Say it ain't so Vic.. (The Soupy Sales Thread)
 

Did I hear that clearly?

Vic Stauffer didn't just open the HOL 1st, when the #6 broke sharply, with "Soupy 'sails' off to an early lead.."

Uggh... :rolleyes:

Vic Stauffer is a very clever man. I think he's a genius.

Now that is a great opening (and Soupy won - yea Soupy!)... I wonder how many folks here will get that Steve? There are a lot of youngsters on here... ;)

Pretty bad huh? I think I need a life. But yes I'm guilty. Didn't think anyone noticed then five minutes after the race the horse himself calls me and asks me to mail him 5 bucks! What up with that??

Vic..

It was great. I laughed. The 5 spot is in the mail, though I think the reference Sales over 90% of the crowd...

The guys from Mystery Science Theater 3000 don't worry about who gets the joke. There is always someone out there that does. I'm sure the 10% enjoyed it enough for all.

I remember him mostly from The Hollywood Squares, but having kids take that green paper out of their parents pants and mail it to him is as good as it gets.

my father told me a story about soupy once.. that he did a show(live) and in one episode--i guess there was a puppet...anyway, soupy held up a paper with an F on it. the puppet said K. soupy said no, and held up the f and said F. K was always the reply. finally soupy said 'how come every time i say f you see k? he was immediately off the air.

The reference "Sales" over 90 percent of the crowd! Get it, "sales?"

I laughed.

I will admit that I have zero idea what it means...

I love the MST3K reference................as for Soupy, I got everything but the 5-1 payoff (darn)

Wasn't that the guy who told kids to send in the green paper in their parents' purses as a joke, and he actually received a bunch of money?

ditto

:zz:

Some thought it wasn't a joke. Big scandal.

Soupy Sales was a comedian in the 60s-70s ( if not earlier)

Before Uncly's and I's time :)

only by a couple of decades though. :p

Yeah, WNEW right? My dad used to listen to that guy and told me that story.

In the imortal words of Mike Pegram. Now that's Fin Entertainment.

soupy sees stripper
 

F'n kids.

Even as late as the early 1980's, one of our local stations would show reruns of his show in the afternoon. I remember him asking if anyone in the audience had "half a buck" and a deer head was passed up to him. As a little kid, I thought that was hee-larious. So hey, you have at least one Gen-Xer who got the reference...

Soupy Sales
 

Steve,

Do not know if you are still on this topic but thought I would send this to you.

Soupy is ill down in Florida.

Soupy's wife, Trudy, says his spirits are still WAY up and he'd LOVE to hear from fans. If you'd like to send him get well wishes, you can write to:

Soupy Sales
1000 American Media Way
Boca Raton, FL 33464-1000

Darrr,

Thx! I'll bring it up on the air tonight. I'm sure lots of people would drop Soupy a note or card!

SB