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( August 2011 ) The Carol Burnett Show Genre Comedy - Variety Starring Carol Burnett Harvey Korman Vicki Lawrence Lyle Waggoner Tim Conway Dick Van Dyke Opening theme `` Carol 's Theme '' by Joe Hamilton Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons 11 No. of episodes 279 Production Executive producer ( s ) Bob Banner Joe Hamilton Location ( s ) CBS Television City Hollywood, California Camera setup Multi-camera Running time 54 minutes Production company ( s ) Burngood, Inc. ( 1967 -- 72 ) Punkin ' Productions, Inc. ( 1972 -- 76 ) Whacko, Inc. ( 1976 -- 78 ) Distributor CBS Television Distribution ( 2018 - present ) Release Original network CBS Audio format Monaural Original release September 11, 1967 ( 1967 - 09 - 11 ) -- March 29, 1978 ( 1978 - 03 - 29 ) Chronology Followed by Carol Burnett & Company Eunice Mama 's Family The Carol Burnett Show ( also Carol Burnett and Friends in syndication ) is an American variety / sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and Lyle Waggoner. In 1975, frequent guest star Tim Conway became a regular after Waggoner left the series. In 1977, Dick Van Dyke replaced Korman for much of its final season ( but he left the show by Thanksgiving, on friendly terms ). The show originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 279 episodes, and again with nine episodes in the fall of 1991. The series originated in CBS Television City 's Studio 33, and won 25 primetime Emmy Awards, was ranked number 16 on TV Guide 's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002, and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine 's 100 Best TV Shows of All Time. In 2013, TV Guide ranked The Carol Burnett Show number 17 on its list of the 60 Greatest Shows of All Time. Contents 1 Background 2 Production 3 Notable characters / sketches 3.1 Movie parodies 4 After the series 4.1 Continuations and revivals 4.2 Specials 5 List of guest stars 5.1 Season 1 ( 1967 -- 1968 ) 5.2 Season 2 ( 1968 -- 1969 ) 5.3 Season 3 ( 1969 -- 1970 ) 5.4 Season 4 ( 1970 -- 1971 ) 5.5 Season 5 ( 1971 -- 1972 ) 5.6 Season 6 ( 1972 -- 1973 ) 5.7 Season 7 ( 1973 -- 1974 ) 5.8 Season 8 ( 1974 -- 1975 ) 5.9 Season 9 ( 1975 -- 1976 ) 5.10 Season 10 ( 1976 -- 1977 ) 5.11 Season 11 ( 1977 -- 1978 ) 6 Legacy 7 Media 8 Nielsen ratings / broadcast schedule 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External links Background In 1967, Carol Burnett had been a popular veteran of television for 12 years, having made her first appearances in 1955 on such programs as The Paul Winchell Show and the sitcom Stanley starring the comedian Buddy Hackett. In 1959, she became a regular supporting cast member on the CBS - TV variety series The Garry Moore Show. Departing the Moore Show in the spring of 1962, she pursued other projects in film, Broadway productions and headlining her own television specials. Burnett signed a contract with CBS for 10 years which required her to do two guest appearances and a special a year. Within the first five years of this contract, she had the option to `` push the button '', a phrase the programming executives used, and be put on the air in 30 one - hour variety shows, pay - or - play. After discussion with her husband Joe Hamilton, in the last week of that fifth year of the contract, Burnett decided to call the head of CBS Michael Dann and exercise the clause. Dann, explaining that variety is a `` man 's genre '', offered Burnett a sitcom called Here 's Agnes. Burnett had no interest in doing a sitcom, and because of the contract, CBS was obliged to give Burnett her own variety show. Production On the left, cast members in 1967 ( clockwise from the bottom ) : Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and Lyle Waggoner, on the right, the 1977 cast : Burnett, Tim Conway, Lawrence, and Korman In addition to Carol Burnett, the cast consisted of : Vicki Lawrence Harvey Korman ( seasons 1 -- 10 ) Lyle Waggoner ( seasons 1 -- 7 ) Tim Conway ( seasons 9 -- 11 ; frequent guest performer in seasons 1 -- 8 ) Dick Van Dyke ( first half of season 11 ) Comedic actor Harvey Korman had done many guest shots in TV sitcoms. From 1963 to 1967, he had been a semi-regular on the CBS variety series The Danny Kaye Show. When Kaye 's program ended in the spring of 1967, Korman was immediately hired for The Carol Burnett Show. Lyle Waggoner, who was sometimes used to play the handsome man for Burnett to fawn over, was hired as the show 's announcer in addition to playing in sketches. Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, and guest star Dinah Shore in the 1976 Went with the Wind ! sketch Vicki Lawrence, a young singer from The Young Americans wrote a letter to Burnett when she was 17, remarking on their physical resemblance. This led to her audition and getting hired to play Burnett 's kid sister in numerous `` Carol and Sis '' sketches. Jim Nabors was the guest star on every season premiere of the show. Burnett considered Nabors to be her good luck charm. In addition, several notable actors were used in the comedy sketches in featured roles, especially in the first season, such as William Schallert, Isabel Sanford, and Reta Shaw. The popular variety show not only established Burnett as a television superstar, but it also made her regular supporting cast household names, with such sketches as `` As the Stomach Churns '', ( a parody of As the World Turns ) and `` Went with the Wind ! '' ( a spoof of Gone with the Wind ), `` Carol & Sis '', `` Mrs. Wiggins '', and `` The Family '' ( which led to a made - for - TV movie titled Eunice, as well as a spin - off television series titled 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 long - running show was frequently nominated for Emmys for best variety series and won three times. A favorite feature consisted of an unrehearsed question - and - answer segment with the audience in CBS Studio 33 ( now Bob Barker Studio ) lasting about three to four minutes at the start of most shows. Burnett stated that she borrowed the concept from Garry Moore, who did the same on his variety show, but never taped it. Burnett asked for the lights to be turned up ( `` let 's bump up the lights '' ) and then randomly picked audience members who raised their hands. Burnett often ad - libbed funny answers, but occasionally ended up as the straight ( wo ) man. For example : Young woman : `` Have you ever taken acting lessons ? '' Carol : `` Yes, I have. '' Young woman : `` Do you think it did any good ? '' The show was rehearsed each day until its two Friday tapings. Differently colored cue cards ( black, blue, green, and red ) were used for each major performer ( `` Carol Burnett : Bump - Up the Lights '' ). The second taping was fairly routine until Tim Conway came aboard as a guest star. As a recurring guest star from the show 's launch and later a regular cast member, Conway provided unrehearsed bits to sketches that became known to the staff as `` Conway 's Capers ''. Conway would play the first taping straight, but ( if the sketch had played well in the first taping, and could be printed ) would ad - lib bizarre scenarios during the second. Some notable clips included Conway as a Nazi interrogator berating an American captive ( Lyle Waggoner ). Using a Hitler puppet and a pencil as a `` club '', Conway sang three verses of `` I 've Been Working on the Railroad '' as Waggoner tried in vain to ignore him. Some, like the Hitler puppet, made it into the final broadcast ; others, like a notably convoluted story about Siamese elephants joined at the trunk ( ad - libbed during a 1977 `` Mama 's Family '' sketch ), were edited, the uncensored version only appearing years later on CBS specials. Conway 's favorite victim was Harvey Korman, who often broke character reacting to Conway 's zaniness, such as when Conway played a dentist misusing Novocain or the recurring role of `` The Oldest Man '' -- an elderly, shuffling, senile man who slowly rolled down stairways and fell prey to various mechanical mishaps ( including an electric wheelchair and an automated dry - cleaning rack ). The show also became known for its closing theme song, written by Burnett 's husband, with these lyrics : I 'm so glad we had this time together Just to have a laugh or sing a song Seems we just get started and before you know it Comes the time we have to say, `` So long. '' At the close of each episode, Burnett tugged her ear. This silent message was meant for her grandmother, who raised her, and meant she was thinking of her at that moment. After her grandmother 's death, Burnett continued the tradition. When The Carol Burnett Show made its network debut on CBS - TV in September 1967, it was scheduled on Monday nights at 10 : 00 pm opposite NBC 's I Spy and ABC 's The Big Valley. At the end of its first season and through the spring of 1971, it consistently ranked among the top - 30 programs. ( For the 1969 -- 70 season, it posted its highest rating ever, ranking at number 13. ) For season five, CBS moved the show to Wednesday nights at 8 : 00 pm, where its chief competition was NBC 's Adam - 12 and the ABC sitcoms Bewitched and The Courtship of Eddie 's Father. Despite the schedule change, the show continued to do well until the fall of 1972, when the ratings slipped. In December 1972, CBS again moved The Carol Burnett Show to Saturday nights at 10 : 00 pm ( EST ) where, for the next four years, it not only received solid ratings, but was also part of a powerhouse Saturday - night lineup of primetime shows that included All in the Family, M * A * S * H, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and The Bob Newhart Show. In the 1973 -- 74 season, the `` Family '' sketches ( with Burnett as Eunice, Korman as her husband Ed, and Lawrence as Eunice 's mother ) were introduced and the `` Carol and Sis '' segments were phased out. At the end of that season ( the series ' seventh ), after having been with The Carol Burnett Show from the beginning, Lyle Waggoner left the series to pursue other acting opportunities. The following season, Waggoner 's spot as a supporting regular remained vacant. Don Crichton, the lead male dancer on the show, began to inherit some of Waggoner 's duties. Then in season nine, because of his many popular guest appearances on the series, Tim Conway was signed as a full - time regular, joining Korman and Lawrence. From left to right : Conway, Burnett, and Dick Van Dyke in the final season In November, 1976, the series ' tenth year, The Carol Burnett Show presented what would become one of its best - known and most well - regarded sketches : `` Went with the Wind !, '' a parody of the 1939 film Gone with the Wind, which had its television debut on NBC the week before. After the 1976 - 77 season ended, Harvey Korman decided to leave the series. After a decade of working with Burnett and winning several Emmy Awards, Korman had been offered a contract by ABC to headline his own series. Also, the ratings had begun to decline. Nevertheless, CBS renewed Burnett 's show for an 11th season. Dick Van Dyke, fresh from headlining his own short - lived Emmy - winning variety series, Van Dyke & Company, was brought in to replace Korman. However, his presence did not help stem the sagging ratings, as the show faced new competition in ABC 's The Love Boat. After three months, Van Dyke departed the show, and CBS, in a desperate attempt to save the series, moved The Carol Burnett Show from Saturday nights at 10 : 00 pm to Sunday nights at the same hour, beginning in December 1977. Regular guest stars Steve Lawrence and Ken Berry were brought in to fill the void left by Korman and Van Dyke. The ratings improved considerably. CBS wanted to renew the show for another year, but by this time, Burnett had grown tired of the weekly grind and wanted to explore acting roles outside of the comedy genre, despite her success in it. With the changes in cast along with the mediocre ratings, she felt that television was undergoing a transition and that the variety series format was on its way out. Therefore, Burnett decided to end the series on her own rather than be canceled later. Thus, on March 29, 1978, in a special two - hour finale entitled `` A Special Evening with Carol Burnett '', The Carol Burnett Show left primetime television after 11 years, finishing its last season in 66th place. Reruns were aired during the summer of 1978. Notable characters / sketches Burnett as the Charwoman Burnett as Eunice with Madeline Kahn in `` The Family '' sketch As the Stomach Turns -- a soap opera parody taking place in the fictional town of Canoga Falls with Burnett as the main character Marion Carol and Sis -- Burnett as Carol and Lawrence as her sister Chris with Korman as Carol 's husband Roger ; the sketch was based on Burnett 's life in New York raising her kid sister in New York with her first husband, and Lawrence was originally hired just for this sketch The Charwoman -- Burnett 's signature character, an unnamed charwoman ( most often in a musical number ), whose animated image has been used in the opening credits, and also in the opening and closing credits of Carol Burnett and Friends Chiquita -- Burnett 's parody of Charo ; in one sketch, Charo herself played Chiquita and Burnett played her mother Nora Desmond -- Burnett as a has - been silent film actress and Korman as her bald, dutiful butler Max in the take - off of the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard ; Gloria Swanson has praised Burnett for the character Rhoda Dimple - Burnett 's parody of Shirley Temple The Family -- Burnett and Korman as Eunice and Ed Higgins, a married couple, with Lawrence portraying Eunice 's very difficult mother Thelma Harper George and Zelda -- Burnett as a Zelda, a whiny, nasal - voiced woman and Korman as her husband George ; the sketch was inspired by the roles of Montgomery Clift and Shelley Winters in A Place in the Sun The Ham Actor ( also known as Funt and Mundane ) - Korman as Alfred Funt and Burnett as Mundane, two over-the - top actors who run into mishaps on the stage ; it started off with Korman as Funt and Burnett as different types of partners ; the names Funt and Mundane are take - offs of legendary acting couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Mother Marcus -- Korman as a full - figured, Yiddish grandmother who was based on his own real - life grandmother ; usually featured in `` As the Stomach Turns '', but has also been portrayed in other sketches such as the grandmother in `` La Caperucita Roja '', the Mexican version of Little Red Riding Hood, and the fairy godmother in `` Cinderella Gets it On '', the disco version of Cinderella The Old Folks -- Burnett and Korman as Molly and Bert, an elderly couple who sit in rocking chairs on a porch talking about their lives The Oldest Man -- Conway as Duane Toddleberry, an old, slow - moving man, usually in various situations involving Korman being annoyed with his lack of speed Alice Portnoy -- Burnett as a little girl who is a member of the Fireside Girls of America, a Girl Scout - type of organization, always trying to blackmail adults into making a contribution to her troop ; Lawrence has played her sister Cecily The Queen -- Burnett 's parody of Queen Elizabeth II, with Korman as the king, and Conway as Private Newberry, a soldier who is completely hollow due to having swallowed a live grenade ; Lawrence once played the princess and was engaged to the hollowed - out private Stella Toddler -- Burnett as an elderly woman who always ends up in unfortunate accidents Unforgettable Commercials -- Parodies of well - known commercials of the time featuring the entire cast ; this was an annual sketch Mrs. Wiggins ( also known as Mr. Tudball and Mrs. Wiggins ) -- Conway as Mr. Tudball, a businessman who speaks in a mock Romanian accent, putting up with his empty - headed secretary Mrs. Wiggins played by Burnett ; Lawrence occasionally played Mrs. Tudball Movie parodies The curtain dress worn by Burnett in the Went with the Wind ! sketch A notable sketch was the 1976 parody Went with the Wind !, in which Scarlett O'Hara must fashion a gown from curtains ; Burnett, as Starlett, descends a long staircase wearing a green curtain complete with hanging rod. When Starlett is complimented on her `` gown '', she replies, `` Thank you. I saw it in the window and I just could n't resist it. '' The outfit, designed by Bob Mackie, is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution. In addition to Gone with the Wind, The Carol Burnett Show featured many movie parodies. These included take - offs of, for example, Airport, Babes in Arms, Beach Blanket Bingo, Born to Be Bad, Caged, Dangerous When Wet, Double Indemnity, The Enchanted Cottage, From Here to Eternity, The Heiress, Jaws, The Little Foxes, Back Street, Little Miss Broadway, Love Story, Mildred Pierce, National Velvet, One in a Million, The Petrified Forest, Pillow Talk, Random Harvest, Rebecca, The Roaring Twenties, Rose Marie, San Francisco, Show Boat, The Scarlet Pimpernel, So Proudly We Hail !, A Stolen Life, Sunset Boulevard, Torch Song, and When My Baby Smiles at Me. After the series Continuations and revivals This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( January 2012 ) In the fall of 1977, while the series was still running in prime time, the comedy sketches of the show were re-edited into freestanding programs ; the resulting show enjoyed success for many years in syndicated reruns ( as Carol Burnett and Friends, a half - hour edition of selected 1972 -- 77 material ). In the spring of 1979, a year after The Carol Burnett Show left the air, Burnett and her husband Joe Hamilton were dining in a restaurant with friends, including Tim Conway. At that gathering, Burnett got wistful and started reminiscing about the show and making suggestions to Conway concerning sketches that she wished they could be creating if the show were still running. Hamilton suggested to Burnett that she do a summer series. Taking that idea, Burnett and Hamilton approached CBS about doing a four - week program in the summer of 1979. CBS already had its schedule filled for the summer months and rejected the idea. However, ABC was interested, and as a result, four postscript episodes of The Carol Burnett Show were produced. Under the title Carol Burnett & Company, the show premiered on Saturday, August 18, 1979, and included many favorite sketches such as `` Mr. Tudball and Mrs. Wiggins '', `` The Family '', `` As The Stomach Turns '', and Burnett doing her impersonation of Queen Elizabeth II. Its format was very much similar to Burnett 's series, with two exceptions. Due to the unavailability of Harvey Korman ( who, ironically, had been under contract to ABC since he had left Burnett 's show in 1977 ), comic actors Kenneth Mars and Craig Richard Nelson were added to the supporting cast, joining Lawrence and Conway. Ernie Flatt, who had been the choreographer on Burnett 's show for its entire 11 - year run, was replaced by the show 's lead dancer Don Crichton. The guest stars in that four - week period were ( chronologically ) Cheryl Ladd, Alan Arkin, Penny Marshall, and Sally Field. The reviews of the series were very favorable, with several critics heartily welcoming Burnett back to weekly television, albeit on a limited basis. The ratings also were respectable and plans were announced for the program to become a yearly summer event, but it never happened. The `` Family '' sketches led to a 1982 CBS made - for - television film called Eunice starring Burnett, Korman, Lawrence, Betty White, and Ken Berry. The success of this program spawned a spin - off sitcom entitled Mama 's Family, starring Vicki Lawrence and Ken Berry, which ran from 1983 to 1990. It occasionally featured Burnett and Korman guest - starring as Eunice and Ed Higgins. In the first year and a half of the show 's run, Korman also appeared as narrator Alastair Quince, introducing each episode ( a parody of Alastair Cooke hosting Masterpiece Theatre ) and he also directed 31 episodes of the series. NBC aired a comedy half - hour repertory series called Carol & Company that premiered in March 1990. It proved to be moderately successful in the ratings and was renewed for a second season. The regulars on the show included Peter Krause, Jeremy Piven, Terry Kiser, Meagen Fay, Anita Barone, and Richard Kind ( and occasional guest stars, including Betty White and Burt Reynolds ) ; each week 's show was a different half - hour comedy play. This program lasted until July 1991. 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. However, the times had changed and Burnett 's humor was tame compared to the edgier comedy popular in the 1990s. The series failed to catch on with the public and only nine episodes of this revival were aired. In 1994, reruns of the syndicated Carol Burnett and Friends package aired on Nickelodeon. The show also aired on The Family Channel in 1996 and on TV Land as part of that network 's inaugural lineup. Beginning in January 2015, the show airs on Me - TV at 11 : 00 EST. Specials The cast of The Carol Burnett Show was reunited on four CBS television specials : The Carol Burnett Show : A Reunion ( January 10, 1993 ) -- featured several clips of the show 's best moments from 1967 to 1978 with the gang reminiscing about their time together on the show. 21.4 rating ; 27.1 million viewers ( 9 -- 11 pm ) The Carol Burnett Show : Show Stoppers ( November 26, 2001 ) -- consisted mostly of bloopers and outtakes from the series. November 26, 2001 : 29.8 million viewers ( time slot rank : first ) April 26, 2002 : 11.5 million ( time slot rank : first ) September 20, 2002 : 6.2 million ( time slot rank : third ) The Carol Burnett Show : Let 's Bump Up the Lights ! ( May 12, 2004 ) -- featured showings of Burnett 's filmed audience warmups ( most of which made it, though not usually in full, to the aired episodes ), during which she would turn up the house lights and provide often humorous -- but sometimes serious -- answers to questions shouted to her by members of the studio audience. 13.6 million ( time slot rank : second ) The Carol Burnett Show : 50th Anniversary Special ( December 3, 2017 ) -- featured some of the most popular clips of comedy and music from the entire run of the show. Included dozens of celebrities, both live and recorded, to reminisce with Carol. December 3, 2017 : 1.5 rating ; 15.2 million viewers ( time slot rank : fourth ) December 27, 2017 : 0.6 rating ; 5.26 million viewers ( time slot rank : fourth ) List of guest stars Note : only the first appearance by the guest star is listed. Season 1 ( 1967 -- 1968 ) Don Adams ( 11 - 27 - 67 ) Eddie Albert ( 9 - 25 - 67 ) Lucille Ball ( 10 - 02 - 67 ) Ken Berry ( 1 - 15 - 68 ) Sid Caesar ( 9 - 18 - 67 ) Art Carney ( 2 - 19 - 68 ) Diahann Carroll ( 10 - 23 - 67 ) George Chakiris ( 1 - 22 - 68 ) Richard Chamberlain ( 11 - 13 - 67 ) Imogene Coca ( 10 - 09 - 67 ) Tim Conway ( 10 - 02 - 67 ) ( became series regular in 1975 ) John Davidson ( 12 - 11 - 67 ) Phyllis Diller ( 10 - 16 - 67 ) Mike Douglas ( 1 - 01 - 68 ) Barbara Eden ( 12 - 04 - 67 ) Nanette Fabray ( 11 - 06 - 67 ) Ella Fitzgerald ( 12 - 25 - 67 ) John Gary ( 2 - 26 - 68 ) Bobbie Gentry ( 10 - 16 - 67 ) Frank Gorshin ( 1 - 08 - 68 ) Betty Grable ( 2 - 12 - 68 ) Jack Jones ( 3 - 18 - 68 ) Shirley Jones ( 1 - 22 - 68 ) Lainie Kazan ( 10 - 09 - 67 ) Richard Kiley ( 10 - 23 - 67 ) Durward Kirby ( 2 - 26 - 68 ) Peter Lawford ( 4 - 15 - 68 ) Gloria Loring ( 10 - 02 - 67 ) Trini Lopez ( 1 - 15 - 78 ) Barbara McNair ( 5 - 06 - 68 ) Liza Minnelli ( 9 - 18 - 67 ) Garry Moore ( 2 - 26 - 68 ) Jim Nabors ( 9 - 11 - 67 ) Leonard Nimoy ( 12 - 04 - 67 ) Jack Palance ( 2 - 05 - 68 ) Minnie Pearl ( 4 - 15 - 68 ) Juliet Prowse ( 11 - 20 - 67 ) Martha Raye ( 11 - 20 - 67 ) Lynn Redgrave ( 1 - 01 - 68 ) Mickey Rooney ( 12 - 11 - 67 ) Soupy Sales ( 3 - 25 - 68 ) The Smothers Brothers ( 10 - 23 - 67 ) Sonny & Cher ( 11 - 06 - 67 ) ( Cher later appeared, solo, in 1975 ) Mel Tormé ( 3 - 04 - 68 ) Lana Turner ( 1 - 08 - 68 ) Gwen Verdon ( 10 - 16 - 67 ) Shani Wallis ( 4 - 29 - 68 ) Lesley Ann Warren ( 11 - 27 - 67 ) Dionne Warwick ( 1 - 29 - 68 ) Jonathan Winters ( 9 - 25 - 67 ) Season 2 ( 1968 -- 1969 ) Edie Adams ( 10 - 21 - 68 ) Barbara Bain ( 9 - 30 - 68 ) Sergio Bustamante ( 4 - 28 - 69 ) Vikki Carr ( 3 - 31 - 69 ) Carol Channing ( 9 - 30 - 68 ) Barrie Chase ( 3 - 24 - 69 ) Perry Como ( 1 - 20 - 69 ) Vic Damone ( 12 - 09 - 68 ) Mike Douglas ( 3 - 17 - 69 ) Vince Edwards ( 2 - 03 - 69 ) Eileen Farrell ( 12 - 16 - 68 ) George Gobel ( 10 - 14 - 68 ) Robert Goulet ( 4 - 07 - 69 ) Emmaline Henry ( 12 - 30 - 68 ) Bob Hope ( 12 - 16 - 68 ) Marilyn Horne ( 12 - 16 - 68 ) Larry Hovis ( 3 - 24 - 69 ) Martin Landau ( 9 - 30 - 68 ) Michele Lee ( 12 - 02 - 68 ) Ross Martin ( 3 - 10 - 69 ) Ethel Merman ( 3 - 03 - 69 ) Don Rickles ( 11 - 11 - 68 ) Chita Rivera ( 2 - 03 - 69 ) Jimmie Rodgers ( 6 - 09 - 69 ) Mickey Rooney ( 12 - 30 - 68 ) Isabel Sanford ( 9 - 23 - 68 ) Ronnie Schell ( 3 - 31 - 69 ) Mel Torme ( 11 - 11 - 68 ) Flip Wilson ( 12 - 02 - 68 ) Nancy Wilson ( 11 - 04 - 68 ) Roland Winters ( 12 - 30 - 68 ) Skit with Mel Torme, 1969 Season 3 ( 1969 -- 1970 ) Pat Boone ( 11 - 03 - 69 ) George Carlin ( 11 - 24 - 69 ) Pat Carroll ( 2 - 23 - 70 ) Jane Connell ( 3 - 02 - 70 ) Bing Crosby ( 11 - 10 - 69 ) Barbara Feldon ( 2 - 02 - 70 ) Merv Griffin ( 11 - 17 - 69 ) Andy Griffith ( 11 - 17 - 69 ) Steve Lawrence ( 10 - 06 - 69 ) Peggy Lee ( 3 - 30 - 70 ) Audrey Meadows ( 1 - 05 - 70 ) Kay Medford ( 10 - 20 - 69 ) Scoey Mitchell ( 10 - 13 - 69 ) Donald O'Connor ( 12 - 29 - 69 ) Bernadette Peters ( 9 - 29 - 69 ) Ronald Reagan ( 1 - 26 - 70 ) Joan Rivers ( 2 - 02 - 70 ) Rowan & Martin ( Dick Martin also appeared in 1972 & 1974 ) Kaye Stevens ( 1 - 05 - 70 ) Edward Villella ( 10 - 06 - 69 ) Season 4 ( 1970 -- 1971 ) Jim Bailey ( 2 - 01 - 71 ) Dyan Cannon ( 11 - 23 - 70 ) Cass Elliot ( 9 - 21 - 70 ) Totie Fields ( 2 - 15 - 71 ) David Frost ( 3 - 22 - 71 ) Eydie Gormé ( 10 - 05 - 70 ) Rita Hayworth ( 2 - 01 - 71 ) Jerry Lewis ( 1 - 11 - 71 ) Rich Little ( 12 - 28 - 70 ) Paul Lynde ( 11 - 23 - 70 ) Ricardo Montalban ( 11 - 02 - 70 ) Bob Newhart ( 2 - 22 - 71 ) Pat Paulsen ( 9 - 21 - 70 ) Debbie Reynolds ( 11 - 30 - 70 ) Leslie Uggams ( 1 - 11 - 71 ) Violette Verdy ( 1 - 25 - 71 ) Season 5 ( 1971 -- 1972 ) Kaye Ballard ( 2 - 16 - 72 ) Karen Black ( 3 - 22 - 72 ) The Carpenters ( 9 - 22 - 71 ) Ray Charles ( 1 - 26 - 72 ) Dom DeLuise ( 10 - 20 - 71 ) Shecky Greene ( 11 - 24 - 71 ) Jack Klugman ( 3 - 08 - 72 ) Vincent Price ( 2 - 09 - 72 ) Tony Randall ( 3 - 08 - 72 ) Burt Reynolds ( 2 - 23 - 72 ) Season 6 ( 1972 -- 1973 ) Pearl Bailey ( 10 - 25 - 72 ) Ruth Buzzi ( 1 - 20 - 73 ) John Byner ( 2 - 10 - 73 ) Jack Cassidy ( 1 - 06 - 73 ) Petula Clark ( 2 - 10 - 73 ) William Conrad ( 3 - 17 - 73 ) Marty Feldman ( 9 - 20 - 72 ) Jack Gilford ( 10 - 11 - 72 ) Joel Grey ( 10 - 18 - 72 ) Valerie Harper ( 2 - 17 - 73 ) Paula Kelly ( 3 - 10 - 73 ) Melba Moore ( 11 - 29 - 72 ) Anthony Newley ( 12 - 16 - 72 ) Helen Reddy ( 9 - 27 - 72 ) Carl Reiner ( 11 - 29 - 72 ) Paul Sand ( 10 - 04 - 72 ) Stiller and Meara ( 11 - 01 - 72 ) Lily Tomlin ( 11 - 08 - 72 ) Season 7 ( 1973 -- 1974 ) Lucette Aldous ( 12 - 08 - 73 ) Charo ( 9 - 22 - 73 ) Richard Crenna ( 12 - 15 - 73 ) The Jackson 5 ( 3 - 16 - 74 ) Roddy McDowall ( 3 - 16 - 74 ) Gloria Swanson ( 9 - 29 - 73 ) Jack Weston ( 10 - 20 - 73 ) Season 8 ( 1974 -- 1975 ) Alan Alda ( 12 - 21 - 74 ) James Coco ( 9 - 28 - 74 ) Buddy Ebsen ( 3 - 08 - 75 ) Rock Hudson ( 2 - 15 - 75 ) Janet Jackson ( 1 - 25 - 75 ) Alan King ( 11 - 02 - 74 ) Kenneth Mars ( 11 - 09 - 74 ) The Pointer Sisters ( 9 - 28 - 74 ) Wayne Rogers ( 3 - 08 - 75 ) Telly Savalas ( 10 - 12 - 74 ) Phil Silvers ( 3 - 29 - 75 ) Maggie Smith ( 11 - 23 - 74 ) Jean Stapleton ( 3 - 29 - 75 ) Sally Struthers ( 3 - 22 - 75 ) Nancy Walker ( 2 - 15 - 75 ) Lena Zavaroni ( 11 - 02 - 74 ) Season 9 ( 1975 -- 1976 ) Sammy Davis Jr. ( 9 - 20 - 75 ) Emmett Kelly ( 1 - 24 - 76 ) Shirley MacLaine ( 10 - 04 - 75 ) Rita Moreno ( 1 - 03 - 76 ) Dick Van Dyke ( 2 - 21 - 76 ) Jessica Walter ( 12 - 13 - 75 ) Betty White ( 11 - 22 - 75 ) Joanne Woodward ( 2 - 14 - 76 ) Season 10 ( 1976 -- 1977 ) Glen Campbell ( 1 - 15 - 77 ) Madeline Kahn ( 10 - 16 - 76 ) Hal Linden ( 3 - 05 - 77 ) Neil Sedaka ( 3 - 19 - 77 ) Dinah Shore ( 11 - 13 - 76 ) Ben Vereen ( 2 - 26 - 77 ) Season 11 ( 1977 -- 1978 ) Captain and Tennille ( 1 - 28 - 78 ) Natalie Cole ( 2 - 04 - 78 ) Nancy Dussault ( 10 - 15 - 77 ) James Garner ( 3 - 11 - 78 ) Rock Hudson ( 12 - 10 - 77 ) Steve Martin ( 3 - 04 - 78 ) James Stewart ( 3 - 29 - 78 ) Legacy Considering her large body of work, and due in great part to this TV show, Burnett received Kennedy Center Honors in 2003, and was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in October 2013. In 2009, TV Guide ranked `` Went with the Wind '' number 53 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes. On September 13, 2016, Burnett released her new Carol Burnett Show memoir titled In Such Good Company : Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox. The book, full of anecdotes about the 1967 -- 1978 variety series, covers the history of how Burnett created the show, how she cast her co-stars, the co-star she once fired ( and quickly rehired ), and all the show 's memorable characters ( Mama, Eunice, Mr. Tudball, Mrs. Wiggins, and the rest ). Media 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. In August 2012, Time -- Life released The Carol Burnett Show - The Ultimate Collection on DVD in Region 1. This 22 - disc set features 50 episodes from the series, selected by Burnett. It also contains bonus features, including interviews with the cast, featurettes, sketches that were never aired, and a 24 - page commemorative booklet. In August 2015, Time -- Life released The Carol Burnett Show - The Lost Episodes on DVD in Region 1. This 22 - disc set features 45 episodes from the series ' first five years ( 1967 -- 72 ), selected by Burnett. It also contains bonus features, including interviews with the cast, featurettes, and a 24 - page commemorative booklet. Previously, due to an ongoing legal battle with the production company Bob Banner Associates, the episodes from those seasons had never appeared in syndication nor been released on home media. Nielsen ratings / broadcast schedule Season Rank Rating Time slot 1 ( 1967 -- 68 ) # 27 20.1 Mondays at 10 : 00 pm 2 ( 1968 -- 69 ) # 24 20.8 3 ( 1969 -- 70 ) # 13 22.1 4 ( 1970 -- 71 ) # 25 19.8 5 ( 1971 -- 72 ) # 23 21.2 Wednesdays at 8 : 00 pm 6 ( 1972 -- 73 ) # 22 20.3 7 ( 1973 -- 74 ) # 27 20.1 Saturdays at 10 : 00 pm 8 ( 1974 -- 75 ) # 29 20.4 9 ( 1975 -- 76 ) 20.5 10 ( 1976 -- 77 ) # 44 18.9 11 ( 1977 -- 78 ) # 66 16.4 12 ( 1991 ) Fridays at 9 : 00 pm References Jump up ^ `` The Carol Burnett Show ( sitcom ) ''. ClassicThemes.com. The Media Management Group. 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2008. Jump up ^ O'Steen, Kathleen ( June 13, 2000 ). `` ' Carol Burnett Show ' Alumnus Lands Big Role in Film Trailers ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` TV Guide Names Top 50 Shows ''. CBS News. February 11, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2011. Jump up ^ Poniewozik, James ( September 6, 2007 ). `` The 100 Best TV Shows of All - TIME ''. Time. Retrieved March 4, 2010. 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Further reading Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Carol Burnett Show. The Carol Burnett Show on IMDb The Carol Burnett Show at TV.com The Museum Of Broadcast Communications : The Carol Burnett Show The Carol Burnett Show - related interview videos at the Archive of American Television The Carol Burnett Show Notable sketches `` As the Stomach Turns '' `` The Family '' `` Mrs. Wiggins '' `` Went with the Wind ! 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( 1997 ) Late Show with David Letterman ( 1998 ) Late Show with David Letterman ( 1999 ) Late Show with David Letterman ( 2000 ) 2001 -- 2014 Late Show with David Letterman ( 2001 ) Late Show with David Letterman ( 2002 ) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart ( 2003 ) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart ( 2004 ) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart ( 2005 ) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart ( 2006 ) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart ( 2007 ) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart ( 2008 ) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart ( 2009 ) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart ( 2010 ) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart ( 2011 ) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart ( 2012 ) The Colbert Report ( 2013 ) The Colbert Report ( 2014 ) Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy The Governor & J.J. ( 1969 ) The Carol Burnett Show ( 1970 ) All in the Family, season 1 / season 2 ( 1971 ) All in the Family, season 2 / season 3 ( 1972 ) All in the Family, season 3 / season 4 ( 1973 ) Rhoda, season 1 ( 1974 ) Barney Miller, season 1 / season 2 ( 1975 ) Barney Miller, season 2 / season 3 ( 1976 ) All in the Family, season 7 / season 8 ( 1977 ) Taxi, season 1 ( 1978 ) Alice / Taxi, season 1 / season 2 ( 1979 ) Taxi, season 2 / season 3 ( 1980 ) M * A * S * H, season 9 / season 10 ( 1981 ) Fame ( 1982 ) Fame ( 1983 ) The Cosby Show, season 1 ( 1984 ) The Golden Girls, season 1 ( 1985 ) The Golden Girls, season 1 / season 2 ( 1986 ) The Golden Girls, season 2 / season 3 ( 1987 ) The Wonder Years, season 1 / season 2 ( 1988 ) Murphy Brown ( 1989 ) Cheers, season 8 / season 9 ( 1990 ) Brooklyn Bridge ( 1991 ) Roseanne, season 4 / season 5 ( 1992 ) Seinfeld, season 4 / season 5 ( 1993 ) Frasier, season 1 / season 2 & Mad About You ( 1994 ) Cybill ( 1995 ) 3rd Rock from the Sun, season 1 / season 2 ( 1996 ) Ally McBeal, season 1 ( 1997 ) Ally McBeal, season 1 / season 2 ( 1998 ) Sex and the City, season 2 ( 1999 ) Sex and the City, season 3 ( 2000 ) Sex and the City, season 4 ( 2001 ) Curb Your Enthusiasm ( 2002 ) The Office ( UK ) ( 2003 ) Desperate Housewives, season 1 ( 2004 ) Desperate Housewives, season 1 / season 2 ( 2005 ) Ugly Betty, season 1 ( 2006 ) Extras ( 2007 ) 30 Rock, season 2 / season 3 ( 2008 ) Glee, season 1 ( 2009 ) Glee, season 1 / season 2 ( 2010 ) Modern Family, season 2 / season 3 ( 2011 ) Girls, season 1 ( 2012 ) Brooklyn Nine - Nine, season 1 ( 2013 ) Transparent, season 1 ( 2014 ) Mozart in the Jungle, season 1 ( 2015 ) Atlanta, season 1 ( 2016 ) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, season 1 ( 2017 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Carol_Burnett_Show&oldid=825774770 '' Categories : 1967 American television series debuts 1978 American television series endings 1960s American comedy television series 1970s American comedy television series 1960s American television series 1970s American television series American sketch comedy television shows American variety television series Best Musical or Comedy Series Golden Globe winners CBS network shows English - language television programs Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series winners Television series by CBS Television Studios Carol Burnett Hidden categories : Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Wikipedia articles needing style editing from October 2010 All articles needing style editing Articles needing additional references from March 2013 All articles needing additional references Articles lacking reliable references from August 2011 All articles lacking reliable references Articles with multiple maintenance issues Use mdy dates from June 2012 Articles needing additional references from January 2012 Pages using div col with deprecated parameters All accuracy disputes Articles with disputed statements from August 2015 All articles with failed verification Articles with failed verification from August 2015 Articles using Template : EmmyTVLegends title Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Nederlands Русский Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 15 February 2018, at 09 : 48. 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Question: when did the carol burnett 50th anniversary show first air
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