across my face lol
This is one reason that so many of the greats were happy to work with her and appear on her show. Pure genius. Glad you’ve found her - if it was a little later than you’d hoped, you just have more delightful first-time surprises coming your way than we old hands. Enjoy!
Oh, but it's never too late. You must see her version of Gone with the Wind (which is here on UA-cam). Sadly, there are so many TV shows and presentations that cannot be found anywhere.
@@redacted2275 Just watched the clip where she's serving food in a camper van and they're cramped in together, but the younger man wants to go to the toilet. Bloody marvelous!
The way Maggie Smith plaid it straight to create a greater contrast to the comedy. Everyone on that stage gave a master class in performance. Brilliant 💯👍🏿❤️
@@rosemaryogilvie6842 @Miss_Camel and so many in the general public don’t care that it happens. Everyone gets frustrated when they see this stuff on social media but then nothing is done to address it. Family situations heavily affect the way students perform in school, be it socially, emotionally, and/or academically. These situations are greatly individualized, which leads to fractured results where 1) parents are actually helping (what ever that means), 2) think that they are helping but with little if any results, or 3) they don’t give a damn. And people then say homeschooling is better. Yet with parents like you see in this video, You really think they can improve their son’s situation academically, emotionally, and socially while being homeschooled?? I doubt Bubba would care/want at all to learn in such an environment.
Three of the greatest comics meet one of the greatest actors of all time. This set was miraculous. It describes the dysfunctional, child-neglected family to a "T".
The genius of this is how brilliantly comedy is used to relay what is a deeply disturbed family dynamic. Every psyche major should be required to watch this series. Eunice is a profoundly tragic figure. Burnett nails it!
Just having class (whatever that means), beauty, and an English accent ..... isn't enough to impress American audiences. She had great talent. That's what mattered. Maggie Smith spoke after this taping of how much she enjoyed working with the great talents here....Yes, Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence and Harvey Korman were outstanding talents.
So many of these problems exist in reality, that I find myself nearer to tears than laughter. As a longtime teacher, I’ve seen how children are affected by their home lives.
As another long-time teacher, I also found this close to the problems that exist for many students and for the adults they grow up into. While I admire all the actors in the skit, this was not funny for me.
Carol Burnett has said that when they were rehearsing this sketch, they decided to try it out without the accents and “country bumpkin” mannerisms, and she said it was heartbreaking. Without the comedic trappings, it was more tragic than anything else.
@@frakteIntriguing. Well, therein lies the age old wonder of comedy. Even "court" jesters helped dampen many stressful volatile situations by "making light" of them, but always with wisdom and good intention as well. Appointed court jesters were Allowed to poke fun at their nobles because in the end everyone became the wiser after a good laugh.
@@eduardo_corrochio don’t forget her take as constance trent in gosford park. she absolutely stole every scene she was in in that masterpiece of a movie, but doesn’t she always? RIP michael gambon.
Yes, Dame Maggie was a veteran long before the younger generation discovered her! I remember her in Hook, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and so many others. Plus, she's a marvelous Shakespearean actor. Truly a treasure!
The late Dame Maggie Smith looks so pretty here. This is not just a hilarious performance but pure talent. A job well done for all of them. The granny looks like Mariah Carey. Wonderful 👍
This comedy sketch is a depiction of what goes on in the real world even today. Teachers have to deal with disruptive behavior from kids all the time, and their behavior is a reflection of what goes on at home. The kids are seeking an outlet for their frustrations, and unfortunately, it spills out at school. The poor dears. 😢
This was one of those classic shows that was perfect for the times and still holds up in current times! Thank you Carol Burnett and crew. Rest In Peace Dame Maggie Smith! You already are missed. ❤️❤️❤️
Along with that really splendid song "Jean", a #2 hit in the fall of 1969, sung by Oliver (William Oliver Swofford), who died of cancer on February 12, 2000 at the age of 54.
What a beautiful voice Maggie Smith has. That accent! Great performances from all concerned but the way Maggie Smith indicates a growing irritation through her gestures alone is just wonderful, all building up to that amazing "Class Dismissed!". I guess that is what they call acting.
My husband and I literally just watched this sketch a couple of days ago since he had never seen Maggie Smith in her earlier roles. She was amazing in this sketch, as expected. Today, she passed away. Wands up to one of the greatest actresses of all time!!! From Miss Jean Brodie in “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” to Reverend Mother in “Sister Act,” to Professor McGonagall in “Harry Potter…”none of her roles could have been played better by any other actress. RIP!!!
R.I.P. Dame Maggie! I wanted to watch this again when I heard the news of her passing today (27 September, 2024). I still remember this skit and always loved how great Ms Smith was in it. Truly, she was so very talented. Everyone thinks of her most well-known roles, but I feel more should see her handle comedy so brilliantly! 😂
Eunice has a photographic memory of every imagined slight done to her since childhood, and has never forgiven any of them. We all know people like that.
As an elementary teacher for the past 25 years, I can state that this is not that far from what we face with some parents. I once had a meeting with the principal, a student of mine and his mother after he'd been stopped chasing and hitting another boy who'd upset him. We told him he should've told a teacher rather than trying to retaliate, to which his mother agreed, saying, "That's right! I've been in trouble several times with the police myself for doing just that!".
This sketch is heartbreaking. Dysfunctional families are very real. I’m grateful I live in a time where we recognise it, and can now work towards more healthy parenting, re-parenting, and lives. The amount of work it takes to re-parent. Sending love to everyone who watched this and felt the reality of this growing up. (Only one parent ever went to my parents evenings, and it always became about them). Lots of love from one “ungrateful child” x
I agree, this first time I watched this, I was laughing at the audience but at the same time feeling sad. sort of like 70-30. now, i'm watching this again I only laughed at a few points, but was feeling sad and miserable the rest. I can feel Maggie's exasperation
I was a child in the 70's and was not exposed to horrible adult behavior such as demonstrated in the skit. In fact, I stopped watching Carol Burnett and the sequential spin-off of these characters because it was not funny. At this age, and now that I lived through the period of The Rosanne Show and Malcom in the Middle, not to mention countless others, I am offended and blame this type of humor that was fed on mainstream media in partial responsibility for the degradation of polite society and the appreciation of kindness. You can see my full response to the video on the main thread.
@@HappyLife693nonsense - you were just one of the lucky ones. Dysfunction in family is as old as civilization itself and those stories have been woven into our narrative eternal. Just look at the most widely read book of all time, the Bible! Don’t be “offended” - become aware, and try to nurture a new generation to be a little more open to talking about it than the last.
@@HappyLife693Well aren't you just a little ray of toxic positivity? Those shows exposed the TRUTH. Sorry we can't all be perfect Stepford people like yourself. 🙄
I don't think teachers can be this candid in today's political climate. As a domestic abuse survivor, I appreciate the realism and the pathos of the sketch. People not touched by abuse may find this funny, and lucky they are, but this piece touches a nerve about the real lives of many of our students.
School and teachers were always the out for abused kids. The one place they could feel safe and secure was school. I saw many kids who were in dire straights at home, excel in school. They always had one teacher who seemed to motivate them. I had several who did and consider myself lucky. If teachers were allowed to teach and not have continuous interference from parents and administration, they could make a lot of kids succeed instead of giving up due to their circumstances at home. In a lot of ways, we have tied their hands. The only option is to kick kids out now, to quickly. Or, they drop out. Bubba is a popular name to call prison inmates. This sketch shows why.
Oh my Lordy, it's a *sketch comedy!* It doesn't have the obligation to carry the burden to work as therapy for the viewer! If you are a survivor of any kind, *I have nothing but praise to you* but it's too serious of an issue to be discussed using comedy as backdrop.
I, in no shape or form, found this sketch funny. All the good lines were delivered by Maggie Smith. I think this skit should never have seen the light of day. It normalizes abusive behavior.
I appreciate Maggie Smith in a whole new light. How elegant she was in her younger years as well as her senior years. I'm starting to look up to her as a role model.
Such depth in the sketches' writing was evident on this tv monument show every week. The screen continues to burn in brilliance during these gems. 🌹May Ms. Smith glow in the countenance of Our Lord's favor. 😢
This is a brilliant social commentary that is right in line with political upheaval in the United States occurring right now in 2023. Whether we have an educated population or we allow ignorance to become bliss and actually penalize intelligence. This was pointed out in the 1970s by the fantastic comic and social visionary Miss Carol Burnett!
Carol Burnett & Dame Maggie Smith are still going strong & entertaining us. Lovely talented ladies.
Maggie Smith is a BOSS! Her delivery of ordering them back to their desks and "We've come here today to discuss YOUR BRAT!" made me laugh so hard!
Can you imagine them facing McGonagall? Smith's character got tougher as she got older.
As of today, she has passed...
Dame Maggie Smith has passed away. 9/27/2024
She is Professor McGonagall
"My precious little angel would NEVER do anything wrong."
HaHa!!
😂
Maggie Smith in her prime was stunning. She also played a teacher in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and won an Oscar.
She's still stunning
Dame Maggie is amazing.
Her prime? 😒
Miss Brodie A TRIUMPH
Maggie Smith is always in her prime
I was in the audience seeing this taped at CBS in 1976, a few months after moving to Los Angeles. Alice Ghostley was in the audience, and she stood up when Carol introduced her. It was only in the last few years that I was able to view it as it was shown on TV. It's more meaningful to me today than when I watched the live performance.
Lucky
I was going to write that I remember the original broadcast of this. You more than one-upped me on that comment.
My family would have considered you some type of celebrity for being in the audience!!!
Awesome! What a treat that must have been.
Ghostley was actually funny. Burnett was disgusting
We moved to l.a. back in 1979 I loved going to the different shows. We lived across the street from Paramount studios it was fun being part of the audience. I always wanted to go to this show but I was too young.
As an educator, I find this too real.
Agreed👏🏿💯
The fact that this was about 50 years ago and is worse now...terrifying.@@mananimal3644
I thought the same thing.
Former EA here...on career change now.
What was “comedy” decades ago has turned into far too prescient of our current times.😢
The Mama Family skits on the Carol Burnett Show were a combination of very, very funny and truly brutal realism and this is one of the best of them.
Carol Burnett said that what made these sketches funny was the accents! She said that once they did a read through without the accents and that everyone thought that it was just sad!
Married with Children owes them.
I feel that I've discovered Carol Burnett far too late in my life, and enjoying every sketch. Maggie is brilliant in this one!
Never too late... I discovered Carol Burnett on "Mad About You" some two decades after her show ended... her guest appearance was one of a kind among the entire cast... such finesse and then a slapstick right across my face lol
This is one reason that so many of the greats were happy to work with her and appear on her show. Pure genius. Glad you’ve found her - if it was a little later than you’d hoped, you just have more delightful first-time surprises coming your way than we old hands. Enjoy!
Oh, but it's never too late. You must see her version of Gone with the Wind (which is here on UA-cam). Sadly, there are so many TV shows and presentations that cannot be found anywhere.
@@ropolso Just finished watching it and it was absolute class. Melanie finally settles the score!
@@redacted2275 Just watched the clip where she's serving food in a camper van and they're cramped in together, but the younger man wants to go to the toilet. Bloody marvelous!
RIP Maggie Smith ♥️🙏🏻
She will always be Minerva McGonnogal to me.
😢😢😢
Miss her already
❤❤❤😢😢😢
And The Reverand Mother. In Sisters Act.
I was so lucky. My mom was so supportive of me.
Beloved Dowager Countess 💜💜💜
The way Maggie acted like they were children 😂😅
The way Maggie Smith plaid it straight to create a greater contrast to the comedy. Everyone on that stage gave a master class in performance. Brilliant 💯👍🏿❤️
Because they were children. lol
This is a speech, I'm sure many teachers wish they could give.
Good for Maggie Smith! She put The Family in their place while displaying great fashion sense!
Maggie said everything that I want to say to parents
Speaking as a former teacher, the SAME situation happens EVEN TODAY and even in private schools!!!!
I clicked on this for Maggie, but omg, I am so sorry. Genuinely. I cannot imagine dealing with this, and I’m so, so happy I never had children rn.
I guess it happens in private schools more than in any public schools ;)
That is seriously scary.
@@floatingsara parents are even more demanding in private schools and have higher expectations (in the most part)
@@rosemaryogilvie6842 @Miss_Camel and so many in the general public don’t care that it happens. Everyone gets frustrated when they see this stuff on social media but then nothing is done to address it. Family situations heavily affect the way students perform in school, be it socially, emotionally, and/or academically. These situations are greatly individualized, which leads to fractured results where 1) parents are actually helping (what ever that means), 2) think that they are helping but with little if any results, or 3) they don’t give a damn. And people then say homeschooling is better. Yet with parents like you see in this video, You really think they can improve their son’s situation academically, emotionally, and socially while being homeschooled?? I doubt Bubba would care/want at all to learn in such an environment.
Love love love Maggie Smith with her angry/sweet demeanor lol. I love her too much
Maggie Smith will always be the best teacher whenever it's in The Carol Burnett Show or in Harry Potter. Rest in peace and thank you for everything!
Sister act 2? Did the reverend mother teach in SisA2? What about radical jean brodie? 🤔
@@missladyanonymity I do not regard her as a "best" teacher in jean brodie if you know the plot, but her performance is one of the best.
Don't forget "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie."
Or The Prime of Miss Jean Brody.
Don't forget The Prime of Miss Jean Brody.
Had to come back and comment. Rest in peace Dame Maggie Smith who passed away today. She had a wonderful sense of humour and will truly be missed!!
Maggie Smith is fabulous!!!!
Eunice & Mama are a true picture of a mother-daughter dysfunction dynamic.
Sit at your desks at once!
Phenomenal delivery
Three of the greatest comics meet one of the greatest actors of all time. This set was miraculous. It describes the dysfunctional, child-neglected family to a "T".
Maggie Smith has been absolutely brilliant in every part she's played!
As a Southerner and a teacher I give this an A.
The genius of this is how brilliantly comedy is used to relay what is a deeply disturbed family dynamic. Every psyche major should be required to watch this series. Eunice is a profoundly tragic figure. Burnett nails it!
I am the BIGGEST FAN of Dame Maggie Smith. Love her ❤ Love her ❤️ Love her
Maggie Smith must have been a stunning appearance on American TV with her beauty, class, English accent and all.
She had thyroid disease, and over the years, it changed the appearance of her face & eyes..
Just having class (whatever that means), beauty, and an English accent ..... isn't enough to impress American audiences. She had great talent. That's what mattered. Maggie Smith spoke after this taping of how much she enjoyed working with the great talents here....Yes, Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence and Harvey Korman were outstanding talents.
@@suraya1224 o, i don't know that. How sad. Thanks anyway, it explains a lot.
RIP to a wonderful actress. Thank you Maggie Smith
So many of these problems exist in reality, that I find myself nearer to tears than laughter. As a longtime teacher, I’ve seen how children are affected by their home lives.
YES & thank you for saying this as a “long term teacher!” ❤
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
As another long-time teacher, I also found this close to the problems that exist for many students and for the adults they grow up into. While I admire all the actors in the skit, this was not funny for me.
Carol Burnett has said that when they were rehearsing this sketch, they decided to try it out without the accents and “country bumpkin” mannerisms, and she said it was heartbreaking. Without the comedic trappings, it was more tragic than anything else.
@@frakteIntriguing. Well, therein lies the age old wonder of comedy. Even "court" jesters helped dampen many stressful volatile situations by "making light" of them, but always with wisdom and good intention as well. Appointed court jesters were Allowed to poke fun at their nobles because in the end everyone became the wiser after a good laugh.
I taught school for 17 yrs well…this pretty much sums up most of the parents
Yikes.
When Maggie Smith tells them to sit at their desks, I lost it. Amazing.
Dame Maggie Smith played my favorite character on Downton Abbey.
@privateinfo1711 Dame Maggie Smith was my favorite character on Downton Abbey too. Her lines were the best. Remember that line about the weekend? 🤣
RIP Maggie Smith 1934-2024
RIP Dame Maggie Smith - you held your own with this bunch!
The whole family used to come round the tv to watch The Carol Burnett Show. It has withstood the test of time.
R.I.P., Harvey Korman and Maggie Smith.
Just hearing Dame Maggie say “Bubba” repeatedly 🤭🤣😂 loved her
Dear old Maggie who just passed. She is a legend.
Before there was McGonagall, there was Miss Jean Brodie, and this character, Miss Collins 😂
And after Harry Potter, she was the Dowager Violet. They gave that character some of the best lines in Downton Abbey.
@@eduardo_corrochio don’t forget her take as constance trent in gosford park. she absolutely stole every scene she was in in that masterpiece of a movie, but doesn’t she always? RIP michael gambon.
@@samanthanickson6478 Gosford Park, oh, I need to watch that again, been too long. Yes, she is always so good.
Yes, Dame Maggie was a veteran long before the younger generation discovered her! I remember her in Hook, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and so many others. Plus, she's a marvelous Shakespearean actor. Truly a treasure!
@@eduardo_corrochio she got harry potter first than DA
Dame Maggie was a treasure, when you live long enough to see the legends start to pass away, it really changes your perspective
The late Dame Maggie Smith looks so pretty here. This is not just a hilarious performance but pure talent. A job well done for all of them. The granny looks like Mariah Carey. Wonderful 👍
The original inspiration for Professor McGonagall maybe? Maggie Smith is pure gold.
Although, I don’t remember professor McGonagle losing her cool like that
I taught 10 yrs in US colleges and 25 in US public high school. Retired…..thank heavens!
R.I.P to the great Maggie Smith
I didn't know Dame Maggie Smith was in Carol Burnett!! This is such a great sketch. Mama & Eunice are spot on my mom.
Oh no how dreadful. Did you become a bully like Bubba?
@@puzzletherapy4u No. I became the quiet kid that folks were leery about.
R.I.P Dame Maggie Smith
This comedy sketch is a depiction of what goes on in the real world even today. Teachers have to deal with disruptive behavior from kids all the time, and their behavior is a reflection of what goes on at home. The kids are seeking an outlet for their frustrations, and unfortunately, it spills out at school. The poor dears. 😢
If you are lucky ,once in a lifetime you get to see two of your heroes on the same stage.For me ,this was that moment
RIP Dame Maggie Smith, a true icon
This was one of those classic shows that was perfect for the times and still holds up in current times!
Thank you Carol Burnett and crew.
Rest In Peace Dame Maggie Smith!
You already are missed.
❤️❤️❤️
Smith won an Oscar as Scottish teacher Jean Brodie.
The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie was brilliant. I loved it. Smith was the 3rd choice
@@maudeboggins9834 Actually, Geraldine McEwan was even better in the TV version.
Along with that really splendid song "Jean", a #2 hit in the fall of 1969, sung by Oliver (William Oliver Swofford), who died of cancer on February 12, 2000 at the age of 54.
This is awsome! Love Dame Maggie Smith, but also love Carol Burnett and all of her cast really!
What a beautiful voice Maggie Smith has. That accent! Great performances from all concerned but the way Maggie Smith indicates a growing irritation through her gestures alone is just wonderful, all building up to that amazing "Class Dismissed!". I guess that is what they call acting.
No one can cut those eyes like Carol. 😂😂😂
omg, YES!!😂😂😂
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It must've been an honor to be either yelled at or slapped by *THE* Dame Maggie Smith.
Professor McGonagle definitely lost her cool
Rest in peace Dame Maggie Smith. Thank you for your amazing talent ❤
I just adore this actress! I love Maggie Smith! She is truly a legend❤❤❤❤❤
"Why does every day involve a fight with an American?" 😂
Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey clip
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Maggie Smith killed every role she played as far as I know. One of the great treasures of film art.
Hearing Maggie Smith say Bubba is hilarious. Maggie and Thelma Harper?! I love this!
Rest Easy Maggie Smith and Harvey Korman.😢💔❤
My husband and I literally just watched this sketch a couple of days ago since he had never seen Maggie Smith in her earlier roles. She was amazing in this sketch, as expected. Today, she passed away.
Wands up to one of the greatest actresses of all time!!! From Miss Jean Brodie in “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” to Reverend Mother in “Sister Act,” to Professor McGonagall in “Harry Potter…”none of her roles could have been played better by any other actress. RIP!!!
Also brilliant as Granny Wendy in Hook! 🤍
Great sketch! RIP Dame Maggie Smith and long live Vicki Lawrence and Carol Burnett!
RIP Maggie Smith
Thanks for this clip highlighting Maggie Smith’s veracity with comedy especially as a teacher. May she rest in peace!
Have a great day!
They certainly broke the mould with Dame Maggie Smith. ❤️❤️
Thank you for your brilliance, Maggie Smith. After your long and fine career, rest in peace.
Rest in Peace Maggie Smith, the best actress on earth 🪄
Maggie Smith - doing what every teacher has dreamed of doing -- at least once!
RIP Dame Maggie Smith. This was such a funny episode
😢rip Maggie smith a legend an inspiration and bloody good entertainer
Oh no the whole Clan has arrived 😂😂. Soon that Teacher is going to need some Xanax. Hehehe 😂
R.I.P. magnificent actress ❤
RIP Maggie, another beautiful sensitive portrayal, even here. A versatile master.
This is almost too real to be funny but I still love it.
Rest In Peace, Maggie Smith. You were an amazing, talented lady
When a parent teacher meeting becomes all about the parents and the child is lost in the blame game. I've known parents like these
And the drawing and the breakdown about wanting girls instead of boys. Comedy is powerful in facing these family tragedies, unforgiveness
Choice
R.I.P. Dame Maggie! I wanted to watch this again when I heard the news of her passing today (27 September, 2024). I still remember this skit and always loved how great Ms Smith was in it.
Truly, she was so very talented. Everyone thinks of her most well-known roles, but I feel more should see her handle comedy so brilliantly! 😂
Eunice has a photographic memory of every imagined slight done to her since childhood, and has never forgiven any of them. We all know people like that.
She was also never, ever, enough for Momma. So much psychology going on in these characters!
As an elementary teacher for the past 25 years, I can state that this is not that far from what we face with some parents. I once had a meeting with the principal, a student of mine and his mother after he'd been stopped chasing and hitting another boy who'd upset him. We told him he should've told a teacher rather than trying to retaliate, to which his mother agreed, saying, "That's right! I've been in trouble several times with the police myself for doing just that!".
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahh
This sketch is heartbreaking. Dysfunctional families are very real. I’m grateful I live in a time where we recognise it, and can now work towards more healthy parenting, re-parenting, and lives. The amount of work it takes to re-parent. Sending love to everyone who watched this and felt the reality of this growing up. (Only one parent ever went to my parents evenings, and it always became about them). Lots of love from one “ungrateful child” x
I agree, this first time I watched this, I was laughing at the audience but at the same time feeling sad. sort of like 70-30. now, i'm watching this again I only laughed at a few points, but was feeling sad and miserable the rest. I can feel Maggie's exasperation
I was a child in the 70's and was not exposed to horrible adult behavior such as demonstrated in the skit. In fact, I stopped watching Carol Burnett and the sequential spin-off of these characters because it was not funny. At this age, and now that I lived through the period of The Rosanne Show and Malcom in the Middle, not to mention countless others, I am offended and blame this type of humor that was fed on mainstream media in partial responsibility for the degradation of polite society and the appreciation of kindness. You can see my full response to the video on the main thread.
@@HappyLife693nonsense - you were just one of the lucky ones. Dysfunction in family is as old as civilization itself and those stories have been woven into our narrative eternal. Just look at the most widely read book of all time, the Bible! Don’t be “offended” - become aware, and try to nurture a new generation to be a little more open to talking about it than the last.
@@HappyLife693Well aren't you just a little ray of toxic positivity? Those shows exposed the TRUTH. Sorry we can't all be perfect Stepford people like yourself. 🙄
I barely laughed - it's all too painful and realistic really to be funny.
Southerner here. I forgot how some of this is so painfully real. Gifted people here. Thank you so much for posting.
Vicki Lawrence, the legend, playing mother to another legend 16 years her senior.
I don't think teachers can be this candid in today's political climate.
As a domestic abuse survivor, I appreciate the realism and the pathos of the sketch.
People not touched by abuse may find this funny, and lucky they are, but this piece touches a nerve about the real lives of many of our students.
School and teachers were always the out for abused kids. The one place they could feel safe and secure was school. I saw many kids who were in dire straights at home, excel in school. They always had one teacher who seemed to motivate them. I had several who did and consider myself lucky. If teachers were allowed to teach and not have continuous interference from parents and administration, they could make a lot of kids succeed instead of giving up due to their circumstances at home. In a lot of ways, we have tied their hands. The only option is to kick kids out now, to quickly. Or, they drop out. Bubba is a popular name to call prison inmates. This sketch shows why.
@@VangoghsDoggoMaybe your school. Not all schools were like that.
Oh my Lordy, it's a *sketch comedy!* It doesn't have the obligation to carry the burden to work as therapy for the viewer!
If you are a survivor of any kind, *I have nothing but praise to you* but it's too serious of an issue to be discussed using comedy as backdrop.
I, in no shape or form, found this sketch funny. All the good lines were delivered by Maggie Smith. I think this skit should never have seen the light of day. It normalizes abusive behavior.
@@HappyLife693then don’t watch it. Simple.
I appreciate Maggie Smith in a whole new light. How elegant she was in her younger years as well as her senior years. I'm starting to look up to her as a role model.
"That's the way I raised all of my kids." "...WUUUT???" XD ROFL!!! This family is a RIOT!!!
Mrs. Collin’s outfit is gorgeous. So stylish.
Bubba's drawing gets me everytime. 🤣🤣😂 and poor Ed didnt stand a chance with them two. 😂🤣😂😂
Those two
@@theappraiserladyThanks teach 😇 'those two'.
Or have it your way
@@theappraiserladyI actually like being corrected. Keeps me on my toes. Thank you.
I like being corrected as well.
This clip is so funny. Especially family drawing she is worried about her hair 😂😅
Carol Burnett is the G.O.A.T.
Rip Maggie, you were amazing part of my childhood. Rest easy darling ❤
Such depth in the sketches' writing was evident on this tv monument show every week. The screen continues to burn in brilliance during these gems.
🌹May Ms. Smith glow in the countenance of Our Lord's favor. 😢
Back then they devoted more time to their skits. Brilliant writing and acting.😊
Wow, she was young here. She was so beautiful, but she's still a great actress.
I love this skit. A beautiful example of how AUTHORITY is one of the most complex day to day issues we all must deal with.
Maggie Smith was so beautiful. She still is I love her.
Rest well Dame Smith. An actor’s actor. 🕊️
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. A must watch.
This scene I love it a lot Maggie is the Queen 👑💯👍🩷💐
Poor Bubba!!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Bubba actually turns out to be a good kid.
Depending on which Family sketch you see, the boys were named Bubba and Billy Joe or Bubba and Raymond.
Such a young Professor McGonagall. Lol
Slipping momentarily into Dolores Umbridge with “I will have order!”
Yes this is a lot better TV than the shows today
Rest ever so peacefully Dame Maggie, you will be missed!!!
Her eyes, like Bette Davis. . . Oh Maggie, thank you for everything.
This is a brilliant social commentary that is right in line with political upheaval in the United States occurring right now in 2023. Whether we have an educated population or we allow ignorance to become bliss and actually penalize intelligence. This was pointed out in the 1970s by the fantastic comic and social visionary Miss Carol Burnett!