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''(Rhoda angrily bites his hand)''<br />
'''Director''': And also Dr. Dondelhoit for the ''rabies shot''! }}
* [[Crossover]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRmoXO1Yg6s One "Family" sketch] had Eunice be a contestant on ''[[The Gong Show]]'', with appearances by Chuck Barris, [[
** [http://pull.imgfave.netdna-cdn.com/image_cache/1318644377600457.jpg This] [[Crossover Punchline]], thanks to [[
** One episode saw McLean Stevenson reprise his role as [[
** In the sketch "Mission: Improbable!", Flip Wilson's character Brainy employs [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnaK65AQaYg&feature=player_detailpage#t=141s a certain female guise].
* [[Curtain Clothing]]: The famous parody of the "curtain dress" from ''[[Gone With the Wind]]''.
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* [[Memetic Hand Gesture]]: Carol's ear tug.
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: A non-malicious example: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbDHE4kQ1Xs One "Family" sketch] has the character of Mavis Danton (played by guest star [[Blazing Saddles|Madeline Kahn]]) constantly refer to Eunice as "Bernice".
* [[Nice Character, Mean Actor]]: Played straight in-universe by [[Shirley Temple]] [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|parody]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6E5SFhaDO4 Rhoda Dimple].
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]
* [[Oh Crap]]: Surprisingly [[Averted Trope|averted]] in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fjtISXAWsy8#t=31s "The Little Foxies"], a takeoff on ''The Little Foxes''. Burnett's character, having supposedly become the last-surviving heir of her family, opens her late husband's safe, but instead of riches she's encountered by ''a loaded cannon''. The [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|resulting]] deadpan [[Reaction Shot|reaction]] is far more within [[My God, You Are Serious]] territory.
* [[Once a Season]]: Carol would always have her good luck charm in the form of Jim Nabors host the first episode of each season.
** Hilariously [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmbhUN3ZXqU#t=3m14s the final episode of the series]. Each of the archived clips from Nabors-guested episodes would comprise of Carol introducing Jim, and then cut to a mere still frame of him. Simply put, [[Suburban Commando|Jim Nabors was frozen today]].
*** [[The Simpsons|"Very well. Begin the thawing of Jim Nabors."]]
* [[Pimped
* [[Playing Gertrude]]: Vicki Lawrence, [[Mamas Family|most famously]]. Even better, a ''[[Hamlet]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp1ErdFLTbY musical sketch] had her ''literally'' play this trope.
* [[Politician Guest Star]]: [[History Marches On|Then-Governor]] of [[California]] [[Ronald Reagan]] appeared onstage during one episode's question period.
* [[Self
* [[Shotgun Wedding]]: Eunice and Ed are implied to have had this:
{{quote| '''Eunice''': ''(to Ed)'' It is time we satisfied [Mama's] curiosity! Go on! Go on, just tell her what happened that night that I went with you and then later on, we ''had'' to get married!<br />
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* [[Significant Monogram]]: At least one version of the [[Animated Credits Opening]] took the CBS in "From CBS Television City" and used the letters to write ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]''.
* [[Soap Opera]]: [[Parodied Trope|Parodied]] in the recurring sketch "As the Stomach Turns".
* [[Spin
* ''[[Tarzan]]'': The audience often would request Carol do her trademark 'Tarzan Yell'.
* [[Throw It In]]: The show would only do two takes a sketch, meaning even flubbed lines would get thrown in the broadcast.
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