Detectives End a 40-Year Killing Spree | Law & Order: SVU

[@kekakid05]

Comedians play such good villains...this is another example...a true legend

[@simshengvue4642]

Comedians have humility because they are used to being laughed at. At least that's how it used to be

[@EricWoodend]

​@@simshengvue4642they're also... a bit crazy

[@uniquelybeautiful5633]

Yup because Robin Williams was excellent when he guest starred on here. RIP Robin Williams

[@elsie900]

I gutta think that little headwrap in the one scene is a callout to the times she wore the same in skits where she play her Gloria Swanson parody grande dame :-)

[@joshifereverlark8605]

Matthew Lillard and Carol Burnett, top tier casting for this one

[@kelliehunter8902]

Big facts

[@mikebasil4832]

Carol's smooth delivery of "Thirty years at your Aunt Birdie's side and you never learned not to cross her." is timeless.

[@jenniferwilliams5478]

Crazy episode

[@Lizzie-h3j]

I LOVE Carol Burnett. The one and only Miss Hannigan!

[@RLucas3000]

Who did Matthew Lillard play??

[@mattcreamer785]

So we have Carol Burnett, Mickey Milkovich, Matthew Lillard AND Johnny Sac all in a single episode?!?!?!! This is amazing!!!

[@Crazy_e193]

Law and Order had the best cameos out of any show

[@BlackGirlMarvel]

Noel Fisher.

[@clintbrew]

He would have gotten away with it if it werent for his meddling aunt

[@jamesr1703]

Who he was sleeping with?

[@fhb3]

​@@jamesr1703Re ranged rer! Re rade rer rum!

[@christopherecatalano]

😂😂😂...you just Scooby Doo-ed me into a laughing frenzy...

[@lavishmisfittink3214]

it was bc of her he was killing so he wouldn’t have gotten away with it 😂

[@superphantom100]

@@jamesr1703not biologically.

[@nothingruler14All]

Carol Burnett absolutely killing it here. What a legend.

[@plangineer1375]

Pun intended?

[@mikeyisbombable]

Matthew and Carol both nailed these roles! Excellent actors

[@SimplyRaecosmetics]

These episodes were like mini movies. All deserved awards! I have watched every single episode several times over. Never get tired of watching such great writing and story telling

[@StacyLawlerThomas]

Check out the episode with Robin Williams. It's one of the all time bests.

[@brandoncameron2686]

I always loved the 5 dead husbands backstory that was introduced in the 2nd half of the episode. That was always such a "cool" part of the story with that revelation. And not only did we find out that she murdered 5 husbands, we also find out that all 5 husbands were morally bankrupt people. There are no innocent people in this whole story at all, lol. Both the murderers and the murdered were all terrible people. All 7 of them.

[@jyashin]

8, not 7. The bum wasn't exactly an upstanding citizen either.

[@33moneyball]

Murdered people are often morally bankrupt….you okay with all those murders?

[@Queenofdacastle]

So was he really her nephew that she was sleeping with or were they pretending to be related? And why did she turn him in if he helped her kill them?

[@Malbeefance]

8.

[@UntotesSchaf]

​@@QueenofdacastleI'd like to know the same

[@kennethclemons3415]

Johnny Sack, Shaggy, and Carol....triple threat acting!

[@PDXdevil]

How I had to go this far into comments before someone recognized Johnny sack amazes me.

[@robertaphelps]

I know him from a short lived series with Eddie izzard and Minnie driver .

[@esinohio]

Seeing Carol Burnett like this really did a number on me. Her acting is off the charts.

[@daynechastant]

Many comedians have surprising dramatic chops. Maybe it is because comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin.

[@ceciliamontenegro1607]

This story was insane, so well executed

[@brandoncameron2686]

The 5 dead husbands revelation was always a cool backstory when it came to this episode. Then it turns out the dead husbands were bad people. They threw a lot at us with the dead husbands backstory. I loved it.

[@AlinaTowers]

No pun intended 😆

[@Queenofdacastle]

But if her and the nephew killed them together why did she turn him in ? And was she sleeping with her nephew or were they just pretending to be related?

[@mrs.creature3443]

Carol Burnet was chilling in this episode. it’s Brilliant!

[@lizd2943]

All these years later Stu is still killing people because of peer pressure.

[@RLucas3000]

I feel like if Stu’s bff had been a Fred instead, he would have been Shaggy

[@pimphandstrong6620]

😂😂😂😂

[@thecaptainsnark]

He's far too sensitive

[@lizd2943]

@@thecaptainsnark That's why he had to go live with Birdy in the first place. His mom and dad got so mad at him.

[@mariannaatrash9410]

I remember always being SO happy when this would come on cable… one of the best episodes just because of Burnetts acting

[@JDjade1]

The acting talent this show got to play guest stars: Carol Burnett, Robin Williams, Cynthia Nixon, and the one in my favorite guest spot, Martin Short.

[@loveandpeace4235]

They all were fantastic , but the best was Robin Williams

[@daisyovalle8377]

The way my jaw dropped when I saw Martin Short guest star! Gave me chills

[@Nepthu]

Don't forget Rebecca DeMornay, Lynda Carter and a surprisingly evil John Stamos.

[@crabstick250]

A later one - Sarah Paulson as the daughter of rich parents gunned down in their home. She was absolutely chilling near the end!!

[@Another_Aussie]

Don't forget Jeremy Irons!

[@alabamaal225]

In these TV shows and movies, guys falling from tall buildings always land on the roof of a car. It's so the show can plausibly contain the gore factor. Fact is, if he landed on the sidewalk, the body would burst open like a water balloon.

[@owlrecluse2234]

Where’s that vine of the guy throwing down the stress toy in the shape of a monkey over a stairwell, and he pans over and it’s just flat on the ground…

[@thecaptainsnark]

Not necessarily sometimes people bounce.

[@pinkpastelhearts]

LMFAO stu from scream and carol burnett wowzers they did good in this episode

[@lubaniskie]

4:36 great bit of body language acting. He leans in, she pulls away ever so slightly.

[@leeammorris1268]

How did neither of these amazing actors win Emmys for this amazing episode??

[@hydrangeas_lover]

I have no idea. It was an amazing episode and flawless acting!

[@Harambae613]

TBF she was nominated for it. But lost...to Elliot's mother.

[@jraoulmer9962]

Black widow Birdie gets away with her crimes, but Chet is going away to jail. Even though she'll die later from her cancer before she can ever be convicted, I guess she got the easy way out.

[@MichaelBrown-q4y]

Cancer is never the easy way out. It's a disease that literally eats you out from the inside.

[@RLU-wt8vi]

"30 years at your Aunt Bertie's side, and you never learned not to cross her." What did he do??? She ki**ed her husbands, right?

[@JimiBegbaaji]

But how did he double cross her?

[@lukerosales5879]

​@@JimiBegbaaji Olivia tricked him into selling Birdie out during questioning.

[@thaddeusblake4707]

It’s true! Carol has been slaying em for decades.

[@michaeld808s]

Johnny Sacks falling off the building is a callback to Phil’s estimation of Johnny Sacks as a man plummeting too

[@darthck5066]

You’re right. The sacred and the propane.

[@superwhizz114]

While not specifically stated, this comment heavily implies that Phil did 20 years in the can and had to compromise many times when it came to eating and fornicating.

[@darthck5066]

@ “Historically, Carmine always said the SVU were nothing but a glorified crew.”

[@slimmcutty]

From what I remember you use to wait in the car....as far as I'm concerned you should still be there!

[@rosihantu1]

Him killing the two queens by coming out a closet is a callback to Phil Leotardo killing Vito

[@pattychurra]

Carol Burnett is everything, she was terrifying in this!

[@phuckerpower]

You cut out the best part at the end when Chet said, "I'm feeling woozy" then fainted 😂

[@jameslauder3984]

Carol Burnette is a national treasure. Colossally talented woman.

[@sarahhejab6596]

Carol Burnett is a great actress alongside Mariska Hargitay and Happy Thanksgiving!!!

[@tjaudainofficial]

I remember watching this episode in an ION rerun back in 2017 and this was really one of the saddest episodes I've seen in the history of SVU along with several others.

[@DrVVVinK]

I've always thought that Juvenile, from season 4 (I think), is the saddest episode. Jeremy, a kid who got bullied got life in prison, for a crime that Zachary committed.

[@wkeeble1251]

The opening was always a funny scene; His last words "You shot me?" XD

[@MiamiGameHunter]

You know an episode is old when they mention pay per view.

[@supersonicmario56]

Oh, Stucky... *_That_* guy....

[@AshuraH]

IT BEGINS

[@fromthehaven94]

​@@AshuraHWho knew that O'Hallaran would be the one who be sacrificed as part of the plotline.

[@chuumon95]

I felt bad for Stucky, sure he was enthusiastic, but he didn’t deserve to get dumped on so much. I think that was what led to his breakdown, no one had his back. It just goes to show the effects of how you treat a person can have on them and others.

[@Blast2224]

(bing), *BANG* b0ng.

[@lukerosales5879]

​@chuumon95 he made the choices afterwards by going after an innocent woman, the defence attorney, O'Halloran and Donnelly.

[@DjZerotheoneandonly]

I remember this episode very well. You ever seen that ride at the haunted mansion where Constance actually kills her husbands but none of it could ever stick well. In this case she did that plus frame her own cousin or whoever he is Matthew Lillard

[@RLucas3000]

Her nephew, they seemed to have quite an intimate relationship! I didn’t recognize him at all, not even his voice, I’m gonna watch again!

[@chiguyinc.982]

​@@RLucas3000 Not her real nephew. She took him in after his biological mother (her friend) was murdered. They were intimate, started when he was 18.

[@CamrynManson]

This is one of the best SVU episodes to date. The cast, their performance, the storyline *chef's kiss*

[@juno1752]

Like zoinks! She’d have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for the ballet studio and those meddling cops!

[@jessfrankel5212]

Carol Burnett...a legend...terrific comedienne, playing against type...and an amazing performance.

[@fuzzykyrra]

Carol Burnett's character reminds me of my former mother-in-law... gives me the creeps 🤣

[@garateg009]

Imagine, he said at the end, "I'll always come back."

[@Comicsluvr]

Okay...SO much to unpack here. First, great way to get rid of a deadbeat friend surfing on your couch. Second, Carol Burnette? NICE! Third, I did not expect the sleazy lawyer to suddenly decorate the roof of that poor car!

[@bloodysweetzombiegirl]

NOBODY is gonna bring up Mickey!? 😱

[@technotrapper]

I knew I recognized himmmm

[@bloodysweetzombiegirl]

@ I knew as soon as I heard his voice and thought to myself, who is he hidin’ from now!? Great disguise! Hahaha!!! 😋

[@p_b2000]

Every actor in this really brought their all. I gotta watch this in full, because wow

[@jeannehall6546]

Is that Carol Burnett?❤

[@denisgauthier9191]

the face rings a bell

[@4leafclover611]

The one and only

[@melindagraves5212]

Her plastic surgery is on point ❤

[@chatterbox7481]

No it was Matthew Lillard. Honest mistake.. however the older woman is in fact Carol Burnett

[@marinam.2293]

@jeannehall6546 It sure it! Somebody really knew what they're doing when they brought her in for this cameo appearance. 👏

[@bridgetbreen2654]

Carol Burnett is so good at playing the bad lady 😊

[@Shadow1Yaz]

Wait… how did Matthew cross her? Did she not want her last husband shoved to his demise?

[@JohnSmith-kf8mv]

Hey, I wanna know too!!!

[@BlueCaesar13]

Ditto

[@CitiesSkyGay]

He confessed that Birdie was the one who planned the murders

[@Shadow1Yaz]

@ THANK YOU!!

[@anakinjmanu]

@@CitiesSkyGayYou are a real one!

[@DavidDavidunderthebridgeChampi]

The ability to go beyond typecast roles is such an example of real actors.

[@errolpletcher9186]

Left out the best part! After Chet is led out, Birdie coldly tells Benson and Stabler "We all do what we have to." and then smells the bouquet like she hasn't a care in the world as the detectives look on in dismay.

[@MistressOP]

these were two really good performances that kid from super troupers doesn't get enough credit. he does this casually creepy, fully creepy, and shadow normal. really well.He needs to get more roles.

[@johncmitchell4941]

Friends were movie extras and met Matthew between scenes. They said he was the sweetest guy in the whole production. It's the bad boys that TV land and Hollywood promote.

[@TSC-hr7ir]

Matthew Lillard is a Powerful Actor 👏

[@Kiloburn]

Carol Burnett, Matthew Lillard and Johnny Sack in one scene

[@Nyc.danny123]

That’s Johnny sack!!!!! Still suave as ever

[@Lindow]

I remember seeing this and just loving Carol in it.❤️

[@Afroman29]

Carol Burnett is a brilliant actor!

[@raczgreen6053]

90 plus years and still entertaining...🙌

[@devinemsm05]

If you ever get a chance to see "Pete and Tilly" with Carol Burnett and Walter Matthau, her range of acting is really amazing in this.

[@Adones09]

Carol Burnett ran her show with an IRON FIST!

[@60gregma]

I had not heard this, but if this is the case, she learned it from Lucille Ball. They were close frends. Lucy definitely ran her company with an iron fist. She said that after she and Desi split, she had to get tough. "That's when they put the 'S' on the end of my name". "Lucille Balls".

[@Adones09]

@@60gregma lol, I think I heard that too! But I believe she had to be that way her whole career, that is why she got so far as she did. She was no sucker.

[@Kristin_James]

Olivia Benson: BiNg BaNg BoNg 😂😂

[@swimneo]

I remember when this aired live. The goofy CSU guy who got it all wrong is a dig at the original CSI which had debuted around the time of this episode.

[@crabstick250]

Remember the story with him being a killer? Great one. He got sick of everyone treating him like a fool (bc he was, in fact, a fool 😅)

[@MrGenX-tq3jl]

Carol Burnette and Johnny Sack, what an episode

[@PtolemyJones]

The right length TV show for me, LOL. Fun to see Carol in something again, she was, as expected, very good.

[@brianbatie6650]

I am reminded of Jonathan Winters' "Fats Brown" episode on Twilight Zone, an all-time icon of comedy avsolutely slaying it in a serious drama role.

[@midlandredux]

Yikes. Another fun New York family. "There are five million stories in the naked city. You have just seen one of them."

[@moby1603]

i'm right handed. my cell is in my left pocket.

[@thierrybrown2417]

Miss Carol and Mr. Matt are amazing lol

[@axnickki8528]

Dang this episode has such good actors!

[@MaddieElizabethMusic]

I love Carol in this part! She is amazing!! ❤

[@JennNofficial]

luv this show and episode!!! but Stucky was sooo annoying

[@gunnarredford8261]

Dude turned out to be a killer on the last episode of this season.

[@missladyanonymity]

A milkovich a killer? No way! Thankfully, he never ran into hank voigt in chicago.

[@jdmullen78]

@@gunnarredford8261Zebra’s. Best episode ever. ❤

[@fromthehaven94]

Noel Fisher is a good actor. Whatever advice he was given for the character was wrong. At least with his Shameless costars, they were mostly one-offs.

[@indecisive.325]

FUN FACT! Stuckey later on murders O'Halloran four episodes later. Which is a shame, because I loved O'Halloran :(

[@PintheDog]

More like eight or nine episodes later. This is episode sixteen of season ten. O'Halloran was murdered in the season finale.

[@PeaceFan1]

Carol Burnett is a MARVELOUS Dramatic Actor!! Go and watch her Astonishing Performance in " Friendly Fire " from 1983! BRILLIANT!!!

[@richardmason7840]

Carol is the best ! El bless her.

[@animekawaiichan9399]

Velma Dinkley: 😮Oh my GOD!! SHAGGY!?? 😱😱

[@MatthewNY94]

But Velma's actress committed murder in Legally Blonde

[@dangchanneldeg6948]

Imagine Carol Burnett in a Scream Movie. LOL Oh my gosh, there were three killers.

[@cg1123omg]

I thought Carol Burnett was …older? She looks freaking amazing.

[@meganbrick6266]

Well this was 15 years ago or so, probably. She still looks great though!

[@grlnexdoorable]

Fillers

[@zackstpierre2562]

"I guess our killer didn't like what he heard" -_- lmao really stabler

[@gottathinkupanewone]

I don't even *want* to know how deep she had to dig into her subconscious to come up with that character!

[@Woodland_Adventures]

is that carol burnett? Wow, SVU really did pick up a hell of a lot of well known actors and actresses.

[@staciecarrel4492]

Police shows require a lot of guest appearances, every episode needs a whole new set of actors for the case’s characters. Sometimes they’re people that previously only did commercial and extras work, sometimes they are big name actors. All of the police shows are this way. It is also not uncommon for a new actor to be “discovered” by the studios because of a guest appearance on a police drama.

[@Human-shapedbeing]

30 years? Was Aunt Birdie a pdf file?

[@Cattet2you]

Carol Burnett as a baddie! Love it!!😄

[@lavishmisfittink3214]

stuckey being a killer was the biggest plot twist of the series

[@thoriumbrother]

Ah, Stuckey. What a great season

[@RaineStudio]

The best comedy requires a heap of tragedy, and Carol always knew this in her bones.

[@musics4me]

Someone explain how this relates to the couple dead at the apartment pls

[@YouMakeItHappen]

6:11 when they have this attitude, justice is lost

[@laurie8868]

Saw this episode ages ago, don't remember how he 'crossed her'.

[@jays447]

Cause he ratted her out that only she killed Marv when it was both of them that did it.

[@RLucas3000]

@@jays447she would be dead before they could even have the trial, why take her nephew with her.

[@jays447]

Cause she’s a psychopath

[@sephyoftheroth]

​​​@@RLucas3000 Easy. He betrayed her and You never want revenge from a woman who knows too much. If she is going down. He was coming with her. She will die in time. He wont. He will have to suffer his time.

[@alexshank1414]

You gotta be careful with cleavers, man. They can go off unexpectedly.

[@Shifty51991]

I'm right handed but keep my cell on my left side lol....

[@wyattallison7333]

Same! 😂

[@chrisgraboski9133]

I’m right handed, cell phone on left side.

[@hcklberypinkbrownies5170]

I think the lawyer played in 'The Sopranos'. 💚 O +

[@ellenrittgers990]

40 years isn’t a spree, it’s a career!

[@winsomefoster]

The black widow 😅😂

[@vashaspecian6560]

Perfect casting of Carol B and ML

[@TalsarGeldon]

That bit about the belt, and the phone doesn't always ring true. I'm left-handed, but I wear my phone on my right.

[@tingdzin]

And... Carol slays again.

[@AnniekinsMyshkamouse-r4j]

Lady Carol Burnette will always have another town.

[@Paumanokcom]

A Scooby-Doo twist ending.

[@valerichardson186]

Shaggy goin to jail. They don’t have Scooby snacks in prison.

[@karenmbbaxter]

I don't laugh easily but if U watch some of Carol Burnett's skits like Went with the Wind, they are still hilarious today. ....She is such a classy lady and I like seeing her get roles in her senior years because I have never heard a bad word about her. Like a good wine she matures beautifully with age.

[@emilythomson418]

man i want them to be a duo in an animated movie so bad

[@tlyoung1420]

Shaggy and Mrs. Hanagan what a combo

[@DJJamminJimiy]

A man is murdered before he can be murdered by his friend. Poetic justice or irony?

[@spazzypengin]

I always wondered what Johnny Sack got up to after faking his death in Jersey.

[@yattetheaqua]

that’s one cold lady😂😂i like her a lil bit

[@CenturyHomeProject]

I grew up watching Carol Burnett. This episode wore me out!

[@JoelBotello-im4od]

Omg carol burnet and Mathew lillard wow that is so odd but it makes good special show love this 😜😜😜