And Dorf.
Hard to say what was funnier: the story itself or the reactions of the other performers trying to stay in character and not bust up. The latter alone made it worthwhile to watch the Carol Burnett Show, especially in the scenes with Harvey Korman.
This one, and the Dentist, are the two funniest bits Conway did for Carol Burnett. Classics. Both.
Rest in Peace, sir. You made millions laugh, even for just a moment.
First time I saw Tim was March 1969..My dad had just died and I was watching carol Burnett show and the dentist skit came on..I was laughing so hard my mom came in to see if I was choking..I laughed so hard I couldn’t catch my breath....
True,comedy ,at it’s best
That’s a great skit.
Here is one that is a real hoot as well...The Star Trek parody.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-tAyQAS6JY
The funniest 5 minutes in broadcast history. Priceless humor!
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Probably the funniest being in the universe. And I haven’t seen comedians on any planet but Earth yet.
Thank you! Who could not love Tim Conway?
I think it was more Vickie Lawerance that got the best of all of them. She would complain on how Conway would upstage them. She got even that day.
Ah, Mrs Sawiggins!
I always thought this was the single funniest moment in television history.
“The Dentist” was #2.
Red Skelton, doing a pirate routine, in which he had to reach up and grab a block-and-tackle that never quite got to him was #3. In that scene, a stage hand (literally, a hand) pushed the tackle out to him. Pirate Skelton laughed & turned to the audience, which was really cracking up. Rather than continue with the skit, he pushed it back, swinging it back off stage. Again, the hand pushed it back so he could reach it. By then he was really cracking up. He did it again and when the stage hand reached out to push the tackle back out, Skelton grabbed his arm and pulled HIM onstage. It was hysterical, certainly broke all the union rules, but that guy had the moment of his life.