Eunice Higgins
| Eunice Harper | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Family sketch episode "Phillip's Visit" |
| Last appearance |
Mama's Family episode "Rashomama" (last seen played by Carol Burnett) Mama's Family episode "Sins of the Mother" (last seen in general) Mama's Family episode "Pomp and Circumstance" (last heard, portrayed in voice only) |
| Portrayed by |
Carol Burnett Tanya Fenmore as a child version of Eunice (Mama's Family episode "Mama's Birthday") Heather Kerr as a teenage version of Eunice (Mama's Family episode "Sins of the Mother") Phyllis Franklin in a voice-only portrayal (Mama's Family episode "Pomp and Circumstance") |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Eunie (by Ed) |
| Occupation |
Homemaker Mother |
| Title | Mrs. Higgins |
| Family | Carl Harper (father; deceased) Thelma Harper (mother) Ellen Jackson (sister) Vinton Harper (brother) |
| Spouse(s) | Ed Higgins |
| Children |
Bubba Higgins (son) Billy Joe Higgins (son; mentioned in The Family sketches) |
| Relatives |
Fran Crowley (aunt; deceased) Buzz Harper (nephew) Sonja Harper (niece) Tiffany Thelma Harper (niece) Mary Beth Jackson (niece) |
Eunice Higgins (née Harper) is the main character in the comedy sketch The Family played by Carol Burnett (featured on The Carol Burnett Show). 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 five episodes of Mama's Family, all of which were in the first life of Mama's Family on NBC. Four of Burnett's five appearances were in season 1. The fifth episode of season 2 (ep. "Rashomama"), which aired on November 3, 1983, was Burnett's final portrayal of Eunice. The character made two subsequent appearances in flashback episodes. Tanya Fenmore played Eunice as a child in the nineteenth episode of season 2 (ep. "Mama's Birthday). This marked the character's final appearance in the first life of the sitcom.
Eunice appeared only once during the second life of Mama's Family (originally in first-run syndication). The character's final appearance was in the season 4 episode "Sins of the Mother," portrayed as a teenager by Heather Kerr. Eunice is presented once more in voice only in the final episode of season 4, "Pomp and Circumstance"; Eunice, voiced by Phyllis Franklin, spoke to Mama over the phone to inform her that she couldn't attend her son Bubba's high school graduation. She declined to explain her reasons to Bubba, hanging up when Mama threatened to put him on the phone.
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