Frank Nastasi was a real asset to the show. He brought life to Pookie. The look of horror on Pookie's face was hysterical. At age 67, I'm not embarrassed to still laugh out loud at this. In fact, I probably find it funnier now than when I was a kid. What a grungy looking puppet, I think the original Pookie was found in a trash can. The late 70's version with the newer puppet is just as hilarious.

A puppet lion starts scat-singing jazz, and Soupy's silent, surprised face gets more and more ridiculous. Genius.

I used to watch Soupy all the time as a kid and enjoyed it. Watching now in my 60's I appreciate a level of humor I never saw as a child.

I'm 64 and my husband and I still love him and laugh like kids!

I love how the crew laughs with Soupy off-stage. Funny stuff.

I loved Soupy Sales as a child and it's amazing that this it totally entertaining to me as an adult all those many years later.

I LOVED Soupy and all his buddies..White Fang, Black Tooth and Pookie. I get such a kick out of hearing his technical crew laughing it up in the background, lol. It was like a big party, every single show..such great memories! RIP, Soupy; you bring me smiles and laughter, even now in 2021. Thanks..love you! 🤗❤️❤️❤️

Soupy was and is one of the greatest cats to walk the earth. All hail the memory of the master of laughs!

God I loved this show as a kid and its still funny RIP Soupy for all the joy you brought the world

The loose, hip atmosphere, including the sounds of the set crew breaking up, was something no show had, save for one. I have a feeling that Steve Allen was an influence on the comedic genius that was Soupy Sales; how could they not have known each other with the similar wild, spontaneous humor they generated?

Soupy had a group of fans at his live show at WNEW everyday. We sat quietly on folding chairs and watched in amazement. His crew was his laugh track. Everyone friendly and funny!! We had such good times back then. Soupy always spent time outside the studio with us and took pictures and talked and signed autographs. He was amazing!!😍🥰

RIP, Soup. You gave a lot of baby boomers a terrific show and great memories..

I grew up watching you Soupy and loved you right from the beginning- you are so missed keep cracking up in Heaven, Soupy- you were one of a kind- Thanks for the laughs.

In 1965-66 I'd watch Soupy every day, after school. A wonderful childhood memory.

I truly believe the Soupy Sales Show was the best one ever done. Funnier then even Martin and Lewis, Have a great day. Thanks David Beckman

When I was in grade school, Soupy was my favorite. He also had a late nite show. Soupy did his show from the Maccabees Bldg which is across the street from the Detroit Public Library and Wayne State Univ. Sometimes he did his show on the sidewalk and would talk to people walking past. For a time, Soupy was pretty close with Frank Sinatra. I remember one show where Frank took a pie in the face. There was one show where the walls on the studio set were being pushed in. I found out later that several of the kids in my class were invited on set and they did that. One evening, my parents and I watched a show that Soupy did in the Grosse Pointe High Gym for free. Soupy was a naturally funny guy in a nice way.

A severely limited budget and creative freedom made great TV, appreciated by adults as well!!! The crew were having lots of fun! Pookie one cool lion!

My wife just shakes her head when I go into bad pun mode. I just tell her to blame too many hours watching Soupy. He was truly one of a kind. RIP, Soupy..

Always loved Soupy; I was a kid in 1958, watching him on telly in Detroit. Saw him years later in Savannah -- he still looked the same, and was hilarious.

Sometimes age works in our favor. At age 67, I laugh more now at Soupy Sales and The Three Stooges than I did as a kid. As a youngster, a lot of the jokes and the presentation were not fully appreciated by me especially with the Stooges. So now, I find myself questioning my maturity. This stuff is hilarious.

How many comedians touched as many people with absolutely harmless fun? My brothers and I fought for the best seat in front of the TV for his show. Thanks, Soup!!

Loved this show as a kid......RIP Soupy and thanks for everything!!!

I was able to talk with Soupy on the phone 20+ years ago while he was co-hosting on a local radio station in Toledo. I told him a few jokes and he asked me if I wanted to go on the air with him. I declined his offer because I am a big chicken but the point is that Soupy is a very generous man willing to share the stage, as it were, with others. This is evident on his tv shows. He always let his co-stars and staff get a laugh, often at his expense and he obviously loved it that way.

watched his show in the evenings with my father and sister back in the late 50's.Mom thought it was foolish but we laughed our asses off for the half hour he was on.We laughed so hard we usually had tears.

RIP Soupy... a comedy hero with a kind heart and a gentle soul. Thanks for all the laughs.

Soupy was the best. Funny, silly, in-the-moment and inspired. Watched him in NYC in mid-60's. ( Also, Chuck McCann, Sandy Becker and Sonny Fox.) A few years later, I discovered the amazing nightly radio shows of raconteur/author Jean Shepherd on WOR am and my worldview was once again changed forever. Thank you gentlemen for your far-ranging warmth, humor, and philosophical influence.

Soupy made me the person I am today. I love Soupy and he played the best MUSIC. SOUPY you ROCKED and will forever.

Used to watch Soupy on KABC in LA---first exposure to goofy 'improv' humor, and first-rate comedy timing. Great stuff, and a lasting influence!

To a five year old (my age at the time) this was the greatest stuff in the world! Thank you Soupman.

Unbelievable. Soupy we will miss you forever. I feel sorry for the kids who didn't get a chance to grow up with your show. Simply the best. No contest. Many hugs to surviving family members. You have so much to be proud for. He was the star of our neighborhood in Mahwah NJ in the 50's and 60's. A list & will always be. When you're classified the best by your peers, there is no greater honor. God bless.

Made me laugh in '67, and still does. Thanks to Soup & Frank Nastasi.

I sure do miss this show! Pookie, you are great! RIP, Soupy!

God Bless you. Thank you for so many mornings as a kid in Old-Detroit. I have so many smiles and crack-up moments to remember. R.I.P.

There's a draft in here Bubie...and I hope they don't get me!" I knew Pookie was a conscientious objector.

Pookie is one of my favorite childhood memories along with bertie the bunyip. Love you pookie!!!

this show was so funny and original and soupy was a genius

Ira I spend hours on You Tube watching Soupy Sales as if I was 8 running home from School to watch him.I'm now 61 but what memories,Thank you Thank you Bill Petillo

Great Line by Pookie after he sneezs: "Its drafty in here, and I hope they don't get me" -LOL!

Thanks Ian, the man was priceless for sure a national treasure in broadcasting

I remember coming home at lunch time and while eating my peanut butter and jelly sandwich with milk watching soupy, he and his gang were funny as hell

No high tech special effects, not cartoons, just very entertaining. There is something to say for this type of show. Chuck Mc Cann in NYC had a great kids show too also with a limited budget but very entertaining. Lots of old vaudeville jokes but they work.

Love Pookie, glad I grew up with this and not Sesame street.

I swear that I had one when I was a kid along with a White Fang and the tie. Also had Soupy Sales trading cards-they had a picture from the show on the front and Soupys Words of Wisdom on the back-wish I had them today!

watched it everyyday, laughed and laughed. Soupy was the greatest. And when he cracked-up , it made me laugh even more, he often laughed so much, he would be on the floor, in a fit of laughter! he was my youth and my pre-drug of choice back then!

"NATURALAMENTE"!! HILARIOUS!!! OMG, Soupy you will be missed by all!

I used to run home every day so I would not miss Soupy. I thought at the time that he was My Discovery and that no one else knew how cool this dude was. I am so sorry he is gone and I will miss him. RIP Soupy

Great - many thanks for uploading! Watched Soupy EVERY weekday after school over WNEW ( I think). Soupy and Mr. Chuck McCann are favorites. It’s hard to distinguish between regression and personal growth, but with these guys I don’t care.

i loved the soupy sales show. i wish there were more videos left. i will always credit soupy for molding my sense of humor. i love you soupy and the gang.

Soupy Sales was the man! A wonderful, funny & entertaining legacy! You done did real good, Boobie!

Still love this man, and I'm still laughing.

HIA Pook!, HIA Bubbie! I will always love Soupy!! Use to live in NY and was able to see Soupy at WNEW and see the show live in the Studio. A group of kids were picked everyday and ecsorted in st CH5 to watch the show, the remainer of them went up to the viewing booth. "No talking" we were told if we where in the studio. What memories!!!!

I lived for this show, afternoons on WNEW-TV, Channel 5, in the New York metro area. Had the pleasure of meeting him years later when he was filling on one of the WABC-TV morning shows prior to Regis coming to town. Told him how I really loved his show, and he was very gracious.

Still funny after all these years. Just love it. And Pookie was always my favorite character.

"Hey Bubie, hey Bubie .... There goes the budget" LOL!!!!!!!!!!

I love "Pookie's"Lip sync to Clark Terry's"Mumbles" and Soupy's facial reactions to the tune..(LOL!)..My God..I can't stop(LOL!).

Thank you Soupy for all the laughs and the brilliant shows!

I would love to see more of Soupy's black and white New York shows from the 60s. They were just amazing. He had no budget and would just make everything up himself, except for Frank playing the characters.

Hilarity, stunningly intelligent writing(ad-libs?), and a lion puppet scat singing jazz. Right there with Bullwinkle and Ernie Kovacs. Never before, never again. Thanks, YT for the archives.

Nicknamed my Wife........"Pookie".....Love Soupy...........

So glad someone downloaded this. I loved Soupy Sales as a Child, and Pookie was the funniest and my favorite puppet.

Love ya, Soupy! Thanks for making me laugh all these years!

Soupy you were the greatest, you have no equal, I'll be a devoted fan forever, may you rest in peace. Thanks for the memories.

I watched Soupy in early 60s after school faithfully! Loved the show. One particular show Soupy grabbed Pookies hair and at the same time the puppet jerked quickly down ward. He accidentally yanked his hair off in his hand. Pookie popped up bald and Soupy and everyone else was laughing so hard. Loved it.

It's sad channel 7 Detroit kept so few episodes of Soupy when he started out there. Those were treasures they let slip away. I watched him everyday in the 1950s and early 1960s. Every kid in The Detroit area did. I'm 71 now.

Wasn't from Detroit, but left his mark here, he's one of us, love and miss you Soupy!!!

How I remember Rootie Kazootie I was 4 years old and watched this show before family came over from Brooklyn for ThanksGiving.1950s early T.V.was mostly Black and white and plenty of puppets

Loved Soupy. Saw him in person at his studio in the Maccabees building in Detroit when he was on WXYZ-TV in Detroit. What a treat!!!

It was the best kid's show at lunchtime. Listen to the music Soupy has everybody listen to.

Soupy is awesome!!

You'll never see anything this good on the teletubbies or barney or anything by disney... gonna miss ya Soupy.

It was a hit during high school for me. Considered very cool/ camp and we all watched it daily after school along with Dark Shadows; another must see.

Can you imagine trying to get away with this type of imaginative silliness today

People, think the flower children were hip. Bullshit. Soupy and alot of cats like him were way ahead of their time. Came in at the end of the Kerouacks and the Coltranes. Pure Genius. The whole world stopped at 6:00 when Soupy came on. Everybody laughed after a hard days work. God Bless him and Pookie and White Fang and Black Tooth.

Pookie was jammin' to "Mumbles" (Oscar Peterson and Clark Terry). Pookie's take on "Boom-Boom" (the version by Eric Burdon and The Animals) knocked me out! Soupy and crew knew what clicked!

I was in Calvary Wednesday night, I wish I'd have known he was there but thank you for the best Fox tv ever put on! RIP

Teenage fun with Soupy Sales! Boy those were the days!

"Thanks for the memories" Soupy! May a better world become of them.

RobGems68 Wrote: That opening music that Pookie scats to is called "Mumbles", a 1964 single recorded by Oscar Peterson & Clark Terry on Mercury Records. "Boom Boom" is a 1965 record by The Animals on MGM Records in the U.S. and Columbia Records in the U.K.

"Mumbles" got me here.. :)

I had forgotten that Animals song. This was great. The way the crew laughs in these sketches adds to the hilarity.

Truly a loss of a friend & a legend. Thank you Soupy. xoxo

I'm 56 I loved Soupy, Pookie, White Fang & Peaches with the rings...Like Christopher Walkens "The Continental on SNL"!!! I would watch every day...The "Hair Pin" joke got Soupy in trouble & "Green Pieces of Paper"!

"There's a draft in here. And I hope they don't get me!" Lol!

I was in Holly. Michigan Christmas time 1989 and Soupy was in the Holly hotel do his show The door opened and there he was . It was a nice surprise ,

Growing up on Soupy and Bugs Bunny... kids today don't even know what they missed. Soupy, you will always be missed but will live forever in glorious black and white.

A big fan as a kid and adult! White fang cracks me up with Soupy!

I can't believe that 60 years ago I found this amusing.

I grew up in Detroit watching Soupy Sales religiously everyday. In the 50s early sixties. My favorite was Pookie. I have a son now he's 30 years old. And when he was born I nicknamed him pookie. I still call him that today. He knows who Pookie is and his fiance does to they both laugh. Anyways there was a big wrestling show in an arena in Detroit I went as a kid to watch it and all of a sudden soupy comes in the middle of the ring . And announces he's going to have a Soupy Sales Shuffle contest all the kids could come up in the ring and start. So I went up there and it was so many kids. All of a sudden the song starts and we all started doing it. I won the contest and Soupy Sales announced me and gave me a trophy. It's just a little cheap plastic trophy. LOL. But I'll never forget that. And I wish to this day I had that trophy now. God bless you mr. Soupy Sales. You are missed. R i p

This clip is hysterical. Period.

Live performance . The beauty of the show was there was no laugh tracks . Soopy Sales was the Jerry Lewis of TV back then .

Cool and funny, hip dresser, jazz fan--and all-round good vibe nice guy....

My half brother was a big fan of soupy sales. He love watching his show when he was a kid he use to do the voice of I think it was black thing like me being from the suburbs between Detroit and Ann Arbor Mr sales is from Detroit he started there soupy you rock rip

Hero to a generation of kids.

Soupy was the best.

I loved all his shows

God, I love his material and I wish my mind worked like his!

Soupy and Pookie still crack me up!!

I played this for my 6 year old grandson, he thought it was very funny.

What more can I say grew up with soupy in the 60s and was and still is the best! 👍👍🤪 '

Pookie was the best. I remember one commercial they did. One of the sponsers was Sivercup bread. Pook was going to get some for Soups lunch. They showed a bunch of old clips of car, train & plane crashes then a boat wreck. When he came back to the window he & the bread were soaked. He started throwing all the wet bread at Soupy and as a 6-7 year old I almost peed laughing so hard. This was from his days in Detroit before there was any tapes Everything was done live.