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'Valley of the Dolls' spoof on The Carol Burnett Show

CarlosAlberto

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'Valley of the Dolls' spoof on The Carol Burnett Show#1
Posted: 4/16/16 at 12:23am

This has to be from the rarely seen early years of "The Carol Burnett Show". It may have been the first or second season of the show. It's a spoof of "Valley of the Dolls" and features Carol Burnett as "Anne"/Barbara Parkins, Vicki Lawrence as "Neely"/Patty Duke and a very young Gloria Loring as "Jennifer"/Sharon Tate. It is hilarious!

"Valley of the Dollars" - Valley of the Dolls spoof on the Carol Burnett Show 1967 or 1968

Updated On: 4/16/16 at 12:23 AM

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'Valley of the Dolls' spoof on The Carol Burnett Show#2
Posted: 4/16/16 at 11:35am

It's from episode 23. Original air date: February 19, 1968, the show's first season on the air.

Updated On: 4/17/16 at 11:35 AM

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'Valley of the Dolls' spoof on The Carol Burnett Show#3
Posted: 4/16/16 at 5:57pm

Thank you, Carolos. I didn't know the exact date, but I assumed it was from before Sharon Tate was murdered.

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'Valley of the Dolls' spoof on The Carol Burnett Show#4
Posted: 4/16/16 at 7:52pm

You're welcome Gaveston. I figured it was maybe 67-68. I don't think they would have done it after the murders it would have been in bad taste.

I for one had no idea that Gloria Loring's career stretched back that far.

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'Valley of the Dolls' spoof on The Carol Burnett Show#5
Posted: 4/16/16 at 7:52pm

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'Valley of the Dolls' spoof on The Carol Burnett Show#6
Posted: 4/17/16 at 12:09pm

Loring's 1st album was in 68 but she's been singing for years. Married Allan Thicke in 1970 and was aready considered a well known performer. ( also co wrote Facts of Life & Different Strokes themes w him)

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'Valley of the Dolls' spoof on The Carol Burnett Show#7
Posted: 4/17/16 at 3:17pm

Thank you for that info sabrelady. I knew she co-wrote the themes for "Diff'rent Strokes" and "The Facts of Life" - and she performed the latter. I knew her from her role as "Liz Chandler" on "Days of our Lives" when I was watching it in the 80s.

In 1968 she was profiled along with Aretha Franklin by ABC News in a segment entitled, THE SINGERS.

Her 1968 album "Today" was recorded for MGM Records.

Updated On: 4/17/16 at 03:17 PM

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'Valley of the Dolls' spoof on The Carol Burnett Show#8
Posted: 4/17/16 at 3:50pm

...and of course she had a huge hit in 1986 with the song "Friends & Lovers" which she recorded with Carl Anderson.

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'Valley of the Dolls' spoof on The Carol Burnett Show#9
Posted: 4/17/16 at 7:28pm

I worked with Miss Loring about 6 years ago at THE FABULOUS PALM SPRINGS FOLLIES. Very nice lady and still in good voice. I found her set a tad "lounge act", but in her defense, that was the sort of thing that went over very well with our audiences.

Anyway, my point is she's still out there performing.

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'Valley of the Dolls' spoof on The Carol Burnett Show#10
Posted: 4/19/16 at 4:50pm

Video is "unavailable" ...but based on the screen grab in the OP, it looks like Titus Andromedon has selected a similar headboard for his bed in ...Kimmy Schmidt.

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