Tim Conway - "Comic Legends - Timeless Comedy" DVD (1 Viewer)

[jetskier]

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Can anyone, who bought this DVD, verify if it has the Dentist-Novocain skit from the Carol Burnett Show? I *think* the skit was in black & white.


I want to give it to my Dad for Father's Day, if the complete skit is on it.


If not, does anyone know of ANY other **DVDs** that would contain it? I've heard that the skit was on the "Carol Burnett 25th Anniversary Special" that aired on TV, BUT, was this special ever released on **DVD**?


Thanks,
Bill

 

[Elena S]

Don't know if the DVD has the skit on it (which was Conway's all-time funniest, IMO), but it was definitely in color. The Carol Burnett show was broadcast in color for its entire run.

 

[Jeff#]

The only Carol Burnett comedy sketches you're find in black & white were produced that way....in earlier series she was a regular on, including The Gary Moore Show from 1959 to 1962 (originally videotaped) and The Entertainers (which I suspect was also taped) during the 1964-1965 season. Both are rare and some kinescopes survived from the Moore shows -- two strikes against them.

Carol got her true professional start on the Buddy Hackett live sitcom "Stanley" in 1956, playing Stanley's girlfriend Celia for one season.

I wonder if any of these series will ever see the light of DVDay?

 

[Christopher Jay]

TV.com shows the dentist sketch as part of Episode #50, guest starring Ethel Merman & Tim Conway, first airing 03/03/69. FWIW, that episode(or any episode before '73 for that matter) isn't on any of the 31 volumes of The Carol Burnett Show released on DVD by Columbia House.

 

[Jeff#]

Tim Conway guest starred on at least a few episodes of The Carol Burnett Show during the early years. But he didn't become a regular untll 1975.

 

[jetskier]

THANKS! everyone for your comments and Christopher, a special thanks to you for researching the details of the episode in which the skit appeared. I would have never guessed it aired that late in the 60's. I was figuring between '63 - '65 and why I thought it was in black & white. I appreciate you setting me straight.


AND, if anybody finds this skit on DVD, please post the info asap!


Cheers,
Bill