Carol Burnett Show outtakes - Tim Conway's Elephant Story
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- Tim Conway destroys his castmates during a "Mama's Family" sketch on the "Carol Burnett Show" by refusing to let the scene continue until he can finish a story about a circus elephant. Unedited!
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Who’s watched this over and over?
I think I LOL at this 1 or 2 times a month....what a great clean show.
Mee
I saw it originally when it was on tv, still funny all these years later. No cursing, no half naked women, just a wholesome show that the family could watch together.
I sure have..love it!
And Still Laughing!
Tim Conway ad-libbed the whole story. He was brilliant.
"SNORT!!"
Vicki Lawrence gave a lengthy interview where she covered that day on the set. There had been a pre-rehearsal meeting and Carol wanted everybody acting right so they could get their takes on time. There was a full set dress rehearsal and Tim told a story about an elephant with a dwarf trainer and after the meeting earlier it was Carol who could not keep it straight. Then there was a break where you could eat something and do last minute prep before the take, and this is when the director came in and gave them scene notes. Vicki knew exactly what Tim was doing... The director came in with set notes and said the elephant joke was changed. Tim had rehearsed with the elephant and the dwarf, but for the take they changed the joke to the siamese elephants... Vicki had already decided before she stepped on the set for that take to get Tim.
Eunice, "Go on Mama."
Mama, "You sure that little a-hole's through?"
BEST REPLY EVER!
😂
She said arsehole, not a-hole. Why couldn't you quote it correctly?
@kingy002. That was perfect timing.
I loved the way Vicki Lawrence (mostly) stayed in character while the others fell apart. When Dick Van Dyke got back up he looked like he was trying not to pee in his pants. 😂
@@redcybra Oh yeah
Vicki Lawrence turns out the best line in the history of live television.
This will never be topped.
Indeed!
To put Tim Conway on the floor laughing line that is damn near impossible. I wonder if that just came out or she had been working on it since the gag began. Bowled Dick van Dyke over as well and he's not slouch either.
@@mycroft16 Carol Burnette in an interview talked about this skit, and how Tim Conway was always trying silly stunts to get the actors to break character and start laughing. He was great at that. Watch any episode of the Carol Burnette show and you'll probably see at least one skit where Tim Conway gets someone to break character.
Anyway, Carol was saying how she and Vicki were talking about they were getting tired of it and they had to stay in character, no matter what he tried.
This line wasn't planned, it was just an ad lib that Vicki came up with in the moment.
And put herself in television history.
Did they actually show this on television or was it beeped out?
@@ilovemykids1965 Not sure. I didn’t see the original broadcast.
Tim knew when he had them. He'd pause for effect and watched them try to settle down, then he'd hit them with the next line. The man is a legend.
NJA 3 he had them all in the palm of his hand
His timing was always perfect.
Yea, wow, sayin all that stuff about some elephant somewhere with a straight face, LOL
Yeah, but Vicki Lawrence got all of them in the end, including Tim.
NJA 3 you could see it in his eyes. He’s like “Watch me get ‘em”.
Tim Conway never receiving a Mark Twain Prize for American Humour before his passing is an insult to the very art form for which the Prize was established in the first place.
Nor did any of the celebrity award shows honor him. He must have been a conservative.
Tim Conway, Robin Williams, Betty White, Jim Carrey. The list of oversights goes on . . .
Don't worry, all the people who ever cared about that award will be dead soon enough.
I don't think he needed an award to know he was a comic genius. Award shows are the joke. Just think, they're saying one funny person is funnier than another.
He won a Golden Globe, multiple Emmy's, and plenty of other awards. He had a fun career, made good money, had 6 kids, and lived to 85. I think he did okay.
Tim Conways patience and timing is something that can’t be taught. You either have this as a comedian or not. He was a genius. He just waited and waited to deliver each hilarious line after line.
He would torture the others he was that good 😂
Right he doesn’t rush to his payoff. Lol
But Vickie nailed him this time! 😂😂😂
@@mrs.spicer Yes... timing and delivery is very key.
It absolutely can be taught/learned.
I'm 55 now I still remember seeing this as a kid. It was so funny and remains so to this day.
yep me too.. where is this content on free 2 air 2day? sad.. miss that time.. innocence n fun..
In the loving memory of Tim Conway (1933 - 2019).
I have told family to play at my FUNeral
Heaven hasn't been the same since he got there. No complaints.
And Vicki Lawrence held it together better than any of them. An underrated talent!
And dropped the line that broke them all up. Totally deadpan.
Carol told everyone that playing this straight was really important to her so don't break and then proceeds to be the first to break character.
There is a video about how she { Vickie } handled 'this' video.
Of course, nobody says anything about the fact that Tim also had to keep it together. But Vicki was very good.
She delivered the comic coup de grâce.....took everyone completely out of the skit.
I’m from Liverpool, England and I’ve found these clips on here. I can’t stop laughing, they’re hysterical. I keep watching them over and over. If laughter is the best medicine, I have my daily dose watching these
Feb 2024 still watch it often
I know what's coming and I laugh every time 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
April 2024….. God, what good memories watching this with my grandfather… and seeing him laugh made it funnier! Ahhh the good old simpler times
@@kristinholsapple6734 I'm also here in April 2024. I just watched a clip of Phyllis Diller playing a randy judge on the show, so that made me want to come back and watch this again.
I’m watching this from Liverpool, England. It’s hysterical, it’s addictive. I’ve been watching now for a few weeks. You’ll not get anything like this ever again ❤
Me, too.
"You sure that little asshole's through?"
Yes, mama. Sadly, he's through now.
Thank you Tim Conway for all the laughs.
❤️
😢
🕯 This was my favorite skit. Also, loved Tim in the movies with Don Knotts. Apple Dumpling Gang and Private Eyes
@@SUGAR_XYLER I'd forgotten that he was in the Apple Dumpling Gang movies alongside with Don Knotts. The one that stood out was the second one. That movie has plot.
@@SUGAR_XYLER It was my favourite too.
More talent on that couch than the entire cable lineup for the last 30 years.
Wow! I wished I'd said that. You are so right. Don't laugh, but once every two months or so, I'll watch the entire 39 episodes of the Jackie Gleason's Honeymooners. God I miss those comedy giants.
agreed
That is so true, so true.
So true
Rocko great comment
It’s 2023 and this is the 4725th time I’ve seen this, and it’s just as funny every single time! 😂😂
Yes, It's been one of my favorites since I saw the original show many moons ago. I return to this site, Foster Brooks destroying Don Rickles on the Dean Martin Celebrety Roasts and all of John Pinnettes incredible stories when I need a lift;
The way Tim laughed at Vicki's response is SUPER PRICELESS 🤣I love it🥰
Tim Conway and Harvey Korman - the greatest comedy duo of all time. Who is with me on this?
Sorry: Laurel and Hardy have them beat.
Yep! You're right !
They are in the running for sure. I am partial to Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles
one of the best, top 7 at least, i give #1 to Abbott and Costello, nothing against these two who expanded on the art of comedy duo, heaven is a hell of a lot funnier today
Definitely up there. Top five. Rest In Peace, Tim Conway.
The funniest thing about Vicky's ad lib is that it's right in character with Mama.
whats she saying??? i could only make out assholes
@@bubbapacha7672
She said " you sure that little asshole's through ? "
@@justincase1919 ok tyvm lol....what a line!!
And totally unexpected from Vicki.
@@justincase1919 Thank you i was trying to figure exactly what she said.
Amazing to me that 3 of these legends are still with us today.
RIP Tim Conway, but long live Carol Burnett, Vicky Lawrence, and Dick Van Dyke!
Television royalty. I watched this when I was a teenager, and I don't think any of us really knew how huge a line up was on that couch.
This will be funny for centuries!
@@AgentJayZ Same
What makes this soo funny is the fact that your picturing what he's saying.
Vicki was only 28 years old in this sketch. And she just wrecked these other veterans with that one line.
Dick Van Dyke???
It was Tim Conway sworn duty to destroy his cast mates. But it's Momma for the kill.
I loved that part. Even Tim had a hard time keeping a straight face. And poor Dick, looked like he was about to pee his pants. There is absolutely no way you can watch that clip and not laugh.
Well said! there's an interview you can find about vicki being interviewed backstage, and her describing the 'difficulties' of working with Tim. and she was advised to just "Go get him!" lol so she did...
What did Mama actually say that slayed the rest of them?
@@matthewmattingly2011 She said “You figure that little asshole is through?”
@@emilywheeler5981 👍
Probably the funniest thing about this skit and why they're all losing control is that Tim is making this all up as he goes along.
Wow...after 13 years posted and 32 million views, you finally figured it out.🙄
Next task...tell us all that water is wet.
@@potdragon8091 Well its not obvious as you imply....If you know nothing of the show you probably wouldn't know that was improvised as most of her show was scripted. The years its been posted and its views has no relevance.
His greatest passion was getting the rest of the cast to break character.
Poor Harvey Korman. I say that with love and affection. Just watching him trying to contain himself with Tim Conway --- waiting for that moment when he just couldn’t take it. It must have been a real challenge for Harvey Korman to keep a straight face. I have no doubt Harvey and Tim are hamming it up in Heaven.
I know Harvey is not in this scene - just thinking out loud.
You can tell Carol is loving it as much as the audience is. She had many chances to start the dialogue again and get on with the sketch, but she just let Tim keep doing his thing, knowing he was spouting out comedy gold. This cast worked so great together! 😂😂😂
Yeah I think that sip from the mug was to take time to see if he was really done yet lol. Great chemistry
Watch closer. She couldn't go on. Trying too hard to keep it together
They sure did!
They had a snippet of what was to come during rehearsal. Just watched an interview with Vicki Lawrence and she was talking about it.
Here is Vicki's explanation about this sketch:
czcams.com/video/6-h5QrZ1LMs/video.htmlsi=xFSnDHz_QzJ4Fjm4
A dear friend of mine was rehearsed pianist on Carol’s show. He was in the control booth that night and said he practically did bodily harm from laughing. Golden moments
That must've been a great job !
RIP Tim Conway. You were an amazing comedian and You will truly be missed.
CanadianCarlos Yes he was amazing
😷 Tim would say you need bug spray
One of the greatest ever. I have come back to this clip many times, and return today at news of his death. RIP Tim. He brought great joy to the world. I will likely be looking at many videos of him today in remembrance.
@@Logan_Baron same with me larry. I grew up seeing some of Carols shows and the dorf movies. But this and other funny clips i watch every few months.
CanadianCarlos he will be missed.
Tim was on Johnny Carson one night and said that he and Harvey Korman had a running bet as to who would crack the other up. Carson asked, "Who came out on top?" Tim said, "Korman put my kids through college."
🤣🤣😂😂😁🤣👍👍
That’s great !
Hahaha!
LOL LOL LOL !! 😂😂😀😀
The Carol Burnett Show is undefeated.
I can't imagine what it would have been like to be in the audience during this taping ! Witnessing pure television gold !!!
It's 2021 and this is still funnier than anything else on TV.
Its timeless comedy. Its just plain funny to anyone, everyone, anytime.
True That
YES!!!
OK Boomer
This wasn't on TV, it was a dress rehearsal.
When you can make Tim Conway break character, you *know* you struck gold. Heck, by doing that you struck *PLATINUM.*
I completely agree!
I think it's safe to say Vicki is the only actor ever who was able to make Tim break.
From what I understand, the big reason he lost it was because Vicky would rarely go off-script, so when she dropped that a-bomb, it just levelled everyone.
The backstory and behind the scenes of this make this incredible. Carol was told before this part of the taping that "there were some changes to the elephant sketch and good luck!" They all start and Vicki was actually mad that Carol didn't say something to stop Tim. Then she leveled all of them with a perfectly timed and improvised line. Legendary forever.
What did she say? (Vicki)... I couldn't quite catch it..after the ahole word?
@@lessen518I think she says something like, “You sure that little ahole’s through?” Tim set the whole thing up but I feel like it was Vicki’s line that cemented that scene’s place in television history. 😉😁
She said Are you sure that little a$#h&^le is finished?@@lessen518
In the interview with Vicki.. she said she was told there was a change to the skit and good luck.. classic 😂classic 😂
Yes it was told by Vicki. I suspect that line at the end is what cemented the idea of her having her own show.
These skits are far better than the ones on SNL will ever be.
SNL has one week to do it live.
Funny, Serious, Red Shelton "The Pledge Of Allegiance "
@@tomaswalsh-gomez8042 The Carol B show was taped with a live crowd. They did shows every week. So your comment makes as much sense as Bidumb being potus.
SNL has run for 5 decades.
With countless massive stars, you need to rethink that...
I absolutely agree with you a thousand percent. SNL was really funny the first ten or twenty years after that forget it
Tim Conway was MERCILESS. Half the fun of The Carol Burnett Show was watching him make the other actors bust their guts. He's the best sketch comic of ALL TIME.
+Mark Marsh Anytime you see Carol turn away from the camera it was so she could cover up the fact she was laughing, she wanted to keep the show as "live" as possible even though it was taped
jennifersman Just like he did here, Tim Conway would improv to deliberately crack up the other actors. This stuff will be funny FOREVER.
+Mark Marsh I guess they'd do each scene twice. Tim would play it straight on the first run thru, then the second where they were recording, he'd cut loose.
ExtremelyOCD yeah.... he was hilarious but he was a BASTARD to work with ....MERCILESS but PRICELESS!
+Mark Marsh lol
Watched this so many times, and I can still only hold it in until the "huuhnorki" then 🤣🤣
It’s already funny and then seeing it spelled out. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I lose it everytime at that part.
Tim Conway had a profound way of improvising as he went along with a skit, and as Carol Burnett once related, he rarely stayed on script. He had masterful comedic timing and it was always appreciated when he would catch his cast mates off guard and prompt them to burst out in laughter with the rest of us. He was a rare talent.
Trying to avoid laughing at what he "actually" says is hard enough. I can also imagine thinking and worrying, while already failing to desperately struggle to stay in character, that "this is Tim Conway - what is this man going to put me through by saying next?"
As was Michael Richards on Seinfeld. And he was a perfectionist as well.
There are a couple of times when Carol looks at Tim and to me looks angry. Would have liked to join them after the sketch to see how they dealt with it off camera.
This scene and the dentist-sketch between Tim Conway and Harvey Korman -- the absolute funniest things ever to appear on that show.
ME too,that's my second favorite,Eunice is my ALL TIME FAVORITE!
+nbkcq28 one of my three best ever tv scenes.
I like this one, and then the one they do where Tim Conway is the drill sergeant. So funny! RIP Harvey.
+nbkcq28
"New dress?"
"Yes. Saw it in a window, couldn't resist."
Cobbie D
Rest in Peace Tim Conway (1933-2019). You will make people in heaven laugh so hard.
I laughed so hard I wet my jammmmies
ger traba he said in an interview that during the dentist skit, you could see that Harvey laughed so hard he wet his pants! 😂 You’re in good company! Now they’re back together...probably laughing! ❤️
@@gertraba4484 Yeeah! Lol!
What makes this bit so enjoyable is you can see that Tim Conway had them hostage with the first few lines and never gave in until his fellow cast members were beyond themselves. Vicki's remark at the end was purely icing on the cake. I think the "Dentist" sketch with Tim and Harvey is almost equal to this bit.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
What gets me is his STRAIGHT FACE! Yes still better then tv today!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
RIP Tim Conway. Thanks for making my childhood more joyful and funny.
Nothing, and I mean NOTHING nowadays beats comedy like this
Kind of makes ya think were is this world comein 2?
Agreed!
Allison Johnson agreed.
Andrew Dice Clay
@@justdynee Tim Conway and Harvey Korman were the reason I watched the Carol Burnett show. The dental scene between them should have received a special award.
Vicki holds it together then drops the biggest bomb.
Had me rolling.
She almost lost it a couple times but managed to hold it together. You can see her clenching her hands and legs and looking down. But regains composure.
I thank God I was around to watch this show in my younger days ... NEVER GROWS OLD. Such a good, wickedly funny show. Can never be duplicated.
Same!
I grew up in California in the 60s and 70s and we watch it on CBS. I don't think there has ever been a funnier variety show since...
@@scottkinney8669I don't think there's been any variety show since.
How could you have seen it originally? That sketch was never aired because of the word "asshole" being uttered.
@@kentduryea7109 Who are you talking to?
The best is when Tim would get that satisfied grin when he’d break everyone in the scene! A damn legend that will never be matched as far as improv goes I believe.
I think you're right, sir. What a valuable show, what a valuable comedian he was. Never met him and I miss him.
@@dwzenix7954 Did he do clean humor?
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@@upthedownescalator630 He truly did. Awesome comedian.
@@radio2ful Nice, if you mean the Mexican, I'll have to try him
I love Carols face at the beginning of his story. She’s like "oh crap, this isn’t what we rehearsed!" Rest In Peace, you were the best. 😊
And then the SECOND time.
No Vicki said that during the break between the first one and second that the elephant story has changed and good luck.
she was like " A SHIT hes doing it again " ,,,,=^oo^=,,,,
I wondered if he was totally improvising.
@@krathoon2338 Yup. I saw them talk about this scene on a reunion show. They said the first thing Conway would do when they received their scripts would be to find a corner somewhere and rewrite all of his lines. He never told anyone what he was going to say, so half the time the others couldn't figure out where they were in the skit or whose line it was. That's why they were always breaking character. They couldn't help it. The guy was a freaking genius.
Three words: NEVER GETS OLD😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
One of the funniest people that ever lived.
One of my fondest childhood memories is watching this show with my mom. I'd get to stay up late. We'd laugh and laugh... I miss my mom.
I lost my Mom two weeks ago. I'm here for the same reason. I have great memories watching this.
mom is 91 dad passed in 2012 at 87 we watched this and laugh in , tv now is so lame , seems like the family thing is long gone
I watched with my mom (still with us, thank the Goddess) and I watch it on Me-TV with mine.
I was going to actually type the exact same thing......bless you
My Dad worked in his home office after coming home from work, and my Mom and I sat with him and watched this show and we howled with laughter at times. It's pretty wild to see these unbelievably funny outtakes that didn't make the cut. One of my favorite shows ever. Such happy memories.
The timing of Tim is perfect, he just waits till everyone gets back to normal and starts again. Please networks please bring shows like this back!
I cannot get through this without laughing, and I've tried. 'Snorkeee'
I'm not sure we have actors/comedians that can carry a live show and improv like Tim Conway did. That whole cast was phenomenal
@@laurawilson9695 All they can do now is use swear words, politics and sex. They can't seem to do anything else.
@@laurellane1721 I agree. TV and movies etc really stink. The Tim Conways, Carol Burnett, Andy Griffith Show, Leave it To Beaver etc were classics. I haven't had cable or gone to the movies in many many years. Violence in everything we see and hear.
cant.....dont have the caliber of comedians who can do this week in and week out
I ❤❤❤❤❤ the way tim conway has the whole cast laughing up a storm my favorite carol brunett episode.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Like the Abbot and Costello " Who's on first" , a priceless and timeless bit of pure genius.
Man, where did these shows go. I'm 56 and remember sitting with my mom watching these funny moments.
Me too. My mom's favorite show. Now we are stuck with the trash that poses as TV.
My Lord, this is 2022 and The Elephant Story will forever bring unstoppable laughter!! Remarkable Comedians 💞💞💞💞
It will live on forever as an example of just how bloody brilliant and genuinely originally funny these folks were. Nothing I have ever seen since tops the CB show for TV comedy, and Tim Conway was the eagerly awaited but highly unpredictable master of them all. He produced more lethally funny moments than anyone else I can think of.
So true. I laugh everytime I see this skit. Tim Conway had them on the edge of losing it, and Vicky Lawrence shoved them over the edge. 😆
This clip is exactly what the dumpster fire that is 2020 needs.
@@Ladco77 Yes because "that little asshole" (2020) is not through yet lol
KajunMs44 They simply don’t make them like this anymore...
RIP Tim Conway! Thank you for all the laughs!
Yep
Kristin G, he was my favorite comedian on the Carol Burnett Show. He was a real comedy genius. He was simply amazing. He was so funny. He was loved by so many people who loved him. He will never ever be forgotten. Rip, Tim. We love you.
NO!! Oh wow. One of the Funniest humans ever. Too many sketches and appearances to mention. Thanks for all the laughter- then, now, and always 😘💔
Vicki's comment at the end is the best!😂😂😂
I can only imagine how hard it was for tim to play straight in this bit lol in all his bits. So hilarious
I love how Tim Conway would wait until they *almost* had it back together and then he’d hit them with the next punch.😅
The cast had a standing bet that anyone who cracked up during a skit was buying dinner for everyone else.
The game was to see who could make the others laugh.
ABSOLUTELY
I love this man he is funny
Even Tim would crack a smile throughout this sketch, until the grand finale when everyone fell to pieces!
@@doughesson Tim Conway probably never paid for a meal then... (and Harvey Korman might not have ever made a dime...). Vicky Lawrence was the likely champ of that running bet...
How can 4,000 people don't like this man they must live a miserable life or they are miserable this is a classic 😀😂🤣😃😁
They're called liberals
@@patriot-wf1er Oh really?
@@patriot-wf1er takes a ton of effort to somehow bring politics into this.
Yeah, 4.5k dislikes is insane. Shocked me. And yeah, politics sucks...but patriot 1018 is probably right. The word "dwarf" was used, after all. The fact that it was the accepted term at the time is irrelevant. They`re all evil. And the clip(One of the greatest comedy skits of all time) should be destroyed because of it. Ah, rewriting history to suit your beliefs...what could possibly go wrong?
@@donniehagy5125 Yes, REALLY!!!
Clearly one of the best television moments of all time
This is by far, the funniest sketch from Carol Burnett. When Vickie Lawrence makes that remark about if that a**holes done, I lose it every time.
It blows my mind that Tim had all of them and the entire audience in the palm of his hand for an amazing amount of time, and Vicki totally brought the scene down in seconds without breaking character. Literal legends sparring on a couch. Take notes kids!
I think she broke a little. She was just very good at hiding it. After the infamous line, she looks down. She’s probably breaking
Kids? Shut the hell up
How she kept a straight face it's beyond me! I would've been rolling on the floor. What was so great about Carol's shows & others is the whole family could watch. Still watch reruns.
@@lovin5labs This is why this is great and SNL is shit.
@@sha11235 agree. I only watched the original cast of SNL but wouldn't have shared with young children. Shows like Carol's were appropriate for all age groups. I don't watch modern shows.
We also grew up watching comedians like Red Skelton. One New Years Eve when my son was around 11 we watched him on HBO & my son loved it! No cussing or vulgarity but hilarious laughter. Carol's show especially with Tim Conway added more humor without cussing, sexual innuendos, violence. We understood the difference between slapstick humor & vulgarity. I am so appreciative of the reruns because there is none worth watching today.
Carol Burnett called Tim Conway the funniest man she'd ever heard. This proves it.
Conway absolutely used to destroy Harvey Korman quickly with his one liners. RIP, Tim.😎
@@mikewrasman5103 Conway's timing was impeccable. Watching him is a pure masterclass in improvised comedy.,
Vicky Lawrence wins
I don't know. Was the elephant story really THAT funny?
Tim Conway was without a doubt the funniest man that ever lived. Natural & born to bring laughter to everyone who watched him. A comic genius!😃😃❤❤❤❤
I've watched this a thousand times and still love it!!😅😅😅
It's March 2020. With all the craziness in the world, I come to the Carol Burnett show to make me laugh for a little while.
Thank you.
Me too. These were better times to be sure. Stay healthy!
Me too. Comedy used to be clean and entertaining. I am grateful I grew up watching great programming like this.
MDLady1965 - Me too.... simpler times. Just want to forget about whats going on in the world if only for a little while.
Me too
MDLady1965 this skit makes me cry from laughing every time I watch it!
It's a fine day when one of them could make Tim Conway fall to the floor and utterly sob into it with laughter but Vicki did it and did it well. The Elephant story never gets old.
I couldn't hear what Vicki said, what did she say exactly? I heard some of it and even I fell out of my seat
@@Shadow_Gear Something about "if the little asshole is finally finished" or something like that, referring to Tim's monologue.
@@LauraS1 I heard it and is said, "You sure that little asshole's through?" 😂😂😂💀💀💀💀
@@Shadow_Gear Yeah, I knew it was something along those lines.
Keep in mind too. At the time she might have been play an old grandma. Let Vicki Lawrence was the youngest most inexperienced member of the cast.
You know when the show is great when the performers are having as much fun as the audience.
There won't be another show like the Carol Burnett Show.
I was in the studio audience at the time of this taping back in late September of 1977. Dick Van Dyke was the special guest. I was sitting on the left hand side. I was almost 17 years old. I tell you no lie!
Lucky you!! 😊👍
Nah, you wern’t 17 … 😉
Dick Van Dyke was struggling so bad with his laughter and when he fell over, I bet it was just a relief! This sketch was hysterical and Vickie definitely got Tim back with that last punch line.🤣
Great skit!
@@scottrayhons2537 That's what I thought, then I really looked at him, it's Dick, and then I saw a interview with Vicki Lawrence and she said it was Dick Van Dyke.
She sure did it was hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@scottrayhons2537 That was Dick
My hearing does not allow me to understand clearly what Vickie came back with at the end.
Tim Conway was one of the best ad-libbers out there. RIP, Tim Conway. And thank you for making everyone laugh so much for so long.
Remember the show he did in the 90s? Tim Conway's America. Was in Michigan once and in the opener he said something about the mosquitos up there and a city bus drove by behind the camera and he just turned his head to follow it and muttered, "there goes a big one."
I have watched it hundreds of times since I first saw it on the Dick Clark Blooper Show. I still bust out laughing. Tim was a comedic genius.
There has never been a funnier five minutes in the history of American television.
As brilliant as Tim Conway was, improvising this sketch, Vickie Lawrence's response stole the entire scene.
The tension was built up so well and she delivered a masterpiece.
Vicki*
@@WulfricTheBlack You think that little [bleep's] done?
@@WulfricTheBlack "You sure that little asshole's through?"
Can you imagine, just as Tim and Dick were sitting back down, if Vicki had glowered straight at the audience and said, "Y'all see what I have to put up with?"
I bet I've watched that 100 times and it still cracks me up
Not often anyone cracked Conway up but Vicki got him good
OMG! Yes she did. They all ended up on the floor
Oh she killed him. If I recall correctly, someone told her to nail him.
Today is my first time hearing this. I watched that show as a kid, I loved it.
I think Tim was expecting one of them to do something, but I don't think he was thinking Vickie would be the one to cut loose. And what she said was hilarious, she never broke character either.
It is true.....😆😂
Loved how Mama ended that skit 😅
Mama's family was the absolute best.
R.I.P Tim. Your work has given me abdominal cramps for decades. You were a national treasure and will be missed.
They were a greatly talented group who thankfully performed together and made us all laugh. Mom and dad would cry laughing at the Carroll Burnett show. Such good memories.
RIP Tim Conway. Thank you for the laughter and the memories. You will be missed.
Thank you Mr. Conway.
Tim's delivery here was perfect. He waited the perfect amount of time to continue the story, just when they thought he was finished he added more, genius.
And Vicki's was deadly :D
that's what is so fascinating...Tim had perfect timing, but the other cast members did also. You could see Tim biding his time to deliver, and the others trying to wait for the laughter to finish, compose themselves, and get the lines in before Tim could continue. Tim was just a quarter second quicker...
That's the Vicki Lawrence line that killed everyone 😂 I love her🥰🥰
LMAO! Tim Conway. . .a classic! I needed this one!
Tim Conway and Robin Williams. The best improv comedians ever. The world will never be the same without them.
For sure the Best ever
Thank goodness for clips like these. Great reminders of improv comedy. As it's the story, it's their reactions too. Priceless
I’m not sure how much of what he does is improv, which is traditionally made up on the spot as a reaction to something said or done by someone else. I have a feeling this, and much of what he does on Carol Burnett, is premeditated, even if it is unexpected by the rest of the cast. Whatever the case may be, he’s definitely one of the funniest people ever.
Actually, this one was planned in advance. Here's an interview with Vicki Lawrence that I saw a few years ago but forgot about until now:
czcams.com/video/aA7bxTc0AJw/video.html
Don't forget Jonathan Winters v=sUO6-Byrel0
Vicki’s timing was impeccable. She stole the scene.
Do you know what Vicki said? For the life of me, I cannot figure it out... 🤔
She said:
“You sure that little asshole’s through?”
😆😆😆❤️😆😆😆😆
I literally just made the exact same, and then I saw yours.
@@deannalynn909 "Did you hear that little asshole, Stu?"
He set it all up, and then with 6 words she stole it!
I wish they would put Carol Burnett on his reruns. I would watch it all the time. Just like I did when she was on air.
She is on, every night, at least on broadcast in the USA. All you need is a digital TV and antenna, no cable or subscriptions of any kind.
over fifty years later, this still makes my stomach hurt from laughing!
This is pure comedic gold. No matter how many times I watch it I can't stop bursting into laughter. Conway's timing and Vicki's knockout punch at the end. They could not have written this even if they tried.
So true!!!
Yes exactly. Every now ànd then, I have to watch it, just to lift my soul.
@@peacockgrandma I have watched this so many times and never grow tired of it! It's just as funny today, 3/8/22, as it was the first time I saw it on Carol Burnette Show! It's legend!
Ditto!
🎙If they let the comedians write, it would have been even more funny.🤣🤣🤣
Single FUNNIEST bit ever recorded by a TV camera!!!
Agree with you 100%
And Vicki kept a straight face all the way through, even as the others all lost it completely!
comedy today stands no chance to the greats
How right you are Rob rt2..
And it was all ad-lib. Completely off script. It's what can happen when you have talented people working together. Tim Conway was incredible with his timing. Each time he would pause, as if he were done, but was really waiting for the audience and his fellow actors to calm down, and then add the next line to his tale. Vicky Lawrence administered the coup de gras. Perfect timing for her, also.
Apparently Conway would frequently change his performance between the dress rehearsal to the actual show, which is one reason he got Harvey Korman to break down completely with laughter. Conway's talent is a gift. You cannot teach that anywhere.
My only regret is that this isn't available in higher original quality. I hope the original can be found and made available some day in its entirety. This is one of the best moments in television history.
It's 360p, and looks a little worse. Unfortunately, being television, the best copy might only be 480p, which, actually, would still be a significant improvement.
@@betaneptune : That, plus it looks like a multi-generational copy, maybe a dozen times removed from the original. I hope all the original studio masters of all these shows will someday be made available on DVD.
Tim Conway has recently passed away. Heaven will be roaring with laughter. 😂
yes this morning he died
AND HEs reunited with ernest Bourgine
@@allys744 Really? I thought it would be with Joe Flynn, Harvey Korman & Don Knotts.
The angels.and saints are rolling with laughter in the streets of gold.
You got that right! 🤗
This clip needs to be preserved in the archives of the National Comedy Center for it's sheer comedic brilliance. Thank you Mr. Conway for the decades of laughs, may you now rest easy!!
Edyn Lopez
I know what Mama (Vicki) says at the end, but can you tell me, how it fits in with the sketch? Thank you in advance for your input.
@@fuckcancer8679 Tim was notorious at trying to get the others to crack during tapings... Vicki's manager/husband told her before this set "Let him have it." So she did... czcams.com/video/aA7bxTc0AJw/video.html
oops, guess he was makeup, not manager...
It's nice to know that Harvey Korman and Tim Conway are together again. Probably has the Lord in tears of laughter.
I doubt he's resting,..he probably has GOD rolling on the ground (or cloud) laughing his ass off!!
One of the greatest moments in comic history. It's funny every single time
Omg, whenever I need a good laugh I watch this
"You sure that little a--hole's thru?" one of the all time classic ad libs. Brilliant.
And the fact it just shattered everyone, tim included makes it perfect.
Unloved Mama's calling an actor an "asshole" goes to actor., but the more vulgar they thought it was funny was disappointing..
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Tim did all that work, and Vicki just cashed in.
Timing is everything in comedy
Richard Spikman But it made the scene.
David K Absolutely. It was a brilliant moment.
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Richard Spikman Vicki didn't get to hold the trump card against Tim often in a sketch. But when she did. :)
Oh my Lord! I love that audience! They simply exploded laughing at the genius of T.C.
Tim Conway was without a doubt one of the most brilliant comedians of all time. His sense of timing and punch lines were simply without peer.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
When I heard the news today, I wanted this to be my very next memory of the day I heard of him passing. This is how we should remember him. Bringing laughter to his audience, his coworkers, and through that mission enjoying life himself. I hope ya'll all are as successful in what you choose to do today.
The backstory on this skit is amazing. The first elephant story was for the daytime show and Tim changed it up on the cast for the Nighttime show. So, that's why Carol just lowered her head cuz she knew something was coming that they weren't gonna be able to handle. It's amazing.
The elephant and midget lover was for the morning rehearsal.
Great, great talent!
100%, the daytime was a "rehearsal" and they let in a crowd but didn't air it.
@@charliewaters5289 They never had a daytime show. What the heck!
@@Jaque1961 Not sure how you missed what was said. They had rehearsals in the daytime, which they let an audience in for. The show itself was filmed at night. They ran two "shows", they only aired one of them.
I think this is probably 1 of the best moments in television history ! I remember seeing it as a kid and now I'm 58 and still watching it!!!
It's 2022 and this is still funnier than anything else on TV or streaming.
Yuuuuup
I thought the old lady with the scooter on Better Call Saul was pretty good
Absolutely. Vicky doesn't hit it out of the park, she knocks it into orbit!
are you going to post the same comment in 2023? it getting a wee bit old here on youtube
@@randellgribben9772 - it must be nice to have so much time on your hands. I envy you - but only for that one reason.