I remember reading once that Carol Burnett said that it was the accents that made the sketches funny. She said that once at a table read they did the scene on their regular voices and that no one laughed at all. She said that they all realized it was really and truly sad.
They also played it straight. They puff up the antics besides the accents for the humor effect. God they're all so immensely talented. And Dick and Jenna's writing was spot on. Two actors turned writers I believe. Dick played Carl in the flashback episode of how Ed and Eunice came to marry. He was great.
Yes. Each sketch has a 'seven!!' moment and it kills me everytime. Carol says Eunice going off is one of the ways that she would release tensions because she's not like that in her own life. Charo's cootchie, cootchie dance too.
There will never ever be anything like these shows again! Nothing is really good like this stuff anymore. Bless all of their hearts and souls! Always will be great!
I watched this show when I was a young kid back in brooklyn nyc with my mom and dad and did my dad lol so hard he had tears ! The greatest lol of my life ,I got my funny from Carol and the greatest Lucy
Eunice finally got a chance to be with the high-end crowd and again, it all blows up in her face. The Family sketches can be funny but also just heartbreaking.
@@judethaddeus9856 Eunice has a strange appreciation for a better life that Mama and Ed can't ( 11:06 - they absolutely refuse "to recognise any nice thing in life"), a bit like Willa Cather's short story "Paul's Case". She attains to something more - the American Dream, if you will - but at the same time she can't help but holler and yell and ruin everything, hence the wistful, regretful look as she leaves.
The ending is sad. Eunice turns around before leaving looking back. She just wanted to experience something different in a upscale restaurant. Yes it’s a comedy sketch but a lot of people can relate to dysfunctional families. That’s what makes The Family sketches relatable. It’s so funny yet not far from reality.
i grew up in an extremely dysfunctional family and many of these Family sketches hit very close to home. to grow up in a home that is constantly filled with tension between the family members is horrible. i know that all to well. Eunice wanted to do something nice for her momma but that was a big mistake bringing her along. the family was completely out of their element in that fancy restaurant. i am not a fancy person and i dont at all like going to places where i have to dress up, which is not who i am, and where i have to pretend to be someone who i am not. ed said that $15 was expensive for a meal. in the 1970s yes. today, sad to say, that is actually very reasonable. i dont picture a fancy restaurant as having booths, but instead, only tables
To say Carol Burnett was a genius of comedy is an understatement. Just wonderful. Since I was a boy watching these when they were on, I've constantly gotten belly laughs from them.
So relatable when it comes to some typical family interaction. Carol lays it down like a pro, giving us a more than authentic rendition of a tortured soul trying to save face while in the midst of a social affair she is not completely comfortable in. Her eyes when the head waiter asks her to leave is painful it is so true to life. Her frustration is heartbreaking when she is asked to leave in shame. All her attempts to blend in were shot down at every turn.
In the 1970s I was being raised in an abusive, dysfunctional home (parents had split up, mother had custody of us kids. She was a mentally ill, abusive monster). As a result, I turned towards watching LOTS of tv as a way to provide myself with escape and comfort from my misery. The Carol Burnett show was one of many tv shows I watched regularly in daily syndicated reruns. It really helped me to preserve what few shreds of sanity I had as well as provided me with much needed happiness, laughter and joy in an otherwise joyless existence. The Carol Burnett show was the one and only tv show whose sketches had me and my sister literally rolling on the floor, clutching our sides with laughter (especially if the sketch had Tim Conway in it. He was the best). EXCEPT for these "The Family" sketches. When Eunice yelled and/or scrunched up her face in anger, she was the exact spitting image of our mother. It was just too painful. My sister and I would sit completely stone faced through these "Family" sketches. I don't recall them eliciting a single laugh from either one of us (not even the occasional presence of Tim Conway helped).
I'm sorry for your experience, and even sorrier that you didn't get to live with your father. I don't laugh at these sketches because they are an incredibly sad commentary but they do give voice to some of the dysfunctions happening in our lives or the people we know and often they are things you can laugh about later, so I do enjoy them. When it hits too close to home, I expect it's different.
Carol herself came from a totally dysfunctional family herself, both parents were alcoholics.Her Grandmother raised her most of the time and when they moved to Hollywood she and her Grandmother went to the movies as their form of escape.Carol said that a lot of her sketches had some of her own situations in life.There are no words that express my sorrow at your own childhood. How you became a full functioning adult is a miracle and you have my total admiration!
Having grown up with a dysfunctional abusive family I can relate most of the characters to members of my own family . as an adult watching this show I can laugh so hard at their antics because I can sit back and view it in a 3rd person perspective . when you get to a certain age you just have to let the past go and forgive .
Eunice is a sad character even though we laugh about the situations she falls into because it's Carol. The competition between Eunice and her favored sister is real life. I love watching The Family but the expressions on Carol's face at times makes me cheer her on. The look as she's escorted out of the restaurant is like if only. Harvey's attitude as Ed is priceless. I sure miss the old comedy shows and Carol's is one of them.
The end scene when Eunice realizes she is not ever going to be like...them: heartbreaking. In just one glance she portrays that awareness of knowing her caste, and that she can never rise above it. The push and pull of her desire and the force of family members that keep her down.
Laurel and Hardy were once the epitome humor! So were Mutt and Jeff and The BoweryBoys! Humor changes over the decades, just like everything else. Thank God they now have videos of all types of TV and movies so you can see the type of humor you love when ever you like!MMB
Carol was absolutely and almost impossibly brilliant in this piece. Her capacity to convincingly change character is second to none. These 12 minutes were an absolute masterclass in what it is to be an actor/actress.
I remember one thanksgiving when my Aunt and Uncle were eating with us my uncle asked my mom where to put the salad and my aunt said your mouth and the fight was on so I can relate to this but it was funny , it was never a dull moment when my aunt and uncle came over. My mom and aunt and uncle have passed and I miss them dearly but I have many dysfunctional happy memories
The things they come up with these days. I once had tea and domething wrapped like a fancy chocolate piece with glittery wrapper and all. I wanted to sweeten my cup of tea but didn't see sugar anywhere on the table. I was told then the piece Was the sugar. 🤦🏻♀️ embarrassed enough I found trouble unwrapping the fancy piece of sugar, elegently like ladies do. It was wrapped in a weird way. I ended up drinking tea like chinese do. 😂 It was good. 😄👌🏻 Speaking of unwrapping fancy pieces of candies with a big sticky sticker.. I mean what's up with that? Why? I always find trouble unwrapping a piece. I usually take them home and aggressively unwrap'em all there. 😂
Eunice has such a regretful look as they are leaving. She knows they were kicked out but does not understand exactly why! Genius comedy. Genius reflects both the comic and tragic we experience in life. And bittersweet regret.
I’m pretty sure Harvey ad-libbed “L’Chaim!” 7:10 Carol and Vicki looked momentarily surprised because Ed would never have known that phrase. Great sketch, but ultimately so sad, like all the other Family episodes.
Dave Glow - Yes, I'll admit its sad, this sketch isn't long enough and I wish it had at least 10 more minutes of yelling (then it would be more complete )!
Made me happy for Jewish Harvey who had to play bible belt Ed. Go Harvey go! I'm Catholic btw. Hollywood only recognizing Christian as if no other religion or atheism exists bothers me.
This has very funny lines, but it is mostly tragedy. Thelma, Eunice and Ed finally have a chance to mingle with the higher end of society, but like an improper Steak Tartar, they are ill prepared. Eunice's expression at the end when she realizes she blew their chance is heart-wrenching.
I agree. The end made me teary-eyed. As I get older I understand Eunice so well,...her frustration and dissapointment. The combination of comedy and tragedy in these skits are incomparable...the actors and writers are geniuses.
@@wilfordfraser6347 Absolutely. For decades, I only saw the edited version of the sketch when the family visits Mickey Hart in his apartment. The UNedited version, with Mickey explaining his childhood, is terribly sad.
Poor Eunice. 😕 She couldn't even enjoy a nice meal in a fancy restaurant bc of her pain in the ass mother & husband. Too bad that she didn't just go by herself or take a non relative with her, then maybe she would've had a much better time. (She should have lowered her voice, though).
The attention to character detail and acting is just amazing! The back forth of the incisive dialogue,and the creation of believable events is so spot on. Eunice so often an antagonist and protagonist,while her family can be maddening,she can be her own worst enemy there's an often evocative emotionally wrenching quality to these Family sketches. They all deserve a hand,It's Truly brilliant!! 👏👍
I still never ever ever understand why people constantly throw Eunice under the bus she’s The victim of her families stupidity, how else are you supposed to act when you try to go to dinner with these two monsters ? I don’t get the logic , please don’t remind me that we are talking about characters in a comedy sketch we know that part
@@ladyboywonder9139 It's not about throwing Eunice under the bus it's acknowledging her own negativity and toxic behavior specifically towards her husband, beats up on him but never comes across as helpful or positive. That specific situation in the restaurant yes they were being difficult,but too often she's been the perpetrator. Ed wasn't perfect but she did to him what her mother did to her,endless criticism and harsh assessments. One of the last family sketches they did, Eunice went to therapy and gained insight.
@@jmnny85 well , I still don’t see it , I mean , look how they act no wonder she RE ACTS . Ed and the mother are perfect pains in the asses . She’s usually right in her criticisms . Like . How difficult is it . Why does she have to defend the expenses of the trip when he other wise doesn’t give a 💩 about his own expenses. Just one example .
@@ladyboywonder9139 Yeah, she has problems but so does Ed. He wasn't even smart enough to read the ticket before they got to the restaurant. And Mama made it her life's mission to provoke Eunice into fits of anger because belittling her daughter was apparently her only real pleasure in life.
@@ladyboywonder9139 Yes, it's true that Eunice is the sanest and most reasonable person in THIS particular sketch, and you truly feel sorry for her as she walks out of the restaurant totally humiliated. But this series was based on the dysfunctional behavior of ALL THREE of these characters. All three had their good points and their flaws - just like real people. That's why these sketches play so well. There are many episodes where Eunice is the "heavy" with many psychological problems that she usually takes out on her husband, Ed. As I recall, the only character who was never nasty (although dim-witted) was Micky - Ed's assistant in his hardware store.
@@manofmanyinterests Yes: the uncut sketch would be great to see here. My partner saw this skit recently one night on cable, on MeTV, and said they edited it for time so poorly that characters were beginning sentences and they got chopped abruptly. Lines he remembered from reruns were absent. Such a shame. I won't watch this unless it's complete. I can't go through all my cringing/crankiness when a bit that I love is suddenly MIA. Of course they're not posting this one on Carol's official YT page; too much to hope for, lol.
@@manofmanyinterests There's one in particular I'd like to see again after a long time, entitled "Overnight Guest" (Mama drops in on a newly divorced Eunice, unannounced). It came between "Visit from Dan" and "Password"; I checked on the Wikipedia page about The Family to get the title. And I notice that over time a few uncut sketches have been removed from this site, like "Visit to Phillip" which is set in California; its edited/butchered version is 9 minutes while the uncut one is around 14. Mind you, I am grateful that there are a bunch of the 31 Family skits available on CZcams to enjoy. Eunice and the gang are one of my absolute favorite things ever created from television.
I never understand why people usually blame her but she’s the only NORMAL one among them . I figured out why many ppl defend Ed and mama and go after Eunice , in real life they are the same idiots as those two
@@ericrivera8410 LOL Right! The Family skits are actually kinda sad to watch because Eunice's family is the real problem. Shes a problem because she keeps "reacting" to them. But they are the problem
This is still the edited version. The reason the woman is testy because Mama says "Oh my!" over her chocolate mousse is because on her way to the salad bar Mama had said "Oh my!" about the woman's meal and asked her what it was (filet of sole almondine). Eunice remarked "I'm surprised you didn't ask for a bite."
This episode is highly edited. In the original Mama asks the lady in the next booth (on the way to the salad bar) what she has which is why on the way back from the salad bar she simply replies to Mama when Mama says Oh My. There are several cuts made to this version. I wish you could purchase a DVD set of all the unedited Mama, Ed and Eunice Family episodes on a single DVD.
a shame, really, that Carol won't just release the whole series on a complete DVD set. But her business method has been genius. By holding onto it, she and the others became very rich and never had to work again. When the show ended, everyone had done very well, but the true wealth came as a result of Carol's careful VHS and DVD releases over the years; always sure never to include it all. She kinda mimics Disney in that way, how they make available copies of their movies.
This is one of my fav..episodes but the ending always made me sad i remember fist watching this in the early 80s and i know the show aired in the 70s and now it still holds up in 2021...wow they do not make them like they use too.. I miss the 70s & 80s...
I REMEMBER WHEN THIS FIRST AIRED. I NEVER MISS ONE EPISODE OF THE FAMILY. AND MY MOM I COULD RELATE TO THIS CAUSE MY DAD WAS LOT LIKE EDD. I REMEMBER THI S AT 11 YEARS OLD
You've just got to feel for Eunice.. particularly in this scene. All she wanted was to experience a nice dinner. Her mother and her husband ruined that for her by acting completely brand new..
The horrible thing is that I've actually seen people behave this abominably in upscale restaurants twice -- and on both occasions it was supposedly "upper class" people doing it, not working class people like Ed, Eunice and Mama. (On the second occasion, when the maitre d told them to leave, everyone in the dining room applauded.) Shakespeare commented at length in "The Merchant of Venice" that the bearers of noble and honorable names can often have thoroughly vile natures. Right as usual.
When I worked in restaurants way back when, Yuppies would undertip or not tip at all. The dudes who worked in construction were the most generous. (Thank Dog those days are over. The service biz was tough even before COVID.)
@@AmyLSacks I used to work in a restaurant too, to earn my spending money for college. (Nothing fancy; a diner which saw a lot of truckers come in. Fascinating guys, with some of the best stories imaginable). I've also known some wealthy upper-class people in my life who were thoroughly decent; but when one-percenters ARE jerks, they go all the way. The most common feature of bad restaurant behavior I've observed is the way some of them talk to waiters and waitresses as if they were a lower order of being. I heard a line in a sitcom once, where a guy was sitting with a rich couple who treated their server this way, and was disgusted by them, that I've always wanted to drum up the courage to use: "How about we play a game? It's called 'Treat The Waiter Like A Human Being'. The prize is, YOU GET TO NOT GO TO HELL !"
@@tadimaggio There was a troll pre-virus who became notorious on several internet sites for bragging in capslock about how she loved to burden servers with absurd, time-sucking demands. Then she'd refuse to tip, try to get them in trouble with Management, or score a free meal, etc. I kept hoping she was just doing bad online theater, but maybe not. A number of servers commented to her that she probably ended up ingesting a lot of their, uh... bodily emissions without knowing it. :P
Saw the full version of this sketch on Pluto tv and there's quite a bit cut. Thelma asks the woman not only about her chocolate mousse, but on the way to the bar asks about her fish dinner for example.
I'm such a fan of carol Burnett,and her show!! But Eunice and this dysfunctional group is to much! So very real,I've enjoyed all of Eunice's characters episodes,but this one is a little sad. Eunice is always so frustrated and angry,but the end is sad,when she looks back as they leave,I truly believe she wanted the classy dinner at least once in her dismal life! It also shows her hidden amenities thats rarely seen in her normal character,these are great characters!!
I agree that one tends to feel sorry for Eunice by the ends of the sketches, but Eunice never realizes that she is part of the problem. She wants to blame everybody else for her frustrations and failures and never looks to herself for the reason for her lot in life. Everything that these characters saty about each other is true. Eunice is selfish and delusional; Ed is belligerent and insensitive; Mama is bitter and belittling.
Ed walked out with the napkin under chin , Mama with a purse full of condiments and toilet paper and eunice a few sips of the pink lady .it wasn't a total loss
Eunice is such a sympathetic character in a sense. Yes, she can be rude and obnoxious, but there's something about her that you can't help but pity... Also, Carol plays her so well. I don't see Carol playing a "character" for the show, I just see Eunice.
Exactly. I see Eunice. Two of the most jarring things for me: 1. Last show Eunice goes to the psychiatrist and Carol dressed as Eunice intro in her own voice before starting 2. Show Stoppers special she and Vicki sit at dressing tables and show how they morph into their characters putting on the wigs etc. They and Harvey are sheer brilliance in these sketches. And Harvey doesn't even change appearance but all I see is Ed. Fantastic!!
I couldn't help but feel a heartfelt empathy for Eunice. With a cheap crass-mannered husband (who would order a hamburger fries and a beer in an eatery like this?) and a crabby mother who condescends and complains constantly, these two couldn't behave themselves in having a lovely time in an exclusive restaurant without resorting to loud and obnoxious unpleasantries. I sympathize with her, having to put up with them daily, purposely making her life more and more miserable. I almost shed a tear for Eunice as she looks back and leaves the room after being thrown out and treated as a low-class outcast. Poor, poor insufferable Eunice. She didn't even have the chance to finish her Pink Lady. Although these hilarious Family sketches are wonderfully hilarious, this episode is somehow the first time it concludes with a sad ending.
@@LBF522 I understand, Samuel, but I wouldn't blame Eunice for assailing her penny-pitching husband and whining bellyaching mother for their loud asinine conduct in a palatial restaurant. Goodness. You'd think those two can put aside their objectionable demeanor JUST ONCE and have a quiet enjoying dinner without the drama. Can't you blame Eunice for going psycho with those two? And who would order a hamburger, beer, and fries in a pricey dining establishment? Poor Eunice. Her sad and humiliating expression says it all the moment she leaves the dining area. Ed and Mama are the culprits who ruin her once-in-a-lifetime lavished dinner. She's better off having dinner "alone" without tagging along with these nutcases.
Not really. Everything is a matter of choice. Eunice knew what she was getting into when she decided to bring those two along. And she also engaged with their B.S. instead of keeping her head above the clouds. I'm not saying Eunice's reaction is not understandable. But she is still responsible for her own reaction irrespective of what other people do and do not do. Believe it or not, there was nothing wrong with her husband wanting to order a hamburger and fries. Her embarrassment is hers to own. Part of having class is not looking down on "lower" classes. She behaved towards her husband with the same disdain as she feels victimized that the "upper" class is looking down on her. If you're here to have a good time, then have a good time. Don't spend the whole time you're there having a good time blaming other people for you being unable to have a good time. If you don't trust yourself having a good time without other people behaving a certain way, then don't show up. Also, I think you confuse empathy and sympathy. "You poor thing" is not an empathetic response. It's an enabling response. If Eunice thinks of herself as a victim, she will be one. She got her own karma handed out to her when she was asked to leave the restaurant. She was humiliated because she kept berating her husband and mother over how petty they were only to be called out as petty herself. She got owned. Don't get me wrong: no one deserves to be humiliated. But that is not to say that people do not attract into their lives the very situation they lament. I do not excuse Eunice's behavior. What she could have done: - Leave her husband free of his choices and focus on her own enjoyment. - Not try to educate her husband on what constitutes common courtesy and it is not her role nor her prerogative - Calmly explain to her mother how to use the pepper grinder knowing that her mother is who she is and will not change - Allow her mother enough rope to hang herself, and let her mother be the subject of negative attention instead of herself (hoarding on sugar and paper towel) and accept it is not her responsibility to control her mother nor overrule her choices - Not pretend the money her husband is not spending on his own meal is money he is refusing to spend on her - If for whatever reason she felt pushed to the edge and felt like she had no alternative to snap, she could have excused herself, gone outside or to the bathroom to get a moment to regroup, and recompose herself. What I'm trying to say is people don't often recognize how they bring onto their lives the very thing they despise, only to blame it on others. It is no wonder then that she is stuck and the only way she is able to make sense of it is that she is cursed with a husband and a mother that feel no alternative but to cause her embarrassment.
These skits are so darn authentic, the whole thing feels oddly realistic. The writers, along with these 3 amazing comedic actors, have created such relatable and enduring characters, that one cannot help but see one's own emotions and angst mirrored in them. It's not hard to see why this one skit spawned its own spin-off series.
I loved these sketches and laughed so much as a kid but as an adult I even see the depth in them now too of the family and the feelings they have and protray
I love Eunice, Momma, Ed, and the guest family members. Very realistic, in that they are showcasing dysfunctional behavior. The Problem with Dysfunctional people, is they don’t think anything is wrong with their behavior. To them,” Hell, everyone acts like this!”
I'm laughing but feel sad at the end when Unice look back at the restaurant before leaving. She just want to experience how it feels to dine in a fine restaurant, but due to family circumstances it didn't go well... 😔😔😔💔💔💔
Salad bars were probably much more novel back then than they would be later on. There's that trend in food (and fashion, architecture, etc.) where new and novel things are for the rich, but then they become less scarce and even average people or places can afford them. With the feel of exclusivity gone, rich people don't prize them as much as they once did.
@@AmyLSacks ... Perfectly said. What you said is true. Salad bars were a novelty then! It's kind of like when a patent on a particular product runs out, and then 3,000 manufacturers are suddenly making them, and more cheaply.
Depends on what you’re used to. When I was a kid we never went out to eat. Then one evening my dad took us to Beefsteak Charlie’s and I thought I was suddenly a millionaire lol
Thank you for posting this skit. I was about 7 or 8 when the show was on and I always loved it. Watching these brings back such warm feelings and it feels so good to laugh. I never get tired of these skits and the timesless humor of CB. Thanks again!
I think the line, "at least at Fat Jacks they got pictures of the stuff on the menu" is omitted. Yes, this is cut, because Mama asked the "chocolate mousse" snobby lady something before, which explains her cut snobby reaction.
@@gusbeau1 Not censorship. Reruns were trimmed to pack in more commercials. Even today on MeTV and Antenna TV if you see Carol's skits, chances are they have been trimmed here and there to create room to sell more Charmin and Doritos; that goes for all classic sitcoms on those channels too. The trimming isn't even done carefully-- sometimes a character will open their mouth to speak and you'll notice a cut. Sad.
I don't know if grandmas still do it but back then this sort of thing was not unusual. In the 1970's & 1980's my Nana would swipe Sweet 'N Low packets or whatever was available, every time we went out for a restaurant meal. I suspected she wasn't the only grandmother who had sticky fingers.
I remember my grandmother did the same thing. And she offered NO apologies for it either. She would tell us, "Believe me... you paid for this 10 times over in that padded bill."
The Family sketches were exceptionally dark in contrast to the rest of the program. I have no doubt that is resonated with many dysfunctional families that could relate to the characters on many different levels. This was probably why it was so popular and ran for so many seasons.
I love these old shows like Carol Burnett and Sonny and Cher. I was raised in the 1970s and even though there were only 3 channels and PBS there was always something good to watch on TV.
If I remember right, this show is a funny version of her family of origin. I work with my family of origin in St. Pete Fl. My mom turns 90 tomorrow, I’m 62, she kicked me off property as recently as Saturday, just after Hurricane Ian. I’m infuriated many days, and there are a few days throughout the years we all can laugh. But these Carol Burnett skits have me in tears laughing so hard, what good medicine the Carol Burnett crew will always be for me!
I always enjoyed Mama family. Carol Burnett was always funny as Eunice. Vicki Was always funny as Mama. The funny thing Vicki was the youngest if all of them.
I’m pretty sure Harvey ad-libbed “L’Chaim!” Carol and Vicki looked momentarily surprised because Ed would never have known that phrase. Great sketch, but ultimately so sad, like all the other Family episodes.
IT IS A PEPPER MILL MAMA!! WITH A PEPPER MILL YOU GRIND IT LIKE THIS !!!!
LORD YOU TWO ACT LIKE YOU'VE BEEN LIVING UNDER A ROCK!!!!!🤣
No matter how many times I see the Peppermill grinding segment, I still laugh.😂
She's so animated .. lol
I remember reading once that Carol Burnett said that it was the accents that made the sketches funny.
She said that once at a table read they did the scene on their regular voices and that no one laughed at all. She said that they all realized it was really and truly sad.
They also played it straight. They puff up the antics besides the accents for the humor effect. God they're all so immensely talented. And Dick and Jenna's writing was spot on. Two actors turned writers I believe. Dick played Carl in the flashback episode of how Ed and Eunice came to marry. He was great.
I wish I could get excited over anything the way Eunice gets excited over a pink lady.
Don't know what that is. Go bars lot never seen any women drinking a pink drink.
Creative cocao milkshakes are always a 😯😯😯. They're barred in my book actually not wanting to spoil myself. 😄
@@shawnmichaelduncan5951 they’re not in fashion anymore.
Gin, apple brandy, lemon and dash of grenadine. It's actually quite nice. 🍹
I thought that was Pepto Bismol
It’s the pepper mill that gets me EVERY TIME😆
Eunice should have slammed down the pink ladies before she left
Yes. Each sketch has a 'seven!!' moment and it kills me everytime. Carol says Eunice going off is one of the ways that she would release tensions because she's not like that in her own life. Charo's cootchie, cootchie dance too.
Eunice's final look......A master class in tragedy.
There will never ever be anything like these shows again! Nothing is really good like this stuff anymore. Bless all of their hearts and souls! Always will be great!
I watched this show when I was a young kid back in brooklyn nyc with my mom and dad and did my dad lol so hard he had tears ! The greatest lol of my life ,I got my funny from Carol and the greatest Lucy
Absolutely agree
Best sitcom
Classic tv at its best.never be anything like it again
@@Gina-mo7xn ¹1
Mama and Eunice sketches truly are brilliant! The acting is great! Still getting fans in 2023
Eunice finally got a chance to be with the high-end crowd and again, it all blows up in her face. The Family sketches can be funny but also just heartbreaking.
Agree, funny and heartbreaking.
She can't catch a break.
She looked back knowing she'll never get to experience that kind of restaurant again.
If you think about it it’s actually something like Gilligans island
This one was heartbreaking~
7:10 Harvey improvised that "L'chaim" very well. Carol was so caught off guard. I miss comedies like this.
I love Mama's permanent scowl; she reminds me of my eternally angry mother.
And Vicki was younger than Carol.
Lucille Ball was a fan of Carol Burnett. That says a lot.
OH THE SALAD BAR! Back in the good old days of the restaurants. That was enough for a dinner and a half right there! Cheap, beautiful and filling.
Yes, and when Sizzler closed down, we were left with nothing but fast food and expensive restaurants.
"Here go, ladies. L'chaim." Carol was caught off guard!
It's a pepper mill Mama. You Grind it. You Grind the pepper mill. That was so hilarious😂😂😂
She's gonna BREAK it lol!
Who put pepper on salad 😂
@@dr3914 seriously?????
WERE YOU TWO BORN UNDER A ROCK 🪨?
I have been 😂😂😂😂 and saying this randomly all week I had to come back to watch it lol
Always felt sad for Eunice. She understood more.
But she was the reason here they all got kicked out. 🤷🏻♀️
@@hana.the.writer5074 because they drove her insane
@@hana.the.writer5074 Absolutely! Eunice screaming like that.
She understood more what???
@@judethaddeus9856 Eunice has a strange appreciation for a better life that Mama and Ed can't ( 11:06 - they absolutely refuse "to recognise any nice thing in life"), a bit like Willa Cather's short story "Paul's Case". She attains to something more - the American Dream, if you will - but at the same time she can't help but holler and yell and ruin everything, hence the wistful, regretful look as she leaves.
The ending is sad. Eunice turns around before leaving looking back. She just wanted to experience something different in a upscale restaurant. Yes it’s a comedy sketch but a lot of people can relate to dysfunctional families. That’s what makes The Family sketches relatable. It’s so funny yet not far from reality.
Well said.
That’s what she gets for bringing mama along lol
i grew up in an extremely dysfunctional family and many of these Family sketches hit very close to home. to grow up in a home that is constantly filled with tension between the family members is horrible. i know that all to well. Eunice wanted to do something nice for her momma but that was a big mistake bringing her along. the family was completely out of their element in that fancy restaurant. i am not a fancy person and i dont at all like going to places where i have to dress up, which is not who i am, and where i have to pretend to be someone who i am not. ed said that $15 was expensive for a meal. in the 1970s yes. today, sad to say, that is actually very reasonable. i dont picture a fancy restaurant as having booths, but instead, only tables
And seeing this again, she also has to partially blame herself. She's the one who started screaming because she was aggravated with the others.
Some people are simply out of their element.
To say Carol Burnett was a genius of comedy is an understatement. Just wonderful. Since I was a boy watching these when they were on, I've constantly gotten belly laughs from them.
She's still alive.
@@asit1 I know. I was referring to her golden days.
Agreed. I very rarely get those belly laughs with today's comedians. The cool thing is, they were so funny without a single curse word.
@@arreola891 they cussed during these shows all the time. It would make my grandmother cringe 😬
@@Former_Pastor Maybe your definition of cussing is different than mine.
the three of them brilliant. and the writing, about as good as it gets.
Carelessly and joyfully with love in our hearts
So relatable when it comes to some typical family interaction. Carol lays it down like a pro, giving us a more than authentic rendition of a tortured soul trying to save face while in the midst of a social affair she is not completely comfortable in. Her eyes when the head waiter asks her to leave is painful it is so true to life. Her frustration is heartbreaking when she is asked to leave in shame. All her attempts to blend in were shot down at every turn.
If Mama only knew then, how much that roll of toilet paper means today.
So true!!!
So true
🤣😂😅🤣😂😅🤣🤣😂😂☺️🤣😂🤣😂😅
Hiding from a barely deadly virus isn't like fighting a war. You aren't part of the greatest generation.
@@frankcabanski9409 Agree 100%
Eunice is so excited about the Pink Lady! 😍
Yes. You wonder how Eunice would have excelled if she had different relatives.
@@manofmanyinterests Maybe she would have asked for a dry martini instead. 🍸
In the 1970s I was being raised in an abusive, dysfunctional home (parents had split up, mother had custody of us kids. She was a mentally ill, abusive monster). As a result, I turned towards watching LOTS of tv as a way to provide myself with escape and comfort from my misery.
The Carol Burnett show was one of many tv shows I watched regularly in daily syndicated reruns. It really helped me to preserve what few shreds of sanity I had as well as provided me with much needed happiness, laughter and joy in an otherwise joyless existence.
The Carol Burnett show was the one and only tv show whose sketches had me and my sister literally rolling on the floor, clutching our sides with laughter (especially if the sketch had Tim Conway in it. He was the best).
EXCEPT for these "The Family" sketches. When Eunice yelled and/or scrunched up her face in anger, she was the exact spitting image of our mother. It was just too painful. My sister and I would sit completely stone faced through these "Family" sketches. I don't recall them eliciting a single laugh from either one of us (not even the occasional presence of Tim Conway helped).
I'm sorry for your experience, and even sorrier that you didn't get to live with your father. I don't laugh at these sketches because they are an incredibly sad commentary but they do give voice to some of the dysfunctions happening in our lives or the people we know and often they are things you can laugh about later, so I do enjoy them. When it hits too close to home, I expect it's different.
Carol herself came from a totally dysfunctional family herself, both parents were alcoholics.Her Grandmother raised her most of the time and when they moved to Hollywood she and her Grandmother went to the movies as their form of escape.Carol said that a lot of her sketches had some of her own situations in life.There are no words that express my sorrow at your own childhood. How you became a full functioning adult is a miracle and you have my total admiration!
I laugh uproariously at all of the Family sketches. Conway's ageist antics? Nada. Or his annoyance as comedy. Zilch.
I don't have a dysfunctional family. But I never found those "comedy" funny. I'm glad it's the thing of the past.
Having grown up with a dysfunctional abusive family I can relate most of the characters to members of my own family . as an adult watching this show I can laugh so hard at their antics because I can sit back and view it in a 3rd person perspective . when you get to a certain age you just have to let the past go and forgive .
It's a pepper mill, mama!! You GRIND IT and GRIND IT!!! Fell off my chair laughing!
This is just too funny. I never get tired of any of Carol's skits.
Thanks to CZcams I watch one every night
Eunice is a sad character even though we laugh about the situations she falls into because it's Carol. The competition between Eunice and her favored sister is real life. I love watching The Family but the expressions on Carol's face at times makes me cheer her on. The look as she's escorted out of the restaurant is like if only. Harvey's attitude as Ed is priceless. I sure miss the old comedy shows and Carol's is one of them.
The end scene when Eunice realizes she is not ever going to be like...them: heartbreaking.
In just one glance she portrays that awareness of knowing her caste, and that she can never rise above it.
The push and pull of her desire and the force of family members that keep her down.
The epitome of real comedy. I may be an old soul but I REALLY enjoy this type and era of comedy. Nothing today even remotely compares.
Laurel and Hardy were once the epitome humor! So were Mutt and Jeff and The BoweryBoys! Humor changes over the decades, just like everything else. Thank God they now have videos of all types of TV and movies so you can see the type of humor you love when ever you like!MMB
@@marymargaretblumhorst5359 EXACT, I prefer this type of comedy over any of the crap they have on tv nowadays.
@@mltdcj28 I’m an old soul too & love these comedy 🎭 shows!
@@cynthiar7350 AWESOME, good to know that I am not alone, lol
I can't believe that some people would behave like that in a restaurant.
Carol was absolutely and almost impossibly brilliant in this piece. Her capacity to convincingly change character is second to none. These 12 minutes were an absolute masterclass in what it is to be an actor/actress.
I so agree - Eunice slips in to queen of England voice when describing etiquette to Ed
@@lenwelch2195 LOL - Sounds scary!
I remember one thanksgiving when my Aunt and Uncle were eating with us my uncle asked my mom where to put the salad and my aunt said your mouth and the fight was on so I can relate to this but it was funny , it was never a dull moment when my aunt and uncle came over. My mom and aunt and uncle have passed and I miss them dearly but I have many dysfunctional happy memories
LOL this almost make me choke on my pink lady...
Omg that was my husband s family a bunch of morons
My son said to us mom you and dad fight all the time I feel like telling him shut up
A PEPPER MILL!! YOU GRIND IT...THE PEPPER COMES OUT!!! Lolololol!!!
Classic. Simply classic!
The things they come up with these days. I once had tea and domething wrapped like a fancy chocolate piece with glittery wrapper and all. I wanted to sweeten my cup of tea but didn't see sugar anywhere on the table. I was told then the piece Was the sugar. 🤦🏻♀️ embarrassed enough I found trouble unwrapping the fancy piece of sugar, elegently like ladies do. It was wrapped in a weird way. I ended up drinking tea like chinese do. 😂 It was good. 😄👌🏻
Speaking of unwrapping fancy pieces of candies with a big sticky sticker.. I mean what's up with that? Why? I always find trouble unwrapping a piece. I usually take them home and aggressively unwrap'em all there. 😂
I have to admit when I was a kid at a restaurant with my folks i didn't know how to use a pepper mill either.
If you didn’t enjoy watching Carol thru the years you missed so many good times
Eunice has such a regretful look as they are leaving. She knows they were kicked out but does not understand exactly why! Genius comedy. Genius reflects both the comic and tragic we experience in life. And bittersweet regret.
Mamas comment about the salad bar cracks me up. “Visit it? What’s going on over there?” 😂
I’m pretty sure Harvey ad-libbed “L’Chaim!” 7:10 Carol and Vicki looked momentarily surprised because Ed would never have known that phrase. Great sketch, but ultimately so sad, like all the other Family episodes.
Maybe he caught *Fiddler On The Roof* on TV right after *Bowling For Dollars*. :D
Dave Glow - Yes, I'll admit its sad, this sketch isn't long enough and I wish it had at least 10 more minutes of yelling (then it would be more complete )!
Some parts are missing, this sketch has been mercilessly cut.
I thought it was just me who noticed/thought that!
Made me happy for Jewish Harvey who had to play bible belt Ed. Go Harvey go! I'm Catholic btw. Hollywood only recognizing Christian as if no other religion or atheism exists bothers me.
This has very funny lines, but it is mostly tragedy. Thelma, Eunice and Ed finally have a chance to mingle with the higher end of society, but like an improper Steak Tartar, they are ill prepared. Eunice's expression at the end when she realizes she blew their chance is heart-wrenching.
I agree. The end made me teary-eyed. As I get older I understand Eunice so well,...her frustration and dissapointment. The combination of comedy and tragedy in these skits are incomparable...the actors and writers are geniuses.
@@wilfordfraser6347 Absolutely. For decades, I only saw the edited version of the sketch when the family visits Mickey Hart in his apartment. The UNedited version, with Mickey explaining his childhood, is terribly sad.
I just wrote that same thing in my comment,she really wanted a decent dinner in a classy spots
Poor Eunice. 😕 She couldn't even enjoy a nice meal in a fancy restaurant bc of her pain in the ass mother & husband. Too bad that she didn't just go by herself or take a non relative with her, then maybe she would've had a much better time. (She should have lowered her voice, though).
Forgive me, but this was a ‘’comedy” show, wasn’t it ?
😂🤣🤣 That blue tissue paper. I remember the colors
Me too.
They had peach colored toilet paper too, probably never knowing it would later become an emoji that also relates to that part of the body... 🍑!
They had pink too.
They had brown too but it wasnt a big seller
@@sharksport01 dud
Mama was so worried about her feet when she wasn't stealing sugar packets and rolls of toilet paper.
7:19 "Here goes ladies. L'Chaim."
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I JUST REALLY THINK EUNICES WHIYE SHOES ARE SO CRAZY!!! LOVE ALL THE GRITCHEN THEY DO OMG FUNNY SKITS!!!! GRIND THAT DAMN PEPPER!!!!!! LOL
I loved Eunice's reaction when Mama showed her that toilet paper she took from the bathroom.
That's an in-joke about Carol when she was in her youth.
These comedy skits withstand the test of time. That's true genius!
Funniest show ever man! The family was the best part of the show
The attention to character detail and acting is just amazing! The back forth of the incisive dialogue,and the creation of believable events is so spot on. Eunice so often an antagonist and protagonist,while her family can be maddening,she can be her own worst enemy there's an often evocative emotionally wrenching quality to these Family sketches. They all deserve a hand,It's Truly brilliant!! 👏👍
I still never ever ever understand why people constantly throw Eunice under the bus she’s The victim of her families stupidity, how else are you supposed to act when you try to go to dinner with these two monsters ? I don’t get the logic , please don’t remind me that we are talking about characters in a comedy sketch we know that part
@@ladyboywonder9139 It's not about throwing Eunice under the bus it's acknowledging her own negativity and toxic behavior specifically towards her husband, beats up on him but never comes across as helpful or positive. That specific situation in the restaurant yes they were being difficult,but too often she's been the perpetrator. Ed wasn't perfect but she did to him what her mother did to her,endless criticism and harsh assessments. One of the last family sketches they did, Eunice went to therapy and gained insight.
@@jmnny85 well , I still don’t see it , I mean , look how they act no wonder she RE ACTS . Ed and the mother are perfect pains in the asses . She’s usually right in her criticisms . Like . How difficult is it . Why does she have to defend the expenses of the trip when he other wise doesn’t give a 💩 about his own expenses. Just one example .
@@ladyboywonder9139 Yeah, she has problems but so does Ed. He wasn't even smart enough to read the ticket before they got to the restaurant. And Mama made it her life's mission to provoke Eunice into fits of anger because belittling her daughter was apparently her only real pleasure in life.
@@ladyboywonder9139 Yes, it's true that Eunice is the sanest and most reasonable person in THIS particular sketch, and you truly feel sorry for her as she walks out of the restaurant totally humiliated. But this series was based on the dysfunctional behavior of ALL THREE of these characters. All three had their good points and their flaws - just like real people. That's why these sketches play so well. There are many episodes where Eunice is the "heavy" with many psychological problems that she usually takes out on her husband, Ed. As I recall, the only character who was never nasty (although dim-witted) was Micky - Ed's assistant in his hardware store.
I've been waiting a long time to see this episode posted.
Me as well. Funny as hell!!!!!!!
I noticed upwards of ten edits. I hope someday to see the complete version.
@@manofmanyinterests Yes: the uncut sketch would be great to see here. My partner saw this skit recently one night on cable, on MeTV, and said they edited it for time so poorly that characters were beginning sentences and they got chopped abruptly. Lines he remembered from reruns were absent. Such a shame. I won't watch this unless it's complete. I can't go through all my cringing/crankiness when a bit that I love is suddenly MIA. Of course they're not posting this one on Carol's official YT page; too much to hope for, lol.
@@eduardo_corrochio It's so maddening that, to my knowledge, this is the only Family sketch that we can't see in its complete form.
@@manofmanyinterests There's one in particular I'd like to see again after a long time, entitled "Overnight Guest" (Mama drops in on a newly divorced Eunice, unannounced). It came between "Visit from Dan" and "Password"; I checked on the Wikipedia page about The Family to get the title.
And I notice that over time a few uncut sketches have been removed from this site, like "Visit to Phillip" which is set in California; its edited/butchered version is 9 minutes while the uncut one is around 14.
Mind you, I am grateful that there are a bunch of the 31 Family skits available on CZcams to enjoy. Eunice and the gang are one of my absolute favorite things ever created from television.
Eunice acting as if mama and Ed are the classless embarrassing ones but in the end it was Eunice who got them thrown out.
True, but she became upset at them for their tacky behavior and lost her cool.
Ed and Mama just would not let Eunice be great!
@@XiaoFury Has Eunice truly ever FOUND her cool? :)
Water always runs to the lowest edge. MMB
@@jonas3333 she tried to keep her cool but Thelma constantly put her down and there were times that she had to snap.
Whats nuts is that Eunice is actually always right!
What?
@@marymargaretblumhorst5359 Yes. Eunice is always right. If you pay attention to the skits, she is always right and always telling the truth
I never understand why people usually blame her but she’s the only NORMAL one among them . I figured out why many ppl defend Ed and mama and go after Eunice , in real life they are the same idiots as those two
@@jenniferhalliwell416 she was feeling that violin
@@ericrivera8410 LOL Right! The Family skits are actually kinda sad to watch because Eunice's family is the real problem. Shes a problem because she keeps "reacting" to them. But they are the problem
This is still the edited version. The reason the woman is testy because Mama says "Oh my!" over her chocolate mousse is because on her way to the salad bar Mama had said "Oh my!" about the woman's meal and asked her what it was (filet of sole almondine). Eunice remarked "I'm surprised you didn't ask for a bite."
This is so hilarious!! I wish they did variety shows like this today. "H..EYYYYYE...double G...." too funny!!
“The man knows how to spell.”
They never will everybody is too offended and butt hurt over everything
That dynamic they had going between Eunice and Mama lol 😂......so realistic...... priceless!
Poor Eunice! 😥
This insistence on spelling one's name drives me crazy! Unless someone is writing it down or asks you to spell your name DON'T...JUST DON'T!😖
This episode is highly edited. In the original Mama asks the lady in the next booth (on the way to the salad bar) what she has which is why on the way back from the salad bar she simply replies to Mama when Mama says Oh My. There are several cuts made to this version. I wish you could purchase a DVD set of all the unedited Mama, Ed and Eunice Family episodes on a single DVD.
a shame, really, that Carol won't just release the whole series on a complete DVD set. But her business method has been genius. By holding onto it, she and the others became very rich and never had to work again. When the show ended, everyone had done very well, but the true wealth came as a result of Carol's careful VHS and DVD releases over the years; always sure never to include it all. She kinda mimics Disney in that way, how they make available copies of their movies.
This is one of my fav..episodes but the ending always made me sad i remember fist watching this in the early 80s and i know the show aired in the 70s and now it still holds up in 2021...wow they do not make them like they use too.. I miss the 70s & 80s...
This one's a classic I haven't seen in years!
I started cracking up when Mama started stealing the sugar 😅
And then when she took the toilet paper 😂
Just brilliant comedy!!
Carol Burnett is a true comedy icon !!
Eunice should’ve at least downed the two Pink Ladies before leaving lol
Ed walked
out with the napkin and Mama with the fee toilet paper and free sugar so it wasn't a total loss.
I would have lol
I would have definitely.
Ed is that you? back to the hardware store.
I REMEMBER WHEN THIS FIRST AIRED. I NEVER MISS ONE EPISODE OF THE FAMILY. AND MY MOM I COULD RELATE TO THIS CAUSE MY DAD WAS LOT LIKE EDD. I REMEMBER THI S AT 11 YEARS OLD
When Eudice started singing along with the violin...For almost a second it was like hearing something from The Shining. The Kubrick version.
I love The Family skits !
Carol and Vicki are about to kill me right now! Love, love these two. Then they throw Ed at us. Death, from excessive laughter!
The violinist plays "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes." One the greatest tunes of all time.
You've just got to feel for Eunice.. particularly in this scene. All she wanted was to experience a nice dinner. Her mother and her husband ruined that for her by acting completely brand new..
The horrible thing is that I've actually seen people behave this abominably in upscale restaurants twice -- and on both occasions it was supposedly "upper class" people doing it, not working class people like Ed, Eunice and Mama. (On the second occasion, when the maitre d told them to leave, everyone in the dining room applauded.) Shakespeare commented at length in "The Merchant of Venice" that the bearers of noble and honorable names can often have thoroughly vile natures. Right as usual.
You know Rich Trash always feels entitled
Like um......KARTRASHIANS...just to start the list.
When I worked in restaurants way back when, Yuppies would undertip or not tip at all. The dudes who worked in construction were the most generous. (Thank Dog those days are over. The service biz was tough even before COVID.)
@@AmyLSacks I used to work in a restaurant too, to earn my spending money for college. (Nothing fancy; a diner which saw a lot of truckers come in. Fascinating guys, with some of the best stories imaginable). I've also known some wealthy upper-class people in my life who were thoroughly decent; but when one-percenters ARE jerks, they go all the way. The most common feature of bad restaurant behavior I've observed is the way some of them talk to waiters and waitresses as if they were a lower order of being. I heard a line in a sitcom once, where a guy was sitting with a rich couple who treated their server this way, and was disgusted by them, that I've always wanted to drum up the courage to use: "How about we play a game? It's called 'Treat The Waiter Like A Human Being'. The prize is, YOU GET TO NOT GO TO HELL !"
@@tadimaggio There was a troll pre-virus who became notorious on several internet sites for bragging in capslock about how she loved to burden servers with absurd, time-sucking demands. Then she'd refuse to tip, try to get them in trouble with Management, or score a free meal, etc. I kept hoping she was just doing bad online theater, but maybe not. A number of servers commented to her that she probably ended up ingesting a lot of their, uh... bodily emissions without knowing it. :P
U grind it mama u grind it
Mamma and Ed are you living under rock
This is a good Eunice/Mama Family skit.
Her hairstyle has me in stitches😂😂😂😂
Kind of reminds me of one of the girls from Peanuts
I looked it up, her name is Freida. Always talking about her naturally curly hair 😄
@@BrokamaGay Sally!
Love it
"When will I ever be able to associate with human beings?"
Saw the full version of this sketch on Pluto tv and there's quite a bit cut. Thelma asks the woman not only about her chocolate mousse, but on the way to the bar asks about her fish dinner for example.
I'm such a fan of carol Burnett,and her show!! But Eunice and this dysfunctional group is to much! So very real,I've enjoyed all of Eunice's characters episodes,but this one is a little sad. Eunice is always so frustrated and angry,but the end is sad,when she looks back as they leave,I truly believe she wanted the classy dinner at least once in her dismal life! It also shows her hidden amenities thats rarely seen in her normal character,these are great characters!!
I agree that one tends to feel sorry for Eunice by the ends of the sketches, but Eunice never realizes that she is part of the problem. She wants to blame everybody else for her frustrations and failures and never looks to herself for the reason for her lot in life. Everything that these characters saty about each other is true. Eunice is selfish and delusional; Ed is belligerent and insensitive; Mama is bitter and belittling.
@@karlakor Eunice needs to go no contact with that ish of a mother.
@@bunnicula38 lp00
It’s a show!!!!!!!!!
If you think this is sad you should watch the tv movie Eunice !
Ed walked out with the napkin under chin , Mama with a purse full of condiments and toilet paper and eunice a few sips of the pink lady .it wasn't a total loss
So good ! Brings a smile to my face every time .
Eunice is such a sympathetic character in a sense. Yes, she can be rude and obnoxious, but there's something about her that you can't help but pity...
Also, Carol plays her so well. I don't see Carol playing a "character" for the show, I just see Eunice.
Exactly. I see Eunice. Two of the most jarring things for me: 1. Last show Eunice goes to the psychiatrist and Carol dressed as Eunice intro in her own voice before starting 2. Show Stoppers special she and Vicki sit at dressing tables and show how they morph into their characters putting on the wigs etc. They and Harvey are sheer brilliance in these sketches. And Harvey doesn't even change appearance but all I see is Ed. Fantastic!!
This is my favorite skit from "The Family." ♥️♥️♥️
I couldn't help but feel a heartfelt empathy for Eunice. With a cheap crass-mannered husband (who would order a hamburger fries and a beer in an eatery like this?) and a crabby mother who condescends and complains constantly, these two couldn't behave themselves in having a lovely time in an exclusive restaurant without resorting to loud and obnoxious unpleasantries. I sympathize with her, having to put up with them daily, purposely making her life more and more miserable. I almost shed a tear for Eunice as she looks back and leaves the room after being thrown out and treated as a low-class outcast. Poor, poor insufferable Eunice. She didn't even have the chance to finish her Pink Lady. Although these hilarious Family sketches are wonderfully hilarious, this episode is somehow the first time it concludes with a sad ending.
Ms Beckerman most of the endings were sad.
Well Eunice did not help matters with her screaming and yelling which got them kicked out. Mama is someone I would never take out in public.
@@LBF522 I understand, Samuel, but I wouldn't blame Eunice for assailing her penny-pitching husband and whining bellyaching mother for their loud asinine conduct in a palatial restaurant. Goodness. You'd think those two can put aside their objectionable demeanor JUST ONCE and have a quiet enjoying dinner without the drama. Can't you blame Eunice for going psycho with those two? And who would order a hamburger, beer, and fries in a pricey dining establishment? Poor Eunice. Her sad and humiliating expression says it all the moment she leaves the dining area. Ed and Mama are the culprits who ruin her once-in-a-lifetime lavished dinner. She's better off having dinner "alone" without tagging along with these nutcases.
The bigger question is why did this upper crust, high class restaurant even have burgers, fries, and beer on their menu?
Not really. Everything is a matter of choice. Eunice knew what she was getting into when she decided to bring those two along. And she also engaged with their B.S. instead of keeping her head above the clouds.
I'm not saying Eunice's reaction is not understandable. But she is still responsible for her own reaction irrespective of what other people do and do not do.
Believe it or not, there was nothing wrong with her husband wanting to order a hamburger and fries. Her embarrassment is hers to own. Part of having class is not looking down on "lower" classes. She behaved towards her husband with the same disdain as she feels victimized that the "upper" class is looking down on her.
If you're here to have a good time, then have a good time. Don't spend the whole time you're there having a good time blaming other people for you being unable to have a good time.
If you don't trust yourself having a good time without other people behaving a certain way, then don't show up.
Also, I think you confuse empathy and sympathy. "You poor thing" is not an empathetic response. It's an enabling response.
If Eunice thinks of herself as a victim, she will be one. She got her own karma handed out to her when she was asked to leave the restaurant. She was humiliated because she kept berating her husband and mother over how petty they were only to be called out as petty herself. She got owned.
Don't get me wrong: no one deserves to be humiliated. But that is not to say that people do not attract into their lives the very situation they lament. I do not excuse Eunice's behavior.
What she could have done:
- Leave her husband free of his choices and focus on her own enjoyment.
- Not try to educate her husband on what constitutes common courtesy and it is not her role nor her prerogative
- Calmly explain to her mother how to use the pepper grinder knowing that her mother is who she is and will not change
- Allow her mother enough rope to hang herself, and let her mother be the subject of negative attention instead of herself (hoarding on sugar and paper towel) and accept it is not her responsibility to control her mother nor overrule her choices
- Not pretend the money her husband is not spending on his own meal is money he is refusing to spend on her
- If for whatever reason she felt pushed to the edge and felt like she had no alternative to snap, she could have excused herself, gone outside or to the bathroom to get a moment to regroup, and recompose herself.
What I'm trying to say is people don't often recognize how they bring onto their lives the very thing they despise, only to blame it on others. It is no wonder then that she is stuck and the only way she is able to make sense of it is that she is cursed with a husband and a mother that feel no alternative but to cause her embarrassment.
These shows are incredible and never dated because anyone can relate based on family interactions
These skits are so darn authentic, the whole thing feels oddly realistic. The writers, along with these 3 amazing comedic actors, have created such relatable and enduring characters, that one cannot help but see one's own emotions and angst mirrored in them. It's not hard to see why this one skit spawned its own spin-off series.
I can ONLY imagine Tim Conway being there with all of them!
Cheaters never prosper
"ARE YOU ENJOYING YOUR SALAD, MOTHER HARPER?"
I bet he would sit right next to Mama and Eunice.
Watching this makes social distancing seem great, actually. :D
Along with the Bunkers this is greatest family on TV.
I loved these sketches and laughed so much as a kid but as an adult I even see the depth in them now too of the family and the feelings they have and protray
I love Eunice, Momma, Ed, and the guest family members. Very realistic, in that they are showcasing dysfunctional behavior. The Problem with Dysfunctional people, is they don’t think anything is wrong with their behavior. To them,” Hell, everyone acts like this!”
MY HUSBAND
CORRECT!
Finally! My favorite episode of The Family. Thanks for posting
"Lordddd, the two of you act like you've been livin' under a rock!!!!" 😆😆
I'm laughing but feel sad at the end when Unice look back at the restaurant before leaving. She just want to experience how it feels to dine in a fine restaurant, but due to family circumstances it didn't go well... 😔😔😔💔💔💔
Well Eunice acting the fool and screaming did not help.
This is exactly how my family would act at a nice restaurant
Restaurant must not even be that “fancy” since there’s a salad bar lol. Ruby Tuesday’s would knock them off of their feet 🤣
A salad bar is high class fancy to Eunice. Lol.
I said the same exact thing!
Salad bars were probably much more novel back then than they would be later on. There's that trend in food (and fashion, architecture, etc.) where new and novel things are for the rich, but then they become less scarce and even average people or places can afford them. With the feel of exclusivity gone, rich people don't prize them as much as they once did.
@@AmyLSacks ... Perfectly said. What you said is true. Salad bars were a novelty then! It's kind of like when a patent on a particular product runs out, and then 3,000 manufacturers are suddenly making them, and more cheaply.
Depends on what you’re used to. When I was a kid we never went out to eat. Then one evening my dad took us to Beefsteak Charlie’s and I thought I was suddenly a millionaire lol
THANKS for posting this episode as it is one of my FAVORITES of "The Family" skits !
Poooor Eunice, she really was trying to enjoy herself & tht nice restaurant experience
I just cnt stop laughing
ENTIRE episode is HILARIOUS
Poor Eunice! 😔 I feel for her!
Another funny episode with Eunice, Ed, and Mama. Great comedy team.
Loved it! I have known people on both sides- snooty and well....not used to fine dining. So funny! The acting is superb!! Thank you for this!
Thank you for posting this skit. I was about 7 or 8 when the show was on and I always loved it. Watching these brings back such warm feelings and it feels so good to laugh. I never get tired of these skits and the timesless humor of CB. Thanks again!
I think the line, "at least at Fat Jacks they got pictures of the stuff on the menu" is omitted. Yes, this is cut, because Mama asked the "chocolate mousse" snobby lady something before, which explains her cut snobby reaction.
Yes, the censors are sooooo bust protecting us poor serfs from ourselves !
@@gusbeau1 .... right??
@@gusbeau1 Not censorship. Reruns were trimmed to pack in more commercials. Even today on MeTV and Antenna TV if you see Carol's skits, chances are they have been trimmed here and there to create room to sell more Charmin and Doritos; that goes for all classic sitcoms on those channels too. The trimming isn't even done carefully-- sometimes a character will open their mouth to speak and you'll notice a cut. Sad.
I just can't get over the fact that Mama has a purse full of sugar and toilet paper😆😂
I don't know if grandmas still do it but back then this sort of thing was not unusual. In the 1970's & 1980's my Nana would swipe Sweet 'N Low packets or whatever was available, every time we went out for a restaurant meal. I suspected she wasn't the only grandmother who had sticky fingers.
My Momma to. I collect Splenda
I remember my grandmother did the same thing. And she offered NO apologies for it either. She would tell us, "Believe me... you paid for this 10 times over in that padded bill."
When o moved out af out at eighteen the did the same thing..
@@eduardo_corrochio my older aunties would shove food in her purse! Lol
The Family sketches were exceptionally dark in contrast to the rest of the program. I have no doubt that is resonated with many dysfunctional families that could relate to the characters on many different levels. This was probably why it was so popular and ran for so many seasons.
I love these old shows like Carol Burnett and Sonny and Cher. I was raised in the 1970s and even though there were only 3 channels and PBS there was always something good to watch on TV.
If I remember right, this show is a funny version of her family of origin. I work with my family of origin in St. Pete Fl. My mom turns 90 tomorrow, I’m 62, she kicked me off property as recently as Saturday, just after Hurricane Ian. I’m infuriated many days, and there are a few days throughout the years we all can laugh. But these Carol Burnett skits have me in tears laughing so hard, what good medicine the Carol Burnett crew will always be for me!
Funny how out of the three, Eunice is the classy one. LOL.
I always enjoyed Mama family. Carol Burnett was always funny as Eunice. Vicki Was always funny as Mama. The funny thing Vicki was the youngest if all of them.
I am dying to know if Ed's line "Here ya go, Ladies, L'Chaim'! (to life)" was an ad lib.
glad you mentioned that part because I didn't understand it at all. now it's even funnier.
@@richeyrich I love the way that Eunice and Mama react after the line.
I say it was! The look on Carol Burnets face was surprise 😂😂.
I’m pretty sure Harvey ad-libbed “L’Chaim!” Carol and Vicki looked momentarily surprised because Ed would never have known that phrase. Great sketch, but ultimately so sad, like all the other Family episodes.
@@wotan10950 Sigh, unfortunately, my family mirrors this family... it’s sad and nauseating.. not to mention embarrassing
9:47 I could feel from here the breeze of those anxious Eunice´s blinks. ROFL!!!🤣