My original Carol Burnett "Cotton Pony" Edit (Yeah...I FOUND it!)!

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The Carol Burnett Show launched "Mama" and gave us some wonderful moments...but to me...this was the prize. My original edit of the "Sorry" episode,
with a blooper segment added to flesh it out. Carol and Vicki Lawrence at their BEST!

[@pdxritchie1]

It's sad because we will never see this kind of quality tv again. They were truly talented people and it was great entertainment.

[@jeremywilliams1835]

Tim Conway elephant story was some of the hardest I've laughed

[@stevencramsie9172]

Gatekeeping, right on cue

[@user-nl2xe8tb2m]

Yeah, its really dated.

[@melissa2688]

To this very day, this is my favorite Mama lines! When she asked Eunice if she's riding the cotton pony, I just lost it. Makes me crack up just like Carol!

[@southernoregoncatmom6519]

I also love the " You've got splinters in the windmill of your mind" line!

[@Spiderman7Bob7]

This is what made The Carol Burnett Show when they couldn't contain their own laughter. God bless all these wonderful people.

[@jeffkellerman1756]

Best comedy skit show EVER

[@juliemitchell3794]

Vicki at the top of her game 😜😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 She was so afraid to "upstage" Carol until her hubby (Al Schwartz???) talked into it. I think he said "Get her!" And Oh boy did she ever. This had to cement the bond with not just Carol but the whole team 💕💕💕

[@pghcoyote]

According to an interview with Vicki on emmytvlegends, this statement from her husband relates to Tim Conway's siamese elephant story.

[@macgillacuddy]

"You've got splinters in the windmill of your mind!" Now that's something to embroider on a pillow! Love these clips - I grew up watching this show - I love these people!

[@johnw2026]

YES! That's an idea I'll pass along, THANK YOU! 😆

[@juliemitchell3794]

Make the pillow out of splinters 😜

[@mrnocal]

Even though the show didn't air "live", I love that they kept the unscripted things like this in the final product that aired. The show had a great, hilarious cast that was always trying to crack each other up, and that was part of the magic of the show.

[@BeazleyStudios]

They always recorded two shows, the dress rehearsal which was the "perfect" take and then they would do the Friday take where they could do a bit more of the ad libs, prop gags, and just let the cast have fun (especially Tim Conway).

[@WRMineo]

Vicki was so often a "victim" of everyone's ad libs and antics, it was really cool to watch her pull one off herself every now and then. Rarely did she need more than a one-liner to seal a scene (Conway's elephant story lol) so this is a treasure!

[@ChristineSell-nf8eg]

The elephant story was the first time that Vicky let Mama cut loose. Vicky's husband told her to get him, meaning Tim. And she did.

[@Vejur9000]

Amen.

[@ladonnacollins-coleman6289]

I still say the pilot light and the windmill splinters are 2 of the funniest lines I've ever heard.

[@Makemba007]

It seems I saw something where they said that those lines were ad libbed by Vicki Lawremce, which is why Eunice said "that's a new one Mama" and which is also why she ends with saying "if you got any more of them, you better use them now," hence another reason as to why Carol Burnett couldn't stop laughing. This show was classic! I also loved the Charro's Mama skit. I used to stay up late at night with my mother, watching this show. I LOVED IT!

[@tyvulpintaur2732]

It was a running gag with the actors to see if they could get the others to corpse. See the Elephant Joke for a great example.

[@rebeccalloyd3885]

Pilot light out Hockey with a warped puck Something about a windmill Carol is dying aNd Vicki holds it till the end Love it

[@rebeccalloyd3885]

@@tyvulpintaur2732 our when mama calls him an asshole they all fall down

[@SunnyIlha]

@@rebeccalloyd3885 Vicki is trying not to bust out laugh. She's squeezing her mouth closed to prevent. Outrageous.

[@justmeiniowa]

@@rebeccalloyd3885 Splinters in the windmill of your mind

[@teridamron2810]

I loved it when they all tried not to laugh at each other! Lol!

[@markrichards6863]

There's a batshit crazy family like that in every neighborhood. We had a family from Scotland across the street when I was a kid in Massachusetts. I remember one day the husband running out of the house to his car, with one shoe on, and the wife throwing dishes at him out if a window. Similar scene's played our like that 3 or four times a year. She had good aim, would have been a champ at Frisbee golf. They moved away in the early 70s and we went back to watching TV for entertainment.

[@BigLovinB]

The Carol Burnett Show was the last program our entire family, all ages and genders, sat down together to laugh and have a good time. And at school all of our friends would be laughing and talking about it. I miss those times.

[@brucemiller3212]

There will never be a tour de force like this one again. God bless all of these incredibly gifted artists who sincerely loved their work and all they achieved as an assemble each week. Their comic rapport was genius! We miss Harvey, Tim & Lyle, but we thank them, Carol & Vicki for the many years of clean, brilliant & hilarious comedy that will live in the hearts of those of us who were fortunate enough to have been there! ❤️😆

[@mpatmack77]

I also liked that this show was something the whole family could sit and watch together.

[@w.kenner8044]

Just too funny.You got splinters in the windmills of your mind.

[@Leethebee62]

This kind of show is sorely missed these days. ❤

[@stephencantin3721]

What makes this sketch comedy gold in my opinion is that the lines were delivered in that "Mama voice". It's that voice along with the perfect delivery that nails the scene...plus the long pauses where Carol tries to keep her composure...

[@javiermgtaoism5702]

Classic Carol. I had just arrived from Mexico as an immigrant and these shows were great English lessons for me, along with Colombo. Now with a full grasp of the English language I can really enjoy the jokes. The best show next to 'I Love Lucy'.

[@jasondecharleroy4161]

Columbo and Carol Burnett? Excellent choice.

[@Chulva]

They stayed in character and didn't break the fourth wall in this and I love it! They started to break but kept goin'!

[@daisymay9203]

Ahah “you got splinters in the windmills of your mind” 😅😅 Go vicki ahhaha

[@tracypullinify]

You're playin hockey with a warped puck!!!! LMBO *PURE COMEDY*

[@LMmccallL57]

This, Tim Conway as the dentist, and the "Siamese Elephant" story, always makes me laugh so hard. My stomach ends up being sore from the laughter. Love it! :D

[@ponygirl2203]

What can you say? Some of the best tv ever. 👏💓💓😂

[@deeznuts_808]

Comedy at its finest. We will never see anything come close to what these wonderful people put on TV. I'm 49 and I remember watching all of these shows back in the 80's when TV shows were enjoyed by young and old. Oldies but Goodies ❤️

[@dewey70]

Look at me, Eunice!!

[@dwnl3493]

AAAWK! PLEASE!

[@SunnyIlha]

1:49 Vickie L. trying not to bust out 😂

[@warp9p659]

They would perform and tape the shows twice each week for two separate studio audiences. It's interesting to watch both versions and find the slight differences in dialogue and gestures between the first performance and the second one. Pure comedic gold!

[@lindbbw45]

This is real good comedy.

[@lori4291]

My favorite episode... Never gets old lmao

[@eliothorowitz5627]

As someone who was raised on The Carol Burnett Show, I at least knew her by reputation and I imagine when she regained her composure, she would say something like, "You done good, kid" or "I'm proud of you!" I can't recall Harvey and Tim breaking her up like this.

[@michaelpennington7800]

Except Tim cracking Carol up with the elephant story.

[@hadassah179]

You can see Vicki's cheek muscles smirking in the last sequence.

[@user-oo8mb6el5j]

❤ What a wonderful show & cast!

[@Broadwaymungo]

Perfection. Comedic perfection.

[@codyandcars]

Every time someone at work says something stupid i think "you've got splinters in the windmills of your mind." Now if they do something stupid i think either "someone blew your pilot light out" or "you're playing hockey with a warped puck"

[@leapfrog64]

New ones include: You're as sharp as a marble. You've got two brain cells left and they're both fighting for third place. The wheel is spinning but the hamster is dead.

[@Penny-ts5ec]

This is when TV was good!!

[@hadassah179]

What's funny is Vicki is younger than Carol and she's dominating her like a REAL Momma. lol

[@rogerbrinker7417]

This is just as hysterical now as it was then!

[@Leoforever79]

I always thought she said "cotton ball" ball, pony... all hilarious 😅😅😅

[@nelle1001]

I prefer the cotton pony version than the final but still great! Sorry! Is my fave The Family sketch 💗

[@chimayai]

LMAO I think i have heard an audience do that four times in my life..maybe, and only one other time have I heard people scream with laughter. Thanks a billion for the upload; I adore this clip!!

[@robertchristian9582]

The laughter brings to mind the scene at the chocolate factory in the I Love Lucy episode "Job Switching". 😆

[@redmondsmusic]

OMG.....they were TOO funny!!!!! LOLOLOL .......such a blast from my past.

[@TheReturnOfStephan1]

This and the "Elephant" story are two of the most HILARIOUS skits from these characters! Thanks for posting.:)

[@donkezima3207]

So funny. Brilliant.

[@crazysingingchick]

Hahaha!!!!!!! I loved the Sorry! episode as a little girl but I just thought it was funny when they said, "Sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide!!!" I never understood this part. Now I do!! Ridin' the cotton pony. Lololol!!!!!!!! By the way, it was asked in what thing Mama wondered if Eunice sprang a leak. It was her dingy, which is a small boat. :)

[@johnalang]

Watch Carol...she's really fights not to laugh

[@mpatmack77]

Would have been great if they had the camera on Harvey for a couple seconds

[@CaptainCapital8]

I think someone blew your pilot light out... wow. That was great!!!!

[@satcher2001]

I used to love it when they couldn’t stop laughing

[@erinkwalsh]

I miss shows like this

[@justincadzow382]

this is my favorite scene next to the elephant storyVicki Lawrence and Carol Burnett are what made the show so funny. and Tim Conway and the guy that played Ed

[@gorgeous6737]

The guy they played Ed was the late Harvey Korman. Excellent comedian in his own right

[@auntiem71]

I thought I had heard it all! Cotton pony! 😂

[@thebottle51]

NICE...haven't seen that in 20 years...now that WAS comedy!!!!!...

[@jasonnorment3012]

Kinda makes you wonder how badly harvey korman was losing it

[@mpatmack77]

Would have been great if a camera was also on Harvey

[@marshlm1989]

Omg I would've loved to see his face for that one!!

[@lavalampluva55401]

Right! He was one to NEVER keep a straight face. lol

[@ChristineSell-nf8eg]

The "Cotton Pony" was genius!....

[@jpizzle990]

Yeww got spintlers in the windmills of you mind! LMFAOOOO!!!

[@ccth22]

Carol Burnett is good looking woman!

[@NEVERwatchTHISchannel]

This was just on my local CBS network. I forgot how hilarious it is.....

[@synthonaplinth5980]

You just did not hear lines like this on TV in the seventies....

[@tracirowland4599]

That really is a great line.

[@bradkoski]

What a gem

[@rogerbrinker420]

It's the one line zingers that take this one up a couple notches

[@xaxuelx7987]

They had such high screen chemistry... rare commodity these days.

[@erinkwalsh]

I grew up watching this show. I LOVE "Splinters in the windmill of your mind" I ,iss shows like this!!!!!!!!!! Laughin at comedy for comedy's sake. Not laughing at people making asses of themselves on "reality" tv!!!!!!!!!!! Comedy is where its at!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tinalapoint9294]

This is funny because it’s not filthy . The good old days

[@samanthalucas8070]

How they keep from laughing and keeping a straight face

[@barbarellamaclure8382]

I LOVE them!

[@purplehaazebee1649]

My Mom is in the audience. I can hear her laughing.

[@kayjones1252]

that must of been so risky to say back then on TV..thanks mama an eunice.

[@jenniferdonlin6627]

I liked this version of Mama much better than Mama's Family.

[@oscarbrody762]

Hello Jennifer, how are you doing today?

[@jenniferdonlin6627]

@@oscarbrody762 I'm going just fine, dickhead. How are you?

[@oscarbrody762]

@@jenniferdonlin6627, I'm good, watching some funny videos on KZbin. Thanks for asking, where are you from?

[@jenniferdonlin6627]

@@oscarbrody762 Mount Pilot. Oh, Goobah!

[@oscarbrody762]

@@jenniferdonlin6627 Lol

[@octaviasworld3414]

Thank you so much😊

[@tillimon8654]

Miss Hannigan. Looking good lovey.

[@lavalampluva55401]

Episodes were taped twice in one day. They chose the best episode to air.

[@verushkalombardi2321]

Cotton pony lol

[@BlacKnightRising]

Carol getting the Tim Conway treatment Harvey Corman got except it's via Vicky Lawrence LOL

[@tadimaggio]

Anyone who's ever done theater work knows exactly why Carol couldn't afford to look directly at Vicki during this sketch. Sometimes choosing a focal point above, below, or to the side of the face of the person you're acting with is the only hope either one of you has of getting through the scene without completely losing it. Sometimes (as here) it's a funny line; sometimes it's the other person's face that simply strikes you silly. Either way, you HAVE to find a way to cope.

[@SunnyIlha]

Vicki almost busted out when improv she twirled out Carol's elbow like that She's holding her mouth closed trying not to guffaw

[@chimayai]

lol mama was asking if she was having her period...which for the time in which this was aired, was way way off-colour.

[@lindageorge6174]

I couldn't believe that they could get away with saying a line like are you riding the cotton Pony! I love those skits with Mama and Eunice! I loved it when Mama's Family was on, and Vicki Lawrence had her own sitcom! 💗

[@rpoL98]

thanks! and it makes perfect sense. too funny! thanks for posting.

[@christyflowers5196]

What's Ed doing in the background when Mama says all this? Just watching with dumb look? Laughing on floor?

[@paulinevalley501]

BOOKMARKED!!!!! AWESOME FUNNY AS HELL

[@community1949]

Back when things were really nice, funny, and also free!!! All TV was free and one millions times better than the garbage that's on now and you have to pay for it too. I don't get cable just for that reason.

[@christophertracy383]

Watch Carol's face!

[@sha11235]

I didn't remember that outtake from rehearsal.

[@forrestpierson6806]

Classic 😊❤️

[@mosogotam]

@BrownPlaid13 ....glad you enjoyed it. Now I have no other postings of Carol....but many other folks do.

[@70srocknroll]

I do miss this show watch it when it was on

[@nursejon1962]

ohhhhh thank you mosogotam.... i cried laffing.... great tv moment

[@cindyfrobish1625]

I love Carol burnet

[@AlanLiddell]

I LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@beverlyhill6783]

Love it

[@drewski1535]

1:31 I see Mama trying not to bust out laughing

[@moniquemay2152]

I just hate that when NBC attempted to do a spend off (Mama’s Family) aside from Mama, they did not keep the original characters. They had Eunice and Ed guest star on a few of the episodes and Ellen as well. The interaction between Mama and Eunice is what made it so funny.

[@andos2923]

Agreed! The trio of Eunice, Ed, and Mama are irreplacable. Eunice did well in the wedding episode and Rashomama, but it is too bad she didn't continue.

[@greenlee7smythe]

actually, it wasn't cause she went off script, it was because she was making her laugh. in away, same thing but for different reasons lol

[@erin6083]

Love it, cotton pony lololol

[@Penfold8]

I wonder what Carol mouthed to the camera.

[@BlacKnightRising]

it was: "I'm gonna killer her!' LOL

[@cgluck]

Oh god, that is too funny.

[@mpatmack77]

The comedy was far better then. They didn't feel the need to drop f bombs all over the place

[@jeffreyriley8742]

Michael Mack These comedians actually worked to be funny. Comedians today mail it in.

[@jenniferdelay9669]

Theres no storm coming right

[@fsj197811]

Can someone please tell me what Carol says when she looks at the camera at time stamp 1:08??? I'd LOVE to know!

[@SparkyGirl762]

To me, it looks like she says “I’m gonna kill her” or “I’m gonna get her”. 😂

[@mosogotam]

@brucini33 ...Ah...Bruce...I knew YOU'D love it! (*smile)! thank you my friend!

[@tanyaflemon1870]

Lol 😂

[@SunnyIlha]

0:54!!😂 1:21💥 1:17!!!! Will Yu cut it out!

[@pallmallred13]

How I made it growing up in a house of hate. Thank you Carol Burnett ❤️

[@jeffreyriley8742]

I was wondering what that line was.