Season 8

1974–1975

Sep 14, 1974 · 54m

With an A, B, C; The Family: Brotherly Love; Toilet Tissue; One Life; Bedtime Honesty; Just a Gigolo; The Gunslinger; Rimshot

E2. with Steve Lawrence

Sep 21, 1974 · 54m

Steve Lawrence is back to honor songwriter Frank Loesser. In a Las Vegas setting, the cast sings Loesser tunes led by that old favorite "Lucky in Love". Harvey Korman has fun intoning "Moon of Mankura"; Carol, Steve and company make the most of such oldies as "Slow Boat to China", "When I Fall in Love" and "Luck Be a Lady Tonight". Also stay around for Carol as Nora Desmond, silent screen star being roasted by Hollywood cronies Lawrence and Korman.

E3. with James Coco and The Pointer Sisters

Sep 28, 1974 · 54m

Star-crossed lovers meet on a Pacific cruise in a spoof of the movie "One-Way Passage"; a woman argues with her tub of margarine in a parody of Parkay commercials; a man (James) is nervous about a blind date and gets advice from Harvey Korman; a spoof of "Kojak". Musical numbers include guests The Pointer Sisters performing "Steam Heat", and joined by Carol on "Salt Peanuts".

E4. Episode 4

Oct 5, 1974 · 54m

with Jack Weston and Michele Lee

E5. Episode 188 (#806)

Oct 12, 1974 · 54m

Comedy Spot: The Nightingale Song; The Family: Hospital Visit; Rubber Bands and Bits of String; The Broken Merger; TV Commercials; Poopi Le Moko

E6. with Eydie Gorme and Rich Little

Oct 26, 1974 · 54m

Guest Rich Little impersonates Alfred Hitchcock in a salute to the legendary director; a married couple (Carol, Harvey), no longer on speaking terms after a night out, argue through actions; guest Eydie Gorme sings "You'll Remember Me"; and for the finale, a musical salute to composer Jerome Kern.

E7. with Alan King and Lena Zavaroni

Nov 2, 1974 · 54m

Guest Alan King plays a baseball fan who is being pestered by a woman who has more interest in him than in the game; two former silent screen stars (Carol, Harvey) are reunited at the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard; a woman claims a package that she found at a bus stop; guest Lena Zavaroni performs "If They Could See Me Now"; and for the close, a salute to the music of DeSylva, Brown and Henderson.

E8. Episode 191 (#809)

Nov 9, 1974 · 54m

Angie Baby; The Family: Sorry!; Comedy Spot; The Pickups

E9. Episode 9

Nov 16, 1974 · 54m

with John Byner and Helen Reddy

E10. Episode 193 (#810)

Nov 23, 1974 · 54m

Born Free; Talk and Duet: You're So London; My Buddy; A Visit from Karen; The Third Degree; Charwoman Medley: Oh, to Be a Movie Star / Cuddle Up a Little Closer

E11. with Steve Lawrence, Tim Conway, and Steven Warner

Dec 7, 1974 · 54m

with Steve Lawrence, Tim Conway, and Steven Warner

E12. Episode 195 (#812)

Dec 14, 1974 · 54m

Razzle-Dazzle; The Biggest Movie of the Week: Disaster '75; Song Blackouts: I've Gotta Be Me / Something / Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! / A Baby is Coming; Bedtime Honesty II; Hold Me, Hamlet

E13. Episode 196 (#813)

Dec 21, 1974 · 54m

Alda plays "Morton of the Movies", who courts his girl with movie lines. In "The Family" sketch, long-lost son Alan Alda is home for Christmas. Carol and Alan duet on "Nobody Does It Like Me" in the midst of a department store Christmas rush. For the close the entire cast performs a salute to New York City.

E14. Episode 197 (#814)

Jan 4, 1975 · 54m

Alice Portnoy: The Author; Born in Brooklyn; Comedy Spot; The Ham Actor: The Understudies; TV Blackouts: Police Lady / Chiquita and the Man / Rhonda / Tony Tallahassee & Dusk; The Walnuts; Sarah and the Moose

E15. Episode 15

Jan 11, 1975 · 54m

with Tim Conway

E16. with William Conrad and The Jackson Five

Jan 25, 1975 · 54m

The Jackson Five perform "The Life of the Party," returning for the musical finale, a rousing salute to such musical groups as The Mills Brothers, The Andrews Sisters, The Coasters, And The Supreme's. Guest William Conrad shows his versatility by singing a "Movies Were Movies" tribute to silent-comedy stars, then slipping into a mime routine as Oliver Hardy. He next shows his flair for comedy in a sketch with Harvey (they're doctors and golfing buddies). But the highlight is his portrayal of Willy, the widowed Mama's wealthy suitor in the "Family" sketch titled "The Gentleman Caller."

E17. with Tim Conway and The Pointer Sisters

Feb 8, 1975 · 54m

Conway tries to become silent screen star Nora Desmond's new servant; a TV hobby show host perseveres despite the bungling of his badly hung over assistant; The Sisters take part in a TV game show skit featuring Burnett as a doddering contestant; Carol and the Pointer Sisters sing "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More". The Pointer Sisters solo with "Love In Them There Hills".

E18. Episode 201 (#817)

Feb 15, 1975 · 54m

Mine; TV Commercials; Partners; The Late Late Late Show: When My Baby Laughs at Me

E19. with Tim Conway and Dick Patterson

Feb 22, 1975 · 54m

Mama is recovering from a broken leg after a fall in "The Family", and guest Tim Conway appears in a sketch as the "Old Man"; Carol and Vicki duet on "If Mama Was Married", with Harvey appearing as "Mother Marcus"; and a musical finale about Cleopatra with Carol in the title role, and featuring such songs as "Up a Lazy River" and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat".

E20. with Wayne Rogers and Buddy Ebson

Mar 8, 1975 · 54m

Spoofs of war movies (including "War Is Heck"); sketches with "The Old Folks" and Carol as the perpetually accident-prone wife; Buddy hoofs to "Rendezvous", for which he wrote the lyrics; and the guests join the cast for the musical finale, "County Fair".

E21. Episode 204 (#821)

Mar 15, 1975 · 54m

The Family: Visit to Phillip; All That Jazz; The Typists; The Late, Late Movie: The Lady Heir; Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock Paris '90s Mini-Musical: Good Clean Fun / Dear Friend / Matchmaker, Matchmaker / Will He Like Me / Sunrise, Sunset / Days Gone By / The Very Next Man / If I Were a Rich Man / Do You Love Me / She Loves Me

E22. with Steve Lawrence and Sally Struthers

Mar 22, 1975 · 54m

In a spoof of the 1939 gangster film "The Roaring Twenties", Steve Lawrence plays the bootlegger, Sally Struthers a chorus girl and Burnett as the often jilted speakeasy operator. Burnett also pantomimes a moviegoer with an upset stomach. Lawrence sings "Make It Easy on Yourself" and "No Sunshine" and Struthers is the principal in a production number of "Next to Livin'".

E23. Episode 206 (#823)

Mar 29, 1975 · 54m

Tacky Lady: Alice Blue Gown; The Couples; Losing My Mind; TV Commercials; Saturday Night Stoop: Flings; The Old Folks: Anniversary Present; Hallway Encounter; Bilko's New Army: Anything You Can Do / I'm a Woman / Alright, Okay, You Win

E24. Episode 207 (#824)

Apr 5, 1975 · 54m

The Family: Hardware Store; Mama's Hit Parade Medley; Shower Blackout: When Your Lover Has Gone; The Oldest Man: Clock Repair; Ain't That Nothin'; Charwoman: The Two of Us / Carol's Theme