The Carol Burnett Show
with Lucille Ball, Tim Conway, Gloria Loring
Season 1, Episode 4 · Aired 1967-10-02
Synopsis
Two women (Carol and guest Lucille Ball) go to the "Café Argentine" whose staff includes a goose-stepping maitre d' (Harvey); Carol plays a housewife fighting off a recalcitrant washing machine and attacking pigeons, only to end up impaled by a medieval lance; "Carol and Sis" sing a rendition of "I Dig Rock and Roll Music"; guest Tim Conway plays a bumbling TV news anchor; two rent-a-car employees (Carol, Lucy) vie for the attentions of a traveler (Tim); guest Gloria Loring performs "Goin' Out of My Head" and "Try to Remember"; a woman (Carol) experiences the downside of marrying a superhero (Harvey); and Carol and Lucy sing and dance to a barroom medley. This episode is noted as Show #006 in the Lost Episodes DVD set.
In the series
This episode is part of The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978) on CBS.
Movie parodies, Tarzan yells, and variety comedy's gold standard ensemble.
Key cast
- Carol Burnett as Host
- Harvey Korman as Regular
- Tim Conway as Regular
- Vicki Lawrence as Regular
- Lyle Waggoner as Regular