Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (1962) (TV)

Release Date:

11 June 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Plot Keywords:

TV Special | New York | Concert

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win

Cast

Julie Andrews	...	Herself
Carol Burnett	...	Herself
Randy Doney	...	Dancer / Singer

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Bob Banner Associates

Trivia:

At one point Carol Burnett "accidentally" hit's Julie Andrews' in the stomach while taking a bow (this was scripted as part of the number they had just performed). Just before the show Andrews had found out she was pregnant and she and Burnett had decided not to do the hit, but Burnett simply forgot. As soon as this happens you see Burnett break character and ask if Andrews is OK.

Quotes:

Chorus: [singing a parody of "Do-Re-Mi"] Many fools can go to school and learn the scale by rote.
Carol Burnett: We have found a ghastly sound for every single note!
Chorus: Ding dong!
Julie Andrews: That's what the bell says.
Chorus: Yum yum!
Julie Andrews: That's what we say when we're eating.
Chorus: Ho ho!
Julie Andrews: That's how Santa's laugh goes!
Chorus: [making kissing sounds] Mwah! Mwah!
Julie Andrews: That's our favorite form of greeting.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "American Masters: Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character" (2007)

Soundtrack:

From Switzerland: The Pratt Family (Medley of Pratt Family Tree, The Things We Like Best, Ding Dong Yum Yum Yum)

The Best Friends conquer Carnegie Hall with flying colors

Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett, are best friends, as it is very easy to tell from seeing this. As a pair they a simply hysterical, independantly they are ALSO hysterical. The songs are unforgettable and the wonderful way they sang the songs is worth a million dollars. My personal favorite is "Big D". (Talking about Dallas, Texas). it is amazingly funny because singing it is Texas-born Carol and British born Londoner Julie. It wil keep you laughing your head off as Julie tries to put on a Texas Drawl and ends up with sokmething in between Eliza-like Cockney (not surprising as Andrews starred in 'My Fair Lady' a few years before this was made) and Irish Gaelic. But you can tell that she is having tons of fun and that she KNOWS she's not mastering the Texas Drawl and she seems definately ok with that.

In Julie Andrews biography (the one by Robert Windeler) it tells of the hard work it took for Julie and Carol to get their show. I urge you are to read it- some very funny situations took place with those two troublemakers.

***The friendship (BEST friendship actually) between Julie Andrews & Carol Burnett allowed you to see that Julie is NOT Mary Poppins or Maria von Trapp and she's NOT stuck up, prim and boring. She's very wild and crazy, with a personality to die for. Overall, this is a great display of fantastic songs and a very strong friendship. I give it a perfect 10!