Oct 23 2009Soupy Sales Dies at 83
Black Fang and White Fang are grunting in sorrow today. Soupy Sales, the '60s kids' show icon who would go on to appear on nearly all of those '70s semi-celebrity game shows you see on Game Show Network, died yesterday in a Bronx hospital. He was 83.
Though his shows were off the air long before I was born, I still somehow have fond, vague memories of his puppet friends and the innumerable pies he took to the face. Were reruns aired at some point in the '80s, or was I an amnesiac child time traveler? Either way, let's do "The Mouse" in his honor:
Far better obituary at the LA Times.
Reader Comments
1. the cool kid - October 23, 2009 4:10 PM
I love it when a plan comes together.
Oh shit! Wait! That's the other post.
RIP Soupster (that's what all the cool kids called him. Soupster).
2. MarsHottentot - October 23, 2009 4:12 PM
I loved Soupy. Ever notice how Mel Gibson seems to be slowly morphing into Soupy Sales?
3. FDSY - October 23, 2009 4:12 PM
Oh 60's children entertainment.
Sweet Jesus I couldn't take 45 seconds of it. I bet he was a good guy though.
OH MY GOD HE DIDN'T DIE OF A PIE RELATED EVENT?? The irony would be terrible.
4. Fuzzy Tingle Times - October 23, 2009 4:52 PM
Alright, I was just talking about him 2 fucking days ago. I was talking about having watched some old shows of his recently. This makes the second really random person I have had a conversation about that has died 2 days later. The other one was billy mays... I can smell the loneliness coming my way...
5. Samantha K - October 26, 2009 12:07 AM
Soupy Sales took so many pies to the face over so many years; truly, he was a man dedicated to his trade -- he'll be missed