"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:

Although many consider Tim Conway to have been a series regular from the start, in fact he was only a frequent guest star for many years, and didn't become a regular weekly cast member until the later seasons.

Quotes:

Carol Bradford: When we were first married you wanted my meatloaf five nights a week.
Roger Bradford: When we were first married there were a lot of things I wanted five nights a week.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The She-Creature (#9.8)" (1997)

The BEST comedy series of all time!

Half of the fun of watching Carol Burnett and Friends was watching the actors and actresses try to maintain straight faces during their skits, even when on the inside they were dying to burst out laughing. What made this series funny is that the actors and actresses ad-libbed most of their lines. This way, even the other actors didn't know what would be said next. I've seen many episodes of this show and each one of them keeps me laughing. This is comedy at it highest, at a time when humor was based on slapstick humor and the totally unexpected instead of sexual one-liners. If you ever get a chance to see this show, watch it. You won't be disappointed--especially if you're fortunate to see the episode where Lyle Waggoner is a prisoner of war in WWII interrogated by German officers Harvey Korman and Tim Conway.