Wow... that moment when she said, "I can't say that. Because I'm not okay, and I never liked me." I felt that. That was tragic.

Poor Eunice. This literally made me cry. You can see her eyes a bit watery when the psychiatrist was telling her to say "I'm okay. I like me". Carol is an amazing actress. “When confronted with a foe, bless ‘em, praise ‘em, let ‘em go”. I’m gonna have to remember that one.

You know you are crazy when you make the psychiatrist crazy.

Carol Burnett should win a Lifetime Emmy, or Lifetime Oscar Award, for her achievements. She is a masterful actor.

Eunice is one of the funniest classic characters period. She's also one of the most tragic women characters too. When her husband ran off with the younger waitress, her older son ran off and never came back. Her youngest son went to prison and finally Mama died. She was all alone and it was like a Shakespearean tragedy. Excellent writing.

Telling your child they'll never be anything is one of the worst things you can do as a parent.

I have a relative that is exactly like Eunice's mother. She's been out of my life for two years and I haven't been happier.

Eunice just can't catch a break. As a highly sensitive black sheep who was also criticized by my mother into adulthood, I empathize.

You can't 'act' this kind of pain ... Burnett is a STAR

Tragicomedy. Carol Burnett was the master of this rare television genre. Carol liked taking audiences to an extreme comedic high all the way down to tragic sadness - all in 15 minutes.

As hilarious “The Family” skits are, it’s equally heartbreaking. Momma was so manipulative, she crushed Eunice spirit anytime she thought Eunice gained strength to move on with her life. And Eunice was her own worse enemy, she couldn’t just move on with her own life, without momma.

some of the best acting you will ever see....just brilliant!!!

With a parent like "Mama", most of us would be climbing up the wall!!!

Mama's glare right after "let's all become aware of our toes" is everything. This scene was amazing.

You have to feel sorry for Eunice, she tries so hard and gets such toxic feed back from Momma...

The Family sketches were hilarious but I'm sure it hits home for many people suffering like Eunice. If this was real life, Ed leaving her should have been the ultimate wakeup call. Yes , Eunice treated Ed like dirt but she projected onto him all that she received from Mama all her life : verbal abuse , criticism and bullying. *There is only one solution for someone like Eunice : get a job, any job to acquire self esteem and cut off Mama completely from her life. If she has to move away with her kids, so be it. People like Mama will never change as sometimes the most toxic people can be family. A loving family isn't always blood and LIFE IS TOO SHORT NOT TO BE HAPPY.*

Really portrays how powerful a mother's words are. Words can build up and words can tear down. Two suffering women.....so sad.

The Eunice character speaks volumes. I laugh then I get a bit sad during those heartfelt speech. CB knew what she was doing the day she introduced this character for the viewers to watch😊❤✌

Hardest thing to admit there is a little Eunice in all of us

Oh, this is *so* sad. As an adult that came from dysfunctional and sometimes toxic family dynamics, and then grew up to become a therapist, I see this from two different angles and both of them are so sad. Seeing Eunice actually *trying* and just being shot down by Mama hurt. Seeing Eunice actually having a breakthrough, I can identify with her elation and with the relief and pride of the therapist with a patient who has just made a huge step... And then to see that unrelentingly torn away by the family member who refuses to change... left me in tears.

Carol Burnett is incredible - love her characters. Even now these comic sketches are priceless.

this made me feel so sorry for Eunice

It brought tears to my eyes to hear Eunice say "I'm okay". A hilarious and beautiful sketch.

Now as a 90-year old woman I've come to realize that the situations displayed were really sad times for anyone who was verbally abused as was Eunice, but it also went two ways. Despite all of that, I loved the show, I suppose, if only to realize how fortunate I was to have grown up in a loving and wonderful family. I will not say that there were no disagreements, but these were few and far between. These re-runs keep me entertained, especially now, since I am self-quarantined because of the coronavirus. Carol Burnett was a wonderful actress; the sitcom of 11 years was wonderful, and at this point I'm not certain if she ever won any awards during its lengthy run. I guess I'll have to start watching re-runs of the re-runs because I've seen them all.

Aww poor Eunice. I just want to give her a hug on this one.

This is profound...Eunice admitting she's not okay and that she has never liked herself and then being told "say you're okay and it will be true." Too often people were told to ignore their problems, that it was "all in their minds," which is why mental health problems were so taboo and why we are now fighting to end the stigma of it. It is okay to not be okay...just know someone cares and to seek help when needed.

These have all been so sad, but I appreciate seeing them. I think I saw a sketch or two when I was small, and liked the antics, but looking at them now as an adult I can see some really deep stuff going on. I feel for Eunice, I want her to succeed in life. Seems to me like she's a nice lady who just wants certain things, and is surrounded by people who are too dumb or mean or selfish to give her any support. It kind of breaks my heart, even though I know these are supposed to be comedy sketches.

The psychiatrist is the same guy years later as a patient in golden girls who loves fire and asks Dorothy for a match lol

THIS HURTS! How could a skit that's supposed to be comedic become so heart-wrenchingly painful to watch? Brilliant.

As soon as the lights come up on the psychiatrist I’m always like, “Wait! Ain’t that the pyromaniac from Golden Girls?!” 😅

Eunice was really deep and a special character that you feel so sorry for.

I laughed as a child but as an adult I'm thinking damn that's my ex relationship. I feel you Eunice, trust me.

So hard to believe Vicky was a young lady playing Mama!! 🤣🤣

"I'm not okay. I never have liked me." Ugh, I felt that ☹😢

I'm supposed to be laughing not crying!!!

These "The Family" sketches are pure gold. Most of us can relate in some form or another with bits and pieces . . . and feel good that even our own dysfunctional family isn't THIS bad. But, now - decades later - I also find they help me find empathy for others. For instance I was walking my dog (who is very well behaved) without a leash the other day in the park down the street . . . a lady confronted me in absolute rage: "Don't you know . . . . " Although I instinctively wanted to return the rage . . . I, instead thought . . . I don't know what sorta day this poor woman has had - or - what the hell she has to deal with in her day-to-day life. So . . . I smiled and said . . . "Ya know . . . You're right - have a nice day" and briskly walked on. We never know how many "Eunices" are out there doing their best dealing with life. Perhaps teetering on the edge. We need to be kind to one another.

Eunice was the most tragic character that ever appeared in a comedy

"I'm NOT okay, I never have liked me." 😭😭😭😭

This made me tear up. Poor Eunice.

WOW... As an adult seeing this... Whole tears to my eyes... TV was definitely Raw back then...

I’ve been watching a few of these and I feel really bad for Eunice. I mean she’s just as toxic as every other person of her environment, but at least she tries, she really tries to make things better for everyone and all of them just keep steppin’ on her. I couldn’t even take a single laugh during this one. I just really wish she could drop Mama at Ellen’s house with no announcement and run away out the town to never have to see them again. I really wish she could save herself, cause boy, this always leaves me feeling hopeless.

“I can’t say that. I’m not okay….I never have liked me.” I never thought I’d connect with Eunice so much.

This sketch has to be one of the greatest episodes of sketch comedy on Television. The talent behind this episode of the Family, my god, just incredible. What every therapist wants to say to most of his or her recalcitrant, emotionally immature patients, and that's just the beginning.

Superb acting

This has serious undertones, very tragic. Made me cry.

He liked to light matches in Golden Girls. Lol

Carol Burnett is a brilliant actress. I just about cried when she said "I'm not okay and I've never liked myself" (sic)

This was so excellent! It had me in tears of laughter and tears of sorrow for many of us whom have endured similar experiences. These characters are true to form in many of our lives. Great acting to the ten's!

"Ladies just let me get the golden lights up to your heads" 🤣🤣🤣

A comedy skit filled with sadness and darkness....poor Eunice.

I never realized how sad these sketches really were . laughing through tears sometimes keeps you from truly healing

Mama’s last line “you’ll never amount to nothin” was especially cruel

I do everything for everybody and everybody treats me like dirt-- the story of eunice's life. Poor thing...I always feel such empathy for her.

Very tragic and hilarious at the same time. Powerful acting.

I love these episodes but I have to space them out to watch - just too raw to watch them back to back. Such talent!

The last one, well, on the CBS at least. These are the best quality you can get on KZfaq! Fantastic! Do em all!

When he said "say it and it'll be true; I promise you Eunice" was the most sincere thing I've ever heard on tv.

Poor Eunice. 😕. Yes, I and so many of us loved these skits. But the truth of the matter is that they certainly had a toxic relationship.

Eunice was always my favorite character on this show. She kept me cracking up!!!

A nod to the insightful, deeply affecting writing by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, who took Carol’s pain and turned it into something remarkable.

This guy is the eitome of a clinical psychiatrist. This dialogue is so apt , it kills me with laughter. 🤣🤣🤣 Just goes to show, if you want to pull yourself out of a depression, you got to do it yourself. With Mothers like that, there will be no Clinical Pschiatrists left. Just golden lights moving all over the place.

If anyone who is a fan of Carol, but hasn't read her autobiography of her growing up years, I highly recommend it...One More Time, Random House, 1986.

Never saw this one. I really felt sorry for Eunice here.

I have never seen this, which is amazing. This is probably my favorite Eunice skit ever. Heartbreaking, and I just want to hug Eunice.

I wish Eunice could have broken what seems like an endless cycle of abuse. Mama's mother probably put her down so she raised her kids the same way. Eunice grew up and internalized that hatred. She never finished anything cause she didn't think she could cause she never got support from her family. It becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. "You'll never amount to nothing" because you're always told you are nothing. Thank you again LAtvFAN for uploading these clips I've never seen before. I never thought Eunice was so complex.

Poor Eunice. Momma is just so damn difficult!

The absolute brilliance of the writing and the taut, acrid performances of two truly dysfunctional relatives delivered here highlight this alternately hysterical and poignant segment of Eunice and Mama. Carol Burnett is a comedic legend, of course, but seeing the comedy growth of Vicki Lawrence over the years on the Burnett show is a real revelation. From her meek image as a shy kid sister type in the beginning to this scathing portrayal of Mama shows the daunting rise of her own comedy star that led to her own spin-off series. Brava all around!

this had to be very real for carol burnett her own mother treated her similarly

I have known people like Mama all my life. They want to do and say whatever they want. And when you stand your ground they can't handle it. And they accuse you of having a bad temper and attitude. But they claim they never did or said anything wrong.

In all the times I've seen the reruns, this was one I never saw. The chemistry Carol and Vicki had was truly magical and they just know how to tug the heart strings.

Thank you! Just as funny as it was 40 years ago! This was a great episode.

She was asked once what was her favorite character that she played. She replied "Eunice."

A great character. Just love her. Lots of shows with Eunice just flew by. We love Carol Burnette💖

So often in these sketches reality hits home.While being hilarious -they speak truth to what members of the human family undergoes because of love for each other.

What a good writing and a masterclass on comedy and tragedy so beautifully mixed by the outstanding Carol Burnett

I was so sad when the last episode aired with good reason.

That was powerful and happens in a lot of families. We need shows like this back on TV. I have laughed my butt off

My mother had a hard life, and she was wonderful most of the time. But she did have a habit of criticizing her children. I finally said to her, "Mom, you're suppose to lift your children up, not bring them down." She didn't know what to say.

I'm okay and you're okay and Ma-WUT??? XD LOL!!!

My 76 ye old mother behaves nearly the same. She ruined my life and my sister's too with her horrible words.

The psychiatrist will need a psychiatrist by the time he's done, LOL. But poor Eunice couldn't do anything right in her mama's eyes. That was a big part of the issue.

The irony here. The guy that plays the psychiatrist actually guest starred on Golden Girls as a patient visiting the grief counselor that Rose Nylund (Betty White) also known as Ellen Harper Jackson from these Family sketches and the original 1984 NBC first run of Mama’s Family worked for. He was the patient that hilariously asked Dorothy for a match, then lit it, and asked” Have you ever really looked at fire, can you imagine how much damage it can do if it got in the wrong hands?” 😂😂😂😂 sending Dorothy running to Rose to hurry up so they can leave for their Christmas vacations. Golden Girls began airing after NBC cancelled Mama’s Family after 2 seasons, leaving Betty unable to return full time for the highly successful 1986-1990 first run syndication of Mama’s Family save for 1 guest episode in season 3, where Ellen was essentially Phillip in the Family Sketch of going into surgery for a “minor” surgery and having the family visit and make it a disaster

How nice it is to know that Eunice is seeking help

I always loved Mama's Family. I just recently found The Family sketches that include much more Eunice. I have realized in my family I am Eunice. Mama really was a bully. That is my story.

Just wish I could thank Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence for this sketch.

"I'm not ok and I never have liked me" Damn I felt that.

Well she’s no picnic lol that’s a good line

Watching these episodes I understand why Burnett had such a long and successful career. Despite the grotesque characters she plays she remains vulnerable ... and it communicates to the audience. Beneath the superficial humour there is pathos and great acting. Such a talent.

Priceless! Therapist was great too!! 🥰😂😂

Brilliant writing and acting.

CAROL BURNETT will alwaze be my memory of growing up as a child, when back in da day, your lucky to have atleast one channel at times,, shit I never had a color TV till was all grown up and out of the MARINES!!! 1975

PHOOOOEY ON YOOU-EY!!!!!

AS I SEE IT, Eunice's problems stem from a selfish, domineering, uncaring mother who favored one daughter over the other. JMO you should never do that children - each child is different and special in their own way. Had Eunice been loved and cherished like her sister, she would have grown up with confidence and happiness, instead of insecurities and depression. JMO

Wonderful stuff. This series of sketches never stagnated. It evolved. Thanks so very much for these Family sketches you've shared here. It means a great deal. Sorry there won't be any more but I respect what you said above.

Carroll Burnett and friends😇😇😇😇 *thanks* I laughed I cried I watched a gem of a sketch

This sketch breaks my heart, but it's so necessary. ❤

Beautiful betrayal of how dysfunctional families are in 'real time' . Eunice is trying to feel okay in spite of her mother's horrid nagging on past wrongs. Mama has decided life is suffering and she isn't afraid to tell everyone about their faults. Eunice had a dream but Mama inflicted doubt and fear into who Eunice was as human being. So sad, glad Carol broke out of the cycle... sadly two of her daughters got into the Hollywood drug culture. Today they are all drug free, Carried died of cancer another hard hit, but the two younger sisters have found careers in the music business. Thank you Carol for sharing and honoring your past.

“I’m okay and you’re okay and Muhmuh what?!” *face tic* lmao 😂

Thank you for remembering the date. I remember it well. Sad night.

Gosh I love this show. Carol is the best