DoctorJK3 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Thanks for providing the video! I'm glad someone has connection in the broadcast industry otherwise our childhood memories would be lost forever! Great job!

mrsticks28 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I worked in Los Angeles and saw Soupy there before he came to NY. Told my friends about him, and 6 months later he's in NY. Great stuff. Ernie Kovacs was another early television giant. He's where Laugh In came from. And don't forget Spike Jones!

fromthesidelines (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

At the time this first aired, Soupy was on Channel 5 [WNEW-TV] at 3:30pm(nyt) weekdays, 'jersey', followed by Chuck McCann at 4, then Sandy Becker at 5, and "WINCHELL-MAHONEY TIME" at 6...there were 260 taped half-hours seen on Channel 5 that were syndicated during the 1965-'66 season, 'solshne' [also on 16mm kinescope film for those stations that didn't have videotape facilities]. When the series ended, WNEW erased the master tapes to reuse the tape stock; 75 of the "kinnies" DO exist...

ligetispaghetti (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yeah...No Kiddin' I was just curious, having seen him on games shows throughout the 70's. I'm gettin' the feeling none of this was written out. Kinda reminds of when I was around 12 or so and me and my freinds would record ourselves on a hand held cassette player messing around. Right, nothing here to actually hate...

CORPSVIDS (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I wish I knew what the laughs were about, I kept waiting and... nothing. Dont hate Soupy but surely dont get it.

najishow (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Soupy you are awesome!

tim13a (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

If there were more Soupy , there would be world peace and an end to hunger.

acewoodson (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This was great improv before "What's my Line"

dalidog255 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I've met Presidents, Prince Charles, writers, & celebrities, but meeting Soupy when I was 15 was the thrill of my life!!!

solshne (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I wonder if there are plans to transfer these shows to dvd. Probably a lot of these are missing, lost forever.