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

Director:

Clark Jones

Writers:

Roger Beatty (writer)
Gary Belkin (writer)

Seasons:

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

Release Date:

11 September 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Variety | Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Sketch Comedy | 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

Colour:

Colour

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:

Even though he left the cast the previous season, Harvey Korman can briefly be seen at the end of the final episode as he is leaving the theater.

Quotes:

Ed: [playing the game sorry and Eunice is losing] Slliiiiiide!
Eunice: Oh, will you shut up!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998) (V)

The best show in TV history, bar none

The Carol Burnett Show, a.k.a. Carol Burnett and Friends, is my favorite show in TV history, without question. It made me laugh endlessly with its sketch comedy. For me, the best comedy revolves around lines that often seem ad libbed; the spontanaety often results in some of the best humor around. What also made this show special was Tim Conway's deliberate ad libbing of lines and actions to try to make the other actors bust up laughing. A classic example of this is when Conway, playing a NAZI officer in one sketch, tries to interrogate a POW (Lyle Waggoner) with an Adolf Hitler Puppet doll.

Whether its Tim Conway as Uncle Waldo, Carol Burnett as "Missus Uh-Wiggins" or "Eunice", Jim Nabors as Yung Fool, or Vicki Lawrence as Mama Harper, this show's absolutely priceless.