Carol Burnett and her 1970's tv crew are on now on CBS...I'm crying 'cause

[Rowdyboy]

I've laughed so much. Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, Vickie Lawrence, and Lyle Waggoner when combined with Carol are pure genius.

[Poiuyt]

1. She ruined two movies for me!

I'll never be able to watch "Sunset Boulevard" and "Gone With The Wind" again.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Ain't that the truth.

[Bluebear]

4. I saw it hanging in the window and couldn't resist it!

MAX!!!!! MAX!!!!!!

[Rabrrrrrr]

14. LOL! Yes, indeed!

I'm glad I've never seen GWTW, so it's never tainted Carol's (I'm sure far more brillant) version. :-)

[scottxyz]

3. I kinda got tears in my eyes too

Those clips seemed like from another time. So innocent.

[ibegurpard]

5. That's why I'd cry too.

eom

[Gman]

8. The hairdo's on the women in the audience

and the big wide eyeglasses are something.

[fudge stripe cookays]

10. Don't forget the monster polyester lapels!

:-)

I miss those days. Her version of Bette Davis' "A Stolen Life" killed me(the twin sisters fighting over Glenn Ford in the original). With the lighthouse calling...."Hi PATTTTTTTsy!"

[Gman]

6. Watching it...they are still hilarious

and pure comedy. No profanity, talking about off color subjects, nothing for the shock value. Just pure comedy.

A good comediene doesn't have to use one word of profanity to be funny.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

7. The curtain rod dress. Right up there with Lucy and Ethel in the

candy factory.

[mark11727]

11. "I saw it in the window, and I just had to have it" (?)

--- did I remember this correctly?

[Rowdyboy]

9. Movie Takeoffs...

High Paaahhhttttssssyyyy

Conway: A cow being milked for the first time...

This is too good!

[terrya]

23. Remember "Mildred Fierce"?

Carol was wonderful in the Joan Crawford title role.

:-)

Terry

[OneBlueSky]

12. her show tonight was FAR better than anything on tv today . . .

I don't remember when I've laughed so consistently throughout an hour-long show . . . quality television is a thing of the past, with absurd "reality" programming replacing real creativity . . . thanks to Carol and crew for bringing back great tv, if only for an hour . . .

[Gothic Sponge]

13. I missed it! Damnit!

I'm sure TV land will run it again.....i hope.

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. And it was LIVE, dammit!!

I loved it when Conway would get Korman laughing so much he (Korman) could hardly do his lines. Lots of time when a scene went into pause because everyone was laughing, usually because of Conway.

Dammit, that's good entertainment!

I loved Carol and her show.

[burythehatchet]

19. that would get me every time

I used to think that Tim Conway was the funniest man alive. Shortly after that show, did he not do a sitcom? About an army or maybe a navy unit?

[Rabrrrrrr]

26. Seems like he did, but I don't remember the details

then his career moved down-wind, and he ended up doing the DORF stuff and then, poof, just kinda gone.

Too bad, really. He was quite funny. And actually, some of the Dorf stuff was pretty funny, but it got old quickly. First time I saw it was on Johnny Carson, and I rolled with laughter, then later saw ads for his videos during fishing shows and hee haw and whatnot, and figured, okay, poor guy has no real career left.

[AgadorSparticus]

16. her show was one of my favorites in the 70's!

i never laughed so hard as watching her show. what a shame we don't have anything like that anymore. oh, wait. there's the jessica simpson/nick lachey variety hour....:puke:

[UTUSN]

17. Her Group's Sketch Comedy Is As Good/Better Than MAD

Sometimes, when SNL is mentioned, somebody says MAD is better, but Carol's group holds up competitively with MAD. Sketch is sketch.

[AlCzervik]

18. I used to love Mrs. Uhwiggins and Mr. Tudball

[CO Liberal]

20. Did You Notice How Well-Dressed The Audiences Were in The Clips?

Back then, people dressed up to go to TV shows - men even wore jackets and ties. Not any more....

[Pithlet]

21. I missed it! But

I watched a lot of the marathon on TVLand last weekend. My husband and I were in tears we were laughing so hard. We were both little when the shows originally aired.

[terrya]

22. "As The Stomach Turns"...wonderful.

And Harvey Korman in drag. :-)

Great show. I miss it.

Terry

[CO Liberal]

24. My Favorite - Tim Conway's Story About The Siamese Elephants

They were joined at the trunk and couldn't trumpet like other elephants - they just went "Snork!"

:-)

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

25. Im not a Tim Conway fan...that show, well...

..it was probably one of the best variety shows on.

It actually started in 1969 or 1970, and moved to Saturday nights in the early 70s I think.

It easily had some of the best sketch comedy ever..especially the movie spoofs and, yes, "As the Stomach Turns" and, later, "Mamas Family". Harvey Corman was outstanding, as was the rest of the cast. Tim Conway could also be good, although I really dont like his humor that much.

[NightTrain]

27. One of my favorite shows when I was a kid.

And thanks to TV Land, I've discovered it still has the power to make me laugh out loud! :bounce: