Yeah.. saw that...

OK, kids! What word starts with "F" and ends in " U - C - K"? That's right: FIRETRUCK!"--Supposedly told by Soupy on his live kid's TV show

X3 now that is amusing.

He was only 83? He looked pretty old for a long time.

That's what the site I looked at said, though I could do more of a look.

still is a shame.

I remember watching his show when I was very young. My mom didn't let me send him any money. ;P

He will be missed.

that he will be.

my aunt (well mom's cousin) used to have a horse named Soupy

I'm sure St. Peter has already hit him in the face with a cream pie. ;7

*giggles* yeah

...and he'll have gotten hime right back!

No doubt. ;7

No, I'll bet this is what happened:

Peter: "Everything seems in order, however the Pearly Gates are stuck shut right now. I hope you don't mind using the employee entrance, it's that door right over there.

Soupy: (shrugs) "Still Heaven on the other side, no complaints."

(Soupy opens the door and Mary(1) is on the other side, doing the same balloon dance the stripper did on that famous episode.)

Notes:

(1) There are three Marys in the New Testament, there is the Virgin Mary, there is Mary Magdalene, and there is Mary, the prostitute whom Jesus saved. Somewhere in the Dark Ages, Mary Magdalene and Mary the prostitute got confused with each other and they began to be considered the same person. The one dancing for Soupy is Mary the Saved prostitute.

Oh yeah, any thunder anyone heard today was just the echos of everyone up there ROTCLMHO: "Rolling On The Cloud, Laughing My Halo Off."

And they had to have all the children 'taken too soon' playing out in front of the Gates to be the audience he couldn't describe his encounter too, just to make the scene complete.

X3 quite brilliantly done.

What better way to say 'welcome to the joy' than to recreate the new arrival's most famous bit?

When George Burns got there, I'm sure everyone was calling him "Boss" at first. (Except for JC, who called him "Dad" and asked for his allowance.) Then when the Big Guy makes His appearance, he does the 'Mirror Gag.' with George. After that Gracie comes over, and scolds Gorge gently for not seeking her out first thing, only she scolds the wrong George.

Everyone laughs, then cigars and booze all around.

Yeah, the mirror gag is more known as a Harpo bit, but it's classic Vaudeville, it'll work anywhere.

Aye, that does sound like it would totally be appropriate for George X3