Sesame Street Carol Burnett Kisses Rubber Duckie(00:12)
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Carol Burnett (b. 1933) is a comedienne, actress and singer. Hosted The Carol Burnett Show from 1967 to 1978 (Harvey Korman and Tim Conway were co-stars). Inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame in 1985. Voice credits include Dr. Suess' Horton Hears a Who! and the American release of The Secret World of Arrietty from Disney and Studio Ghibli.

1967: Appeared alongside Rowlf in summer replacement series Our Place on CBS.

1969: Appeared in a brief insert in the first episode of Sesame Street. This made Burnett the first celebrity guest to appear on a Sesame Street telecast (James Earl Jones recorded several segments that were used in pre-broadcast test versions of the show, but these segments were not actually telecast nationally until after Burnett's appearance). Another brief insert aired in episode 0057.

1970: More inserts in episode 0131 and episode 0201.

According to the booklet included with the Old School: Volume 1 DVD release in 2006, Burnett taped her inserts in Hollywood where she was filming The Carol Burnett Show at the time.

A 1970 episode of The Carol Burnett Show also featured a Sesame spoof, "Poppyseed Street", with the cast imitating Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.

1974: Appeared in the ABC primetime special Out to Lunch with the Sesame Street cast.

1980: Guest star on The Muppet Show episode 515.

1990: Cameo appearance in TV special The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson.

She is good friends with Julie Andrews, another Muppet Show guest, and referenced her during her appearance.

Sesame Street InsertsEdit

• Commenting on Wanda the Witch (First: Episode 0001)

After watching Wanda the Witch, she comments that "Wanda the Witch is weird!"

• Rocket Countdown Comment

Carol makes a comment after a "rocket countdown" cartoon.
This segment appears in the first Sesame Street test show.

• Noses (EKA: Episode 0131)

Carol talks to the viewers about what a nose can do.

• Counting to 20 (EKA: Episode 0132)

Carol counts to 20.

• Rubber Duckie

Carol talks about her Rubber Duckie.
This sketch can be viewed at Sesamestreet.org.

ReferencesEdit

• Elmo and Kevin Clash referenced the show's closing song in 2011, at a Being Elmo event. (YouTube)

External linksEdit

• IMDb
• Internet Broadway Database