Soupy Sales - Complete Show 1965 - Part 03

[squanto1492]

I was in 5th or 6th grade, and I lived to watch Soupy after class. I was in Culver City, literally down the road from the studios, and I went once to live Soupy show in a studio parking lot. It was like a Woodstock for 12-year-olds. I had thought I and my friends were the only ones who thought this guy was hilarious - apparently plenty of others were getting the jokes. In fact my entire thought process is based on 50s-era MAD magazines - Harvey Kurtzman - and Soupy.

[TubeNumber1USA]

It was January 1, 1965:

Soupy: “Hey kids, last night was New Year’s Eve, and your mother and dad were out having a great time. They are probably still sleeping, and what I want you to do is tiptoe in their bedroom and go in your mom’s pocketbook and your dad’s pants, which are probably on the floor. You’ll see a lot of green pieces of paper with pictures of guys in beards . . . . .

[TubeNumber1USA]

. . . . . Put them in an envelope and send them to me, Soupy Sales, Channel 5, New York, New York. And you know what I’m going to send you? A postcard from Puerto Rico!”

[09bnunez]

i was dancing to soupy back1965 was 12 years old[58now] love soupy man he was funny the pie man r.i.p.

[bastlake]

"Psychopathic now? FLEHHLALA"

[koolwen51]

i use ta watch this when i was very young around seven, i enter a funny photo contest in 1965 back then ..

[Tillfrisker]

I used to watch Soupy Sales every afternoon after school. I remember when he got thrown off the air for a week. He was promoting some fund raiser. He told all the kids to get their dad's wallets while dad was napping and take all the pictures of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln out and mail them in to the show. Evidently many kids took his advice.

[MKUltra3]

soupy had a slightly twisted-unbalanced-punk vibe here...RIP

howard stern had a great reminiscence about worshipping soupy as a kid...think it's on youtube

[Goethefemme]

I remember a show where Soupy and Frank were looking out a window and kept asking each other, "How HIGH are we?" And then cracking up. One answer was something like "I think we're about almost there..." And the crew guys laughing at the inside-er joke about whatever they were on. This was way more than a kiddie show and way more went on there than anyone will admit. My father only laughed at 2 things - the Stooges and Soupy. People anymore don't know or appreciate schtick. RIP Soupy, Dear.

[SueBeaWho]

Thanks for posting!!!

[bridude2001]

RIP Soupy. At that time, you were the man. Actually saw him sing "Do the Mouse" at the Paramount Theater in NYC. Watched him every day after school. He was pretty hip for kiddie TV and had quite a college following as well. He will be missed.

[dookykins]

I would love to know the name of the song and band that was played during the closing credits.

[dookykins]

Good bye, Soupy..we will miss you so much.

[ratso5555]

Love ya Soup!

[patthecatman]

oh c'mon...i watched when i'd get home from work and was in my mid twenties. i loved soup's wacky humor and shared a few reminiscent laughs about his show just the other day with a pal.

[blazehok]

Most of his audience was comprised of teenagers. The jokes were silly and inappropriate for small children. We would come home from high school and watch him every night. Watching him now made me remember how much fun it was and how he much he made us laugh. The difference between then and now is that we were innocent, naive and amused with simple things. Kids today are far too sophisticated and jaded to find humor in his wonderful silliness. we loved him. RIP

[cresentltd]

I check the Jukebox at my local drinking establishment tonight, can you believe that there wasn't any song about The Mouse on there?

[markbooyah]

this show is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen...I love it.

[qusarah]

Yeah this guy was great. Lip synching to a stupid song while wiggling your hands.  I'm sure no one else could have done that... What a no talent. Do the mouse - how original.

[LFD254]

go away please

[SULA2727]

The "soup" was waaaaay ahead of his time. Better then Pee Wee Herman even.

[jburawski]

Rest In Peace Mr. Soup. I loved your Radio show too. I miss you already. Thanks for the Laughs that You gave me!

Big Fan, Joe B.

[1eggcream]

I hope he knew how much we all loved him!

[joquarry]

Loved him!

[AgelessNS]

There weren't many choices back in the day. But he was the "cool" alternative in kid's shows.

[jewfish424]

luv soupy. funny guy

[JohnRocker340]

I grew up in the 60's watching him. He was the best.

[AstringOfPoloponies]

RIP, Soupy ! So many great childhood memories doing the Mouse !

[Sequoiavision]

Hey! Is that (Professor) Irwin Corey doing the concert ticket bit outside the door? Sounds like him.

[leoneproductions]

no Buddy, It was Frank Nastase who worked with Soupy during this period of his NY run.

Frank also did the voices of White Fang, Black Tooth and some of the other characters.

[cajunhornet60]

God I LOVED Soupy...thanx for posting this!!

[thewizardhere]

Thank you so much for posting these.

[te908bd]

is this supposed to be funny? Is it a kids show?

[JCMarra]

I guess Soupy's funny if Adam Sandler's funny.

[Ronclown]

Thanks for sharing a classic show. I laughed

quite a bit when watching Soupy and White Fang.

[SandySummers]

Soupy sang this song on The Ed Sullivan Show.  I went out and bought it. I thought it was a fun song with a good beat.

[keirree]

lol @ 2:08-2:30.

[jsb1750]

Ohmagoodnis! What about the jazz music playing behind the closing credits of the WNEW shows (just like this clip). I'm remembering the "send the pictures" episode as I write this. . .the station received several thousand dollars in the mail! This is in 1965 dollars, folks. That was too funny. Soupy, we still love you, baby.

[rosemhs]

I just watched Soupy's black and white DVD last weekend and I see there is more Soupy here at Youtube. Where are these coming from? Is there hope of more Soupy DVDs after all? I don't care about the picture quality, I just want to see him again, he is truly hilarious.

I remember the New Year's Day "green pieces of paper" show, it did happen. And I remember Black Tooth and Philo Kvetch, could we get them on DVD??

[paskunia]

Forty years later, and I'm still laughing more than I ever did at Seinfeld or Friends. The striking comedy writers should be using their idle time right now to watch these old vids to see what funny really is.

[flagranger]

Great silly stuff. I can remember every bit. I was 14 in 65 and would glue myself to my TV set to watch Soupy.

[wormsoup]

doing the mouse,haha, what is that?,geez.

[blackx3333]

wow. watch soupy sales, man. I'm only 14 and I know a load about soupy. My mom told me all about him.

[keirree]

same with me and my dad.

[sneakerset]

Camp Runamuck,Fractured Flickers,Soupy Sales...the best TV that will ever be.I saw Soupy in "78(?)at Pronto market (across from MGM)in Culver City.He had all the girls laughing.What a guy!

[user51name99]

I used to run home after Kindergarten grab some home made cookies my grand-ma left for me, pour a glass of milk from the glass milk bottle, set in my grand-pa's big chair turn on the radio and leston to Jerry Mahoney and Knuckle Head Smith with Paul Winchell, Jesus I loved that show!

[user51name99]

I remember doing the Mouse infront of the TV as a kid. I never missed Soupy I loved his show. Loved black tooth and white fang as well. Thanks for this vid.

[mrmom333]

I have an original "Soupy Sales Fan Club" button in my collection. AND the Do The Mouse 45rpm record.

I LOVED him!

[fromthesidelines]

For those who didn't know this, at that time, Soupy was on at 3:30pm{nyt}, five days a week, on WNEW-TV, just before Chuck McCann at 4. At the same time, these shows were syndicated on videotape [and kinescope film] to other stations across the country, through Screen Gems/Columbia (hence, their credit at the very end).

[binkle1]

That was the year of the BIG BLACKOUT! November 9th! We lived in Norwalk, and were watching the "Winchell/Mahoney Hour" when our lights started to flicker around 5:21 p.m. One light stayed on in the living room until 6 p.m. before going out.

[gizi72]

Soupy's one of the greats. Brought back childhood memories..Thanks

[brendarox2006]

So THAT was Fox 5 back in the day?

[NEPatriot]

There wasn't even a FOX back in the day. Channel 5 was WNEW-TV back then, owned by Metromedia

[60sThru80s]

..and much better it was too! :)

[EarthWindFireWater]

How did you get this? And when are you getting more? Great Job finding this.

[fluffyxdestroy]

You can blame the cheapskates at WNEW Channel 5 for erasing the tapes because it was cheaper to reuse them. Paul Winchell sued them in court and won. Soupy's shows would be a residual for him, as he's said. Imagine if that famous show about the money were in existence? Ooh baby-classic!

[rty1955]

@fluffyxdestroy I worked in the videotape room in that era, and each reel of video tape cost $250. The beauty of video tape was that it COULD be re-used, unlike film. Remember show back then were LIVE, they had NO idea that people would want to view the SAME show, over and over. When he came back after his suspension, his shows were recorded on tape. Then when the time came for erasure, one of the tape operators took the tape home. I HOPE they guy still has them and gets them transferred

[hamma2006]

I love the real laugh track, funny funny stuff. I used to listen to his WNBC Radio show with Ray Darriano back in the 80's Good childhood memories. I'd give anything to see the clip of him telling kids to go in there hungover parents wallets and send him money.

[binkle1]

I remember seeing the money thing LIVE. My twin brother and I were totally speechless, and couldn't wait till my parents got home from work to tell them. We knew it was wrong!