Born January 8, 1926 (80 years old)
As: Milton Supman (aka Soupy Hines)
"Lunch with Soupy" aired at noon every
weekday.
Mostly a one-set production, Soupy entertained
us with old film clips combined with his own
slapstick and improvisation.
Two of his sidekicks, seen on camera only as
big hairy forearms with clawed paws, were
Black Tooth and White Fang. Frequently they'd
engage in seltzer bottle duels.
However, Soupy is best known for taking many
shaving cream pies in the face, a dish served up
nearly every time Soupy opened the door of his set.
Willie the Worm resided in a miniature travel trailer
on Soupy's desk.
Each time Soupy removed the cork that plugged a
hole in the wall behind his desk, he would get squirted
with a stream of water.
Toward the end of each show, he'd to to a blackboard
where he had written his lunch menu for the next day
so the kids watching would be able to eat along with him.
He would sign off by saying "I love you and I give you
great big kiss...mmmmmuuuuuaaaa"...as he blew us a
kiss with a sweeping arm gesture.
One of his sponsors was Pie-O-My Pudding Cake.
("It's not a pudding, it's not a cake, it's Pie-O-My
Pudding Cake!")
Now, when's the last time you did -- or even thought of --
the Soupy Shuffle?
Or remember "Do The Mouse?
Soupy received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
on January 7, 2005. He and his wife, Trudy, live in New York City. Regretably, he is in failing health.
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