A little over half a century has passed since this historic disaster was shown on TV.

Certain moments in television history, much like a well-aged bottle of wine, only become better with time. That is undeniably the case with regard to the comedic sketch titled “The Dentist” that was shown on The Carol Burnett Show. It continues to be one of the funniest moments in the history of television, as shown by the fact that it continues to make people of all ages laugh out loud.

What Is There Even A Chance Of Going Wrong At The Dentist’s Office?

In only eleven years, The Carol Burnett Show was nominated for eight Golden Globes and won a total of 25 Emmy Awards. Additionally, it was instrumental in bringing numerous comedic acts to the attention of the general public. It is consistently regarded as one of the most prestigious programs in the annals of television history.

The scene known as “The Dentist,” which stars comedians Tim Conway and Harvey Korman, is still considered to be one of the show’s funniest and most watched sketches. This is one of those moments that will be ingrained in your mind forever and can never be forgotten. Because it is so entertaining, Conway and Korman find it difficult to restrain their laughing for the whole of the skit.

In the film “The Dentist,” the protagonist, Korman, is a patient who suffers from excruciating dental pain. When he goes to the dentist on a Sunday, he discovers that his regular dentist is not in the office, but that the dentist’s nephew, Conway, is working.

This dentist recently finished his training, and Mr. Korman will be his very first patient. The nervous dentist tries everything possible to encourage his first patient to leave or simply get a cleaning. He even tells the patient that the only teeth-pulling experience he’s had was on animals and that he had Cs in dentistry school. However, poor Korman is in simply too much misery to give a damn about any of the explanations you provide.

Conway is forced to consult a handbook in order to determine the best method for removing the tooth from his patient’s mouth. During the procedure, he gives himself an inadvertent injection of Novocain in his hand. The numb hand results in a hysterical accident after funny accident. Because it is so absurdly humorous, it forces Korman to conceal his face numerous times in order to prevent him from laughing too much and breaking character.

Conway would subsequently provide the information that Korman was laughing so hard to himself during the moment that he actually peed his trousers as a result of his laughter. That right there is comedic gold. He would also admit at a later time that the skit was partially based on a military dentist that he had really come across in real life at some point.

The comedy came to a close with the dentist having rendered almost everything unconscious, with the exception of the patient’s lips and the laughter of the audience. Clearly, the farce was successful in eliciting laughter, but you’ll have to see it for yourself to determine whether or not the patient’s tooth was successfully removed.

Shouldn’t almost everyone be able to empathize with the humiliation of a visit to the dentist? The Carrol Burnett Show was on the air from 1967 through 1978, and during that time it was successful in producing humor that was universally relatable, free of political overtones, and apolitical. It is simple to see why this invaluable piece of television history continues to be humorous regardless of the age that is viewing it.

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