1 posted on
09/11/2009 1:56:26 PM PDT by
Borges
To: Borges
RIP and thank you for many many laughs...
2 posted on
09/11/2009 1:59:20 PM PDT by
RadioCirca1970
(Victory or Death in the War on Terror)
To: Borges
3 posted on
09/11/2009 2:04:26 PM PDT by
Bratch
To: Borges
...Jack Lemmon once described the genial, quick-witted Gelbart as "one of the greatest writers of comedy to have graced the arts in this century."...I'd tend to agree with that.
I still laugh at M*A*S*H today. Excellent writing.
5 posted on
09/11/2009 2:06:20 PM PDT by
FReepaholic
(Jump You F**kers!)
To: Borges
MASH was a great show, and one of the few cases (IMHO) were the tv series was better than the movie it was based on (wasn’t a huge fan of the feature film, though Robert Duvall was a very good Frank Burns).
I generally preferred the earlier shows because of Wayne Rogers and MaClean Stevenson. Henry Morgan was good as Sherman Potter, but I was never a big fan of Mike Farrell.
6 posted on
09/11/2009 2:11:46 PM PDT by
DemforBush
(Somebody wake me when sanity has returned to the nation.)
To: Borges
God bless him and his surviving family and friends. He was very talented.
7 posted on
09/11/2009 2:21:58 PM PDT by
Tax-chick
("This is our duty: to zot their sorry arses into the next time zone." ~ Admin Mod)
To: Borges
He wrote for "Duffy's Tavern" and radio shows starring Eddie Cantor, Joan Davis, Jack Paar, Jack Carson and Bob Hope, with whom he traveled overseas when Hope entertained the troops. I listen to "duffys tavern" on satellite radio, and the show holds up remarkably well. It's just as funny as any sitcom out there, and funnier than many.
CC
8 posted on
09/11/2009 2:22:12 PM PDT by
Celtic Conservative
(Calling illegal aliens "undocumented workers" is like calling drug dealers "unlicensed pharmacists")
To: Borges
Talented writer. RIP, Mr. Gelbart.
9 posted on
09/11/2009 2:23:54 PM PDT by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: Borges
RIP sir, I still watch re-runs of your great show.MASH is much better than 99% of the trash that’s on the tube today.
10 posted on
09/11/2009 2:32:50 PM PDT by
taillightchaser
(When a democrat says "The American people" you know the next words out of his mouth will be lies.)
To: Borges
Trapper: If you won’t help us, we’ll tell everyone your brother’s in prison!
Henry Blake: My brother is the warden!
Hawkeye: We won’t say that part!
To: Borges
Setup: Frank Burns has been left in charge for a day. Insisting on inspecting the troops, he nitpicks every little thing and promptly gets everyone p.o.’d at him.
Frank Burns: I didn’t come here to be liked!
Radar: Well you sure came to the right place.
To: Borges
Rest in peace Mr. Gelbart.
Comedy writers for Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows:" (from left, front row) Gary Belkin, Sheldon Keller, Michael Stewart and Mel Brooks; (from left, back) Neil Simon , Mel Tolkin, and Larry Gelbart. (pbs/file 1956)
13 posted on
09/11/2009 3:17:43 PM PDT by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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