Elephant Story Explained

I don't know if anyone else has ever posted these together, but I wanted the full story to be together so I merged the videos. I hope you enjoy this. I do not own these video, I just wanted the full story to be seen together

[@robertfidler9890]

"Are you sure that litte azzhole's through?" To see Tim total break character, that was so worth it. 😅

[@SimonQX]

IKR. He would smile or giggle but never broke character. Nobody expected that out of sweet little Vicki.

[@carried9130]

I was always tickled that she got him so good!! And I was always impressed how he could keep a straight face during his antics and the rest of the cast busting up laughing.

[@DigitDesign]

Thakyou! I could never make out what Mama says.

[@barbaramilone2800]

@@SimonQX Are you kidding? Sweet little Vicki is one heck of an actress, and I was not ONE BIT surprised when she came out with that legendary line! And now that we know the whole story, it's even funnier! Loved ALL the cast on that show, every one of them, but I especially identified with Vicki because she's closest in age to me. I never missed a single Carol Burnett or Mama's Family episode!

[@morgulbis]

@@DigitDesign She said, "Did you hear that little asshole sneeze?" about an audience member who sneezed just after Tim talked about one of the siamese elephants sneezing.

[@MarkAMMarrk]

Back in the 70's this was one show that nobody ever wanted to miss and nobody was ever disappointed. 😂😂😂

[@SandraBugler-vq6co]

And we had maybe only 3 channels to watch. Nowadays we have hundreds of channels and there's not a damned thing on.

[@lilawhite4940]

Wish there was a show like this now.

[@carolr.4863]

OMG, my husband & I remember watching Carol, Vickie, Tim, & Harvey!!! I know Dick Van Dyke was on the other end of the couch & I'm amused that he couldn't get his composure either. I loved this show so much!!! RIP Tim Conway, you were loved by many!!! 🤣🤣🤣❤❤❤

[@johnnylr23]

Always liked the intro when she comes out greets the audience and gets them to ask questions...and of course her iconic Tarzan yell...

[@Shift2Movies]

We watched them all!

[@garrettswoodworx1873]

The beauty of this skit is watching Tim time his delivery based solely on the actions of his fellow cast members. This is a masterclass on delivering a monologue.

[@kennethgoin628]

The artistry in these things is often overlooked. If you watch Tim close, you can see him assessing everything. All of them knew how to do it, but I agree, Tim was a master!

[@garrettswoodworx1873]

@@kennethgoin628 Exactly!

[@ronferguson4495]

He waits for the audience to stop laughing

[@edwardphilibin3151]

​@@ronferguson4495and for Carol to make another desperate (and futile) attempt to get the sketch back on script.

[@happycat3399]

Cracking up Dick Van Dyke🤣

[@danpatterson8009]

Conway is a master of knowing just how long to wait before delivering his next line.

[@Zamigirl]

His timing and delivery were simply GENIUS!

[@tomheinle1049]

I love the evil little glint in his eye during those pauses.

[@maxxsrv10]

Tim was a comedic predator! He knew just the right time to break his fellow performers and then mama delivered the absolute best line of all time!

[@Perfectpearl]

@@tomheinle10494:55😂

[@LuisMartinez-zd2vl]

That line she ad libbed was totally within the character of Mama. Props to Vicki for delivering such a perfect line!

[@appaloosa42]

And SHEkept a straight face!

[@billparrish4385]

Vicki's deadpan, ticked-off delivery sold the final punchline! Fans of the show will remember how her character in the recurring Family sketches was the crotchety old Mama, Carol's character's mother, although Vicki was 16 years younger. Here, Carol is 45, Vicki is 29, and it's the show's last season in 1978. The two enjoyed a long friendship, starting when a 17-year-old Vicki sent Carol a fan letter, and Carol decided to cast the teen as her younger sister on the show, in 1967 after Vicki turned 18. Now aged 90 and 74 respectively, these two great ladies will always be lovingly remembered by the fans.

[@Sssmaug]

We've re-run the end of that sketch a bunch of times & just CAN'T figure out what Vicki/Mama's punchline was! Somebody please help! We're a few yrs shy of 80, so watched this great ensemble on TV many times - classic stuff! 🤩🙋

[@billparrish4385]

@@Sssmaug Well, the sketch had them playing a game, it was Mama's turn, and Carol was holding the game card up and saying, "Go ahead, Mama, go ahead," trying to steer the thing away from Tim's cracking everyone up. To which Vicki replied, in her unsmiling, thorny, Mama way, "Sure that little a**hole's through?" 😎

[@Sssmaug]

​@@billparrish4385 Hi Bill, thanks so much - HILARIOUS! No wonder it was their last season, you didn't say things like that on air back then. 😅😁 ... Did anyone ever tell you, you look just like Anthony Hopkins! 😜👍🙋

[@billparrish4385]

@@Sssmaug "65 years. Don't they go by in a blink?" Such a deep line, and true.... 🙂

[@Sssmaug]

They sure do! I get a shock every time I think about it! Well they say laughing helps you stay healthy & love longer, so let's keep watching the good stuff. 😊

[@craigmurrayauthor]

Sadly we will never see another show or group to compare to them again. Tim and Harvey were brilliantly funny as was the whole cast. Every week without special effects, or anything else everyone else seems to rely on, they made us laugh and have this time together

[@Jimmy110459]

I totally agree. Tim Conway was absolutely the funniest one on the show. So many sketches where the cast totally lose it because of Conway. It was comedy at its best!

[@oldsalty3d122]

I would so love to see another verity show like the Carol Bernet show. Unfortunately, it just wouldn't work today, comedians would be worried about saying something that would offend someone and then the show would be 'canceled'.

[@oldsalty3d122]

@@Jimmy110459I could not agree more.

[@oldsalty3d122]

@@OneIssueVoterhe was a master at improvisation. He could come up with things on the spot and keep such a straight face when doing it.

[@anitahardy9212]

All time one of kind entertainment. Always decent, always brought tears to my eyes from laughter. Very few entertainers have their class today.

[@PegasusBYU]

I’ve heard that Tim almost NEVER broke character (in other sketches he has this mischievous glint in his eye when he makes others laugh, but won’t do it himself). This is one of the rare instances in which he totally lost it.

[@nancyjamerson9369]

6:10 y city TV tv tv in n job n😂😮

[@mxslick50]

In the sketch "Mr. Tudball needs a secretary" he does break a few times when he sets Carol off after a line about Father Duffy.

[@davidt3956]

I always remember that when Tim and Harvey went at it, Tim almost always winning, Carol and Vicki would just step back as a Greek Chorus and just become part of the audience. The strength of Carol to let that happen on her show was one of the things that make it so great.

[@Pailzor]

That's just good management and collaboration. When you have someone who's amazing at something, just point them in the direction you need and watch them run. Robin Williams was the same: "here's a character and where the story goes (like Genie). ...And now we have HOURS of gold on film that we won't even have time to use."

[@AppCat1988]

Yes! It was like Andy letting Barney go! So gracious! So funny!

[@lawren-hollienelson9948]

So you are onstage with three of the funniest people in the business and with one sentence she dropped the two men to the floor and had Carol face planting into the couch. Not just another pretty face.

[@FAK_CHEKR]

I call that a takedown. In wrestling I think it’s two points. I don’t know how they keep score in comedy. She got at least a double.

[@lynnehenderson4140]

I damn near wet myself every time I watch this 🤣🤣🤣

[@Jimmy110459]

@@lynnehenderson4140 ...when the elephant story pops up on my homepage I always watch it. I was surprised to see this explanation of the story. I also come to tears of laughter every time I watch it. Certainly one of the funniest moments in television history.

[@OrganizeCreateDecorate]

What did Mama say? We could only understand part of it.

[@lawren-hollienelson9948]

She said " Are you sure that little asshole's done ?" Shocking in that period of time, and after that build-up that was the equivalent of knocking it out of the park.

[@franciscooctavius5957]

The man had all three of his costars- including Dick Van Dyke for crying out loud- literally crying during this sketch. Not to mention Lawrence’s epic one line delivery sealed the entire thing. One of the funniest impromptu moments in live sketch show comedy history. Carol and this entire cast were beyond epically talented and man are shows like this missed today

[@SR71GIRL]

Amen 😂

[@tattoodude8946]

Truely one of the greatest, funniest moments in TV history. I still get rolling every time I see it. Heck - I have tears in my eyes right now after watching it!

[@kevinmcgiffin10]

Unfortunately people today would not think any of Carols skits are funny. Generations lost out on thee funniest t.v. in history.❤

[@UnYin99]

​​​@@kevinmcgiffin10I grew up watching the show with my family, and I think all of us that did are very fortunate. Comedy is very subjective and is also dependent on context. Not just in the immediate, but the culture and the times that people live in. Compared to today, the seventies were a more innocent time and there was a place for this kind of humor. However and quite unfortunately, we live in a much different world today. As a result, humor, which to a large degree exists as a form of relief from stressful circumstances, has also changed dramatically and there is very little place for this more innocent form of comedy.

[@pugachevskobra5636]

Sorry but that's not even remotely true. I grew up watching the Carol Burnett show and Mama's Family and I always hit up KZbin every few months to watch cast bust ups during some of the funniest sketches to ever hit television audiences and I know a ton of people my age and younger who do the same. Gene Wilder, Tim Conway and Harvey Korman were Gods of sketch comedy and comedic timing and you can plainly see their influence in shows like Madtv and SNL and they are terribly missed by millions even in this age of Netflix "comedy" specials and social media content creators. Also can't forget about the absolute legends who are still with us in Carol, Vicki, Mel Brooks and Dick Van Dyke.

[@maggiemea]

Hands down this is the funniest moment of any show ever!! ♥️🙏🏻👏🤣

[@Cobra-ky9bt]

The only thing I think that would rival it would be Carol doing the Gone With the Wind sketch.

[@WillCrump-e5x]

@@Cobra-ky9bt Tim and Harvey in the Dentist skit or The World's Oldest Fireman.

[@jonathonclary1681]

This is kind of a bittersweet thing to watch. My mother loved that show, and that bit was her all-time favorite T.V. Moments. She loved to tell people about it. In fact, that was the last thing she ever did. She was in the hospital recovering from a major heart attack. My brother and a family friend were visiting her and she was talking about that skit. When she finished the story, she laid back and she was gone. It hurt to see her go, but a few months later I was discussing her passing with a coworker and I said, "she finished her story and then she was gone." There's just something beautiful about that realization and the fact that this was the last story she wanted to tell.

[@barbmckean]

❤❤❤

[@crisespinoza1979]

She wanted to bring laughter instead of tears. She seemed like a great lady. ❤❤❤

[@bobbiebaswell5039]

That is so beautiful. My cousin was 33 me the same when he died . He was a jim carrey type before jim carrey. He kept me rolling. I miss him so. That gave her so much joy. Laughter is thd best medicine. Sorry for your loss.

[@Alma_Gertrude]

You should find a way to let Vickie Lawrence or Carol Burnett know about that. That's a wonderful story, and I'll bet they would appreciate hearing it!!

[@dinicti]

Sorry to hear, but not a bad way to remember her!

[@danw1955]

Probably the absolute funniest piece of television history ever recorded!!🤣 When Tim went "Norrk!" I completely lost it! Then when Vicki as 'Momma' said "Ya think that little as*hole's about through?" I lost it again!😂😆 Tim was one of a kind! R.I.P.!😉

[@famprima]

I must say it's a hard choice between this one and the dentist sketch.

[@erinoconnorofcourse]

YES! ​@@famprima

[@jenniferlynn329]

Thank you for writing out the words, so I could understand it better.

[@MCowie]

Tim was well known for keeping a straight face. For her to have him fall over laughing was quite an accomplishment.

[@kareninalabama]

True, although I loved that he started cracking up prior to his punchline/imitation of the Siamese elephants. (He starts smiling at around 4:09 and eventually starts laughing at 4:28.) But to see him completely lose it after her ad-lib was the icing on the cake.

[@barbaramilone2800]

@@kareninalabama I know, right? But he's laughing because he thinks he's getting ready to put one over on the rest of the cast. He didn't know that Vicki had been warned beforehand that the little devil was going to shake things up! 😀

[@edwardphilibin3151]

Though Vicki was almost his equal at keeping a straight face. She was doing the best of the other three at managing to keep a halfway appropriate expression (in this case, "WTF is he talking about?") during his story, and manages to keep IN CHARACTER to deliver her killing blow before finally losing it. 😂

[@ppmv4285]

Vicki had a talent for staying in character when reacting to Tim's shenanigans, she claimed it was because she was mostly too terrified to break. There's an early rehearsal of Mr. Tudball where Vicki plays Tim's wife, and she got him to break there.

[@leeh9420]

One of the all-time funniest things I've ever seen. Tim Conway was a genius, but it was great to see Vickie put it out there. Amazing. Great show too - lots of classics.

[@acdii]

And she did it IN Character to top it off!

[@martyschrader]

Tim Conway could destroy an audience -- not to mention everybody in the crew -- just by a raised eyebrow at the right time. Pure genius, never to be replicated.

[@MichaelJohnson-dd9yo]

Tim was one of the greats, but if u want to see him in his prime watch the movie "the apple dumpling gang" he starred along don Knott's and both of them together..iconic

[@camillep3631]

Mr Tudball and Mrs Wiggins, so freaking hilarious

[@brandonjames2368]

Getting Carol to break character was difficult, but could be done. Getting Tim to break character was next to impossible; to see him lose it was just so awesome! Loved this show!

[@RedDevilMoto]

I wish they still had sketch comedy like this today, the world could sure use it!

[@trope5105]

If they did it wouldn't be funny

[@RedDevilMoto]

@@trope5105Sadly, if they had these same comedy sketch shows today, they would be cancelled instantly.

[@longshot398]

@@trope5105 Maybe not to you , but to the rest of us it could be.

[@nathanlenneman9987]

@@trope5105You’re right. It wouldn’t be funny. It would be hilarious.

[@perry92964]

@@longshot398 we do have it, its called saturday night live........guess what, its not funny......more like sad. guess thats why nobody watches it, people dont like to be sad on saturday night. now sunday night maybe cause they have to go to work in the morning.....its that monday morning blues.

[@Tasarran]

The best part is how Tim never breaks when everyone else is, he just keeps on waiting, in character, ready to drop the next slice...

[@florgarcia6237]

From the start of Tim's elephant story to Mama's grumpy "..figure that little asshole's through?" is certainly falling-off-the-seat comedy's best of all times!

[@elwoodblues9613]

5:39 - "snork" - that part always gets me.

[@andrewbaruth2318]

I had the priviledge of growing up with this show. Every Saturday night. Always funny.

[@imjaime100]

Every time he makes that elephant noise, I lose it! I LOVED the Carol Burnette Show!

[@oh8wingman]

I love the way Conway paced his narrative. He was watching to see Carol recover and start to ask her question of Momma when he would hit her with the next line forcing her to stop again. I remember seeing this on TV as a child and it is still one of the funniest stories ever shown on television. People will still be laughing at this 50 years from now, a fitting tribute to Tim Conway and the cast of the show.

[@Tom-xp7dl]

One of the funniest skits ever. Four people sitting on a couch. Pure talent.

[@carlozabbia1157]

Priceless. I can only imagine what would have happened if Harvey had still been on the show.

[@elwoodblues9613]

If that was him instead of Dick Van Dyke, Harvey would have wet his pants again.

[@grumpybaztard4930]

Harvey would have bern howling laughing so hard

[@1105pitbull]

OMG, I have always, always wondered what was going on with that sketch and if Tim was just off in his own little world of ad lib. Love the "notes" of just "good luck." Thank you a million times for posting this fabulous explanation. Yep, priceless.

[@jimp7015]

I will always admire Vicky's ability to hold a straight face when all around her is chaos.

[@mycroft16]

She almost loses it a couple times in this one. You can see her clutching her hands and knees trying to force composure. Which she does quite quickly but still he almost had her too. But to turn all that tension he had built up back in his face like she did.. that was next level and you can tell Tim loved every second.

[@MakerBoyOldBoy]

This series equals the best of the funny people of legend. May they never fade.

[@dougking4377]

Tim was an ADLIB Genius, how they kept straight faces the whole time was hilarious.

[@Mudhooks]

I must have seen “The Elephant Story” 50 times over the years and EVERY TIME it just about kills me laughing!

[@PalmSpringsDiva1]

nothing can top the dentist and novocaine sketch...nothing!!!! Tim was even funny in person, I knew him.

[@thirtynine3955]

My faves were the elephant story, the dentist and the gone with the wind one. When Carol wore the curtsin dress...and her line...makes me laugh to this day!

[@Bigkevy1970]

Comedy gold! What great times they all had working together back in that Golden Age of Comedy when stars didn’t have to curse every two words to get a laugh! Thanks for sharing this footage!

[@marquonuk]

This is wonderful. Tim was known for this superb improvisational stuff, so I think he collapsed because he thought he was the one in control of the situation, and when Vicky reacted perfectly in character with a perfect putdown, it iced his comedy cake! :-)

[@Bladerunner4924764]

The way Tim let's the joke ferment and it just gets funnier the more you think about it. Comic genius.

[@royhoco5748]

this is one of the funniest skits I have seen. I have always wanted to see Tim Conway and Betty White a comedy skit to how hilarious they would together, I am sure they would been a show stopper

[@mtdewchallenger]

Absolute comedic GOLD !! We went to see Vicki/Mama last month in North Tonawanda, NY. She is STILL a comedy treasure !! We thoroughly enjoyed the show. Had it been twice or three times as long, we would have GLADLY drunk in the talent and comedy ! Vicki and Carol were an iconic TEAM.

[@ThomasWLalor]

I watched this sketch on TV, live. and was crippled with laughter. EVERY time I see it again, I double-up with convulsive laughter. EVERY TIME. Got to be one of the funniest skits ever recorded.

[@pxlmvr7]

This show *literally* had you cracking up every single week!! *HILARIOUS!!!*

[@jackmalvern2394]

no matter how many times I see this I still laugh hysterically. Thanks to all.

[@davegreenlaw5654]

Same here. I've seen it so many times that I caught myself saying Tim's lines right along with him.

[@DDS029]

Me too. Absolute comedy gold. Sometimes I do the arm motion and just say "G'nert" and my wife just loses it. Just that simple reminder is all it takes and she's off and running for a least five minutes (or so it seems).

[@Lavolanges]

@@DDS029- The “g’nert” makes me roar every time!

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

that is by far the best comedy break up by far .... the simple fact that Vickie even did it in MAMA'S voice and manner was spot on perfect ...

[@margareth5501]

“If anyone remembers that sketch…”. Oh, Vicky, that sketch was UNFORGETTABLE! And every new generation that discovers it holds it as the funniest moment on television 😂😂😂

[@_WillCAD_]

I love this story for two reasons: 1) Vicki's final line, breaking up Tim and Dick and Carol (Carol was already broken up, but still) is one of the funniest moments in TV history, right up there with "As god is my witness I thought turkeys could fly!", "What does a yellow light mean?", and "I had this dream where I was an innkeeper in Vermont!" 2) I have slayed by repeating Tim's elephant story. It still lays 'em in the aisles, decades later.

[@SkittleKicksPlays]

Why can't comedy be this good again? Why do we as viewers have to suffer through the most atrocious "comedy" today where EVERYTHING has to be some perverted (how many wiener or muff jokes do "writers" have to have to get a laugh?), sick, toilet humor? This is why The Carol Burnett Show is such a cherished classic. This was the best of the best in sketch comedy and shows the level of talent that we will NEVER see again. Carol, Vicki, Tim, and Harvey are legends amongst legends! I'm sad that Tim and Harvey are gone, but we all can still enjoy this great show and laugh until we cry! 🙂

[@pattyyockey13]

My grandma and me would watch this show together. Such a wonderful show. A beautiful memory❤

[@bluehorizon-e64]

This was one of my favourites! I love watching it over and over. The cast was awesome in every show but this went above and beyond. Too bad we didn't have shows like that today.

[@timothyedmiston8756]

Literally one of the funniest things I have ever seen on television!!!

[@StephenMeasles-kr9rm]

I never get tired of watching it. Four comedic genius’s on a sofa.

[@valusner4745]

They were one of the best shows on TV.

[@Paladin1873]

I remember seeing it when it aired - the funniest damned skit in television history. Thanks for posting both versions.

[@dustydog6868]

The TWO funniest skits on TV were this one AND 'The dentist' both Tim Conway of course! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jerrypadilla4384]

When I was but a kid, my father, worked for the parks department, in Oakland California. When an elephant died, and the autopsy had been concluded, my father transported the carcass, via heavy equipment, up into the hills, overlooking the zoo, and met a few others up there, as an impromptu funeral, for the creature. He'd already had dug a hole, with a "Backhoe" and used that same bit of equipment, to place the dead animal, into the ground. Well, the hole was not so deep, as needed. The Elephant's tail, had stiffened beyond rigormortus. It stuck up, like a flag, over the Elephant's body. My dad, drew a machete, from the equipment's utility tool box (Normally, for clearing away, small brush and undergrowth, about the various parks, hed be assigned to). With blade in hand, he intended to cut off the fallen beast's tail, and bury it, with the rest of the Elephant. He was stopped, when the Elephant handler, threw himself, upon the remains of the pachyderm! Sprawled across the rump, of the dead elephant, he cried out, "Dont you dare, hurt her!" One of the attendees, was his park supervisor. He calmed the man down, talked him off the beast's butt. My dad was told, to put the machete away, bury the beast, leaving the tail, alone. So my dad did as instructed, and as he all but finished, burying the animal, two guys, with a truck bed of rocks, and towing a small mixer of concrete, built a marker, around the standing tail. And the handler, crying, the whole time. True story. So when Tim spoke of the handler and the elephant, my dad's experience, came to mind.

[@vidpie]

Was it a baby elephant? OCT. 8, 1996: Kijana, the baby African elephant that the Oakland Zoo spent the last 11 months painstakingly hand-rearing, died suddenly early Monday morning from shock brought on by a bacterial infection in his intestines. Nearly a year after zookeepers were surprised one morning by the appearance of the newborn elephant, they were just as stunned by his death. “This elephant spiked a fever at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, and it was dead 12 hours later,” said Joel Parrott, the executive director of the zoo. On Sunday morning, keepers noticed that Kijana “didn’t seem right,” he said. By the afternoon, he had a mild fever of 101 and Parrott instructed that Kijana, whose walks outdoors had become a popular attraction at the zoo, be taken “off exhibit.” The zoo began to administer antibiotics and oral fluids and continued the treatment into the night. As Kijana often did, he spent Sunday night nuzzling Colleen Kinzley, the zoo’s curator who became the elephant’s favorite night nurse and handler. About 3 a.m. he let out the low rumble that elephant handlers take as a sign of contentment and lay down. Kinzley thought he was falling asleep. When she realized he had stopped breathing, she called Parrott to the zoo. “She was pretty distraught,” Parrott said of Kinzley. “It’s been hard for all of us, but this has been real hard on Colleen. She really bonded with that elephant." ...From the moment that Kijana’s skittish mother, Lisa, kicked him away out of fear, the zoo spared no effort to raise him. A rotating staff of handlers and volunteers cared for the elephant around the clock, feeding him by bottle, cleaning up after him, baby-sitting him through the night and charting his every mood and activity. Most important, the zoo tried to replicate the mother’s milk so crucial to an elephant’s upbringing, buying a specially made formula from a Canadian company and supplementing it with some real elephant milk they were able to obtain from another elephant at the zoo. With the exception of a couple of mild bouts of diarrhea, Kijana appeared to be healthy, gaining about a pound or two a day. At the time of his death, he was drinking about 60 to 70 pints of formula a day, weighed about 625 pounds and stood 4 feet tall. Kijana followed Kinzley around as if she were his mother, and on the several nights a week that she baby-sat him, he would reach over with his trunk to tweak her bangs. “He loves hair,” Kinzley said last month about her young charge. “His trunk is stronger now and he has really good control of it. He’ll get hold of a little wisp of hair and almost yank it out of your head.” Kijana was in many ways an overgrown baby. He woke up continually through the night demanding to be fed formula. But the head-butting that was playful at 300 pounds was dangerous at 600, so his trainers had gradually taught him to stop. A couple of hours after Kijana’s death, Kinzley led Lisa down to the barn where her baby lay dead. There, Lisa gently fondled him with her trunk. Kinzley assisted Parrott at a necropsy conducted Monday morning. ...The Oakland Zoo, which had seen a surge in visitors since the arrival of Kijana, had been planning a big first birthday celebration. Instead, the elephant will be buried in the back of the zoo grounds, where other animals are buried.

[@jerrypadilla4384]

@@vidpie Oh no....this was back, in the 1970's (I'm an old guy, myself, now) I tried to look on-line, for records or reports of it. But back then, Elephant passing weren't front page material, like today. Oldest records I could find, were back in the 90's, a bit after my dad's retirement. 🐘

[@robertdocholliday66sadler]

The dentist sketch is my next favorite , Tim had Harvey so flustered it was funny as heck

[@chrisneumann4202]

I watched Carol Burnett when I was a kid and I always watch this sketch when I'm in a bad mood, I always feel better after. I love how Vicki just lay in wait like an assassin and when he had the shot, she took it and destroyed everyone. 1000% funnier than most crap on TV now.

[@MYJ61]

One of my all time favorite skits! The genius of Tim Conway! ❤

[@tinabattaglia-winspear7008]

My all time favorite skit with "The Dentist" skit a close second!! Lol This show is by far better than any show today (2023).

[@robertotamesis1783]

Tim Conway was the best animal impressionist , the first time I saw him was McHale 's navy.

[@slipknot6789]

There's more comedic talent on that couch than you'll see in a year on TV now

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

Vicki's deadpan ad-lib in this bit is the stuff of legend.

[@MelissaMBrown-j8y]

this is my favorite Tim Conway so funny. and its so funny how the others try so hard not to get out of character.

[@EdieHarvey]

The fact that someone actually got Tim Conway to lose it ... that's just priceless!

[@alex35agm]

Tim did all the set up and Vicki provided the classic punchline.

[@elwoodblues9613]

Tim laughed so hard because he clearly did not expect Vicki to say what she did. She got him!

[@tiredofthebsliesandgrifts]

This sketch killed me the first time around way back then, and still cracks me up to this day!

[@arthurs.cuffeeiii2800]

Probably one of THE funniest moments in Television history

[@robadcox5405]

I love that Tim Conway kept chiseling and chiseling until he broke them all down. He got you, Vicki!

[@llofdarkwater9152]

And Vicki got him right back!

[@Vodkainsomniac]

There will never be anything more funny than Tim Conway, and Carol Burnett, with Vicki Lawrence and the Carol Burnette show, SERIOUSLY

[@AFloridaSon]

Tim was a comedy genius. They all were, really.

[@Handi2478]

Tim’s deadpan delivery was spot on. I know that I could never deliver those lines without cracking up myself 😂

[@JackJack-ld5eo]

Awesome skit! Watching this live as a kid, I remember thinking that Tim should have said, When one sneezed, the other farted.

[@Pianorockstar_]

Carol says everyone keep it together, then she's the one that loses it.

[@spacemissing]

But Carol still didn't break the fourth wall.

[@Pianorockstar_]

I get that part of it. However it's like being next to your scene partner hoping they keep a straight face. Carol is the lead star of the show.

[@ralphjackson8295]

No matter how many times I watch that clip, I crack up every time. Truly one of the most hilarious sketches ever done.

[@scottb8551]

That scene and the dental sketch are the funniest from the 11 seasons of The Carol Burnett show, but that list is very vey long!

[@jond1965]

This never gets old. Saw this as a kid and its just as funny today. The talent is off the hook.

[@acdii]

Tim Conway was one of the best comedians to ever grace the little screen. WHen he is paired up with Harvey or Don Knotts, hilarity ensues and he KNOWS what buttons to press to get the co-star going. Look at all the old man sketches with Tim and Harvey, especially the fireman skit. Chaffed from sliding down the pole. The walk, the CPR. Harvey couldn't hold back. Pure comedic genius and not once was a dirty word used, well, except for Vikki in this skit, which was the icing on the cake and SO appropriate.

[@wendybutler1681]

The timing! The timing! Perfection! Oh, Carol, how we loved your band of players!

[@ianoag]

The first time I saw this sketch, I didn't know what was going on, but when Vicki said that one line that floored Tim, I had hysterics. Pure genius!

[@dourmoose]

One of the funniest things ever to air on tv

[@stevenbaer5999]

Tim Conway knows how to steal the show. He was actually a great comedy genius.

[@binky1612]

One of the best of American comedy, what a collection of talent on that show. I'm still wiping away the tears. Thanks

[@wmason1961]

I have never heard her side of that story. That was great. I've never watched her during that sketch before. She never cracked a smile.

[@cbro777]

That's one of those moments when you just go with the flow and enjoy the ride.

[@rayflanagan9970]

Tim had the patience of Job there. His timing was impeccable. He just waited and timed his lines to deliver the next line (And laugh).

[@gregreichert1103]

I have watched this skit a million times! Cracks me up every time.

[@Jimmy110459]

In my opinion the elephant story might just be the funniest moment in television history. If not, certainly in the top five.

[@PalmSpringsDiva1]

nothing can top the dentist altho when Larry King kissed Marlon Brando on the lips at the end of his visit, the look on Brando's face was just classic!

[@mitchellcaver8261]

the greatest comedy skit I ever saw. I still laugh so much at this.

[@Argyll9846]

Tim Conway was so brilliant and this classic sketch lives on. After 50 years it's still a killer.

[@wendybutler1681]

A mention of this sketch would have my son rolling on the floor in laughter.

[@pootthatbak2578]

Im so glad we had this time together..😊

[@Auntiehoney217]

What exactly does mama say when everyone busts up laughing at the end, I keep listening to it over and over and can't figure it out...although it's still hilarious 😂

[@robertmotrie4407]

“Are you sure that little azzhole’s through”

[@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER]

"Do you figure that little asshole's through?"

[@yvonnethompson2109]

I did the same..could never figure out what Vicki said..thank you for letting us know! I thought if it could make Tim Conway lose it..must had been hilarious and it is!

[@007ndc]

Wonderful times as a kid watching this show every weekend night with my family.

[@dallaskoivu502]

I was so fortunate to grow up while the show was on the air to sit with my family and watch the show together every week. We had a lot of laughs together. Thanks to this show the last episode when she sang her theme song, for the last time was genuinely heartbreaking for us in a way never experienced with a TV show going off the air before with the possible exception of when the Mary Tyler Moore show aired its last episode which was also heartbreaking

[@sunnyscott4876]

This group is the bestest, funniest comedy troupe of all time ever.❤

[@patrickvanrinsvelt4466]

Poor Dick Van Dyke. He was just so tied up in stitches and watching him was just too much. Comedic genius in a monologue. Best entertainment ever.

[@nohillforahighstepper]

Maybe the funniest moment in the history of television? 😊😊😊

[@TheLonesometoad]

Total comedic genius!

[@Peter2025-wf9do]

What an amazing show. What a time to be alive

[@TroyOttosen-jg7tt]

This was such a great show in the 70’s! I was around 12 years old and used to imitate Conways old man skits! Miss the old days!😉👍

[@erictaylor5462]

The thing that blew my mind was, she was playing Carol Burnet's mother, but she was something like 15 years YOUNGER than Burnet. Burnet was old enough to be Vicky's mother, or close to it. How weird that must have been!

[@davegreenlaw5654]

Back in the mid-80's I was attending a boarding school in PA. One day, going by the school office, I just happened to mention to the school secretary that she reminded me of Vickie Lawrence, and her reply was "Well thank you Dave, you picked the younger one." It wasn't until a few years ago did I finally realize just HOW younger she was.

[@erictaylor5462]

​@@davegreenlaw5654 I've had that happen. Something happens when you're a child, then many many years later you realize what you experienced as a child was not what you thought it was. I had a horrifying experience like that. As a child, while playing in a park I impaled my fake foot on a nail. The nail had been hammered through a 2X4 that was under sand. The park had opened that day once it's construction was compete. I had assumed the nail had been left by a careless construction worker. I just thought it was lucky it happened to me. If any other kid impaled their foot, they would have been badly injured. 20 years later I saw a news report. Some sick MF had glued razorblades on playground equipment in placed where kids would put their hands. Several kids had been injured with 2 of the kids losing a finger. That was when I realized that nail was no accident. Someone had tried to hurt me, and I was really pissed off. Now I was even more glad it had happened to me. I think the person who set the trap even saw me impale my foot. The woman had been watching me play. When she saw what had happened she just looked at me with her mouth open. She had no way of knowing I was an amputee, so she had no way to understand why I wasn't hurt. I hope she went to her grave never understand why I wasn't hurt. .I

[@theCPRgals]

I was watching when this aired. I never laughed so hard! Thank you for sharing the back story - very interesting.

[@SimonQX]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JennieRose8]

This was indeed one of the most rib-splitting scenes of all time. 😂😂😂