The episodes feature recurring " characters " who appear and reappear in an ongoing series of vignettes ( for example, Don Uts stars in the recurring series " Dollars To DonUts ", and Ted Kennedy appears in the recurring series " Ted Kennedy : Drunk Detective ".
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In 1983, McMahon and Clair created " Mama's Family ", based on a recurring series of comedy sketches they wrote for " The Carol Burnett Show " called " The Family . " McMahon and Clair also wrote for, and were producers on, the 1987 ABC comedy special " Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin ", for which Robin Williams won the first of his two Emmy Awards.
