THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW: CAROL'S LOST CHRISTMAS

From 1967 to 1978, The Carol Burnett Show was the benchmark for prime-time variety programs, bringing together the best in sketch comedy, song and dance. Carol and her cast members Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner - and later, Tim Conway and Dick Van Dyke - entertained millions of viewers with a spontaneity and go-for-broke attitude sorely lacking elsewhere. The annual Christmas shows soon became a popular event in Burnett's regular season schedule. And now, for the first time ever, Burnett has opened the CBS archives to release three Christmas shows from the first four seasons of her Emmy Award-winning program in THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW: CAROL'S LOST CHRISTMAS.

Across three hilarious episodes not seen in more than 40 years, home audiences will receive the gift of non-stop laughter and entertainment: Think Santa knows who's been naughty or nice? Jonathan Winters as St. Nick has other ideas, along with a strange collection of dolls. The old lovebirds Bert and Molly (Harvey and Carol) exchange a few choice words while they slowly rock themselves into the New Year. Carol and Vicki join the Bob Mitchell Singing Boys for a touching performance of "Do You Know How Christmas Trees are Grown?" And pitchmen Garry Moore and Durward Kirby reach out and touch the pocketbooks of parents with an array or ridiculous toys for kids.

Also not to be missed are:

• Dancing Santas, Christmas carols, yuletide poetry and more...including a visit to a boozing Kris Kringle at the North Pole in Carol's very first Christmas show
• Classic sketches "The Old Folks," "Carol and Sis," "V.I.P.," and "The Charwoman"
• Hilarious vintage "Mrs. Peter Piper" courtroom sketch with Garry Moore and Durward Kirby, written by Neil Simon and first performed on "The Garry Moore Show"
• The Early, Early Show movie parody "Goldman's Boy"
• Steve Lawrence singing "Let There Be Peace on Earth" and "One Day," 16-year-old Julie Budd singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and more.

THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW: CAROL'S LOST CHRISTMAS
Street Date: October 24, 2017
SRP: $12.95
Format: DVD/Single
Running Time: 137 mins.
Genre: TV DVD/Comedy
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: Stereo


My Thoughts

The Carol Burnett Show is one of my favorite programs from my childhood. I remember sitting with my family and watching it all the time. This comedy series brought us a collection of hilarious sketches each week and led to some fun spin-offs, like Mama's Family. This DVD set brings us some of the best holiday clips that haven't been seen for more than 40 years.. It will bring back lots of memories and will make you laugh out loud.

On this DVD you'll find both scripted and unscripted scenes and some of our favorite characters. You'll see dancing Santas, poetry and Christmas carols.   You'll get to see tons of classic scenes and meet guest stars like Durwad Kirby, Garry More, and Julie Budd.  There are hours of entertainment packed into these discs. It's a great walk down memory lane and the perfect way to celebrate the holidays.

It's hard to catch this show on television and these specific episodes haven't been available in ages , so I was super excited to see such a great selection on this DVD. Watching it brings back so many memories. My mother and I love watching them together.  If you'd like to grab a copy of this fabulous DVD for yourself, you can find it in stores nationwide.