2015-01-23

Nielsen Ratings

Season 1 (196768): #27

Season 2 (196869): #24

Season 3 (196970): #13

Season 4 (197071): #25

Season 5 (197172): #23

Season 6 (197273): #22

Season 7 (197374): #27

Season 8 (197475): #29

Season 9 (197576): #29

Season 10(197677): #35

Season 11(197778): #43

Background

The popular variety show made the stars household names with such sketches as “As the Stomach Turns”, “Went with the Wind” (a parody of Gone with the Wind featuring a scene with Burnett as Scarlett O’Hara in the dress made from a window curtain, complete with the curtain rod), “Carol & Sis”, “Mr. Tudball and Mrs. Wiggins”, “The Family” (which would later spin off into a show called Mama’s Family), “Nora Desmond” (Burnett’s send-up of Gloria Swanson’s character Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard), and “Stella Toddler.” A frequent repeated segment was “Kitchen Commercials”, in which cast members parodied TV commercials that drove a woman (Burnett) crazy. The show had frequent, high recognition guest stars. The long-running show was frequently nominated for Emmys, and won three times.

A unique feature of the show consisted of a question-and-answer segment involving Carol Burnett with the audience, in CBS Studio 33. Burnett usually did this for about 34 minutes at the start of most shows. Burnett would ask for the lights above the audience to be turned up (“Let’s bump up the lights…”) and then randomly pick audience members who raised their hand to ask her a question. This informality was possible due to the design of Studio 33; cameras were to the left and right of the stage with one below in the pit and one suspended, so the actors were very close to the audience.

Sample question from young woman in audience: “Have you ever taken acting lessons?” Carol: “Yes, I have.” Audience member: “Do you think it did any good?”

The show was rehearsed for three to four hours each day until the Friday tapings, when two recordings were made. As there were only two recordings, if an actor flubbed a line in both takes, the error appeared in the broadcast, giving the show some immediacy. Pick ups were exceptions, and usually only used for musical numbers.

Through this program, Burnett became known for her acting and talent, and for ending each show by tugging her ear, which was a message to her grandmother who had raised her, letting her know that she was doing well and that she loved her.

A true variety show in its simplest of forms, The Carol Burnett Show struck a harmonious chord with viewers through parodies of films (“Went With the Wind”), television (“As the Stomach Turns”) and TV commercials. Burnett and team struck gold with the original skit “The Family” which eventually spun off into a television show, “Mama’s Family”, starring Lawrence.

The show also became known for its closing theme song, with the following lyrics:

I’m so glad we had this time together

Just to have a laugh or sing a song

Seems we just got started and before you know it

Comes the time we have to say, ‘So long.’

Cast

Carol Burnett

Vicki Lawrence

Harvey Korman (seasons 1-10)

Lyle Waggoner (seasons 1-7)

Tim Conway (seasons 8-11)

Dick Van Dyke (first half of season 11)

Vicki Lawrence was the only cast member, other than Burnett, to remain with the series for its entire run. Tim Conway, though well remembered for his appearances on the show, did not become a full-time cast member until 1975. (Previously, he was a frequent guest, appearing as often as once a month.) Harvey Korman left the show prior to its final season; he was temporarily replaced in the fall of 1977 by Dick Van Dyke. Original cast member Lyle Waggoner left the series in 1974 to pursue a dramatic acting career and the next year was cast in Wonder Woman.

Burnett went on to star in movies, write a Broadway play, and continues to make appearances. Conway and Korman traveled to do comedy routines together all over the country. Vicki Lawrence had a U.S. #1 hit record in 1973 (“The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia”) and went on to star in several shows of her own (Mama’s Family, the NBC daytime edition of Win, Lose or Draw, and her short-lived talk show, Vicki) and continues to perform around America writing and performing comedy sketches.

Continuations and revivals

The comedy sketches of the show were reedited into freestanding programs; the resulting show enjoyed success for many years in syndicated reruns (as Carol Burnett and Friends). In the early 2000s, certain full-length episodes of The Carol Burnett Show were released on VHS and DVD by Columbia House on a subscription basis (now discontinued). Guthy-Renker released another DVD collection, The Carol Burnett Show Collector’s Edition, which is still being sold to this day.

Following repeats of The Carol Burnett Show on CBS from June to August 1978, 4 new shows were aired between August and September 1979 on ABC as Carol Burnett & Company, just prior to the beginning of the regular fall season and plans were announced for this to become an annual event but it did not. NBC aired a comedy half-hour repertory series called Carol & Company between March 1990 and July 1991 with regulars Peter Krause, Jeremy Piven, Terry Kiser, Meagan Fay, Anita Barone, and Richard Kind (and occasional guest stars such as Betty White and Burt Reynolds; each week’s show was a different half-hour comedy play.

CBS brought back The Carol Burnett Show for another run in the fall of 1991; new regulars included Meagen Fay and Richard Kind (brought over from the NBC show), and Chris Barnes, Roger Kabler and Jessica Lundy. Only nine episodes of this revival were aired.

Over the years, the cast of The Carol Burnett Show were reunited on three CBS TV specials:

The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion (January 10, 1993) featured several clips of the show’s best moments from 1967-1978 with the gang reminiscing about their time together on the show.

The Carol Burnett Show: Show Stoppers (November 26, 2001) consisted mostly of bloopers and outtakes from the series. The program was a major ratings success; the media credited its timing, being broadcast not long after the September 11, 2001 attacks, with contributing to its success.

The Carol Burnett Show: Let’s Bump Up the Lights! (May 12, 2004) featured one of Carol’s favorite ongoing bits, turning up the house lights and then taking questions from members of the studio audience.

Guest stars

Season 1 (19671968)

Jim Nabors (appeared on the first episode of every season)

Sid Caesar

Liza Minnelli

Jonathan Winters

Eddie Albert

Lucille Ball

Tim Conway

Gloria Loring

Imogene Coca

Lainie Kazan

Phyllis Diller

Gwen Verdon

Bobbie Gentry

The Smothers Brothers

Diahann Carroll

Richard Kiley

Nanette Fabray

Sonny & Cher

Richard Chamberlain

Juliet Prowse

Martha Raye

Don Adams

Lesley Ann Warren

Barbara Eden

Leonard Nimoy

Mickey Rooney

John Davidson

Ella Fitzgerald

Lynn Redgrave

Mike Douglas

Lana Turner

Frank Gorshin

Trini Lopez

Ken Berry

George Chakiris

Shirley Jones

Dionne Warwick

Jack Palance

Betty Grable

Art Carney

Garry Moore

Durward Kirby

John Gary

Mel Torm

Jack Jones

Soupy Sales

Peter Lawford

Minnie Pearl

Shani Wallis

Barbara McNair

Season 2 (19681969)

Jim Nabors

Martin Landau

Barbara Bain

Carol Channing

Nanette Fabray

Trini Lopez

George Gobel

Bobbie Gentry

Edie Adams

Tim Conway

Lucille Ball

Eddie Albert

Nancy Wilson

Mel Torm

Don Rickles

Sid Caesar

Ella Fitzgerald

Garry Moore

Durward Kirby

Michele Lee

Flip Wilson

Imogene Coca

Vic Damone

Eileen Farrell

Marilyn Horne

Mickey Rooney

Emmaline Henry

Roland Winters

Perry Como

Martha Raye

Chita Rivera

Ken Berry

Shirley Jones

Soupy Sales

Barbara McNair

Ethel Merman

Ross Martin

John Davidson

Mike Douglas

Barrie Chase

Larry Hovis

Ronnie Schell

Vikki Carr

Robert Goulet

Jimmie Rodgers

Season 3 (19691970)

Jim Nabors

Nancy Wilson

Bernadette Peters

Steve Lawrence

Edward Villella

Bobbie Gentry

Ken Berry

Tim Conway

Kay Medford

Gwen Verdon

Pat Boone

Bing Crosby

Ella Fitzgerald

Rowan and Martin

Andy Griffith

Merv Griffin

Lucille Ball

George Carlin

Martha Raye

Garry Moore

Durward Kirby

Donald O’Connor

Kaye Stevens

Audrey Meadows

Nanette Fabray

Flip Wilson

Vikki Carr

Soupy Sales

Mel Torm

Ronald Reagan

Barbara Feldon

Joan Rivers

Pat Carroll

Jack Jones

Jane Connell

Trini Lopez

Ronnie Schell

Peggy Lee

Michele Lee

Season 4 (19701971)

Jim Nabors

Cass Elliot

Pat Paulsen

Nanette Fabray

Steve Lawrence

Eydie Gorm

Joan Rivers

Ken Berry

Lucille Ball

Mel Torm

Donald O’Connor

Bernadette Peters

Ricardo Montalban

Juliet Prowse

Martha Raye

Ross Martin

Dyan Cannon

Paul Lynde

Debbie Reynolds

Don Rickles

Durward Kirby

Pat Carroll

Robert Goulet

Rich Little

Art Carney

Jerry Lewis

Leslie Uggams

Michele Lee

Edward Villella

Violette Verdy

Rita Hayworth

Jim Bailey

Totie Fields

Chita Rivera

Bob Newhart

Tim Conway

Mike Douglas

David Frost

Eileen Farrell

Marilyn Horne

Season 5 (19711972)

Jim Nabors

Tim Conway

The Carpenters

Steve Lawrence

Carol Channing

Ken Berry

Cass Elliot

Peggy Lee

Dom DeLuise

Diahann Carroll

Bing Crosby

Paul Lynde

Bernadette Peters

Nanette Fabray

Mel Torm

Eydie Gorm

Shecky Greene

Andy Griffith

Barbara McNair

Dionne Warwick

Dick Martin

Ray Charles

Vincent Price

Kaye Ballard

Burt Reynolds

Jack Klugman

Tony Randall

Karen Black

Season 6 (19721973)

Jim Nabors

Carol Channing

Marty Feldman

Andy Griffith

Helen Reddy

Steve Lawrence

Paul Sand

Eydie Gorm

Jack Gilford

Joel Grey

Cass Elliot

Tim Conway

Pearl Bailey

Peggy Lee

Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara

Lily Tomlin

Ruth Buzzi

John Davidson

Ray Charles

Vincent Price

Carl Reiner

Melba Moore

Anthony Newley

Bernadette Peters

Jack Cassidy

Kaye Ballard

Petula Clark

John Byner

Valerie Harper

Ken Berry

David Hartman

Paula Kelly

William Conrad

Season 7 (19731974)

Jim Nabors

Tim Conway

Charo

Petula Clark

Gloria Swanson

Helen Reddy

John Byner

Eydie Gorm

Paul Sand

Jack Weston

Ruth Buzzi

Richard Crenna

Anthony Newley

Dick Martin

Carl Reiner

Vincent Price

Joel Grey

Bernadette Peters

Roddy McDowall

The Jackson 5

Season 8 (19741975)

Jim Nabors

Steve Lawrence

James Coco

Jack Weston

Michele Lee

Telly Savalas

The Smothers Brothers

Eydie Gorm

Rich Little

Alan King

Lena Zavaroni

John Byner

Kenneth Mars

Helen Reddy

Maggie Smith

Tim Conway

Carl Reiner

Ken Berry

Alan Alda

Vincent Price

Joan Rivers

William Conrad

The Jackson 5

The Pointer Sisters

Rock Hudson

Nancy Walker

Wayne Rogers

Buddy Ebsen

Roddy McDowall

Bernadette Peters

Sally Struthers

Jean Stapleton

Phil Silvers

Season 9 (19751976)

Jim Nabors

Sammy Davis Jr.

Cher

Shirley MacLaine

Bernadette Peters

Maggie Smith

The Pointer Sisters

Roddy McDowall

Betty White

Eydie Gorm

Jessica Walter

Steve Lawrence

Rita Moreno

Emmett Kelly

The Jacksons

Joanne Woodward

Dick Van Dyke

Tony Randall

Jack Klugman

Season 10 (19761977)

Jim Nabors

Sammy Davis Jr.

Madeline Kahn

Steve Lawrence

Roddy McDowall

Dinah Shore

Ken Berry

The Pointer Sisters

Alan King

Betty White

Dick Van Dyke

Glen Campbell

Rock Hudson

Helen Reddy

Eydie Gorm

Ben Vereen

Hal Linden

Neil Sedaka

Season 11 (19771978)

Jim Nabors

Steve Lawrence

Nancy Dussault

Ken Berry

Ben Vereen

Bernadette Peters

Rock Hudson

Helen Reddy

Roddy McDowall

Eydie Gorm

Captain and Tennille

Natalie Cole

Betty White

Steve Martin

James Garner

George Carlin

James Stewart

References

^ “The Carol Burnett Show (sitcom)”. ClassicThemes.com. The Media Management Group. 2008. http://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/themePages/carolBurnettShow.html. Retrieved 2008-04-28.

^ http://www.nationalreview.com/bell/bell200511090809.asp Nationalreview.com Retrieved on 05-14-07

Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows

External links

The Carol Burnett Show at the Internet Movie Database

It’s The Carol Burnett Show!

The Museum Of Broadcast Communications: The Carol Burnett Show

Tim’s TV Showcase: The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show at TV.com

The Carol Burnett Show – 10/2/67 – cached copy from Internet Archives

The Carol Burnett Show Episode Guide by: Ed Slonina – cached copy from Internet Archives

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

The Alan Young Show (1951)  Your Show of Shows / The Red Skelton Show (1952)  Your Show of Shows (1953)  Omnibus (1954)  Disneyland (1955)  Toast of the Town (1956)  The Jack Paar Tonight Show (1957)  The Jack Paar Tonight Show (1958)  An Evening with Fred Astaire (1959)  The Garry Moore Show (1960)  Astaire Time (1961)  The Garry Moore Show (1962)  The Andy Williams Show (1963)  The Danny Kaye Show (1964  The Andy Williams Show (1966)  The Andy Williams Show (1967)  Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (1968)  Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (1969)  The David Frost Show (1970)  The Carol Burnett Show (1972)  The Julie Andrews Hour (1973)  The Carol Burnett Show (1974)  The Carol Burnett Show (1975)

Complete list: (19511975)  (19762000)  (2001resent)

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Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series Musical or Comedy

The Governor & J.J. (1969)  The Carol Burnett Show (1970)  All in the Family (1971)  All in the Family (1972)  All in the Family (1973)  Rhoda (1974)  Barney Miller (1975)  Barney Miller (1976)  All in the Family (1977)  Taxi (1978)  Alice/Taxi (1979)  Taxi (1980)  M*A*S*H (1981)  Fame (1982)  Fame (1983)  The Cosby Show (1984)  The Golden Girls (1985)  The Golden Girls (1986)  The Golden Girls (1987)  The Wonder Years (1988)  Murphy Brown (1989)

Complete List  (1969-1989)  (1990-present)

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Sketch comedy shows

A Bit of Fry and Laurie  A Series of Psychotic Episodes  Absolutely  Alas Smith and Jones  Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression  All That  The Amanda Show  The Andy Dick Show  Aprs Match  The Armstrong and Miller Show  The Ben Stiller Show  The Benny Hill Show  Big Train  Bigipedia  Bizarre  Bo’ Selecta!  Bull Island  The Carol Burnett Show  The Catherine Tate Show  Caesar’s Hour  Cedric the Entertainer Presents  Chappelle’s Show  The Cher Show  Chewin’ the Fat  CODCO  The Dana Carvey Show  The Edge  The Ernie Kovacs Show  Exit 57  The Flip Wilson Show  Fridays  Goodness Gracious Me  The Goon Show  Hale and Pace  Hall’s Pictorial Weekly  Harry Enfield and Chums  (Ruddy Hell! It’s) Harry & Paul  Haywire  Hee Haw  Human Giant  The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show  Important Things with Demetri Martin   In Living Color  The Jackie Gleason Show  The Jamie Kennedy Experiment  Just Say Julie  The Karen Dunbar Show  The Kevin Bishop Show  The Kids in the Hall  Laugh-In  Laura Solon: Talking and Not Talking  Little Britain  MADtv  The Mary Whitehouse Experience  Michael & Michael Have Issues   The Milton Berle Show  That Mitchell and Webb Look/That Mitchell and Webb Sound  The Mitchell and Webb Situation  Monty Python’s Flying Circus  Naked Camera  Naked Video  Mr. Show  Newman and Baddiel in Pieces  Newsjack  The Newz  Not the Nine O’clock News  Paul Merton: The Series  Q  The Red Skelton Show  The Richard Pryor Show  Robot Chicken  Ronni Ancona & Co  Roundhouse  Royal Canadian Air Farce  Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In  Saturday Night Live  Second City Television  The Sketch Show  The Smothers Brothers Show  The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour  The State  Talkshow with Spike Feresten   Texaco Star Theater  That Was The Week That Was  Tilt  Tracey Takes On…  The Tracey Ullman Show  Turn On  The Two Ronnies  Upright Citizens Brigade  Victoria Wood As Seen On TV  Victoria Wood’s Mid Life Christmas  Week Ending  The Whitest Kids U’ Know  Whose Line Is It Anyway?  You Can’t Do That on Television  Your Show of Shows

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