One of most enduring characters to come out of “The Carol Burnett Show” is Mama, the cranky senior citizen who is never satisfied with her ambitious, emotional daughter Eunice. Fans loved the sketch so much that it spawned a made-for-TV movie and the spinoff “Mama’s Family,” a classic sitcom in its own right, but the character’s genesis caused fireworks on the set of the legendary variety show.
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