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| Carol Burnett, actress, comedienne, all around nice lady, old enough to be either my aunt or my grandmother. Her laughter and joy brings happiness for all time! |
Today, we celebrate a national treasure. One who has been tickling our funny bones since the 1960s, and one of a few dozen people who, in spite of all the bad stuff happening in the world, always brings joy and happiness in her wake. I am, of course, referring to the one, the only, Carol Burnett. From 1967 to 1978 (if I got the year correct), The Carol Burnett Show brought laughter to all the living rooms all over the world, not only from Carol herself, but also the likes of Lyle Waggoner, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway and so on and so forth. Whether it's segments like Tudball and Wiggins, The Family (which spun off into Mama's Family), parody versions of our favorite movies, the musical numbers, the various guest stars that appear, and not to mention all the questions we always ask Carol before the show, including asking her to do the Tarzan yell, which she use to do when she use to play with her cousin when they were very, very young. Not to mention tugging her left ear after every show, which was a tribute to her grandmother.
Even after her show ended, Carol was pretty much busy with everything else, including movies, when she played Miss Hannigan in the original 80s version of Annie.
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