I used to enjoy watching The Carol Burnett Show, but there's no 100% complete collection on DVD. Instead, there are various "best of" collections. So I tried to assemble my own complete collection. In doing so, I found that many episodes have politically incorrect skits full of ugly stereotypes that haven't withstood the test of time. It's both fascinating and disappointing, and now know one reason why a complete collection on DVD doesn't exist.
Ahh, yes. the "Gone With the Wind" sketch, and the gender-swapped "Star Trek" sketch, could cause some political consternation today. They were both wonderful at the time.
I've always assumed it was because of all the musical numbers and the difficulty in licensing that content. I've seen several of the "Best of" episodes and I can't recall ever seeing one of the musical skits.
I think the lack of a complete DVD set is probably due to the number of discs it would need. I see there are "best of" collections with 55 episodes + special features, and they are 31 disc sets. At that point I'm not sure many people would pay the extra for another few episodes that probably weren't that great.
The Carol Burnett Show (Score:5, Interesting)
I used to enjoy watching The Carol Burnett Show, but there's no 100% complete collection on DVD. Instead, there are various "best of" collections. So I tried to assemble my own complete collection. In doing so, I found that many episodes have politically incorrect skits full of ugly stereotypes that haven't withstood the test of time. It's both fascinating and disappointing, and now know one reason why a complete collection on DVD doesn't exist.
But that's progress! (1 Cor 13:11)
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Ahh, yes. the "Gone With the Wind" sketch, and the gender-swapped "Star Trek" sketch, could cause some political consternation today. They were both wonderful at the time.
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Re:The Carol Burnett Show (Score:4, Informative)
Apparently every episode has been available on streaming since last year: https://tvweb.com/the-carol-bu... [tvweb.com]
I think the lack of a complete DVD set is probably due to the number of discs it would need. I see there are "best of" collections with 55 episodes + special features, and they are 31 disc sets. At that point I'm not sure many people would pay the extra for another few episodes that probably weren't that great.