Big Al Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 (edited) He was one of the funniest men on the planet, straight or gay. I remember watching Hollywood Squares as a kid, and I didn't get ANY of the double-entendres that were flying around (as opposed to now, where I only get about 34% of 'em); he just had that voice! He could read the phone book and have me in stitches. (Pity that hardly any of those tapes exist anywhere) I mean, who else could've given such a perfectly oily voice to Templeton the Rat from Charlotte's Web? "A fair is a veritable smorgasboard, -orgasboard, -orgasboard....." Or the Hooded Claude? (Penelope Pitstop coming out on DVD soon! I can't wait!) Or Uncle Arthur? Anyone remember the scene where he's sitting down and says, "I can't get up; my feet are killing me;" and the camera pans down his legs to reveal pistols on the toes of his shoes, firing at him! I even remember when he died. I was 12, and that was a colossal drag (now, now, cut that out! Aw hell, you KNOW Lynde would've jumped on THAT line like a lion on a piece of meat. Yeah..... probably that one, too! ); a lot of my friends were like, "Yeah, he was pretty funny." Pretty funny? Hell, anytime he was on the TV, I was glued to it. If they ever make a movie about Lynde, they should get Sean Hayes to play him ("Jack" from Will & Grace). He has Lynde's flair for walking that fine line that keeps you wondering "Is he? Isn't he? And in the end, does it even matter?" I understand he was pretty miserable in real life, which is sad. Why is it that the people who make us laugh the hardest are the ones who have the hardest time laughing themselves? I'll never know. Man I miss him. Always wonder how his career might've gone had he lived. Edited January 25, 2005 by Big Al Quote
Big Al Posted January 25, 2005 Author Report Posted January 25, 2005 Hey, where did Free for All's post go? Quote
Free For All Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 Paul Lynde? You mean Sylvester Sneekly from Wacky Races? Quote
Free For All Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 ...or perhaps The Hooded Claw? Quote
Free For All Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 (edited) Hey, where did Free for All's post go? Just wanted to add the images. EDIT: I studied with Rooster, the master of the disappearing posts. Edited January 25, 2005 by Free For All Quote
Big Al Posted January 25, 2005 Author Report Posted January 25, 2005 (edited) Ah, there it is!!! Anywho, Sneakly was the altar-ego of.... the Hooded Claude!!! (insert hysterically maniacal Paul-Lynde-laugh here!) It was Dick Dastardly in the Wacky Races, who was voiced by the great Don Messick, IIRC; DD also starred (along with faithful snickering sidekick Muttley) in Stop that Pigeon! Edited January 25, 2005 by Big Al Quote
Free For All Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 (edited) Dick Dastardly's voice was Paul Winchell. EDIT: all three were from Wacky Races, right? Edited January 25, 2005 by Free For All Quote
Big Al Posted January 25, 2005 Author Report Posted January 25, 2005 Dick Dastardly's voice was Paul Winchell. EDIT: all three were from Wacky Races, right? Paul Winchell, of course!!! You are correct, sir! But I wanna know how they got that distinctice Muttley snicker? Sneakly/Claude was a character exclusive to The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, who, along with her protectors The Ant Hill Mob, was in the Wacky Races. Quote
Free For All Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 But I wanna know how they got that distinctice Muttley snicker? I'd say about two packs of Camel straights. Quote
DTMX Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 Classic Paul Lynde Hollywood Squares quote: Q: What is a "dual purpose cow?" Lynde: It gives milk and cookies. But I wouldn't recommend the cookies. Also hosted the worst show worth staying up for (if you're a kid): Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976) with musical guests KISS. Picture of Ace from the show: Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 (edited) "Templeton the Rat" from Charlotte's Web. The only image I could find confirms Al's theories! Edited January 25, 2005 by Man with the Golden Arm Quote
catesta Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 A funny man for sure. Peter Marshall: It is considered in bad taste to discuss two subjects at nudist camps. One is politics. What is the other? Paul Lynde: Tape measures. Peter Marshall: According to Tony Randall, "Every woman I've been intimate with in my life has been..." What? Paul Lynde: Bitterly disappointed. Peter Marshall: In "Alice in Wonderland", who kept crying "I'm late, I'm late?" Paul Lynde: Alice, and her mother is sick about it. Peter Marshall: Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather? Paul Lynde: Because chiffon wrinkles too easily. Peter Marshall: Whose motto is "Do Your Best"? Paul Lynde: I guess we can rule out Jimmy Carter... Quote
robviti Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 (edited) count me among the many fans of this comedian's sometimes whiny, always sarcastic approach to humor. still, i don't quite understand the title of this thread. if his sexual orientation doesn't matter (and i believe you when you say it doesn't), and you're not asking the question, why is it featured so prominently? Edited January 25, 2005 by jazzshrink Quote
7/4 Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 count me among the many fans of this comedian's sometimes whiny, always sarcastic approach to humor. still, i don't quite understand the title of this thread. if his sexual orientation doesn't matter (and i believe you when you say it doesn't), and you're not asking the question, why is it featured so prominently? Hey, you're the jazzshrink, you tell us... Quote
Big Al Posted January 25, 2005 Author Report Posted January 25, 2005 It was just a spoof of the Abe Lincoln thread title. Quote
robviti Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 It was just a spoof of the Abe Lincoln thread title. oh! well, that's very different...nevermind. Quote
JSngry Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 I though he was asking if Paul Lynde was goofy. Quote
AfricaBrass Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 I understand he was pretty miserable in real life, which is sad. Why is it that the people who make us laugh the hardest are the ones who have the hardest time laughing themselves? I'll never know. It makes perfect sense to me why he might have been miserable. I was talking to someone of a conservative religious nature recently and they made a comment about homosexuality being such a problem. This person said that it's a choice. I asked her why she believed that. She said that she believed it because now it's popular. In her opinion that's why you see so many gay people all of a sudden. I explained to her that there have always been homosexuals and the reason you didn't see many in the past is because their health and livelihoods depended on keeping it a secret. This had never occurred to her. Man, I loved Paul Lynde's humor. He was always a highlight of every show he was on. I too, remember when he passed on. I was thirteen and it was my sister's birthday. Quote
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