RIP Soupy Sales 1926-2009

Wendygirl · 10-22-2009, 11:59 PM

Soupy passed away this evening at the age of 83 in New York. I absolutely loved his show and watched it every day. White Fang, Black Tooth, Pookie, Peaches, it was all so funny. He was the king of the pie in the face.

You can read about him here.

aashee · 10-22-2009, 11:59 PM

Wow, didn't even know he was sick.

Wendygirl · 10-23-2009, 12:00 AM

Me either. It came as rather a shock.

aashee · 10-23-2009, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Wendygirl

Me either. It came as rather a shock.

Howard Stern was on vacation and they played a lot of old tapes where Soupy was there. They worked on the same radio station and had some very funny encounters. Sad.

*penguinsoda* · 10-23-2009, 12:40 AM

Wow... I can't believe he was 83! Rest in Peace Soupy!

DisneyIPresume · 10-23-2009, 01:10 AM

I thought he had died several years ago.

Well I guess this time it's for real. How sad.

Radiobarry · 10-23-2009, 01:36 AM

Soupy was great! I remember that he used to host a kid's show, locally in the Los Angeles area, and it was sponsored by Bob's Big Boy restaurants.

In an era before McDonalds and the rest took over, the "Big Boy" hamburger was really a big deal, and a treat!

I also remember that little episode, I believe in the 70's, when he told the kids to go into Mommy and Daddy's room, and find all the green pieces of paper with pictures on them, and send them to his address.

Talk about a fundraiser...

Rest In Peace, Soupy.

FrumiousBoojum · 10-23-2009, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Radiobarry

I also remember that little episode, I believe in the 70's, when he told the kids to go into Mommy and Daddy's room, and find all the green pieces of paper with pictures on them, and send them to his address.

Talk about a fundraiser...

As Snopes.com says, he was merely cutting out the middle man!

He apparently only made a couple dollars and a small fortune in monopoly money.

Wendygirl · 10-23-2009, 08:32 AM

Many clips from his shows are on YouTube. And yes, that money thing will go down in history. Another funny clip they sometimes show is the time he went to the door and what he saw was totally different then what we kids saw - a topless lady. The crew played a joke on him. To see his reactions and try to keep it together for the audience was too funny.

AlohaStitch · 10-23-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Wendygirl

Many clips from his shows are on YouTube. And yes, that money thing will go down in history. Another funny clip they sometimes show is the time he went to the door and what he saw was totally different then what we kids saw - a topless lady. The crew played a joke on him. To see his reactions and try to keep it together for the audience was too funny.

I had totally forgotten about that. PRICELESS!

RIP, Soupy... You were one of a kind and will be missed.

Radiobarry · 10-23-2009, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by FrumiousBoojum

He apparently only made a couple dollars and a small fortune in monopoly money.

As I recall, there were more than just "a couple dollars" involved. It was quite the embarrassment for all concerned.

Retrocool · 10-25-2009, 05:55 PM

I used to love watching his late 70s/early 80s(?) show on KTLA. His encounters with Pookie were as drop-dead funny as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog are today.

Thanks, Soupy, for all the laughs! Knock 'em dead upstairs!

10-22-2009, 11:59 PM	#1
Wendygirl Hug a Billy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Golden Horseshoe Posts: 2,282	RIP Soupy Sales 1926-2009 Soupy passed away this evening at the age of 83 in New York. I absolutely loved his show and watched it every day. White Fang, Black Tooth, Pookie, Peaches, it was all so funny. He was the king of the pie in the face. You can read about him here. __________________

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aashee Chillin' with AshfordT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Corona Posts: 49,348	Re: RIP Soupy Sales 1926-2009 Wow, didn't even know he was sick.

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Wendygirl Hug a Billy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Golden Horseshoe Posts: 2,282	Re: RIP Soupy Sales 1926-2009 Me either. It came as rather a shock. __________________

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DisneyIPresume Beach Expert Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: A beach town that Harbor Blvd was named after Posts: 7,687	Re: RIP Soupy Sales 1926-2009 I thought he had died several years ago. Well I guess this time it's for real. How sad.

10-23-2009, 01:36 AM	#7
Radiobarry Turkeys Still Can't Fly Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Happy Thanksgiving from WKRP (and me!) Posts: 17,732 Blog Entries: 6	Re: RIP Soupy Sales 1926-2009 Soupy was great! I remember that he used to host a kid's show, locally in the Los Angeles area, and it was sponsored by Bob's Big Boy restaurants. In an era before McDonalds and the rest took over, the "Big Boy" hamburger was really a big deal, and a treat! I also remember that little episode, I believe in the 70's, when he told the kids to go into Mommy and Daddy's room, and find all the green pieces of paper with pictures on them, and send them to his address. Talk about a fundraiser... Rest In Peace, Soupy. __________________ --Barry LET'S GO ANGELS!

10-23-2009, 08:32 AM	#9
Wendygirl Hug a Billy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Golden Horseshoe Posts: 2,282	Re: RIP Soupy Sales 1926-2009 Many clips from his shows are on YouTube. And yes, that money thing will go down in history. Another funny clip they sometimes show is the time he went to the door and what he saw was totally different then what we kids saw - a topless lady. The crew played a joke on him. To see his reactions and try to keep it together for the audience was too funny. __________________

10-25-2009, 05:55 PM	#12
Retrocool The Iger Sanction Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Along the Magic Highway, USA Posts: 851	Re: RIP Soupy Sales 1926-2009 I used to love watching his late 70s/early 80s(?) show on KTLA. His encounters with Pookie were as drop-dead funny as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog are today. Thanks, Soupy, for all the laughs! Knock 'em dead upstairs! __________________ Television is a medium because anything well done is rare. - Fred Allen The amount of poverty and suffering required for the emergence of a Rockefeller, and the amount of depravity that the accumulation of a fortune of such magnitude entails, are left out of the picture, and it is not always possible to make the people in general see this.- Ernesto 'Che' Guevara Look to the name Walt Disney for the finest in family entertainment!

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