CAROL BURNETT SHOW, THE {TIM CONWAY, JANE CONNELL} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of comedy/variety programs starring Carol Burnett. This program features special guests Tim Conway and Jane Connell.
The episode begins as Burnett takes the stage and chats with the audience, revealing that Conway's sitcom, "The Tim Conway Show," has been cancelled, but will be replaced by an hour-long variety series, "The Tim Conway Comedy Hour" (which also lasted only 13 weeks). Burnett also briefly introduces film and television producer Ross Hunter.
In the first sketch, "The Old Folks," elderly married couple Molly and Bert peruse the newspaper and chat about a potential vacation trip. Connell performs a song about the dangers of pollution and the importance of environmental preservation, after which Conway and Korman portray two Army buddies returning home after a night of carousing. The extremely drunk Conway attempts to sober up – and make a sandwich – all while avoiding the ire of his wife, with mixed results.
Vicki Lawrence sings "Leavin' on a Jet Plane," and Burnett introduces a tribute to Universal Studios, particularly the 1967 film "Thoroughly Modern Millie," from which Lawrence and Connell perform the title song. Next, Burnett parodies Doris Day in "Pillow Talk" (1959) and portrays the incredibly chaste and naïve "Mary Ellen Janey Sue," who moves to the big city to take a job in advertising and is horrified when suave womanizer H.L. Smith appears in her bed, having apparently moved into the same apartment. Her worries about propriety are assuaged, however, when he immediately proposes to her on the spot.
In "The Thief of Arabian Nights," a ruthless caliph is pleased by the arrival of seven comely slave girls, one of whom enchants him with her "tales of the veil." Lovestruck, he offers her anything she wishes, and she takes his magic ring, which formerly belonged to her ancestors and contains a magical – albeit elderly – genie. The genie grants the woman three wishes, which she begins by sending the caliph to his death in a snake pit. She then instructs the genie to transform into a handsome prince.
Finally, Burnett introduces cast member Lyle Waggoner's wife, Sharon Kennedy, who appeared in several of the night's sketches. Hunter reappears to present her with a funny "Cecil B. DeMille"-style award.
Burnett then closes the show by singing her signature good-night song and adding Connell and Conway's autographs to her guest book. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: March 2, 1970 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:51:53
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:58991
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy/Variety; Music
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1967-1978
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Colgate toothpaste
CREDITS
- Joe Hamilton … Producer
- Robert Wright … Associate Producer
- Dave Powers … Director
- Arnie Rosen … Writer
- Bob Weiskopf … Writer
- Bob Schiller … Writer
- Hal Goodman … Writer
- Larry Klein … Writer
- Kenny Solms … Writer
- Gail Parent … Writer
- Don Hinkley … Writer
- Buz Kohan … Writer
- Bill Angelos … Writer
- Harry Zimmerman … Music by
- Ernest Flatt … Choreographer
- Carol Burnett … Host, Performer
- Harvey Korman … Cast
- Vicki Lawrence … Cast
- Lyle Waggoner … Cast
- Tim Conway … Guest, Performer
- Jane Connell … Guest, Performer
- Sharon Kennedy … Guest, Performer
- Ross Hunter … Guest