I've never seen this movie. Juding from this picutre....

http://www.kenberry.com/ken_berry_eunice.htm

....it must have starred Mama, Eunice, Ed and Vint.

Anyone that HAS seen the movie, could you give a brief summary of the storyline? What happened? Was it funny?

I'm getting a copy. It started Mama's Family its about Eunice Mama, Harvey and Vint

I know they made it in the spring of 1981, and it aired on TV in the spring of 1982, and like Jon said, it was the pilot for "Mama's Family". :)

I have a copy and I love it! I really like the storyline because it shows four different periods of time- Eunice as a teenager, Eunice married to Ed, Eunice when she is a little older, and then the Eunice that we all currently know and love. Ken Berry stars as Mama's son Phillip. One really interesting thing happens near the end- MAMA DIES!:( :eek:

Here is a website I found: http://www.tvparty.com/vaburnett2.html

It talks about Eunice and has video clips from it. It is located in the yellow sidebar on the side

Hmm, well, if Mama dies at the end, than that makes it doubtful that this movie served as the pilot for the sitcom.

Originally posted by dynoguy88
Hmm, well, if Mama dies at the end, than that makes it doubtful that this movie served as the pilot for the sitcom.

It was a weird one at that, but from what I have heard, "Eunice" had a successful airing when they first aired it, that they decided to make a TV show based on it. They started producing episodes of MF in the fall of 1982 (which is why you see a lot of early episodes with the copyright date of 1982 at the end), then they started airing the episodes in January of 1983. :)

"Eunice" is what is called in the TV-business a "back-door" pilot; essentially, it was meant to be a stand-alone special, but the producers hoped that it would draw strong enough ratings that the network would consider a series based on it. In contrast, most regular pilots are produced to be the first episode of a series, and are not broadcast in advance of the series selling to the network.

CBS ultimately wasn't interested in a regular series because Carol Burnett was not willing to be the lead (she would only consent to occasional appearances). So the producers took the idea to NBC, which bought it.

BTW, Philip, the character Ken played in the Eunice special, was the same successful writer character played occasionally by Roddy McDowell on "The Carol Burnett Show".

How did Mama die n that episode Anyway.i like to know Like how did it happen.

It never really says on the copy I have.:rolleyes:

thats confusing.kind of odd they say something how she died. or show,

Originally posted by MichaelLutton
How did Mama die n that episode Anyway.i like to know Like how did it happen.

Eunice says,"That nurse just called me up from the hospital and told me"

Thats all it really said about how she dies

Sorry to bump an old post, but is there some way I could obtain a copy? I don't have anything to trade but some "Price is Right" episodes. :) Please let me know.

I have a copy of the episode that I'm able to put on to DVD. If anyone is interested, PM me....Sorry to bump an old post, by the way.....not a very active board


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Eunice says,"That nurse just called me up from the hospital and told me"

Thats all it really said about how she dies


After she said that, did she say the nurse told her that as though she were announcing the time of day? I saw the special when it first aired and for some reason, that line sticks out in my mind.

Thats exactly what she says. Good memory. I also have this on dvd, if anyone is interested.

How can I get a copy. I would really love to finally see this.:)