"The Carol Burnett Show" (1967) TV series 1967-1978

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Director:

Clark Jones

Writers:

Danny Simon (writer)
James R. Stein (writer) (1976-1978)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11

Release Date:

11 September 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

Television show featuring skits by Carol Burnett and her comedy troupe.

Plot Keywords:

Sketch Comedy | Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Variety | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Won 8 Golden Globes. Another 30 wins & 64 nominations

Cast

Carol Burnett	...	Various Characters / ... (177 episodes, 1967-1978)
Vicki Lawrence	...	Various Characters / ... (176 episodes, 1967-1978)
Harvey Korman	...	Various Characters / ... (167 episodes, 1967-1978)

Also Known As:

Carol Burnett and Friends (USA) (repeat compilations title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Studio 33, CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

At the end of the final show of the first season, Carol Burnett appeared as her "washerwoman" character, and walked out of the theater, every seat empty save for a bald man who had fallen asleep in his seat. In a touching gesture, she stopped by him, leaned over, kissed him on his scalp, and walked out the doors of the back of the theater. It was so well-received that every subsequent season ending, the scene was repeated with a bald actor in the audience. At the end of the last show of the series, she walked out to the back of the stage (amid the wild applause of the audience) and kissed a similarly "sleeping" security guard.

Quotes:

Host, Jim Nabors: [Singing] Took us in a trip in this million dollar chicken coop.
Jim Nabors: I'll bet they'd like to put our names up in lights.
Host: You could do Shakespeare, you look stunning in tights.
Jim Nabors: Watch it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Walk the Line (2005)

Made staying at home on Saturday nights respectable

The jewel in the crown on CBS's Saturday night comedies. In one night you saw All in the Family, MASH, Mary Tyler Moore, bob Newhart, and Carol Burnett. There was never that much great comedy on one evening, before or after. Must-see TV years before NBC. Me and my family stayed glued to the set from 8 to 11. A great cast and consistently funny; I found out later that several Mad magazine writers were on the staff. I did get tired of Harvey Korman breaking up very week... but opposite Tim Conway, who could resist? I remember a sketch where Harvey was in a dentist chair; Tim was the dentist. All was going well... until Tim injected the Novocaine into himself and not his patient. Various parts of his body went numb. I remember him slapping his dangling right hand with his left--the numb hand swung back and forth like a half-filled water balloon. Then the left half of his face went slack. Then the right. The his right leg gave out and he had to sit on the chair with Harvey. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard, and poor Harvey almost slid out of his chair with laughter. A class act, all the way. It's a shame Harvey Korman never went on to comedy stardom, when marginally talented folks like Adam Sandler became millionaires.