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The Carol Burnett Show Season 11 Episodes
Season 11 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1977 - 1978
Episode 1
Jim Nabors: Welcome, Dick Van Dyke
Sat, Sep 24, 197760 mins
Highlights of this 11th-season premiere include: guest Jim Nabors sings "After the Lovin'," and he and Carol play a married country music singing duo announcing their impending divorce; new regular Dick Van Dyke plays Ed's old Army buddy in "The Family"; Dick and Tim do a pantomime as two bumbling workmen installing a plate-glass window in a boutique; and for the finale, a spoof of TV all-star specials.
Episode 2
Steve Lawrence - Fran Sancisco
Sat, Oct 1, 197760 mins
Highlights include: Tim as beer-swilling private eye "Danny Draft", who has trouble believing a woman's claim that someone is out to murder her; guest Steve Lawrence sings "Every Time I Sing a Love Song", duets with Dick on "I Could Never Really Sing", and participates in skits about star holdouts on TV series; and a "Late, Late Movie" presentation of "Fran Sancisco" (a spoof of the 1936 film "San Francisco").
Episode 3
Family Show: The Airport Traveler
Sat, Oct 8, 197760 mins
Dick Van Dyke performs ""Once In Love With the Army" complete with gravity defying dance steps. Then Dick unloads to a skeptical Tim Conway about his 26 years of bad luck as a danger magnet while strolling in a park. While waiting for his plane at the airport Dick says goodbye to his sister and her family longer than he expected due to flight delays, smiling faces turn to frowns as parting thoughts turn to parting shots. There is also a pre-Dorf midget gag by Carol, and Construction worker Tim plots to do away with his wife including with a man-eating plant.
Episode 4
Nancy Dussault
Sat, Oct 15, 197718 mins
Highlights include: Mama drops in on a newly-divorced Eunice in "The Family"; Mr. Tudball offers to pay for the funeral of Mrs. Wiggins' deceased canary and then regrets it; a pow-wow between Indians and cavalry ends up anything but peaceful; and guest Nancy Dussault sings "And I Love You So", and joins Carol in a finale of tunes popularized by Ethel Merman and Mary Martin.
Episode 5
Family Show: "Once in Love with Amy"; "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore"
Sat, Oct 22, 197721 mins
Highlights of this "family show" include: The wife of a busy company man takes drastic action in order to get his attention; a loser in life relates 26 years of woe to a total stranger; a favorite uncle gets an airport farewell; a steelworker gets ideas from the local newspaper on how to "accidentally" do in his wife; Dick and the dancers perform "Once in Love with Amy"; and Carol and Vicki perform "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore".
Episode 6
Ken Berry - Mr. Tudball and Mrs. Wiggins Paint the Office
Sat, Oct 29, 197760 mins
Highlights of this show with guest Ken Berry include: "Stolen Serenade"; Mr. Tudball and Mrs. Wiggins spend a Saturday repainting the office; and a down-on-his-luck, has-been pianist tries to damage his hands in an attempt to collect on an insurance policy.
Episode 7
Family Show - Mama's Family Plays a Word Game
Sat, Nov 5, 197721 mins
Highlights of this "family show" include: "The Family" gets into a tiff over a word game; Dick performs a medley of love songs, and appears as a TV announcer who is forced to fill in for the entire late movie; and Carol and Vicki sing "At the Ballet".
Episode 8
Family Show - The Enchanted Cottage
Sat, Nov 12, 197721 mins
Highlights of this "family show" include: a salute to comic strips and fairy tales; and a spoof of "The Enchanted Cottage".
Episode 9
Ben Vereen - More Commercial Spoofs
Sat, Nov 19, 197721 mins
Highlights of this show with guest Ben Vereen include another series of TV commercial parodies, including that for Rolaids.
Episode 10
Family Show - A Salute to MGM Studio
Sat, Nov 26, 197721 mins
Highlights of this "family show" include: a salute to MGM, with spoofs of such films as "Boys Town", "Gigi", "Singin' in the Rain" and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"; a follow-up to a series of sketches about a construction worker seeking to do in his wife; and more kitchen commercials.
Episode 11
Bernadette Peters - Salute to Comden and Green
Sat, Dec 3, 197721 mins
Highlights include: guest Bernadette Peters sings "You Never Done It Like That"; Mr. Tudball nudges Mrs. Wiggins to clean up her desk before a prospective client arrives; an office girl introduces her two best friends to one another during a lunch; a series of skits about doctors advertising on TV; Carol and Dick pantomime a candlelight dinner where they can't open the wine bottle; and a salute to Betty Comden and Adolph Green.
Episode 12
Rock Hudson - Retiring Mama Harper
Sun, Dec 11, 197721 mins
Highlights include: Eunice and Mickey try to coax Mama out of her house and into a retirement home in "The Family"; and guest Rock Hudson as a smooth operator attempting to pick up a sexpot in a bar.
Episode 13
Ken Berry and Helen Reddy
Sun, Dec 18, 197721 mins
Highlights include: guest Helen Reddy sings "Blue"; Carol and Helen sing "It's Not Easy"; guest Ken Berry performs "Song and Dance Man" with the dancers; a water department inspector ends up turning a married couple against each other; and Mr. Tudball and Mrs. Wiggins enjoy a champagne-laden Christmas Eve.
Episode 14
Steve Lawrence - Welcome 1978
Sun, Jan 1, 197860 mins
Highlights of this New Year's edition with guest Steve Lawrence include: a World War II spy caper; a robber has trouble communicating his demands to a Romanian-speaking storekeeper; Steve sings "We're All Alone", Carol performs "You Light Up My Life", and Carol, Steve and Vicki perform a medley of hit songs from the past 11 years.
Episode 15
Ken Berry and Roddy McDowell
Sun, Jan 8, 197821 mins
Highlights include: Eunice's brother Phillip (guest Roddy McDowall) stays over with "The Family" while in town; a silent sketch involving a championship pool game from 1908 between two players (Tim and guest Ken Berry); and "High Hat", a spoof of 1930's Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers musicals.
Episode 16
Eydie Gorme - Salute to the Big Band Era
Sun, Jan 22, 197821 mins
Highlights include: Carol and Tim miming changes in characters as they are developed by an author; a vice-president of sales demonstrates a new safety lid for medicine bottles; guest Eydie Gormé sings "Come In from the Rain"; and for the close, a salute to the Big Band era.
Episode 17
Steve Lawrence and The Captain & Tennille
Sun, Jan 29, 197860 mins
Highlights include: musical performances from guests Steve Lawrence ("By Myself") and The Captain & Tennille ("Gentle Stranger"); a reunion between a long-separated brother and sister; spoofs of current TV commercials; and a voiceover-based sketch about the real thoughts about a boss and his secretary during an after-hours session.
Episode 18
Ken Berry and Natalie Cole
Sun, Feb 5, 197860 mins
Highlights include: guests Ken Berry and Natalie Cole appearing in vignettes about television's influence on viewers; Natalie sings "Our Love"; a pantomimed tiff between a married couple; and a salute to the "mean and evil ladies" of popular songs.
Episode 19
Ken Berry - Salute to Warner Brothers
Sun, Feb 19, 197860 mins
Highlights of this show with guest Ken Berry include: a salute to Warner Bros., with parodies of such films as "Mr. Skeffington" and "Yankee Doodle Dandy"; a woman can't get an immigrant store clerk to understand she needs an antidote for a poison; Indians trap two Revolutionary War soldiers in a log cabin; Carol sings "The Shortest Love Song", and duets with Ken on "The Singles Bar".
Episode 20
Steve Lawrence
Sun, Feb 26, 197860 mins
Highlights of this program include: a couple, thinking the plane they're in is in danger of crashing, own up to marital infidelities; a Broadway star fears she will be recognized in a greasy spoon; guest Steve Lawrence sings "Isn't She Lovely"; and Mr. Tudball takes a call from Mrs. Wiggins' car repairman, thinking it's her doctor.
Episode 21
Steve Martin/Betty White
Sun, Mar 5, 197850 mins
Highlights include: an installment of "As the Stomach Turns" with a close encounter of a different kind; guest Steve Martin attempts to perform a comic act for dogs; a deranged bag lady (Carol) gets an older middle-class man (Tim) into trouble; Mama and Eunice visit Ellen (guest Betty White) and wreak havoc there in another "Family" sketch; and a "Late, Late Movie" presentation of "Beach Blanket Boo-Boo" (a spoof of 1960's "Beach Party" movies with Steve in the Frankie Avalon role and Carol as Annette Funicello).
Episode 22
Ken Berry, George Carlin, and James Garner
Sun, Mar 12, 197821 mins
Highlights include: a doctor (guest Ken Berry) about to take a trip to Hawaii gets a going-away gift from his patients (Carol, Vicki, Tim and guest James Garner) but their neuroses ruin the festivities; guest George Carlin spoofs record offer advertisements; a recurring series of sketches of a construction worker (Tim) seeking several ways to try to get rid of his wife (Carol); Ken and Vicki perform "My Cutie's Due at Two-to-Two Today" with the dancers; a dentist (Carol) wreaks revenge on her ex-husband (George) who's her patient; and for the close, a musical finale about two penniless bums.
Episode 23
Steve Lawrence and Bernadette Peters - Salute to Cole Porter
Sun, Mar 19, 197821 mins
Highlights of this penultimate show of the series include: a pantomime about a doughboy saying goodbye to his sweetheart; musical performances from guests Steve Lawrence ("Weekend in New England", "Here's That Rainy Day") and Bernadette Peters ("Jump Shout Boogie"; and for the close, a salute to composer Cole Porter.
Episode 24
A Special Evening with Carol Burnett
Wed, Mar 29, 1978120 mins
Highlights of this final show of the series include: clips from prior shows; a question-and-answer session involving the cast; new sketches where Mr. Tudball is moving his office but does not give Mrs. Wiggins the new address, and in "The Family" Eunice and Mama see a psychiatrist; a surprise cameo by Jimmy Stewart; and the Charwoman closes up shop for the last time.