Jeri Jacquin
Now on DVD from Time Life is 50 years worth of celebrating
with an amazing collection of laughs, fun and one of the best comedy teams ever
to grace the smaller screen with The Best of THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW.
A new variety show came to our homes in September of 1967
with a red headed mad cap lady named Carol Burnett as its hostess. The Carol Burnett Show personally I was
swept in right away with the show and its way with comedy and skits!
This is a chance for those of us who loved our weekly laughs
to share with a new generation what real comedy looked like. From the character
of Mrs. Wiggins, Carol and Sis, The Oldest Man
and my personal favorite As the Stomach
Turns kept us all in giggles.
Another fan-favorite of The
Carol Burnett Show were the movie and commercial spoofs and the bloopers –
although anyone who knows the show remembers the constant cracking up of the
cast during skits. If you’ve never seen Harvey Korman try to keep it together,
that in itself is hilarious!
The show had some of the most incredible sets for their
skits and costuming that way eye grabbing, yes; even for early color television
it was pretty cool. Viewers never knew what they were going to see from week to
week but coming from a large family, we would gather around just to see what
comedy madness The Carol Burnett Show
was going to bring.
Lets talk guests – are you kidding me? There were so many
and probably the reason I do what I do today. There was Ella Fitzgerald, the
lovely Bernadette Peters, Liza Minnelli, Steve Lawrence, the ever suave Rock
Hudson, Burt Reynolds, Jimmy Stewart, Rita Hayworth and another comedy legend
Carl Reiner.
Carol Burnett opened up to her studio audience with a
question & answer session that brought even Carol some of the best laughs
ever. She was herself and I believe to this day that it is one of the reasons
fans found her so endearing.
Closing the show was equally touching as she sang her little
ditty “I’m so glad we had this time
together, just to have a laugh or sing a song, seems we just get started and
before you know it, comes the time we have to say so long”, and I know you
were singing while reading this!
Time Life continues to bring never before released anywhere
classic collections of television shows for fans to revisit and remember what
has made television so special. Time Life has released Mama’s Family, CPO Sharkey
and The Tonight Show and they now
reminds of us of a time when sex and politics were up for grabs with ROWAN
& MARTIN’S LAUGH-IN. For more of what Time Life has to offer fans of
classic television visit www.timelife.com.
Time Life is also one of the world’s pre-eminent companies
that brings unique music and video/DVD’s that evoke memories of yesterday and
capture the spirit of today. They are amazingly preserved to share with our
families!
The DVD set features sixteen episodes from all eleven
seasons of The Carol Burnett Show
along with Beloved Stella Toddler, The Oldest Man, Mr. Tudball and Mrs.
Wiggins, Mother Marcus and Eunice and Mama Harper, The very first episode with
Jim Nabors and the very last and emotional double length series finale.
The also includes new bonus features such as A New Interview with Carol Burnett,
Specially Produced Featurette: 11 Years
of Laughter on The Carol Burnett Show, The End of 11 Years: Saying So Long and
Never-Before-Seen Bloopers.
The Carol Burnett Show became an Emmy Award winning series
for eleven seasons. To celebrate the 50th Anniversary, Time Life
brings this six DVD set to families that includes the best of those eleven
seasons for fans to see again and again in their own home entertainment
library.
In the end – she’s so glad we can once again spend this time
together!
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