A new set of Carol Burnett TV shows came out recently and my library got a copy. What a gold mine! Gee, I miss that show. Burnett played a host of characters that were just hilarious. Here (above) she parodies Norma Desmond from Billy Wilder's "Sunset Boulevard."
And who's she sitting with? Is that Daddy Warbucks? No it's Harvey Corman playing Max, Norma Desmond's manservant. Thanks to Mike for identifying these characters.
I think this character (above, right) is called Eunice. Burnett played the role so well that you can't help but speculate that she grew up with a real Eunice in her life.
Haw! Eunice's mother (far right) sits with her legs far apart, which was strangely common among grannies of my grandmother's generation. Maybe that was a Flapper thing to do.
Older women of that generation also stood up in an awkward way, like Carol does above. I wonder why.
This (above) is from a flashback showing how Eunice was courted by her husband.
She wiggles out of his clutches and springs to her feet, as if she were delivering a manifesto. Note the see-through blouse...pretty racy stuff for 60s TV.
She did a great parody of beach movies. How do you like the way she dances the Hully Gully?
Here's (above) Burnett doing a dim-witted secretary, Miss Wiggins.
Tim Conway was her boss. I like the pot belly.
To get his secretary's attention he says, "Read my lips," and she does....diligently.
