RIP, Soupy Sales

[Yawper]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 11:31pm

Soupy Sales dead at age 83

[SNAFU]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 11:37pm

Awww a part of my childhood gone! RIP Soupy and Thank-You!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 11:42pm

Rest in peace, Funny Man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP1_F9zEF7o


Soupy, Judy. Judy, Soupy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXpVtGGl6do

Updated On: 10/22/09 at 11:42 PM

[Jane2]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 12:04am

Awwww, I'm sad about this.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 12:08am

Fare thee well WhiteFang & your master.

[best12bars]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 12:15am

One of my earliest memories of television.

RIP

[wexy]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 12:20am

I always watched his show when I was a kid.
Rest In Peace.

[Craig]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 8:32am

Who could ever forget "How come every time I show an F, You See A K"

and

"Go and get the pictures of dead presidents from your parents drawers and send them to me"

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 8:51am

Loved the man, just loved him. I remember laughing so hard on Saturday afternoons that my sides hurt. Thanks for those moments.

[D2]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 9:01am

My sister and I were among the kids who sent in those "pictures of dead presidents." Another part of my childhood gone.

[madbrian]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 9:04am

Wasn't he suspended for the 'dead presidents' stunt?

[StageManager2]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 9:11am

"Go and get the pictures of dead presidents from your parents drawers and send them to me"

Was he asking kids to send him money?

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 9:21am

Yes. He was mad that they made him and his crew come in to do a live show on New Year's Day. He did it as a joke, but you know how literal kids are. It got him in tons of trouble and eventually led to the cancellation of the show.

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 9:24am

From Classic TV:

"New Years Day 1965: he asked the kids to go get Dad's wallet and take all the "little green pieces of paper with pictures of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Lincoln, and Jefferson on them, send them to me, and I'll send you a postcard from Puerto Rico." The show received thousands of angry phone calls, and Soupy was suspended for a week."

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 9:53am

Funny, my first reponse was "Awwwww." I see Snafu and Jane share my sentiments.

Not someone I've thought of in a long time, but I sure enjoyed him when I was a kid.

[madbrian]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 10:10am

I don't know if they were on back-to-back, but when I think of Soupy Sales, I also think of Beachcomber Bill. Anyone else remember that show?

http://www.tvparty.com/lostny2beach.html

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 11:14am

Soupy's show was a staple in our home. My two younger brothers worshiped him. When his show came back in the late 70s and stayed in syndication for a few years, my own sons were rabid fans. Now, some of his shows are available on DVD, and my brother's two sons, ages 6 and 4 continue the fandom! They are obsessed with him. I suppose you could say he is timeless. R.I.P. Soupy.

[nearthestage]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 12:02pm

Did anyone else do the 'Soupy Shuffle'? It made laugh everytime he did it.

I hadn't thought about him in years, and now I'm missing him.

Rest in Peace Soupy. Thanks for the memories, fun and joy.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 8:19pm

With him went Philo Kevetch & Onions Oregano

I have some episodes on DVD. He brought joy to many RIP.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/24/09 at 12:41pm

Craig, I think it was "How come I see F, you see K?"

I loved Soupy when I was a kid but he had some harsh and negative criticism of Pee-Wee's Playhouse after it premiered that I could never quite forgive.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 10/24/09 at 2:26pm

Why? We're you part of the creative team on that show?

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/24/09 at 2:37pm

No, JohnBoy, I simply have critical faculties and therefore was able to assess Mr. Sales's comments about another kids show that had material adults would also find funny and using the grey matter in my head, I was able to come to the conclusion that his criticisms were not only unfounded, but seemed tainted with the special kind of jealousy that arises when a performer feels as if time has passed him by.

I'm not sure if you know this, but the "part of the creative team" criteria is something you made up. Sentient beings are allowed to think about things like cultural criticism and comment on it without having been Jambi the Genie. Your POV might work with a 7th grader, however.

[Jon]

Posted: 10/24/09 at 2:40pm

I remember when I was 5, I got a Soupy Sales Bow Tie (red with white polka dots, with elastic band) as a birthday present.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/24/09 at 3:22pm

Did it look snazzy?

[Jane2]

Posted: 10/24/09 at 3:57pm

I saw the show that day when he told the kids to go "tip toeing" into their parents' room, and that they'd never hear them because they were still sleeping from New Year's Eve. I think he said to look for your father's pants hanging on the door and reach into the pockets, etc.......

I couldn't believe what I was hearing!