announcer: the following is a paid program. the opinions and views do not express those of bloomberg, its affiliates, or its employees. announcer: the following is a paid advertisement for time life's video collection. night,ear on one special legends and superstars join together to celebrate rock 'n roll. >> ♪ in the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway american dream ♪ announcer: on these special nights, artists are welcomed into the rock 'n roll hall of fame. aerosmith: ♪ sweet emotion

>> ladies and gentlemen, michael jackson. >> aerosmith. >> please welcome u2 to the rock hall. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, john mellencamp. >> it gives me great pleasure to induct the jimi hendrix experience into the rock 'n roll hall of fame. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, tom petty and the heartbreakers. [applause] tom petty: ♪ well, she was an american girl raised on promises she couldn't help thinking that there was a little more to life somewhere else ♪ announcer: and they hit the stage with performances we'll never forget. >> ♪ ah, but ain't that america? for you and me ain't that america? something to see, babe ain't that america? home of the free, yeah, little pink houses for you and me ♪ announcer: these are legendary

live shows. >> ♪ we're on the highway to hell highway to hell ♪ announcer: once-in-a-lifetime performances from a who's who of rock 'n roll. ♪ it's the rock 'n roll hall of fame in concert. u2: ♪ in the name of love once more in the name of love ♪ announcer: you'll get your own front row seat at these very special shows. csn: ♪ teach your children well their father's hell did slowly go by ♪ announcer: and now, 30 years of the very best of these performances are together. chicago: ♪ saturday in the park i think it was the fourth of july ♪ announcer: you'll see rock's biggest stars, chicago, mick

jagger, bruce springsteen, paul mccartney, tom petty and the heartbreakers, fleetwood mac. fleetwood mac: ♪ 'cause when the loving starts and the lights go down and there's not another living soul around ♪ announcer: plus, once in a lifetime collaborations and jam sessions that only the rock 'n roll hall of fame could make happen. >> ♪ it ain't me it ain't me i ain't no senator's son ♪ announcer: you'll experience real rock 'n roll as it was meant to be seen and heard, live. elo: ♪ evil woman evil woman ♪ announcer: you'll be right there as legends join the rock hall. it can get emotional. joan: i was really going to try not to cry and be tough, but that's, that's a little overwhelming there. thank you very much. announcer: and you never know what might happen. mick: you know, it is slightly ironic that tonight we are all,

you see us on our best behavior, but we are being rewarded for 25 years of bad behavior. rolling stones: ♪ you start me up ♪ announcer: time-life proudly presents the rock 'n roll hall of fame in concert. the greatest moments from 30 years of rock hall induction ceremonies. you'll see rock stars live, and baring their musical and emotional souls, and it's all here in this exclusive new dvd collection. >> i can't begin to tell you what an honor and a privilege it is for me to be out of the house, honest to god. ♪ announcer: the rock hall has set the stage for the true greats from the 1960's. the who: ♪ i get on my knees and i pray we don't get fooled again ♪ announcer: from the who and creedence, to the rolling stones' mick jagger. mick: ♪ it's a honky-tonk woman

give me, give me, give me the honky-tonk blues ♪ the stones were playing in these little clubs in london doing chuck berry songs and blues and things. and we thought that we were totally unique. and then we heard that there was a group from liverpool. >> ♪ i couldn't dance with another ooohh when i saw her standing there ♪ paul: then one night our drummer then, pete best, wasn't available. so ringo sat in. and i remember the moment, just standing there and looking at john, and then looking at george, and the look on our faces was all [beep]! [laughter] paul: what, what's this? and that was the moment, you know, that was the beginning, really, of the beatles.

♪ let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be there will be an answer let it be ♪ i mean, ringo was like a professional musician. we were just like slamming around, just singing and doing stuff, but he like, he had a beard. [laughter] paul: that's professional. ringo: ♪ got to pay your dues if you want to sing the blues you know it don't come easy you don't have to shout or leap about you can even play them easy ♪ george: we just wanted to get guitars, get in a band, because we didn't really have proper jobs at the time. [laughter] ♪ ringo: i don't have to say much because i am the quiet beatle. ♪ george: ♪ i look at you all

see the love there that's sleeping while my guitar gently weeps ♪ ♪ announcer: in 2004, tom petty, jeff lynne, george harrison's son danny, and steve winwood paid this special tribute to george harrison. >> ♪ still my guitar gently weeps ♪ announcer: and then this really happened. ♪ prince: [electric guitar solo] announcer: and now you can have your very own piece of rock history, the rock 'n roll hall of fame in concert. all 30 years of induction ceremonies are together for the very first time. these are some of rock music's greatest performances ever, in a massive collection with over 170 complete songs. and getting it is as easy as picking up the phone.

>> i want you -- [cheers and applause] to want me! >> here's a little secret about bands. we all think we are great live. right? there's not a band in this room or in the world that doesn't think it's really a live band. then you go and see cheap trick. [cheering] >> ♪ i want you to want me i need you to need me ♪ announcer: these are rock's legends rocking their classic songs in historic, live performances. heart: ♪ i go crazy on you crazy on you ♪ announcer: time life presents the rock 'n roll hall of fame in concert dvd collection. u2: ♪ it's a beautiful day the sky falls, you feel ♪

announcer: 30 years of the best performances, all together for the first time. ♪ announcer: you'll see u2, john mellencamp, john fogerty, eric clapton, yes, bruce springsteen. bruce: ♪ mister i ain't a boy, no, i'm a man, and i believe in a promised land ♪ >> thanks, mom. this is yours tonight. take it home as a small return on the investment you made in your son. ♪ announcer: once-in-a-lifetime collaborations and jam sessions that only the rock 'n roll hall of fame could make happen. >> ♪ you're no good you're no good you're no good baby, you're no good i'm gonna say it again ♪ announcer: plus, you'll go behind the scenes with rare and exclusive all-access footage. ♪ >> break it down. right out of there. announcer: so order now and get the rock 'n roll hall of fame in

concert on nine dvd's for just five payments of $19.99 each. ♪ mick: how you doing? [applause] mick: how you doing? ♪ announcer: but wait, order in the next 18 minutes, and you'll also get three free bonus dvd's, the complete rock 'n roll hall of fame 25th anniversary concert. tom hanks: tonight, this garden of sound will host a gathering of performers in a historic, one-time-only celebration. rolling stones: ♪ war, children it's just a shot away it's just a shot away ♪ announcer: you also get this 36-page "rolling stone" souvenir booklet that tells you the stories behind these historic concerts. simon and garfunkel: ♪ lie la lie lie la lie lie lie la lie lie la lie ♪ [applause] the police: ♪ roxanne you don't have to put on the red light ♪

announcer: that's a total of 12 dvd's, 179 historic performances, including dozens that have never been available before, for the greatest rock dvd collection ever. >> ♪ if i were to say to you girl, we couldn't get much higher come on baby, light my fire ♪ announcer: and that's not all. we'll ship it to you for free. santana: ♪ got a black magic woman got a black magic woman ♪ announcer: your satisfaction is guaranteed. if it's not the best dvd collection you have ever owned, just send it back for a full refund. >> ♪ the things that you might have done only the good die young ♪ announcer: remember, you'll get 179 performances, including three free dvd's, the souvenir booklet, and exclusive behind-the-scenes bonus features.

12 dvd's in all and free shipping. this collection's only available from time-life. so don't wait, order now. ♪ >> he invented the rock show. [applause] i could list all the things that he did, but i would be here all night. dancing skeletons, boa constrictors, guillotines, hangings, electric chairs, black widows, dead babies, balloons filled with money, lizards and bubbles, confetti, chickens with machine guns, nurses in platform boots, tuxedos. alice cooper: ♪ school's out for summer school's out forever ♪ i wish i could tell you that being in the hall now, that we'll never embarrass you, but i really can't make that promise. [laughter] ♪ announcer: with artists like alice cooper, ac/dc, metallica, heart, and ozzy osbourne, the rock hall shows can get kind of

heavy. ozzy: ♪ finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind ♪ nancy: there were mainly four jobs for us to choose from then, teachers, mothers, nurses, or waitresses. ann: i got a chance to sing, to find my voice on stage, and i took it. ♪ heart: ♪ you'd have me down, down down, down on my knees now wouldn't ya, barracuda? ♪ >> ♪ girl, i want to be with you all of the time, all day and all of the night ♪ >> the first thing anybody learns on a guitar, the riff that has actually been banned from being played in music stores, to preserve the sanity of the staff. deep purple: ♪ smoke on the water ♪ ♪

>> being a little competitive, i also noticed that jackson drew an enormous amount of good-looking women. [laughter] great-looking women. you see, what most people don't realize, and for me, this was a big part of jackson's rock 'n roll credentials, is that jackson browne was a bona fide rock 'n roll sex star. jackson: ♪ running low >> ♪ running on empty jackson: ♪ running low >> ♪ running dry jackson: ♪ running low >> ♪ running until the sun goes running behind ♪ announcer: jackson browne, cat stevens, paul simon, james taylor, plus so many more of our great singer-songwriters have performed for the rock hall. cat stevens: ♪ i was out on the edge of darkness there rides a peace train peace train, take this country come take me home again ♪ paul simon: ♪ well, i'm on my

way i don't know where i am going i'm on my way now taking my time i don't know where goodbye to rosie, the queen of verona see you, me, and julio down by the schoolyard ♪ csn: ♪ oh mexico sounds so simple, i just got to go ♪ stevie: ♪ and i saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills 'til the landslide brought me down ♪ >> buffalo springfield was born in 1966. they were blonde and brunette. they were fringe and paisley. they were the city, and they were the canyons. they were the sunset strip and the whiskey a go-go. they were three great voices and they were poets. springfield: ♪ it's time

to stop, hey, what's that sound? everybody look what's going down ♪ announcer: it's all here in the rock 'n roll hall of fame in concert. from rockers to singer-songwriters, and of course the classic songs that have stood the test of time. creedence: ♪ sweet home alabama -- skynrd: ♪ sweet home alabama where the skies are so blue ♪ announcer: and now, this is your chance to own a piece of rock 'n roll history, the rock 'n roll hall of fame in concert. so don't wait, order now. ♪ these are rock's legends. csn: ♪ wooden ship on the water, very free and easy ♪ announcer: rocking their classic songs. rem: ♪ if you believe they put a man on the moon ♪ ♪ man on the moon announcer: in historic live performances. chicago: ♪ sitting crosslegged on the floor 25 or 6 to 4 ♪

♪ announcer: time-life presents the rock 'n roll hall of fame in concert, 30 years of the best performances, all together for the first time. cat stevens: ♪ oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world it's hard to get by just upon a smile ♪ announcer: you'll see artists like cat stevens, crosby, stills and nash, rem, jackson browne. jackson: ♪ between the longing for love and the struggle for the legal tender ♪ announcer: plus, once-in-a-lifetime collaborations and jam sessions that only the rock 'n roll hall of fame could make happen. tom petty: ♪ you are the best thing i have ever found handle me with care ♪ announcer: you'll go behind the scenes with rare and exclusive all-access footage.

csn: ♪ the one they pick >> so order now and get the rock 'n roll hall of fame in concert on nine dvd's for just five payments of $19.99 each. paul simon: ♪ if you'll be my bodyguard i could be your long-lost pal if i can call you betty betty, when you call me you can call me al call me al ♪ announcer: but wait, order in the next 10 minutes, and you'll also get three free bonus dvd's, the complete rock 'n roll hall of fame 25th anniversary concert. >> ♪ i'm taking a greyhound on the hudson river line i'm in a new york state of mind ♪ announcer: you also get this 36-page "rolling stone" souvenir booklet that tells you the stories behind these historic concerts. >> ♪ you, you can hit that thing ♪

announcer: that's a total of 12 dvd's, 179 historic performances, including dozens that have never been available before, for the greatest rock dvd collection ever. green day: ♪ don't wanna be an american idiot don't want a nation under the new media ♪ announcer: and that's not all. we'll ship it to you for free. >> ♪ i'm 18 i just don't know what i want i'm 18 ♪ announcer: your satisfaction is guaranteed. if it's not the best dvd collection you have ever owned, just send it back for a full refund. ♪ >> ♪ have mercy announcer: remember, you'll get 179 performances including three free dvd's, the souvenir booklet, and exclusive behind-the-scenes bonus features, 12 dvd's in all, and free shipping.

this collection is only available from time life, so don't wait, order now. ♪ the rock 'n roll hall of fame concerts have been the home to some emotional reunions. cream: ♪ it's getting near dark ♪ eric: i have been reunited with two people i love very dearly. it's very moving. and yesterday -- [applause] yesterday we played together for the first time in 25 years. cream: ♪ i've been waiting so long to be where i'm going in the sunshine of your love ♪ fleetwood mac: ♪ have mercy, baby on a poor girl like me ♪ [applause] >> lunacy, heartache, happiness, unhappiness, and thank god, a sense of healing has come to all of us up here on this stage today. fleetwood mac: ♪ 'cause when the loving starts

and the lights go down and there's not another living soul around you woo me until the sun comes up and you say that you love me ♪ simon and garfunkel: ♪ here's to you, mrs. robinson jesus loves you more than you will know whoa-oa-oa ♪ eric: as it was last year with me and cream, it's a beautiful thing to have a reunion if you can and get together and rejoice in the gift we have been given, which is music. tonight, i am very happy to induct the band into the rock 'n roll hall of fame. [applause] >> ♪ take a load off, annie take a load for free take a load off, annie and, and put the load right on me ♪ put the load right on me ♪ csn: ♪ there's a rose in a fisted glove

and the eagle flies with the dove and if you can't be with the one you love love the one you're with ♪ announcer: let's face it, these artists and their songs are a part of our lives. >> ♪ because the night belongs to lovers because the night belongs to us ♪ >> ♪ the hungry and the hunted explode into rock 'n roll bands that face off against each other out in the street down in jungleland ♪ ♪ >> it was a dark and stormy night, and in walked clarence clemens. [applause] bruce: that moment, you know, i knew, i knew that my life had changed. um, miss you. love you, big man. ♪

bruce: real bands, real bands are made primarily from the neighborhood. from a real time and a real place that exists for a little while, and then changes, and it's gone forever. announcer: incredible artists and music we'll never forget. that's what these rock 'n roll hall of fame induction ceremonies are all about. ♪ tom: the music overcame me at a very early age and has consumed my life. i love everything about it, all the people i have met, the great times that i have had. i am very proud that we are being inducted as a group, as tom petty and the heartbreakers, because they are the best [beep] band in america. [applause] ♪ oh yeah, all right take it easy, baby make it last all night ♪

she was an american girl ♪ u2: ♪ but i still still haven't found what i'm looking for but i still haven't found ♪ announcer: and now you can have your very own piece of rock history, the rock 'n roll hall of fame in concert, all 30 years of induction ceremonies are together for the first time. remember, this offer is only available from time-life, and your satisfaction is guaranteed. so order now. >> i want you -- [cheers and applause] to want me! ♪ announcer: these are rock's legends. >> ♪ i want you to want me i need you to need me ♪ announcer: rocking their classic songs in historic, live performances.

heart: ♪ i go crazy on you crazy on you ♪ announcer: time-life presents the rock 'n roll hall of fame in concert dvd collection. ♪ >> it's our great, great honor to right a terrible wrong, and to finally welcome yes into the rock 'n roll hall of fame. yes: ♪ owner of a lonely heart owner of a lonely heart ♪ >> it's our honor to finally induct rush into the rock 'n roll hall of fame ♪ ♪ announcer: 30 years of the best performances, all together for the first time. ♪ >> let me hear you scream. [applause] announcer: you'll see rush, ac/dc, lynard skynyrd, aerosmith, billy joel, green day.

green day: ♪ i think i'm cracking up well, i think i am -- am i just paranoid? ♪ rock 'n roll hall of fame, baby! [applause] announcer: once-in-a-lifetime performances that only the rock hall could make happen. >> ♪ it's so easy to fall in love it's so easy to fall in love ♪ announcer: plus, you'll go behind the scenes with rare and exclusive all-access footage. ♪ >> break it down. right out of there. announcer: so order now and get the rock 'n roll hall of fame in concert on nine dvd's for just five payments of $19.99 each. ♪ >> but wait. announcer: order in the next two minutes, and you'll also get three free bonus dvd's, the complete rock 'n roll hall of fame 25th anniversary concert.

tom hanks: tonight, this garden of sound will host a gathering of performers in a historic one-time-only celebration. rolling stones: ♪ war, children it's just a shot away it's just a shot away ♪ announcer: you'll also get this 36-page "rolling stone" souvenir booklet that tells you the stories behind these historic concerts. simon and garfunkel: ♪ hello darkness, my old friend ♪ [applause] ♪ i've come to talk with you again ♪ announcer: that's a total of 12 dvd's, 179 historic performances, including dozens that have never been available before, for the greatest rock dvd collection ever. ♪ csn: ♪ we are stardust we are golden and we've got to get ourselves

back to the garden ♪ announcer: and that's not all. we'll ship it to you for free. >> ♪ the dream police they live inside of my head ♪ announcer: your satisfaction is guaranteed. if it's not the best dvd collection you have ever owned, just send it back for a full refund. >> ♪ old cody junior took me over said you're going to find the world's smolderin' and if you get lost come on home to green river ♪ announcer: remember, you'll get 179 performances including three free dvd's, the souvenir booklet, and exclusive behind-the-scenes bonus features, 12 dvds in all, and free shipping. this collection's only available from time life. so don't wait, order now. the preceding has been a paid advertisement for time-life's video collection. >> the preceding was a paid

program. the opinions and views expressed do not reflect those of bloomberg, its affiliates or its employees. ♪

>> the following is an independently produced program. the opinions and views expressed do not reflect those of bloomber lp, its affiliates or employees. announcer: the following is a paid program. the opinion of those expressed does not reflect those of bloomberg lp, its affiliates, or its employees. announcer: the following is a paid advertisement for time life's video collection. >> welcome to our first show that we are doing. i am real excited. my lipstick. [laughter] >> good evening, sir. [laughter] >> millions of people are demanding my return to the screen. [laughter] >> what is so funny? >> we are. [tarzan yell] >> why the hell don't the two of you go home and let me watch some tv?

>> mr. wiggins? >> hello? >> good night. thank you. [applause] carol: well, hello, i'm carol burnett. and you just saw a few of my favorite moments from "the carol burnett show." i had the honor of hosting my show for 11 seasons and working with some of the most incredible talent in the history of show business. [laughter] carol: our first show was 50 years ago. can you believe it? >> here is looking at you. >> no. [laughter] >> wait, i don't know where to block. [laughter] [applause] carol: and now to celebrate our 50th anniversary, we can finally share the best of the best from all 11 seasons, altogether for the first time ever.

announcer: time life presents the best of "the carol burnett show." join carol on a trip through all 11 legendary years as she revisits the classic sketches, crazy characters, outrageous costumes, and her best memories of this incredible time. >> how was i? >> bravo, madam. [laughter] [applause] [laughter] [applause] >> i am so sorry. >> it is all right. >> hold it just a minute. >> i have a repair. you mean the doctor who was working on that piece of tin

that you call your car, the one with the dog in it that goes -- [laughter] >> it doesn't go like that -- it goes like that -- [laughter] [laughter] [laughter] [laughter] >> we take her with us. [laughter] >> what, pop? [laughter] >> we take her with us. >> is she our murderer? >> no, she is your new mother. [laughter]

>> and to think, i let that man touch me all these years. >> apparently not enough. [laughter] [applause] >> stella, come to me baby. [laughter] >> stop it, stella, you are an animal. [laughter] >> what do you want to do tonight? >> i don't much care. [laughter] >> that feels even better. [laughter] >> and of course, we included some classics we all remember, like the simple green curtain that turned into an amazing bob mackie creation. i saw it in the window, and i just couldn't resist it.

[applause] carol: so on this 50th anniversary of "the carol burnett show," i am going to take a tour through all 11 seasons of laughter, music, and surprises. i do hope you'll join me. let's start at the beginning. >> i get nervous when we have to do -- no. [laughter] ♪ [applause] >> babba-loo. ♪ >> babba-loo. ♪ >> this accident, she is in no condition to go on the stage. >> that, that is not true. ♪ carol: those early seasons, oh boy, they were so much fun. we had our incredible cast in place. harvey, lyle, vicki. and a regular guest star who quickly made his mark. >> dr. kiefer, your first patient is waiting.

>> ha! carol: in our second season, tim conway joined harvey in a simple sketch about a dentist. and poor harvey, he could just could not hold himself together. [laughter] >> i will be right with you. [laughter] [indiscernible] >> you don't even recognize me. all right. all right.

>> i have been bidding against -- [laughter] [howling] [laughter] >> i have -- >> i have -- [laughter] >> i have been bidding against -- [laughter] [applause] >> i have been bidding against two land-developers for this contract, and i am going to get it. but they do not think so. they are going to be surprised. they think i am going to fall apart. you know what i am going to do? hmm? [laughter] announcer: introducing "the carol burnett show," the best of the best. for the first time ever, all the must-have episodes from all 11

groundbreaking seasons in one hilarious collection, exclusively from time life. [applause] >> fiddle dee dee, ho hum. do a little hippity-hop. announcer: 10 dvd's jampacked with the legendary sketches. [laughter] like went with the wind. and the dentist. [laughter] announcer: plus, in honor of the show's 50th anniversary, we have cracked open the vault. you will own spectacular, newly released episodes that have not been seen since they first aired. >> would you like to see it? announcer: all for just five payments of $19.99. >> how do you like it so far? announcer: these are beautiful, high-quality dvd's, and they are yours forever, no downloading, no streaming. you will own each and every hour of timeless television so your family can watch it together for years to come. >> yes, yes, yes. announcer: and that is not all, call in the next 18 minutes, and we will also send you a free bonus dvd.

[tarzan yell] [gunshots] announcer: you will join carol for the complete, uncut, double length final episode as she says her emotional goodbye to her tv family. >> there's a whole lot of memories for you and for me. >> yeah. announcer: plus, never before seen bloopers and stories of carol and friends. >> we had some kind of fun, i will tell you. announcer: and if you order now, we will also include a special gift from carol to you, a beautiful memory book looking back at each of the show's 11 incredible seasons. >> what a warm, sweet, wonderful thing to say. [laughter] announcer: you will only find the best of the best right here with this exclusive offer. and we will ship it to you absolutely free. >> that is marvelous. [laughter] announcer: your satisfaction is guaranteed. if you do not just love owning this hilarious collection, we will refund your purchase price, no questions asked.

[laughter] >> too good of a deal to turn down. announcer: but wait, there is more. call or visit our website for a limited edition collection signed by carol herself, personally inscribed to anyone you choose. but you will have to act fast, these are one-of-a-kind collector's items, and when they are gone, they are gone. carol: i look forward to signing a collection for you soon. announcer: "the carol burnett show," the best of the best, is pure gold, and this is your chance to own it forever without breaking the bank. >> fantastic. announcer: 11 dvd's of all 11 seasons together for the first time, including the exclusive extras and final episode, plus the memory book, all for only five payments of $19.99. and we will ship it for free. [laughter] don't wait, order now. ♪ >> ♪ listen to that dance and rhythm we can't wait until we're

dancing with them hey, hey hey, hey that's part of the broadway ♪ carol: i have always loved the theater and the movies, especially the musicals. and as our show hit its stride, we started doing takeoffs on some of my favorite shows from both stage and screen, like 43rd street and lovely story. >> from now on, our future is going to be unlimited joy and happiness. [coughing] [laughter] >> uh uh. >> it is nothing, ollie. >> let's not take any chances. >> no, no, it is nothing. no, it is nothing, really. [laughter] >> he is a midget. [laughter] >> but that is our daughter, mildred jr.

>> why didn't you tell me we had a child? [laughter] >> i like it when you play. sounds like a whole orchestra. >> ♪ i'm old enough to know what a girl is for ♪ >> ♪ i'm old enough to know what a boy is for ♪ >> ♪ we're old enough to know it i think we always knew it and young enough to do it now and how ♪ [applause] carol: we also created our very own soap opera, "as the stomach turns." >> oh my goodness. [laughter] >> what a happy sad day. here i was maid of honor and pall bearer, all in the same morning. [laughter] carol: by our eighth season, "as the stomach" turns had become a favorite stock for our favorite guest stars. ♪ [applause]

>> why, it is don provolone, the godfather of canoga falls. what are you doing here? what do you want? >> i came for the usual. [laughter] i came to blackmail you. >> again? aren't you ashamed of being a blackmailer and an extortionist? >> whether i am right, whether i am wrong, i got to be me. [laughter] carol: speaking of guest stars, so many incredible talents performed on our show over the years from friends of mine like steve lawrence, to idols of mine like rita hayworth. >> gosh, ms. hayworth, could i, could i have your autograph? please, i have never done this before. this is my first time. >> now look miss -- >> shut up. >> where do i sign? carol: i loved rita so much, i could barely keep my hair on. >> i taught her every one of your songs. you remember put the blame on mame, boy? [laughter]

♪ [laughter] >> i need to take this, put it under. i would like to take this, put it under his chair. and blow him up. [laughter] >> look what i have made for dessert. [laughter] carol: i always loved how our costumes would help us get into character. and boy, i sure did love wearing all those amazing bob mackie creations. ♪ [applause]

[laughter] >> you guys stop it. i mean, a lot of people are interested in this. they start playing organ music when i talk about my favorite soap opera. i would just -- wasn't it wonderful today when stevie was listening in at the door? [laughter] >> wasn't it great? [laughter] >> and then you know -- ♪ [laughter] [applause] >> what else is going to happen? carol: i will let you in on a little secret. harvey corman loved bob mackie's costumes too. and i swear there was nothing funnier than harvey in a dress. >> roger, will you hurry? >> ok, ok, ok. >> please? [laughter] >> somebody iron my frills. [laughter]

announcer: introducing "the carol burnett show," the best of the best. for the first time ever, all must have episode from all 11 groundbreaking seasons in one hilarious collection, exclusively from time life. [whistling] >> i have something important to tell you. >> go ahead, i am whistling. [laughter] announcer: you will own 10 dvd's jampacked with the legendary sketches like "as the stomach turns" and "the family." >> you are staying right there. announcer: plus, in honor of the show's 50th anniversary, we have cracked open the vault. you will own spectacular, newly released episodes that have not been seen since they first aired. >> congratulations, this is your lucky day. announcer: all for just five payments of $19.99. >> wow. announcer: these are beautiful,

high-quality dvd's, and they are yours forever. no downloading, no streaming. you will own each and every hour of timeless television so your family can watch it together for years to come. >> another brilliant evening. announcer: and that is not all, call in the next 10 minutes, and we will also send you a free bonus dvd. >> it looks like we got a hot one here. [laughter] announcer: you will join carol for the complete, uncut, double length final episode as she says her emotional goodbye to her tv family. carol: all of us around here truly did become a second family. announcer: plus, never before seen bloopers and behind the scenes stories from carol and friends. >> just amazing. announcer: and if you order now, we will also include a special gift from carol to you, a beautiful memory book looking back at each of the show's 11 incredible seasons. >> i would so like to have that photograph for my memory book. announcer: you will only find the best of the best right here

with this exclusive offer. and we will ship it to you absolutely free. >> how does that strike you? announcer: your satisfaction is guaranteed. if you do not just love owning this hilarious collection, we will refund your purchase price, no questions asked. >> i think you made the right choice. announcer: but wait, there is more. call or visit our website to own a limited edition special collection signed by carol herself, personally inscribed to anyone you choose. but you will have to act fast, these are one-of-a-kind collector's items. and when they are gone, they are gone. carol: i look forward to signing a collection for you soon. announcer: "the carol burnett show," the best of the best, is pure gold. and this is your chance to own it forever without breaking the bank. >> let me put it all on the table for you. [laughter] announcer: 11 dvd's of all 11 seasons together for the first time, including the exclusive

extras and final episode, plus the memory book, all for only five payments of $19.99. and we will ship it for free. do not wait, order now. carol: by the last few seasons of "the carol burnett show," there were some sketches and characters that the audience would just beg us to do again and again. for instance, the family, where i played eunice. and then vicki lawrence, who had started out playing my kid sister in the sketches, well, she found the role she was born to play, my mama. >> mama. mama. mama. oh, mama, will you wake up and smell the coffee? >> your father promised me a life of security. then he marches into that bathroom and he sits down and he dies on me. [laughter] [applause] >> he leaves me two steps from the poorhouse. then my own daughter is a heart ache and embarrassment to me my whole life. she winds up turning her back on

me and leaving me out in the snow. >> nobody is turning their back on you, and this whole thing was your idea. >> i can vouch for that. [laughter] carol: back when we were all young. vicki was not the only one having fun playing older folks. harvey and i certainly did. and tim, tim was a big hit playing the oldest man. [laughter] as for me, i always enjoyed my time being stella toddler. where am i? [applause] [laughter] >> don't do that. [laughter] >> it's alive. [laughter] >> i want to buy some slippers. >> it talks. >> i got the money. >> it's got money. [laughter]

hey, how it's gone. carol: two of our longest lasting characters were those lovable dingalings, tug ball and wiggins. tim and i found so much to laugh at over the years and that one little office. >> hello. >> mrs. wiggins. >> hello. >> don't press down. >> hello? hello? >> come in here for a minute please. >> who is this? [laughter] >> what do you mean, who is this? who's the only one who ever calls you on the intercom? >> mr. tudball is the only one who ever calls me on the intercom. >> all right, i am glad we got that settled. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. [laughter] >> pleased to make your acquaintance, i'm here to seek employment. >> i don't think this is -- >> bernie. [laughter] >> here is my resume. [laughter]

>> mr. tudball, is your secretary feeling all right? [laughter] >> she gets a little wiggy around the holidays. [laughter] carol: but we did let them get out into the world every now and then. we even took them to hawaii. ♪ [humming aloha oi] [laughter] [humming aloha oi] [laughter] >> oh, i just love the island. [laughter] >> sit down, hula nose. [laughter]

carol: in that final show, we said goodbye to tudball and wiggins. and some of our favorite stars said goodbye to us. >> you have a favorite performer, and the guy has been here every week with this piano, and you have never let him on the show. i would like to take the opportunity to give the guy a break. so do you mind? [screams] [applause] >> ♪ down in arizona where the -- [indiscernible] the only thing that guides you is to keep them strong, the roughest, toughest man by far is ragtime cowboy joe [laughter] he's highfalutin, rootin', tootin', son of a gun, ragtime cowboy joe ♪ ♪

[applause] >> i can't believe it. [applause] carol: it was pretty emotional, closing the book on the show that had been my home for so long. looking back on all 11 seasons, all these years later, i have laughed, not cried, and i am so happy to be able to relive those wonderful memories all over again. on behalf of all of us, i want to thank you here tonight and all of you who have been watching us for making these years possible. you brought us together, and we are all so very grateful. i love you. [applause] announcer: introducing "the carol burnett show," the best of the best. for the first time ever, all the must have episodes from all 11 groundbreaking seasons in one hilarious collection. exclusively from time life. [laughter] >> you will own 10 dvd's

jampacked with all the legendary sketches, like the oldest man and tudball [laughter] ♪ and wiggins. >> reminds me, i have got to get my tires rotated. announcer: plus, in honor of the show's 50th anniversary, we have cracked open the vault. you will own spectacular, newly released episodes that have not been seen since they first aired. >> molly? >> hmm? >> why don't we have another kid? [laughter] announcer: all for just five payments of $19.99. >> wow. announcer: these are beautiful, high-quality dvd's, and they are yours forever. no downloading, no streaming. you will own each and every hour of timeless television so your family can watch it together for years to come. >> say, that is good news. announcer: and that is not all, call in the next three minutes, and we will also send you a free bonus dvd. >> tonight we are doing kind of a special show.

announcer: you will join carol for the complete, uncut, double length final episode as she says her emotional goodbye to her tv family. [applause] carol: you don't know what this means to me tonight. announcer: plus, never before seen bloopers and behind the scenes stories from carol and friends. >> i love making people laugh. announcer: and if you order now, we will also include a special gift from carol to you, a beautiful memory book looking back at each of the show's 11 incredible seasons. >> i have the pictures right here. announcer: you will only find the best of the best right here with this exclusive offer. [laughter] and we will ship it to you absolutely free. >> you're kidding. announcer: your satisfaction is guaranteed. if you don't just love owning this hilarious collection, we will refund your purchase price, no questions asked. >> you'll love it. announcer: but wait, there is more. call or visit our website to own a limited edition collections signed by carol herself,

personally inscribed to anyone you choose. but you will have to act fast, these are one-of-a-kind collector's items. and when they are gone, they are gone. carol: i look forward to signing a collection for you soon. announcer: "the carol burnett show," the best of the best, is pure gold. and this is your chance to own it forever without breaking the bank. >> let me have a look. oh. [laughter] announcer: 11 dvd's of all 11 seasons together for the first time, including the exclusive extras and final episode, plus the memory book, all for only five payments of $19.99. and we will ship it for free. >> hurry. announcer: do not wait, order now. [laughter] carol: this collection truly has been 50 years in the making. oh, and it brings back all the very best moments and memories from those 11 hilarious years. and i am so glad now to have them all in one place for the

first time so that i can share them with you. >> ♪ i am so glad we had the time together just to have a laugh or sing a song seems we just got started and before you know it comes the time we have to say so long ♪ >> good night, thank you. [applause] carol: that was such a special time in my life. mostly because of my wonderful friends and all of you. if you watched our show then or if you are just starting to watch it now, thank you. and just like 50 years ago, i want to say, i am so glad we have had this time together. ♪ announcer: the preceding was a paid advertisement for time life's video collection.

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