Customer Reviews

The Carol Burnett Show DVD, Volume 6, Collector's Edition 2 episodes (Episode 1022: Guests Ken Berry, Aired: March 26, 1977 & Episode 719: Bernadette Peters, Aired: February 16, 1974)

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Frequent favorite guest Ken Berry is in the first show. It can't be all bad if they kick it off with a Wiggins/Tudball sketch (watching Carol struggling on the floor during a fire drill with that impossibly tight black skirt has to be seen to be believed!). Their traditional big production at the end is a spoof of "Babes In Arms" (re-titled "Babes In Barns" here). A "gee-gang-let's-put-on-a-show" MGM musical, it has Berry playing the energetic Mickey Rooney role & Carol stealing the show warbling songs exactly in the Judy Garland style.
Living Kewpie Doll Bernadette Peters & Tim Conway (as the other guest--he wasn't a regular yet) appear with Carol in another chapter of the soap spoof "As The Stomach Turns", this time with an "Exorcist"-inspired plot. There's some inspired clowning between Conway & Harvey Korman in a WWII Japanese submarine sketch. The musical finale is typically lavish & amusing. But unless you're a fan of 1930's songwriters, you might find it boring.
In conclusion, it's an OK--if not great--offering.

I've been collecting this dvd series for awhile now, and this one is very good. Although the Ken Berry episode was not one of my favorites, I really enjoyed the Bernadette Peters episode. She's one funny lady and the skits with her & Carol are great! Worth checking out, along with many of the other volumes for this great TV Show!

I was so excited to get this single dvd as a sample of a collection I could not afford to buy. Sadly, I was disappointed. I guess the Carol Burnett Show is not as funny as I remembered it.
Granted, I bought this particular episode because it was the cheapest, so apparently it is not among the very best for its comedic value. I have noticed that those with the most memorable skits are the most expensive, so I guess everyone knows which dvds are most popular and which aren't. As the rest of the dvds are cost-prohibitive, I'll just enjoy remembering the show rather than purchase any more dvds from this collection.

I bought this as a gift and was told by the person I gave it to that it was really bad. Odd episodes were used and it was not funny. 2 hours of boredom!