Made for CBS, airing December 21st in the US.
Season 8. Episode 13.
The story: Guest star on this evening is actor Alan Alda.
When Carol has the lights over the audience brought up for the Q&A bit of the show, she is asked by one attendee if they can approach her with a gift.
Followed by another guest with a gift and another and one that wants to meet Alan Alda.
Skit 1, 'The Visit' - It's Christmas.
Eunice's brother Larry is visiting this year and she is very excited about catching up.
Eunice explains Mama and Ellen have no idea Larry will be there and they will be very excited.
But when insults fly and tempers flair the day becomes a bust.
Skit 2, It's the night before Christmas and it's pure chaos at a department store. Children are visiting with Santa Claus while a store employee is struggling to wrap gifts for impatient customers.
When the store closes before the gifts are wrapped and all the kids sit with Santa, the employee and the store Santa Claus sing "Nobody Does It Like Me" together.
The second half of the show begins with Skit 3, 'Morton of the Movies'.
Morton and Selma are returning to her place after a night out together.
It's a bit of an awkward goodbye, but they somehow manage to make another date for tomorrow.
When Morton is gone Selma turns on the television to hear the very same exact words Morton just said to her that won her over.
Now Selma feels foolish but decides to watch the whole scenario on tv to see how it turns out.
The next night at dinner with Morton, Selma attempts playing out the scene but makes her own changes.
Carol introduces Alan Alda once again and asks him questions about things.
Then Carol busts out in song, which turns into a tribute to New York City.
Stars Carol Burnett, Alan Alda, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence
Directed by Dave Powers
Rated TVG
COMEDY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS
"Well, we bought it for the boys but we figured it was too sissified for them."
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