did they try to mammify nell carter?

i recall a conversation a few years back with one of my old friends. at some point, the talk turned toward the 80s sitcom "gimme a break" and we joked how the show's creators basically took the mammy caricature and tried to apply it to the modern day. it's worth noting that the talented nell carter unfortunately died from heart disease complicated by diabetes in 2003.

the weird thing was, my friend and i developed our theory completely independent of the ego trip crew, who've been known for hip-hop geekdom and racial comedy. in 2004, vh1 aired ego trip's "tv's illest minority moments", which was one of the most eye-opening specials ever. given vh1's current line-up, that's mind-blowing.

we had "miami vice" detective tubbs not-so-discreetly addressing his partner crockett as "cracker." we had willona from "good times" as being a credit to her race. it was definitely an hour's worth of cackling.

but it's not on dvd! what the hell? if you haven't seen it, just hope upon hope that vh1 airs it again. i saw it in '07, so it's possible. better than watching "flavor of love" season 3453.