Dec. 30, 2021 - I'm 80 and on occasion this comedy piece comes to mind for no apparent reason. It still makes me smile and I'm glad I Google searched it. I'm passing it on to some people in my immediate family and small social circle. I hope it comes to mind for them from time to time when they can use a smile😊
@natandsarasgran
5 жыл бұрын
I’m 86. I remember hearing this for the first time, probably on The Ted Brown Show, while I was rushing to get ready for work. I howled. Just listening to it again made me laugh so hard. No smut, no four letter words, just clean fun. We’ve come a long way, perhaps too long...
@mohammedcohen
Жыл бұрын
Ted Brown on WNEW AM radio???
@elisebean1
Жыл бұрын
For some reason, we listened to this every Christmas. I remember how my grandpa would shake with laughter. Such good memories. ❤️
@codysconclusions895
7 жыл бұрын
my grandfather just told me about this song. love it!
@stephanieclark7581
6 жыл бұрын
My Daddy had this crazy record when I was little. It reminds me of him. I wish I would have asked him about it when he was still here😢
@billbuschgen520
2 жыл бұрын
I so love this...remember from the 1950's.
@16412jrt
10 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this as a child and now, hearing it again, it brings back memories of when comedy was wacky and funny, with no hint of meanness. I am embarrassed to say that I had no idea Mr. Lawrence was still around in 2014, as I had heard nothing about him for years. He had a unique sense of humor (much like Bob and Ray, Allan Sherman, and other great comedians of the mid-20th century). This type of silliness is missed by this fan.
@philswaim392
2 жыл бұрын
This type of harmless silliness exists today and comedy was mean back in your day too, boomer.
@drjawn
Жыл бұрын
@@philswaim392 who the f*ck is Phil Swaim,
@bobbender2922
Жыл бұрын
I heard this for the first time on the Doctor Demento show back in 1979 it's actually comedy that the average guy can identify with still funny
@1mespud
12 жыл бұрын
Thank GOD for this man's humor! And may GOD help you if Mr. Eddie Lawrence is to narrate your life...
@gmadiva
13 жыл бұрын
Love this - My Mom used to listen to him......I miss her
@russs7574
Жыл бұрын
Ah, brings back memories of mid-70's sitting in my dorm room at U. of Pgh. with my buddies, listening to the Dr. Demento Show on WYDD.
@paullanier9858
5 жыл бұрын
I first heard this back in the late 90’s early 2,000’s! I’m so glad it still exists! Such funny memories! I can’t find the cd I used to have with this track either, so I’m glad I could still find it. Lol 😂 😂 😂
@NormanHirsch
11 жыл бұрын
thanks for the old memories in great quality sound.
@johnpollock3246
6 жыл бұрын
I remember this from when I was a child. Classic!
@phylfritz1
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the wonderful memories!
@3281Anonymous
5 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this for the first time.
@Tom-Yum-Gai
2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure I watched him on WPIX in the early to mid 60s I could hear his voice in my head even before I searched out this youtube recording
@francesvr
11 жыл бұрын
This is awesome!!!! Thanks!
@sdaddyo67
10 жыл бұрын
My Dad had this on vinyl.
@Chesterton7
4 жыл бұрын
The greatest.
@leftyspade
4 жыл бұрын
Soupy Sales used to play this skit when he listened to a real old time radio. The guy was hilarious and Soupy's reaction on live camera was priceless. Ah, Being 15 in 1966 and all that went awry.
@BillyDBunny
3 жыл бұрын
Funny how dreams and life diverge, ain't it?
@johnweisenhorn9788
2 жыл бұрын
I have been trying to remember this, had a hard time finding it. So glad I did, it is a classic I remember from back in the 50’s when i was in the army. Great imagination. Love it.
@pbmaxx9
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for posting! I'm amazed to find this, and with such amazing sound quality!
@kingpong61
Жыл бұрын
I first remembered this recording being played on the old Dr. Demento radio show which was broadcast in Phila. PA from the 1970's. I have been using it as my inspiration recently while playing the online games Wordle and Word Hurdle.
@Go1US1Marines
12 жыл бұрын
Great Stuff. Thanks for posting!!
@mohammedcohen
Жыл бұрын
...I used to listen to him in the early/mid 60s (63 - 66) on WTFM @ ca. 7:20 AM on the Fred Darwin's morning show. Just now remember this guy and did search...WOW!!! I'm almost 73...
@georgimihailov4906
9 жыл бұрын
The Incredible Eddie Lawrence.
@i-a-g-r-e-e-----f-----jo--b
10 жыл бұрын
Eddie is still alive pushing 95!
@steelbeard1
10 жыл бұрын
Sadly, he died on March 25 at age 95.
@biffalobull2335
4 жыл бұрын
This is about where we are right now.
@Rustydymon
13 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing "What's the matter Bunky" and finally found this video. Thanks for posting this, really, thanks.
@larrybaker9924
4 жыл бұрын
Would have to had Eddie give my eulogy
@jackgrattan3144
10 жыл бұрын
Hiya Cousin.....Ya say ya got a certain catch phrase stuck in your skull for over 50 years and no way of knowing who said it? Is that what's troubling ya, Bunkie? WELL, LIFT YOUR HEAD UP HIGH AND TAKE A WALK IN THE SUN AND NEVER GIVE UP NEVER GIVE UP NEVER GIVE UP THAT SEARCH!!!!!!!!!!!!
@nardpuncher
7 жыл бұрын
Jack Grattan well done!
@grantmartin1852
7 жыл бұрын
Damn Jack, we must be in each others' heads! I'm 61 and I've been using that catch phrase followed by the flourish for decades and as mentioned, I couldn't remember where I heard it. Thanks main!
@jackgrattan1447
7 жыл бұрын
Is that what's been troubling ya all these years, Bunkie?
@grantmartin1852
7 жыл бұрын
Yep!
@sueme1954
4 жыл бұрын
God is good and great for this would have driven me insane had I thought of it earlier in my life having no way to find the answer. Just now the line with only the words --- Is that what's botherin' you bunky-- for a clue and recording and comedy thank goodness for the internet then youtube I found the name and the author. So sad he passed. He lived to age 95 which ain't bad. Last March he could have hit 100. I heard it quoted many times but at an age that really I could not appreciate it..6 or seven.
@bsj71
2 жыл бұрын
Billy West, Gilbert Gottfried, and Frank Santopadre brought me here… bunky
@JMaxfield09
8 жыл бұрын
I believe this recording inspired Garrison Keillor to create "Be-Bop-A-Rebop Rhubarb Pie" for A Prairie Home Companion.
@BeezoHow
6 жыл бұрын
LOL! I think you are right! Hahahha!
@JNash317
6 жыл бұрын
I think Adam Sandler was inspired by this guy. But, The Old Philosopher is still the best.
@RicdelaBastide
4 жыл бұрын
Respect
@MichaelHansenFUN
13 жыл бұрын
@ctdsnark you are right about the bunky thing, it is in a book, but this version i have known all my life. I first heard this comedy routine on THE MOBY PHONE service , starting in the early 1980's
@DoctorX101
12 жыл бұрын
That's ship!
@ELVISISKING1000
8 жыл бұрын
MUSICAL MEMORIAL: COMEDIAN EDDIE LAWRENCE, BORN AS LAWRENCE EISLER, DIED ON THIS DAY, MARCH 25, 2014, AT THE AGE OF 95. THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS UNDISCLOSED. MAY LAWRENCE EISLER, AKA EDDIE LAWRENCE, REST IN HARMONY. FOR MORE INFO AND MEMORIALS, PLEASE JOIN MY GROUP AND VIEW MY KZitem PAGE: TONY JAMS MUSICAL MEMORIALS 1950'S AND BEYOND. FACE BOOK PAGE: TONY JAMS MUSICAL MEMORIALS. THANK YOU.
@i-a-g-r-e-e-----f-----jo--b
10 жыл бұрын
You say you didn't know your wife used to be a guy? And she wants to go back to being a guy? Is that what's troublin you friend? (2014 lyrics)
@waverlyfowler5415
3 жыл бұрын
Doctor Demento
@stlmark9111
2 жыл бұрын
I have the same urge every time that I listen to him list all of these troubles & ask "Is that what's bothering you?" I want to reply, "No. Those are actually the least of my problems. Let me tell you what's really bothering me..."
@rossharmonics
12 жыл бұрын
Do you have Loco Baseball? It was on the flip side of the 45, which I had as a kid.
@accam6734
5 жыл бұрын
🤣😂😆
@wfj50
10 жыл бұрын
Wasn't this also used in a tv commercial?
@ijohnny.
9 жыл бұрын
Will Jones Yes, the poor slob was "Bunky". Wish one of the ads was posted.
@rclaughlin
5 жыл бұрын
I don't know about TV, but Lawrence reprised his Old Philosopher character for a series of Olympic Overcoat ads on radio in the 70s.
@theBaron0530
5 жыл бұрын
The Old Philosopher was copied for a lot of commercials on radio over the years, too. I remember commercials on Philadelphia radio stations in the 70s that did.
@jeffwade7547
6 жыл бұрын
Where is the flip side? "The New Philosopher" Ya say your air conditioner fell off the winda-sill and hit an old lady? Ya say yer oldest boy wantsa be a jockey? And he's 36? And weighs over 200 pounds?
@PlayIt4MeAgainSam
10 жыл бұрын
#RIPEddieLawrence
@ZbigBF
10 жыл бұрын
Eddie Lawrence (born Lawrence Eisler; March 2, 1919 - March 25, 2014) was an American monologist, actor, singer, lyricist, playwright, director and television personality, whose unique comic creation, the eternally optimistic Old Philosopher, gained him a devoted cult following
@t4705mb6
13 жыл бұрын
Don't get married. Don't have kids. Work for yourself. Read Consumer Reports.
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