Patrick Warburton Made Out With Aged-Up Carol Burnett

Patrick Warburton is best known today for playing David Puddy on "Seinfeld," but before that sitcom fame took hold, he landed an odd gig as a romantic interest to Carol Burnett. He told Joe Sibilia on "Nostalgia Tonight" about the experience of being paired with the comedy legend in a skit.

"I made out with her," Warburton said during the interview. "I was 27 at the time, and she played a soap star." In that specific scene, Burnett portrayed two characters: the good sister, the evil twin, and even the same character again. They were both dating the very same twenty-seven-year-old man, which was Warburton himself.

Burnett was in her late 50s when this happened. "I'd have scenes where I was making out with the good one and the bad one, [and they] were both Carol," he explained. He noted that Burnett found it awkward and asked to rehearse more before filming those kissing scenes. Warburton described her as adorable during the moment. For him, it felt like kissing his mother because he had grown up watching her family on "The Carol Burnett Show."

"I made out with Carol Burnett," he admitted with a laugh. "Me and the older gals, I don't know." He joked that there seemed to be a pattern forming in his career. Earlier, Betty White, who was 94 at the time, rubbed his naked chest down in bed for a show. Warburton also mentioned having strange stories involving Eartha Kitt.

Another icon kept him on his toes during a different project. Bea Arthur did a three-episode arc on a TV show where Warburton was working as well. He was 27 then too. The actress told Sibilia that she wanted to go get sushi for lunch with the cast, but everyone else backed out.

"So, now I'm having lunch with Bea Arthur, and I'm 27," he continued. "Bea was lovely, but as we all know, Bea was also, there was just something kind of scary and imposing about that woman." The character she played was not one to be trifled with either. Warburton felt very uncomfortable sitting at the table at first. They had a lovely lunch eventually, and she mostly talked about rescuing greyhound dogs because that was her cause. "It's just weird, Joe," he said.

Warburton later became a fan favorite as Puddy on the '90s sitcom "Seinfeld." He has also voiced paraplegic police officer Joe Swanson on Seth MacFarlane's "Family Guy" since 1999. In previous talks with Fox News Digital, Warburton discussed how his parents, John and Barbara Warburton, had a strong dislike for "Family Guy."

"They don't see it as satire. They see it as blasphemy," Warburton said. So the family never really talked about it openly. They never saw eye to eye on it. His father, who died in 2018, spent three months at the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Bardstown, Kentucky. Thomas Merton served as his spiritual advisor there. The elder Warburton nearly became a monk before deciding to pursue a career in medicine instead.

Barbara shared her husband's devout Catholic faith and his strong disapproval of their son's most popular shows. "If Mom could possibly be worse than Dad, she is, yes," Warburton joked about his mother's influence. His mother's religious convictions led to another attempt to change what he did for work. He remembered a time when they lived in Woodland Hills and his parents came to visit.

In the kitchen, my mother asked if I was going to work on Seinfeld that day. I confirmed it as a matter of fact. Then she mentioned having a dynamic videotape that had converted many Jewish friends and offered it to me with the hope I would pass it along to Jerry. Warburton recalled the moment with a laugh.

His mother never easily gave up on her goal of converting Jerry Seinfeld to Catholicism. Years later, when Jerry was performing stand-up in Pensacola, Florida, his parents wanted to attend. Warburton arranged tickets and spoke with his mom after the show to see if she enjoyed it. She said he was wonderful and that she even wrote him a lovely thank-you letter.

At that point, the hair on the back of my neck stood up. I asked if she probably didn't just leave a letter but perhaps left a DVD instead. She confirmed she did. When I questioned how disrespectful that was, she replied that she only answers to one person, the Lord above. That is how they operate and that is how her mother operates.

Warburton told Fox News Digital he later brought up his mother's unexpected gift when he ran into Seinfeld in New York. They had a laugh about it, but he admitted he was sure Jerry did not watch the tape. As far as he knows, Jerry has not converted yet.

Though Warburton has previously described himself as a bad Catholic, he acknowledged having moments of discomfort with some work because of his faith. He stated that Catholic guilt runs deep but believes God has a sense of humor. Fox News Digital's Ashley Hume contributed to this report.