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The Carol Burnett Show

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CBS Ended Comedy

11 Seasons · 279 Episodes · Premiered January 21, 1994 · Ended March 29, 1978

One of Time magazine's 100 Best TV Shows of All Time, The Carol Burnett Show was a variety/sketch comedy show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

30 episodes
E01
with Jim Nabors
Mon, Sep 11 1967 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Carol'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.
E02
with Sid Caesar, Liza Minnelli
Mon, Sep 18 1967 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A "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.
E03
with Jonathan Winters, Eddie Albert
Mon, Sep 25 1967 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Comic 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.
E04
with Lucille Ball, Tim Conway, Gloria Loring
Mon, Oct 2 1967 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Two 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.
E05
with Imogene Coca, Lainie Kazan
Mon, Oct 9 1967 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A "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".
E06
with Phyllis Diller, Gwen Verdon, Bobbie Gentry
Mon, Oct 16 1967 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Carol 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.
E07
with Smothers Brothers, Diahann Carroll, Richard Kiley
Mon, Oct 23 1967 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Carol 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" (from "Man of La Mancha"); 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.
E08
with Nanette Fabray, Sonny & Cher
Mon, Nov 6 1967 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A 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".
E09
with Richard Chamberlin, Gloria Loring
Mon, Nov 13 1967 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Carol 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".
E10
with Juliet Prowse, Martha Raye
Mon, Nov 20 1967 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A "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".
E11
with Don Adams, Lesley-Anne Warren
Mon, Nov 27 1967 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A "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.
E12
with Jonathan Winters, Barbara Eden, Leonard Nimoy
Mon, Dec 4 1967 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E13
with Mickey Rooney, John Davidson
Mon, Dec 11 1967 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E14
with Sid Caesar, Ella Fitzgerald
Mon, Dec 25 1967 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E15
with Lynn Redgrave, Mike Douglas
Mon, Jan 1 1968 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E16
with Lana Turner, Frank Gorshin
Mon, Jan 8 1968 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E17
with Trini Lopez, Ken Berry
Mon, Jan 15 1968 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E18
with George Chakiris, Shirley Jones
Mon, Jan 22 1968 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E19
with Jonathan Winters, Dionne Warwick
Mon, Jan 29 1968 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E20
with Jack Palance, Liza Minnelli
Mon, Feb 5 1968 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E21
with Betty Grable, Martha Raye
Mon, Feb 12 1968 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E22
with Nanette Fabray, Art Carney
Mon, Feb 19 1968 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E23
with Garry Moore, Durward Kirby, John Gary
Mon, Feb 26 1968 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E24
with Imogene Coca, Mel Torme
Mon, Mar 4 1968 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E25
with Tim Conway, Jack Jones
Mon, Mar 18 1968 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E26
with Soupy Sales, Gloria Loring
Mon, Mar 25 1968 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E27
with Peter Lawford, Minnie Pearl
Mon, Apr 15 1968 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E28
with Tim Conway, Shani Wallis
Mon, Apr 29 1968 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E29
with Sid Caesar, Barbara McNair
Mon, May 6 1968 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E30
Family Show
Mon, May 13 1968 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Season 2

27 episodes

Season 3

27 episodes

Season 4

26 episodes

Season 5

24 episodes

Season 6

24 episodes

Season 7

25 episodes

Season 8

24 episodes

Season 9

24 episodes

Season 10

24 episodes

Season 11

24 episodes

Cast

Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett as Carol Burnett
Vicki Lawrence
Vicki Lawrence as Vicki Lawrence
Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman as Harvey Korman
Lyle Waggoner
Lyle Waggoner as Lyle Waggoner
Tim Conway
Tim Conway as Tim Conway
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