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![CBS Network - The Carol Burnett Show [LAST Episode / FINALE] (Complete Broadcast, 3/29/1978) 📺](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ne87_IVONlM/mqdefault.jpg "CBS Network - The Carol Burnett Show [LAST Episode / FINALE] (Complete Broadcast, 3/29/1978) 📺
Heres the complete broadcast of the series finale of The Carol Burnett Show (officially titled A Special Evening with Carol Burnett, S11E24) as seen on WBBM Channel 2. Its a bit on the ghosty side, reception-wise.
This was a 2-hour retrospective of moments from the shows 11-year, 279-episode run, plus two new sketches and a cameo. With Vicki Lawrence and Tim Conway; show voiceover by Ernie Anderson.
Includes:
Station ID / WBBM 25th Anniversary (voiceover by Bob Carrington)
Preview notice for new Spider-Man series (with brief TD moment showing Nobody Does It Better promo for Channel 2 News of WCBS-TV New York over slide in first seconds) (voiceover by Bob Hite)
A CBS Special Presentation bumper
Segment 1: Carol opens program, juxtaposed with old clips, followed by opening titles
Commercials for:
Chevy Malibu
Dial soap
Genuine Bell phones
Brief shot of Clorox 2 bleach ad, interrupted by ad for Phillips Petroleum (voiceover by William Conrad)
Segment 2: Clips of Carol with various singers, followed by Mrs. Wiggins and Mr. Tudball sketch
Promo for CBS: On the Air (voiceover by Dick Tufeld)
Commercials for:
New Chevy Luv
Bayer Aspirin
Mop & Glo floor cleaner
Honda Express bike
Bumper
Promo for The Amazing Spider-Man (voiceover by Dick Tufeld?)
CBS Eye-D (voiceover by Bob Hite)
Commercial: Dunkin Donuts
Station ID / promo for THE 10 OClock News (voiceover by Jerry Harper)
Segment 3: Tim appears, James Stewart makes a cameo, clips of various sketches
Commercials for:
Rolaids (voiceover by Scott Muni)
Selsun Blue shampoo and Selene instant hair conditioner
Mellow Roast instant coffee
Dodge Aspen
Bumper
Promo for The Waltons, Hawaii Five-O and CBS: On the Air
CBS Eye-D (voiceover by Bob Hite)
Commercials for:
Montgomery Ward - Great Furniture Savings
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Station ID / WBBM 25th Anniversary (voiceover by Bob Carrington)
Segment 4: Vicki joins Carol and Tim (and clips of Vicki over her long run, including singing part of her hit song The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, which had to be modified here)
Commercials for:
Vicks Nyquil
Volkswagen Rabbit (with Reggie Jackson)
The JCPenney Battery (voiceover by Karl Weber)
Lysol pump spray and toilet bowl cleaner
Segment 5: The Family - Eunice is sent to a psychiatrist
Commercials for:
Plymouth Volare station wagon (voiceover by Scott Muni)
McDonalds Hash Browns
Tickle anti-perspirant
Radio Shack Red Tag Sale
Bumper
Promo for Dallas premiere
CBS Eye-D (voiceover by Bob Hite)
PSA for Project Parenting (with Warner Saunders)
Station ID / THE 10 OClock News promo (voiceover by Jerry Harper)
Segment 6: Clips of various celebrity guest appearances, showing of scrapbook with photos, followed by routine from The Ernie Flatt Dancers (music, which had to be modified: Magic Bird of Fire by The Salsoul Orchestra)
Commercials for:
Honda - Only One Key
Sherwin-Williams Flat Latex Paint
Alka-Seltzer (with Sammy Davis, Jr.)
Fruit of the Loom
Segment 7: Collection of outtakes from various sketches made over 2-day taping sessions for each show
Commercials for:
Extra Strength Tylenol (with Mrs. Pat Bartholomeu) (voiceover by Joel Crager)
Frigidaire washers
Gallo burgundy wine
Dodge Aspen
Segment 8: Carol as the Charwoman sees everybody off backstage, then sings the whole of Carols Theme before tugging her ear for the last time, after which the end credits roll (during which she kisses a sleeping guard on his bald head before departing)
Promo for Another Day
CBS Newsbreak with Morton Dean
Commercial: Rose Milk Moisturizing Face Lotion
Promo for The Bob Newhart Show series finale (full episode posted separately here: https://youtu.be/OxDxFLswHek )
CBS Eye-D (voiceover by Bob Hite)
Commercials for:
McDonalds Breakfast
WLS Musicradio 89 - Win One of 44 New Fords Promo in Sundays Chicago Tribune
Channel 2 Newsbreak with Mort Crim
Station ID / WBBM 25th Anniversary (voiceover by Bob Carrington)
A CBS Special Presentation bumper (after which recording ends)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 29th 1978 during the 7pm to 9pm timeframe.
About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television:
The MCCTv (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s to early 80s, mostly) recorded off of TV (in Chicago or other cities now too); things which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. If you have any old 1970s videotapes recorded off of TV please email: tapes@fuzzy.tv We preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical preservation. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to digital, please e-mail tapes@fuzzy.tv Thank you for your help!")
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