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‘The Carol Burnett Show’ Season 8, Episode 25 features Carol as a lounge singer. The audience claps for Carol as she stands on stage in a long white dress with oversized poofy sleeves and a long silky bottom. She bows and waves and then says, “Yes, yes, I know.” Then, she says her last song is dedicated to her two good friends, and it shows Harvey Korman with a woman he is dating, played by Vicki Lawrence. Carol says, “They say that all the world loves a lover. Well, I want you all to know that these two people are...

A group of Americans (retired teachers), recently went to France on a tour. Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry-on bag. “You have been to France before, monsieur?” the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. “Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.” Mr. Whiting replied, “The last time I was here, I didn’t have to show my passport.” “Impossible. Americans always have to show their passports on arrival in...

At times, the parents may not have manners themselves and they may feel as if the school is responsible for teaching the children those finer points in life. That is what happened in the following joke, when a young boy taught us all a lesson about manners that we will not soon forget. During one of her daily classes, a teacher trying to teach good manners asked her students the following question: “Michael, if you were on a date having dinner with a nice young lady, how would you tell her that you have to go to the bathroom?” Michael...

When a man bought a farm for only a thousand dollars, he was unaware that the seller tried to cheat him. Soon, he stumbled across a bag of dollar bills in the attic and a letter that changed his life forever. It was a typical day for 71-year-old Sebastian when he was on his farm, harvesting the corn he had planted months ago. Walking under the sun with a broken straw basket, he threw the ripe corn one after the other into the basket, hoping he could sell them in the market for a few bucks. Sebastian had lived all...

A city boy driving through the country passes a chicken farm and he is doing 55 mph. A chicken runs by and passes him inside of his fenced-in field. He thinks wow that is amazing. He stops and pulls into the barnyard where he sees the farmer. He said to the farmer: ”I was driving along the road out there and one of your chickens passed me in my car.” The farmer replies: ” I know, I raise chickens and never seem to have enough chicken legs for the poultry plant, so I have genetically produced a chicken with three...

One day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her. Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe; he looked poor and hungry. He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold....

Forest ranger, John, thinks he’s better off alone. He doesn’t want people in his life because he feels that love only brings him pain. One day, a surprising encounter with a baby changes his mind. John sat motionless among the brush between the tall pines and watched the golden glow of sunset fade from the sky. The world turned grey, and shadows emerged from the trees on the far side of the clearing. The largest wolf raised its muzzle. John had no doubt it could scent him nearby. He breathed slowly and deeply even though his heart was racing. The...

While many of us struggle with keeping our houseplants alive, some are blessed with a green thumb. Unfortunately, that was more a curse than a blessing in this laugh-out-loud sketch. This comedy skit appeared in the classic nighttime television show, The Carol Burnett Show. Debuting in 1967, The Carol Burnett Show offered a series of live sketches. Each one was full of improvisation and hilarity. If you needed a laugh, this show was the go-to entertainment. This goofy scene starring Tim Conway and Carol Burnett will have even the sourest faces grinning by the end. The stage for this sketch...

A 24 year old boy seeing out from the train’s window shouted: “Dad, look the trees are going behind!” Dad smiled and a young couple sitting nearby, looked at the 24 year old’s childish behavior with pity, suddenly he again exclaimed: “Dad, look the clouds are running with us!” The couple couldn’t resist and said to the old man: “Why don’t you take your son to a good doctor?” The old man smiled and said: “I did and we are just coming from the hospital, my son was blind from birth, he just got his eyes today.” Every single person...

A little boy was waiting for his mother to come out of Morrisons Store. As he waited, he was approached by a man who asked: “Son, can You tell me where the Post Office is?” The little boy replied: “Sure! Just go straight down this street and at the end turn to your right.” The man thanked the boy kindly and said, “I’m the new minister in town. I’d like for you to come to church on Sunday. I’ll show you how to get To Heaven.” The little boy replied with a chuckle. “Awww, come on.. You don’t even know...