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26. A life well lived! Godspeed Tommy!

Reply to greatauntoftriplets (Original post)

Wed Dec 27, 2023, 02:30 PM

Dec 2023

So glad we shared this earth together.

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Tommy Smothers of Smothers Brothers comedy duo dies [View all] greatauntoftriplets Dec 2023 OP

... RKP5637 Dec 2023 #1

I Talk to the Trees. TheBlackAdder Dec 2023 #70

Thanks!!! RKP5637 Dec 2023 #78

I loved them both. What a loss. brer cat Dec 2023 #2

Dang 3auld6phart Dec 2023 #33

I only saw re-runs growing up and loved their show! chowder66 Dec 2023 #3

K&R spanone Dec 2023 #4

Darn. Tommy was my favorite, but both were great. Silent Type Dec 2023 #5

Loved the Smothers Brothers. Butterflylady Dec 2023 #6

Loved him. I have a DVD collection of their top CBS shows ... Auggie Dec 2023 #7

... 2naSalit Dec 2023 #8

Cross gently, Tommy. Thanks to you and Dick for a lifetime of laughing memories. Hekate Dec 2023 #9

They sure brightened my childhood w/their humor. God's gonna "like you best". Tommy, make him laugh. nt AnotherMother4Peace Dec 2023 #10

Mine too. RIP Tommy debm55 Dec 2023 #16

Despite their act, Tommy was the brains of the brothers gratuitous Dec 2023 #11

The Yo-yo Man! 🥰 MerryBlooms Dec 2023 #12

Go lightly, sweet and funny human. mahina Dec 2023 #13

The segment with Pete Seeger, February 25, 1968 DinahMoeHum Dec 2023 #14

Oh, thank you for posting this. The Smothers Brothers had to battle to air this segment. - funny, talented, BRAVE. nt AnotherMother4Peace Dec 2023 #19

He was a man of principle. The Grand Illuminist Dec 2023 #20

Darn right it did RocRizzo55 Dec 2023 #77

What a shame... GiqueCee Dec 2023 #15

I remember that so well. Tricky Dick had it in for them. kskiska Dec 2023 #38

THAT is sweet revenge, right there. calimary Dec 2023 #39

Safe passage, Yo-Yo Man Attilatheblond Dec 2023 #17

Smothers as Carson Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #18

it is the pencil tapping at the end lapfog_1 Dec 2023 #44

There goes a big piece of my childhood bif Dec 2023 #21

me too. smothers brothers, laugh in, pat paulsen.... bullimiami Dec 2023 #53

Yuppers BumRushDaShow Dec 2023 #65

What a loss. Always loved virgdem Dec 2023 #22

Adieu Tommy... Ford_Prefect Dec 2023 #23

Adore. Loved their show. Loved them. Wonderful human beings. I used to have an event production Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #24

One day I was standing in line at the grocery store and Zilli Dec 2023 #25

A life well lived! Godspeed Tommy! Boomerproud Dec 2023 #26

One of the best. I loved him. mountain grammy Dec 2023 #27

They had a big influence on my political development Doc Sportello Dec 2023 #28

He could deadpan hilariously- rzemanfl Dec 2023 #29

R.I.P., Tommy! They were extremely funny and great men. kysrsoze Dec 2023 #30

A gifted, wonderful human being. PCIntern Dec 2023 #31

I shook hands with him once. Kablooie Dec 2023 #32

They introduced America to ideas that differed from the dictated norm. Comedy and great entertainment. twodogsbarking Dec 2023 #34

Their show also introduced us to the Zilli Dec 2023 #64

Aww. I watched the Smothers Brothers evey chance I got back in the day. Liberal In Texas Dec 2023 #35

Too much preaching and dope jokes in the later days of their TV show. Paladin Dec 2023 #36

Loved him. Both of them (though he was my favorite). highplainsdem Dec 2023 #37

Tommy said if he had a pet, he'd want a pet cloud.. Permanut Dec 2023 #40

Well I just fell in a vat of chocolate GreenWave Dec 2023 #41

🙏 LiberalLoner Dec 2023 #42

My favorite movie from the early 1980s lapfog_1 Dec 2023 #43

Ah, the times. "Gas is over a dollar a gallon and it's okay to be an asshole." nilram Dec 2023 #74

Weird, because they were among the foremost slightlv Dec 2023 #45

Shocked Michael Badamo Dec 2023 #46

Oh, no wryter2000 Dec 2023 #47

Damn, area51 Dec 2023 #48

I worked with them once. Demobrat Dec 2023 #49

I grew up listening to him and his brother Tree Lady Dec 2023 #50

God Liked Him Best. Deep State Witch Dec 2023 #51

They were such an important part of my early development. SalviaBlue Dec 2023 #52

RIP, Tommy, Listening to them on a music streaming service right now. sueh Dec 2023 #54

Will never forget this one... watched it live and nearly peed myself laughing... TygrBright Dec 2023 #55

Rest in Peace, Tommy blogslug Dec 2023 #56

I didn't know till today that Steve Martin wrote for their show. LisaM Dec 2023 #57

:( love_katz Dec 2023 #58

Aw crap. lpbk2713 Dec 2023 #59

Oh that's too bad. bdamomma Dec 2023 #60

Oh no! Roy Rolling Dec 2023 #61

I've always loved him. Had no idea he was that old, though! tblue37 Dec 2023 #62

"Mom always liked you best, and she never liked me!" ShazzieB Dec 2023 #63

Sad news orangecrush Dec 2023 #66

THis is really a sad event.......there show on CBS woke me up...during the 60's and when they got banned turbinetree Dec 2023 #67

They had great guests... BigmanPigman Dec 2023 #68

Very sad news Leith Dec 2023 #69

You know, he once ate a "One Ton Tomato" tclambert Dec 2023 #71

I was so lucky to work at CBS TV City when their show aired SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2023 #72

A pretty amazing show that he spearheaded. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2023 #80

This one hurts 10 Turtle Day Dec 2023 #73

Brilliant, Eternal & Profound. We will Never know the scope of Tommy,s Influence. MasonDreams Dec 2023 #75

Damn! I used to watch them as a little kid with my parents, entertaining and so very funny! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #76

They were always fun and SO funny! MuseRider Dec 2023 #79