Eunice Special, Part 3 of 9 (1963 Part 1)

Eunice Special, 1963 Part 1. Total of nine parts.

"Eunice" was a special that was made in 1981 and aired in early 1982 on CBS. In some ways more dramatic in content than comedic, "Eunice" has never seen a release on VHS or DVD since it first aired.

Those familiar with 'The Family' skits from the Carol Burnett Show will recognize certain storylines, however they are presented in different ways dramatically, notably the Fluffy incident. Still, this lost gem of a special is definitely worth watching. It's success paved the way for "Mama's Family" later on. (In my honest opinion "Mama's Family" was a little less interesting than the original skits and the TV special.)

Ken Berry plays Phillip Harper, who was originally played by Roddy McDowall in 'The Family' skits. Ken Berry would later play Vinton Harper in "Mama's Family." Vicki Lawrence was nominated for an Emmy for her role as Thelma Harper in this special.

Category:

Comedy

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• carol
• burnett
• eunice
• special
• 1963
• harvey
• korman
• vicki
• lawrence
• ken
• berry
• betty
• white
• mama
• harper
• family

[Gr8CFce]

"PUT THE DAMN MACARONI ON THE COUNTER!!" Or however she say's it....rotfl!

[themunificent]

poor Phil

btw, I like Phil, I wish he could been on Mama's Family instead of that stupid Vinton.

[HipHopcheerleader]

Phil, I feel yo pain my Caucasian brotha, o mercy I do

[EmoDeathStar121]

Hahah the famous bunny from another skit lol

[theslabbxxx]

As memory would have it....mama served fluffly up for dinner. Stating years later that.."Hell Eunice...if we hadnt eaten the damn thing up....hed of died of old age by now"  lol

[OMalleyDoubleOhSeven]

I really like this. It's somewhat inconsistent to Mama's Family but it's funny!

[Aluralink]

How lucky we are to have Carol Burnett entertaining us... and with such a great comic team behind her...love the Family sketches!!

But Burnett is so versatile as an actress that she suits almost any role... Does anyone have a copy of 'The tenth month' ... I think it was made in 1979? If you could upload it, I'm sure it would be much appreciated by all.

[pgy002]

@JeremyRemixes I kinda thik is more convincing as intellegent.

[italobambino43]

Yes, I know, it was a very cold night if I remember, they gave this show a big build up then, my parents back then were expecting big laughs, this was more of a drama than a comedy. I recorded the audio track that night, I taped it with my Sony radio-recorder, (old school), lol. I still have them. We did not get a VCR till the following year.

[JeremyRemixes]

I like Ken playing Vint better... lol