Carol Burnett
@puddleglum (1380)
United States
April 14, 2016 12:30pm CST
An interesting discussion from @Drosophila about Gone With the Wind reminded me of the Carol Burnett Show spoof of that film titled "Went With the Wind."
Does anyone remember that sketch or the show?
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Sep 16
Next to the Muppet Show, the Carol Burnett show was my absolute favorite show to watch growing up! I thought that her and the entire cast were the funniest people I've ever seen! I thought Tim Conway was absolutely hilarious! God, I miss that show!
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Sep 16
@puddleglum That was a great sketch! Wow, it's been years since I've last seen the show, yet I can remember them almost like I watched them yesterday! Are you currently watching the episodes? Are they available on Netflix or somewhere like that, or are you just watching clips on YouTube?
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
8 Sep 16
@moffittjc A lot of clips are on YouTube. I guess I'll have to buy them, if I want to see more. TV Land used to show it. I saw a few of the movie spoofs and family sketches on YouTube. Those are my favorite.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
8 Sep 16
It definitely was a great show. Yes, Tim Conway was funny. He even made his fellow cast members laugh.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
14 Apr 16
It's funny. You can see some of the comedy sketches on YouTube.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
27 Apr 16
@puddleglum Just checked the video, you are right, it is pretty smart.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
27 Apr 16
@marlina I'm glad you were able to watch some.
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@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
20 Apr 16
@puddleglum Carol was saying (on a tv show) that in that scene you gave as a picture the curtain thing was a last minute change. The other actors had not seen it till they walked out on the set. So smiles were real. lol
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
20 Apr 16
I think so. I know I saw several where he played an old man and he shuffled his feet, so it looked like he was barely moving. Tim did some crazy stuff!
@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
20 Apr 16
@Bluedoll That's awesome. I would have kept the costumes a secret every time after that! Some of Bob Mackie's costumes for that show were hilarious.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
19 Apr 16
I get hysterical every time I think about the dress made from the curtains with the rod still in, it is too funny.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
19 Apr 16
@puddleglum No me either!! You have to wonder where they got the idea!!
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
19 Apr 16
I know Carol looked like she wanted to laugh when she came down the stairs in that dress, but if I were in that costume, I wouldn't have been able to stop laughing. 
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
19 Apr 16
@BelleStarr I don't know. It must take a special kind of genius!
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@Inlemay (17714)
• South Africa
2 Jun 16
@puddleglum I'm so glad we had this time together - too
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
2 Jun 16
I love that show--especially the movie spoofs and "the Family" sketches. The guests were always fun, too.
I'm so glad we had this time together.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
15 Apr 16
Yes! I love how Carol could barely keep a straight face when she said, "I saw it in the window and I just couldn't resist it."
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
16 Apr 16
@CRK109 Oh yes, the Mrs. Wiggins sketches were great!
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
27 Apr 16
They certainly were! My favorite skits were all of the movie spoofs.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
2 May 16
She always brings a smile to my face, no matter how blue I may be feeling.
@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
15 Apr 16
For all times Vivian Leigh personified Scarlett for me
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
15 Apr 16
Vivian was certainly iconic in that role. I think Carol Burnett agreed. I think she only "spoofed" the actresses she truly admired. Besides Gone with the Wind, she also did sketches based on classic films Mildred Pierce (Joan Crawford) and the Heiress (Olivia de Havilland).
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
22 Apr 16
Yes! I think it's a funny change. They keep saying it during the skit. A character will say "Went with the Wind," then dramatic, epic music plays.
@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
15 Apr 16
I always enjoy watching it. The other actors were talented also---a wonderful ensemble cast.
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@HebrewGreekStudies (1646)
• Canada
15 May 16
I don't remember it, but I probably have seen it-here they used to rerun her show quite often, that and Leave it to Beaver.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
16 May 16
Leave it to Beaver was funny for wholesome humor. Carol Burnett would probably be termed slapstick.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
20 Apr 16
You're welcome. Carol always cheers me up.
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@KuznVinny (768)
• United States
22 Apr 16
The show, yes. I really like comedy, and there could be real fun on that show. But to be honest, exaggerated humor to me isn't all that funny. Subtle isn't either. Skillful thrusts of humor well-placed are.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
22 Apr 16
I like a little bit of many different kinds of humor. It really depends on my mood at the time. I'm not a fan of a lot of today's sitcoms, though.
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@KuznVinny (768)
• United States
22 Apr 16
@puddleglum Yes, today's sitcoms. I don't watch 'em.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
16 Apr 16
I'm glad you enjoyed it. If you watch YouTube, I believe you can see more Carol Burnett sketches. She had many well known guests on her show such as Roddy McDowall, Rock Hudson, Maggie Smith and Vincent Price.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
14 Apr 16
I agree. The writers and performers were great...and the costumes, of course.
@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
14 Apr 16
@puddleglum I don't remember the spoof, but Carol Burnett, what a Star!
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
14 Apr 16
Definitely. Dialogue delivery, physical comedy--Carol shines in them all.
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@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
17 Apr 16
I never seen this yet. Or maybe I had seen it by I didn't know the title of the show.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
17 Apr 16
You might be able to see some on YouTube. They are pretty funny. (If you don't mind occasional silly behavior, it's funny.)
@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
18 Apr 16
I think it is. That is one of my favorite television shows from the past.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
14 Apr 16
I definitely would put it in the top five. You have a blessed day also.
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