Comedian Barry Mitchell produces wacky celebrity interviews, original music videos and ad lib sketches, in a mixture of traditional broadcast media and web-only content. His website is www.barryfunny.com.
2006 or 2007, can't be sure, I met he and a few others from the movie at a shopping mall of all places in Orange Park, FL. I must tell you all they were the nicest group of people. It still is a highlight of my life. I smile every time I recall that day!
I was 5 years old when this happened. I do not remember the New Years Day show, although I most likely watched it. I was very upset when the show was not aired. I remember my mother explained it to me with a very big smile.
Did you know - this is true - Soupy grew up in North Carolina where his father owned a dry-goods store. The local KKK used to buy their white sheets from him! He told that story himself !
Very funny show ahead of its time. Do you remember the, “ what’s the difference between a snowman and a snow woman?” joke? It was on the same show, but no one called him on it. It would have made a great Capital One commercial. Just to have Soupy walk up to the camera at the end of the ad saying, “What’s in your wallet?” 😝
The greatest comedian ever born.. I don't care what anyone else says about it.. One of his best was saying that marriage is a 3 ring circus .. the engagement ring, the wedding ring and the suffer ring.. I was drinking coffee when I heard him say that and I ended up snorting it out my nose..
I'm confused ... he was 83 there ? Youngest looking 83-year-old man I've seen . I was 6 when he did this and I was watching it and I remembered feeling kind of antsy about the money because I really wanted to participate . I asked for a dollar from my mom she wanted to know what I wanted it for and I pointed at the TV and she wouldn't let me send it , haha . She was no fool .
I remember this episode. It was funny, even as a kid. Other episodes were fun, but he said a few things I didn't get but had my step-dad rolling on the floor. I asked him, "What's so funny, I don't get it?" He said "You'll get it when you get older". He was right.
He was a very nice fellow...., I played guitar on his "MOUSE" record in the 60s and then met him and we chatted at a mutual friend's party in the early 90s. He was in very sad shape after the terrible accident he had.
I believe he'd fallen off a stage and got a bad concussion. He didn't remember me, I had to remind him that I played guitar on his Mouse record. I don't recall much else of our short, general chat but he seemed in fine spirits.....@@gardensofthegods
My mom worked at the Scott Paper Company in the Detroit area.. they had a big Christmas Party for the employees and Soupy was there.. I was 5 and got to do the Soupy Shuffle with Soupy
It's really a shame how many people don't know about him and how many didn't bother to talk about him years later because he definitely deserved to be remembered
That MTF was crazy..he used to say dirty jokes we could not understand as kids in the 60s but he was so phukin cool and talked cool we just thought he was Black like AdamClayton Powell.
I was only in time for the new Soupy Sales show in 1979. When you are a little kid, this kind of entertainment is hard to find without it being drawn in a factory. He was the best!
I was lucky enough to actually remember when he asked us kids for the money I was 6 years old and I still have a pretty clear recollection of that because my mom wouldn't let me have a dollar to send him
Seeing this in Dec 2020...... VERY UPSET that I wasn't at the Brokerage to see Soupy when that video was made. I live in the same town as that club. Damn.
I miss this guy! Unfortunately (or fortunately) I never sent him those “green pieces of paper” and for years I blamed myself for his show being cancelled. 😆
When I was watching that day I was 6 years old and I want to send them a dollar and my mom wouldn't let me but I remember feeling left out since she wouldn't let me participate . He was so cool , really wonderful energy
Dear, dear Soupy Sales. Watching Soupy's show is a cherished memory of childhood. There was a real connection between Soupy and his audience of youngsters.
Hey Barry! Long time no etc.... About 10 years ago I found out (don't remember how) we were on the same NYC Kiddie show back in the early 60s: WOR's Funny Company, with Morty Gunty. Just think of all the conversations we coulda had while we were offstage waiting to go on (most likely, at the Brokerage). Ron D.
My mom was his caretaker in Jacksonville Florida and he held me as a little baby. I’m now a significant supporting actress in a Swedish movie by the name “pleasure” my name is “Revika Reustle”
I watched this and remember thinking Dad would kill me if I did what he suggested. I think Sales said a postcard from Bermuda, not Puerto Rico. None the less, Soupy's show was a lot of fun.
I was watching yeah I was 6 years old and I asked my mom for a dollar and she wanted to know what I needed it for and I pointed to the TV and Soupy Sales and she just dismissed it and said no . I even remember feeling kind of antsy because I want it so much to send that to him as I just felt like all these other kids are going to be participating and I didn't want to be left out . He just had a way about him that made you feel like no matter what was going on everything would just work out
