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Died at 83 in a hospice of undisclosed health problems. --Bob

Funny, we just saw him on Pyramid the other day on GSN and hubby asked me if he was still alive - I looked him up on Dead or Alive.

He seemed like a nice man.

I just looked him up on DOA and they haven't entered his death.

Bob78164 wrote:Died at 83 in a hospice of undisclosed health problems. --Bob

White Fang and Black Tooth are sad tonight.

franktangredi wrote:

Bob78164 wrote:Died at 83 in a hospice of undisclosed health problems. --Bob

White Fang and Black Tooth are sad tonight.

And Pookie

The news is sad, but watching some clips on YouTube brought back memories.

Looks like everybody in Heaven is getting a free pie in the face.

RIP, Soupy.

As I said in chat last night when I saw this go up, another "He was still alive?" guys.... I thought he had died a long time ago....

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NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Looks like everybody in Heaven is getting a free pie in the face.

And doing "The Mouse." Everybody join in!


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


(I had a ring binder in junior high of Soupy doing the Mouse.)

I have spoken with Soupy Sales from up in the Kingdom of Heaven, and he has told me to have all of his fans out there on the Bored send me all your green pieces of paper with Presidents on them for my ministry. If it starts raining pies out there, you will only have your unholy selfish selves to blame!

He was an excellent game player. He helped a lot of people win a lot of money on Pyramid.

I loved seeing what he would have for lunch every day.

My celebrity brush claim-to-fame here is that my brother, who was a big fan & had gone to Detroit to attend a taping of the show way-back-when (I'm a little dim here on dates & details) ran into Soupy Himself in the elevator.

And Soupy, who was a pretty salty character in real life, made some kind of wise-guy crack that you probably wouldn't make to a kid fan today, but which my brother thought was cool.

I was born outside Detroit not long after Soupy began his show on WXYZ there.

A couple years after we moved to Long Island, Soupy's show originated from WNEW in New York.

When I was in school in Los Angeles, Soupy's show was syndicated from KTLA.

Do you have any idea what it's like wondering if you're being stalked by Soupy Sales?

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the video clip that was played on blooper shows of days gone by. Soupy goes to the door to greet whomever is behind it, and there's a stripper there. It's probably on YouTube but I can't access it from work.

SportsFan68 wrote:He was an excellent game player. He helped a lot of people win a lot of money on Pyramid.

That's the first thing I thought of.

That and the pies.

earendel wrote:I'm surprised no one has mentioned the video clip that was played on blooper shows of days gone by. Soupy goes to the door to greet whomever is behind it, and there's a stripper there. It's probably on YouTube but I can't access it from work.

nitrah55 wrote:I was born outside Detroit not long after Soupy began his show on WXYZ there.

A couple years after we moved to Long Island, Soupy's show originated from WNEW in New York.

When I was in school in Los Angeles, Soupy's show was syndicated from KTLA.

Do you have any idea what it's like wondering if you're being stalked by Soupy Sales?

Snort!

nitrah55 wrote:I was born outside Detroit not long after Soupy began his show on WXYZ there.

A couple years after we moved to Long Island, Soupy's show originated from WNEW in New York.

When I was in school in Los Angeles, Soupy's show was syndicated from KTLA.

Do you have any idea what it's like wondering if you're being stalked by Soupy Sales?

Did you send him any of your parent's little green pieces of paper?

I believe the "little green pieces of paper" bit was what lost him his show. He got other shows after that, but not aimed at kids if I'm not mistaken.

A friend of mine grew up on the northern east coast, where I didn't, & where they had a show called "Winky Dink". Whoever was running "Winky Dink" urged kids to cover their parent's TV sets with a special plastic sheet they would sell you, & then draw whatever the show told you to draw on that sheet, affixed to the screen by the old "a little moisture" method, with crayons. Of course, some kids just left out the "special plastic sheet" part & drew directly on the screen; didn't make that show very popular either.