FIRST TIME Watching The Carol Burnett Show's FUNNIEST Dentist Sketch!

[@cindyphifer970]

The elephant story is my favorite

[@homersimpsonsfatguyhat9541]

That one is a must watch

[@jcs1025]

Definitely. 😂😂

[@looneygardener]

I like the Hitler puppet one too.

[@kriswoods7051]

YES!@@looneygardener

[@jjjones8609]

One of the most watched ever. Featuring the brilliant Tim and Carol.

[@teholympian]

Harvey Korman, the guy in the chair, had no idea what was going to happen. He was given the set up and told to sit in the chair. The rumor is that he laughed so hard that he peed his pants.

[@dennisrardin3474]

That's not a rumor Harvey Korman confirmed that himself

[@kskisser]

you should bear in mind that Mr. Bean was was created in 1989, many years after the Carol Burnett show aired. Conway and Korman were two of the greatest comedy actors of our generation. Together they were unstoppable.

[@rickr442]

Tim Conway was one of the best ever at physical comedy. History began BEFORE YOU WERE BORN.

[@firefighterchick]

One of the best things about this show was the fact that each actor, especially these two would adlib and try to crack each other up. Harvey Korman and Tim Conway were absolute geniuses of comedy 😂. One of the ones you definitely should check out from this show is The Elephant Story. This whole series is brilliant.

[@chueysmama2622]

Preach it FFC!

[@larrygranbois4164]

OMG! The Elephant skit just about killed me even after watching it 500 times!

[@robincochran7369]

Oh yeah, that one is an absolute must. 😂

[@jjjones8609]

Tim Conway was brutal with his adlibs- nobody never new what he was going to do exactly.

[@1gravityworks]

I second that motion. One of the best sketches out there. search for Password Elephant story 1 and 2.

[@homersimpsonsfatguyhat9541]

Conway was the king of getting the other cast members to break character and crack up

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

Harvey actually peed his pants on this one - for real! LOL They had such an ongoing rivalry to bust each other up, but Harvey admitted that Tim, for sure, won this round.

[@cunningdeb3129]

I heard he made Harvey pee himself during this sketch LOL

[@leemonsampson1844]

Yes he was❤❤❤❤

[@MrTech226]

Guys During the skit, Harvey Korman (patient) actually peed his pants by laughing so hard. Tim (dentist) is a comic genius at these skits. During rehearsals, Tim goes by the scripts. Then during audience, Tim adlibbed or improv to break other actors out of their characters.

[@suebeawho6537]

Exactly😅😆😜

[@realMaxEffort]

The Novocain in the leg was rumored to be an ad lib.

[@egapnala65]

@@realMaxEffort According to Conway's autobiography everthing up until the mention of Novocaine was scripted. Korman thought the sketch was a dud and didn't want to do it. Conway told him not to worry as he had something in mind. What I find interesting is that after the shot to the head Conway seems uncertain as to where he can go with that and seems to bring the sketch to a rapid end.

[@johnniekight1879]

Carol's "Gone With The Wind" parody is classic.

[@reverbscherzo7850]

“Went With the Wind” 😂

[@megnotmegan1966]

I saw it in the window and I couldn’t resist 😂

[@jamesanderson5268]

@@megnotmegan1966 Best funny line ever.

[@zapataattack5843]

The skit from Carol Burnett show, THE OLD FIREMAN, is hilarious.

[@firefighterchick]

Oh yes, geez I forgot about that character!😂

[@maryjanemckittrick4162]

Tim Conway who played the dentist is one of the absolute geniuses of slapstick/sketch comedy. His partner in crome, Harvey Korman, was his ultimate straight man. You really owe it to yourselve sto check out other sketches from the Carol Burnett Show. Some classic comedy!

[@rustyrelicsfarm2406]

My introduction to Tim Conway was his role as Barnacle Boy in SpongeBob.

[@maryellenmohundro6614]

I heard years ago that Tim Conway and Harvey Korman had a bet going on that whoever was the first to laugh they would pay the other $100. Korman said he put Conway’s kids through college with all the money he lost on that bet!

[@0okamino]

That’s rough. He had to pay for the bet _and_ the visit to the dentist. 😉

[@frauleinmona]

Harvey must have lost every single time if that was true because Tim had 8 children! 😂

[@jeansteele7685]

😂

[@kayecastleman6353]

The Carol Burnett Show was a staple at our house when I was growing up. These two were regulars and did some genius off-the-cuff comedic work, all in front of a live studio audience. Others have mentioned "The Elephant Story" as one of their best, but my all-time favourite Carol Burnett sketch is "Went With The Wind," a take-off on the classic movie. The sketch included all four regulars from the show, plus Olivia de Havilland as their guest star, and featured the longest audience laugh response of the show's multi-year run. Thanks for the nostalgia hit! EDIT: Turns out the guest star was Dinah Shore, not Olivia.

[@SylviaCovington-g1i]

"I saw it in the window and I just couldn't resist it." But the elephant story still brings me of tears.

[@kayecastleman6353]

@@SylviaCovington-g1i I still laugh out loud at that line!😂

[@aerynoftalyn1307]

Went with the Wind is an absolute work of genius, but it works best if you've seen Gone with the Wind and can understand what's behind the spoof.

[@kayecastleman6353]

@@aerynoftalyn1307 Absolutely! I guess I'm from a generation that assumes EVERYONE has seen Gone With the Wind....

[@janetbaker645]

Bob Mackie was the designer who came up with the green velvet dress….Carol loved it…

[@doratiscareno5856]

KING OF QUEENS American 🇺🇸🦅 Sitcom🤣😆👏🏼👏🏼👍🏻

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

These were only loosely scripted and Tim took great pleasure in adding things the other actor was not expecting just to crack them up.

[@shirleywilliams2843]

There will be no other Group of comedians like those on Carol Burnett

[@chueysmama2622]

Funniest show, cast, crew, skits and breaking character ever! This bit ALWAYS makes me pee a little, not only is Tim Conway HYSTERICAL but seeing Harvey Korman losing it just adds to the hilarity. More please!

[@firefighterchick]

Yes, more!! This show is one of the best sketch shows of all time. It laid the footwork for all the others after it.

[@andreadeamon6419]

Harvey actually peed himself on this one!!

[@EGSimon-ds1vf]

Classic comedy. My favorite Saturday night show. Don't neglect the "elephant story" or "went with the wind". As an American who loves the inuendo and sardonic quality of British humor, Carol Burnett is certainly at the top of American slapstick humor along with Lucille Ball.

[@jtilton5]

Don't forget The Interrogator sketch.

[@stevedietrich8936]

The whole crew was hilarious, Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Harvey Korman (the patient), and Tim Conway (the dentist). You need to look up Tim Conway's elephant story. The backstory for many of these skits is that they would rehearse the skits but then when the live performance occurred Tim Conway would often ad-lib and the rest of them never knew exactly what was going to happen next.

[@tkdean3934]

Almost but not quite. Both shows were taped. The first they called the "dress rehearsal," but it was also recorded. If the dress rehearsal version of a skit turned out better, they would use that for broadcast. Regarding Tim Conway, what would happen is that he would pretty much play the skit "as is" for the dress rehearsal, he would check to make sure that the skit was recorded OK, and then for the second performance, he would do his ad libs.

[@darcyjorgensen5808]

I can’t believe you have never seen this before. It is legendary.

[@seanpaula8924]

Carol Burnett show was great programming.

[@JKM395]

I don't know how these guys ever got through a skit. Everyone on this show was naturally hilarious. They just went until someone broke. Great stuff.

[@annewoodard6803]

Carol Burnett is a national treasure, growing up we didn’t miss a show. I worked with Tim Conway and he was funny just introducing himself.

[@snisbet721]

That's Super Awesome That You Worked With Him

[@jillfromatlanta427]

Harvey Korman could keep a straight face better than kust about anyone, but when Tim Conway joined the show, he delivhted in making Harvey break up, or in this case, tear up. Harvey's reactions as the patient to Tim's deadpan delivery made this scene a true classic!

[@johnrichmond7739]

This is the skit where Harvey Korman peed his pants laughing so hard at Tim Conway

[@chrisf.7980]

I was a kid growing up with this show & always looked forward to the shows Tim Conway (playing the roll of dentist here) appeared in because they were always the best. Carol did a talk show interview & said that during the dress rehearsals Tim would do the run through just as written, but then when they were filming the show in front of the audience, he would go off script & try to get the others to crack up. It made it so much more fun as a viewer, because EVERYONE is having a good time. The show was always great, but Conway added the wildcard factor. Glad to see people finding this stuff & enjoying it!

[@stevedavis5704]

They actually did the show twice with two different audiences. The first one was to get the flow and timing and the second, which was the one they filmed, was always lets see who could make the other actors break up.

[@daletrecartin1563]

@@stevedavis5704 My understanding was that they filmed both so they could use either the 'played straight' or or the more off script one depending on which worked better.

[@CrochetIsLife54]

This is my favorite sketch from that era. I could hardly breathe from laughing the first time I saw it.

[@marymaryquitecontrary9765]

This is my favorite Tim Conway sketch from The Carol Burnett Show...

[@trex9263]

This bit always brings a smile to my face.

[@hamblinta]

You guys have to check out the elephant story with Tim and the crew from the Carol Burnett Show…it’s even better!

[@AmyThomas217]

Conway actually made Harvey pee on himself during this sketch. The show was even better when they break character and laugh.

[@mpierce3]

The Balding guy is Tim Conway he would go through all the rehearsals by the book and they would tape it live and he would completely change everything his whole part was to try and break all the other actors and guest live. He was an amazing comic he was in a classic the apple dumpling gang with Don Knotts (aka as Barney Fife from Andy Griffith show) it a kids movie but they are so funny!!!!

[@FreeTheRocks]

Those two were out to destroy each other on every show...:):):)

[@Thrasher6968]

I saw Tim perform this live onstage. He is funny.

[@pjb3583]

It was Tim Conway’s mission, they say, to see how far he could push the comedy in order to get a reaction from his co-stars. Harvey Korman, the patient in this bit, always obliged. Carol Burnett was the toughest, but even she broke character on occasion. The elephant sketch is another gem. Always enjoy your reactions, thanks. Peace …

[@jmeslo]

Harvey Korman actually wet his pants from laughing so hard during this skit.

[@dunny2000]

I saw this when I was quite young and I’m 60 now. I remember almost falling off my chair I was laughing so hard. This brings it all back. Brilliant comedy, just the best.

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

Carol still with us and working at 90 as well as Vicki Lawrence who was originally hired because of her resemblance to Carol and has worked steadily ever since. I got to see Harvey and Tim Conway in person at a show not long before their passing and they did this skit and still brought the house down.

[@Jch79]

One of the funniest moments between Korman and Conway was when Korman got an Emmy. Tim Conway literally walked up on stage with him and held his coat tails, looked sad at the Emmy, and didn't say a word. It was hilarious and Korman could barely get his acceptance speech out.

[@ChandlerStith]

Watch the elephant story - especially the 2nd version. With Tim Conway - it wasn't a question that would he crack up the other cast...it was a question of WHEN would they lose all control.

[@FinarfinNoldorin]

Tim Conway was known for breaking away from the script and ad-libbing to get the other performers to crack up with laughter. He was a genius. I absolutely loved this act.

[@MegaSkills9]

This is a classic tv moment. I remember it well. Those 2 guys were a great tag team in comedy.

[@TheEricthefruitbat]

The Carol Burnett show was must-watch TV in the 70s. Conway and Korman were comedy gold.

[@Robert08010]

Tim is so well known for his improvisation, he would often do the sketch one way for rehearsal and then completely differently for the two tapings. The show was run in front of an audience and recorded twice, then they usually picked the best performance or picked based on what fit best for running time. This is why he was so good at breaking up his other cast mates. They didn't know what to expect because he never did it exactly the same way twice.

[@jeffdavis8590]

IF you haven't already you should react to the Elephant Story From Carrol Burnett. Amazingly funny.

[@ibeetellingya5683]

Conway was notorious for playing it straight in rehearsals, then going off script when filming for broadcast. He was the terror and joy of the cast.

[@rmweidner7596]

When Tim Conway (playing the dentist) says, "We'll be right with ya'," and then falls to one knee, Harvey Korman (the man in the chair) actually peed himself from laughing. He's said this in interviews, and that's the reason why he crosses his legs at that moment in the sketch.

[@osovagabundo1]

Its always funny😂😂😂

[@bradshagrin8352]

Tim Conway was an absolute GOAT

[@joyceetter8643]

Tim Conway ad libbed so much of what he did was a surprise. That is why his co-stars would crack up.

[@jenniferrichardson8474]

My favorite sketch of all time. I always watch this sketch before a dentist appointment (because I have severe anxiety) and it never fails to make me laugh. It always helps to ease my nervousness and anxiety towards going to the dentist.

[@sirgalahad3574]

I was able to watch this show every week.

[@jenniferworley7115]

So many great memories of my childhood, I can literally hear my Father's big boisterous laugh in my mind. He loved Carol Burnett's show and I loved watching him crack up. He had the best laugh, RIP Dad. Thanks so much for this one guys. Great job as always. Peace✌

[@lindaslater7782]

Tim Conway is tge dentist and tge man in the chair is Harvey Korman. They did several skits together, and as this video shows, Harvey could not keep from laughing. Tim was so good at comedy.

[@Mahmah476]

The Emmy awards are television's version of the Oscar/Bafta awards here in the U.S. One year, Tim Conway (dentist) won and read an advertisement he'd gotten in the mail as his acceptance speech. Another year, Harvey Korman (patient) won the award, and he was accompanied onstage by a forlorn-looking Tim Conway. Another year, as their names were being read as nominees, they each got up and went onto the stage (before the winner was announced). Neither one of them won. They were absolutely hilarious.

[@connief5154]

Tim Conway the Dentist always ad-libbed his lines and he always had the rest of the cast cracking up in every skit.

[@Kari5274]

The elephant story is the funniest of them all.

[@Weezlenut]

Carol once said in an interview that Harvey (the patient) was terrified to work one on one with Tim (the doctor) because Tim took special pleasure in doing whatever he could to get Harvey to break up. The most important thing to remember is this was all done in front of a LIVE audience. There was no "cut" there was no "do-over" so once they were on stage they just had to get through it with one of the best improv comics ever doing his best to sabotage the whole thing. As others have said you should watch The Elephant Story bit. I've watched it countless times now and I still fight to breathe from laughter every single time. I would say it's Tim's crowning achievement.

[@dunringill1747]

Some important FYI: - These skits were filmed before a live studio audience. - During off camera practice, Tim Conway would follow the script as written. Once filming began, Conway would go off script and adlib, causing the other actor(s) to laugh. - In "The Dentist", Tim Conway went to the sound department and asked them to make the fly buzzing sound when filming. The other actor, Harvey Korman, had no idea that was going to happen. - Harvey Korman later admitted to laughing so hard he actually peed his pants a little during this skit.

[@looneygardener]

Dr. Keefer lol

[@lrsrosebud]

Definitely need to do the Elephant Story next!😂😂

[@blackbird8516]

Brilliant...the chemistry between them......like Morecombe and Wise.... the two Ronnies....... just great.... thanks for that...a good belly laugh... need more of it.....

[@hopperfromtheoryland5801]

Tim Conway (the dentist) made it his life's work to make Harvey Korman (the patient) break during the live shows.

[@Hawk-ODA212]

That's a classic skit. I remember seeing it live when I was a kid. Like @firefighterchick said, Tim Conway (the dentist) was notorious for going off script during a live performance, causing the cast to struggle trying not to laugh. Harvey Korman (the patient) was typically paired up with Conway as a straight man. Another great reaction as usual.

[@chueysmama2622]

Hands down the best show then and now! Good clean comedic genius! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Hawk-ODA212]

@@chueysmama2622 Yeah. I find myself missing those days more and more lately.

[@wilshade]

Red Skelton was a guest on that show. He was great at physical comedy too. There was a sketch with Red, Carol, Harvey, and Tim. It turned into a duel between Red and Tim to see who could make the cast laugh the most and longest. It went on for the whole sketch until Carol and Harvey waved white flags. 😂😂😂

[@candleburner2006]

Check out the "Elephant Story" from the Carol Burnett show. Tim - the dentist in this one - had been known to do his best to get the others to break character and during the elephant story, how it all ends will break you too! It's a classic and Carol's show is the GOAT of classic comedy. It's not anything you see anymore based on today's standards. You won't find anything or anyone that will make you laugh more than in watching the Carol Burnett Show

[@timbaker6540]

Carol is a n American Treasure.

[@shirleyharrison5746]

Yes, the elephant story is definitely the best skit. Don't say a word during the last 30-40seconds. You'll miss the best part. Tim Conway is a treasure. Then, there's "Went With The Wind". The best comedy skit show ever. I'm 70 so I've seen them all.

[@ameliaannhouck2670]

TIM IS TRYING TO MAKE HARVEY LOSE IT AND LAUGH DURING THE SKIT! WE CALL THIS TIM IS CATFISHING HARVEY! ALSO SEE THE ELEPHANT STORY IS A PURE GENIUS AND CALLED THE FAMILY !

[@dagmar.6954]

This is one of the funniest skits. I grew up watching the Carol Burnett show. Tim Conway was my favorite. He would change & improvise the skits & get everyone to crack up. Poor Harvey Korman is completely losing it.

[@andreadeamon6419]

As a Cleveland gal Tim would always do sketches with the guys on fox 8 every time he would come into town. Growing up i always thought Cleveland was Hollywood until i started to put the pieces together. Love Tim. May he rest in peace

[@thomasohanlon1060]

The dentist was played by Tim Conway and the patient was played by Harvey Korman. When those two were on stage together they were trying to jus make each other laugh, then the other actors and the audience and this show was filmed with a live studio audience. You might want to take a look at; The Carol Burnett Show outtakes-Tim Conways Elephant Story

[@jackhargrove4275]

Get Ready ,Get set , Get ready To Laugh your Ass off 🤣😂💯

[@mariewagner5283]

You should react to NoFrills Airlines by the Carol Burnett Show !!! I don't know if you're familiar with the plot of Gone with the Wind but if you are, then Went with the Wind by them is also a kneeslapper!

[@josephsoto9933]

In soooooo many skits Harvey Korman fights to keep a straight face while Tim Conway goes thru his clumbliness.

[@Fishmorph]

The Carol Burnett Show was required viewing at our house. They would tape live in front of an audience, and Tim Conway would always save some of his best bits for the live taping and surprise the rest of the cast.

[@rickguyer5236]

Harvey later admitted that he laughed so hard that he peed his pants during this skit.

[@bettyjones3317]

Tim Conway never stayed on script. He always had the cast cracking up.

[@juliereinhardt2429]

Conways goal was to make everyone else laugh. His main target was Harvey Korman. Brilliant.

[@michaelrawling9085]

Tim Conway would often just improvise. They never knew what was going to do. His goal was to get Harvey to crack up. The story goes that Harvey was laughing so hard on this one, that he actually had an accident. Try the elephant sketch. It's also a classic.

[@jjoyce46]

Tim Conway was always making Harvey Korman laugh!!! 😂

[@shawnderrick1952]

I remember watching this and many other skits from The Carol Burnett Show....many times my mother,father,and myself end up rolling on the floor laughing so hard our ribs hurt and we were gasping for breath.

[@53kenner]

We never failed to tune into the Carol Burnett show just to see Tim Conway and Harvey Corman -- all of us were almost rolling on the floor when this sketch aired. Part of the fun was that you could tell when Tim Conway departed from the script because that was when Harvey Corman started to lose control.

[@valerieburris607]

I used to watch the Carol Burnett every Tuesday when I was kid.

[@MATTHEW-rp3kq]

father loves this skit cause he WAS a dentist

[@BadTiger]

Carol Burnett was an original gangster!! That show ruled!! Tim Harvey Vicki we're top tier talent and had America howling

[@robertshields4160]

I remember watching this show when I was a kid. It was almost impossible for Harvey Korman to make it through a sketch with Tim Conway without Korman laughing.

[@margaretsimmons1598]

The Carol Burnett show is comedy cold it was the best thing ever. It was a variety show and it was

[@wesmcdaniel5496]

I watched this show every saturday with my mom, dad, and my sister. Ed Sullivan came on after Carol Burnett. Best night of television when I was still long.

[@michelleranta3601]

The family sketches on the carol Burnett show are pretty good.

[@frakte]

There was a great one where the family attends a parent-teacher conference, with the teacher played by a much younger Maggie Smith, who was a guest on the show 2 or 3 times. Carol said that while they were rehearsing the sketch, they tried playing it “straight” just for the heck of it - no hillbilly accents or country bumpkin antics. It devastated them, because the family dysfunction, without the comic elements, was so sad to see.

[@williamivey5296]

At some point during the shows run the scripts stopped specifying what Conway was going to do and just gave a vague description. There was a famous sketch in which his improvisation was so over the top blood ran down Korman's lip as he bit down to try to hold it together. And, yes, the "Elephant Sketch" is a must watch bit. (But you want to see the version with the outtake at the end, 'cause that's where people start hitting the floor.)

[@brandyforsythe1882]

I used to watch this at my Grandparents. Hilarious!!!

[@M00159]

They should react to Lily Tomlin as the switchboard operator! Brilliant and funny! Ringy dingy one, ringy dingy two… 😂

[@billolsen4360]

This one is just as funny as those episodes where Hyacinth get embarrassed in the last scene by her working class relatives showing up.

[@HeavyMetalBluegrass]

The Carol Burnett Show was a great variety show that the whole family could watch. Carol Burnett was quite funny herself.

[@cathybrookeburt2616]

These two were always hilarious, because this was in front of a live audience & they would both deliberately say or do something out of the blue (not in the script) trying to crack each other up. Every week the show was filled with funny skits like this. It was Carol's show & you need to see a skit with her in it. The 'Tara skit' is probably my favorite. A funny take on the old movie 'Gone with the wind'. HILARIOUS!

[@missd9785]

I would imagine you'll get quite a few requests to do the Elephant sketch from the Carol Burnett Show which is great. I"d also suggest the Funeral sketch with Carol and Robin Williams. And if you've seen the film Gone With The Wind then also Went With The Wind sketch with Carol and Harvey Korman who was the patient in this one. Thank you for this... always makes me laugh!

[@phineaspepper3530]

Filming in front of a live audience is always fun, and I love it when they break character and laugh.

[@carls1959]

Those two were one of the, if not the, best comedy duos in the 1970s. Thanks for sharing. Good reaction.

[@cindyphifer970]

That was Tim Conway playing the dentist and Harvey Corman in the chair

[@dawnmanzetti1633]

One of Tim Conway’s greatest skits ❤️👏👏

[@auntiethetical]

Watched this show every week as a kid. Tim Conway could make Harvey Korman crack up EVERY time. 😆🤣