Red Buttons, RIP

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― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 13 July 2006 18:51 (nineteen years ago)

I kept getting him and Red Skelton mixed up.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 13 July 2006 19:07 (nineteen years ago)

Which one never got a dinner?

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 13 July 2006 19:12 (nineteen years ago)

Oh you bastard, I just typed "Never got a dinner!" ;) That was Buttons.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 July 2006 19:13 (nineteen years ago)

I've got an itchy dinner finger.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 13 July 2006 19:18 (nineteen years ago)

lock thread. Red Skelton/Buttons confusion invoked. "Never got a dinner" invoked. Just about sums it up.

― DAVE's secret to fortu-Oh look! Shiny! (dave225.3), Thursday, 13 July 2006 21:32 (nineteen years ago)

red skelton was funny. red buttons was a twerpy little redhead who always ruined episodes of love boat.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 13 July 2006 21:59 (nineteen years ago)

um, i mean, RIP.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 13 July 2006 21:59 (nineteen years ago)

and it goes without saying, i'll take red over danny kaye anyday.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:00 (nineteen years ago)

but they both bugged the crap out of me. motormouthed idjits.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:01 (nineteen years ago)

R.I.P. but I'm no fan. The guy had a talent for unearthing bathos in the unlikeliest of places. Gimme Danny Kaye, who was at least funny.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:31 (nineteen years ago)

Rip Torn >> Red Skelton >> Vic Morrow >> Vic Tayback >> Danny Kaye >> Red Buttons >> Rip Taylor >> Carrot Top

― DAVE's secret to fortu-Oh look! Shiny! (dave225.3), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:33 (nineteen years ago)

i'll go along with that line-up for the most part. tho rip taylor would be first on my list.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:34 (nineteen years ago)

the only movie of his i remember is chuck jones's "gay purr-ee," where he did the voice of a semi-annoying little kitten named robespierre. (am i the only one who ever saw this?)

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:36 (nineteen years ago)

I'VE SEEN THAT. it was sort of godawful but it had an Arlen score (right?) and JUDY GARLAND, who got one amazingly gorgeous song and a whole lot of shit.

― p@reene (Pareene), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:54 (nineteen years ago)

uh, RIP

― p@reene (Pareene), Thursday, 13 July 2006 22:54 (nineteen years ago)

Was he the one on Roseanne ("Jake") that broke Bev's hip while fucking her? Anyway, RIP.

― Marmot 4-Tay: what those guyz make music 4. (marmotwolof), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:17 (nineteen years ago)

Ah, yup:

# "Roseanne"
- Body by Jake (1994) TV Episode .... Jake
- Playing with Matches (1993) TV Episode .... Jake

― Marmot 4-Tay: what those guyz make music 4. (marmotwolof), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:19 (nineteen years ago)

The part for which he won an Academy Award (Sayonara) is an earnest head-held-high horror.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:38 (nineteen years ago)

he blew so hard.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:41 (nineteen years ago)

Rip Torn >> Red Skelton >> Vic Morrow >> Vic Tayback >> Danny Kaye >> Red Buttons >> Rip Taylor >> Carrot Top

i' put rip taylor right after red skelton, and carrot top >>>> danny kaye.

― celebrity mole: hawaii (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:44 (nineteen years ago)

i keep forgetting that this isn't a defend the indefensible thread.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:44 (nineteen years ago)

i heart rip taylor.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:44 (nineteen years ago)

this thread needs a "the real rip taylor" embed.

― celebrity mole: hawaii (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:46 (nineteen years ago)

if danny kaye weren't already dead i'd have to kill him all over again. and then watch his body for eternity to make sure that it never moved.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:52 (nineteen years ago)

otm

― celebrity mole: hawaii (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:57 (nineteen years ago)

Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) .... White Rabbit
hmmm...

― Marmot 4-Tay: what those guyz make music 4. (marmotwolof), Thursday, 13 July 2006 23:59 (nineteen years ago)

also,
Charles Nelson Reilly >> Rip Taylor >> Ernest Borgnine

― DAVE's secret to fortu-Oh look! Shiny! (dave225.3), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:02 (nineteen years ago)

Wasn't he the guy hung up in a parachute on a church steeple in The Longest Day? Anyway, RIP.

― jim wentworth (wench), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:04 (nineteen years ago)

Sammy Davis Jr. .... Caterpillar/'Father William'
Pat Morita .... Horse
Steve Allen .... Gentleman in the Paper Suit
Scott Baio .... Pat (The Guinea Pig)
Ernest Borgnine .... Lion
Patrick Duffy .... Goat
Carol Channing .... White Queen
Lloyd Bridges .... White Knight
Beau Bridges .... Unicorn
Sherman Hemsley .... Mouse
Telly Savalas .... Cheshire Cat
John Stamos .... Messenger
Ringo Starr .... Mock Turtle
Sally Struthers .... Tiger Lily
Jonathan Winters .... Humpty Dumpty
Shelley Winters .... Dodo Bird

Ok, now I want to see this.

― Marmot 4-Tay: what those guyz make music 4. (marmotwolof), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:06 (nineteen years ago)

i thought of a dead redhead who annoyed me more:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005052/

― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:06 (nineteen years ago)

Mr. Noodle's Brother, Mr. Noodle!

― Marmot 4-Tay: what those guyz make music 4. (marmotwolof), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:08 (nineteen years ago)

yes!!

― celebrity mole: hawaii (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:09 (nineteen years ago)

Also, "Skinner" in Tango and Cash.

― Marmot 4-Tay: what those guyz make music 4. (marmotwolof), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:11 (nineteen years ago)

worst death tribute thread ever.

― DAVE's secret to fortu-Oh look! Shiny! (dave225.3), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:11 (nineteen years ago)

did he go to acting school with robin williams? jeter was in the fisher king and jakob the liar and patch adams.

― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:14 (nineteen years ago)

(Have you seen Momus' posts on Syd Barrett RIP?)

Ooh, that Alice In Wonderland comes out on DVD August 1st!

― Marmot 4-Tay: what those guyz make music 4. (marmotwolof), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:14 (nineteen years ago)

x-post

― Marmot 4-Tay: what those guyz make music 4. (marmotwolof), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:14 (nineteen years ago)

marmot, I'm not going to look to prove you right or wrong, but those credits have got to be made up! Either that, or it's the best fucking movie in which Patrick Duffy has ever voiced a goat.

― DAVE's secret to fortu-Oh look! Shiny! (dave225.3), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:15 (nineteen years ago)

LOOK:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088693/

AUGUST FIRST BABY!

― Marmot 4-Tay: what those guyz make music 4. (marmotwolof), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:20 (nineteen years ago)

you didn't even list all of the awesome starpower... George Goebel, Ann Jillian, etc... damn.

― DAVE's secret to fortu-Oh look! Shiny! (dave225.3), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:24 (nineteen years ago)

RIP, James Martin from The Poseidon Adventure - aka Red Buttons, the guy they got for disaster movies when Fred Astaire was busy. Red Adair, there's another one. What's with this Red bullshit anyway?

― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Friday, 14 July 2006 00:59 (nineteen years ago)

redd foxx?

― celebrity mole: hawaii (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 14 July 2006 01:06 (nineteen years ago)

nononono, keep redd out of this. genius has no place here.

― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 14 July 2006 01:12 (nineteen years ago)

RIH??? (rest in hate)

― timmy tannin (pompous), Friday, 14 July 2006 03:31 (nineteen years ago)

God, I remember when that Alice in Wonderland thing came out. I didn't see it because it felt awful -- now, of course, it is wondrously horrific to think on.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 14 July 2006 03:48 (nineteen years ago)

I saw this 1999 version, whose cast was nowhere near as mind-boggling:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164993/

God help me, I am seriously thinking about buying that '85 one.

― Marmot 4-Tay: what those guyz make music 4. (marmotwolof), Friday, 14 July 2006 03:59 (nineteen years ago)

first shelly WINTERS dies in 2006, then red. BE AFRAID BORGNINE!!!!!!!

― timmy tannin (pompous), Friday, 14 July 2006 04:04 (nineteen years ago)

teh poseidon curse, obv. (also the remake flopped)

― timmy tannin (pompous), Friday, 14 July 2006 04:06 (nineteen years ago)

Ernest Borgnine is still alive? Why?

― Marmot 4-Tay: what those guyz make music 4. (marmotwolof), Friday, 14 July 2006 04:07 (nineteen years ago)

was buttons the guy in that follies movie who did the sketch about a drunk guy selling vodka? if so - hillarious.

― pisces (piscesx), Friday, 14 July 2006 09:23 (nineteen years ago)

you callow little shitz red buttons was one of the great demi-celebrities of the 60s and 70s, famous for uh well being famous I guess anyway he's at the great friars roast in the sky now w/george gobel and doodles weaver and martha raye laffing at us all...

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Friday, 14 July 2006 09:25 (nineteen years ago)

"Wasn't he the guy hung up in a parachute on a church steeple in The Longest Day?"

Yes."Je suis American!"

He was also the chap on ER was given false hope by a young Dr Carter when his wife was dying.

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Friday, 14 July 2006 09:38 (nineteen years ago)

You haters deserve Will Ferrell.

Gimme Danny Kaye, who was at least funny.

Once a decade or so!

That Longest Day steeple moment was his most indelible to me, along with him doing his Cagney impression to Cagney's face in One, Two, Three. And the Dean Martin TV roasts, duh.

well, and the Poseidon tuxshirt.

BE AFRAID BORGNINE!!!!!!!

I saw Borgnine in Violent Saturday the other night -- playing an Amish farmer. (He wields a mean pitchfork, however.)

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 14 July 2006 12:29 (nineteen years ago)

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