Imagine attending a funeral and you get a serious case of the giggles? The Mary Tyler Moore Show bravely took on this societal faux pas by killing off "Chuckles the Clown" and forcing the cast to sit stonefaced while a minister recounts the clown's life in the most ridiculous way possible. At first, Mary admonishes her co-workers to stop muttering their jokes, but once the ceremony starts, it is she who cannot keep a straight face.
