Lucy and kids attend a taping of the Carol Burnett Show and put her on the spot by asking her to appear in a benefit to raise money for a new gym.
This is the only time Burnett appears on a LUCY series playing herself. Her responses to the "audience" in the Q&A section are corny but cute. Carole Cook plays an audience member who inexplicably sounds like she's got a mouth full of marbles. Cook dubs all of Lucy's singing in the musical numbers and her voice is totally recognizable.
In the show-within-a-show, Lucy and Carol's segment comes off best. Desi is not as adept at the musical comedy stuff as his sister, but their number here isn't that great anyway. There is lots of filler with various gymnasts showing their stuff. This was so the cast would be able to make costume changes but at least those guys will have something to show their grandchildren. Notice the diversity of the extras who are playing the high school kids. Lucy would have been a hit with Blackrock.
**Gale Gordon Cartwheel Alert**
This is the only time Burnett appears on a LUCY series playing herself. Her responses to the "audience" in the Q&A section are corny but cute. Carole Cook plays an audience member who inexplicably sounds like she's got a mouth full of marbles. Cook dubs all of Lucy's singing in the musical numbers and her voice is totally recognizable.
In the show-within-a-show, Lucy and Carol's segment comes off best. Desi is not as adept at the musical comedy stuff as his sister, but their number here isn't that great anyway. There is lots of filler with various gymnasts showing their stuff. This was so the cast would be able to make costume changes but at least those guys will have something to show their grandchildren. Notice the diversity of the extras who are playing the high school kids. Lucy would have been a hit with Blackrock.
**Gale Gordon Cartwheel Alert**