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Garrett got to it first and I only heard his half of the following conversation: 'Hello? Oh hi. Yeah, sure, he's in the other room, on the other line. You want me to tell him you're calling? My mom's here, you want to talk to her? No? Okay. Goodbye.' When he hung up I asked him who it was. 'Carol Burnett.' I was shocked. 'What did she say?' 'She didn't want to talk to you. She only wanted to talk to Dad.' Al called her back later that night, made a point of telling her how much we missed and loved her, and she told him, 'I'll be back. It's just going to take a while longer. Give me another year or so."
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3017:"THE FALL TV SEASON: TV REVIEWS"
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2788:from the original on 2021-12-21.
1877:Release date: September 26, 2006
779:Thelma Mae Crowley Harper (Mama)
434:Vicki and Mama: A Two Woman Show
2934:Hawkins, Rick. "Rick Hawkins".
2069:Vicki Lawrence and Rick Hawkins
1999:Interview: Allan Kayser (Bubba)
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1970:The original TV movie Eunice
1760:September 23, 1989
1696:September 26, 1987
1659:September 27, 1986
1627:September 29, 1983
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3873:Carol Burnett & Company
3182:. Random House Publishing.
1791:Favorites of Vicki Lawrence
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2555:La mamma Γ¨ sempre la mamma
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2006:The Complete 4th Season
1982:The Complete 3rd Season
1960:The Complete 2nd Season
1939:The Complete 1st Season
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1893:Warner Bros. Television
1891:On September 26, 2006,
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519:Beginning the series
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3802:Went with the Wind!
3548:on 30 December 2014
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2167:September 10, 2013
2097:September 10, 2013
2083:September 10, 2013
2034:September 23, 2014
897:Naomi Oates Harper
774:Cast and characters
625:Masterpiece Theatre
576:CBS Television City
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3884:Films and TV shows
3856:List of characters
3518:on 7 February 2015
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2827:The Broker Company
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3189:978-0-307-42342-9
3157:. 22 October 2017
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2204:Nominee(s)
2065:Jim Evering
2062:Interviews:
2037:Interviews:
1821:Family Feud
1572:Last aired
1357:Naomi Oates
1209:Roy Harper
1195:Carl Harper
1023:Betty White
977:Guest stars
905:Eric Brown
527:, producer
478:running gag
462:Kansas City
302:(1986β1990)
297:(1983β1984)
223:Dave Powers
219:Jim Evering
186:of episodes
121:Betty White
91:Dave Powers
87:Dick Martin
75:Directed by
3941:Categories
3824:Characters
3795:The Family
3596:2 December
3403:2013-05-31
3378:2007-10-18
3332:2013-02-27
3311:2013-10-04
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3195:2013-03-09
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3085:2013-03-01
3029:October 4,
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2971:2024-06-04
2889:2013-09-07
2763:2013-03-09
2709:2013-10-05
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2278:Bob Mackie
2255:Ret Turner
2251:Bob Mackie
2237:Nominated
2228:Ret Turner
2224:Bob Mackie
1852:Home media
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1764:1989-09-23
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1680:Syndicated
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1663:1986-09-27
1641:1984-04-07
1631:1983-09-29
1604:1983-05-07
1594:1983-01-22
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421:a cappella
366:The Family
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314:1983-01-22
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201:Production
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140:Peter Matz
116:Eric Brown
65:Dick Clair
61:Created by
3618:4 January
2912:Limelight
2687:March 16,
2566:in 1988.
2355:Category
2308:Category
2201:Category
2044:Ken Berry
1905:ownership
1808:Rashomama
1566:Episodes
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994:Recurring
880:Ken Berry
701:in 1986.
648:In 2013,
638:Halloween
600:Las Vegas
483:Halloween
392:aired on
216:Producers
105:Ken Berry
3917:Episodes
3907:episodes
3773:Sketches
3574:Schedule
3357:16 March
3223:16 March
3161:16 March
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999:Guest
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