libnnc
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:24 PM
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The official Carol Burnett Show Thread |
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Tell me allllll about it, friends.
Carol kept me sane as a kid.
Your thoughts, please.
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:27 PM
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1. Harvey Korman & Tim Conway rocked together... |
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:thumbsup:
I loved it when they'd lose it in the middle of a sketch...:D
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:28 PM
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Tim was always cool as a cucumber
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:34 PM
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will be in concert here on March 5.
I have tickets.
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:27 PM
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2. I'm so glad we had this timmmmmme together! |
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That show was a staple of my childhood.
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Mayberry Machiavelli
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:40 PM
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14. Seems we just get started and before you know it... |
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Comes the time we have to say "So Long"....
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Thu Feb-24-05 08:50 PM
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26. That was just a good show |
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I enjoy shows like "Who's line is it Anyway", it seems really the only type of show comparable to Carol Burnett. I used to like Sonny and Cher as well. And Monty Python. :)
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:28 PM
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4. One of the most enjoyable hour of television ever! I used to watch as a |
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kid and think, "What a great job, they're having so much fun and getting paid too!!"
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:31 PM
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5. "Thanks. I saw it in the window and just had to have it!" |
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Bob Mackie's costumes helped make the movie parodies what they were.
What an incredible assemblage of writing and casting talent.
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:36 PM
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that gag in Went With the Wind was the longest recorded live laugh in television history? According to Guiness Book of World Records, that sustained laugh lasted over 7 minutes...
I'm a freak for knowing that
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:39 PM
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13. I thought my mom would have a stroke she laughed so hard. |
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I'm snickering just thinking about it. How she managed to get that line out without cracking up is beyond me. I was howling!
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:45 PM
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My mom and I were living in a trailer, not doing extremely well financially, but we watched Carol every Sat night like clockwork.
Anyway, I remember so clearly that skit, it was so freaking funny, my mom's youngest sister called LONG DISTANCE from South Carolina (we were here in NC) just to talk about the Went With the Wind skit...this was back when calling long distance was a HUGE deal. I'll never forget my mom giggling on the phone with her little sister...
good times.
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:42 PM
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It was the funniest gag of all time. Only WKRP's turkey stunt came close for laughs.
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:55 PM
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23. Another classic line that just thinking about it makes me giggle. |
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I can still see the look on Nessman's face!
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:31 PM
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6. CBS had the best Saturday night lineup when I was a kid. |
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All In The Family M*A*S*H The Mary Tyler Moore Show The Bob Newhart Show The Carol Burnett Show
I loved Tim Conway and Carol's Mrs. Huh-Wiggins sketches. The movie parodies, especially Nora Desmond, were hilarious.
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:34 PM
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8. Ah, nostalgia. The whole family would sit together and watch |
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with a bowl of popcorn and ice-cold sodas.
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:37 PM
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12. that's one helluva lineup |
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the only thing comparable in my childhood is NBC:
The Cosby Show Family Ties Cheers Night Court Hill Street Blues --
Carol Burnet was before my time, but I always enjoyed the reruns when I saw them. Sadly they have been few and far between.
BTW, my Aunt Joan is a dead ringer for Carol Burnet. Tall, skinny and just a very similar personality. I have had more than one brain fart double-take in my head just watching that show.
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:41 PM
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17. 5 great shows in one night! Now you're lucky to find 5 a month! |
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:44 PM
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20. Wow, that's exactly what my parents watched. |
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Blast from the past. I grew up on that stuff.
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libnnc
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:33 PM
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Edited on Wed Feb-23-05 10:34 PM by libnnc
but I hate the Columbia House thing.
Am I wrong to have canceled after 9 DVDs?
I'll regret it won't I?
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:34 PM
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9. Somebody Here Told Me MADTV Was Best |
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Well, it's all SKETCH comedy and I ODed on MADTV, and when I saw Carol-especially-KORMAN again, it was WAY BETTER than MADTV.
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:43 PM
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19. SCTV >>>> MADTV. 'nuf said. |
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Wed Feb-23-05 11:09 PM
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25. & Carol/KORMAN?--------the BEST!!!!!! n/t |
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:41 PM
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15. Momma's family on the Gong Show was classic too. Brutal, but classic. |
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:41 PM
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She had IMO the most successful long running variety show. I have some of them on DVD and it is some of the most hilarious material I have ever seen.
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Mayberry Machiavelli
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:49 PM
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22. Didn't Carol star as the rich raisin matriarch in "Fresno", a parody done |
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Edited on Wed Feb-23-05 10:50 PM by Mayberry Machiavelli
when "Dallas" and "Dynasty" fever were at their height?
Or did I just dream that?
Am I dreaming now? :shrug:
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Wed Feb-23-05 10:57 PM
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I love those bits. I can't add any more to the GWTW parody. Classic.
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Thu Feb-24-05 09:13 PM
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I miss the pre-show talks she gave to the audience, including the Tarzan yell.
And what about Lyle Waggoner!:kick:
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