Elephant Story Explained

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I don't know if anyone else has ever posted these together, but I wanted the full story to be together so I merged the videos. I hope you enjoy this. I do not own these video, I just wanted the full story to be seen together

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  • @robertfidler9890
    @robertfidler98907 ай бұрын

    "Are you sure that litte azzhole's through?" To see Tim total break character, that was so worth it. 😅

  • @SimonQX

    @SimonQX

    7 ай бұрын

    IKR. He would smile or giggle but never broke character. Nobody expected that out of sweet little Vicki.

  • @carried9130

    @carried9130

    7 ай бұрын

    I was always tickled that she got him so good!! And I was always impressed how he could keep a straight face during his antics and the rest of the cast busting up laughing.

  • @DigitDesign

    @DigitDesign

    7 ай бұрын

    Thakyou! I could never make out what Mama says.

  • @barbaramilone2800

    @barbaramilone2800

    7 ай бұрын

    @@SimonQX Are you kidding? Sweet little Vicki is one heck of an actress, and I was not ONE BIT surprised when she came out with that legendary line! And now that we know the whole story, it's even funnier! Loved ALL the cast on that show, every one of them, but I especially identified with Vicki because she's closest in age to me. I never missed a single Carol Burnett or Mama's Family episode!

  • @morgulbis

    @morgulbis

    7 ай бұрын

    @@DigitDesign She said, "Did you hear that little asshole sneeze?" about an audience member who sneezed just after Tim talked about one of the siamese elephants sneezing.

  • @garrettswoodworx1873
    @garrettswoodworx18737 ай бұрын

    The beauty of this skit is watching Tim time his delivery based solely on the actions of his fellow cast members. This is a masterclass on delivering a monologue.

  • @kennethgoin628

    @kennethgoin628

    7 ай бұрын

    The artistry in these things is often overlooked. If you watch Tim close, you can see him assessing everything. All of them knew how to do it, but I agree, Tim was a master!

  • @garrettswoodworx1873

    @garrettswoodworx1873

    7 ай бұрын

    @@kennethgoin628 Exactly!

  • @ronferguson4495

    @ronferguson4495

    6 ай бұрын

    He waits for the audience to stop laughing

  • @edwardphilibin3151

    @edwardphilibin3151

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@ronferguson4495and for Carol to make another desperate (and futile) attempt to get the sketch back on script.

  • @happycat3399

    @happycat3399

    Ай бұрын

    Cracking up Dick Van Dyke🤣

  • @MarkAMMarrk
    @MarkAMMarrk7 ай бұрын

    Back in the 70's this was one show that nobody ever wanted to miss and nobody was ever disappointed. 😂😂😂

  • @SandraBugler-vq6co

    @SandraBugler-vq6co

    7 ай бұрын

    And we had maybe only 3 channels to watch. Nowadays we have hundreds of channels and there's not a damned thing on.

  • @lilawhite4940

    @lilawhite4940

    3 ай бұрын

    Wish there was a show like this now.

  • @carolr.4863

    @carolr.4863

    2 ай бұрын

    OMG, my husband & I remember watching Carol, Vickie, Tim, & Harvey!!! I know Dick Van Dyke was on the other end of the couch & I'm amused that he couldn't get his composure either. I loved this show so much!!! RIP Tim Conway, you were loved by many!!! 🤣🤣🤣❤❤❤

  • @johnnylr23

    @johnnylr23

    2 ай бұрын

    Always liked the intro when she comes out greets the audience and gets them to ask questions...and of course her iconic Tarzan yell...

  • @Shift2Movies

    @Shift2Movies

    Ай бұрын

    We watched them all!

  • @MCowie
    @MCowie7 ай бұрын

    Tim was well known for keeping a straight face. For her to have him fall over laughing was quite an accomplishment.

  • @kareninalabama

    @kareninalabama

    7 ай бұрын

    True, although I loved that he started cracking up prior to his punchline/imitation of the Siamese elephants. (He starts smiling at around 4:09 and eventually starts laughing at 4:28.) But to see him completely lose it after her ad-lib was the icing on the cake.

  • @barbaramilone2800

    @barbaramilone2800

    7 ай бұрын

    @@kareninalabama I know, right? But he's laughing because he thinks he's getting ready to put one over on the rest of the cast. He didn't know that Vicki had been warned beforehand that the little devil was going to shake things up! 😀

  • @edwardphilibin3151

    @edwardphilibin3151

    5 ай бұрын

    Though Vicki was almost his equal at keeping a straight face. She was doing the best of the other three at managing to keep a halfway appropriate expression (in this case, "WTF is he talking about?") during his story, and manages to keep IN CHARACTER to deliver her killing blow before finally losing it. 😂

  • @ppmv4285

    @ppmv4285

    19 күн бұрын

    Vicki had a talent for staying in character when reacting to Tim's shenanigans, she claimed it was because she was mostly too terrified to break. There's an early rehearsal of Mr. Tudball where Vicki plays Tim's wife, and she got him to break there.

  • @danpatterson8009
    @danpatterson80097 ай бұрын

    Conway is a master of knowing just how long to wait before delivering his next line.

  • @Zamigirl

    @Zamigirl

    7 ай бұрын

    His timing and delivery were simply GENIUS!

  • @tomheinle1049

    @tomheinle1049

    4 ай бұрын

    I love the evil little glint in his eye during those pauses.

  • @maxxsrv10

    @maxxsrv10

    23 күн бұрын

    Tim was a comedic predator! He knew just the right time to break his fellow performers and then mama delivered the absolute best line of all time!

  • @danw1955
    @danw19552 ай бұрын

    Probably the absolute funniest piece of television history ever recorded!!🤣 When Tim went "Norrk!" I completely lost it! Then when Vicki as 'Momma' said "Ya think that little as*hole's about through?" I lost it again!😂😆 Tim was one of a kind! R.I.P.!😉

  • @bossfan49
    @bossfan498 ай бұрын

    Conway kept stoking the fire until he had that pot at a boil. Then Vicki turned it up just 1°. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @johnmijo

    @johnmijo

    7 ай бұрын

    Pretty sure she turned it up to 11 :p

  • @billparrish4385
    @billparrish43857 ай бұрын

    Vicki's deadpan, ticked-off delivery sold the final punchline! Fans of the show will remember how her character in the recurring Family sketches was the crotchety old Mama, Carol's character's mother, although Vicki was 16 years younger. Here, Carol is 45, Vicki is 29, and it's the show's last season in 1978. The two enjoyed a long friendship, starting when a 17-year-old Vicki sent Carol a fan letter, and Carol decided to cast the teen as her younger sister on the show, in 1967 after Vicki turned 18. Now aged 90 and 74 respectively, these two great ladies will always be lovingly remembered by the fans.

  • @Sssmaug

    @Sssmaug

    7 ай бұрын

    We've re-run the end of that sketch a bunch of times & just CAN'T figure out what Vicki/Mama's punchline was! Somebody please help! We're a few yrs shy of 80, so watched this great ensemble on TV many times - classic stuff! 🤩🙋

  • @billparrish4385

    @billparrish4385

    7 ай бұрын

    @@Sssmaug Well, the sketch had them playing a game, it was Mama's turn, and Carol was holding the game card up and saying, "Go ahead, Mama, go ahead," trying to steer the thing away from Tim's cracking everyone up. To which Vicki replied, in her unsmiling, thorny, Mama way, "Sure that little a**hole's through?" 😎

  • @Sssmaug

    @Sssmaug

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@billparrish4385 Hi Bill, thanks so much - HILARIOUS! No wonder it was their last season, you didn't say things like that on air back then. 😅😁 ... Did anyone ever tell you, you look just like Anthony Hopkins! 😜👍🙋

  • @billparrish4385

    @billparrish4385

    7 ай бұрын

    @@Sssmaug "65 years. Don't they go by in a blink?" Such a deep line, and true.... 🙂

  • @Sssmaug

    @Sssmaug

    7 ай бұрын

    They sure do! I get a shock every time I think about it! Well they say laughing helps you stay healthy & love longer, so let's keep watching the good stuff. 😊

  • @LuisMartinez-zd2vl
    @LuisMartinez-zd2vl7 ай бұрын

    That line she ad libbed was totally within the character of Mama. Props to Vicki for delivering such a perfect line!

  • @SbsGrinth
    @SbsGrinth3 ай бұрын

    Tim Conway... Heros get remembered but legends never die.

  • @0prayus
    @0prayus2 ай бұрын

    That rumbling in the heavens you hear on a clear day is simply Tim Conway and Harvey Korman hanging out 😂

  • @tomheinle1049
    @tomheinle10492 ай бұрын

    I love the little devil grin on Tim's face during this skit.

  • @Bladerunner4924764
    @Bladerunner49247648 ай бұрын

    The way Tim let's the joke ferment and it just gets funnier the more you think about it. Comic genius.

  • @willhorting5317
    @willhorting53178 ай бұрын

    I remember watching the show during it's original run, with my parents. Tim was always my favorite. And the "elephant story" has always been tied with "the dentist" as my favorite.

  • @davidt3956

    @davidt3956

    7 ай бұрын

    They're good, but the Gone With The Wind parody is right up with them.

  • @trainliker100

    @trainliker100

    7 ай бұрын

    The WWII sketch with Tim as a German officer interrogating Lyle Waggoner using a little Hitler puppet is also up there. it is SO funny to see Waggoner's surprised expression when Tim Conway suddenly whips out that puppet.

  • @willhorting5317

    @willhorting5317

    7 ай бұрын

    @@trainliker100 I don't recall that one.

  • @AcmeRacing

    @AcmeRacing

    7 ай бұрын

    The old man character, and the man with no internal organs were two more winners. In all cases, Conway tortured Harvey Korman.

  • @julienielsen3746

    @julienielsen3746

    7 ай бұрын

    @@trainliker100 Another favorite. I also liked the werewolf one with Vicki as the gypsy woman.

  • @OLH3rd
    @OLH3rd7 ай бұрын

    No matter how many times I see this sketch - and know what's coming...- it's ALWAYS hilarious. Vicki's/Mama's response was PRICELESS!!!

  • @DDS029

    @DDS029

    7 ай бұрын

    I'm always rolling with the "G'nert" and then the inability to breathe follows immediately with Vicki's retort.

  • @shellyroke

    @shellyroke

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@DDS029 Oh, yes! That cracks me up EVERY time!

  • @Zamigirl

    @Zamigirl

    7 ай бұрын

    Tim Conway asked for it, it was time somebody got him and Vicki did an outstanding job of it. I can't stop laughing

  • @paulmartin7535

    @paulmartin7535

    6 ай бұрын

    OOH -- what WAS Vickie`s response? Could not understand it.

  • @beckywatson3702

    @beckywatson3702

    5 ай бұрын

    @@paulmartin7535 I couldn’t either unless it was “did the monkey make all the way the elephant’s asshole?” Something like that…🤷🤷

  • @davidt3956
    @davidt39567 ай бұрын

    I always remember that when Tim and Harvey went at it, Tim almost always winning, Carol and Vicki would just step back as a Greek Chorus and just become part of the audience. The strength of Carol to let that happen on her show was one of the things that make it so great.

  • @Pailzor

    @Pailzor

    Ай бұрын

    That's just good management and collaboration. When you have someone who's amazing at something, just point them in the direction you need and watch them run. Robin Williams was the same: "here's a character and where the story goes (like Genie). ...And now we have HOURS of gold on film that we won't even have time to use."

  • @AppCat1988

    @AppCat1988

    14 күн бұрын

    Yes! It was like Andy letting Barney go! So gracious! So funny!

  • @craigmurrayauthor
    @craigmurrayauthor7 ай бұрын

    Sadly we will never see another show or group to compare to them again. Tim and Harvey were brilliantly funny as was the whole cast. Every week without special effects, or anything else everyone else seems to rely on, they made us laugh and have this time together

  • @Jimmy110459

    @Jimmy110459

    7 ай бұрын

    I totally agree. Tim Conway was absolutely the funniest one on the show. So many sketches where the cast totally lose it because of Conway. It was comedy at its best!

  • @oldsalty3d122

    @oldsalty3d122

    7 ай бұрын

    I would so love to see another verity show like the Carol Bernet show. Unfortunately, it just wouldn't work today, comedians would be worried about saying something that would offend someone and then the show would be 'canceled'.

  • @oldsalty3d122

    @oldsalty3d122

    7 ай бұрын

    @@Jimmy110459I could not agree more.

  • @oldsalty3d122

    @oldsalty3d122

    7 ай бұрын

    @@OneIssueVoterhe was a master at improvisation. He could come up with things on the spot and keep such a straight face when doing it.

  • @anitahardy9212

    @anitahardy9212

    7 ай бұрын

    All time one of kind entertainment. Always decent, always brought tears to my eyes from laughter. Very few entertainers have their class today.

  • @terri348
    @terri3488 ай бұрын

    One of the funniest sketches ever! 2nd favorite "went with the wind" when Carol comes out wearing the curtain rod! Then there's Tim and Harvey's dentist sketch when Tim gives himself novicane 3x! Havent laughed so hard since show went off the air!

  • @Sssmaug

    @Sssmaug

    7 ай бұрын

    Yes, a great one -😂- which Mr Bean re-created years later. Good comedy lasts forever. 👍 (Novocaine)

  • @blackbeardsdaughter2613

    @blackbeardsdaughter2613

    7 ай бұрын

    Went with the Wind was CLASSIC! I also love "No Frills Airline," "Rancid Harvest," "Putrified Forest" and "Rebecky." The shows were funny and pure class, no vulgarity.

  • @ruthlammers6441

    @ruthlammers6441

    2 ай бұрын

    “I saw it in the window and I just couldn’t resist” ties with Tim’s “gnsnorky” for best lines ever! 😂 🤣 God, when cracked each other up it was just pure heaven for me. How I loved that show! They should remaster the whole thing and replay it all!

  • @PegasusBYU
    @PegasusBYU8 ай бұрын

    I’ve heard that Tim almost NEVER broke character (in other sketches he has this mischievous glint in his eye when he makes others laugh, but won’t do it himself). This is one of the rare instances in which he totally lost it.

  • @nancyjamerson9369

    @nancyjamerson9369

    6 ай бұрын

    6:10 y city TV tv tv in n job n😂😮

  • @jonathonclary1681
    @jonathonclary16817 ай бұрын

    This is kind of a bittersweet thing to watch. My mother loved that show, and that bit was her all-time favorite T.V. Moments. She loved to tell people about it. In fact, that was the last thing she ever did. She was in the hospital recovering from a major heart attack. My brother and a family friend were visiting her and she was talking about that skit. When she finished the story, she laid back and she was gone. It hurt to see her go, but a few months later I was discussing her passing with a coworker and I said, "she finished her story and then she was gone." There's just something beautiful about that realization and the fact that this was the last story she wanted to tell.

  • @barbmckean

    @barbmckean

    5 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @crisespinoza1979

    @crisespinoza1979

    5 ай бұрын

    She wanted to bring laughter instead of tears. She seemed like a great lady. ❤❤❤

  • @bobbiebaswell5039

    @bobbiebaswell5039

    4 ай бұрын

    That is so beautiful. My cousin was 33 me the same when he died . He was a jim carrey type before jim carrey. He kept me rolling. I miss him so. That gave her so much joy. Laughter is thd best medicine. Sorry for your loss.

  • @Alma_Gertrude

    @Alma_Gertrude

    4 ай бұрын

    You should find a way to let Vickie Lawrence or Carol Burnett know about that. That's a wonderful story, and I'll bet they would appreciate hearing it!!

  • @dinicti

    @dinicti

    Ай бұрын

    Sorry to hear, but not a bad way to remember her!

  • @leeh9420
    @leeh94208 ай бұрын

    One of the all-time funniest things I've ever seen. Tim Conway was a genius, but it was great to see Vickie put it out there. Amazing. Great show too - lots of classics.

  • @acdii

    @acdii

    7 ай бұрын

    And she did it IN Character to top it off!

  • @lawren-hollienelson9948
    @lawren-hollienelson99488 ай бұрын

    So you are onstage with three of the funniest people in the business and with one sentence she dropped the two men to the floor and had Carol face planting into the couch. Not just another pretty face.

  • @SplatterPatternExpert

    @SplatterPatternExpert

    7 ай бұрын

    I call that a takedown. In wrestling I think it’s two points. I don’t know how they keep score in comedy. She got at least a double.

  • @lynnehenderson4140

    @lynnehenderson4140

    7 ай бұрын

    I damn near wet myself every time I watch this 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Jimmy110459

    @Jimmy110459

    7 ай бұрын

    @@lynnehenderson4140 ...when the elephant story pops up on my homepage I always watch it. I was surprised to see this explanation of the story. I also come to tears of laughter every time I watch it. Certainly one of the funniest moments in television history.

  • @OrganizeCreateDecorate

    @OrganizeCreateDecorate

    7 ай бұрын

    What did Mama say? We could only understand part of it.

  • @lawren-hollienelson9948

    @lawren-hollienelson9948

    7 ай бұрын

    She said " Are you sure that little asshole's done ?" Shocking in that period of time, and after that build-up that was the equivalent of knocking it out of the park.

  • @RedDevilMoto
    @RedDevilMoto8 ай бұрын

    I wish they still had sketch comedy like this today, the world could sure use it!

  • @trope5105

    @trope5105

    7 ай бұрын

    If they did it wouldn't be funny

  • @RedDevilMoto

    @RedDevilMoto

    7 ай бұрын

    @@trope5105Sadly, if they had these same comedy sketch shows today, they would be cancelled instantly.

  • @longshot398

    @longshot398

    7 ай бұрын

    @@trope5105 Maybe not to you , but to the rest of us it could be.

  • @nathanlenneman9987

    @nathanlenneman9987

    7 ай бұрын

    @@trope5105You’re right. It wouldn’t be funny. It would be hilarious.

  • @perry92964

    @perry92964

    7 ай бұрын

    @@longshot398 we do have it, its called saturday night live........guess what, its not funny......more like sad. guess thats why nobody watches it, people dont like to be sad on saturday night. now sunday night maybe cause they have to go to work in the morning.....its that monday morning blues.

  • @martyschrader
    @martyschrader7 ай бұрын

    Tim Conway could destroy an audience -- not to mention everybody in the crew -- just by a raised eyebrow at the right time. Pure genius, never to be replicated.

  • @MichaelJohnson-dd9yo

    @MichaelJohnson-dd9yo

    7 ай бұрын

    Tim was one of the greats, but if u want to see him in his prime watch the movie "the apple dumpling gang" he starred along don Knott's and both of them together..iconic

  • @camillep3631

    @camillep3631

    4 ай бұрын

    Mr Tudball and Mrs Wiggins, so freaking hilarious

  • @Mudhooks
    @Mudhooks8 ай бұрын

    I must have seen “The Elephant Story” 50 times over the years and EVERY TIME it just about kills me laughing!

  • @elwoodblues9613
    @elwoodblues96137 ай бұрын

    5:39 - "snork" - that part always gets me.

  • @brandonjames2368
    @brandonjames23687 ай бұрын

    Getting Carol to break character was difficult, but could be done. Getting Tim to break character was next to impossible; to see him lose it was just so awesome! Loved this show!

  • @florgarcia6237
    @florgarcia62378 ай бұрын

    From the start of Tim's elephant story to Mama's grumpy "..figure that little asshole's through?" is certainly falling-off-the-seat comedy's best of all times!

  • @dh3279
    @dh32798 ай бұрын

    Still one of my favorite memories in television. I miss that kind of show so much.

  • @imjaime100
    @imjaime100Ай бұрын

    Every time he makes that elephant noise, I lose it! I LOVED the Carol Burnette Show!

  • @andrewbaruth2318
    @andrewbaruth23188 ай бұрын

    I had the priviledge of growing up with this show. Every Saturday night. Always funny.

  • @williambryant6175
    @williambryant61755 ай бұрын

    The look on Carol’s face at the very beginning like ‘oh Lord, where’s he going with this?’

  • @Martin-es8mb

    @Martin-es8mb

    Ай бұрын

    Oh shit Vicki got me good .

  • @heyboo4764
    @heyboo47645 ай бұрын

    One of the greatest 5 minutes in history of TV. I have watched this 1,000 times and I laugh each time. Conway starts talking the dwarf & his elephant lover. Carol is like OMG! He's doing it again! VanDyke is trashed from the start. So they struggle reset. Then off he goes again w/ the Siamese elephant stuff, Carol his toast, Van Dyke is trashed. I could be dying of cancer and I still laugh!

  • @franciscooctavius5957
    @franciscooctavius59578 ай бұрын

    The man had all three of his costars- including Dick Van Dyke for crying out loud- literally crying during this sketch. Not to mention Lawrence’s epic one line delivery sealed the entire thing. One of the funniest impromptu moments in live sketch show comedy history. Carol and this entire cast were beyond epically talented and man are shows like this missed today

  • @SR71GIRL

    @SR71GIRL

    7 ай бұрын

    Amen 😂

  • @tattoodude8946

    @tattoodude8946

    6 ай бұрын

    Truely one of the greatest, funniest moments in TV history. I still get rolling every time I see it. Heck - I have tears in my eyes right now after watching it!

  • @kevinmcgiffin10

    @kevinmcgiffin10

    5 ай бұрын

    Unfortunately people today would not think any of Carols skits are funny. Generations lost out on thee funniest t.v. in history.❤

  • @UnYin99

    @UnYin99

    5 ай бұрын

    ​​​@@kevinmcgiffin10I grew up watching the show with my family, and I think all of us that did are very fortunate. Comedy is very subjective and is also dependent on context. Not just in the immediate, but the culture and the times that people live in. Compared to today, the seventies were a more innocent time and there was a place for this kind of humor. However and quite unfortunately, we live in a much different world today. As a result, humor, which to a large degree exists as a form of relief from stressful circumstances, has also changed dramatically and there is very little place for this more innocent form of comedy.

  • @pugachevskobra5636

    @pugachevskobra5636

    4 ай бұрын

    Sorry but that's not even remotely true. I grew up watching the Carol Burnett show and Mama's Family and I always hit up KZread every few months to watch cast bust ups during some of the funniest sketches to ever hit television audiences and I know a ton of people my age and younger who do the same. Gene Wilder, Tim Conway and Harvey Korman were Gods of sketch comedy and comedic timing and you can plainly see their influence in shows like Madtv and SNL and they are terribly missed by millions even in this age of Netflix "comedy" specials and social media content creators. Also can't forget about the absolute legends who are still with us in Carol, Vicki, Mel Brooks and Dick Van Dyke.

  • @Paladin1873
    @Paladin18734 ай бұрын

    I remember seeing it when it aired - the funniest damned skit in television history. Thanks for posting both versions.

  • @Tasarran
    @Tasarran7 ай бұрын

    The best part is how Tim never breaks when everyone else is, he just keeps on waiting, in character, ready to drop the next slice...

  • @kimberley-xu8ff
    @kimberley-xu8ff8 ай бұрын

    Great story to hear. Carol had so many funny skits. That one is definitely in my top 5 list as number one. RIP Tim Conway you made all of us laugh so hard. From a Canadian fan 🙏🕊🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸

  • @1105pitbull
    @1105pitbull8 ай бұрын

    OMG, I have always, always wondered what was going on with that sketch and if Tim was just off in his own little world of ad lib. Love the "notes" of just "good luck." Thank you a million times for posting this fabulous explanation. Yep, priceless.

  • @marquonuk
    @marquonuk6 ай бұрын

    This is wonderful. Tim was known for this superb improvisational stuff, so I think he collapsed because he thought he was the one in control of the situation, and when Vicky reacted perfectly in character with a perfect putdown, it iced his comedy cake! :-)

  • @the_Real_Grammy_of_6
    @the_Real_Grammy_of_68 ай бұрын

    I don’t know how Vicki kept it together. I’ve seen this video so many times and I still laugh so much that I have tears rolling down my face. Best blooper ever!!❤

  • @SimonQX

    @SimonQX

    8 ай бұрын

    Watch Vicki closely. The dress rehearsal she has her head down. The second time through, as soon as Carol looks at her, she has to turn her head away. 😅😅

  • @the_Real_Grammy_of_6

    @the_Real_Grammy_of_6

    8 ай бұрын

    @@SimonQX thank you. I wasn’t always looking at the screen. I’m going to watch again

  • @the_Real_Grammy_of_6

    @the_Real_Grammy_of_6

    8 ай бұрын

    @@SimonQX I really wasn’t paying attention I guess. I didn’t realize there was a rehearsal then the one I’ve always seen. Thank you. I guess my attention span is going away just like my youth did behind my back 😆

  • @abellingrath5662

    @abellingrath5662

    4 ай бұрын

    I think what saves Vicki this time, is that Mama is supposed to have a scowl and a pursed lip. It probably made it easier for her to keep her straight (ish) face.

  • @fhb3
    @fhb37 ай бұрын

    6:11 She broke three of the funniest people in comedy in one fell swoop. Impressive.

  • @jimp7015
    @jimp70157 ай бұрын

    I will always admire Vicky's ability to hold a straight face when all around her is chaos.

  • @mycroft16

    @mycroft16

    15 күн бұрын

    She almost loses it a couple times in this one. You can see her clutching her hands and knees trying to force composure. Which she does quite quickly but still he almost had her too. But to turn all that tension he had built up back in his face like she did.. that was next level and you can tell Tim loved every second.

  • @oh8wingman
    @oh8wingman7 ай бұрын

    I love the way Conway paced his narrative. He was watching to see Carol recover and start to ask her question of Momma when he would hit her with the next line forcing her to stop again. I remember seeing this on TV as a child and it is still one of the funniest stories ever shown on television. People will still be laughing at this 50 years from now, a fitting tribute to Tim Conway and the cast of the show.

  • @carlozabbia1157
    @carlozabbia11578 ай бұрын

    Priceless. I can only imagine what would have happened if Harvey had still been on the show.

  • @elwoodblues9613

    @elwoodblues9613

    7 ай бұрын

    If that was him instead of Dick Van Dyke, Harvey would have wet his pants again.

  • @grumpybaztard4930

    @grumpybaztard4930

    7 ай бұрын

    Harvey would have bern howling laughing so hard

  • @terrye6196
    @terrye61968 ай бұрын

    First saw this about 40 years ago while still living in Saudi Arabia. I still remember laughing so hard that I actually broke into a sweat AND fell off the couch as well. Will never, ever forget it.

  • @thirtynine3955
    @thirtynine39556 ай бұрын

    My faves were the elephant story, the dentist and the gone with the wind one. When Carol wore the curtsin dress...and her line...makes me laugh to this day!

  • @jackmalvern2394
    @jackmalvern23948 ай бұрын

    no matter how many times I see this I still laugh hysterically. Thanks to all.

  • @davegreenlaw5654

    @davegreenlaw5654

    7 ай бұрын

    Same here. I've seen it so many times that I caught myself saying Tim's lines right along with him.

  • @DDS029

    @DDS029

    7 ай бұрын

    Me too. Absolute comedy gold. Sometimes I do the arm motion and just say "G'nert" and my wife just loses it. Just that simple reminder is all it takes and she's off and running for a least five minutes (or so it seems).

  • @Lavolanges

    @Lavolanges

    7 ай бұрын

    @@DDS029- The “g’nert” makes me roar every time!

  • @me8042
    @me80427 ай бұрын

    Harvey Korman said that all Tim Conway had to do was look at him and he’d break down. You can see it if you watch the show. I’m in awe of Vickie Lawrence keeping a straight face. Amazing. I’m so glad these bloopers were archived!

  • @erinstoops1081
    @erinstoops10817 ай бұрын

    Tim is so straight faced through all his sketches. The fact he can be so funny and look so serious is what made him so funny. Just glad they were able to get him in this sketch.

  • @maryvaughn7886
    @maryvaughn78867 ай бұрын

    All these years later (after seeing the original air) still funniest thing I ever saw. Being able to cap that off like that? Genius all around. Still has it. Thank you for the compilation. Well done.

  • @dougking4377
    @dougking43778 ай бұрын

    Tim was an ADLIB Genius, how they kept straight faces the whole time was hilarious.

  • @margareth5501
    @margareth55017 ай бұрын

    “If anyone remembers that sketch…”. Oh, Vicky, that sketch was UNFORGETTABLE! And every new generation that discovers it holds it as the funniest moment on television 😂😂😂

  • @MakerBoyOldBoy
    @MakerBoyOldBoy8 ай бұрын

    This series equals the best of the funny people of legend. May they never fade.

  • @Tom-xp7dl
    @Tom-xp7dl7 ай бұрын

    One of the funniest skits ever. Four people sitting on a couch. Pure talent.

  • @pxlmvr7
    @pxlmvr77 ай бұрын

    This show *literally* had you cracking up every single week!! *HILARIOUS!!!*

  • @mtdewchallenger
    @mtdewchallenger7 ай бұрын

    Absolute comedic GOLD !! We went to see Vicki/Mama last month in North Tonawanda, NY. She is STILL a comedy treasure !! We thoroughly enjoyed the show. Had it been twice or three times as long, we would have GLADLY drunk in the talent and comedy ! Vicki and Carol were an iconic TEAM.

  • @Jimmy110459
    @Jimmy1104597 ай бұрын

    In my opinion the elephant story might just be the funniest moment in television history. If not, certainly in the top five.

  • @timothyedmiston8756
    @timothyedmiston87568 ай бұрын

    Literally one of the funniest things I have ever seen on television!!!

  • @bonniecone4706
    @bonniecone47068 ай бұрын

    Just wish we had this clean humor again. They were awesome

  • @ThomasWLalor
    @ThomasWLalor7 ай бұрын

    I watched this sketch on TV, live. and was crippled with laughter. EVERY time I see it again, I double-up with convulsive laughter. EVERY TIME. Got to be one of the funniest skits ever recorded.

  • @valusner4745
    @valusner47458 ай бұрын

    They were one of the best shows on TV.

  • @pattyyockey13
    @pattyyockey137 ай бұрын

    My grandma and me would watch this show together. Such a wonderful show. A beautiful memory❤

  • @mark7s980
    @mark7s9804 ай бұрын

    That one line gave Vicky Lawrence immortality!

  • @Bigkevy1970
    @Bigkevy19708 ай бұрын

    Comedy gold! What great times they all had working together back in that Golden Age of Comedy when stars didn’t have to curse every two words to get a laugh! Thanks for sharing this footage!

  • @floydtaylor6168
    @floydtaylor61683 ай бұрын

    One of the truly great moments in TV history. It never gets old.

  • @JackFlaps
    @JackFlaps8 ай бұрын

    those days are gone

  • @nohillforahighstepper
    @nohillforahighstepper8 ай бұрын

    Maybe the funniest moment in the history of television? 😊😊😊

  • @OldStreetDoc
    @OldStreetDoc7 ай бұрын

    My gosh… Vicky Lawrence was the centerpiece of any & every screen she appeared on. She was an absolute joy to watch. 👏🏼

  • @leondarnell1
    @leondarnell13 күн бұрын

    One of the best sketches in TV history!!!!

  • @dianewells534
    @dianewells5347 ай бұрын

    This was one of my favourites! I love watching it over and over. The cast was awesome in every show but this went above and beyond. Too bad we didn't have shows like that today.

  • @johnduffy6546
    @johnduffy65467 ай бұрын

    Thanks for all those years of gut busting laughs. You could have sold the out-takes as an Ab workout video! You are all geniuses at your comedy craft...LOVE IT!

  • @_WillCAD_
    @_WillCAD_7 ай бұрын

    I love this story for two reasons: 1) Vicki's final line, breaking up Tim and Dick and Carol (Carol was already broken up, but still) is one of the funniest moments in TV history, right up there with "As god is my witness I thought turkeys could fly!", "What does a yellow light mean?", and "I had this dream where I was an innkeeper in Vermont!" 2) I have slayed by repeating Tim's elephant story. It still lays 'em in the aisles, decades later.

  • @spacemissing
    @spacemissing7 ай бұрын

    Conway caused convulsions and enjoyed the hell out of it, as did the viewers. I don't believe any one person has ever been a source of more laughter than he was.

  • @user-uj3qq9kk8m
    @user-uj3qq9kk8m2 ай бұрын

    this is my favorite Tim Conway so funny. and its so funny how the others try so hard not to get out of character.

  • @acdii
    @acdii7 ай бұрын

    Tim Conway was one of the best comedians to ever grace the little screen. WHen he is paired up with Harvey or Don Knotts, hilarity ensues and he KNOWS what buttons to press to get the co-star going. Look at all the old man sketches with Tim and Harvey, especially the fireman skit. Chaffed from sliding down the pole. The walk, the CPR. Harvey couldn't hold back. Pure comedic genius and not once was a dirty word used, well, except for Vikki in this skit, which was the icing on the cake and SO appropriate.

  • @alex35agm
    @alex35agm8 ай бұрын

    Tim did all the set up and Vicki provided the classic punchline.

  • @elwoodblues9613

    @elwoodblues9613

    7 ай бұрын

    Tim laughed so hard because he clearly did not expect Vicki to say what she did. She got him!

  • @ursamajor7468
    @ursamajor74687 ай бұрын

    The Elephant, Gone with the Window Dress, the "lucky ham" ....so many hysterical moments. Tim Conway going off the rails was gold.

  • @maggiemea
    @maggiemea25 күн бұрын

    Hands down this is the funniest moment of any show ever!! ♥️🙏🏻👏🤣

  • @mslaura488
    @mslaura4888 ай бұрын

    This sketch killed me the first time around way back then, and still cracks me up to this day!

  • @robertotamesis1783
    @robertotamesis17835 ай бұрын

    Tim Conway was the best animal impressionist , the first time I saw him was McHale 's navy.

  • @anakina1
    @anakina17 ай бұрын

    I watch this sketch often and never knew this backstory. Such a great show. Pure comedic genuis.

  • @scottb8551
    @scottb85518 ай бұрын

    That scene and the dental sketch are the funniest from the 11 seasons of The Carol Burnett show, but that list is very vey long!

  • @kaboom-zf2bl
    @kaboom-zf2bl6 ай бұрын

    that is by far the best comedy break up by far .... the simple fact that Vickie even did it in MAMA'S voice and manner was spot on perfect ...

  • @Handi2478
    @Handi24786 ай бұрын

    Tim’s deadpan delivery was spot on. I know that I could never deliver those lines without cracking up myself 😂

  • @jond1965
    @jond19655 ай бұрын

    This never gets old. Saw this as a kid and its just as funny today. The talent is off the hook.

  • @MYJ61
    @MYJ617 ай бұрын

    One of my all time favorite skits! The genius of Tim Conway! ❤

  • @ralphjackson8295
    @ralphjackson82957 ай бұрын

    No matter how many times I watch that clip, I crack up every time. Truly one of the most hilarious sketches ever done.

  • @theCPRgals
    @theCPRgals8 ай бұрын

    I was watching when this aired. I never laughed so hard! Thank you for sharing the back story - very interesting.

  • @SimonQX

    @SimonQX

    7 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @tarmaque
    @tarmaque7 ай бұрын

    I lost it at "Fnerk!" Everything after that was gravy.

  • @AFloridaSon
    @AFloridaSonАй бұрын

    Tim was a comedy genius. They all were, really.

  • @Auntiehoney217
    @Auntiehoney2178 ай бұрын

    What exactly does mama say when everyone busts up laughing at the end, I keep listening to it over and over and can't figure it out...although it's still hilarious 😂

  • @robertmotrie4407

    @robertmotrie4407

    8 ай бұрын

    “Are you sure that little azzhole’s through”

  • @duckduckgoismuchbetter

    @duckduckgoismuchbetter

    8 ай бұрын

    "Do you figure that little asshole's through?"

  • @yvonnethompson2109

    @yvonnethompson2109

    7 ай бұрын

    I did the same..could never figure out what Vicki said..thank you for letting us know! I thought if it could make Tim Conway lose it..must had been hilarious and it is!

  • @StephenMeasles-kr9rm
    @StephenMeasles-kr9rm8 ай бұрын

    I never get tired of watching it. Four comedic genius’s on a sofa.

  • @arnottclark6959
    @arnottclark69598 ай бұрын

    T.V. will never be that way again ! I really miss that show !

  • @60gregma
    @60gregma7 ай бұрын

    Great merge of these two clips into one package.

  • @walterbriggs272
    @walterbriggs2728 ай бұрын

    That is the funniest scenes in all tv history. Loved Carol’s show loved each of this cast, to see Dock Van Duck lose it just floored me and it was great hilarity

  • @tinabattaglia-winspear7008
    @tinabattaglia-winspear70085 ай бұрын

    My all time favorite skit with "The Dentist" skit a close second!! Lol This show is by far better than any show today (2023).

  • @robertdocholliday66sadler
    @robertdocholliday66sadlerАй бұрын

    The dentist sketch is my next favorite , Tim had Harvey so flustered it was funny as heck

  • @dourmoose
    @dourmoose8 ай бұрын

    One of the funniest things ever to air on tv

  • @richardhoover4471
    @richardhoover44717 ай бұрын

    I was a faithful viewer of the show and to this day I remember that sketch and Vicki destroying Tim. Even though the line was bleeped, you could easily make out the WORD that laid waste to the cast! Thanks for that memorable moment in TV history, Vicki. and Carol!😂🤣

  • @Pianorockstar_
    @Pianorockstar_8 ай бұрын

    Carol says everyone keep it together, then she's the one that loses it.

  • @spacemissing

    @spacemissing

    7 ай бұрын

    But Carol still didn't break the fourth wall.

  • @Pianorockstar_

    @Pianorockstar_

    7 ай бұрын

    I get that part of it. However it's like being next to your scene partner hoping they keep a straight face. Carol is the lead star of the show.

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