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The Carol Burnett Show
I know there has to be somebody out there who thought this was going to be my #1, but # 2 is pretty good. They don't make 'em like this anymore. Every Saturday night for eleven seasons, Carol Burnett came onstage, took questions from the audience, did the occasional Tarzan yell, and then provided her audience with side-splitting comedy, lavish musical extravaganzas, and on target spoofs of classic movies. When the show premiered she had three regulars, Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner, and her look-alike Vicki Lawrence. Frequent guest star Tim Conway became a regular in the 1975-76 season. Korman left the show after season 8 and was replaced by Dick Van Dyke, but Carol was the glue that held this whole thing together and there was a time when Saturday night television was all about Carol Burnett.
OK, down to # 2 already...I do have a couple of honorable mentions:
The Johnny Cash Show
The Flip Wilson Show
Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters
The Captain and Tenille Show
OK, drum roll please...and now, my #1 favorite variety show:
Last edited by Gideon58; 11-16-18 at 10:53 AM.