Marvin Zindler's last report

[AaronGajus]

Melvin p. Thorpe Eyewhitness News .lol

[redmustang03]

He worked until he died. I mean this guy got a lifetime contract something you will never see.

[Phlogiston2312]

I remember that Marvin got my middle school , TWICE, for violations!!!

[tmoverbeck]

Gotta hand it to Marvin... he was fearless and hard at work right up to the end.

[TheArfdog]

He still had so much energy. Definitely wasn't his time to go. I am a Houston baby, never will forget "ITS HELL TO BE POOR!!!"

[BKsMadPlanet]

Marvin Zindler, Restaurant safety and Health reviewer. doing the job he's proud of for the last time. Mr. Zindler, YOU SIR went out like a boss

[sneakers55]

@hkfreak If KTRK is doing restaurant reports, they are doing them when I'm not watching. And I typically watch KTRK news three times a day.

[Londa1027]

may he rest in peace. rick sanchez on CNN just mentioned marvin the other day. rick worked at KHOU cbs 11 in houston for some time. CNN was doing a story on the worst sports stadiums in the nation. god i miss marvin.

[hkfreak]

Can you upload a more recent Action 13 segment? His producer has ever since been doing the restaurant reports, I believe.

[sboudreaux27]

Damn shame, that Marvin's final news report was in his hospital bed even though we knew his death from the cancer was coming.

He will never be replaced and those who try to do consumer reports now can't even come close.

[skrat5]

SLIME IN THE ICE MACHINE! That was my favorite catch phrase along his closing; R.I.P. Marvin.

[ChrisGary92]

Being born in the early 1990s & growing up in the early 2000s I would really get excited when it came down to Zindler's Friday Reports. Marvin was a great dude, & I don't think anybody can top him.

[mmodell88]

Great !

[restlessr84]

Dave Ward has been at KTRK forever...

[KojiKondo1993]

@restlessr84

Yes, and hopefully he will go on forever.

Does Dave's face look like a potato to anyone else? I've always thought so, even as a small child.

[DrGiggles68]

@restlessr84 I think the reason Dave Ward's face looks like a potato is because of all the vodka LOL

[ceel86]

Marvin Zindler was my hero growing up. 19 years I watched him not just talk about health violations, but stand up for what was right. Hah I remember dancing as a kid and singing along when he would say his, "Slime in the Ice Machine". I remember when his wife passed, too. What an amazing man. He never slowed down and tried to do what was right. Most people when they die have nice things said about them because their dead..with Marvin...it was all true. God Bless you Marvin

[themfemme]

Thank you, Marvin. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[loudlong]

Dave Ward's tone of disdain at the end does a dying man a disservice.

[culvershane]

They don't make 'em like that anymore! I moved to LA from Houston in 2002 and have missed Eyewitness news and Marvin ever since! RIP

[WilliamRowlett]

I lived in Houston, too, during the 70's & 80's. Marvin definitely was a character. "SLIME IN THE ICE MACHINE " & 'ROACHES IN THE KITCHEN" definitely made me eat at home a lot.

I hate to say it but Marvin was into plastic surgery long before Michael Jackson. I look at Marv's wierd-looking nostrils and wonder why he did that crap. I'm sure it was his persona & legend; like that toupee and blue lens glasses. RIP Marvin.

[Vikkie17]

Thank you for uploading this. I'm just 15, but he was awesome. Ima miss his "Marvin Zindler Eyewitness News" quote.

[mpcontreras01]

RIP Marvin... You are missed for all the good you did... You are surely blessed up in Heaven for the works you done down here... God Bless.

[JimiA]

Thanks for uploading this. I wasnt living here at the time, but its so cool to see him still doing his thing days before his death. Total dedication. Will be missed.

[Smittian]

I miss Marvin. I admire his strength and courage doing his job right up to the very end.

God bless you, Marvin!

[TVLightingGuy]

I was there in his hospital room when this was recorded. What a great guy. I miss him very much, as do all those he stood up for.

[Geo101]

it just seems weird how he doesnt have his usual pep when reading the resteraunt names

i saw this and it just made me wanna cry

RIP Marvin

[KovuchuReborn]

Is it just me, or at 0:41 does he sound, VERY, VERY, sick? As in about to die? (Yes, I am aware that he has died.)

[FallGuy82]

What a trooper. I can't think of anyone who would work on TV from their hospital bed. So sad to watch this now.

[QBCNetwork]

Roaches, rats & SLIME IN THE ICE MACHINE!

[littlenemo5]

man i grew up with this guy...he will be missed

[boylebongo]

same here.

[KovuchuReborn]

also, same here.

[rockypc24]

rip marvin

[littlegoopyschannel]

ROOOOOOACHES!

Miss you marvin

RIP

[rockergirl83]

Yes, thank you Marvin. The inspiration for one of the best ZZ Top songs of all time "La Grange"

[ThemanfromZambodia]

No matter how clean your house or restaurant is you will have roaches if you live in the Houston area. I lived there for 2 years and it is in a coastal area that roaches just thrive.

[kcwbar]

RIP Marvin!!! The "Chicken Ranch" buster lol.

[godsavethequeer]

I haven't lived in Houston for almost 12 years now. I didn't know he'd passed on. He was the MAN!

[NICUDOC68]

I liked the way that marvin mispronounced EVERY ethnic restaurant name, especially the Mexican and Asian places.

[jeffrags2]

He was equal-opportunity, that's for sure. RIP, Marvin -- :-(

[kickinthatass]

This was the man that helped close down the Chicken Ranch if my memory serves me. At least the movie was pretty funny. They made Zindler out to be a sensationalist. He seemed to care about what he was doing though.

[KojiKondo1993]

Yes, Marvin closed down the chicken ranch. He liked the play, but not the movie because it made him out to be too bizarre. Marvin was over the top, but not freakish.

He also didn't like the fact that the movie made the whole thing out to be about a crusade against prostitution, which was not the real reason he went after the chicken house. He wanted it shut down because of its ties to organized crime, not because he was some sort of extreme moralist crusader.

[tmoverbeck]

@KojiKondo1993 That's good to know. I was hoping Marvin wasn't really a Jesus-freak spoilsport.

[skates323]

i watched marvin ever since i was 2 and i love him and his saying "Marvin Zindler Eyewitness News!!!!"

[eastest566]

All of Houston will miss the "Marvin Zindler Eyewitness News" quote

RIP Marvin

[walrus321]

I haven't lived in Texas for many years, but I grew up watching Marvin's reports. He was a hard worker and had a passion for what he did. He will be missed and always remembered.

[jdcnow]

"...an inspection of Morningside (Thai), in the 6700 block of Morningside. Inspectors spotted a mouse in the place."

It's the way he said it, as you can hear in the audio.

"It was Peak!"

Good stuff, and certainly a video clip we'll treasure forever.

[ramspar]

Marvin was an icon to so many. My band was even named Slime In The Ice Machine.

So thank you, Marvin, for making big blue sunglasses look so rad.

[PoeBird]

I've been living abroad for 3 years now, and only just found out by chance that he'd passed away. I listened to him most nights growing up as a kid, so hearing that he was gone has been a blow knowing that I'll never go back ot that again. I guess we take the old familiar things for granted, I can't believe he's gone :(

[jeanetteaw]

it is just so sad to see him go, we will miss marvin, and we know we will have no one else like him...i saw him once in person, and he looked at me, and smiled, i smiled back. he cared for the people, all the people. thank you marvin

[BlakDog06]

I'm not from the Houston area, but I love watching his reports on abc13(dot)com. R.I.P. Marvin Zindler.

[dustoffxl71]

There is now nobody to watch over the less fortunate in the community. You are missed Marvin!

[jasontreks]

We'll miss you, Marvin... thanks so much for helping the less fortunate. *Tip of the cap from a former Houstonian now in WI*  "It's hell to be poor!" -- Marvin Zindler

[baileyjeff0]

Marvin, I grew up with you, I loved you and now that I live in New York I still love you. We will all mss you.

[whatyoudreamof]

How many other people used to dance on the "I said, 'slime in the ice machine!'" part, and then soberly follow with a "Thank you, Marvin"?

[louminatti]

We'll miss you, Marvin.

[oldschoolredneck]

Have a great weekend. Good golf, good tennis or whatever makes you happy. MAAAAAARVIN ZINDLER, EYYYYYEEEWITNESS NEWS.

[omarr03]

R.I.P. Marvin Zindler

Houston will miss you.

[rcwtn713]

R.I.P Marvin Zindler ....Dis Nigguhz A Legend In H*Town && Will Neva Be Forgotten!!!!

[cskerlecz]

Thanks Marvin Zindler... truly a HOUSTON icon. Hopefully you are in a better place and don't find any roaches and slime in heaven!

[warpedmind41]

R.I.P. Marvin Zindler

Houston will miss you.

[LOLmontoya]

Thanks for all you've done Marvin. We'll miss you...

[otakumike2006]

I grew up with Marvin he will truly be missed...My grandma was on one of his segments...It was embarassing to say the least. >_< << If I find a tape I'll upload...But that's not a promise.

[texan176]

Houston will never be the same to me. I grew up watching Marvin for over 25 years. RIP Marvin you are a LEGEND in this town & a class act all of the way!

[debknows]

What are we gonna do now that he's gone? He can't be replaced. There is a void. RIP Marvin.

[jusav6]

a legend in the houston area.. we will surely miss you mr. marvin zindler... the world will not be the same without you.. god bless your soul

[lissajeff24]

Thank you for that. I will miss his reports. There will never ever be another Marvin Zindler.

[Crispnoodle]

i watched this too "CRYS"

[Troy1967]

Thank You, Marvin.(1921-2007)

[macpipkin]

What a fighter. To the very end...