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Tim Conway's Elephant Story (Original Post)
Ptah
May 2019
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hlthe2b
(102,360 posts)1. Forever remembered from those old shows...
aquamarina
(1,865 posts)2. Seriously one of the funniest shows in the history of tv.
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)3. .
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)4. My all-time favorite Tim line is STILL...
...from the Carol Burnette Show "Jaws" parody, when he's talking about a guy who tried to swim to safety from the shark, and he takes a pause and says "And he would have made it, too, if he wasn't wearing his lucky ham."
I enjoyed and appreciated everything he did, but for some reason, that line always rose to the top for me.
R.I.P. Tim.
ms liberty
(8,597 posts)5. Evwn today a Carol Burnett skit w/Tim Conway is the funniest thing ever. n/t
UTUSN
(70,740 posts)6. Vicki LAWRENCE *killed* that Elephant Story. R.i.p./him. Doris gone, comes in 3s?
Well, the Mod Squad woman passed, so is this the 3?
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)7. Another favorite:
sarge43
(28,945 posts)8. Tim Conway: The Grand Master of Comedic Timing. at 1:22
Burnett at 0:08. He's going blow up the skit -- again.
Kali
(55,019 posts)9. he started a fund for injured jockeys
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/233663/emmy-winner-and-racing-fan-tim-conway-dead-at-85
horse owner, too
horse owner, too
"He was a comical owner too," McCarron said. "His silks, on the back, had two words: 'No Passing.'"
Upthevibe
(8,071 posts)10. I watched this again yesterday and it's still just soooooooooooo
f'in funny! My understanding is that he was adlibbing .