Carol Burnett Show - The Family: "Mama's Birthday" (Uncut)

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  • Опубликовано: 5 янв 2020
  • The Family (Mama, Eunice, and Ed) celebrate Mama's birthday. It's a nice evening until "perfect" Ellen makes a surprise visit. Betty White's first appearance as Ellen. Unedited as it originally aired on 11/25/75.
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  • @SummerRain368
    @SummerRain368 4 года назад +1129

    I have over 100 channels and here I am watching RUclips videos of The Carol Burnett Show because there’s nothing on that even comes close to this nowadays. Carol is pure comic genius!
    Thank you for posting.

    • @tgd9477
      @tgd9477 4 года назад +37

      You win best comment...soooo true.

    • @Lifewithlisalove
      @Lifewithlisalove 4 года назад +14

      SummerRain368 exactly. Pure raw unedited timeless Carol Burnett comedy

    • @catherinethunder7504
      @catherinethunder7504 4 года назад +12

      NGD I love The Carol Burnett Show and I am going. To subscribe toRUclips Videos in order to enjoy a much happier time. Thanks. for the memories. Catherine Thunder

    • @reneebraxton1032
      @reneebraxton1032 4 года назад +8

      Amen

    • @goddessallurera3240
      @goddessallurera3240 4 года назад +14

      I know that's right! I grew up watching these episodes and 45 years later I'm still watching them! Some one commented that they felt rather sad for Eunice. I didn't feel sad for Eunice until after her Mom died she thought Ed wanted to get back with her and because of her low self esteem and genuine help for others; she did not even get to go with her brother Phillip to New York and she really wanted to go to see new places and enjoy life's true blessings.

  • @GirlStories1365
    @GirlStories1365 4 года назад +633

    There is something about these comedy sketches with Eunice and Mamma that touches on a sadness at the same time . How many of us are there that have known the deep despair and anger from trying to please someone that never will be pleased no matter how hard you may try .

    • @rhsharp
      @rhsharp 2 года назад +50

      Regarding this particular sketch: This was very sad and disturbing. Brilliantly written, acted,and directed…and I don’t like watching it. It’s really psychodrama for the writers. The talented Betty White’s character is downright hateful, as is Mama. I much preferred the earlier sketches of “The Family,” such as the three of them playing Sorry, or when Alan Alda, Tommy Smothers, and Roddy McDowell played Eunice’s brothers. Those sketches were funny. But then “The Family” took a dark turn that I detested. Thank goodness they lightened it up again when it morphed into Mama’s Family.

    • @katee8147
      @katee8147 2 года назад +5

      Yup

    • @elizabethk6658
      @elizabethk6658 2 года назад +4

      Amen!

    • @jackieblue787
      @jackieblue787 2 года назад +18

      @@rhsharp You're right. My estranged sister is a sociopath, clinically diagnosed.

    • @matthewkoch6937
      @matthewkoch6937 2 года назад +29

      @@rhsharp I agree. It's very reminiscent of the ugly arguments in "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte." Every word is dripping with resentment and cruelty. Betty White's Ellen character is horrid and bitchy, and Mama is unbelievably insensitive. I kept expecting Eunice to shove the cake in either woman's face.

  • @jvick87
    @jvick87 8 месяцев назад +177

    It’s amazing how believable Vicki Lawrence is as Mama at such a young age.

    • @marciphillips8682
      @marciphillips8682 4 месяца назад +3

      Omgosh right...I watched this as a kid and my kids watch with me my son bought the whole collection on DVD lol now I'm getting the grandkids watching it

    • @odalisgonzalez6875
      @odalisgonzalez6875 3 месяца назад

      She did the mannerisms & speech of an older woman very accurately.

    • @NoBullsh_t
      @NoBullsh_t 3 месяца назад +1

      I was probably 4 when I watched this, never knew til now how young she really was lol..

    • @SUGAR_XYLER
      @SUGAR_XYLER 28 дней назад +1

      ​@@marciphillips8682
      I was a 70s kid too.
      I'm so glad I never had children. Family life never appealed to me, probably because of these shows
      😂

    • @Jenni_H
      @Jenni_H 12 дней назад +1

      Its amazing how much her n Carol actually look alike

  • @fleurelise997
    @fleurelise997 2 года назад +680

    Betty White and Carol Burnett are just chewing through the scenery here. More acting talent in this episode than ten Oscar winning movies together!

  • @wms72
    @wms72 Год назад +171

    I'm 68 years old and can finally laugh at this without being traumatized by reliving my own dysfunctional family.

    • @100lamadrina8
      @100lamadrina8 Год назад +12

      I remember watching this as a kid. She would start thev show with questions from the audience. I remember a guy stood up and said, " Can you stop doing Moma's Family? they remind me too much of mt family and I just want to enjoy the show." I never forgot that all those years.

    • @susanwansley7950
      @susanwansley7950 4 месяца назад +3

      Yes but at 64 I can also finally cry at it. Lol

    • @auntiem71
      @auntiem71 3 месяца назад +5

      When I watched it as a child I liked the comedy as an adult imo Mom was full of vitriol towards Eunice.Loved Ellen who could care less about her . Ed was unlearned . I too have family members like this if I never see them again it will be too soon.

    • @robinmitchell6701
      @robinmitchell6701 2 месяца назад +1

      What's Dysfunctional LOL😂

    • @FuHackers-wx9lq
      @FuHackers-wx9lq 2 месяца назад +5

      Dysfunctional family? Is there any other kind? 🤷

  • @novasite7795
    @novasite7795 3 года назад +253

    I have an aunt like Ellen. Cheerful smile followed by back handed compliments every time she opens her mouth. Thank God we only see her once a year.

    • @zyxzyx3030
      @zyxzyx3030 2 года назад +10

      Ya I don't like Ellen's character.

    • @melaninsmithxx5414
      @melaninsmithxx5414 Год назад +17

      And I'd be lobbing those backhanded compliments right back to her. 🎾

    • @ericrivera8410
      @ericrivera8410 Год назад +14

      I had an aunt like Eunice I dreaded playing board games with her

    • @rogerrendzak8055
      @rogerrendzak8055 Год назад +14

      You know the old saying: "You can pick your friends, but you can never pick, your family"!!! This show (at least for me), always comes to mind 😁!!!

    • @oldmoviesinbwwithsubtitles3501
      @oldmoviesinbwwithsubtitles3501 Год назад +3

      😂😂😂😂😂👍

  • @ClellBiggs
    @ClellBiggs Год назад +127

    lol, Poor Eunice. She tries so hard to make everyone happy and at every turn they use the kind things she does to put her down. The fact that her gift was inviting Ellen over despite her dislike for her completely flew over Mama's head.

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 Год назад +12

      It does seem like Mama likes Ellen more than Eunice. She doesn't put down Ellen about small matters.

    • @BrunetteOnTheCouch
      @BrunetteOnTheCouch 8 месяцев назад +11

      Mama likes all the other kids better because they're 'successful' (i.e. got some money, moved elsewhere) in her eyes. Mama sees in Eunice everything she doesn't like about herself and how her life turned out so Eunice gets the brunt of it. They both didn't get the life they really wanted and settled for men that impregnated them. They're 'stuck' in that town and miserable.

    • @toyamartin169
      @toyamartin169 Месяц назад +2

      ​@BrunetteOnTheCouch wow the way you put it makes sense.

    • @CreatedByGod777
      @CreatedByGod777 19 дней назад

      😢

    • @caroly.reinoehl882
      @caroly.reinoehl882 13 дней назад

      I’m so grateful you allow us to have all these laughs without a price tag Thank you.

  • @mia795
    @mia795 Год назад +308

    I love how Eunice tries to stay up and happy despite being constantly put down by everyone.

    • @ericrivera8410
      @ericrivera8410 Год назад +31

      She tried so hard to make it a nice birthday for mama.

    • @kellychuba
      @kellychuba 10 месяцев назад +4

      in-law drama is cutting. Eunice is the real villain.

    • @BryantBrothers-gm1qx
      @BryantBrothers-gm1qx 9 месяцев назад +10

      Felt bad for her a few times ..despite the laughs..I felt sorry for her sometimes

    • @michaelmcknight8419
      @michaelmcknight8419 9 месяцев назад +3

      The eternal optimist. Nothing wrong with that. The “sunny” side of the street

    • @rjam1974
      @rjam1974 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@kellychuba Ellen was forever dealing with Eunice issues which she had little to do with it. Eunice just had envy that she spread to everyone else lol

  • @nolagospeltracts8264
    @nolagospeltracts8264 4 года назад +1088

    Eunice Higgins is one of the best television characters of all time.

    • @christhompson9486
      @christhompson9486 4 года назад +17

      I don't know, I always loved her as Sue Ann.

    • @AwesomeAlexAdam
      @AwesomeAlexAdam 4 года назад +11

      NOLA GospelTracts
      Agreed! No one comes close. No Chris, Not even Sue Ann Nivens.

    • @angelmarino7431
      @angelmarino7431 4 года назад +15

      NOLA GospelTracts Carol Burnett was a natural thats for sure and so funny 😂

    • @lavalampluva55401
      @lavalampluva55401 2 года назад +37

      When Eunice got the crazy eyes you know it was about to get good!

    • @m.e.d.7997
      @m.e.d.7997 2 года назад +15

      @@christhompson9486 Eunice is played by Carol Burnett

  • @AlexanderNevermind888
    @AlexanderNevermind888 2 года назад +1047

    Rest in Peace Betty White, who passed away at some point last night. She was a true icon. Her SNL performance was legendary.

    • @vanessaboyd3798
      @vanessaboyd3798 2 года назад +37

      That show was hilarious BETTY WHITE 🤣miss her already 😌🌺🦋

    • @Retroearthling
      @Retroearthling 2 года назад +5

      she's still alive. the democrats are doing this. They are trying to distract from Trump's come back. Evil people.

    • @tphillips37
      @tphillips37 2 года назад +24

      I tried to watch her SNL show today but it was just awful. She was the only one who was funny and I swear I could see her looking at the others with a look of "How the hell are these morons on TV?" more than once.

    • @Dogcatlover2432
      @Dogcatlover2432 2 года назад +8

      Her SNL was not legendary. Sad if her whole career is whiddled down to that.

    • @martinphilip8998
      @martinphilip8998 2 года назад +8

      @@Dogcatlover2432 Thanks. She had a wide range and a long reign. She’s a rare comedian that bridged so many generations. I look at Tony Bennet in the same way. I’m so glad another generation recognized his charm and let him sing on. My sister, a flight attendant, did an impression of Joan Rivers, while wearing River’s coat. Joan didn’t see it, fortunately.

  • @welllivedlife-desireeg2804
    @welllivedlife-desireeg2804 2 года назад +406

    As a child this was so hilarious. As an adult I can see how dysfunctional it is but the acting is amazing and the skit is entertaining. RIP Betty White.

    • @cheriantwine5531
      @cheriantwine5531 2 года назад +19

      This family however fictional was so like my own family. Only this family was funny

    • @juliannehannes11
      @juliannehannes11 Год назад +5

      Same

    • @djuanbenjamin9149
      @djuanbenjamin9149 Год назад +12

      Me too, I’m 44 and remember watching along with my mom…damn time flies. You’re right, as a youngin you don’t pick up on the underlying deep familial issues.

    • @hollyschaefer2896
      @hollyschaefer2896 Год назад +2

      Agree . I was thinking the same thing !

    • @Kurt77777
      @Kurt77777 Год назад +10

      April 26, 2023, Happy 90th Birthday Carol Burnett!! ♥️♥️

  • @geraldn.6871
    @geraldn.6871 Год назад +47

    Wow, these skits were deeper than I remembered as a child.

  • @onewomanandsomesongs
    @onewomanandsomesongs Год назад +56

    Eunice is the poster girl for all those women with favored sisters.

  • @reneebraxton1032
    @reneebraxton1032 4 года назад +143

    I was bullied in elementary school. Looking forward to "The Carol Burnett Show" got me through the week. Saturday nights were very Special!❤ Thanks Carol & Company.

    • @brianwalter8152
      @brianwalter8152 2 года назад +3

      Hello 👋🏻 nice to meet you Renee, hope you’re safe and well?

    • @carollewis3912
      @carollewis3912 2 года назад +5

      I was bullied in elementary school too.

    • @jonnaking3054
      @jonnaking3054 2 года назад +3

      Actually I was as well, and sorta adopted the "Eunice type personality" as a defense. I could use many insults I heard from Mama's Family and other similar shows... and most kids had no idea what I was talking about... I got in trouble for calling a girl a "tramp" because I heard Mama call Naomi that lol

    • @samueltaylor9254
      @samueltaylor9254 2 года назад +2

      Those kids who bullied yall probably had a life like Eunice.

    • @carollewis3912
      @carollewis3912 2 года назад +2

      @@samueltaylor9254 I thought at the time that their lives were close to perfect but I talked to a couple of them later and you're right. I was wrong. One was being sexually abused by her stepfather and another was verbally abusive to quite a few people. A teacher had heard about her reputation and disliked her for it. I made it through the storm. I know there is a God. Dear God I'm here!

  • @deegold3791
    @deegold3791 2 года назад +816

    Carol burnett here is oscar winning performance in my eyes. Her anger is so justifiable and delivered on cue...amazing acting !

    • @dougmacqueen1679
      @dougmacqueen1679 2 года назад +12

      @@goldenblue2208 Wow thanks for pointing that out. Ellen.

    • @Hervinbalfour
      @Hervinbalfour 2 года назад +5

      @@dougmacqueen1679 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @DCell1961
      @DCell1961 2 года назад +26

      I love watching her acting when she has no lines. The way she looks at people as if she is actually feeling what is going on. Truly something an actor is born with, not taught.

    • @lindawhite6266
      @lindawhite6266 2 года назад

      @Dbo83 you

    • @stevenwarner8135
      @stevenwarner8135 2 года назад +27

      It would be an Emmy as this was TV...but yes, all of them are brilliant as is the writing...something that does not exist on TV anymore...

  • @GregWatson-wb8yd
    @GregWatson-wb8yd Год назад +38

    Thank goodness Carol and Vicki are still with us.

  • @mjc42701
    @mjc42701 4 года назад +681

    I think the main reason Mama's familly was so well liked, is that so many can relate to it.

    • @zeusmasterson4117
      @zeusmasterson4117 4 года назад +24

      mjc 427 You would have to have a black heart not to find charm in this gem.

    • @mjc42701
      @mjc42701 4 года назад +19

      @@zeusmasterson4117 I loved it and all of Mama's Family skits and series.

    • @photo161
      @photo161 4 года назад +12

      And that', however true it may be, is a scary thought...

    • @cookiecuteasapuppy1008
      @cookiecuteasapuppy1008 4 года назад +17

      Yes.. I love watching Mamas family 💕💝💗💝💕

    • @margaretyork3548
      @margaretyork3548 4 года назад +15

      And how! I believe the best kind of comedy relates to the masses. We would watch Carol Burnett, Flip Wilson, Maude, All in the Family, Good Times, The Jeffersons,etc.

  • @JamieKitchens6
    @JamieKitchens6 4 года назад +645

    Betty White in her prime, but then again she is always in her prime.

    • @zeusmasterson4117
      @zeusmasterson4117 4 года назад +15

      Jamie Kitchens She really is. She is the only celebrity that if I were to meet, I couldn’t keep it together. I would probably cry and embarrass everyone involved.

    • @Portugal2025
      @Portugal2025 4 года назад +3

      I would melt down if I met her too

    • @jmnny85
      @jmnny85 4 года назад +3

      So true! 👍🙂

    • @filmmekker
      @filmmekker 4 года назад +4

      She really is a great actress.

    • @certifiedyaminspector-dadd6224
      @certifiedyaminspector-dadd6224 4 года назад +3

      LOL she was in her 50's on this show

  • @dickiegreenleaf750
    @dickiegreenleaf750 Год назад +35

    Mama's family is one of the only shows that makes me laugh out loud still 40 years later.

    • @davidarmitage289
      @davidarmitage289 3 месяца назад +2

      Well said ! Same here

    • @tourynfox5643
      @tourynfox5643 25 дней назад

      All in the Family and Mama's Family: Eternal Comedy Gold and Clean Content. Love Married with Children too! I own each series ❤

  • @katryan889
    @katryan889 Год назад +68

    Betty White is an ABSOLUTE QUEEN!! She'll never be surpassed. Her talents knew NO BOUNDS.

    • @taylormoses5884
      @taylormoses5884 9 месяцев назад +2

      Betty White was stone fox in her young years

    • @ruibento9840
      @ruibento9840 5 месяцев назад

      Betty White an American princess like many others

    • @kaybee4132
      @kaybee4132 3 месяца назад

  • @kriskraas
    @kriskraas 4 года назад +736

    I always felt kind of bad for Eunice... anyone else?

    • @2up3rm4n1
      @2up3rm4n1 4 года назад +42

      The best way to summarize Eunice's behavior was even if she married a rich man, she wouldn't have turned out like Ellen or brother Phillip. She was too needy and wanting attention, and she would have been too cruel and insulting to someone else's effort, insisting she could do better.
      The Restaurant, when Eunice, Thelma and Ed went to a fancy restaurant to eat and were kicked out, someone spoke then about how sad Eunice was, but in truth, she brought the rejection upon herself.

    • @olive6679
      @olive6679 4 года назад +118

      I think mama is the most toxic. Eunice is a product of her environment.

    • @2up3rm4n1
      @2up3rm4n1 4 года назад +17

      @Peacock Feathers Another interesting bit from Carol's book, One More Time, which clearly while Thelma is loosely based on Carol's grandmother, Nanny, and Eunice is Carol's mother, Louise, and Betty White's Ellen is Carol's aunt, Eudora;
      Eudora was born first and was a difficult pregnancy because she was a big baby. Nanny would say Louise came into the world small enough to fit in a teacup. She further said that was the end of her problems with Eudora and the beginning with Louise.

    • @bigwoodse874
      @bigwoodse874 4 года назад +17

      yeah but Eunice fukked up with that fly swatter lol

    • @jessiejames7492
      @jessiejames7492 4 года назад +4

      we all used to say that in this mama's family, carol lawrence outshone everyone. i loved her character

  • @randystroder7676
    @randystroder7676 2 года назад +36

    RIP. Betty White. She would have been 100 January 17 2022.

  • @jarednil69
    @jarednil69 2 года назад +690

    It's amazing how much dialogue they had to recall for these extensive monologues!! They were all truly quality stage actors!🤗

    • @jonnaking3054
      @jonnaking3054 2 года назад +27

      The live shows had a lot of cuts in them and re-does.... They showed some of the final show uncut and it had many "stops and re-starts"

    • @jeffreygoebel5539
      @jeffreygoebel5539 2 года назад +11

      Absolutely incredible!

    • @lasuvidaboy
      @lasuvidaboy 2 года назад +20

      Exactly. Betty White was also a stage actress and was trained to memorize dialogue.

    • @duncanidaho1806
      @duncanidaho1806 Год назад +5

      They use cue cards. They also do practice runs.

    • @dianacallen6627
      @dianacallen6627 Год назад +6

      The beautiful Lady Betty White here as Ellenand such a pleasure.
      Just went to the Father Christmas Eve. 👏

  • @sylvianolastname6606
    @sylvianolastname6606 Год назад +7

    "Oh what the heck! I'm half lit already! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @ctcentralinfo
    @ctcentralinfo 4 года назад +478

    Betty White was 53 when this aired, and she was still hot.

    • @iamtinaexeinmyopinion
      @iamtinaexeinmyopinion 4 года назад +7

      😍😍

    • @michaeldesilets7853
      @michaeldesilets7853 4 года назад +39

      Vicki Lawrence was only 26 here

    • @rasheeda1303
      @rasheeda1303 4 года назад +10

      BW 53 goes to show you age dont matter🤣😂🤣👍

    • @johnburrows5119
      @johnburrows5119 4 года назад +24

      @Jane Marsee Betty White chose to remain childfree and has lived a long happy life. Happy Birthday! 98!!!!

    • @edyann
      @edyann 4 года назад +8

      Yes. The year was 1975 and Betty was 53.

  • @markxxx21
    @markxxx21 2 года назад +389

    I love how Ed is so proud of his gifts and his ability to get discounts.

    • @kipphenderson9802
      @kipphenderson9802 2 года назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @scootergurl48
      @scootergurl48 2 года назад +10

      Why doesn't Eunice just run away from home? LOL

    • @ericrivera8410
      @ericrivera8410 2 года назад +12

      He would have done better if he gave Mama a Japanese rabbit trap.

    • @samueltaylor9254
      @samueltaylor9254 2 года назад +1

      @@ericrivera8410 lol true probably didn't want to spend the money. Lol

    • @isabelbeckerman9226
      @isabelbeckerman9226 2 года назад +5

      Oh yes, Markxxx. The perfect birthday gift one gotta have is a fly swatter. I found one at the Dollar General just the other day for a phenomenal price of $1.00.

  • @lauriejohnstone8217
    @lauriejohnstone8217 2 года назад +15

    Poor Eunice. She is so justified in telling those two women off. They treat her terribly

  • @DougerSR
    @DougerSR 4 года назад +139

    Totally “Team Eunice” on this one!!!!

    • @africamoore2527
      @africamoore2527 3 года назад +17

      Me too!!! Bless her heart! She really tried to make the day special for mama.

    • @ericrivera8410
      @ericrivera8410 2 года назад +3

      Her cake looked yummy.

  • @isabelporras7220
    @isabelporras7220 4 года назад +189

    Ellen may be prettier and better at spelling but Eunice has the biggest heart...

    • @sharksport01
      @sharksport01 2 года назад +8

      Agree. Betty definitely played the pretentious superficial bitch part really well though. Better than any role I've ever seen her do. " And you thought that was fried chicken we ate that night, Eunice!"

    • @ericrivera8410
      @ericrivera8410 2 года назад +1

      And a bigger mouth especially when she plays board games.

  • @mr.snippy
    @mr.snippy 2 года назад +116

    I came to watch Betty White but oh my, miss Carol Burnett had me holding my breath when she went on that rant. I felt all that anger as if they had wronged ME lol. Such talented and hilarious women.

    • @AmyLSacks
      @AmyLSacks 2 года назад +9

      They all had such remarkable chemistry, bolstered by top-tier writing.

    • @ginamicheleellihdavis4735
      @ginamicheleellihdavis4735 2 года назад +9

      Mama was the culprit!

    • @paula4518
      @paula4518 Год назад +3

      this show was so funny

  • @Lolly1122dooda
    @Lolly1122dooda 2 года назад +23

    Gosh, that was downright painful. Very hard to watch. Reminded me of something that would have been written by Tennessee Williams. I don’t know how they delivered every line, live, so perfectly. Amazing talent all around. Incredible, and that’s what made it so painful for a viewer who came from the same kind of family.

  • @MiZZLiLMOMMA2123
    @MiZZLiLMOMMA2123 2 года назад +162

    Watching this and remembering the beautiful Betty White. Passed away today at the age of 99, 17 days before her 100th birthday. May she Rest In Peace. ♥️😭

  • @FedericoT69
    @FedericoT69 4 года назад +764

    These three talented ladies are all alive as of Jan 2020

    • @zeusmasterson4117
      @zeusmasterson4117 4 года назад +30

      Blanche Dubouis Betty White’s name popped up on a news alert on my phone a while back. My heart stopped before I realized she had received an award.

    • @byronp2311
      @byronp2311 4 года назад +9

      @@zeusmasterson4117 She's still fighting monstrous alligators, I think.

    • @jamiedale5785
      @jamiedale5785 4 года назад +4

      FACTS

    • @jamesamick2945
      @jamesamick2945 4 года назад +33

      They oughta come together one more time as these characters.

    • @beverlyboo9075
      @beverlyboo9075 4 года назад +15

      That's because laughter is medicine.

  • @byronsenior6499
    @byronsenior6499 Год назад +23

    I really love Ed, he seems genuinely happy despite his lot in life unlike the other three.

  • @shannonsmith2642
    @shannonsmith2642 2 года назад +71

    This was the greatest show back in the 80’s. The comedic timing was everything!

    • @savedbyhisgrace7573
      @savedbyhisgrace7573 2 года назад +7

      This was late 70s .. not 80s

    • @shannonsmith2642
      @shannonsmith2642 2 года назад

      @@savedbyhisgrace7573 hmm, I wouldn’t have been old enough in the 70’s but remember watching. Google says 83-90 the show was on air.

    • @telubrico
      @telubrico 2 года назад +8

      This episode actually aired Nov. 22, 1975

    • @debbietoornman5780
      @debbietoornman5780 2 года назад +3

      It started on the Carol Burnett Show which ended in 1978.

    • @lennellwaltonboxer
      @lennellwaltonboxer Год назад +4

      I think you were thinking Mama’s Family. It’s a spin off.

  • @MrRibby88
    @MrRibby88 2 года назад +352

    I used to watch Ed, Momma, and Eunice skits with my parents when I was a young kid in the 1970s. We all laughed and laughed, especially at Eunice when she got upset. Both of my parents have passed, but I can't help but feel like they are laughing right along with me by my side as I watch these today.

    • @yvellebradley2502
      @yvellebradley2502 2 года назад +14

      That’s lovely. Know exactly what you mean.❤️📺

    • @bunnicula38
      @bunnicula38 2 года назад +9

      These shows were dysfunctional, not funny.

    • @carfarts
      @carfarts 2 года назад +23

      @@bunnicula38 You have ZERO taste and prb everything offends u!!🤣🤣

    • @bunnicula38
      @bunnicula38 2 года назад +4

      @@carfarts LOL!! Nah - just every character played by Betty White and Thelma . Okay! Everything offends me! LOL!

    • @ericrivera8410
      @ericrivera8410 2 года назад +3

      @@bunnicula38 then don't watch it Karen you bitter bitch

  • @ceasarandrepont5331
    @ceasarandrepont5331 4 года назад +970

    Look how beautiful Betty White was in this performance. Now, she has just turned 98 years of age and still going strong!!

    • @tonynegron1927
      @tonynegron1927 4 года назад +34

      Yes. Happy 98th Betty! 📺 We love everybody here.

    • @isisatlantis3168
      @isisatlantis3168 4 года назад +25

      ❤️❤️❤️ We love Betty!

    • @blueshow4491
      @blueshow4491 4 года назад +30

      J.A. 263737668 can’t believe that is Betty!! She was and still is beautiful 😍😍😍

    • @tiffanyhart1702
      @tiffanyhart1702 4 года назад +30

      She is so Classically Beautiful

    • @mjc42701
      @mjc42701 4 года назад +27

      Don't forget Carol Burnett, I loved her as a child and even more so when I was old enough to understand the adult side of her comedy.

  • @buixrule
    @buixrule 2 года назад +11

    All my years of growing up and seeing Betty White all I thought was there's and older lady. Now that I'm almost 60, I look at this video and think, damn, she is a good looking woman!

  • @Dennisanyone-
    @Dennisanyone- 2 года назад +57

    Four comic geniuses. Pure and simple.

  • @rachelbraak1272
    @rachelbraak1272 4 года назад +418

    Harvey Korman's expressions are priceless 😂 his mouth full of cake when Eunice said "You took the only man I ever loved".

  • @axljones4426
    @axljones4426 2 года назад +441

    Betty had great comedic timing, was excellent in everything she played in.
    She will be be missed. :(

    • @michael91411
      @michael91411 2 года назад +4

      did you ever see "The Lost Valentine" ?

    • @LordPrometheous
      @LordPrometheous 2 года назад +6

      I just listened to her latest audiobook that I bought the day she died. She spoke about comedic timing, and how important it is, how being slightly off can ruin a scene. This episode was a masterful performance.

    • @thestones8022
      @thestones8022 2 года назад +1

      @@michael91411 6 rooms river view too.

    • @kirstenroberts2123
      @kirstenroberts2123 Год назад +2

      No

    • @saramartinez1296
      @saramartinez1296 Год назад +1

      Ellen is just a narracist I hace 2 sisters Luke this ivstay far away from them I'm not trying to be in drama

  • @MrMenefrego1
    @MrMenefrego1 Год назад +14

    Like my late mother used to say after watching this show, "It's just like real life: everything starts out okay in the beginning, but then after a while, everybody's trying to kill each other!" RIP, Mom, you are missed. ❤

  • @cindytreme
    @cindytreme 10 месяцев назад +8

    I've watched it soooo many times, I've lost count. I laugh just as hard.

  • @warp9p659
    @warp9p659 2 года назад +424

    Rest in Peace Betty White. She played Ellen to perfection on these Family skits and later on Mama's Family. Betty will be remembered forever!

    • @rebeccajones4stories
      @rebeccajones4stories 2 года назад +12

      On “Mama’s Family,” I think it funny that Betty White and Rue McClanahan played niece and aunt, then later, roommates on Golden Girls.

    • @breckrichardson390
      @breckrichardson390 2 года назад +8

      And Rue and Bea, best friends on Maude

    • @StephEWaterstram
      @StephEWaterstram 2 года назад +4

      @@breckrichardson390 Rue was Franny on this.

    • @gfortune1491
      @gfortune1491 2 года назад +5

      Betty White's character, "Ellen" on this show truly shows her talent. It's hard to believe that she also played "Sue Ann" on the "Mary Tyler Moore" show! They're so different!

    • @jonnaking3054
      @jonnaking3054 2 года назад +5

      @@gfortune1491 I thought Sue Ann and Ellen were quite similar....Rose was totally different

  • @nlee4566
    @nlee4566 2 года назад +227

    Rip Betty White. She always been good at playing any role she was given.

  • @catlover34fl
    @catlover34fl 2 года назад +12

    Betty White could play any role handed to her. She was also a beautiful woman.

  • @patszer8314
    @patszer8314 4 месяца назад +5

    Carol Burnett was amazing as Eunice. Her facial expressions could be hilarious, poignant, and pitifully sad. What an actress! ❤

  • @cariannette1
    @cariannette1 4 года назад +400

    Harvey Korman was a great comedic and character actor! He could do Southern accents, German, Brittish! Just a great talent! Miss him so!

    • @seanpowell1661
      @seanpowell1661 4 года назад +23

      I loved him as the voice of Gazzo on The Flintstones. He would crack me up calling Fred and Barney "dumb-dumbs"

    • @ladyd6545
      @ladyd6545 4 года назад +16

      @@seanpowell1661 Never realized that was him...I Learn something new everyday..

    • @deemaverick987
      @deemaverick987 4 года назад +6

      This must be is trailer park trash accent?

    • @davidstinson5095
      @davidstinson5095 4 года назад +5

      Kazoo too voice

    • @patricksaxon3983
      @patricksaxon3983 4 года назад +9

      I loved him as Mother Marcus Marian in As the stomach turns.

  • @KenNickels
    @KenNickels 4 года назад +71

    All these skits start out innocently enough. But by the end they turn into Tennessee Williams melodramas. Haha!

    • @lenieadolphson6776
      @lenieadolphson6776 3 года назад +8

      I know, Mama was a piece of work and there are so many people like Mama, Explains dysfunction

    • @kallen868
      @kallen868 2 года назад +1

      👍👍😂

  • @peternighswander9629
    @peternighswander9629 2 месяца назад +3

    The look on Ed’s face when Ellen says “be a bush if you can’t be a tree” is priceless

  • @getoverit2789
    @getoverit2789 2 года назад +10

    "Ed, why don't you see if you can find Ellen a carrot?"
    Classic.

  • @donnamiller5222
    @donnamiller5222 4 года назад +238

    Eunice was right Ellen rarely came by and Mama was ungrateful

    • @moonpleiades99
      @moonpleiades99 4 года назад +9

      Donna Miller it’s horrible. So true to life in many aspects.

    • @JuicedUpLemon
      @JuicedUpLemon 4 года назад +6

      My mom is this way with her oldest daughter who is 32 years old, unemployed with a 5 year old daughter whom all stay with her. It's a really unhealthy relationship.

    • @reneedillard7511
      @reneedillard7511 4 года назад +13

      @@JuicedUpLemon thats how my family treats me...like Eunice

    • @melanieblackelk4252
      @melanieblackelk4252 4 года назад +5

      @@reneedillard7511 I'm so sorry about that!😥

    • @sydneyprescott3374
      @sydneyprescott3374 4 года назад +3

      A lot of families are like this, there will be a sibling that does everything for their mom and the sibling that never comes to visit will be the favorite

  • @brendafizer6444
    @brendafizer6444 2 года назад +13

    REST IN PEACE, BETTY WHITE... 01/17/1922-12/31/2021

  • @roccocatalano1773
    @roccocatalano1773 2 года назад +67

    Love mama's family, Eunice is great but Vicki Lawrence is amazing with the character of "Mama" unbelievable, I dont think anyone could do what Vicki does..♥️

    • @ericrivera8410
      @ericrivera8410 Год назад +3

      I always wanted act as a kid I wrote Vicki lawrece staying that I'd love be on stage with all of them she sent me a photostill of her self signed autographed wishing me luck I taped it on my wall and months later got a small part in a German movie .

    • @garnetjohnson763
      @garnetjohnson763 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@ericrivera8410that's fantastic!

    • @laurenchristianna2092
      @laurenchristianna2092 3 месяца назад

      ​@@ericrivera8410 That photo acted as a vision board It seems!

  • @JustanotherLiz
    @JustanotherLiz Год назад +31

    “Well sheesh Eunice, it’s been over 15 yrs, I’m sure that big ole fly is dead by now”
    I haven’t laughed so hard in a while . Thank you for uploading this epic episode

  • @foxyc3202
    @foxyc3202 4 года назад +38

    Betty White has been beautiful all her life ❤

  • @paulasuniverse5029
    @paulasuniverse5029 4 года назад +189

    This is actually some tremendous acting and the family dynamic / writing is sad but very believable.

    • @brianwalter8152
      @brianwalter8152 2 года назад +1

      Hello 👋🏻 nice to meet you Paula, hope you’re safe and well?

    • @susannelson8000
      @susannelson8000 2 года назад +4

      Whoever wrote these skits had to have met my family of origin. My sister was a Eunice.

  • @russcollins4762
    @russcollins4762 2 года назад +3

    What i find most amazing is you can buy a flyswatter at the dollar tree for a dollar. 45 years later .

  • @snagfree
    @snagfree 2 года назад +12

    Popped up in my feed today. RIP Betty. So many people are mourning tonight.

  • @steppbrotha
    @steppbrotha 4 года назад +353

    Carol is nailing Eunice! Her laughter her sadness....it's a COMPLETE character and as an actor I'm learning so much from her...from everyone actually in The Family

    • @linsioux217
      @linsioux217 4 года назад +18

      Carol said "Mama's Family" was a lot like her life growing up.

    • @tomitstube
      @tomitstube 4 года назад +14

      carol is brilliant as eunice, you should see all of them.

    • @movierun
      @movierun 4 года назад +12

      So true. Carol is not only a brilliant comedienne but a great comic actress. Harvey Korman, of course, and Vickie Lawrence too - very good character acting. Many of the great comics were not necessarily good comic actors. Jackie Gleason was another great comic actor.

    • @judithshannon1787
      @judithshannon1787 4 года назад +1

      Tarot by janine

    • @lapacesiaconvoi
      @lapacesiaconvoi 2 года назад +3

      betty's white adorable dimples while she's being mean ♥

  • @sahirygnobehi6448
    @sahirygnobehi6448 4 года назад +158

    As a child watching this rerun, I did laugh at the accent and crazy antics. Now as an adult. You see how painful the reality is. Too many of us have felt the same way. Being less favored while the other sibling is loved more😳😳

    • @Meme-ql8qt
      @Meme-ql8qt 2 года назад +9

      Exactly! I thought it was mean…..even though it just a show……..

    • @carolyncollinge1514
      @carolyncollinge1514 2 года назад +7

      The big sister stealing her dolls and whatever she wanted. I could relate to Eunice's anger. Yes all too true real life stuff.

    • @donniehagy5125
      @donniehagy5125 2 года назад +4

      Preach my dear; preach. Lived it most of my life.

  • @michellebilodeau3882
    @michellebilodeau3882 Год назад +4

    Vicky played mama perfectly!

  • @D.I.V.A.Journey3758
    @D.I.V.A.Journey3758 8 месяцев назад +5

    I grew up on "Mama's Family"😂😂😂😂😂 Great times!

  • @luxvella1598
    @luxvella1598 8 месяцев назад +8

    Betty White was fire!! ❤❤🔥🔥🔥

  • @diannashuster5594
    @diannashuster5594 4 года назад +139

    Eunice "you took the only man I ever loved"!
    The look on Ed's face. 🤣

    • @okiebrave1932
      @okiebrave1932 4 года назад +19

      and then she says look at what I am stuck with. Poor Ed..no respect.

    • @dschoenewald7320
      @dschoenewald7320 4 года назад +7

      Hilarious!

    • @AmyLSacks
      @AmyLSacks 3 года назад +3

      @@okiebrave1932 He was a terrible husband and father, though. That marriage failed because both of them had real problems.

    • @redrooster1908
      @redrooster1908 2 года назад +1

      "Luuuuuuuuuved"

    • @ericrivera8410
      @ericrivera8410 Год назад

      Looked like a sounded boy

  • @doobej9558
    @doobej9558 4 года назад +105

    Betty White has been on TV since it started and has never been off. Can't think of anybody else who fits that category.

    • @rebetisrebetis4416
      @rebetisrebetis4416 3 года назад +5

      @@gregjurek5623 it’s been 30 plus years with no Lucille on TV.
      It’s really only Betty , can’t think of anyone else who’s been on tv this long.

    • @tphillips37
      @tphillips37 2 года назад +2

      @@gregjurek5623 Betty's career is longer than Lucy's.

    • @smb6566
      @smb6566 2 года назад

      Dick Van Dyke

  • @trixistrongbow3899
    @trixistrongbow3899 2 года назад +44

    OMG! This is still funny after all these years! Thanks for posting :)

  • @danielswartz1656
    @danielswartz1656 2 месяца назад +2

    This is the beginning of my next 70 years. I turned 70 at 10:31 this morning! No turning back NOW!

  • @routeman680
    @routeman680 4 года назад +96

    I love the exaggerated Southern accents, and there is so much in this sketch, humour, pathos, anger. Just brilliant.

    • @brianwalter8152
      @brianwalter8152 2 года назад +1

      Hello 👋🏻 nice to meet you, hope you’re safe and well?

    • @ericrivera8410
      @ericrivera8410 Год назад +2

      I read that originally they tried the sketches without the accent and it was sad not funny

  • @ceeceesrevenge33
    @ceeceesrevenge33 4 года назад +216

    it never gets old it's still funny in 2020!! 34 people have no sense of humor.

  • @tomekaminorpharmdrph.9908
    @tomekaminorpharmdrph.9908 2 года назад +55

    Betty White Rest In Peace. She was a true legend and will be missed. This was one of my favorite episodes growing up. She is just gorgeous on this episode and many more that followed.

    • @cocophillips9251
      @cocophillips9251 2 года назад

      Actually Betty White looked better in her 50's and 60's then when she was young

    • @healthotherthings7684
      @healthotherthings7684 2 года назад

      She not' dead white hats rescued her

  • @djstuntfox
    @djstuntfox Год назад +2

    I didn't even recognize Betty White until 3 minutes in! I started hearing Rose's voice and my mouth dropped.

  • @patmelton43
    @patmelton43 4 года назад +96

    Poor Eunice. I always felt so sorry for her and related to her in the dismissal of her family.

    • @brianwalter8152
      @brianwalter8152 2 года назад +1

      Hello 👋🏻 nice to meet you pat, hope you’re safe and well?

    • @caseydione186
      @caseydione186 2 года назад

      First time seeing this. The mom and sister are assholes. There I said it. We were all thinking it.

    • @hilariecalijo4643
      @hilariecalijo4643 24 дня назад

      Me too ❤

  • @lisag18
    @lisag18 4 года назад +417

    You can understand why Eunice was sullen and selfish as a kid. She had to fight for everything while Ellen was strongly favored.

    • @soniarena5250
      @soniarena5250 4 года назад +35

      Right, its funny and sad at the same time!

    • @truthiseverything9511
      @truthiseverything9511 4 года назад +44

      She was continuously gaslit by narcs.

    • @bradleypatterson4106
      @bradleypatterson4106 4 года назад +52

      I know this is fiction but it’s rather sad. The smartest one of the entire family is their brother Philip. He left home early to move to California to become a writer and never came back home and limited his contact with immediate family. This is the best way to deal with narcissists. You can empathize why Eunice turned out the way she did. Her mother was a narcissist and used gaslighting against her, and her sister Ellen was a narcissist as well and used gaslighting. Truly, if I were her, I would have divorced that stupid, lazy, penny pinching husband, put that selfish, ungrateful, narcissistic harpy of a mother in a nursing home and forget her, and tell that self centered sister to kiss my narrow ass before leaving town to start my life over and forget everyone of them. No love loss.

    • @davidtyler6708
      @davidtyler6708 4 года назад +32

      Carol was so spot on in her performance you can't help but laugh and be sad at the same time.

    • @moonpleiades99
      @moonpleiades99 4 года назад +43

      For sure. These are brilliant actresses, but this sketch is giving me anxiety, because it’s a prime example of the subtle and sometimes not so subtle emotional abuse that goes on within too many families.

  • @demcadman
    @demcadman Месяц назад +2

    These Mama skits are like watching a classic stage drama. The acting is cracking, biting and sharply delivered. It's both 😁 and 😔.

  • @GoodVibesNewlevel2023
    @GoodVibesNewlevel2023 2 года назад +5

    Sadly this dysfunction is an honest reflection of many families today. A parent favoring one child over the other. Sibling rivalry. Rebound love. Yelling. Threats. Unappreciation. They were on to something. RIP to Betty White who always new how to bring it, along with Carol Burnett. ❤️

  • @Marchant2
    @Marchant2 4 года назад +237

    These shows are extremely well-written.

    • @zeusmasterson4117
      @zeusmasterson4117 4 года назад +13

      Marchant2 They really hold up. I thought Friends was funny when it aired. I tried to watch a few weeks ago, and it is AWFUL. So cringeworthy. Golden Girls and Mama’s Family, which are even older, still seem fresh and funny.

    • @DVD927
      @DVD927 2 года назад +1

      Some were written by Steve Martin!

    • @redrooster1908
      @redrooster1908 2 года назад

      Blinged out fly swatter verses a mink stole fur wrap as gifts. LOL

    • @ericrivera8410
      @ericrivera8410 Год назад

      @@redrooster1908 he was so proud of finding it in discount

  • @mjc42701
    @mjc42701 4 года назад +104

    Don't forget Carol Burnett, I loved her as a child and even more so when I was old enough to understand the adult side of her comedy.

    • @brianwalter8152
      @brianwalter8152 2 года назад +1

      Hello 👋🏻 nice to meet you, hope you’re safe and well?

    • @mikebooth5942
      @mikebooth5942 2 года назад +1

      Carol 😜

  • @FoodieVacations
    @FoodieVacations 2 года назад +2

    Did Carol ever get an Emmy??? No one deserved one as much as her!

  • @blockcl
    @blockcl 9 месяцев назад +3

    A mink stole vs. a fly swatter. Genius writing.

  • @nathanfitzgerald6651
    @nathanfitzgerald6651 2 года назад +88

    RIP to Betty White, America's ultimate funny grandma!

    • @valeriefolse9452
      @valeriefolse9452 2 года назад +1

      Funny you say that, all my memories of these shows are tied up to my loving grandma who passed away in January...

  • @bonniemagaddino651
    @bonniemagaddino651 4 года назад +105

    I always sympathize with Eunice she couldn’t do anything right Ellen could do no wrong😘😘

  • @dexterbaker4421
    @dexterbaker4421 8 месяцев назад +6

    Back in the day just couldn’t stand this show,especially watching Vicki Lawrence ,but we’ll I grew up and I really enjoy watching this show now especially watching miss carol burnet acting,she is N wonderful actor in her own show
    Just loved her playing Eunice,and Betty white playing her sister,they all where wonderful actors 🤩✨🫵🏾

  • @stevendaniels8652
    @stevendaniels8652 2 года назад +2

    For 53, betty white was gorgeous.
    Its sad she is gone, but she lived a long and fulfilling life! She became so popular amongst the new generation of comedians.
    Did i mention she was gorgeous?!

  • @photo161
    @photo161 4 года назад +252

    The line between comedy and tragedy is often but a very thin one...

    • @photo161
      @photo161 4 года назад +1

      @@katyb3265 ...nasty...

    • @katyb3265
      @katyb3265 4 года назад +2

      @@photo161 sorry. I was just kidding around. No offense intended.

    • @yvonnemiles7633
      @yvonnemiles7633 4 года назад +8

      You can say that again. I’m thankful for being an only child. Saved me all the work of getting rid of the others! I never was keen on digging! Lol 😂

    • @shananalexander9789
      @shananalexander9789 4 года назад +1

      eoselan7 Amen

    • @tristawood2071
      @tristawood2071 4 года назад +2

      That is literally the coolest quote ive ever heard!! Props to you

  • @TaRonThomasTv
    @TaRonThomasTv 4 года назад +72

    People do treat their children separately like this and it’s sad. You should always treat your children the same

    • @AwesomeAlexAdam
      @AwesomeAlexAdam 4 года назад +4

      TaRon Thomas
      How the Hell are you going to "treat your children the same"?! They re DIFFERENT!

    • @patriciadavis11
      @patriciadavis11 4 года назад +1

      God has millions of Angelic sons but Jesus was his favorite.

    • @marylvaughan4868
      @marylvaughan4868 4 года назад +5

      Yeah, Momma was all over Eunice bday celebration until
      Ellen walked in. Then momma wants to get upset after she triggers Eunice emotions. Her and Ellen we're wrong for that. Fur stole fixed Ellen being absent in her life. Momma mother probably did the same thing to her.

    • @nikkib6604
      @nikkib6604 4 года назад

      Adam thank you !! I have identical twin boys and I treat them different cause they ARE different but I love them the SAME.

    • @AwesomeAlexAdam
      @AwesomeAlexAdam 4 года назад +1

      @@nikkib6604
      Your Love Nikki B WILL help them to develop into AWESOME men!

  • @joeysnyder7532
    @joeysnyder7532 2 года назад +2

    R.I.P. Betty White and you were so funny and great as Ellen.

  • @swtv1754
    @swtv1754 2 года назад +2

    I know she only guest stared on the Carol Burnett Show, but her Ellin character always seemed like she was one of the regulars. RIP Betty White!

  • @janemarinelli2838
    @janemarinelli2838 4 года назад +119

    These shows take me out of my troubles and make me laugh🤣

    • @AmyLSacks
      @AmyLSacks 3 года назад

      Heck, yeah. My family and I had our share of squabbles but nothing this baroque.

  • @tonymolatto1904
    @tonymolatto1904 4 года назад +238

    Mama used the word lit back in the day & the kids nowadays think they made it up. Ha. Mama was hip.

    • @nicholaspitts9561
      @nicholaspitts9561 4 года назад +13

      So true. I was thinking the same thing. She said lit, and I said... Rewind. Lol

    • @tonymolatto1904
      @tonymolatto1904 4 года назад +5

      @@nicholaspitts9561 Cosign. I did the same thing. Ha.

    • @reneebraxton1032
      @reneebraxton1032 4 года назад +2

      Dummies

    • @tonymolatto1904
      @tonymolatto1904 4 года назад +1

      @@reneebraxton1032 Very.

    • @tonymolatto1904
      @tonymolatto1904 4 года назад +3

      @Zeug Dings She still used it. Does not matter how she used it. Lit meant drunk but it's the same minus the alcohol.

  • @tammyrashad4368
    @tammyrashad4368 12 дней назад +2

    THIS is when TV was GREAT 👍👍👍. Awesome show 😁. All Great actors.

  • @erica2002us
    @erica2002us 2 года назад +12

    I can watch Mama’s Family all day and all night!! I love Mama!!

  • @dfa3366
    @dfa3366 4 года назад +104

    “Be a bush if you can’t be a tree” Both mama and Ellen ganged up on her. “Darling you just stunk. Lord you were pitiful, just pitiful darling”

  • @jakealden2517
    @jakealden2517 2 года назад +5

    Hard to believe Betty White was in her 50s in this show from 1975!

  • @scottjenkins9251
    @scottjenkins9251 2 года назад +2

    I grew up on this show. Hits different now. RIP Betty White

  • @smae61
    @smae61 Год назад +5

    It's comedy but a true statement..how parents show favorites to their children.

    • @cindyoden6391
      @cindyoden6391 3 дня назад

      Dysfunctional even back in the Bible days. Causes a lot of grief when the children in a family are treated differently. Not very funny in reality.😢

  • @ricofresh22
    @ricofresh22 4 года назад +147

    Thelma said she already half lit lmao

  • @ellew4573
    @ellew4573 3 года назад +4

    I love chicken and dumplings! 🥟

  • @Perfectpearl
    @Perfectpearl 8 дней назад +2

    I was about 8 or 9 watching these episodes back in the day.
    I didn’t realize mama was actually a young woman 😂

  • @desertrain4026
    @desertrain4026 2 года назад +4

    17 minutes and 33 seconds! The comedy today couldn’t last that long on their best day! This was the golden age/era of comedy! Nobody did it better!