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Eunice Harper Higgins
Eunice Higgins (née Harper) is the main character in "The Family" comedy sketches played by Carol Burnett and featured on '' The Carol Burnett Show'' (1974–78) and '' Carol Burnett & Company'' (1979). Eunice was also featured in her eponymous CBS made-for-TV movie, which aired in 1982. The film starred Carol Burnett as Eunice; Ken Berry as Eunice's well-to-do brother, Philip (Berry played a different brother, Vinton, on the spin-off TV series); Harvey Korman as Eunice's husband, Ed Higgins; Betty White as Eunice's sister, Ellen Harper-Jackson; Vicki Lawrence as Eunice's "Mama", Thelma Harper; and Dick Clair as the voice of Eunice's father, Carl Harper. The film takes the Harper family on a 23-year journey. Eunice appeared occasionally on "The Family" skit's spin-off sitcom '' Mama's Family''. As portrayed by Carol Burnett, Eunice was in six episodes of ''Mama's Family'', all of which were in the first life of ''Mama's Family'' on NBC. Five of Burnett's six appearan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Higgins
The following is a list of the characters appearing on the television show ''Mama's Family'' (1983–1990) and ''The Family'' (1974–1978) sketches on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' which preceded it. Thelma Harper (Mama) See Thelma Harper Eunice Harper Higgins See Eunice Harper Higgins Vinton Harper Vinton Ray Harper, played by Ken Berry, was the youngest child of Thelma Harper and her late husband, Carl. Vint was born on April 23. As a child and adult, he was often at the mercy of his older sisters, snobbish Ellen and temperamental, tempestuous Eunice. Vint worked as a locksmith at a store called Kwik Keys. Prior to the series' run, Vint and his former wife, Mitzi, had two children, Vinton "Buzz" Harper Jr. and Sonja Harper. Mitzi had just abandoned Vinton and her family to move to Las Vegas as the series began, finding work there as a cocktail waitress, and Vint and his two children moved in with his mother after being evicted from their house. He soon reconnected with fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eunice (film)
''Eunice'' is a 1982 American made-for-television comedy-drama film starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Ken Berry and Betty White which is based on characters of a recurring series of comedy sketches called " The Family" featured on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' (1974–78) and ''Carol Burnett & Company'' (1979). The film was broadcast as a " CBS Special Presentation" on March 15, 1982 and served as a precursor to the spin-off television sitcom ''Mama's Family''. It was directed by Roger Beatty and Harvey Korman. Plot ''Eunice'' is divided into four acts, spanning 23 years in the life of Eunice Harper Higgins: 1955: A young Eunice Harper is looking forward to going to a party with her date Ed Higgins. Eunice's brother Phillip, a recent college graduate, comes home and announces that he has a chance to go to New York City in hopes of becoming a writer and must leave that day. In the meantime, their mother Thelma Harper is frantic about Phillip going so spontaneou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hamilton (producer)
Joseph Henry Hamilton Jr. (January 6, 1929 – June 9, 1991) was an American television producer and actor. Career Beginning his career as a singer and composer with a vocal group, The Skylarks, Hamilton became the producer of ''The Garry Moore Show'' in 1958, where actress Carol Burnett was a regular. With The Skylarks, he appeared on many early television programs, including Dinah Shore's. He also appeared in two 1964 episodes of ''The New Phil Silvers Show''. Joe appeared in several episodes of The Andy Griffith Show as a bystander who made fun of Deputy Barney Fife (Don knotts) for overreacting to simple situations. He worked with Burnett on the short-lived CBS variety show ''The Entertainers'' and her long-running eponymous series, ''The Carol Burnett Show'', as executive producer and composer of its theme song. He made one brief appearance (albeit on a poster) as Duke Reeves on ''Mama's Family''. was Executive Producer of ''Mama's Family'' for its 130 episode run, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Post And Courier
''The Post and Courier'' is the main daily newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina. It traces its ancestry to three newspapers, the ''Charleston Courier'', founded in 1803, the ''Charleston Daily News'', founded 1865, and ''The Evening Post'', founded 1894. Through the ''Courier'', it brands itself as the oldest daily newspaper in the South and one of the oldest continuously operating newspapers in the United States. It is the flagship newspaper of Evening Post Industries, which in turn is owned by the Manigault family of Charleston, descendants of Peter Manigault. It is the largest newspaper in South Carolina, followed by Columbia's '' The State'' and '' The Greenville News''. History The ''Charleston Courier,'' founded in 1803. The founder of the ''Courier'', Aaron Smith Willington, came from Massachusetts with newspaper experience. In the early 19th century, he was known to row out to meet ships from London, Liverpool, Havre, and New York City to get the news earlier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graduation
Graduation is the awarding of a diploma to a student by an educational institution. It may also refer to the ceremony that is associated with it. The date of the graduation ceremony is often called graduation day. The graduation ceremony is also sometimes called: commencement, congregation, convocation or invocation. History Ceremonies for graduating students date from the first universities in Europe in the twelfth century. At that time Latin was the language of scholars. A ''universitas'' was a guild of masters (such as MAs) with licence to teach. "Degree" and "graduate" come from ''gradus'', meaning "step". The first step was admission to a bachelor's degree. The second step was the masters step, giving the graduate admission to the ''universitas'' and license to teach. Typical dress for graduation is gown and hood, or hats adapted from the daily dress of university staff in the Middle Ages, which was in turn based on the attire worn by medieval clergy. The tradition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadcast Syndication
Broadcast syndication is the practice of leasing the right to broadcasting television shows and radio programs to multiple television stations and radio stations, without going through a broadcast network. It is common in the United States where broadcast programming is scheduled by television networks with local independent affiliates. Syndication is less widespread in the rest of the world, as most countries have centralized networks or television stations without local affiliates. Shows can be syndicated internationally, although this is less common. Three common types of syndication are: ''first-run'' syndication, which is programming that is broadcast for the first time as a syndicated show and is made specifically to sell directly into syndication; ''off-network'' syndication (colloquially called a " rerun"), which is the licensing of a program whose first airing was on network TV or in some cases, first-run syndication;Campbell, Richard, Christopher R. Martin, and Bettina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mama's Family
''Mama's Family'' is an American sitcom television series starring Vicki Lawrence as Mama (Thelma Harper). The series is a spin-off of a recurring series of comedy sketches called "The Family" featured on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' (1967–78) and ''Carol Burnett & Company'' (1979). The sketches led to the television film ''Eunice'', and finally the television series. ''Mama's Family'' aired on NBC, debuting on January 22, 1983. After several timeslot changes and a subsequent drop in ratings, the network canceled the series; the final episode of this two-season NBC incarnation of the series aired on April 7, 1984. NBC broadcast reruns until September 1985, which unexpectedly performed well in ratings. Two years after its cancellation, original series producer Joe Hamilton Productions (JHP) revived ''Mama's Family'' for new episodes in first-run syndication on local stations across the United States. The reincarnation, produced by JHP and distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures, pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicki Lawrence
Vicki Ann Lawrence ( Axelrad; born March 26, 1949), sometimes credited as Vicki Lawrence Schultz, is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is best known for her character Mama (Thelma Harper). Lawrence originated multitudes of characters beyond Mama on CBS's ''The Carol Burnett Show'' from 1967 to 1978, the variety show's entire series run. In ''The Carol Burnett Show''s 7th season, Lawrence debuted her famed Mama role on a comedy sketch called ''The Family''. Only created as a one-off skit, ''The Family''s unexpected success with audiences led to it having recurring installments for the final 5 seasons of the program. With Lawrence portraying the character of a cold, unaffectionate, widowed elderly mother to the neurotic, misfortunate Eunice (played by Burnett despite Lawrence being 16 years younger), ''The Family'' bred some of ''The Carol Burnett Show''s most famed blooper moments. The success of ''The Family'' skits eventually spun off into Lawrence landing her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty White
Betty Marion White (January 17, 1922December 31, 2021) was an American actress and comedian. A pioneer of early television, with a television career spanning almost seven decades, White was noted for her vast work in the entertainment industry and being one of the first women to work both in front of and behind the camera. She was the first woman to produce a sitcom, '' Life with Elizabeth'' (19531955). After making the transition from radio to television, White became a staple panelist of American game shows, including '' Password'', '' Match Game'', '' Tattletales'', '' To Tell the Truth'', '' The Hollywood Squares'', and '' The $25,000 Pyramid''. Dubbed "the first lady of game shows", White became the first woman to receive the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host for the show '' Just Men!'' in 1983. She was also known for her appearances on '' The Bold and the Beautiful'', ''Boston Legal'', and '' The Carol Burnett Show''. Her biggest roles include Sue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Korman
Harvey Herschel Korman (February 15, 1927May 29, 2008) was an American actor and comedian who performed in television and film productions. His big break was being a featured performer on CBS' '' The Danny Kaye Show'', but he is best remembered for his performances on the sketch comedy series '' The Carol Burnett Show'', for which he won four Emmy Awards, as well as his partnership with Tim Conway. Korman also appeared in several comedy films by Mel Brooks. Early life Korman was of Russian Jewish descent and born in Chicago, the son of Ellen (née Blecher) and Cyril Raymond Korman, a salesman. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. After being discharged, he studied at the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul University) and at HB Studio. He was a member of the Peninsula Players summer theater program during the 1950, 1957, and 1958 seasons. Career Early years Korman's first television role was as a head waiter in ''The D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off (or spinoff) is a radio program, television program, film, video game or any narrative work, derived from already existing works that focus on more details and different aspects from the original work (e.g. particular topics, characters or events). One of the earliest spin-offs of the modern media era, if not the first, happened in 1941 when the supporting character Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve from the old time radio comedy show '' Fibber McGee and Molly'' became the star of his own program '' The Great Gildersleeve'' (1941–1957). In genre fiction, the term parallels its usage in television; it is usually meant to indicate a substantial ''change in narrative viewpoint and activity'' from that (previous) storyline based on the activities of the series' principal protagonist and so is a shift to that action and overall narrative thread of some other protagonist, which now becomes the central or main thread (storyline) of the new sub-series. The ''new pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mama's Family Characters
The following is a list of the characters appearing on the television show ''Mama's Family'' (1983–1990) and ''The Family'' (1974–1978) sketches on '' The Carol Burnett Show'' which preceded it. Thelma Harper (Mama) See Thelma Harper Eunice Harper Higgins See Eunice Harper Higgins Vinton Harper Vinton Ray Harper, played by Ken Berry, was the youngest child of Thelma Harper and her late husband, Carl. Vint was born on April 23. As a child and adult, he was often at the mercy of his older sisters, snobbish Ellen and temperamental, tempestuous Eunice. Vint worked as a locksmith at a store called Kwik Keys. Prior to the series' run, Vint and his former wife, Mitzi, had two children, Vinton "Buzz" Harper Jr. and Sonja Harper. Mitzi had just abandoned Vinton and her family to move to Las Vegas as the series began, finding work there as a cocktail waitress, and Vint and his two children moved in with his mother after being evicted from their house. He soon reconnected with fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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