Carol Burnett's Ear Tug - At the end
of each installment of the comedy variety program THE CAROL BURNETT
SHOW/CBS/1967-79, comedian Carol Burnett sang her closing theme
song:
"I'm so glad we had this time together
Just to have a laugh or sing a song
Seems we just get started and before you know it
Comes the time we have to say, 'so long'." |
As the lyrics ended, she said goodnight to the audience and then
tugged on her left earlobe. This tugging gesture was the silent
personal message to her grandmother (Nanny) that everything was all
right.
Carol was also famous for doing her trademark Tarzan yell when
asked to do so by members of her studio audience at the beginning of
each show.
TRIVIA NOTE: Years earlier on the
game show WHAT'S MY LINE/CBS/1950-67 moderator John Daly would tug
on his ear when trying to let a panelist know that things weren't
all right and that their conversation was getting a bit too risqué,
and that maybe they should change the subject.
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