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The surprise ratings hit of the 2001-2 television season, The Carol Burnett Show: Show Stoppers reunites the show's legendary cast for a highlight reel of ad libs, outtakes, and bloopers. With their over-the-top antics, Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and Tim Conway made The Carol Burnett Show an unparalleled success -- the pinnacle of the skit-show format that was first developed in the '50s and remained in fashion for three decades. Some would argue that the show was so successful that it broke the mold, before ceding the '70s television landscape to the more zeitgiest-driven humor of Saturday Night Live. Show Stoppers is a smorgasbord of Burnett classics, including Tim Conway’s famous "Old Man" and Harvey Korman’s "Mother Marcus," and each clip is accompanied by the stars reminiscing about trying to keep a straight face while the audience broke up around them. For fans of The Carol Burnett Show, Show Stoppers is a nostalgic trip through some of the finest comedic moments in television history.

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The Carol Burnett Show was one of the most popular and best loved comedy-variety series to grave American television in the 1970's. In 2001, Carol Burnett and fellow cast members Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, and Vicki Lawrence reunited for this comedy special, in which they take a look back at some of the most memorable moments from the show's run, screen some previously unseen bloopers and outtakes, take questions from the studio audience, and share their memories of being part of television history. Mark Deming

Product Details

• UPC: 097368716346
• Source: PARAMOUNT
• Region Code: 1
• Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
• Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Language: English
• Time: 42:00
• Sales Rank: 696

This DVD is also available as part of a box set:

• Carol Burnett Show: Let's Bump & Showstoppers

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