When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.

Burnett took him up on his offer. She was back on Broadway in 1995 after an absence of 30 years in Moon Over Buffalo for which Carol Burnett was nominated for a Tony Award. She said 'Every few minutes a big spider jumps on that little spider and they go at it like RABBITS!!' And then Carol Burnett died.

During and after her variety show Burnett appeared in many television and film projects. Burnett created many memorable characters during the show's television run and both Carol Burnett and the show won numerous Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.