Can someone explain the Carol Burnett releases? (1 Viewer)

[JohnMor]

There is one episode in (IIRC) the "Carol's Crack-Ups" set which Time-Life thinks Dick Van Dyke is in, but he's not -- his name is listed as appearing in several skits in the episode, but he's actually not in it at all.

What’s really strange is that he isn’t listed as a guest in the episode along with Conway; his name just appears in the sketch breakdown for a couple of sketches. I never noticed that before.

 

[MONSTOYS]

Does anyone know the show numbers on the walmart blue this time together single dvd?
I have the 31 Columbia house DVDs, all the time life releases cept this one....
Is there a show on that release exclusively?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Rob

 

[mrz7]

Does anyone know the show numbers on the walmart blue this time together single dvd?
I have the 31 Columbia house DVDs, all the time life releases cept this one....
Is there a show on that release exclusively?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Rob

Hi Rob......here are the show numbers for the Walmart Exclusive This Time Together single DVD (which if you have the whole 31 Columbia set, you would not need this single disc set.....and both this single disc version and the Columbia House versions are both featured each show uncut).

#924 (Season 9 Finale.....no guest stars....family show....with a "Family Skit", "Tudball and Wiggins Skit" and the Charwoman ending).

#916 (Season 9 show with guest Rita Moreno)

#905 (Season 9 show with Cher.....Has a "As The Stomach Turns" skit in this one)

Bonus Features on the single Walmart DVD (which also are featured on the other big box Time Life Collection):

1.) Sketch with Jerry Lewis "Society Marriage.
2.) Sketch "Lovely Story" (a parody of "Love Story"
3.) Featurette: "Starlet, Mildred and More- A Celebration of the Movie Parodies".

So essentially, If you have all 31 Columbia House DVDs and all the Time Life DVD's except this one, you are not missing anything. I hope that helps!!!

 

[Brian Himes]

As stated, no you are not missing any episodes as these are already released on the Columbia House set. However, the picture quality is a bit better on the TimeLife disc versus the Columbia House versions of the same episodes.

 

[MONSTOYS]

THANKS so much!
NOW I'm wondering which TL releases are upgrade from the CH releases... lol.
This Carol dvd collecting may never end.
Blessings, Rob

 

[Mark Y]

THANKS so much!
NOW I'm wondering which TL releases are upgrade from the CH releases... lol.
This Carol dvd collecting may never end.
Blessings, Rob

It's tricky, because some Time-Life versions of shows are edited, even if Columbia House/Guthy-Renker released them complete.

Also, for the record: Volumes 1-21 of the Columbia House/Guthy-Renker DVDs are the same. But volumes 22-31 of the Columbia House DVDs were NOT re-released by Guthy-Renker.

Columbia House are in slim cases. Guthy-Renker are in standard cases.

The Columbia House DVDs have volume numbers, the Guthy-Renker do not. Also, the Guthy-Renker list the show numbers as well as airdates. Columbia House only gives the airdates.

 

[cpalmer2k]

I have a question that I'm hoping one of you can help me with. I'm a big "Mama's Family" fan, and would love to see all of "The Family" sketches from the Carol Burnett Show that spawned that series. As I understand it, the sketches began in Season 7. Have all of them (or most of them) appeared on these various combinations of DVD releases, bonus discs, etc. or are there a lot missing? I would love to collect them all, but don't want to have to track down tons of different releases to get them.

 

[Brian Himes]

No. All of the Family sketches have not been released. There are 5 that have not been released on DVD. 2 of them can be seen in a couple of Carol Burnett & Friends episodes. There are 2 that are available on You Tube (3 if you count the 1979 Carol & Company sketch) and 1 that is not available anywhere at this time. Here is a list of all of the sketches.

Season 7 March 16, 1974
Philip comes home for a visit (Roddy McDowall as Philip).

Season 8 September 14, 1974
Eunice and Ed take Mama to church. Forgive your enemies.

Season 8 October 12, 1974
The family visits Jack in the hospital (Tom Smothers as Jack).

Season 8 November 9, 1974
The family plays Sorry!

Season 8 December 21, 1974
Larry visits for Christmas (Alan Alda as Larry)

Season 8 January 25, 1975
Mama has a new beau (William Conrad as Willie).

Season 8 February 22, 1975
Mama has an accident and moves in with Eunice and Ed.

Season 8 March 15, 1975
The family visits Philip in California (Roddy McDowell as Philip).

Season 8 April 5, 1975
Eunice and Mama visit Ed at the hardware store.

Season 9 September 13, 1975
Ed visits a massage parlor (Jim Nabors as cab driver).

Season 9 October 4, 1975
Flashback to Eunice and Ed dating.

Season 9 October 25, 1975
Mickey has dinner with the family and everyone plays charades.

Season 9 November 15, 1975
The family has a conference with Bubba's teacher (Maggie Smith as Mrs. Collins).

Season 9 November 22, 1975
Ellen visits for Mama's birthday (Betty White as Ellen).

Season 9 December 13, 1975 (Carol Burnett & Friends)
Mama's sister Mae's funeral.

Season 9 February 7, 1976 (Carol Burnett & Friends)
The family goes to an expensive restaurant.

Season 9 February 14, 1976
Eunice's friend Midge visits (Joanne Woodward as Midge Gibson).

Season 9 March 13, 1976
Eunice is jealous when Ed and Mickey go to a hardware convention.

Season 10 September 25, 1976
The family plays Monopoly.

Season 10 October 16, 1976
Eunice rehearses with her friend for a play (Madeline Kahn as Mavis Danton).

Season 10 November 6, 1976
The family visits Mickey's apartment for dinner.

Season 10 December 11, 1976
Eunice and Ellen help Mama clean the attic (Betty White as Ellen).

Season 10 February 12, 1977
Eunice appears on The Gong Show.

Season 11 September 24, 1977 (YouTube)
Dan comes to dinner. Ed has left Eunice (Dick Van Dyke as Dan Fogarty).

Season 11 October 15, 1977
Mama drops in unannounced (I believe that Mama catches Eunice and Dan fooling around)

Season 11 November 5, 1977 (YouTube)
The family plays Password (this is the one with the Elephant story that led to the famous blooper).

Season 11 December 11, 1977
Eunice and Mickey try to coax Mama into a retirement home.

Season 11 January 8, 1978
Philip visits again (Roddy McDowell as Philip).

Season 11 March 5, 1978
Eunice and Mama visit Ellen before her anniversary party (Betty White as Ellen).

Season 11 March 29, 1978
Eunice and Mama visit a psychiatrist.

Carol & Company September 8, 1979 (YouTube)
Eunice and Mama visit Carl's grave.

Sketches in bold have been released on DVD.
Sketches in italics are part of Carol Burnett & Friends episodes taped off TV or downloaded from YouTube.

 

[Kevin Shirley]

I discovered this thread while doing a Google search on the Columbia House releases, as I have recently started collecting the show. This thread has been very helpful in that regard, but I still have a couple of questions. First of all, does anyone have a list of the show numbers on each of the 31 Columbia House releases? When searching on EBay, the listings often have only photos of the spines of the cases, showing only the volume numbers and no other information. Also, I am wondering about the 7 disc version of Carol's Favorites. The listings describe it as having 18 episodes instead of the 16 in the 6 disc set, but I can't find anything that tells what the two extra episodes are. Any help that can be given on these two questions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Brian Himes]

I do not know what the additional two episodes are on the expanded Carol's Favorites set. However, the episodes were included on the Ultimate Set released by Time Life. These were not exclusive never released episodes that were only found on that expanded set. In other words, if you buy the original Ultimate Set that contains (I believe) 60 episodes you will get those additional two episodes. Here is a list of the Columbia House DVDs. Please note:

Shows in bold have also been released by Time Life in one of the following sets: Ultimate Set, Christmas With Carol DVD, Carol’s Crack Ups Set (Costco Exclusive 8 Disc Set), This Time Together (Wal-Mart Exclusive 1 Disc Edition) & Costco Exclusive This Time Together Set (Disc 7).

Shows in italics are only available on the Columbia House set.

Shows in bold and italics are edited on the Time Life sets but are unedited on the Columbia House set.

Columbia House DVDs

Volume 1

Show #1002, Original Air Date: Nov. 13, 1976
Show #722, Original Air Date: March 16, 1974

Volume 2

Show #707, Original Air Date: Oct. 20, 1973
Show #1018, Original Air Date: Jan. 29, 1977

Volume 3

Show #716, Original Air Date: Jan. 19, 1974
Show #917, Original Air Date: Jan. 10, 1976

Volume 4

Show #817, Original Air Date: Feb. 15, 1975
Show # 902, Original Air Date: Nov. 1, 1975

Volume 5

Show #1004, Original Air Date: Sept. 25, 1976
Show #812, Original Air Date: Dec. 14, 1974

Volume 6

Show #1022, Original Air Date: March 26, 1977
Show #719, Original Air Date: Feb. 16, 1974

Volume 7

Show #821, Original Air Date: March 15, 1975
Show #1012, Original Air Date: Dec. 11, 1976

Volume 8

Show #901, Original Air Date: Sept. 20, 1975
Show #903, Original Air Date: Oct. 4, 1975

Volume 9

Show #714, Original Air Date: Jan. 5, 1974
Show #717, Original Air Date: Feb. 2, 1974

Volume 10

Show #612, Original Air Date: Nov. 8, 1972
Show #813, Original Air Date: Dec. 21, 1974

Volume 11

Show #705, Original Air Date: Sept. 29, 1973
Show #709, Original Air Date: Nov. 3, 1973

Volume 12

Show #922, Original Air Date: Feb. 21, 1976
Show #1007, Original Air Date: Oct. 30, 1976

Volume 13

Show #1115, Original Air Date: Jan. 8, 1978
Show #1017, Original Air Date: Jan. 22, 1977

Volume 14

Show #1019, Original Air Date: March 5, 1977
Show #1020, Original Air Date: Feb. 12, 1977

Volume 15

Show #1121, Original Air Date: March 5, 1978
Show #1122, Original Air Date: March 12, 1978

Volume 16

Show #611, Original Air Date: Oct. 25, 1972
Show #706, Original Air Date: Oct. 13, 1973

Volume 17

Show #718, Original Air Date: Feb. 9, 1974
Show #918, Original Air Date: Jan. 24, 1976

Volume 18

Show #720, Original Air Date: Feb. 23, 1974
Show #921, Original Air Date: Feb. 14, 1976

Volume 19

Show #1001, Original Air Date: Oct. 16, 1976
Show #1021, Original Air Date: Feb. 26, 1977

Volume 20

Show #814, Original Air Date: Jan. 4, 1975
Show #1008, Original Air Date: Nov. 6, 1976

Volume 21

Show #803, Original Air Date: Sept. 14, 1974
Show #806, Original Air Date: Oct. 12, 1974

Volume 22

Show #819, Original Air Date: Feb. 22, 1975
Show #924, Original Air Date: March 13, 1976

Volume 23

Show #909, Original Air Date: Nov. 15, 1975
Show #911, Original Air Date: Nov. 22, 1975

Volume 24

Show #905, Original Air Date: Sept. 27, 1975
Show #1106, Original Air Date: Oct. 29, 1977

Volume 25

Show #923, Original Air Date: March 6, 1976
Show #914, Original Air Date: Nov. 29, 1975

Volume 26

Show #1011, Original Air Date: Dec. 4, 1976
Show #1102, Original Air Date: Nov. 11, 1977

Volume 27

Show #810, Original Air Date: Nov. 23, 1974
Show #916, Original Air Date: Jan. 3, 1976

Volume 28

Show #704, Original Air Date: Nov. 10, 1973
Show #1103, Original Air Date: Oct. 1, 1977

Volume 29

Show #712, Original Air Date: Dec. 15, 1973
Show #908, Original Air Date: Oct. 25, 1975

Volume 30

Show #823, Original Air Date: March 29, 1975
Show #1014, Original Air Date: Dec. 18, 1976

Volume 31

Show #723, Original Air Date: March 23, 1974
Show #816, Original Air Date: Jan. 25, 1975

 

[Kevin Shirley]

Thanks, Brian! I do have The Ultimate Collection and The Lost Episodes box. I just received a box of assorted episodes from the Columbia House and Guthy Renker collections, and this gives me all the info I need. I have just started collecting the show, and this thread has been a godsend. Thanks again!

 

[johnqpublic864]

No. All of the Family sketches have not been released. There are 5 that have not been released on DVD. 2 of them can be seen in a couple of Carol Burnett & Friends episodes. There are 2 that are available on You Tube (3 if you count the 1979 Carol & Company sketch) and 1 that is not available anywhere at this time. Here is a list of all of the sketches.

Season 7 March 16, 1974
Philip comes home for a visit (Roddy McDowall as Philip).

Season 8 September 14, 1974
Eunice and Ed take Mama to church. Forgive your enemies.

Season 8 October 12, 1974
The family visits Jack in the hospital (Tom Smothers as Jack).

Season 8 November 9, 1974
The family plays Sorry!

Season 8 December 21, 1974
Larry visits for Christmas (Alan Alda as Larry)

Season 8 January 25, 1975
Mama has a new beau (William Conrad as Willie).

Season 8 February 22, 1975
Mama has an accident and moves in with Eunice and Ed.

Season 8 March 15, 1975
The family visits Philip in California (Roddy McDowell as Philip).

Season 8 April 5, 1975
Eunice and Mama visit Ed at the hardware store.

Season 9 September 13, 1975
Ed visits a massage parlor (Jim Nabors as cab driver).

Season 9 October 4, 1975
Flashback to Eunice and Ed dating.

Season 9 October 25, 1975
Mickey has dinner with the family and everyone plays charades.

Season 9 November 15, 1975
The family has a conference with Bubba's teacher (Maggie Smith as Mrs. Collins).

Season 9 November 22, 1975
Ellen visits for Mama's birthday (Betty White as Ellen).

Season 9 December 13, 1975 (Carol Burnett & Friends)
Mama's sister Mae's funeral.

Season 9 February 7, 1976 (Carol Burnett & Friends)
The family goes to an expensive restaurant.

Season 9 February 14, 1976
Eunice's friend Midge visits (Joanne Woodward as Midge Gibson).

Season 9 March 13, 1976
Eunice is jealous when Ed and Mickey go to a hardware convention.

Season 10 September 25, 1976
The family plays Monopoly.

Season 10 October 16, 1976
Eunice rehearses with her friend for a play (Madeline Kahn as Mavis Danton).

Season 10 November 6, 1976
The family visits Mickey's apartment for dinner.

Season 10 December 11, 1976
Eunice and Ellen help Mama clean the attic (Betty White as Ellen).

Season 10 February 12, 1977
Eunice appears on The Gong Show.

Season 11 September 24, 1977 (YouTube)
Dan comes to dinner. Ed has left Eunice (Dick Van Dyke as Dan Fogarty).

Season 11 October 15, 1977
Mama drops in unannounced (I believe that Mama catches Eunice and Dan fooling around)

Season 11 November 5, 1977 (YouTube)
The family plays Password (this is the one with the Elephant story that led to the famous blooper).

Season 11 December 11, 1977
Eunice and Mickey try to coax Mama into a retirement home.

Season 11 January 8, 1978
Philip visits again (Roddy McDowell as Philip).

Season 11 March 5, 1978
Eunice and Mama visit Ellen before her anniversary party (Betty White as Ellen).

Season 11 March 29, 1978
Eunice and Mama visit a psychiatrist.

Carol & Company September 8, 1979 (YouTube)
Eunice and Mama visit Carl's grave.

Sketches in bold have been released on DVD.
Sketches in italics are part of Carol Burnett & Friends episodes taped off TV or downloaded from YouTube.

Thank you for this comprehensive list.

I'm currently working on a project to put all of "The Family" sketches together in order, and trimmed to only those sketches, and maybe other relevant extras (Password Plus appearance, Eunice on Tim Conway Show, etc). The one gigantic hurdle that I have not been able to overcome is that Carol Burnett Show Season 11, Episode 4 sketch. It's still not anywhere that I've found after an exhaustive search. Not on the new Shout TV episodes, nor on the Tubi TV episodes. I don't have a Roku, but I figure those episodes are the same as the Tubi TV episodes. Once again, Carol Burnett fans were lied to when they said all of the episodes were full and unedited.

Have you happened to come across that missing sketch yet? How do you know it's contents? All I have really found about it are your description and the Wikipedia page, which calls the sketch title "Overnight Guest."

I've resorted to looking for people who may have recorded the episode on VHS. Search engines are a lot worse than they were 20 years ago when one is trying to do a deep dive.

If anyone reading this has any useful advice, I'd appreciate it.

 

[Jon Baker]

If you get the recent 50th anniversary "Best Of" set, the one to get is the one with the RED cover. It's 10 DVDs and although it repeats a lot of shows, many are exclusive to this set. But if you check eBay, it can be found reasonably priced if you have patience. The 11-DVD version offered through Time-Life is just the 10-DVD set plus the final episode (which is available separately) in its own case. If you get them separately on eBaY you will save a ton of dough.

Do you know how many episodes on the red set are exclusive? Is anything on the gold set is exclusive?

 

[JohnMor]

Do you know how many episodes on the red set are exclusive? Is anything on the gold set is exclusive?

22 episodes are exclusive to the Red set, but about 18 of them are edited. Some heavily so. There are no exclusive episodes on the Gold set at all.

 

[Jon Baker]

This may be a longshot, but does anyone know if these 2 skits are available on any of the sets?:

1. Carol sings "I Feel the Earth Move" during an earthquake.

2. Carol shouts (to guest Helen Reddy) "Helen, Ready?"

 

[Tom St Jones]

I'm looking to put together my own Carol Burnett Show collection, using some of the (very awesome) info previously posted to this thread.. My chief concern is I'm hearing impaired & thus was wondering which of the existing sets and individual volumes -- if any -- have closed captioning and/or English subtitles?

 

[Gordiac]

Does anyone know of a comprehensive list of the sketches in the 12-set collection Amazon refers to as "The Ultimate Carol Burnett Show Collection"?

 

[BobO'Link]

Does anyone know of a comprehensive list of the sketches in the 12-set collection Amazon refers to as "The Ultimate Carol Burnett Show Collection"?

See the file attached to this post:

Can someone explain the Carol Burnett releases?

My wife loves her, but I don't know if buying the large set makes sense, but I'm confused by the various releases and from looking at a couple of different releases, there appears to be duplication. It's very confusing.

www.hometheaterforum.com

It has everything listed based on titles.

 

[Gordiac]

I really don't know how I missed it in the first place. Thank you, it's been of tremendous help to me.

 

[MartinP.]

Just thought I'd interject something: This new "Little Golden Book" from Random House was released on January 3rd, 2023! (Strange release date, but there you have it.)