Carol's good friend Jim Nabors holds the honor of being the first guest star in the CBS network debut of her long-running variety show. He went over so well that he ended up starring in the first episode of all elven seasons. At the time, he was still riding high as the lovable hick in his own CBS comedy, "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." He and Carol play a couple of stumblebums at a ski lodge, then show their musical chops in an array of Broadway tunes. This episode also includes the very first "Carol and Sis" sketch, based on Carol's raising of her kid sister, Chris.