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Tag: Carol Burnett

Julie Andrews segment during of Carol Burnett’s 90th Birthday Special

May 15, 2023 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: Aired in 2023. The best part is the short film providing sample moments from the three television specials they did together.

Hat tip Phil Berardelli.

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Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall – Musical medley

August 17, 2021 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: Performed and aired live on television in June 12, 1962. Andrews is known for her singing, while Burnett is known for her comedy. In truth, their talent in both areas was special.

Hat tip to Phil Berardelli, author of Phil’s Favorite 500: Loves of a Moviegoing Lifetime.

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The Carol Burnett Show – Star Trip

January 25, 2021 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: Featuring, Harvy Korman, Sid Caesar, and Carol Burnett.

Hat tip Phill Oltmann.

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Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman – Simba

August 4, 2020 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: Another classic skit from the Carol Burnett Show.

Hat tip Phill Oltmann.

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Carol Burnett – clips from the last show

November 7, 2019 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: A short section from the last Carol Burnett Show, March 29, 1978. Note how Tim Conway can make people laugh merely by pausing.

Hat tip Edward Thelen.

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The Carol Burnett Show – The Senator’s Wife

April 16, 2019 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An eveing pause: Sadly, I think these characters are maybe more connected to reality than many we presently have in office.

Hat tip Phill Oltmann.

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Carol Burnett & Harvey Korman – The Pail

January 21, 2019 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: From the Carol Burnett Show.

Hat tip Phill Oltmann.

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Carol Burnett – Palace Guard wants a pony

October 12, 2018 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: The title actually has nothing to do with the skit. Think bad television commercials.

Hat tip Phill Oltmann.

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Tim Conway – Dentist sketch

November 12, 2014 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: I’ve posted pieces from the Carol Burnett Show before, but it has been a long while. Time for more.

Hat tip Edward Thelen.

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Carol Burnett and Robin Williams – The Funeral

May 4, 2012 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: “Thank you so much for coming.”

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Now available as a hardback, paperback, and ebook!

 

In this ground-breaking new history of early America, historian Robert Zimmerman not only exposes the lie behind The New York Times 1619 Project that falsely claims slavery is central to the history of the United States, he also provides profound lessons about the nature of human societies, lessons important for Americans today as well as for all future settlers on Mars and elsewhere in space.

 

Conscious Choice: The origins of slavery in America and why it matters today and for our future in outer space, is available everywhere at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and all book vendors. All editions can also be purchased directly from the ebook publisher ebookit, thus giving the author a bigger percentage much sooner.

 

“Zimmerman’s ground-breaking history provides every future generation the basic framework for establishing new societies on other worlds. We would be wise to heed what he says.”
—Robert Zubrin, founder of the Mars Society

Pioneer cover

From the moment he is handed a possibility of making the first alien contact, Saunders Maxwell decides he will do it, even if doing so takes him through hell and back. Unfortunately, that is exactly where that journey takes him.

 

A riveting new science fiction book by Robert Zimmerman that captures the heart of the human spirit, willing to push forward no matter the odds, no matter the cost.

 

Available everywhere for $3.99 (before discount) at amazon, Barnes & Noble, all ebook vendors, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit.

 

So now I stand on earthside shore,
And wonder what I am.
I must go out and find my home.
The journey’s what I am.

 

Chorus:
O Pioneer! O Pioneer!
Where do you go from here?
O Pioneer! O Pioneer!
The stars are far too near.

Genesis cover

The new edition of Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8 includes a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.

 

The print edition can be purchased at Amazon, from any other bookseller. If you want an autographed copy the price is $60 for the hardback and $45 for the paperback, plus $8 shipping for each. Go here for details. The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from the publisher, ebookit. If you buy from ebookit the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.

 
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.

 

“Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America’s quest for the moon… Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America’s greatest human triumphs.”
–San Antonio Express-News

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Leaving Earth is available as an inexpensive ebook!

 

Leaving Earth: Space Stations, Rival Superpowers, and the Quest for Interplanetary Travel, can be purchased as an ebook everywhere for only $3.99 (before discount) at amazon, Barnes & Noble, all ebook vendors, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit, the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.

 

 

“Leaving Earth is one of the best and certainly the most comprehensive summary of our drive into space that I have ever read. It will be invaluable to future scholars because it will tell them how the next chapter of human history opened.”
— Arthur C. Clarke

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Blacklisted Americans

Full list...

  • The left only has a short window remaining to stop its violence before the hammer strikes it hard
  • The left’s face of evil
  • Bank officials: Obama and Biden demanded we blacklist Republican customers
  • Another win for a blacklisted professor
  • Woke heads of Merchant Marine Academy who banned painting of Jesus fired
  • Another blacklisted professors wins big in court
  • Why should anyone listen to people who behave like infantile toddlers?
  • A blacklisted American wins in court
  • Supreme Court declines case of blacklisted student who declared “There are only two genders”, proving the large leftist blob is not going away no matter what Trump does
  • Anti-Musk terrorists damage Musk statue in Brownsville

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  • Leftist mob attacks conservatives at Tennessee State University September 26, 2025
  • Another day, another leftist sniper; Another day, another Democrat incites violence September 24, 2025
  • The real pushback against Disney, ABC, and Kimmel continues September 23, 2025
  • The left’s hatred and violence is finally driving people away September 22, 2025
  • Conscious Choice:
    The origins of slavery in America and why it matters today and for our future in outer space
  • Pioneer
  • Genesis, the Story of Apollo 8
  • Capitalism in Space
  • Leaving Earth
  • The Chronological Encyclopedia of Discoveries in Space
  • The Universe in a Mirror
  • Circuit Hikes of Southern Arizona

Recent And Upcoming Appearances

  • Radio: every Wednesday and Friday on the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally. Appearance times and days may vary, depending on events.

 

  • Radio: October 1, 2025, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally and available here and here.
  • Radio: October 3, 2025, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally and available here and here.
  • Radio: October 8, 2025, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally and available here and here.
  • Radio: October 10, 2025, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally and available here and here.
  • Radio: October 15, 2025, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally and available here and here.
  • Radio: October 17, 2025, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally and available here and here.
  • Radio: October 22, 2025, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally and available here and here.

 

  • Radio: November 11, 2025, 7:00-9:00 pm (Pacific), The Space Show with David Livingston.

 

Past Appearances

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