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The Carol Burnett Show
S1.E13
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John Davidson and Mickey Rooney

  • Episode aired Dec 11, 1967
  • TV-G
  • 1h
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7.2/10
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Carol Burnett, Mickey Rooney, John Davidson, and Vicki Lawrence in The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
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Highlights of this show with guests Mickey Rooney and John Davidson include: "The Rat Race" (a spoof of "The Dating Game"); and "The Funn Family".Highlights of this show with guests Mickey Rooney and John Davidson include: "The Rat Race" (a spoof of "The Dating Game"); and "The Funn Family".Highlights of this show with guests Mickey Rooney and John Davidson include: "The Rat Race" (a spoof of "The Dating Game"); and "The Funn Family".

  • Director
    • Clark Jones
  • Writers
    • Arnie Rosen
    • Stan Burns
    • Mike Marmer
  • Stars
    • Carol Burnett
    • Harvey Korman
    • Vicki Lawrence
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    73
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    • Director
      • Clark Jones
    • Writers
      • Arnie Rosen
      • Stan Burns
      • Mike Marmer
    • Stars
      • Carol Burnett
      • Harvey Korman
      • Vicki Lawrence
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Carol Burnett
    Carol Burnett
    • Self - Host…
    Harvey Korman
    Harvey Korman
    • Various Characters
    Vicki Lawrence
    Vicki Lawrence
    • Various Characters
    Lyle Waggoner
    Lyle Waggoner
    • Various Characters…
    Mickey Rooney
    Mickey Rooney
    • Self - Guest…
    John Davidson
    John Davidson
    • Various Characters
    George Becker
    • Singing Cowboy
    Randy Doney
    • Usher
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    The Ernie Flatt Dancers
    • Dancers
    • (uncredited)
    Birl Jonns
    • Cowboy
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Dean Parker
    • Fritz
    • (uncredited)
    Ed Pfeiffer
    • Cowboy
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Lee Roy Reams
    Lee Roy Reams
    • Cowboy
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Pat Tribble
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Clark Jones
    • Writers
      • Arnie Rosen
      • Stan Burns
      • Mike Marmer
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    Jimmy_the_Gent4

    John Davidson And Mickey Rooney Guest Star

    A great show, one of the best. The Q&A has a little boy asking how a boy can become an actor, Carol laughs heartily at that. She introduces Davidson, he gets question about Roy Rogers.

    A very funny spoof of westerns done in other countries (inspired by the Italian spaghetti westerns.) Only this is Heil Chapparal from Germany. Carol is a Marlene Dietrich type dance hall girl. Rooney is a short Marshall (called Field Marshall). Lyle plays a cheating card player. Funniest scene is when Lyle hits Rooney on the head with his gun but the sound man misses the cue, causing Carol to crack up.

    John Davidson sings two songs- a slow version of Herman's Hermits' "There's A Kind Of Hush" and "Somewhere" from "West Side Story".

    The Rat Race is a hilarious parody of "The Dating Game" Davidson #1, Lyle #2 and Rooney #3 are the bachelors. Carol is the reluctant contestant, she doesn't want a date. "1 is a goofy song and dance man, #2 a dumb TV star and #3 talks like a smooth French playboy. She picks #3 but knows him as a creep from another date.

    A great musical ends the show. The Four Funns are Rooney, Carol, Davidson and Vicki as a musical family in vaudeville times. Many funny moments as the father is kicked out of the group but shows up later as an old stage hand. They are all old by the end of the sketch.

    Carol sings her theme in character as the old woman in the last sketch. The entire cast falls down while swaying to the music at the end.

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    • Connections
      Spoofs The Dating Game (1965)
    • Soundtracks
      Carol's Theme
      Written by Joe Hamilton

      Performed by Carol Burnett

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    • Release date
      • December 11, 1967 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Studio 33, CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Burngood
      • Bob Banner Associates
      • CBS Television Network
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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