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I spent 7 years on Long Island as a kid, and grew up on his show.
He was great! Some comedians seem so disassociated from their audience.
Not Soupy. He was in the moment and in your face--and he was funny.
The cool thing was that you never knew what he would do next.
I loved how he used music in his show.
I loved his voice and his happy-go-lucky yet bemused demeanor.
Rest in peace, sir. You ably entertained many kids (and adults!)
Soupy was a childhood favorite of mine. I was old enough to get most of the humor - on both levels - and appreciated that his stage crew was a great audience! I remember the show where he asked all the boys and girls to send him all those green pieces of paper with the pictures of the old guys and he would send them a post card from Puerto Rico. His return show, after a one week suspension, started with a funny film montage shown to the tune "Happy Days Are Here Again". He was certainly an television icon!
Kiddie shows are ALWAYS better when they do not talk down to kids and include something for the adults.
That's why I still think Sesame Street kicks the Telletubbies butts!
Too bad Elmo got so popular he relinquished his cutsey sarcastic self (he used to have a few lines that would make the guests snicker while filming with him). Too vanilla now.
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Soupy Sales Dead at 83.
