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

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:

The final episode of the series was a "best of" episode featuring highlights from the show's run.

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:

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005) (TV)

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.