“This Carrot Is Exhibit A—Crunch!” Tim Conway Declared, Mid-Bite, Detonating the Courtroom. What Was Supposed To Be a Routine Fake Trial Spiraled Into Televised Chaos the Second Conway Hopped Into Character — Literally. Floppy Ears Appeared. A Twitching Nose Followed. Then Came the Nonstop Carrot Crunching That Shattered Every Ounce of Courtroom Dignity. Verdicts Were Interrupted. Jurors Were Leaned Toward and Whispered To — “What’s Up, Doc?” — As Conway Bounced Past Them Like a Caffeinated Cartoon.
It aired on March 18, 1978, as part of Season 11, Episode 21 of The Carol Burnett Show. On paper it was a simple courtroom sketch titled “The…