# Help finding Carol Burnett Skits **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 12, 2010, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816 "2010-04-12T08:24:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816/21 "2010-06-13T20:20:54Z")
Tim Conway as the Old Man. Damn, those were hilarious. I remember one when he ran a butcher or deli counter. Ended up falling into the display case. On another one, I have never seen anyone fall down stairs so slowly before. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816/22 "2010-06-13T23:15:23Z")
My favourite sketch is _[the Pail](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyXAlHsdv5A)_ ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816/23 "2010-06-15T03:44:27Z")
The one sketch I’m dying to see again, and never see in any of the anniversary/reunion shows, is one where Harvey and Tim are British soldiers on a remote Pacific island…they are the only two there, and get along just fine. Until the mail drop, and Harvey gets promoted, and instantly becomes a complete martinet, ordering Tim to “Parade the troops!” and Tim tries to comply by marching past, running behind the grass hut and marching past again…I don’t remember much more, because I was laying on the kitchen floor, gasping for air and laughing hysterically… ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816/24 "2010-06-15T03:45:46Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > One imperishable line, though: > > “Miz Starlet, that dress is ravishing.” > “Thank you, I saw it in the window and I just couldn’t resist.” That’s the line that got me! Maybe you had to have seen Gone With The Wind to appreciate the sketch, since the dress in the movie is so gorgeous! ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816/25 "2010-06-15T03:49:58Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Tim Conway as the Old Man. Damn, those were hilarious. > > I remember one when he ran a butcher or deli counter. Ended up falling into the display case. > > On another one, I have never seen anyone fall down stairs so slowly before. Or at the dry cleaners, where he ends up hooked to the rotating hanger rack going round and round. It was hilarious seeing Harvey Korman trying not to crack up. ---
**Author:** ![limegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816/26 "2010-06-15T13:04:55Z")
I was always waiting for Harvey Korman to die of a brain aneurysm (sp?), because he spent so much of his time nearly strangling to keep the laughter inside and keep a straight face. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816/27 "2010-06-15T14:15:41Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > You know, I’m always bothered that the primary skit people mention is the Scarlette O’Hara one with the drapery rod. I just never found that one funny, and it bugs me because for so many people it’s the only one they ever see. Look at Carol’s face when she is standing at the top of the stairs in the dress. Her eyes practically pop out from surpressed laughter. Harvey Korman was the only person they told about the dress, so he would stay in character. ---
**Author:** ![hermitsoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c6cbf5/32.png) [@hermitsoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hermitsoul)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816/28 "2010-07-04T04:03:05Z")
I’ve been trying to find a clip I saw once where Carol Burnett was lip-synching herself in a serious vocal segment, but her stage crew sped up and slowed down the tape and she kept up with it–it was hysterical! Can anyone out there remember the name of the song, or know where I can find a clip of it? Thanks . . . ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816/29 "2010-07-04T06:33:31Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > That’s the line that got me! Maybe you had to have seen Gone With The Wind to appreciate the sketch, since the dress in the movie is so gorgeous! I’ve heard that set the record for the longest laugh by a live audience for any TV show. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816/30 "2010-07-04T17:45:27Z")
“I don’t have a fork” was not Carol Burnett. It was from a god-awful variety show Mary Tyler Moore attempted shortly after her sitcom went off the air. I’m sure of this. (I’ll be back to comment on Burnett. Just wanted to post that first.) ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816/31 "2010-07-09T12:01:14Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > “I don’t have a fork” was not Carol Burnett. It was from a god-awful variety show Mary Tyler Moore attempted shortly after her sitcom went off the air. I’m sure of this. > > (I’ll be back to comment on Burnett. Just wanted to post that first.) Thanks, at least I know where to look now. Maybe. But it makes sense; Grandma sure liked MTM. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816/32 "2010-07-09T12:09:59Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > “I don’t have a fork” was not Carol Burnett. It was from a god-awful variety show Mary Tyler Moore attempted shortly after her sitcom went off the air. I’m sure of this. > > (I’ll be back to comment on Burnett. Just wanted to post that first.) Still can’t find it, but at least now I know where to look. But its not on youtube. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816/33 "2010-07-09T12:50:24Z")
> [@BigBertha](#): > > Truly, it was one of the best shows ever. Does anyone else remember Mr. Tudball? Or the hitler puppet? Language is a bit spicy for the uptight workplace, otherwise if you aren’t in tears by the end of [Carol Burnett Show outtakes - Mr. Tudball needs a secretary](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJIh70IZua8) then you weren’t meant for this world. Among the funniest outtakes I ever saw. I’ve been circulating it in email for a week or so. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-carol-burnett-skits/535816.md?page=1)