Mama and Eunice on Password Plus - Part 2

[@DirtyOldMountainGoat]

I love that Vicki Lawrence stays totally in character throughout this thing

[@kallen868]

They all do.

[@barbaraschumacher2427]

We need more shows like this. Carol Burnett

[@mattm7798]

This is great. They should do this more often on gameshows, have celebrities be in character.

[@roberthuges6783]

park place

[@luckdragongirl]

Family Feud would be fun to do this with.

[@patriciaevins6267]

I love that Eunice got "Boardwalk"...lol...I just watched the "Monopoly" skit of The Family :) Too funny.....classic comedy at it's best.

[@anitabecerra385]

Same. 😆

[@Tsiri09]

I used to LOVE watching the Carol Burnett show and Mama's Family. When Eunice showed up, it was ALWAYS hysterical. You NEVER knew what was gonna happen. Especially the game of SORRY.

[@ginniekinz5401]

that's absolutely right! Mama's family was not the same without Eunice in the picture. She was always the life of the party 🎉

[@ClarenceFisher]

SOOOOOOORRRRRRRYYYYYYY - YEW KNOW WHAAAAT - YEW GOT SPLINTERS IN THE WINDMILLS OF YER MIND

[@soloblue01]

I loved when they were playing Sorry and Eunice yelled, "IT WAS SEVEN!!!!". One of the funniest moments in television history.

[@randy7003]

Remember Tim Conway and Siamese Elephants? Hellarious! 😂😂😂!

[@philipcallicoat9947]

I remember Carol telling about her early days of struggling in showbiz... She told about someone who had fame and fortune approached her and gave her a rather generous monetary gift...The condition being, never tell anyone who helped her...Carol kept her promise and made sure she payed it forward... Great women do exist...🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@sharksport01]

She also paid him back.

[@kallen868]

When Eunice says to Mama... " Are YOU in there?"...Lmao! 😅👏

[@virtualistrust2335]

Eunice and Mama were a work of art.

[@libra42ful]

Carol and Vicki were amazing, I couldn't help but laugh and even snort a couple of times....these two stole the show, I couldn't of cared less about the game show....but watching these two acting their parts throughout it was genius....God I wish we had talent like these two nowadays, I loved how Carol just through herself into her characters....a gem of an actress, and Vicki was awesome, especially when she was trying NOT to laugh at Carol, and stay in character.... brilliant!

[@lindalarsen1949]

P

[@oceandabney3498]

The Carol Burnnet cast was EXTRAORDINARY PHENOMENAL

[@manley1983]

It's like watching "Mama's Family" I Love It!!!

[@pattibrooks1907]

They both were so funny on The Family Skits !

[@Jaydoggy531]

There's definitely been a change in eras... To think the US Olympic Committee as a charity now is beyond absurd.

[@RaymondHng]

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee is still a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation.

[@jaynecampbell4396]

Not only that but the competitors had 2B amateurs only...often college athletes

[@humility1st]

Vicki? at 3:40....then "Vicki is her middle name." Eunice. Thank you this is so enjoyable.

[@TJ-kk5zf]

Carol stays perfectly in character

[@SP-cd3wo]

I couldn’t figure out if this was an episode at first till I realized what was going on.. that’s how good mama is lol

[@freshair3451]

Men's haircuts during this time were hilarious.

[@phillipsmom6252]

The drug abuse charity Carol donated her money to was where he daughter Carrie stayed for help with her addiction.

[@ginniekinz5401]

aw that's really sad to think about her reason for choosing that.

[@miss_midge_]

Rest in peace, Carol Hamilton.

[@randysills4418]

Carrie Hamilton

[@daffyduckfan4478]

@@ginniekinz5401 What’s even sadder was she took that money and got High with it.

[@HelenaKoonings]

Made my day.

[@anitabecerra385]

Eunice was named after a "cute little dog that does tricks"😂

[@yebopa2692]

I used to have a dog named Eunice

[@allisonltaylor]

so funny that Vickie Lawrence is 16 years younger than Carol Burnette, but plays her mom!

[@kathleensarachinsky1460]

allisonltaylor

[@81jeremylbradley]

This was Epic 😂😂

[@amyj4071]

The Host called Momma Vikki ... twice ... 😁

[@lynellemurray7491]

He asked her so your little girl does too I beg your pardon that was too funny in the clip tell him eunice you don't do tricks

[@MatthewTheMattam]

2:22 is my favorite moment! 2:36: "Parker Brothers put out a game called 'Olympic'?!"

[@MiaJamesloveofvintage]

Love Allen Ludden!

[@teganbigone2366]

Betty White's husband. :)

[@philiptonee6334]

Tegan Bigone And Soulmate.

[@roybroussard800]

Rarely do you see "Password Plus" breaking away for commercial in the middle of a puzzle.

[@kristabrewer9363]

I never heard of McLean Stevenson until both Larry AND Morgan appeared on a few episodes of Diff'rent Strokes where Mr Drummond was to take over his show, "Hello Larry."

[@kathie9823]

You never watched MASH? He was Col. Henry Blake.

[@snickpickle]

@@kathie9823 Remember, we have newer generations who perhaps haven't had the opportunity to see the great TV we've seen (speaking for myself, I watched these in first-run). :-)

[@kristabrewer9363]

@@snickpickle I know what Mash is. I've just never seen it cause I knew it was some kind of a war show too (or in that family) and that never interested me enough to watch it.

[@snickpickle]

@@kristabrewer9363 In many ways, M*A*S*H was more of a reaction against the Vietnam war, more than anything else. Originally (the first 5 years or so), it was on the order of a "screwball comedy." Later on, as the show "matured," it got more dramatic, especially on certain episodes. The show would oftentimes concentrate on the horrors of war, and how stupid they are, and how the politicians in DC and elsewhere, with no skin in the game themselves, would just as soon sacrifice their fellow countrymen, in order to "prove a point," or whatever. Other shows would concentrate on the antics of the characters -- a lighthearted approach. The show ran the gamut, which made it unique in that way. Even though it could be quite dark at times, I always thought it was such a well-done show. Back to McLean Stevenson on M*A*S*H, once he left, the show got more dramatic, as Col. Henry Blake was more of a caricature than a character.

[@thewizboy]

Mama named Eunice after a Dog lmao

[@valsainking]

How in God's name did mama know a big word like 'conglomerate'? 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@lqboren47]

Hello, Larry is sometimes referred to as a spin-off of Diff'rent Strokes. In actuality, it was conceived as a show in its own right. After struggling to gather ratings, NBC rescheduled it to appear immediately following Diff'rent Strokes and had it written in that Larry and Phillip Drummond were old army friends (with Drummond's company becoming the new owners of Larry's radio station), thereby allowing several crossover episodes on both programs in the hope of raising Hello, Larry's popularity.

[@kristabrewer9363]

I'd never even heard tell of McLean Stevenson until both Larry AND Morgan appeared on a few episodes of Diff'rent Strokes where Mr Drummond was to take over his show, "Hello Larry." and DID it raise the popularity of his show?

[@richfarmer3478]

Not much.

[@Rapper-zx7zs]

I wonder if Ed(Harvey Korman) was in the audience?

[@snickpickle]

Vicki drops an "effenheimer!" Oops!

[@slmacph]

I remember "Hello Larry". It was a spinoff of "Diff'rent Strokes".

[@stevekay1925]

Nope. It was a crossover

[@tomitstube]

what did vicki say when carol said "face"?

[@guyfawkes9951]

Three years later...She said "Pumpkin".

[@TripodMike52]

Bumpkin

[@bradenf]

Took me until part 2 to realize that this was the Baker's wife from Into the Woods!

[@juliemitchell3794]

Who won??????

[@paintinganimalsonrocks7633]

That's very out of character for Eunice to be winning. 😁

[@miss_midge_]

Think of Vicki and Carol, and who do you think of? Mama and Eunice. :-).

[@SP-cd3wo]

Mama 🤣

[@MsJoyce31202]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@nickhill8612]

😃😄🖒🖒🖒🖒

[@darvinbrothen7411]

Funny stuff

[@jackietrujillo9612]

So Eunice was name after a dog that mama Harper gave her. Eunice never used a new dress.

[@jowobo2460]

i like MaMa family good comedy show

[@carlalopez8255]

Funny😀😀😀

[@kristabrewer9363]

How come Allen, even all "last week" said that Mama and Eunice were from the Carol Brurnett Show? Wasn't Mama's Family out before Carol Brunette? (plus I've only seen Carol Brunette, MAYBE a half dozen times, but I never knew Mama was a regular on it

[@snickpickle]

(Just an FYI: It's Carol BURNETTE (EDIT: It's actually "BURNETT" (without the final E), but that's what I get for writing the original comment at 4am! Anyway, the whole sketch series was debuted on the Carol Burnett Show, and Mama's Family was a "spin-off," although it took on its own form, once the Carol Burnett Show went off the air. Both shows had a successful run. I never watched an episode of Mama's Family; I guess I just never had an interest in it.

[@ym.3000]

@@snickpickle It's actually "Carol Burnett." No final letter "e"

[@snickpickle]

@@ym.3000 ARGH! How could I have missed that??? Especially when the original commenter got it wrong??? I pride myself on spelling names properly, so this is embarrassing to me. You are correct: It's CAROL BURNETT. (Must have been really tired that day/night; especially seeing that I repeated the typo of the original poster.) D'OH! Thanks for catching that. :-) I did fix the misspellings, except for the first instance, so your correction makes sense within the thread. Thanks again for catching that.

[@Lightonahill25]

@@snickpickle actually it's Burnett.

[@snickpickle]

@@Lightonahill25 I wrote about my boneheadedness above! I can't believe I blew that one! In my defense (if there is one), I wrote the original comment at about 4am... I did fix the misspellings, except for the first instance, so your correction makes sense within the thread. Thanks again for catching that.

[@neumannsod]

It feels off that Mama and Eunice are such outlandish characters and the other two are pretty much real people. Would have been better with two more from Mama's Family or, say, Flo and Mel from Alice. (Not on NBC granted, but McLean is a riot and they could've had them on the next week.)

[@jessicahope9744]

Oof, the audio is murder on the ears.

[@MsJoyce31202]

Yeah kinda hard to hear just listen without ear phones. Audio on the TV was probably mono.

[@2up3rm4n1]

I was hoping 'Momma' and 'Eunice' were going to be the contestants and other 'celebrities' were going to be on thre as well. But I guess it is funnier to see Carol and Vicki working together. Obviously uneven as Thelma and Eunice are near-cult characters and no one remembers Hello Larry. It's like the 'celebrities' on Gong Show appearances on Whats Happening and Sanford and Son.

[@Jenniferkate]

Well, I'm sure that money for the 1980 US Olympics was well spent...

[@teganbigone2366]

It went to the mega awesome 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

[@philiptonee6334]

Jenniferkate It's now 2018.

[@shirleyrichardson3561]

Lol so funny

[@wt44]

They should have let Betty White play or make an appearance as Ellen Harper... Mama's other daughter...

[@chriscanale9535]

hahaha

[@MHogan-zq6ug]

🤙

[@LoveJudithEllenLight]

Was this scripted?

[@MsJoyce31202]

To a degree but all the stars on the show were stars playing the real game for charity but Vicki and Carol decided to be momma and Eunice in order to make this more entertaining. All four of the actors had their donations won on the show sent to their favorite charity.

[@nickhill8612]

@@MsJoyce31202 That's very interesting and thank you for the information.

[@daffyduckfan4478]

You had a guy like Allen ludden But Bill Cosby’s in jail.........

[@richfarmer3478]

???????

[@QueenCityHistory]

Cmon Mama and Eunice were the stars. The other two were trying to be funny....yea. not working

[@richardmccoy9276]

Lol

[@kimbuck6680]

Funny

[@jeffreyriley8742]

The US Olympic committee was a charity at this time?

[@nelsonricardo3729]

+Jeffrey Riley Didn't we boycott in 1980 because Moscow (dirty Commie bastards) hosted?

[@jeffreyriley8742]

Nelson Ricardo Yeah. I guess income from the actual games is important.

[@murielcarruthers6759]

Jeffrey Riley k

[@marioneagan1501]

The

[@frankcabanski9409]

They claimed to be playing, but the whole thing was scripted.

[@denisbradley3435]

Ve

[@jenniferrodgers57]

Wow. 1 person....with no sense of humor.

[@chosen1854]

Worst game show host in history lol