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

User Rating:

9.0/10   

Director:

Clark Jones

Writers:

Roger Beatty (writer)
Gary Belkin (writer)

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

Vicki Lawrence	...	Various Characters (153 episodes, 1967-1978)
Carol Burnett	...	Host / ... (139 episodes, 1967-1978)
Harvey Korman	...	Various Characters / ... (138 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:

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:

Reginald: [To Gwendolyn] Now listen to me, you little fool. As far as everyone is concerned, father's death was purely...
Ms. Marble: [Ms. Marble in the background] Murder!
Reginald: [Nervous] Murder? Murder, you say?
Ms. Marble: [Comes into the living room] Murder, murder, murder. Bloody, bloody murder.
Gwendolyn: You mean to say our father was murdered?
Ms. Marble: No, I mean to say my girdle is killing me.
Reginald: Ms. Marble, I really must insist you stop snooping around. I simply will not tolerate a busybody.
Ms. Marble: Busybody? Busybody, you say? My body hasn't been busy in over 40 years.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "I Love the '70s" (2003)

The last great variety show

The skits,the characters,the outrageous costumes,the foul ups,and most importantly,the performers themselves got me in front of the set as a child every Saturday night.From Carol's Tarzan yell to Eunice and Mrs. (uh)Wiggins,from Tim's Old man sketches to Mr. Tudball,from Harvey's dressing in drag to the troubled Ed Higgins,from Vickie's high pitched voices to Mama Thelma Harper,this show was an absolute delight.It's unfortunate that the variety show is a thing of the past,because they were far more entertaining than the overwhelming barrage of reality shows that contaminate our screens today.This was,as best as I can recollect,the last great variety show.I miss it!