<P> During the hiatus of the series , both Rue McClanahan ( Aunt Fran ) and Betty White ( Ellen Jackson ) had both gone on to star in the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls , rendering them unavailable to return . White , however , did return as Ellen for one episode in 1986 while Fran was killed off in the first episode of the revival . Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman , meanwhile , did not reprise their roles either , resulting in their characters ( Eunice and Ed Higgins ) being written out as having moved to Florida . </P>
<P> During the hiatus of the series , both Rue McClanahan ( Aunt Fran ) and Betty White ( Ellen Jackson ) had both gone on to star in the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls , rendering them unavailable to return . White , however , did return as Ellen for one episode in 1986 while Fran was killed off in the first episode of the revival . Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman , meanwhile , did not reprise their roles either , resulting in their characters ( Eunice and Ed Higgins ) being written out as having moved to Florida . </P>
why did they kill off fran on mama 's family
why did they kill off fran on mama 's family
Rue McClanahan ( Aunt Fran ) and Betty White ( Ellen Jackson ) had both gone on to star in the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls , rendering them unavailable to return
Rue McClanahan ( Aunt Fran ) and Betty White ( Ellen Jackson ) had both gone on to star in the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls , rendering them unavailable to return