Occasionally, when watching
cable television, you'll bump into nostalgic infomercials that are terribly
tempting. One such was a half-hour promotion of Time-Life DVDs from the '70s
CBS variety show hosted by Carol Burnett.
Oft described by her
contemporaries as the best comedian ever (male or female), Burnett entertained
audiences for 11 seasons. The infomercial promotion included interviews with
her co-stars – Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and the inimitable Tim Conway –
and some of her guest stars (e.g.,
Betty White, Joel Grey). The offer was for one DVD set, the first of the entire
series, which would then come to you at regular intervals.
As intriguing as the offer was,
I don't do those "regular shipments" that require one to take action
to cancel. So I didn't bite. And then, one day, I saw the first set on sale at
Costco at a nice discount (for about $30
... sorry, I don't remember exactly how much).
After spending several nights
watching the episodes, I can say they were very enjoyable. Some of the skits
are classic, especially those featuring Tim Conway and Harvey Korman. Conway
just cracks me up, and Korman was notorious for having to bite his lip and keep
from busting out laughing at Conway's unrehearsed surprises.
If you remember The Carol
Burnett Show, you'll love this set. If you've never seen it when it aired in
the '60s and '70s, now's your chance to be entertained by a true professional.
The entire Time-Life set of 50
episodes on 22 DVDs is priced at $199. And no, I'm not going to buy the entire
set. The one collection was enough for me.
Now, if they have a disk set of
just Tim Conway/Harvey Korman sketches, that would be a different matter
entirely.
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