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The Story Behind Tim Conway’s Most Famous Blooper

One of the most famous sketches on “The Carol Burnett Show” was “Mama’s Family.”  It later become a TV sitcom on its own. In an effort to try to pay…

HOLLYWOOD – APRIL 01: Actor Tim Conway who received the Lifetime Achievement award at the Regent University’s School of Communication and the Arts 2nd Annual Candlelight Forum awards evening held at the DGA Theatre on April 1, 2008 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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One of the most famous sketches on "The Carol Burnett Show" was "Mama's Family."  It later become a TV sitcom on its own.

In an effort to try to pay proper tribute to the late Tim Conway, here is perhaps the most famous blooper in the history of TV, and it came from "Mama's Family" and Tim's portrayal of "Mickey Hart."  Beware...there's an a-bomb from Vickie Lawrence (Mama) at the end.

And now...the story behind it

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