I remember Soupy from when I was a kid, you never knew who or what might be behind the door, but you always knew someone was getting a pie in the face.
http://www.freep.com/article/20091022/NEWS08/91022085/1318/Detroit-entertainer-Soupy-Sales-is-dead-at-age-83
Here he is with Alice Cooper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJfuWhMQ3Tc
Never again shall he suggest kids take a dollar from Mommy's purse. Rest in peace, Soupy. You were one of a kind, sir.
I remember watching Soupy when I was a little kid. I loved the show, but I was terrified by his pet dog or whatever it was . . . they only showed the furry hands and the rest of the body was off camera. I vividly remember crying once when those hands came on the screen. Probably scarred me emotionally forever.
SOUPY was great and well loved. Friday night I saw JUDY COLLINS at the Old Mill in Spring Lake, NJ, and there I heard the sad news that SOUPY had left the building. He will be remembered as a gentle, funny, unique talent. Goodnight, Soupbone.