[post_page_title]Signature dress[/post_page_title]
One of Burnett’s most famous characters was Eunice in The Family sketches. Eunice wore a trademark dress that was pretty garish and stood out as an eyesore, but it added just the right charm to the character. The dress was actually an old 1930s number that was found by the costume designer at a thrift store. Eunice wore the dress in every scene, and after a while it became pretty battered. Bob Mackie made Burnett a new one, but she refused to wear it and continued wearing the threadbare older version.
[post_page_title]Drawing on experience[/post_page_title]
Sometimes the best comedic moments are born from real life experiences of comedians. One scene that many viewers remember fondly is the dentist sketch, and although it might seem too far-fetched to be real, it actually happened to one of the cast members. Tim Conway was in the Army and actually had to live through the experience at a dentist, he thought the memory was too funny and wanted to share it with the world.
