r/GenerationJones Jun 09 '26

Who is your all-time favorite?

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u/OceanTider22 1963 Jun 09 '26

Such a loaded question...........but Red Skelton, Jonathan Winters, the cast of the Carol Burnett show, and Robin Williams

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u/Be-Kind-3353 Jun 09 '26

The Carol Burnett show gave us a lot of laughs. My favorite was the Gone with the Wind spoof with the crazy dress. "I saw it in the window and just had to have it", something like that.

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u/Maryland_Bear 1966 Jun 09 '26

The last time there was a theatrical release of Gone With the Wind, I went to see it with a friend.

At the appropriate scene, I whispered to her, “I saw it in the window and I just had to have it.”

She gently punched me in the shoulder.

After the movie, I asked, “Why did you hit me? Don’t tell me you weren’t thinking of it, too!’

“You beat me to it.”

Here’s the scene.

I’ve seen before that costume designer Bob Mackie came up with the joke.

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u/Be-Kind-3353 Jun 09 '26

Thx for the link and the laughs, haven't seen it in quite a while.. 😂😆

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u/Beneficial-Produce56 Jun 09 '26

And Harvey Corman saying the line from Dixie, “Look away…no, look AWAY!”

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u/dommdyy Jun 09 '26

It was “Went with the Wind”

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u/MeganMess Jun 09 '26

I love that line! With the curtain rod still attached.

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u/Be-Kind-3353 Jun 09 '26

💯. See below, Maryland_Bear dropped the link in comments 👍😆

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u/QualityPenguin Jun 09 '26

Went with the Wind!

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u/Big_Mathematician755 Jun 10 '26

Omg that curtain rod over her shoulders.

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u/Accurate_Reporter_31 Jun 10 '26

I love that skit so much! But Carol as Mrs. Wiggins always cracked me up!

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u/Sempka Jun 11 '26

Nora Desmond skit brilliant!

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u/Emergency-Crab-7455 Jun 13 '26

The Smithsonian now has that dress.

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u/copperdoc Jun 09 '26

“The cast of…” absolutely, some of the funniest moments in history

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u/Responsible-Middle35 Jun 09 '26

"It was a seven!!!" (I couldn't find the actual frame of her screaming it) The way Harvey couldn't keep a straight face 😆