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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S10E8 9.0
Dinah Shore - Went with the Wind

Highlights include: "Went With the Wind" (a spoof of "Gone with the Wind"). Also: two business professionals (Harvey and Carol) discuss his marriage proposal in a manner not unlike a business meeting; the Old Man (Tim) runs a butcher shop where he wreaks havoc with an impatient customer (Harvey); guest Dinah Shore sings "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"; and a musical salute to New Orleans with "Basin Street Blues" as the centerpiece.

#2
S11E24 8.9
A Special Evening with Carol Burnett

Highlights of this final show of the series include: clips from prior shows; a question-and-answer session involving the cast; new sketches where Mr. Tudball is moving his office but does not give Mrs. Wiggins the new address, and in "The Family" Eunice and Mama see a psychiatrist; a surprise cameo by Jimmy Stewart; and the Charwoman closes up shop for the last time.

#3
S2E20 8.5
Tim Conway and Ethel Merman

Highlights include: guest Tim Conway introduces his onetime comic partner (and future series announcer) Ernie Anderson in the audience during the opening question-and-answer segment; Tim as a rookie dentist who gets into a series of misadventures while attempting to treat a patient (Harvey); Carol, Vicki and guest Ethel Merman in a backstage sketch about an understudy attempting to sabotage the star before a performance; Tim, Carol, Vicki and Lyle are among relatives gathered at a haunted house for the reading of a will, and dead bodies show up everywhere; Vicki performs with the dancers; and Ethel sings "Elusive Butterfly", and for the close duets with Carol on a medley which includes "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and "I Get a Kick Out of You".

#4 Rita Hayworth, Jim Bailey, Glen Campbell S4E20 8.5
#5 Tim Conway and Dame Maggie Smith S8E10 8.5
#6 Glen Campbell S10E15 8.4
#7 Family Sketch Show S3E27 8.3
#8 Ken Berry and Carl Reiner S8E12 8.3
#9 Roddy McDowell and Bernadette Peters S8E21 8.3
#10 Dame Maggie Smith S9E6 8.3

Lowlights

#285 S9E18 Emmett Kelly and The Jackson 5 6.6

Highlights include: "A Swiped Life" (spoof of "A Stolen Life", with Carol in both of the roles played in the original film by Bette Davis, and Harvey in Glenn Ford's role); a political sketch with Harvey as a senator, Carol as his unpredictable wife, and Tim as his campaign manager; guests The Jackson 5 perform "Forever Came Today", and are joined by Vicki on "Body Language"; and Carol as the Charwoman in a three-ring circus, pantomiming with guest Emmett Kelly and singing "It's Only a Paper Moon" and "Look for the Silver Lining".

#284 Ronald Reagan, Soupy Sales, and Mel Torme S3E16 6.6
#283 David Hartman, Paula Kelly S6E22 6.7
#282 Eydie Gormé/Shecky Greene S5E10 6.8
#281 Peggy Lee and Dom DeLuise S5E5 6.8

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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