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DVD : Soupy Sales: In Living Black & White (B&W) |
- Dissappointing programsWhile the dvd's were well done, I am dissappointed that in both sets of this show, neither really covers his first Soupy Sales Show from the 50's.
In my view, the other programs weren't nearly as good as his first show that aired in the 50's.
Ture, on this one they included a bit on one of the original shows showing what he was actually watching behind the door while they were playing "The Stripper" music, but, outside of that, I was pretty dissappointed.
William Cahill
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- Super SoupyGrowing up in NYC in the 60s was cool enough but Soupy was huge. His early evening show on Channel 5 was watched by everyone from kids to adults. This DVD covers a lot of what made the show great. Although by today's standards it looks low tech and quaint, it was never meant to be a sophisticated comedy show. It's charm came from the characters on the show and the ad-libbed style of presenting them. Everyone imitated White Fang, Black Tooth and Pooky with his "Hi ya boobie", a line that became a standard "hello" at the time. In a time when we were all concerned with the cold war the war in Vietnam, and civil rights Soupy made me laugh, a lot every afternoon. Getting very close to 60 now, I often think of my "good old days". Watching this DVD brought it all back. These shows were thought to be erased as was the usual TV custom back then, but we see that a few survived. If you were a Soupy fan back then, this is the DVD for you. If you don't know who Soupy is you probably won't "get it" Soup's on. Have fun!
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- Comic Genius on a ShoestringFor anyone who is still wondering, I can confirm that all the shows in this collection are from Soupy's wonderful time in the mid 1960s on Channel 5 in New York City. Frank Nastasi voiced the puppets and the "man at the door." The show was an amazing accomplishment as it was live and produced on a shoestring. In one bit Soupy knocks over the table and Pookie says "There goes the budget!"
The five shows plus extras have many wonderful bits including Pookie's "singing" and the surreal Radio sketches (I didn't realize at age 11 or 12 how musically hip Soupy was). There is a great deal of wonderful material here and any fan of Soupy or comedy or live TV should get it. Notice how Nastasi may occasionally blow a line but Soupy, though he may be about to laugh, never does. He had a genius for live TV.
That said, I would like to bring up one point. It's been stated that Channel 5 erased all or most of these shows. However a poster on Youtube claims that some man has about 75 films of the WNEW classics, and indeed on Youtube you can find more Soupy material that doesn't appear here, including the wonderful "Philo Kvetch" detective farce. So I hope, and I hope you'll all agree that more of these great B & W shows will make it to DVD someday very soon!
Soupy we love you!
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- Where's Vol 1?This is a great dvd and I recommend it most highly for fans of Soupy. But it is labeled Vol 2. Where is Vol 1? I've never seen it and I can't find it on Amazon or anywhere else. Huh?
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- Soupy Sales: In Living Black & White (B&W)Brings back memories when Soupy was in New York. Great
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