The Carol Burnett Show
Season 3
TV-G
Legendary long-running television variety show featuring skits and songs by Carol Burnett, her comedy troupe, and their celebrity guests. Stars Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway.
27 Episodes
- Rock Hudson and Jim Nabors
E1Rock Hudson and Jim NaborsJim Nabors, a Burnett good luck charm, helps Carol kick off the new season. Jim plays a bachelor dating neighbor Carol whose apartment is fortified with burglar alarms. Nabors also sings "Turn Around, Look at Me" and joins Carol and associates in "The First Day at School". Carol revives her Fireside girl, Alice Portnoy, and her Charwoman, and appears in a house-moving skit with Harvey Korman and Vicki Lawrence. - Bernadette Peters, Nancy Wilson, & the Burgundy Street Singers
E2Bernadette Peters, Nancy Wilson, & the Burgundy Street SingersHighlights include: "They Don't Make Them Like That Anymore", a spoof of 1930s films; musical performances by guests Nancy Wilson ("Can't Take My Eyes Off You"), Bernadette Peters ("Poor Butterfly") and the Burgundy Street Singers ("Marrakesh Express"); and Carol, Harvey, Vicki and Lyle in a satirical TV show from the California White House. - Steve Lawrence and Edward Villella
E3Steve Lawrence and Edward VillellaBallet dancer Edward Villella performs to music from the opera "Prince Igor," after which Charwoman Carol comes on for a dream dance with her hero. Steve and Carol take off on a medley of songs with numbers in their titles and Steve sings "The Drifter" on his own. Other segments include a bit with Carol and Harvey as the old folks on the porch, and another with the two of them as the married couple who hire decorator Lyle Waggoner. - Ken Berry, Tim Conway, and Kay Medford
E5Ken Berry, Tim Conway, and Kay MedfordIn a vaudeville segment, Tim Conway plays a bumbling acrobat. Carol is a dance hall Mom to daughter Vicki Lawrence in a tearful melodrama. Ken Berry dances to "Down By the Winegar Woiks". Also, Carol and Ken Berry play a computer-matched couple singing love songs. Tim and Harvey do a skit about a homesick truck driver. Kay Medford pops up as a sister-in-law in the weekly "Carol and Sis" routine. - Merv Griffin and Andy Griffith
E8Merv Griffin and Andy GriffithAndy Griffith joins Carol in a musical hillbilly version of "Cinderella," handling the narration and appearing as Mr. Prince, and Harvey Korman is the Fairy Godfather. In other spots, Griffith becomes a cop who treats wife Carol like a suspect, and Miss Burnett recites a poem sent in by a youngster. In the "Carol and Sis" segment, Harvey Korman is the TV football fan who ignores his family during the weekend. - Ronnie Schell and Nancy Wilson
E23Ronnie Schell and Nancy WilsonNancy Wilson and Carol sing "Follow the Lamb." Ronnie Schell as a nightclub comic boring his wife Carol. Fireside Girl Carol and Vicki Lawrence badger Harvey Korman. A slapstick husband-wife routine with Carol locked In a ball and chain. - Martha Raye and Mel Torme
E24Martha Raye and Mel TormeHighlights include: a salute to Walt Disney Studios, with spoofs of such films as "Fantasia" and "Mary Poppins"; musical performances by guests Martha Raye ("He Gives Me Love") and Mel Tormé ("You've Made Me So Very Happy" and "Spinning Wheel"); and Martha as the owner of a mongrel dog who has an encounter with the owner of a toy poodle (Carol). - Tim Conway and Peggy Lee
E25Tim Conway and Peggy LeeHighlights include: guests Peggy Lee and Tim Conway join Carol, Lyle and Vicki for a Swiss bell-ringing bit to "Applause"; Harvey and Carol, spoofing Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki, sing "No Two People"; and Tim as a misfit bachelor meets spinster Carol on a spring cruise. Also: Peggy sings "Love Story", and duets with Carol on "A Doodling Song".
