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Tim Conway RIP LOS ANGELES–Tim Conway, the Emmy-winning comedian and actor who memorably starred in “McHale’s Navy” in the 1960s and “The Carol Burnett Show” in the ’70s, died May 14 at a hospital here. He was 85. MSTies may recall that Tom Servo impersonated him in a host segment in episode 305- STRANDED IN SPACE. 12 Replies to “Tim Conway RIP”Commenting at Satellite News
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Funny guy…started in a comedy team with Ernie “Ghoulardi” Anderson; My Favorite story was during the filming of one of Tim’s many short-lived sitcoms…a network exec appeared unannounced onto the set during a scene, looked around and then muttered “Don’t do this anymore” and then walked out..R.I.P.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5eAjYpcYeg
One of Conway’s funniest sketches, though you have to pity poor Lyle Waggoner.
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF_C3bO8WZ0
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqE_WmagjY
How best to remember Tim Conway? Watching him drive the cast of the Carol Burnett Show in general — and Harvey Korman in particular — utterly insane. We miss you already, Tim.
I’ll have to watch Gamera vs. Guiron to hear all the Dorf riffs…
I saw “Lyle Waggoner”, and thought, dang, you beat me to it. :)
As part of that generation who grew up with 80’s movies and 80’s HBO, that left me trying to find suitable quotable clips from “The Private Eyes”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbxchVVZ_Bw
Believe you’re thinking of “Godzilla vs. Megalon”, and the uncannily Dorf-ish ruler of Seatopia?
That’s right! I had some wires crossed.
Yep…. great family memories of watching Mr. Conway on The Carol Burnett Show, joining in the uncontrollable laughter he caused with the cast. He was truly a very funny man.
What a sad week this has been, losing a couple of the greats. Having just got the word of Grumpy Cat’s recent demise, I sure hope that counts as our third.
He was also mentioned in Hamlet’s “Alas Poor” sketch
RIP, Barnacle Boy, er, Barnacle MAN.
Tim Conway and Cher appeared in a Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In sketch where he delivered some very naughty lines. Luckily for us, the Censors were pretty naive.