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***** = the episodes *** = the DVDs Don't get me wrong, these are GREAT EPISODES, but for those of us who bought the 31 disc set from Columbia House 10 years ago in 2002, we have them all. It is disappointing that Carol Burnette & Time Life sprinkled some 10 new episodes in another 22-disc mega-set (NOT THIS 6 DVD SET) forcing us to re-buy most of what we already have, just to get 10 new episodes. And I repeat, those 10 new episodes are NOT on this shorter 6 DVD set! You have to get the 22 Disc set. I would quickly buy this set if it had the 10 new episodes. To top off the insult, if you buy the new 22-disc set to get the 10 new episodes not previously available, you still have to look for the old 31 disc set from 2002 because 22 episodes from that set have been left off of the new 22-disc set. If I sound cranky it is because I do not want to buy 15 discs of shows that I already have just to get 4 discs of new shows & 3 discs of bonus material. I would still have to keep the old set for the missing 22 episodes. This 6-disc set is just for those casual fans who either have not bought the previous 2002 31 disc set from Columbia House, or do not want to buy the mega-22 disc set currently being offered from Time-Life. (Old Columbia House DVD disc numbers are in parentheses) Time Life EDIT note: In the "Disaster '75" sketch a tiny bit of the nuns singing a song has been cut out, while it does appear on the Columbia House disc! TIM CONWAY is a cast regular starting on September 1975. He is in all of disc #1, #810 & 903 in disc #2, #921 in disc #3,all of disc #4, #1012 in disc #5, and not on disc #6. Disc #1 #1007 10/30/76 - Roddy McDowell - features Mrs Wiggins "Buzz Off" with Carol & Tim Conway (pervious disc #12) #1002 11/13/76 - Dinah Shore - features The Oldest Man "The Butcher" with Harvey & Tim Conway (previous disc #01) #1121 03/05/78 - Steve Martin & Betty White - features The Family "Ellen's Anniversary" with Betty White (previous disc #15) Bonus special show: "Let's Bump Up The Lights" was previously released on a separate DVD in 2004. Featurette:"I Want To Push The Button" the history of the show. This is NEW TO DVD. Bonus sketch: "The Dentist" March 3, 1969 with Tim Conway & Harvey Korman. Disc #2 #722 03/16/74 - Roddy McDowell & Jackson 5 - features a bit with Roddy McDowell in a make-up chair for "The Planet Of The Apes" (previous disc #01) #810 11/23/74 - Maggie Smith & Tim Conway - features a "Born Free" spoof with Tim Conway (previous disc #21) #903 10/04/75 - Shirley MacLaine - features The Hollow Hero "Palace Guard" with Carol, Harvey & Tim Conway (previous disc #08) #812 12/14/74 - Ken Berry & Carl Reiner - features "The Biggest Movie of the Week: Disaster '75" with entire cast (previous disc #05) Disc #3 #921 02/14/76 - Joanne Woodward - features Mrs Wiggins "The Intercom" with Carol & Tim Conway (previous disc #18) #716 01/19/74 - Carl Reiner - features "Funny Lady" with Carol, Harvey & Carl Reiner (previous disc #03) #814 01/04/75 - Joan Rivers & Vincent Price - "The Walnuts" (A Waltons spoof) (previous disc #20) Bonus show: "THE GARY MOORE SHOW: Supergirl" March 6, 1962 - Carol does her Tarzan Yell - NEW TO DVD. Featurette: Ahhhh, Miss Whiggins?" with Mr. Tudball. NEW TO DVD. Interview with Carol Burnett. Disc #4 #611 10/25/72 - Pearl Bailey & Tim Conway - features The Oldest Man "Galley Slaves" with Harvey, Tim Conway & Lyle Wagner (previous disc #16) #1022 03/26/77 - Ken Berry - features Mrs Wiggins "The Fire Drill" with Carol & Tim Conway (previous disc #06) Disc #5 #817 02/15/75 - Rock Hudson & Nancy Walker - features "The Late-Late-Late Show: My Baby Laughs At Me" with entire cast (previous disc #04) #1012 12/11/76 - Betty White - features The Family "The Attic" with Betty White (previous disc #07 which was incorrectly dated November 22, 1975) Disc #6 #803 09/14/74 - Jim Neighbors - features The Family "Brotherly Love" with entire cast (previous disc #21) #823 03/29/75 - Jean Stapleton & Phil Silvers - features "Bilko's New Army: Anything You can Do" (previous disc #30) Featurette: "Leading Lady Carol, A Television Pioneer" NEW TO DVD. "Harvey Korman & Tim Conway Together Again" April 24, 2004 interview.Interview with Betty White & Carl Reiner. NEW TO DVD. For the serious Carol Burnette Show fan, I strongly suggest you get the new Time-Life 22-disc Mega-Set instead of this Time-Life 6-disc set. And you may want to look for some of the old Columbia House DVDs to fill in the missing shows: Discs #02, 09, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31. It is odd that some of these new DVDs have up to 4 shows per disc while others have only 2 shows. ***2013 UPDATE You may want to get these 7-disc & Bonus sets instead of the 6-disc & 22-disc sets, you will get 5 shows not on the 22-disc Mega-set: Carol Burnett: Carol's Favorites Limited Edition (7 DVD Collection) Carol Burnett: This Time Together 7 DVD Limited Edition Set The Carol Burnett Show - This Time Together [Extended Edition] The Carol Burnett Show - One More Time (6 DVD Set)