Art Linkletter Dead at 97. From Hobo to Radio to TV and Writer

Associated Content ^ | May 26th, 2010 | Sherry Tomfeld

[stillafreemind]

Linkletter was a conservative and the Wall Street Journal had this quote from him. About Barack Obama, he says: "He's intelligent, a born performer and ambitious, like I was, but that spending bill [the stimulus] is the most terrible mistake in our history. I never thought I would see so much debt."

[erman]

I was on his show back in the 60's. Got to eat at the Brown Derby and won an electric monkey. I was in the first grade. Didn't get to talk to him except on the show from what I remember, but the nuns were all exited.

Wow, that was forever ago.

[Hillbillary]

In one of them, he asked this little guy what he thought the world would be like in 50 years. The youngster thought and thought and thought. Finally, after a very long pause, he answered, “Round.”

The one question that I remember, he asked a little boy what makes his Mom and Dad the happiest? He thought for a moment and said: "When they take a shower".

[TexasCajun]

Art was good family entertainment, not like the trash on TV these days.

Can you imagine what kids would have to say to Art these days?

[Mike Darancette]

Only a Hobo, but one more is gone.

R.I.P. Art.

[ErnBatavia]

Nice story, but there’s nothing in his bio to indicate any aspect of this.

[TennTuxedo]

Art Linkletter was a Freeper. I had the opportunity to swap some private emails with him. He was a very decent man and a great influence on young children in my childhood. He was one of a kind.

[Chode]

Prayers up †

[JSDude1]

God Bless him, he was a great and (funny) man!

[bannie]

I remember watching People are Funny and "Kids Say the Darndest Things" with my mama. The other kids were all at school, and Mama would sometimes stop her housework for these--and for Queen for a Day.

[Swede Girl]

He was an American treasure. He was such a wonderful man....and self-made, too. He will be missed. Rest in peace, Mr. Linkletter.

[Swede Girl]

Didn’t know he was a Freeper. Do you remember his Freeper name?

[DallasDeb]

You know what? I got it wrong. It wasn’t Art Linkletter, it was a contemporary of his, but I can’t think of his name. He had reddish brown hair and lots of freckles. I’ll have to do some research. Hard to look up someone whose name you don’t know!

[DallasDeb]

The story goes with Arthur Godfrey. You can read it here:

http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/arthur-godfrey/

[ErnBatavia]

. He had reddish brown hair and lots of freckles

That sounds like either Howdy Doody or Arthur Godfrey!!

[ErnBatavia]

I see ya got it figgered out! Being an old fart, I sorta remember him; he was "not!" a singer, though....

[Gator113]

RIP Art..... you had a great run in this life. Hope to see you someday.