"'Mama's Family' was kind of like everyone's guilty pleasure." — Vicki Lawrence

I often feel like I could fall off the face of the Earth. As long as 'Mama' was around, nobody would really miss me. People really think of her as an actual person. People all the time see me and ask, 'Where's Mama?' Like she should be with me.

CIU is not something to just tolerate. It's important to find an allergist or dermatologist who can work with you to help manage your condition.

Tim Conway was a little different from the rest. He was always in the back of the studio building something with the prop man, rewriting his lines, or plotting our demise.

I don't get people baring their lives on television. Maybe it makes other people feel better about themselves. Is that what it is? You watch these people making total fools of themselves. It's like there's absolutely no privacy.

My fans were probably the most therapeutic thing for me.

I had a hit talk show. I just wasn't working for the right people.

It took me a lot of years on the 'Burnett' show to feel like I had earned the privilege to play in the sandbox with the grown-ups.

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'Mama's Family' was kind of like everyone's guilty pleasure.