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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 416986" data-attributes="member: 27">When they first produced Mama&#039;s Family for NBC, Betty White was an infrequent, recurring player whose character (Mama&#039;s snooty daughter Ellen) was mostly brought in for continuity.&nbsp; She&#039;d played Ellen in several of the original Carol Burnett sketches.&nbsp; In contrast, Rue McClanahan&#039;s character (Mama&#039;s spinster sister Fran) was a principal character, but a new creation for the spin-off.&nbsp; Other than &quot;Mama&quot; (Vicki Lawrence, also from the original Carol Burnett Show) all of the principal characters were new creations, so having Betty drop in regularly (and Carol B&#039;s Eunice showing up occasionally) helped bridge the two series.&nbsp; But when the show got retooled for syndication Betty and Rue were no longer available.&nbsp; Ellen just quit dropping by, but they had to kill off Fran since she&#039;d been a principal character.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 416986, member: 27"] When they first produced [I]Mama's Family[/I] for NBC, Betty White was an infrequent, recurring player whose character (Mama's snooty daughter Ellen) was mostly brought in for continuity. She'd played Ellen in several of the original [I]Carol Burnett[/I] sketches. In contrast, Rue McClanahan's character (Mama's spinster sister Fran) was a principal character, but a new creation for the spin-off. Other than "Mama" (Vicki Lawrence, also from the original [I]Carol Burnett Show[/I]) all of the principal characters were new creations, so having Betty drop in regularly (and Carol B's Eunice showing up occasionally) helped bridge the two series. But when the show got retooled for syndication Betty and Rue were no longer available. Ellen just quit dropping by, but they had to kill off Fran since she'd been a principal character. [/QUOTE]

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