Lunch with Soupy Sales

Going back to the '60's and coming home from school to watch Soupy Sales. The pie in the face, white fang (all you could see was an arm). Yes, Soupy did push the envelope for daytime TV, but he was spontaneous and a great comedian. As a 10 yr. old, he made me laugh, but my parents would have to think about what he said, lots of double meanings. Now as I think back on what was said, there brings a chuckle - how did he get away with it? But isn't that what "wit" is all about? Thanks for the memories of the mid 1960's when all you had to worry about was being home on time for dinner and was your homework done. - Oh, and yes, I did collect his trading cards. When you had a complete set, and you flipped the cards over, it had a large "Soupy Sez" comment.

I was very young when started watching this Man, I still laugh myself sick. I am glad some one had the---- to have Him remembered>> Soupy I will miss your Humor. I know there was other people helping, you could always pick up a little laugh, here and there. You could tell by the the big smile,Soupy had someone had done something behind the camera,or behind the door. Thank You all for your efforts to keep him in our memories. At this time everything was live, Uncle Millty, Milton Berle,etc. Red Skelton, Burns and Allen, to name a few. But, and I say that with a big but, He Soupy Sales was my favorite. White Fang & Black Tooth were my favorites.

No sour grapes from Wisconsin, on this fellow.

Soupy was a part of our growing up. Take away the pie throwing for a minute... there was some great, clean comedy... jokes that have lasted for generations.

And, even through the What's My Line era, he kept us entertained as well.

Try to take a static set with a door, window and table, and try to make something out of it... maybe Ralph Kramden did it... but Soupy excelled!

I think, just like Captain Kangaroo, Romper Room, The Mickey Mouse Club, this was part of our life. To ignore it, is a shame.

When i was growing up in New Jersey, one of the first shows I remember was The Soupy Sales Show on Channel 5 in the afternoon. He was so talented and so funny and while I remember little about his show, I do remember he had several puppets including Pookie the Lion, who always said "Hey Bubbie!" and White Fang the dog who never spoke, just grunted. One memory that has stuck with me for many years is that my mom use to refer to him as "Soupy Salesman." His show will always be remembered for the many pies he threw or got in the face and that was so funny. I never saw the incident where he told his young viewers to send him "those little green pieces of paper" but i've read about it in a number of books. Sadly, most of his shows from the WNEW era (they also aired in syndication) were erased but the ones that still survive are treasures of a very talented man. Let's not forget that he also created the dance "The Mouse" that was also a record. The Soupy Sales Show brings back memories of the 60s.

If you were a kid in the 60s it didn't get any better than "The Soupy Sales Show", an improvisational-type comedy show for children that worked on several levels. Soupy appeared with puppet friends Pookie, White Fang and Black Tooth, but it weren't no Shari Lewis show. As best I can recall, show was single-set with a back door that Soupy often opened, only to be greeted by anything from a speeding locomotive to a pie in the face. Legend has it that joking request to kid viewers to open dad's wallet and send in pictures of the presidents led to untimely cancellation. As Black Tooth might say "Ruh Uh Ruh Uh". Watch it if it's ever shown again, it's classic early television.