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Biography - Soupy Sales (Prince of Pies) [VHS]

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This excellent A&E Biography shows how superbly Soupy Sales taught the World to laugh inspite of itself!Funnier than a barrel of Monkeys and able to throw Cream Pies with precision accuracy,Soupy sales knocked em' dead on early television back in the 1950's-60's with the baby boom generation childrens show that featured continuous slapstick jokes and gags with the type of hip humor that caught on with the adults also.You'll also see clips on Soupy Sale's hilarious 1966 Debut REKNOWNED Movie "BIRDS DO IT!"co-starring Tab Hunter and Arthur O'Connell for which many of his fans are still anxiously awaiting it's video/dvd release including the film trailer will hopefully happen someday and should be a smashing hit and a cult classic,so spread the word,it's been very,very long overdue!!Video distributors both large and small should aggressively inquire about releasing the overlooked gem of a movie!!

At long last!

TV's favorite pie throwing funnyman..Soupy Sales

has his life story recalled on A&E TV's "Biography!".

In this hour long tribute to one of kids tv's most

inovative but neglected performers..The show looks

back at Sales' early days as a popular kid in Frank-

linton,N.C.

Where "His Imagination was fired up by the movies"

of "The Marx & Ritz Brothers",Charlie Chaplin,Buster

Keaton and "The Keystone Kops".

From there,the story recalls the untimely death of

Soupy's father..Struggling dry goods dealer:Irving

Supman to his family's move to Huntington,West,Va.

Where Soupy begins his show biz career as a copy

writer and later on as a radio host and performer on

a local station.

After working on local West Va radio and in the

nightclubs..he's invited to audition for tv station:

WKRC TV in Cincinatti,Ohio..where he continues to de-

vlop his talents as a broadcaster on radio & tv and

as a performer on radio,nightclubs and on tv.

The show continues as it goes onto to Cleveland

where on a late night comedy/variety program Soupy

gets his first pie in the face during a skit that

spoofs the movie western:"Broken Arrow" and then

his move to WXYZ TV In Detriot,Mi.

When in 1953 he would host the tv comedy show for

which Sales will always be remembered:"12 o'Clock Comics"/

"Lunch With Soupy Sales"/"The Soupy Sales Show".

While the "Biography"tribute skims over the pro-

blems Sales had with network and station execs..who

continiously and stupidly interferred with his creative

freedom to do his tv shows his way..until they forced him

off the air.

The Show does give some insight into his work

techniques and his love for his work,his family,his

friends and most importantly..his fans!


If You want a tv tribute that is warm,caring,

honest, informative and fun?

This is the one to have..Be sure to get a

VHS Print of"Biography's"TV tribute to"Soupy Sales'

:The Prince Of Pies!" this Christmas and Hanakah!

Kevin S.Butler

Great hour reviewing the laughs and the career of an America comdeic treasure. Wish it were on DVD.