One of my childhood favorites Soupy Sales passed away on Thursday. He had a show on TV in the New York area in the 60's. I would always make sure that I got home in time to watch his show every day. The show was promoted as a kid show but it would cross all the age groups. One of the thing he did on the show was to, at least one time every show, have a pie smashed into his face. And as the show became more and more popular celebrities would show up and have a pie in the face. Even Frank Sinatra even got one.
The one stunt that got him suspended was on the show on New Years Day,
he instructed kids to tiptoe into their parents' bedroom, take out "green pieces of paper with pictures of guys with beards" and send them to his New York station. The punch line: "And you know what I'm gonna send you? A postcard from Puerto Rico." The station suspended him for a couple of days.
Soupy Sales gave innocent kids and sophisticated adults, a couple of laughs and he will always make me smile when I think about him.
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Someone actually told kids to send him their parents money? I'd always heard permutations of that story, but didn't realize it actually happened. That's awesome, especially coming from a kid's show host. I can't imagine the Wiggles pulling that stunt. Very edgy.
Now, off to youtube to see what other Soupy Sales clips I can find...
Forgot to mention that Pee Wee Herman cites Soupy as a major influence. Easy to see why when you look at this clip. Soupy and Pee Wee forever!!!!!
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