SPECIAL EVENING WITH CAROL BURNETT, A (TV)
Summary
The finale of "The Carol Burnett Show," a series of comedy/variety programs featuring Carol Burnett. Burnett, Tim Conway, and Vicki Lawrence reminisce about past shows and introduce excerpts spanning the eleven years of the show. Highlights include the following: Burnett does her Tarzan yell; Burnett performs in duets with such guests as Liza Minnelli, Ella Fitzgerald, Perry Como, Ray Charles, Bing Crosby, Rock Hudson, Steve Lawrence, and Eydie GormŽ; in a comic skit, Burt Reynolds sings "As Time Goes By"; Burnett and Conway appear as Mrs. Wiggins and Mr. Tudball; Jimmy Stewart accompanies himself on the piano and sings "Ragtime Cowboy Joe"; in comic skits, Harvey Korman sings "They Call the Wind Maria" and Burnett sings "Come Rain or Come Shine," "The Lady Is a Tramp," and "You Light Up My Life"; movies are parodied, including "The African Queen" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice." Additional highlights include the following: Lawrence sings "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" and a spoof of a country-and-western song; Bing Crosby and Bob Hope appear in a restaurant skit; in his first sketch in the series, Conway performs the role of a sports commentator; a "Columbo" parody is featured; Dick Van Dyke appears in a comic sketch; Burnett and Lawrence appear as Eunice and her Mama in a new sketch where Eunice consults a psychiatrist, played by Craig Richard Nelson; the Ernie Flatt Dancers perform a modern dance number; bloopers and outtakes are included from previous shows featuring the regulars; and Burnett as the Cleaning Lady talks about why she is ending the show and sings her closing theme. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: March 29, 1978 Wednesday 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:38:44
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T80:0730
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Films - Parody; Jazz; Music, popular (songs, etc.); She Made It Collection (Carol Burnett); TV - Parody
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1967-1978
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Joe Hamilton … Executive Producer
- Ed Simmons … Producer
- Robert Wright … Associate Producer
- Dave Powers … Director
- Roger Beatty … Writer
- Rick Hawkins … Writer
- Liz Sage … Writer
- Robert Illes … Writer
- James Stein … Writer
- Franelle Silver … Writer
- Larry Siegel … Writer
- Tim Conway … Cast
- Bill Richmond … Writer
- Gene Perret … Writer
- Dick Clair … Writer
- Jenna McMahon … Writer
- Buz Kohan … Writer
- Bill Angelos … Writer
- Gail Parent … Writer
- Tom Patchett … Writer
- Jay Tarses … Writer
- Stan Burns … Writer
- Mike Marmer … Writer
- Arthur Julian … Writer
- Gary Belkin … Writer
- Arnold Rosen … Writer
- Ken Welch … Writer
- Mitzie Welch … Writer
- Ernest Flatt … Choreographer
- Ernie Flatt Dancers, The … Dance Company
- Peter Matz … Music (Misc. Credits), Music Director
- Carol Burnett … Cast
- Tim Conway … Cast
- Harvey Korman … Cast
- Vicki Lawrence … Cast
- Lyle Waggoner … Cast
- Steve Lawrence … Guest
- Burt Reynolds … Guest
- Ray Charles … Guest
- Perry Como … Guest
- Bing Crosby … Guest
- Ella Fitzgerald … Guest
- Eydie Gorme … Guest
- Bob Hope … Guest
- Rock Hudson … Guest
- Liza Minnelli … Guest
- Craig Richard Nelson … Guest
- James Stewart … Guest
- Dick Van Dyke … Guest