Elephant Story Explained

[@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.

[@tomheinle1049]

I love the little devil grin on Tim's face during this skit.

[@ernestitoe]

He was cracking himself up with his own jokes.

[@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!

[@SbsGrinth]

Tim Conway... Heros get remembered but legends never die.

[@mark7s980]

That one line gave Vicky Lawrence immortality!

[@radish6691]

Nah, she got immortality the night the lights went out in Georgia.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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🤣

[@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.

[@melissawessels4666]

@@MCowie That’s what makes the outtake so dang funny. I lose it EVERY TIME. Doesn’t matter how many times I watch it, so it’s a go-to in my laughing arsenal when things are tough.

[@0prayus]

That rumbling in the heavens you hear on a clear day is simply Tim Conway and Harvey Korman hanging out 😂

[@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. 😊

[@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😂

[@OLH3rd]

No matter how many times I see this sketch - and know what's coming...- it's ALWAYS hilarious. Vicki's/Mama's response was PRICELESS!!!

[@DDS029]

I'm always rolling with the "G'nert" and then the inability to breathe follows immediately with Vicki's retort.

[@shellyroke]

​@@DDS029 Oh, yes! That cracks me up EVERY time!

[@Zamigirl]

Tim Conway asked for it, it was time somebody got him and Vicki did an outstanding job of it. I can't stop laughing

[@paulmartin7535]

OOH -- what WAS Vickie`s response? Could not understand it.

[@beckywatson3702]

@@paulmartin7535 I couldn’t either unless it was “did the monkey make all the way the elephant’s asshole?” Something like that…🤷🤷

[@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!😉👍

[@emmanueleriksson]

To this day, I still do the old man shuffle.

[@willhorting5317]

I remember watching the show during it's original run, with my parents. Tim was always my favorite. And the "elephant story" has always been tied with "the dentist" as my favorite.

[@davidt3956]

They're good, but the Gone With The Wind parody is right up with them.

[@trainliker100]

The WWII sketch with Tim as a German officer interrogating Lyle Waggoner using a little Hitler puppet is also up there. it is SO funny to see Waggoner's surprised expression when Tim Conway suddenly whips out that puppet.

[@willhorting5317]

@@trainliker100 I don't recall that one.

[@AcmeRacing]

The old man character, and the man with no internal organs were two more winners. In all cases, Conway tortured Harvey Korman.

[@julienielsen3746]

@@trainliker100 Another favorite. I also liked the werewolf one with Vicki as the gypsy woman.

[@BDUBZ49]

Conway kept stoking the fire until he had that pot at a boil. Then Vicki turned it up just 1°. 🤣🤣🤣

[@johnmijo]

Pretty sure she turned it up to 11 :p

[@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."

[@K-townCat1997]

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

[@JamesBurris340]

With Tim involved, I don't think she had a choice. He was as batshit crazy as Robin Williams, just not as hyper. We are losing so many treasures...

[@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.

[@Peter2025-wf9do]

What an amazing show. What a time to be alive

[@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! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@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!

[@terri348]

One of the funniest sketches ever! 2nd favorite "went with the wind" when Carol comes out wearing the curtain rod! Then there's Tim and Harvey's dentist sketch when Tim gives himself novicane 3x! Havent laughed so hard since show went off the air!

[@Sssmaug]

Yes, a great one -😂- which Mr Bean re-created years later. Good comedy lasts forever. 👍 (Novocaine)

[@blackbeardsdaughter2613]

Went with the Wind was CLASSIC! I also love "No Frills Airline," "Rancid Harvest," "Putrified Forest" and "Rebecky." The shows were funny and pure class, no vulgarity.

[@ruthlammers6441]

“I saw it in the window and I just couldn’t resist” ties with Tim’s “gnsnorky” for best lines ever! 😂 🤣 God, when cracked each other up it was just pure heaven for me. How I loved that show! They should remaster the whole thing and replay it all!

[@PalmSpringsDiva1]

My all time never forget sketch is the dentist...OMG I can still see it!!!!

[@deliawright8626]

😂 She just saw it in the window.😊

[@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!

[@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!

[@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!

[@andrewbaruth2318]

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

[@Tom-xp7dl]

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

[@heyboo4764]

One of the greatest 5 minutes in history of TV. I have watched this 1,000 times and I laugh each time. Conway starts talking the dwarf & his elephant lover. Carol is like OMG! He's doing it again! VanDyke is trashed from the start. So they struggle reset. Then off he goes again w/ the Siamese elephant stuff, Carol his toast, Van Dyke is trashed. I could be dying of cancer and I still laugh!

[@snapmalloy5556]

You and me both. I don't know why. I know what's coming and yet, I laugh like it's the first time I've heard it, to tears

[@elwoodblues9613]

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

[@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.

[@shallariasunwolf5479]

It has to be somthing one of the other characters have to say before he DOES break.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@dh3279]

Still one of my favorite memories in television. I miss that kind of show so much.

[@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.

[@kimberley-xu8ff]

Great story to hear. Carol had so many funny skits. That one is definitely in my top 5 list as number one. RIP Tim Conway you made all of us laugh so hard. From a Canadian fan 🙏🕊🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸

[@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

[@williambryant6175]

The look on Carol’s face at the very beginning like ‘oh Lord, where’s he going with this?’

[@Martin-es8mb]

Oh shit Vicki got me good .

[@olgringo-421]

First saw this about 40 years ago while still living in Saudi Arabia. I still remember laughing so hard that I actually broke into a sweat AND fell off the couch as well. Will never, ever forget it.

[@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!

[@me8042]

Harvey Korman said that all Tim Conway had to do was look at him and he’d break down. You can see it if you watch the show. I’m in awe of Vickie Lawrence keeping a straight face. Amazing. I’m so glad these bloopers were archived!

[@pxlmvr7]

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

[@MakerBoyOldBoy]

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

[@imjaime100]

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

[@erinstoops1081]

Tim is so straight faced through all his sketches. The fact he can be so funny and look so serious is what made him so funny. Just glad they were able to get him in this sketch.

[@timothyedmiston8756]

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

[@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! :-)

[@the_Real_Grammy_of_6]

I don’t know how Vicki kept it together. I’ve seen this video so many times and I still laugh so much that I have tears rolling down my face. Best blooper ever!!❤

[@SimonQX]

Watch Vicki closely. The dress rehearsal she has her head down. The second time through, as soon as Carol looks at her, she has to turn her head away. 😅😅

[@the_Real_Grammy_of_6]

@@SimonQX thank you. I wasn’t always looking at the screen. I’m going to watch again

[@the_Real_Grammy_of_6]

@@SimonQX I really wasn’t paying attention I guess. I didn’t realize there was a rehearsal then the one I’ve always seen. Thank you. I guess my attention span is going away just like my youth did behind my back 😆

[@abellingrath5662]

I think what saves Vicki this time, is that Mama is supposed to have a scowl and a pursed lip. It probably made it easier for her to keep her straight (ish) face.

[@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.

[@jaco5187]

Carol Burnett's sigh of exasperation at 3:59 is totally genuine. I love it.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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...

[@dougking4377]

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

[@maryvaughn7886]

All these years later (after seeing the original air) still funniest thing I ever saw. Being able to cap that off like that? Genius all around. Still has it. Thank you for the compilation. Well done.

[@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 😂😂😂

[@floydtaylor6168]

One of the truly great moments in TV history. It never gets old.

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@pattyyockey13]

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

[@johnduffy6546]

Thanks for all those years of gut busting laughs. You could have sold the out-takes as an Ab workout video! You are all geniuses at your comedy craft...LOVE IT!

[@MYJ61]

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

[@tx.polecat]

Watching Tims face as he timed this joke is incredible. He had trouble staying in character which was very rare.

[@leondarnell1]

One of the best sketches in TV history!!!!

[@richardhoover4471]

I was a faithful viewer of the show and to this day I remember that sketch and Vicki destroying Tim. Even though the line was bleeped, you could easily make out the WORD that laid waste to the cast! Thanks for that memorable moment in TV history, Vicki. and Carol!😂🤣

[@ralphjackson8295]

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

[@jond1965]

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

[@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 ...

[@StephenMeasles-kr9rm]

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

[@Bladerunner4924764]

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

[@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! 🙂

[@robertdocholliday66sadler]

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

[@bonniecone4706]

Just wish we had this clean humor again. They were awesome

[@paulfilipovich6127]

This sketch along with the dentist skit were 2 of the best ever in television history along with the Johnny Carson and Ed Ames tomahawk bit.

[@rbankert706]

this sketch is definitely worth watching over and over again. Tim Conway was definitely a master comedian.

[@Handi2478]

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

[@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).

[@wendybutler1681]

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

[@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.

[@fhb3]

6:11 She broke three of the funniest people in comedy in one fell swoop. Impressive.

[@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.

[@JackJack-ld5eo]

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

[@melissawessels4666]

I have such warm feelings and raucous laughter watching these. I watched Carol Burnett with my grandmother every week. It felt so safe, warm and wholesome. I can feel my grandmother watching these skits. It’s wonderful.

[@anakina1]

I watch this sketch often and never knew this backstory. Such a great show. Pure comedic genuis.

[@walterbriggs272]

That is the funniest scenes in all tv history. Loved Carol’s show loved each of this cast, to see Dock Van Duck lose it just floored me and it was great hilarity

[@tgbedini]

I have watched this dozens of times. I still laugh out loud. What brilliant timing, what enormous talents.

[@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.

[@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!

[@binky1612]

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

[@Alan-v8r]

This makes about the 10th time I've watched this story the last 2 days.Thanks for the laughs Dick,Vicki,Carol,Tim,Harvey and Lyle.

[@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!

[@tylerdude1982]

That look on Carol Burnett’s face at 1:06 says more than words ever could 🤣🤣

[@robertrapaglia2634]

I can't be sure how many times I've watched this bit, but i cant help but laugh out loud every single time. The audible sigh from Carol when Tim continues with his story is priceless as is the entire sketch👌

[@60gregma]

Great merge of these two clips into one package.

[@valusner4745]

They were one of the best shows on TV.