Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn "damn Yankees" is heard in the parlor scene at Twelve Oaks. Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" is a line from the 1939 film "Gone with the Wind" starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. The line is spoken by Rhett Butler (Gable), as his last words to Scarlett O'Hara (Leigh), in response to her tearful question: "Where shall I go? What shall I do?" Scarlett clings to the hope that she can win him back. This line is also partially spoken by Rhett Butler in Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with
Went with the Wind! Starlet slams the door in his face as he is about to deliver the famous line of the original film. Finally, Starlet complains to Sissy, "What am I gonna do?", whereas Sissy then slaps her and states "Frankly, Miss Starlet, I don’t give a damn". The sketch made various cultural references including Bobbie Gentry's "Ode to Billie Joe", Tony Orlando and Dawn's "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree", "Dixie", "Camptown Races", Chicken of the Sea and Tuna casserole. The curtain dress was conceptualized and designed by "The Carol Burnett Show" costumer Bob Mackie. The script originally called