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Goodbye, Ed McMahon; Which old star will flicker out next?

June 24, 2009

Goodbye, Ed McMahon.
TV's No. 1 sidekick left us yesterday.
After living 86 long years, he joined old-timers Paul Harvey (90), Bea Arthur (86) and Ricardo Montalban (88) on the 2009 obit list.

Now who's next?
Which of TV's old, old farts will join Ed at the Pearly Gate?

The best bets are:

Phyllis Diller.
This old girl's original face died 50 years ago, but she has been around for more than 90 years.
They should give here an Oscar for appearing in the most awful movies.
Pink Motel?
Dr. Hackenstein?
The Silence of the Hams?
If she makes it to July 17, she will be 92.

Betty White.
This five-time Emmy winner showed up on my TV screen it seems about the same time we had a TV screen in our living room.
She is best known for her roles in the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls, Password and Match Game.
She is 87.

Bob Barker.
It seemed like he was Mr. Price Is Right for all my life, but I remember first seeing him on Truth or Consequences.
He is 85.

Andy Griffith.
Quite possibly the greatest TV show of all-time bore his name.
But after he left Mayberry, Andy went to law school and had a long career as Matlock.
He is 83.
(Gomer is 79, and cousin Goober is 73)

Tom Bosley.
Andy Griffith was Ron Howard's most famous TV dad.
Tom Bosley was the next most famous.
Mr. C on Happy Days made Bosley famous.
He is 81.

Dick Clark.
The "world's oldest teen-ager" finally got old.
The host of American Bandstand has never been the same since his stroke five years ago.
He will turn 80 in November.

Honor Blackman.
OK, many of you may not know this actress by her real name.
But in 1964, she had what I consider the greatest name in movie history.
She was Pussy Galore in Goldfinger.
Pussy G. is 83.
Now that makes NIcky G really feel old.

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These are some grim prophecies... You need something to cheer yourself up!

:-D

Posted by: Samuel -- Texas deer hunting fanatic | June 25, 2009 8:55 AM

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