The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."
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Episode 1 - with Jim Nabors
Release Date: 1967-09-11Carol's series premiere guest is Jim Nabors. Highlights of this inaugural edition include: a "V.I.P." interview with Shirley Dimple; Jim and Carol as two misfit skiers in "The Ski Lodge"; the first "Carol and Sis" sketch; and a Broadway medley. Jim sings "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" in Italian, and Carol as the Charwoman sings "Georgy Girl". This episode is noted as Show #003 in the Lost Episodes DVD set.
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Episode 2 - with Sid Caesar, Liza Minnelli
Release Date: 1967-09-18A "V.I.P." interview sketch satirizing Luci Baines Johnson; Carol and Vicki do a "Sleeping Beauty" skit; guest Sid Caesar plays a father awaiting the birth of his child; Carol and Lyle do a "How Tall Is Your Announcer" segment; a parody of "Star Trek"; guest Liza Minnelli performs "The Debutante's Ball", and duets with Carol on a medley of songs including "Just In Time"; and Sid and the cast do a spoof of the Ziegfeld Follies.
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Episode 3 - with Jonathan Winters, Eddie Albert
Release Date: 1967-09-25Comic Winters mimics Jackie Gieason; Carol plays a movie star attempting a comeback and a model playing in her first jungle film; in a husband-and-wife routine Carol and Harvey can't seem to remember the names of their guests.
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Episode 4 - with Lucille Ball, Tim Conway, and Gloria Loring
Release Date: 1967-10-02Two women (Carol and guest Lucille Ball) go to the "Café Argentine" whose staff includes a goose-stepping maitre d' (Harvey); Carol plays a housewife fighting off a recalcitrant washing machine and attacking pigeons, only to end up impaled by a medieval lance; "Carol and Sis" sing a rendition of "I Dig Rock and Roll Music"; guest Tim Conway plays a bumbling TV news anchor; two rent-a-car employees (Carol, Lucy) vie for the attentions of a traveler (Tim); guest Gloria Loring performs "Goin' Out of My Head" and "Try to Remember"; a woman (Carol) experiences the downside of marrying a superhero (Harvey); and Carol and Lucy sing and dance to a barroom medley. This episode is noted as Show #006 in the Lost Episodes DVD set.
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Episode 5 - with Imogene Coca, Lainie Kazan
Release Date: 1967-10-09A "V.I.P." sketch about Miss America; Carol, Harvey and guest Imogene Coca perform a coffee commercial sketch; guest Lainie Kazan performs a "Sunnyside"/"Silver Lining" medley, and duets with Carol on "Watch What Happens"; Carol and Harvey play "Bonnie and Clod"; a "Little Pianos" production number with the cast and dancers; and the Charwoman does a striptease pantomime and sings "There's No Business Like Show Business".
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Episode 6 - with Phyllis Diller, Gwen Verdon, and Bobbie Gentry
Release Date: 1967-10-16Carol plays the wife of a monster in "Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde"; a routine from guest Phyllis Diller; musical numbers from guests Gwen Verdon ("The 59th Street Bridge Song") and Bobbie Gentry ("The Look of Love"); Carol and Vicki in a foreign exchange sketch; and a "Sgt. Pepper" production number. This episode is noted as Show #008 in the Lost Episodes DVD set.
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Episode 7 - with Smothers Brothers, Diahann Carroll, Richard Kiley
Release Date: 1967-10-23Carol and Lyle performing exercises; the Smothers Brothers doing a sketch, singing "John Henry" and joined by Carol on "Pretoria"; guest Richard Kiley sings "The Impossible Dream"; guest Diahann Carroll sings "The Rules of the Road" and "Where Am I Going?", and duets with Richard on "The Sweetest Sound I Never Heard"; and Carol and Diahann perform a haunted house production number.
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Episode 8 - with Nanette Fabray, Sonny & Cher
Release Date: 1967-11-06A spoof of French, Polish and Japanese airline service; A "V.I.P." interview sketch with Carol as a nudist; an office triangle sketch; Carol and Nanette perform "Bosom Buddies"; Cher performs "You Better Sit Down Kids"; Sonny & Cher sing "Living for You"; and the whole cast performs "Take Me Along".
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Episode 9 - with Richard Chamberlin, Gloria Loring
Release Date: 1967-11-13Carol and guest Richard Chamberlain attempt to make Lyle jealous; an airport interview with a "Mother of the Year"; musical numbers from Carol and the dancers ("Everybody's Gotta Be Someplace"), Richard with the dancers and singers ("Lazy Day"), and guest Gloria Loring ("A Taste of Honey" and "I've Gotta Be Me"); Carol and Vicki perform "Sisters Galore" sketch, and they and the dancers perform "Ballin' the Jack".
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Episode 10 - with Juliet Prowse, Martha Raye
Release Date: 1967-11-20A "Sleeping Beauty" production number; a legs and mouth sketch; a "V.I.P." sketch satirizing Lynda Bird Johnson's wedding; musical numbers from guests Juliet Prowse ("The Fleet's In") and Martha Raye ("After You've Gone"); a sketch about ESP; and Carol as the Charwoman sings "Young and Foolish".
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Episode 11 - with Don Adams, Lesley Ann Warren
Release Date: 1967-11-27A "Jolly Green Thing" sketch; guest Lesley Ann Warren and the dancers perform "The Best Is Yet to Come"; a strike sketch parodying Joey Bishop's and Johnny Carson's talk shows; Harvey and guest Don Adams perform a "Two Feathers" sketch; Carol performs "Enter Laughing"; and a production number set to "All God's Children". This episode is noted as Show #013 in the Lost Episodes DVD set.
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Episode 12 - Episode 12
Release Date: 1967-12-04with Jonathan Winters, Barbara Eden, Leonard Nimoy
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Episode 13 - Episode 13
Release Date: 1967-12-11with Mickey Rooney, John Davidson
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Episode 14 - Episode 14
Release Date: 1967-12-25with Sid Caesar, Ella Fitzgerald
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Episode 15 - Episode 15
Release Date: 1968-01-01with Lynn Redgrave, Mike Douglas
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Episode 16 - Episode 16
Release Date: 1968-01-08with Lana Turner, Frank Gorshin
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Episode 17 - Episode 17
Release Date: 1968-01-15with Trini López, Ken Berry
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Episode 18 - Episode 18
Release Date: 1968-01-22with George Chakiris, Shirley Jones
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Episode 19 - Episode 19
Release Date: 1968-01-29with Jonathan Winters, Dionne Warwick
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Episode 20 - Episode 20
Release Date: 1968-02-05with Jack Palance, Liza Minnelli
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Episode 21 - Episode 21
Release Date: 1968-02-12with Betty Grable, Martha Raye
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Episode 22 - Episode 22
Release Date: 1968-02-19with Nanette Fabray, Art Carney
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Episode 23 - Episode 23
Release Date: 1968-02-26with Garry Moore, Durward Kirby, John Gary
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Episode 24 - Episode 24
Release Date: 1968-03-04with Imogene Coca, Mel Torme
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Episode 25 - Episode 25 (#016)
Release Date: 1968-03-18Carol and Sis; I Can't Get Started / 'Cause I Got So Much Lovin' in Me; The Bullfighter; Shipwrecked; Salute to Old Movies; Nobody; Hoedown
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Episode 26 - Episode 26
Release Date: 1968-03-25with Soupy Sales, Gloria Loring
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Episode 27 - Episode 27
Release Date: 1968-04-15with Peter Lawford, Minnie Pearl
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Episode 28 - Episode 28
Release Date: 1968-04-29with Tim Conway, Shani Wallis
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Episode 29 - Episode 29
Release Date: 1968-05-06with Sid Caesar, Barbara McNair
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Episode 30 - Episode 30
Release Date: 1968-05-13Family Show