CAROL BURNETT SHOW, THE {FAMILY SHOW} {NINTH SEASON FINALE} (TV)

Summary

The ninth season finale in this series of comedy/variety programs starring Carol Burnett. This program, a "family show," features no celebrity guests.

The episode begins as Burnett takes the stage and chats with the audience, discussing whether her "kinda hammy" kids will enter show business; her talented sound-effects guy Ross Murray; plans for the show's tenth season; her upcoming two-week gig in Vegas with Tim Conway; and a greeting for a nervous 14-year-old with a smitten grandpa.

In the first sketch, an installment of "The Family," Ed's young protégé Mickey worries about running the hardware store alone while Ed is off at an exhibition in Chicago. Ed agrees to take his helpful young assistant with him — despite having told Eunice that she couldn't join him. Eunice and Thelma return from the podiatrist, arguing as usual, and Eunice is highly annoyed to learn of Ed and Mickey's travel plans. She eventually browbeats him into changing his mind and taking her along on the "glamorous" trip. Ed soon loses patience and switches back to the agreeable Mickey.

Next, the put-upon Mr. Tudball attempts to surprise disinterested secretary Mrs. Wiggins for her birthday, though she fails to grasp the meaning of his greeting when he dictates it to her in letter form. She is confused by his offers of a small gift, a cake, and a rather dismal noisemaker.

The Ernest Flatt Dancers then perform a youthful choreographed number set to "Baby Face," after which Burnett and Korman portray a couple whose 12-year marriage suffers when, after a date night at the movies, the two begins critiquing the various "ghastly things" that bother them about eacg otherFinally, Burnett, dressed as her washerwoman character, reflects on the season's best moments and bids farewell to her regular co-stars as she closes the ninth season with an extended version of her goodnight song. Includes commercials and promos.

Details

• NETWORK: CBS
• DATE: November 30, 1999 10:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:59:32
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: B:10400
• GENRE: Comedy/Variety
• SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy/Variety; Dance
• SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1967-1978
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV - Commercials - Alka-Seltzer antacid relief
  • TV - Commercials - Dow bathroom cleaner
  • TV - Commercials - Hostess snacks
  • TV - Commercials - Lipton Cup-a-Soup
  • TV - Commercials - Mighty Dog dog food
  • TV - Commercials - Mr. Coffee coffee makers
  • TV - Commercials - Nabisco Swiss Cheese crackers
  • TV - Commercials - Nescafe instant coffee
  • TV - Commercials - Purina pet food
  • TV - Commercials - Rose Milk hand cream
  • TV - Commercials - Vaseline Intensive Care lotion
  • TV - Commercials - Wyler's soft drink mix
  • TV - Promos - "It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown"
  • TV - Promos - "Mitzi ... Roarin' in the '20s"
  • TV - Promos - "The American Film Institute Salute to William Wyler"
  • TV - Promos - "The Wizard of Oz"

CREDITS

• Joe Hamilton … Executive Producer
• Ed Simmons … Producer
• Robert Wright … Associate Producer
• Dave Powers … Director
• Gary Belkin … Writer
• Roger Beatty … Writer
• Bill Richmond … Writer
• Gene Perret … Writer
• Rudy De Luca … Writer
• Barry Levinson … Writer
• Bo Kaprall … Writer
• Pat Proft … Writer
• Dick Clair … Writer
• Jenna McMahon … Writer
• Ken Welch … Music by
• Mitzie Welch … Music by
• Artie Malvin … Music by
• Ernest Flatt … Choreographer
• Ernest Flatt Dancers, The … Dance Company
• Carol Burnett … Host, Performer
• Vicki Lawrence … Cast
• Harvey Korman … Cast
• Tim Conway … Cast