‘The Carol Burnett Show’ clip features the incomparable Carol Burnett and Tim Conway in their classic recurring characters, Mrs. Wiggins and Mr. Tudball. The scene opens, and Mr. Tudball beckons for Mrs. Wiggins to come to his office. She moves in her comically slow manner. She sits down and asks what he wants, and he replies, ‘I’m just waiting for your shadow!’
Mrs. Wiggins tells him she plans to leave for a one-week trip to Vegas. Mr. Tudball tries to explain blackjack to her, but he grows increasingly frustrated by her response. He suggests playing a hand to teach her, and she reminds him that his wife doesn’t allow him to gamble anymore.
When Mrs. Wiggins leaves the room, Mr. Tudball mentions that he will make some easy extra money. After Mrs. Wiggins easily wins the first hand, she decides to bet it all, thinking the game is easy.
Mr. Tudball shows an ace and asks Mrs. Wiggins, ‘Do you want me to hit you?’ She doesn’t know the terminology and replies, ‘Are you still mad about the last round?’ The audience roars with laughter. Mrs. Wiggins counts her winnings and comically has trouble adding it up.
Mr. Tudball asks for a chance to win his money back, but Mrs. Wiggins denies him the opportunity. Then, he offers her the opportunity to double her money. He’s so worried about telling his wife he lost money!
Mr. Tudball tries a guessing game with Mrs. Wiggins’ card. He loses again and exclaims, ‘Trying to beat you is like trying to waterski behind a rowboat!’ Mrs. Wiggins starts to leave, and the phone rings with a call from Mr. Tudball’s wife. He begs her not to tell his wife about the gambling.
Mrs. Wiggins covers the phone receiver and suggests lying to his wife. He says he can’t lie to his wife because he will start to ‘st-st-st-stutter.’ Mrs. Wiggins asks him if she should tell his wife about what they were doing or if she should just leave for her two-week vacation. He gets angry, but he knows she’s outsmarted him and agrees to the two weeks instead of one!
