This is an outtake from The Carol Burnett Show, which aired on 5th November, 1977. It’s one of a recurring sketch called The Family, and Tim Conway plays the visiting boss as they play the parlour game Password. To begin there’s a story he ad-libbed during the first run through, then a second from the evening record.
And here’s Vicki Lawrence’s memory of the whole thing:
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