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Burnett, Carol Easter Egg - Carol Burnett's Ear

If you notice Carol grabbing her ear at any time....she's really saying "Hello" to her grandmother named "Nanny" at home. That's their signal.

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Contributed By: debiasio on 04-26-2000
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Special Requirements: television, episode of "The Carol Burnett Show"

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dianne writes:
She is saying hello, but the 'hello' is to her grandmother.
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deelynna writes:
I'm pretty sure I've heard in an interview with her that it is her grandmother, her grandma raised her. When she first started out in acting she moved away from home and her grandma, of course, was worried. Carol and Grandma made the secret signal that meant "everything is okay". After a while, it just became a habit with her.
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larisssa writes:
Carol is saying hello to her Grandmother. It started when she got her first appearance on a TV show. She couldn't actually say hello on a live broadcast, so this was her special way of saying hello. It stuck with her even after her Grandmother's passing.
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IdidntDoIt writes:
This started as a sign to Carol's grandma. She has said it is many times in interviews. Carol still tugs her ear as a tribute, even though the grandmother has passed.
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cowlady writes:
She is saying hi to her grandmother who raised her because her mother was an alcoholic
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bonbon99 writes:
Carol is saying hi to grandmother--not her mother!!!!!!
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She has actually said on TV that it's her grandmother. Does this really count as an egg?
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Zephsbaby writes:
Slip-up on you! It was sayin hi to her grandma
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KKelley writes:
The signal WAS to her grandmother, not her mother.
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Blofeld writes:
She did that recently in a commercial for Entenmann's.
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purple1961 writes:
The tug on the ear is not just for her grandmother anymore, it is now also for her daughter who passed away.
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