The Family sketch

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The Family sketch is a recurring comedy sketch from The Carol Burnett Show that introduced the dysfunctional Harper family, later expanded into the sitcom Mama’s Family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf recurring sketch
television comedy sketch
basedOn original material written for The Carol Burnett Show
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Dick Clair
Jenna McMahon
depicts dysfunctional family relationships
working-class American family
featuresCharacter Carl Harper
Ed Higgins
Ellen Harper Jackson
Eunice Harper Higgins
Mickey Hart
Thelma Harper
Vinton Harper
firstBroadcastOn CBS
genre family comedy
sketch comedy
hasFormat ensemble sketch
hasMainCharacter Ed Higgins
Eunice Harper Higgins
Thelma Harper
hasTheme family conflict
generational tension
southern small-town life
influenced characterization in Mama’s Family
introducedFranchise Mama’s Family
mediaType television
notableFor darkly comic tone compared to other show sketches
portrayal of Thelma "Mama" Harper
originalLanguage English
originallyAiredIn 1970s
partOf The Carol Burnett Show
portrayedBy Carol Burnett
Harvey Korman
Vicki Lawrence
producedFor The Carol Burnett Show
settingLocation Harper family home
Raytown
spinOff Mama’s Family
stars Betty White
Carol Burnett
Harvey Korman
Ken Berry
Roddy McDowall
Vicki Lawrence

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Mama’s Family basedOn The Family sketch