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The Carol Burnett Show - A Reunion [VHS]

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Though devoid of significant new material--the new stuff is almost exclusively the kind of audience questions that were so much a part of the original series--the gems they've managed to mine from the show's archive are well worth the modest purchase price.

Of all the pieces, however, none are as funny as the retrospective on the times the actors would totally lose their composure due to their co-stars' antics. Tim Conway, of course, was on a mission to deliberately block his co-star's sight of the Fourth Wall, and would deliberately come to the shows' tapings with plans of mischief. His ability to improvise Harvey Corman into fits of on-camera laughter were legendary, and no better examples exist than the "Dentist" and "Firefighter" sketches. Still, the greatest moments on this tape are surprisingly without Corman. There's a "Mama's Family" sketch where Conway makes up a ridiculous story about siamese elephants, only to be one-upped by a slightly foul-mouthed Vicki Lawrence, who finds an in-character way to make Conway and guest Dick van Dyke fall flat onto the floor. And, best of all, there's a simple little "Nazi interrogating an American POW" scene which shows Conway producing a surprise hand puppet of Hitler in what is a relentless attempt to get Lyle Waggoner to break up.

Of course, this anthology has a number of sketches and musical numbers that were completed WITHOUT a single twitter from any actor. But what's the fun in that? The best thing about _The Carol Burnett Show_ was the sense that the troupe of actors genuinely liked each other--and would do anything to make each other's lives on-camera a sweet misery.

Yes the show your mother and you loved to watch now makes a great gift for your grandmother, mother, or yourself. She was just on the Today Show on NBC and at their website they listed an 800 number to get her tapes in case it is sold out here. The Carol Burnett home video, here is what their link said: "For more information about The Carol Burnett Show video tapes, please call the Columbia House video library at: 1-800-638-2922"

The Carol Burnett show is a scream. Any fan knows that. This tape, and I should have known better from the title, had way too much reuniting. I felt like a guest at a party where I was the only one who didn't know anyone else. All of the old cast sat around on the stage and talked about the skits that I wanted to see and then they would show a little segment. I wanted to see all of the skit and skip the stage show. The finale went on and on. It seemed like it went on for 2 hours. I wanted it to end so bad I was pulling my hair out. The skits featured were of the best- you will laugh-guaranteed. Just have remote in hand to fast forward through the commentary.

This was one of the best of the reunion type shows as it was as free wheeling as Burnett's original 11 year series. Opening with the montage of the "best questions" made you realize the magic that is Carol Burnett. The hour + of clips featuring her incomparable cast of zanies feature some of the best sketches in TV history. From Scarlett O'Hara in Went With The Wind to the Pathetically funny, Eunice sketches, to Conway and Korman, the Burnett Show is a modern classic, never to be duplicated and impossible to imitate.

I wasn't a fan of the Carol Burnett Show, and this tape contains the obligatory musical and choreography reminiscences. It also contains some of the funniest comedic sketches seen on TV, including "The Dentist" and "Siamese Elephants". Add in the Question and Answer Period along with the other comedy routines, and you have a tape well worth adding to your library. It lightened my day and will continue to do so.

This is an excellent video that brought back a flood of warmth and laughter for me seeing all those funny sketches and musical numbers. It really makes you see that they "just don't make em like that anymore". I miss sitting by the TV and laughing until I cried. If you love Carol and the gang...this is a must have video!

The Carol Burnett show is a very hilarious show and I even liked this reunion show but what I would really love to see is for The Carol Burnett Show to pe out on DVD in complete seasons. Yes I know that they have reruns of the show all the time on TV but they shorten it to 30 minutes and you miss out on some great skits so I think it would be great to have complete seasons on DVD!

As a little girl living in South Africa, Wednesday nights was very special. That's when The Carol Burnett Show came on. I thorougly enjoyed her shows. Today, 32 years on, I still enjoy her timeless pieces especially the Dentist sketch. I would like very much to obtain all her videos so that I can once again enjoy them again.

Was purchased as a Christmas gift for my terminal mother. It made her last days delightful

My 11 year old couldn't stop laughing! This has part of Tim Conway and Harvey Koreman's dentist skit which is what I wanted. Thank you. C. Golden Cape Cod MA