Episode
The Carol Burnett Show: with Smothers Brothers, Diahann Carroll, Richard Kiley
Overview
Carol and Lyle performing exercises; the Smothers Brothers doing a sketch, singing "John Henry" and joined by Carol on "Pretoria"; guest Richard Kiley sings "The Impossible Dream"; guest Diahann Carroll sings "The Rules of the Road" and "Where Am I Going?", and duets with Richard on "The Sweetest Sound I Never Heard"; and Carol and Diahann perform a haunted house production number.
Details
- Series
- The Carol Burnett Show
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1967-10-23
- Runtime
- 54 min
Episode context
with Smothers Brothers, Diahann Carroll, Richard Kiley is Episode 7 in Season 1 of The Carol Burnett Show. It aired on 1967-10-23. The runtime is 54 min.
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