The Carol Burnett Show: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Carol Burnett Show Season 4.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Carol Channing/Steve Lawrence
Oct 6, 1971 · 54 min
In My Own Lifetime; Carol and Sis; Ain't Misbehavin' / You're the Cream in My Coffee / Button Up Your Overcoat; As the Stomach Turns; Salute to Oscar; Without a Word, Without a Sou
Bing Crosby/Paul Lynde
Nov 3, 1971 · 54 min
The Old Folks; Love Thy Neighbor / Put a Little Love in Your Heart; As the Stomach Turns; Sing / Get Happy; Dance Challenge; The Drunkard's Daughter
Bernadette Peters/Cass Elliot
Nov 10, 1971 · 54 min
Carol and Sis; The Look of Love; The Sound Man; Cherish / It Had to Be You; As the Stomach Turns; You've Got a Friend
Andy Griffith and Barbara McNair
Dec 8, 1971 · 54 min
with Andy Griffith, Barbara McNair
Ken Berry, The Carpenters, and Nanette Fabray
Jan 19, 1972 · 54 min
with Ken Berry, Nanette Fabray, The Carpenters
Nanette Fabray/Burt Reynolds
Feb 23, 1972 · 54 min
Fly Me; As Time Goes By; Chromo-Seltzer; Scoop Mouthwash; George and Zelda; Nite-Nite; Hair and Shoulders Shampoo; It's A Musical World; Cool Power; Transcontinental Airlines; AI;
Tim Conway, Eydie Gormé
Mar 1, 1972 · 54 min
Carol and Sis; A House is Not a Home; Undercover Cops; Midnight Theatre: Dr. Nose; Angel Child