Carol Burnett Show: Show Stoppers (Full Screen): Amazon.ca: Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Bob Mackie, Shawn Parr, Jody Hamilton, John Hamilton, Mary Jo Blue, Rick Hawkins: DVD

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If you don't get at least a half-dozen belly laughs from this compilation of outtakes from The Carol Burnett Show, you'd better check your pulse. Originally broadcast on CBS in 2001, this affectionate retrospective reunites the peerless cast of Burnett's variety show--Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway, and Harvey Korman--to answer audience questions and reminisce. The cast recalls the many times they lost composure on camera, halting sketches due to all varieties of faux pas, from faulty props (or urinating horses) to mutual crack-ups. Culled from the show's mid-1970s heyday, the clips are infectiously hilarious, and the cast never missed an opportunity to inject a little raunchiness (later deleted) into their otherwise wholesome entertainment. Conway's the real conspirator here, frequently turning Korman into a helpless heap of giggles, and costume designer Bob Mackie (pulled from the audience) is given fair tribute for his outlandish creativity. TV like this doesn't exist any more, and Show Stoppers will make you wonder why. --Jeff Shannon

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1.0 out of 5 stars Show Stoppers - Not! This should be "Stop - Don't Buy This!", Jan 18 2004

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Phillip C. Holloway (Hong Kong SAR China) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Carol Burnett Show: Show Stoppers (Full Screen) (DVD)

This DVD was an expensive and disappointing purchase. Amazon did not give a good or accurate synopsis of what this DVD/tape is all about. What it is is a one-hour CBS television special minus commercials (42 minutes) of self-praise by the Carol Burnett Show cast. Don't get me wrong, they're great but we only got tid bits when we were looking and hungry for a full course meal of Carol, Vicki, Harvey and Tim! Very disappointing. Give me my money back! Don't buy this. Wait until something else comes out!

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Carol Burnett Promotion Series, Mar 18 2004

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Chiz "w2sweet" (Bellevue, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Carol Burnett Show: Show Stoppers (VHS Tape)

I was so disappointed with the quality of the videos. The volume had to be constantly adjusted and there were skips in the audio that eliminated two or three words about every 15 seconds. I was embarrassed to have sent two videos as gifts. When I viewed the other 6 videos with friends for the first time it was very irritating, and not funny, to view such poor quality taping. I am shocked that Ms Burnett would promote these tapes produced by your company. Your offers will not be recommended in the future.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Keep surfing!, April 21 2006

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DVD Buff (Paisley, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

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This DVD is about 40 minutes long (shorter than her original shows!) and really skimpy on content ..... after 11 years on the air, this is a sad showing of "best moments"
The content is divided between cast chatter and cast crack-ups .... none of our favorite clips!

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3.0 out of 5 stars could have had a lot more content
The content was funny but there were a lot more scenes and bloopers that could have been put on the dvd. Bit short given the run that show had.

Published 3 months ago by Barry

2.0 out of 5 stars Too short
While classically funny, this short 45 minute flashback to some favourite episodes by the stars themselves was disappointing. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Kate