40 years later, and this is still a masterpiece!!!

The ending made my heart fall, Eunice needed a codependent relationship to feel self worth, she just could not get herself out of that box.

Who said Eunice couldn't act?! Carol should have received an Emmy for the last scene with Ken Berry. Both of their performances were superb.

There is some top notch acting in this piece. The last few minutes between the 3 siblings is absolutely brilliant.

In life, no one is guaranteed a happy ending. I'm glad this show pointed that out.

Running through the house searching for her mother, the whole bedroom scene was the saddest and realest thing ever. I know just how she and Phil felt. And feeling like you've put your life on hold for other people like her aunt Ina

I’d like to believe Phil came back and said “hell no Eunice! Let Ellen take care of auntie - you’re coming with me!!!” And Eunice ended up in LA with her brother and didn’t act, but collaborated with him on a book about her life with Momma, and it got turned into a movie. 💚🧡💛

That last scene is perhaps the saddest. Eunice is going right back into the mill.

Ken Berry, Carol Burnette, Vickie Lawrence and Betty White. All classics in their own right, put together on one show is pure genius. amazing combination.

"I want my mama." Heartbreaking. That Carol Burnett can go from high camp to deep drama in a split second shows what a great actress she is.

Carol Burnett acted her face off in that last scene. Fantastic work from the entire cast.

The last 10 mins is ultra powerful acting and the message and lesson can still be applied today in life 🤯💯

Mistreated children try harder to love the parent but they're lost as well... Brilliant and relatable.❤ Even therapeutic........ Wow!

When she wailed, "I want my mama!", it was so harrowing, I had to go hug my wife. When her mom passed, she cried saying the same words. It broke my heart.

This is the best Family piece ever, and it really shows Ken Berry's acting chops. What an underappreciated talent!

Aside from the funny antics of the Carol burnette show, Eunice was a sad, trapped, beat down human who back then opened the door to mental health well being! Well done!!!!

Wow Carols acting in the last 15 minutes was superb. Such an excellent last scene, very impressive from all.

I'm currently in a funk myself and feel that all I've done so far in my life is fail and disappoint others. But after listening to the lecture Philip gave Eunice, I realize that I haven't really been a failure at all. I'm just experiencing an obstacle right now. With the right help and the willingness to work hard, I know I will pull out of this funk and things will improve.

The talent, humility, respect- even the audience behaves. The applause, so dignified. That wig. The purity of their routines, priceless. I cried.

Eunice had the talent to be someone great. She was just never encouraged--by either of her parents, the people who should have cared the most.

R.I.P Ken Berry.... such a great actor and dancer! He could tear up a dance floor You will be missed🖤🖤💔🖤🖤

I saw it way back in 1982 when it first aired. Now looking back, I realize how brilliant this was. As many have written, the Mama's Family skits on the tv series were a bit more light hearted but with serious undertones and with serious doses of reality. The family relationships were shown to be believable, which is what makes this special so real and true. Thank you for uploading this so fans today could see it for the first time or rediscover it.

That little "I want my mama" (1:05:37) at the end broke my heart. But this was a great movie! Wonderful acting. I just LOVE Carol Burnett!!

Wow this had me in tears. That’s too much realness. Utterly understand her pain. Good for Phil standing up and shining a loving light on her. It’s was needed. I wanted her to run for opportunity. Sometimes being codependent is an unbreakable addiction.

While wrought with laughter, it is quite a tragic tale. For all her flaws, Eunice is, deep down, a very good person with a crippling hang-up that, in the end, she just couldn't overcome.

This show proves that Ken Berry is an amazing Actor.

This was fantastic. It needs to be remastered and put on DVD.

This iteration of Eunice is PARTICULARLY depressing because the audience thinks Phil has a point that Eunice is always making excuses not to try in life, that she's using others to avoid failing, and then at the tail end you realize she's not scapegoating, or making excuses, but literally feels like other people need her in order to survive. She's such a sad character because she's probably the most empathetic and altruistic, and she gives until she explodes, making her appear to be the most cold and self-serving. Phil, who appears to be the objective and wise savior character, CONSISTENTLY withdraws from the environment when anyone needs anything. He appears to be the most stable, but it's only a façade; he never deals with the family issues head on. The healthiest part of the entire film was when Eunice - without blowing up or going into histrionics - tells Ed after the funeral he should leave.

Being born in 1970 blessed me with growing up and watching these gems. Love Carol and Vicki.

I remember well when this aired on tv back in 1982. For someone like Carol, this chance to fully tell Eunice's story must have been not only an actor's dream to expand on a character but I'm sure it was therapeutic for her as well being that her upbringing parallels some of the situations in Eunice's life. This should definitely be on dvd and of course it begs for a optional commentary track from Carol herself. A real heartbreaking story. Isn't it strange that we all have come across a Eunice in our lives?

Awe man, I miss good story telling shows like this :( I sat here and watched the entire thing on today, Monday, 3/21/2022 and finished at 2:20 a.m. I need to go to sleep. Who else is here around the same day and time as I am? Florida gal here :)

I always come back to this movie when I'm feeling bad about my life lol.

No one knew how to let go. Families don’t define you...unless you let them! Eunice didn’t know how to create an independent life for herself. But why should there be judgement for that! People in dysfunctional families just need to forgive themselves. Then create the life they want...in the present. Cuz no one can change the past!

This is really ensemble acting at it's finest. I love Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence (and am a fan of Mama's Family), but the unsung hero here is Ken Berry. The way he portrayed the extremes of character between Philip and eventually Vint in Mama's Family are really a testament to his acting ability.

Wow, I remember bits of this from when I was a kid. The memory of Eunice learning Fluffy’s fate is about only thing that stuck with me and was completely hysterical. Now, 40 years later, I’m fighting back tears at my desk watching that very same iconic scene. What a powerful mix of comedic drama with total and utter despair. Probably about the same as the lives of 99.9% of humanity. One for the ages. Very well done!

What a PERFORMANCE!!! Eunice and Phil was tremendous 👏 in the last scene

I remember seeing this when it first aired and was disappointed that it wasn't funnier. Now, 33 years later, I can appreciate it so much more!

Wow, this made me cry... Eunice with all her dreams is to afraid to fly.

Philips passionate speech at end she needed to hear and take to heart 30 years prior.

Here I am, first day of 2022, long time Mama"s Family fan, never knew any of this existed. Wow! The self sabotage. She was supposed to be calling her job to quit, but instead she called someone she knew she could use as an excuse for not trying. For too many people, our dreams will never be more than just a dream. . . But the acting and story was 🔥 ❤

2023 AND STILL A CLASSIC.... 👏👏👏

Mama always makes it all about her! Then calls everybody else selfish. I am 46yrs old and remember watching her on CBS on Saturday nights. Thumbs up!!

I watched CB when I was a kid, but by the time 1982 rolled around I was a senior in HS ready to graduate and join the military, I had no clue what was still on TV. This was an awesome thing to watch. CB never disappoints!

Wow, such a bittersweet ending. After all that time, it was her brother who really cared. ❤️

Carol Burnett's acting, especially at the end was Oscar worthy. Sad, but brilliant!

Pure comedic and dramatic talent. I don't really think we have anything the likes of which today

The ending breaks my heart. Eunice and Ellen fight viciously. When Eunice cries for her mama, it makes me think about my late mom. I love the Mama series that followed. I miss the series.

The difference in Ken Berry as Phillip and Ken Berry as Vint is shocking!! What an amazing actor.

I had no idea Eunice had her own movie! I love Mama's Family! Thank you for uploading!

That script was a masterpiece! Not to mention this acting between comedy and drama! 👏👏👏

'The thought of Mama living forever is grisly.' 😁😂

Dramatic, thought provoking and the ending made me cry - and think.

OMG..........the first 3 seconds.......the CBS logo and the colors. Havent seen that in 35 years. Thank you.

normally even the comedy series sketches were hard to take but this one was like taking a gut-punch - had no idea this existed and am so grateful to see such great performances all around-standing ovation

If their hadn’t been the Carol Burnett show which made the spin off Eunice their wouldn’t have been a Mamas Family..it was a win win for everyone. Carol Burnett is my all time fave woman comedian… she paved the way for so many female comedians… she is a legend. All these amazing people are. 👏🏼👏🏼

Best thing Carol ever did was to hire Vicky . The others as well but Vicky is a treasure

The hardest par to watch of this special, is the last segment (when Mama has died) it is SO genuinely heartfelt and emotional, I can't help but to cry, it is spectacularly well performed!

I've love The Family sketches and Mama's Family. I hate I'm only discovering this masterpiece now. I love it!

That was a great performance by all, especially Carol! Seeing those old show previews takes me back to being a kid in the seventies with only three networks to watch, not counting PBS, of course.

“I want my mama.” Kills me…just kills me. 😭

Carol Burnett is an excellent actress

I’ll put you in Mama’s room. Heartbreaking. But in other news I NEEDED Phil’s speech. So grateful I watched this, randomly.

And the way Mama and Eunice unknowinlgy segue from vituperative fight over alcohol, to throwing each other a beer to watch a schlocky B-movie on tv together was just brilliant.

More of a real family portrayal than any other television family.... I remember watching this back in 82 with my Dad...

All I can say about this was WOW!!!!! I remember this when I was 11 years old, but never saw it. I was always a fan of The Carol Burnett show. I now see Eunice in a whole different light and all the struggles that she went through. This was definitely a top notch performance. There should be more shows that have writers like the ones they had during this period.

I know it is silly but I cried for Eunice at the end. Like so many of us, she had a dream.

I credit this special for giving me the courage to leave Alabama and start a new life in Los Angeles. I have never regretted it. I didn't want to wind up like Eunice.

Vicky Lawrence is Epic in every skit that she played on the Carol Bernnet !!!

Watched him on TV all my life. Never knew Ken Berry was such an excellent actor. Fine work, Mr. Berry.

Ken Berry is a very good dramatic actor. I'm not sure he ever got the credit he deserved in that genre.

My grandma passed away about a month and half ago.. my grandparents raised me.. she loved this show! When mama passes away.. OMG! I cried like a baby! This has been the hardest thing in my life!! 💔💔💔😰😰😰

I've always loved Carol Burnett, but seeing her in this just strengthened my positive opinion of her. She shined in this. Ken Berry's talent was wasted playing Vinton. Thanks for posting.

God, they never let Philip talk. No wonder he left home and stayed away.

Oh my...this just brought tears to my eyes. 😰

Miss these show They were the best with some great acting and actors 👏 👌

I watched this when it aired on CBS, and recorded it. I've still got the recording, today. I love this show.

What a great cast. The emotion, the caregiver. Ken Berry performance in response to Eunice. Superb. Yes I had a I want to talk to my mom experience and Carol portrayed perfectly.

I completely missed this when it was originally aired. I don't even remember it being advertised. I am so glad it has been posted here. This was truly amazing. Everyone was just fantastic in it. Thank you Bob Barnett for posting it.

Poor Eunice. Putting everyone elses needs and wants before herself. Just like someone else i know. Living their whole life for others and dying,. wondering what they had done with their life and feeling empty. Thanks so much for sharing.

This program really fleshes out the storyline and helps us understand Eunice. It is really more drama than comedy. Very undermentioned and underrated. That ending tears me up every time!

This gets soo deep towards the end. Carol Burnett is a true actress.

Thank you so much for having the forethought to preserve this piece of history.

I watch "Eunice" in full, once every few months or so. It reminds me SO much of my childhood and family, that this is very nostalgic for me. I love it!

I never knew about this TV special, so glad I found it on KZfaq by watching "The Family" sketches...But My Lord, is it sad... I remember my grandmother crying out after losing her mother "I want my mama"-That made me weep out loud... I fear losing my grandmother who's 83, and I can't even bear the thought of losing my own mama...this was so sad

This was awesome! Thank you for posting this timeless gem!

I adore Carol Burnett, ALWAYS have, what an amazing and talented actress, comedian, and entertainer...One of the BEST! if not THE BEST!

The character of Eunice was always the tragic part of life in Mama's Family sketches and even in the series. When Eunice showed up, i was always as a character that was mildly amusing but with something dark behind it. For a sister like Ellen to tell Eunice what became of Fluffy was an evil way to hurt her to the core, for the simple pleasure of being evil. The series they made called Mama's Family featured an occasional Eunice who was not so hurt and tragic. She was just made an ordinary loser, someone who could never attain her dreams because of this and that. I really enjoyed Mama's Family, even though they made the late Ken Berry a nincompoop, but he loved his wife Naiomi and that was his redemption. Mama was less cruel in the series. I never saw this production featuring Eunice's life. I only saw it now in 2019. Carol Burnett was and is a wonderful actress and comedienne, and I wonder how she felt about the dark sides of Eunice's life. I think it's also remarkable that she allowed Vicki Lawrence to develop her character of Mama to the point of creating her own series. I miss the old Carol Burnett shows but I also miss Mama. I wish it had continued on even further. It's like a landmark of American family life, and it's entertaining. Just my 2 cents.

The last 5 minutes of this made me cry my eyes out. Always remember dreams only happen if you do!!

I just love how they did this to give the family skits a finale, and it did not disappoint. Such brilliant performances, the mix of comedy and drama, an ending both sad and hopeful. It was a real treat watching all these again. I appreciate it so much more now as an adult.

This was a good movie, but rather sad as well. It's not hard to see how Eunice was so messed up. So many of us can relate to her family dynamic. I remember how unhappy I was when she caved in to her aunt when she finally had the chance to go live her dream. Hopefully she did it anyway.

I never saw these before. Funny and touching. Can't believe I'm crying watching Mama s Family.

if this is eunice's story i hate to see what her mother's was. for all that comedy, i always felt eunice was mistreated. my heart really goes out to her now.

That was soul-crushingly sad.

Carol Burnett is just phenomenal....what an incredible talent! Over the years she created some of the most hysterically funny characters in TV history but I think her finest character was most definitely Eunice. In this special you really saw Carol's talent as a dramatic actress as well. Vicki Lawrence's portrayal of Mama is amazing as well and it's interesting how that character changed from being so mean and bitter in the Family sketches and in this special to a little softer but still with an edge on the network series to endearing and borderline sweet in the syndicated show. Such great enduring characters. This special really shows the inner workings of a dysfunctional family such as many of us have dealt with and even though this was originally done for comedy there is a very definite realness to these different characters and a depth and complexity to them particularly from the character of Eunice as well as Mama. This one was definitely dark....the family sketches on The Carol Burnett Show were funny with some dark undertones but this was definitely darker and got more into the character's minds. Especially Eunice's. I found it very relatable.

I remember seeing this as a child when it was originally aired but I was much too young to realize how truly brilliant it is. Thanks for the chance to see it again. 🙋🏻‍♀️ LL

If I had neighbors speaking that loud I'd turn off the tv and have my tea by the nearest window where I could see a bit not only hear. 😅😅

I wish Eunice would've left. What a sad tragedy to be there for people who need you but don't appreciate you.

this needs to be digital remastered.

I was 8 in 1982. And I never got to see this show. Thank you.

I was never a fan of the family skit, but I loved this. It’s amazing to see things from Eunice’s point of view. She really did get the raw end of the deal. Harvey Korman did an amazing job directing this. He made the characters relatable. Thanks for posting this!