Went with the Wind

Went with the Wind parody of Gone with the Wind

[@bettierusso5410]

All my life I wanted to make that dress with my mother. She passed away and I finally made the dress in her honor as she was paralyzed and could no longer sew in the last years. So when she died, I mourned her so much my sweet husband took me to Atlanta and I saw the original gown by Walter Plunket. After 2 hours of sketching, I finally made the gown. I showed it at the Washington State Fair and there was a glass case to display the gown, hat & purse in protection on a mannequin. I put a gold curtain rod in the case just for fun. I wondered if anyone would notice and know the skit after all these years. People would stop, laugh uncontrollably and go grab someone else and pull them over to see it. I won over 10,000 votes for People's Choice, Judge's choice, Sweepstakes Grand Prize and a Special Award for History. I was floored! I guess they still remembered.

[@poorthing]

What a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing it here. Is there any way you have it online so we all can enjoy your handiwork/tribute???

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

That's a great story, thanks for sharing it! I'm glad you got to finally make your dream come true, in your mom's memory....

[@ignaziareeves2848]

how beautiful 🕊

[@francinejones2524]

Wow 😯

[@cyohe8643]

So cool!

[@barbaracataldo566]

Giving Sissy the "I don't give a damn" line was sheer genius😆

[@markwhitman9029]

YES GENIUS because we of course expected Harvey to say it a funny way! When Vicki suprisingly said it after the slap OMG died laughing because Sissy was abused throughout the skit and got her revenge!

[@kellie-nd1yp]

Absolutely ! Vicki is rocking in this sketch !

[@sandrapatterson1949]

This skit just never gets old, it just gets better.

[@ritageorge8748]

It really does

[@jillkjv3816]

There is a Korean drama running right now called My Dearest that is based loosely on Gone with the Wind. It's really good. 😊

[@mikep5335]

Oprah stole that "whoaaaaaa!" she does at the beginning

[@coloren1]

I cannot get over Harvey as Clark Gable. What a gem he was...So much talent on this show.

[@elisadjones]

and he looks very handsome

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

He told a very funny story about that. He was panicking in his dressing room, because he couldn't find the voice for the character. Nothing he tried worked. But when he went ahead and put on the mustache, suddenly he voice came to him! He said the feel of the mustache on his face put him into that character.

[@ritageorge8748]

He always got the clue of the part or person he played-Rhett was one of his best-I watched this show every week

[@peterformaini7723]

"I saw it in the window and I just couldn't resist it!" - one of the funniest moments in television history!

[@happygayconservative4737]

Peter Formaini Agreed.

[@debbeyfagan8239]

Gv

[@LargestClassifieds]

LoL

[@ML-ul2zq]

Best sight gag ever.

[@alanr4447a]

Cannot watch the scene in the actual movie without thinking of that line!

[@reybarreto7979]

This is a comedy masterpiece. Harvey Korman's impersonation of Rhett Butler was remarkable, how he transformed his face and his speech, you almost believe it's really Clark Gable saying those lines. I love you Carol Burnett, and I thank you for all joy and laughter you brought to my life.

[@ValleyoftheRogue]

He looked like a latter-day Clark Gable circa 1960's "The Misfits." It was uncanny.

[@systemBuilder]

When I see this show I am 14 again ... thank you Carole Burnett & Company, you made my youth!

[@randomperson-dy6kj]

The “look away” part of Dixie killed me. 😂 Harvey was perfect.

[@user-rz5vl5ft3k]

A lot of what these guys did was ad lib.

[@coffeenow6794]

“I’ll never go hungry again... If I gotta make tuna casseroles“. 😂

[@beckypalmer8511]

And go without my grits.....

[@ZodiacCrabKingdom]

​@@beckypalmer85112:57 and 9:31 *_"MISS STAHLET!!! MISS STAHLET!!! MISS STAHLET!!! MISS STAHLET!!! MISS STAHLET!!! MISS STAHLET!!! MISS STAHLET!!!"_*

[@joeedman6793]

“Thank you, I saw it in the window and I just couldn’t resist it”. An all-time classic line that I remembered even though I was 9 years old when I saw this skit. I’m in my 50’s now and still see it as pure genius.

[@lynnobrien8159]

Same!

[@ckm3094]

I wish Clark Gable lived to see this. I am sure he would have thought it hysterical.

[@lisaparsons6136]

Yes he would.so funny.😁😂

[@davegreene8588]

Korman out-Gabled Gable!

[@haleighmooring]

*Music plays* "Well that's pretty but it doesn't answer my question" omg I died.

[@dianalee3059]

I was blessed with a busy studio singing career for 60 years and took part in several musical variety shows in the 60’s, one of which was the Carol Burnett Show. Exactly how she appears on her shows is how she was to work with and be around….kind, loving, and hilarious. I have so many fond memories of those years and am grateful to have had the chance to work with such a legend. And her show was the best thing to ever happen to Harvey Korman, RIP

[@1tarawho]

You were so lucky to have worked with these legends!!!

[@familypondman]

Those where the days!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@RuggedCross1]

No one will ever forget the curtain rod dress either 😛

[@bcfriardoyle7697]

I am soooo pleased to hear this. Ms Burnett is one of my favorites. I watched her show with the family on Sat. Night and loved it! I had thought I wanted to be a background dancer on a variety show for years. Life had other ideas. Lol thanks for your comments.

[@bobbifreedman2435]

That is awesome sauce.

[@tanyasimon595]

The best show, the GREATEST skit ever written. Bob Mackie's costume creations were absolute genius. The curtain dress was the talk of the country for months!

[@DreamDancer82]

That curtain rod just makes that dress.

[@snarkaholic]

I got to see the entire outfit in person (at a Bob Mackie exhibit in Atlantic City). It was epic!

[@DreamDancer82]

@@PaperMate-zz4vt Oh yes indeedy, a classic for sure! (forgive the late comment, sometimes i don't get around to checking if anyone has replied to my comments)

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

When Harvey Korman is struggling to carry Carol Burnett up the stairs, you can hear her say "just keep going". It's one of the funniest moments.

[@criminallyautistic8372]

Dang that dress must've been heavy

[@Joe__Smith]

It's at 16:52.

[@pedrotinaco1]

His reaction while carrying her up the stairs was so funny. "I'm pooped!"

[@pjgumby]

I remember seeing this when I was about 13, I also remember laughing so hard I was literally rolling on the carpet! When she came down the stairs in that dress it was recorded as the longest laugh in television history, they had to actually cut it short because of time and commercials. Damn, she was funny, I'm glad to see this again. She is proof that you don't need to be vulgar to be funny.

[@BBB-rd2qi]

We must be about the same age. I have fond memories of watching when I was almost 13. Hard to believe over 40 years have past. I still find it hilarious!

[@Nike2030]

I was 6 we all laughed so hard. Best memories ❤❤❤

[@davidstevenson404]

WHAT do YOU know!?

[@ronitennant5253]

That's about how old I was, too. I don't remember laughing so hard before or since when she came out wearing THAT dress.

[@KarensKreations]

Me too!

[@andyharman3022]

It's amazing how Harvey Korman was channeling Clark Gable's persona. Makes it worth watching all the more.

[@markbassani2676]

I was so impressed with Mr Korman's portrayal of Rhett.

[@marykaygerrets6363]

Once heard Bob Mackey say that his legacy is going to be that he designed the curtain dress for Carol Burnett's Gone with the Wind skit.

[@ChristopherUSSmith]

Comedic genius was in every department on that show. Mackie's idea for including the curtain rod on that dress and the Wiggins walk he suggested for Carol when choosing that skirt were sheer genius.

[@likeargamanflaming940]

Yes, he said it will be ensconced on his tomb stone

[@sassyinscrubs5206]

She once said in an interview it really was a curtain she thought of it last second and shocked everyone..

[@markmh835]

And what a legacy that is! We should all be so lucky.

[@1Cheytown]

Mary Kay Gerrets It’s Mackie and him saying that’s a tall order given he’s done Cher’s clothes for years and THOSE pretty iconic in their own right

[@blueskies1848]

Vicki Lawrence did a spectacular job as Sissy. The entire cast delivered!

[@maureenogorman8740]

And they were smart enough to avoid makeup letting viki's acting carrying the part.

[@fhb3]

🤣🤣🤣☠️☠️☠️

[@spiritmatter1553]

Called Pittypat in the book iirc.

[@sueblankenship9441]

@@spiritmatter1553 Pittypat was Scarlett's aunt.

[@sabrinashelton1997]

@@spiritmatter1553 Actually it was Prissy.

[@CarolStJohn-ev9ry]

That curtain rod dress gave me the biggest laugh, and then when she said 'I saw it in the window and I couldn't resist' I just about busted a gut. Carol Burnett and her ensemble in that show was priceless.

[@Dustandfuzz]

Just sitting watching by myself and this whole show cracked me up! There will never be anyone like Carol Burnett.

[@chelle315]

That curtain dress was brilliant! And the comedic timing of "I saw it in the window and I just couldn't resist".....hysterically funny. This show was so much fun!!

[@crazyphan18]

The amount of times I have used “Well, that’s pretty, but it doesn’t answer my question.” In real life situations and conversations. This is truly one of the best movie parody sketches ever created.

[@Bacontats]

crazyphan18 inuse that regularly in life haha. “Well that’s nice but it doesn’t answer my question”.

[@ckm3094]

I forgot about that line until I watched this again recently. I am going to start using that, too! It is a great response to people who do not want to answer your question and attempt to distract you with flattery or some such tactic.

[@dmts8098]

That's Tru deau!

[@lindateuling7862]

I agree completely. Tim Conway, Harvey Korman and Carol Burnett are icons in the world of comedy

[@deborahhoffman7394]

I don’t think I could ever watch Gone with the Wind again without thinking about this satire by Carol Burnett.

[@davegreene8588]

And the sketch actually got the story RIGHT - in capsulized form! Its _essence_ is all included!

[@corvettedm1]

Deborah Hoffman How did they ever keep a straight face???

[@bernardbrenner6088]

You won't be allowed to watch Gone With the Wind again.

[@corvettedm1]

Bernard Brenner Oh, we shall find a way!

[@poorthing]

@@corvettedm1 you can see at times they could hardly get through it...this is priceless

[@Shakespearelover1717]

I’ll never forget the first time I saw Carol Burnett in that curtain rod dress. I was a teenager and I was watching this with my mother. We both laughed uncontrollably and could hardly stop. Next to the dentist skit, it’s one of the funnest.

[@mariedewitt5033]

Tim Conway as Simba the lion in the Born Free spoof is gold

[@kendn01]

Yes the dress was funny, but the dress was like the jewel in a hilarious, brilliantly written setting - imagine not letting Rhat Butler finish saying his most famous line by slamming the door in his face and then giving the line to Sissy to say: Frankly, Miss Starlett, I don't give a damn! Nothing funnier or smarter. I hope those writers had lots of success in their careers...

[@coreyham3753]

Agreed ...Sissy and the I don't give a damn closer was sheer comedy genius.

[@Julia-lk8jn]

it's genius, and a bit of relief in two ways. I know it's a dicey thing to judge a book or movie by modern day standards, but both Rhett's "hey, you destroyed my love for you" when he was just as cutting and dismissive as Scarlet, and how the slaves were depicted, is a bit creepy. So, watching him get a face slammed into his face, and Sissy shutting up the spoiled southern Belle, is just pure bliss.

[@pocodfe]

So very true...especially back in those times, when saying the word "damn" was considered very shocking, and if it could be said, it had to be cleared by CBS executives, and they could only say it a certain number of times. (The Family sketches pushed that envelope the most...lol) So, when Carol cuts of Harvey from saying the word "damn," back in those times we all just assumed it wasn't allowed, because it really was rare. So when Vicki says it, it just blows that theory out of the water and makes it that much more hilarious!!

[@trixiebbeldon7413]

I remember watching this when it 1st aired! I almost rolled off the couch I was laughing so hard. My parents were both roaring so loud, they scared the heck out of our dogs! It's 2017 & still one of the funniest routines on TV EVER!

[@bobbywimsy6741]

Trixieb Beldon Until Trump and his 5 wives came South; that is, Ivana, Marla, Ivanka(wink, wink), Kellyann, and of course, that most faithful of all, LindsayG.

[@02ujtb00626]

Agreed. I was maybe 13 or so when this show was introduced to me on Nick at Night and thank goodness. So funny.

[@JustanotherLiz]

Trixieb Beldon meh it’s not that funny, it’s over acting. I find Kids In The Hall and MadTv funny, not this. Oh it’s a lil bit funny, but not lol funny.

[@DaisyJaynne]

@@JustanotherLiz It's called farce and you have to be familiar with the movie they are parodying. It's hilarious. KITH and Mad came much later and are funny, but any of them would kill for a classic tv comedy moment like this. You're just young, but you'll grow of out it.

[@beth2398]

My mother roared with laughter, too! I was a young teen then. I recently saw GWTW, again. Her impression of Scarlett is so funny. I even thought of Carol Burnett watching the original, especially how she treats Melanie. Carol got that spot on, lol. One of the funniest bits ever shown on TV!

[@jettcarlburg356]

02:45 "OH Billy Joe, my goodness I thought you jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge" 🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@littlejoe9381]

Poor Billy Joe McAlister.

[@michelking5688]

🤣🤣🤣

[@DreamDancer82]

I love jokes that reference songs, even if I'm not too crazy about the song.

[@veramariecano289]

I remember that hit!

[@janethartwig774]

I missed that joke the first ten times I watched this skit.😊

[@candlewoodproductions4127]

So fabulously hysterical 40+ years later! The cast was unstoppable in their ingenious parodies.

[@jad8123]

Carol’s two fall down the stairs are amazing. To be able to fall down slowly and land it are comedy gold. She’s a genius. Great memories.

[@DebNKY]

She does physical comedy so incredibly well.

[@janethartwig774]

Best skit in television history. I remember it like it was yesterday-our entire family glued to the television set. When Carol came out in her curtain dress, the room exploded in laughter. Just thinking about it gets me laughing. Harvey Kerman really looked like Clark Gable.

[@hollandnine]

I concur.

[@SamtheMan0508]

I remember laughing so hard I had tears running down my face.

[@doreenardourel924]

I really loved the curtain dress!!

[@stanleywheeler404]

Wow Carol Burnette is sexy and beautiful as a Burnette ! She resembles the real Scarlet !!

[@darcyemorawski4751]

The longest running laugh in TV history.

[@reealitychick]

I remember watching this special show and when Carol came down those stairs with the curtain rod on with the drapes as a dress... THE SCENE WENT EPIC it became a legend of comedy scenes.. People all over were talking about that special one for months.. had so many laughing in stitches. Best yet ever. Still luv and enjoy watching that scene today. Thank you Carol and friends. YOu were all perfect.

[@simonjones7727]

It is just brilliant!

[@elizabethm888]

I remember too! I laughed til I had no air left.

[@ruthandsrebro2789]

Beautifully said.

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

you do know thats what Scarlett actually did

[@sarahjwilloughbygreene]

My favorite.😁

[@karenvincent5202]

Can you imagine the live audience? They sound like they were in hysterics! Funniest sketch ever!

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hey there! I came across your comment and I just had to reach out and say hi. Your perspective really caught my attention and I would love to get to know you better. Would you be interested in chatting sometime? Looking forward to hearing back from you! 😊❤

[@lindascraftycreations4860]

When Carol wore the green velvet curtains with the rod still in, I never laughed so hard. It was the funniest skit I ever saw.

[@thomsonsmith95]

Hello Linda How are you doing today/

[@you2449]

"For $300 I'll show him anything he wants!"

[@robertd.carver6240]

Perhaps the best sketch of the entire series! And Bob Mackie should have won an Emmy for that one costume alone!

[@bruced.campbell4498]

Well, he got something even better. His costume has been displayed since 2009 in a place of honor in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History on the mall in Washington, DC.

[@robertd.carver6240]

@@bruced.campbell4498 As well it should be!

[@mikewrasman5103]

Bob Mackie is one of the best costume designers in Hollywood. Yet, what's the thing that Mr. Mackie is best known for? The curtain rod dress!

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

nah the dentist was by far the best

[@backtoweedin4375]

@@Lauren-vd4qe I can't decide between that and the "Siamese elephants joined at the trunk". Remember? The one's that when one would sneeze, the other's eyes would get real big. "Snorkit!" Tim Conway was one of a kind.

[@wilhiamas]

"Why don't you stick your head in the punch bowl; it needs more sugar". That was hilarious. I haven't laughed this hard in a long time.

[@tadimaggio]

I'd love to know whether Carol's spoonerism when delivering her "I'll never be hungry again" speech -- "If I have to lie, steat, cheal, or kill" -- was scripted or genuinely accidental. Also -- HOW GREAT is the exchange between Carol and Vicki: "Cissie, show this Yankee the door." "Shoot, for three hundred dollars I'll show him anything he wants."? GREAT STUFF.

[@debbabe2254]

Harvey Korman's Ratt Butler / Clark Gable is spot on!

[@susannaCdonovan23]

Deb Babe Harvey Korman could also do a great John Wayne. Talent like that doesn't exist today. Rich Little was great too. The good ole days!

[@patriciahill2320]

When he does those Gable facial expressions, its hilarious.

[@davegreene8588]

He Out-Gabled Gable himself!

[@5610winston]

He looked more like Gable than gable did!

[@jacquelynwilliams3660]

He had the Gable squint down!

[@Angel-nu7fm]

The guy from Sherman's army asking for a match....priceless....didn't get that the first time.

[@tejaswoman]

I watched it as a child and, for obvious reasons, that went right over my head as well

[@jacquelynwilliams3660]

I had forgotten that line. Love how they just slipped it in.

[@spookystela4661]

My favorite line in this by far

[@upthedownescalator630]

I think I get it? Because his army burned so many cities? I think?...

[@jamesbinder4978]

Yes,in his March to the Atlantic Ocean. He burned down Atlanta, which was where most of Gone With the Wind was set. They called it Sherman's March to the Sea.

[@annsmith7207]

Classic! The first time I watched this as a teenager the green drapery rod dress had me laughing so hard I could not catch my breath and tears rolling down my face….one of those absolutely memorable moments! Great to watch this…it has been decades! And its very different time! I needed to laugh!

[@catherinecastle9376]

That was the best show on tv for the longest time.

[@tootieq6527]

I’ve always thought Vicki Lawrence was the most overlooked talent on the show. She could always stay in character, delivering the funniest lines, and keep a straight face throughout it all.

[@jakobkell7212]

Her first lines and energy in this were gutbustin

[@ckm3094]

Ms. Lawrence was often the person who stole the scenes, an absolutely brilliant comedic actor! She was also very pretty, I think most people overlooked that part of her, too.

[@SethBrundleify]

@@ckm3094 Vicki Lawrence got her start by winning a Carol Brunette look a like contest.

[@ckm3094]

@@SethBrundleify They did sort of look alike, especially since they usually had the same color hair and style. I never knew that, thank you!

[@ckm3094]

@@SethBrundleify I hope you don't mind, I looked your channel, you have some great works on there! Would you mind if I subscribed?

[@wendywilliams9189]

As a black woman...I loved Sissy. They made the point without being disrespectful even back then

[@p994able]

Yes girl I was thinking the same thing. This whole skit was brilliant. Even more hysterical when you've seen the original Gone With The Wind. 😆😆

[@emilinebelle7811]

I liked mammy better. Sissy got on my nerves when she lied in a super critical time.

[@TonyWright8121]

She was really really funny as sissy a.k.a. prissy she really did at Spot on

[@Irisheddy]

Vicki Lawrence (Sissy) sounded an awful lot like Flip Wilson's Geraldine

[@visitor3756]

Wendy Williams I loved Mammy. She was a strong woman. Sissy was favored with me about not knowing anything bout birthing babies !!!

[@NancySanders-om4ic]

For me,THIS was the BEST skit of The Carol Burnett Show!!

[@df5295]

The curtain dress has to be one of the funniest things ever on TV! 🤣

[@davidbruce5524]

Her coming down the stairs with that curtain rod will stay with me forever. Comedy royalty

[@robertmeyer7836]

And let's NOT forget Dinah Shore as "Melody". She could clown it up, and did, with the very Best!!!

[@charlessoutherton8946]

i saw it in the window and just couldn't resist it....cracks me up every time! lmao

[@doceansdeepwoo2532]

One of her most memorable episodes! Everyone was perfect in this! No one writes like this anymore, and if they did who could perform it?

[@MaskedMan66]

Carol Burnett fans. 🙂

[@DrStephieRaeGrenier]

Literally was thinking the same thing about the genius of the writers and performers who brought it to life so brilliantly!

[@russellharvey8590]

Genius. The writers, the set designers, the cast, the audience, KZbin, the Internet, you, me, and all the ships at sea. All geniuses.

[@pamdoyle4355]

Harvey was a great Clark Gable !

[@solangedesantis5515]

Conway's Brashley - "We'll win the next one."

[@rondaschafer2656]

After 50+ years it is still so funny! It is a timeless skit. I remember sitting in our living room and the whole family was laughing so hard. It was a more innocent time when we actually had “family” shows.

[@maxinenall9950]

Bob Mackey was a genius 🥰I remember seeing this episode when it originally aired and we couldn't stop laughing when Carol came walking down the stairs wearing the curtain rod 😂 The writers were incredible coming up with new stories every week 🥰

[@thetroublewithtrebles1362]

I had forgotten that Dinah Shore was in this sketch. It still makes me laugh, after all these years. "I saw it in a window, and I just couldn't resist it." 🤣🤣🤣

[@bobbywimsy6741]

The Trouble With Trebles Harvey K was a comic genius.

[@davegreene8588]

Dinah - "Miss Melody"! Perfect!

[@theresatyler4043]

OMG.... I forgot Her name... But thank you for the reminder ...... DINAH SHORE....! One of the greats AMONG greats!

[@nicolenewsome4863]

It was part of the window display probably. Lmao.

[@njgop1572]

“Stick your face in the punch bowl”! Dying laughing! My husband brought me most of The Carol Burnett Show on DVD-as he knew how much I missed my family (my WWII Hero Uncle married my mom’s oldest sister, one of her 10 siblings, and though they married for the first time later in life, my Uncle had a house built for my aunt & 7 female family members of aunts, mom, me & my sister-all the rest moved away, and we all moved in with them, and I am so grateful for those memories-especially after my most beloved Gramma died on my 11th birthday & mom died 12 years later on Christmas my Junior year of college) , and we just watched the same day of self-quarantine & Went with The Wind was on the first Disc. And believe me, unless there is an Eagles game on, my husband & I rarely watch TV together. He’ll watch my DVD of the Gilmore Girls entire 7 years of the series, plus the revival, so the few things we watch together other than our Eagles, Gilmore Girls, and all the DVD’s of the Dream Martin Variety Shows & the Roast, which my sister & I bought for my aunt & I luckily was the one to inherit them.

[@keirahjohnston6373]

I loved vicky lawrence playing "sissy"...she was absolutely hilarious! ! ❤

[@pi_beta7306]

"Shoot for $300 I'll show him anything he wants" I choked on my drink xD

[@user-fc8hd6kh2f]

i know right

[@bonnieoles4212]

She was the best!

[@gordonhaire9206]

I actually fell on the floor, laughing uncontrollably when Carol came out wearing the drapes. For more than a couple of months afterward, I would remember the scene or someone would mention it and I'd crack up again.

[@AstralPixie]

*Classic* "I really like what you did with the place" The terrific chemistry between Harvey, Vicki, Tim and Carol!

[@chriscase1392]

One of the documentaries made on the "Making of..." this skit pointed out something, which obviously was edited out of this. Bob Mackie said that in the hustle to get this parody ready--they had a week--none of the other actors saw the famous drapery dress before Carol stepped out on to the upstairs landing. Nearly all of the actors lost it. The audience laughed so long that the producers were worried about getting the commercials in before the thirty minute show time limit. The audience laughter set a record for the longest sustained laughter/applause in TV history up to that time, and it stood for decades. And you gotta love how Cissy/Prissy steals Rat/Rhett's famous last line of the real movie. "Frankly, my dear, I don't a damn." Pure comedy gold.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

I loved it when Dinah Shore started laughing toward the end (18:05), "pardon the intrusion, I do hate to be a bother...."

[@cathryncampbell8555]

Chris Case: Yes, kudos to Bob Mackie for designing the dress. He did creative and wacky work for both Cher & Carol Burnett. That green drapery dress definitely stopped the show, and it still works!

[@natiliee.s.5476]

LOOK AWAY...LOOK AWAY I can't. That dress is absolutely hysterical😆

[@NellieBelle]

😂😂😂 Thank ya! I saw it in the window and I just couldn't resist it!

[@shamaneikajohnson7117]

ikr 😆

[@t-wrecks7481]

These 4 together were hilarious. I remember watching with my mom an dad when I was a kid. This particular skit had me in tears. The reactions between them all, but especially Tim and Harvey throughout the show were classic. I miss the good old days of nice clean humor. They were so far ahead of their time with their comedy and their writers were phenomenal as well.

[@johnmarquardt1991]

Comedy that can't be made today.

[@marymagdalene3004]

Good clean comedy! Nothing funnier!

[@Higherseeker]

Sheesh ! I wonder what BLM would say about this today. Can’t believe You Tube hasn’t banned this. lol

[@seasonsstarsstudios]

@@Higherseekeraaaaaaaaand there’s the obligatory racist comment.

[@Higherseeker]

Typical commie response. Blame the other side for your own faults. Sorry sister, that doesn’t play anymore.@@seasonsstarsstudios

[@steveroe6771]

Vicki Lawrence as Mama was just as funny. Too bad shows like this are no longer made. Sight gags, clean humor, comedic timing, what more could you ask for?

[@AboveAvgMan]

You could ask for more cursing and the N word. !!

[@annemccarron2281]

Societie's sence of humor has drastically changed since then. A show like this would never make it today.

[@kcbh24]

Dinah Shore's Cousin Melanie impression is awesome.

[@Swimdeep]

This skit is unbearably good. Anyone notice how despite it being the Seventies Vickie Lawrence et al had the good sense to not be in blackface. Good on everyone involved. Carol Burnett is a national treasure. ❤️

[@Katya_Lastochka]

Wimp.

[@PotterPossum1989]

Does take away from it a little bit.

[@suewagner499]

@@PotterPossum1989 So you're saying they shudda done blackface?

[@suewagner499]

@@showguyusa No they said not having blackface takes away from it a little bit.

[@suewagner499]

@@showguyusa That's ok. I dont think u saw the comment I was commenting on. I know what I was talking about and I wasnt talking to u. Have a great day.

[@MrReggieLew]

"If I have to Lie, Steat, Cheal and murder, I won't be defeated," immortal flubs to live by.

[@franklinstephen3268]

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[@MissezPremiseHello]

Omg this is my Favorite Skit Ever. Growing up, I wanted to "BE" Carol Burnett! Fifty years later, I have the Hair Color and I entertain myself constantly. Plus, I *have* the Carol Burnett "Went With The Wind" doll on Display in my living room. Just Sayin'.

[@sarahbridges8199]

Omg, when he carried up the stairs, almost stumbling over her clothes and straining his back.. I just lost it! LOL! He could have dropped her too. And Carol tumbling down the stairs! Even SNL couldn't pull this off.

[@ediefolta9494]

@@Gwen3344 - Gilda Radner was famous for breaking a rib in an SNL skit but it looks like Carol outdid her!

[@runsontrails3091]

SNL has nothin on these guys. Oh they make me laugh all the time.

[@girlwalkerII]

He was giggling and holding his laugh when he finally made it up...

[@jessfrankel5212]

If you listen carefully, Carol Burnett says, "Just keep going" as he carries her upstairs. I don't know if he really strained his back, but it looked like it. Greatest sketch ever!

[@sarahbridges8199]

@@jessfrankel5212 You're right, she did!

[@elizagaskell7957]

2019 now - and this first aired in 1976. It is 43 years old and it still makes me laugh. It is comedy gold.

[@v.gorski3050]

Eliza Gaskell ---. Indeed. GOLD !!!!!

[@Musicradio77Network]

It was later syndicated as part of “Carol Burnett & Friends” in 1979 and 1980 according to this show’s intro at 0:00. The show was taped at CBS Television City which is now the legendary, Bob Barker Studio.

[@valerawindsor9532]

This was brilliant 👏

[@BBB-rd2qi]

I remember watching it in the 7th grade with my dad. We were the comedians of the family and watched each week. Carol Burnett was my teen idol.

[@sweeney60]

What’s great is that it’s comedy that doesn’t punch down at anyone. It’s just a loving tribute to a classic movie with clever humor, no one is really the butt of the joke so everyone can laugh.

[@HearMeSay2024]

Still cracks me up after all these years..norhing like this today to make you laugh deeply...loooool

[@donpietruk1517]

I of course saw this as a young tween when it first aired on TV. Me and my sister and mom were in tears from laughing so hard. I remembered the curtain rod scene but the other comic golden moments of this sketch are undoubtedly Vicky Lawrence just walking around and singing during Starlet's soliloqy and Carol's hilarious two slow tumbles down the stairs. I also always wondered if Tim Conway's bit about horse race betting was in the dialogue or if he as usual went off script and ad libbed that. Carol was an underrated physical comedienne because often what she does is subtle but brilliant and in character. I recently saw an old What's My Line clip with her as the secret guest where she disguised her voice (people often forget she was a well known Broadway actress before her comic breakthrough show) and she was so charming and funny at the same time.

[@ariesleorising9421]

Vicki going back and forth singing! 😂😂😂God, I love her!!

[@rebeccamoore6965]

When she came down in that dress with the track still in it I almost fell out of my chair. Bob Mackie was a genius. I understand they could hardly go one because they couldn't get the audience to stop laughing.

[@bobbywimsy6741]

Rebecca Moore Even the Russian call girls, watching on KZbin in Moscow, laughed so hard they almost, ahem, well, you know, fondly remembering 2013, and Ole Big MacDonald.

[@genkatqltr737]

@@MeadeSkeltonMusic Why in the world would you want to say such a thing? 😝😣

[@dalredmond5879]

@@MeadeSkeltonMusic Thank God we don't have to be accountable for the ignorant thoughts/opinions of others!!!

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

@@dalredmond5879 it's a fact, not ignorant. Bob Mackie is sexual deviant.

[@dalredmond5879]

I wasn't referring to Mr. Mackie!!!

[@mrssilencedogood4825]

One of the greatest memories of my 70s childhood!! 👏 👏 👏

[@jameswhalen4507]

I still remember when I saw this for the first time (when it originally aired). When she came out with the curtain rod, I laughed so hard! Then when she said the “saw it in the window” comment, I was literally rolling on the floor! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lydialilli4351]

I can't understand the people who give this a thumbs down. They must have zero senses of humor!

[@DivineSimply]

Just a passel of damn Yankees, sugah.

[@guardianoftheduat]

I think it's just because they have such a hard on for the original movie

[@veramariecano289]

Their moral and laughter compass are not working!

[@Jaydoggy531]

Perhaps their sense of humor just went with the wind... *SWEEPING ORCHESTRAL LINE*

[@maddhatter222]

What wind?

[@michaelneel4828]

I remember watching this on tv with my Grandmother. I was about 6 or 7 & can still remember my Grandmother laughing her ass off . Thank you Carol Burnett for all those laughs you brought to our home XO !!!

[@williamkerr2121]

ME TOO! My grandma was born and raised on a Texas farm, and life was tough. The only time I ever saw her just flat lose it was when Carol came down the stairs with that curtain rod.

[@Dkazakis84]

I just watched Gone with the Wind and Vicky Lawrence, pacing around and humming during the birthing scene killed me! She was favorite.

[@asktheetruscans9857]

My Mom's favorite skit of all time. She laughed, just describing this for years. Cancer silenced your laugh early, yet I still hear you, watching this...

[@normanjames9780]

Just saw the re-release of Gone With the Wind in the movie theater and when she sees the curtains and gets the idea for the dress I laughed because all I could think of was this sketch.

[@lucillebadger6554]

I think we all do, now! No way to un-see that curtain rod on her shoulders!!!

[@varietyshow802]

'Went with the Wind,' was one of Carol's funniest sketches ever. From the moment Carol makes her first appearance the audience starts laughing non-stop for nearly 30 whole seconds -- and that punchline at the end!! I won't ruin it for you. You'll just have to watch.

[@GlennaVan]

The audience laughed longer than that. They edited most of it out to fit the broadcast time slot. In an interview, Carol said that they did not tell anyone about the dress but had to tell Harvey so he would not break up when she started down the stairs. Only Carol, Harvey and Bob Mackie knew what she was going to wear.

[@5DNRG]

Real audience too.

[@lynetteandrews4795]

'Went with the Wind' was simply one of the best sketches ever...... Especially for those who grew up reading Margaret Mitchell's epic 'Gone with the Wind'.

[@Julia-lk8jn]

Much respect for not posting a spoiler! And yes, the sketch is gorgeous from start to finish.

[@michelehull6730]

Stillhiariousin2o22,,thanxyoutubeforputtingallkindsofdecenttvshows,,,sothatpplcakñowawesomeshowsexits.

[@ImVee10]

“If I hafta lie, steat, cheal and murder...” They left it in! 😂🤣😂🤣🤓

[@flytechbass1979]

As a little boy, I can still hear my mother laughing when Carol came down those stairs with the curtain rod on with the drapes as a dress.

[@abayless3816]

I LOVE the part when she comes down the stairs in the drapes. Priceless! I have wanted to use that as a Halloween Costume for years.

[@asktheetruscans9857]

You only live once. Wonder if anyone would get it. I dressed like Alex from A Clockwork Orange recently and nobody got it. I had fun though.

[@mkimmick61]

That would be a great costume. I think anyone under the age of 50 wouldn't get it. This is comedy gold.

[@mkimmick61]

I absolutely love it that she remembered the woman and her brother from school. I have always loved her.

[@karame463]

@@mkimmick61 I guess I am one of the few under 50 that would get it. We didn’t have cable for the majority of my childhood, so I watched a LOT of old TV shows. The Dick Van Dyke Show was one of my favorites. My mom was a big fan of Carol Burnett, so I was familiar with this episode. It helped me understand the storyline of GWTW since I was too young to really get it when I watched it. It never really made sense to me. I just remember a party at the beginning, a baby being born in the middle, the city burning, then Scarlett eats some carrots and throws up. Like I said, it made no sense 😄

[@dbalgp1047]

@spirals 73 Funnels... water.... cloud (fiberfill)... and a stuffed toy shark.

[@glennmarshall4693]

that dress is a classic, done by Bob Mackie

[@williamcap2236]

I just saw it in the window and I couldn't resist it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 still as funny as it was when it first aired !!

[@ginar.4300]

The first time I saw this I was 10 and to this day I still remember the curtain rod😂🤣🤣. The moment I knew Carol Burnett was a genius.

[@christophercanale1153]

Vicky as Sissy was brilliant. Vicky is an awesome amazing actress.

[@ZodiacCrabKingdom]

2:57 and 9:31 *_"MISS STAHLET!!! MISS STAHLET!!! MISS STAHLET!!! MISS STAHLET!!! MISS STAHLET!!! MISS STAHLET!!! MISS STAHLET!!!"_*

[@susanhaslego8357]

Comedy gold. Rest in Peace Tim Conway

[@ckm3094]

I hope Mr. Conway was aware of how adored and loved he was. He brought great joy to so many people.

[@spiritmatter1553]

He was SO funny. A college friend managed to have a phone conversation with him a few years later.

[@acousticshadow4032]

Genius Comedy has never been more appropriately applied.

[@tanyasatill7999]

The Carol Burnett Shows were some of the best ever!

[@jamesniezgoda5454]

Harvey Korman was also hilarious as Rhat Butler. Nailed it down perfectly

[@kristabowers6725]

My absolute favorite Carol Burnett performance of all time.

[@mickyunit]

16:50 pretty sure Carol says 'just keep going' under her screams to Harvey, as he struggles up the stairs. Harvey, ever the professional!!!!(except for those few times he laughs his butt off 🤣🤣🤣 in other sketches) loved this show!!!

[@vaticancitybride7137]

Honestly the best costumes I’ve ever seen in a spoof, such a timeless spoof skit.

[@omega311888]

"lie, steat, cheal and murder" i missed that the first time i viewed this :P

[@speaknoevil9472]

This is simply a classic. Just like Carol and the crew. Tim Conway & Harvey Korman could make dead people laugh.

[@ThatClassic70sGirl]

Especially now. R.I.P., Tim.

[@marcyeaglecloud7345]

Harvey and Tim were hilarious!

[@stephaniemajeski6857]

My entire family was rolling. This was one of the funniest skits they did. When she came down with the curtain rods on her shoulders was epic.

[@EuropopTop]

Love this and Vicky is a scream - literally🤣🤣

[@kestral3915]

"That's real pretty, but that don't answer my question."

[@puterboy2]

R.I.P. Tim Conway.

[@cindyp9857]

One of best iconic in television when she walked out for the first in drapes. You must read the book

[@apricotcookie4850]

I remember seeing this when it first aired. I've never laughed so helplessly at anything else on TV, ever. Could not stop laughing! When she appeared at the top of the stairs, I was a goner, and it only intensified as she went down. And the line about seeing it in the window? OMG, I had tears in my eyes and the audience was going insane. I'll always treasure those moments of pure joy.