I was a kid when he was in his prime - ALWAYS LOVED his humor and quick wit. ZERO CLUE about his preferences and honestly never cared even after I learned years after his passing. There will never be a talent like him - ever.
The man was a comic genius....his razor wit was incredible....you can see him thinking about the one liner answers....that was talent you can’t find anymore...he was one of a kind.....thank you for making me laugh when times were bad R.I.P Mr Lynd
Paul could be serious, though - and sounded quite different when not being "funny." I say this because I vividly remember him doing a radio PSA in 1976-77 for The Greater New York Blood Program (urging people to donate blood) that aired early Sunday mornings and late Sunday evenings on WABC 77 when they were running public affairs programming in-between the music. His tone was way different from when he supplied his particular "bon mots" on the Marshall "Squares."
I love Paul Lynde. I watched Bewitched from the first episode and it was in black and white. Paul's first role in that series was Samantha's driving instructor. It was hysterical❣️Watch it if you have never seen it. Later, he came back as Uncle Arthur. Back in those days, I guess there wasn't enough people to take roles, so, actresses and actors would play more than one role on a show. It was common place. I don't think I ever saw him in anything that wasn't outrageously funny, pure natural talent❣️😂🤣I love you Paul❣️ RIP😂🤣🕯️🎆😇😁🥰💖🌹☮️🇺🇲🤗🦋
One of his best responses was to a question about cooking. The question was: “According to the food critic of the Dallas Morning News, what’s a good reason for pounding meat?” Paul’s response: “Oh, loneliness!” The audience laughed for 15 minutes straight.
Here is an interesting fact about Paul Lynde. I found this in a wikipedia about him. In 1976, at the Sixth Annual American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) "Entertainer of the Year Awards", Lynde received an award for being voted the funniest man of the year.[26] Lynde immediately turned his award over to host Jackie Gleason, citing him as "the funniest man ever". The unexpected gesture shocked Gleason.[27] I remember watching this and can attest to the fact that this is true. I still think Paul is the funniest man of that year and thereafter in any program he was in.
Paul Lynde acts the same way in every role he plays. The reason that he was not more successful in Hollywood was because of his limited range. For the most part Lynde was funny yet he could be cruel at times.
Some of the best scenes in Bewitched, are the ones with Uncle Arthur and Endora. And he ad-libbed his whole role, iirc. Freaking hilarious! RIP Mr. Lynde
Agnes Moorehead was a seasoned actress and Bewitched was lucky to have her. Paul and she had a lot of similarities in ability to deliver lines. Check out how she and many co-workers died.
Paul was a comedic genious with perfect timing for his zingers. I loved him on TV in everything he played in. He was hysterical in everything he did on TV.
As a 1960s-1970s child and teen, I loved him on Bewitched, Hollywood Squares, and on his own sitcom from 1973. That show is on You Tube. He was so funny.
One of the funniest bewitched episodes was when Uncle Arthur was going to teach Darrin an incantation to get Endora to back off when she got nasty. He gives Darrin a kazoo and a cowbell and makes him sing the "yagga zoozy song". I laughed out loud and I still do. Darrin is singing this stupid song and playing the kazoo and shaking the cowbell and Uncle Arthur is back in the hallway laughing so hard he is losing it.
When I was a kid, I didn't even know what a homosexual was, but we still watched Hollywood squares and laughed. Too bad our children don't have the blessing of innocence anymore. 😢
True or false: Rose Marie, our own Rose Marie, entertained on a cruise ship. Lynde: "Not according to the reviews. Anyway, she thought it was a troop ship. Or maybe I should have said a tramp steamer." During this Rose Marie was cracking up. Great comedian.
This is Absolute Gold.. Paul Lynde was Very Intelligent.. Brilliant.. And Extremely Witty and Just Downright Hilarious... I Laughed So Hard... And Man Does He Nail Alice Ghostley's Manerism's.. And The Snickers at The End... Perfect... Lol.. Rest in Power to The One and Only Paul Lynde 💖💖
As Paul Lynde s absolute number 1 fan I ll always remember him very fondly and the liking of him and my really huge crush on him very fondly too and I really miss him like crazy and always will!!!
Hard to believe that Lynde struggled financially before he got rich...and he didn't live that long being very wealthy. He was just so awesomely talented.
Paul Lynde was so. terrific. Can you imagine if he had been born later and hadn't had to hide his sexuality how even more brilliant his campy humour would have been. Today he could just let it rip. Those times were so cruel. No wonder he was so troubled.😢
Especially now that the left has killed comedy; it’s doubtful that any of the greats Bruce, Rickles, Rivers, Lynde, etc could survive today’s cancel culture .
@@CanvasCanary Ask the comedians. Or the movie directors. Most say that so of the funniest movies and tv shows ever made could not me made today because everyone is “so easily offended” (same as ‘a lack of humor’).
I always liked George Gobel, I remember him well and he was very funny. Paul Lynde didn't write all of his material, but it didn't matter; it was his personality and delivery that elevated the material higher than anyone else could have.
I had forgotten just what a laugh riot this man was. The whole situation in America has made me pretty despondent and when I found this video I decided that what I will do is rather than watch it all at once I will break it into 15 minutes segments everyday just to remember that there is still laughter and lightness in the world!
GOD Bless you Bayou Boy, I too am utterly devastated at what they're doing to us, to our country, to our money and even to Canada... So I'm glad you've found something to take your mind off of things, take care of yourself. As for me I pray daily that we can have Brandon & Horrible Heels Up, IMPEACHED, It's the only way that we can survive... Amen
One of my favorite Paul Lynde responses was when he was asked, "Paul, why do motorcycle drivers wear leather jackets?" He paused for a moment, and then responded, "because chiffon wrinkles". I never forgot that line. It was one of the funniest he ever came up with. He was a trouble man in his private life, but a wonderful character in the roles he played. RIP.
@@jmarlo Exactly. They all were, lol. He was performer who was given a script. Whenever people picked the center square, he was given a Paul Lynde-specific question. His claim to fame was the way he delivered those pre-written, sometimes risqué, humorous responses.
@@Kimidoyle I'm only repeating what everyone connected with the show says. HS was a comedy show, disguised as a game show, and had a staff of writers writing the questions, their plausible bluff answers, and of course, the all important comedic zingers. Each week, they filmed that week's 5 episodes, in one day. Each star had their own dedicated set of questions(you can often see Peter Marshall carefully selecting a star specific question), and prior to an episode's filming, the stars were taken aside and without revealing the actual questions(which they technically heard for the first time on camera), were supplied with correct answers, plausible bluffs and in certain cases, comedic zingers. Paul Lynde, being the center square, got picked more often than the others, and was the main purveyor of the comedy writers' efforts, written specifically for Paul Lynde's "voice", based on who he was and how he was perceived. So 3-5, at most, jokes per episode, delivered in his inimitable style. To use the joke above, prior to filming that episode, Lynde was told that bikers wear leather to prevent road rash, though some people think it's to keep warm, but it's definitely not because chiffon wrinkles too easily. Boom! It's locked in his short term memory and when he hears the actual question for the first time, he's got the zinger on deck and when the laughter dies down he's free to reply with the correct answer, the plausible bluff or some other answer. Next time he's called, he's got another one of those 3-5 sets of answer packages , he was just briefed on, to help him reply with. The gameplay was legit and the stars were free to answer how they saw fit-bluff or answer correctly, but only after they delivered their zinger, IF they actually had one written for them. That's why some of the other stars' "jokes" seem weak, they are supplying their own, spur of the moment, attempts at cleverness. Obviously, Paul Lynde was free to paraphrase or come up with his own improvements on the supplied zinger and might very well have, from time to time, but as I said, his claim to fame was his perfect delivery of those supplied jokes.
My God! How pathetic! All the comments making such a fuss about Paul Lynde being gay! So what! Concentrate on what is important - that he was a comedic genius with great timing and delivery instead of what his personal life was. As a straight guy, knowing Paul was gay never deterred me from enjoying or appreciating his talent.
Paul Lynde was amazing BECAUSE he was gay. No straight guy could ever have pulled off that shit with such flair! 💗💗💗 Folks who say they like him "anyway" need to have their heads checked.
@@LubaFan I disagree. I refuse to reduce anyone to nothing but their sexual preference. There is an untold number of factors that makes each of us an individual.
I especially loved Paul Lynde in his role of Templeton the Rat in Charlotte’s Web. I would sit and watch it just because I loved his voice coming out to Templeton’s mouth…such a total card!
He had a great part on Bewitched when he was sitting on the couch and claimed, "my feet are killing me." They pan to his feet and they both have handguns pointed at him shooting. Probably my favorite TV scene ever.
Omg. Somehow I never knew that, but ai can hear him singing A Fair is a veritable smorgasbord- makes sense. Edit - I just watched it on TH-cam and the goose that tells him about it is Agnes Moorhead, who was Endora
I watched Paul on betwitched as a kid.. Watching these i love how when he cracks a quick joke the lil laugh he does real quick then goes back to being serious! Man was hysterical!
Oh what a funny funny man. And cute as a button to. Loved Hollywood Squares . It made the week go faster looking forward to it. Wish to that tv were that funny and good today as it was then .
Always loved Paul Lynde! My first celebrity crush (and I was born in 1972...and I'm female). Another revealing line at 27:27...the "secret" question. "If I told it to a man, he might hit me." Lol!
Paul made makes me laugh so hard he helps ease my depression makes me laugh like a silly goose iliked him since high school when he was on Holly Wood Sqares in the 70s !!
Classic Paul Lynde. 46:07 Host: according to "Dear Abby" how does a respectable man keep from falling in love with his neighbor's wife? Lynde: by looking at his neighbor's gun collection. Comedy gold.
Wow. Can't get away with that "Seattle Jew" joke now. LOL. Man, Paul died 3 years before my birth. He was funny as hell and Roger The Alien was based off him.
+Lynn Bechard-Hulley Wrong, fact they were briefed ahead of time with the questions and Paul had writers. This is a fact not a opinion. That doesn’t mean he didn’t come up with some answers on the fly.
Thank you so much for taking the time to post this, it has just been a pleasure laughing at one amazing comic as he was, my all time favorite. He was one of kind!!!
GROWING UP I LOVED PAUL LYNDE I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT HIS PREFERENCE NOT THAT IT WOULD OF MATTERED TO ME IN THE LEAST!!GARY BAILEY KING OF DARKNESS HE WAS A COMEDIC GENIUS IN EVERYTHING HE DID!!GARY BAILEY
So many yearning for the 70’s. When you could offend others freely and openly. Yet ppl like Paul Lynde could not be openly gay and hid their identities
I think the process should have stopped in the late 1990s or early 2000s. By then you could be openly gay and still have a Hollywood career, but you didn't have 9000 genders, transgender 8-year-olds, and the parade of drag circus performers we have now.
I really miss Paul Lynde he was so 👍 great smart, & witty and certain risky questions that were asked just by his reaction you knew he was trying to keep it clean 😊
Paul would often make thinly veiled references to his homosexuality -- the "I'll take the fairy" lne being the most obvious. And still he got thousands of love letters each week from women across the country.
I know what you meant, because of his abuse of substances, but he didn't die from an overdose and was actually doing well with his sobriety. He also lost his entire family when he was a young man, all within 3 months: his brother, mother, and father. His father's death was particularly difficult for him because his father was extremely supportive of him (even paid for living as he was trying for a career). Then his beloved dog died and he couldn't stand being at his home anymore, so he moved, but then he ended up dying. He had a very lonely (personal, not social) life.
“Who decides the sex (gender) of the child? The man or the woman.” - “I think they should let the child decide.” Wow! This man was way ahead of his time....!
😊 The SEX of the child is determined by chromosomes; the GENDER of the child is probably what Paul meant there! 😉 A play on words, much the same sort'a thing as in his "Abraham Lincoln" response! 😅
"True or false? Every day about ten million American women are in the pill." "And I could name them all." I haven't laughed so hard in I can't remember how long!
@@DanielBanas1127 Neither did I get it, but it shows that not all his comedy is 100% funny. PL had a HILARIOUS one-liner that stayed me, but I haven't seen it on YT yet!
I was a kid when he was in his prime - ALWAYS LOVED his humor and quick wit. ZERO CLUE about his preferences and honestly never cared even after I learned years after his passing. There will never be a talent like him - ever.
Same here
Hearing Buddy Hackett laugh his ass off was a bonus!
Agreed
Buddy's laugh sounded fake.
Yeah I miss Buddy, Paul , and Charley Weaver ( Cliff Arquette , a very interesting man in real life).
Can't stand Buddy Hackett!
@@elizabethroy1079 Any reason?
This was such a Great Show!! You’ll never see this duplicated. I’m not sure if it was even tried. It’s all about Timing!!! 🙏🏻👼😎👼🙏🏻
Lynde was the best center square.
Alan Alda was good too
Perfect Spot for him. 👍
Paul Lynde has helped me out of my deep depression
always good to laugh.
That's wonderful! I love him and I also have depression. Laughter is healing !❤
@@crisprtalk6963 STOP CONsuming DEATH, (DEAD animals) and that will improve your mood tremendously! Now....GO BACK IN YER COMA.
Russ Hook ease up on the drinking
He put me in one...just kidding. Good for you, Patti!
The man was a comic genius....his razor wit was incredible....you can see him thinking about the one liner answers....that was talent you can’t find anymore...he was one of a kind.....thank you for making me laugh when times were bad R.I.P Mr Lynd
I agree! Too bad he was a tortured soul in REALITY.
@@russhook6595 like RobbinWilliamsadLy that struggle took hiz life..
His zingers were written for him
@@caperboy1169 True but the delivery was on point
@@tino6846 that’s what made him so good
Mel Brooks once said of Paul, "Paul could read the phone book and be funny".
Paul could be serious, though - and sounded quite different when not being "funny." I say this because I vividly remember him doing a radio PSA in 1976-77 for The Greater New York Blood Program (urging people to donate blood) that aired early Sunday mornings and late Sunday evenings on WABC 77 when they were running public affairs programming in-between the music. His tone was way different from when he supplied his particular "bon mots" on the Marshall "Squares."
Peter: Paul, what is a biplane.
Paul(without any hesitation): A plane that goes both ways.
Rest in powerful peace Paul Lynde⚘
13 June 1926 ~
10 January 1982
I love Paul Lynde. I watched Bewitched from the first episode and it was in black and white. Paul's first role in that series was Samantha's driving instructor. It was hysterical❣️Watch it if you have never seen it. Later, he came back as Uncle Arthur. Back in those days, I guess there wasn't enough people to take roles, so, actresses and actors would play more than one role on a show. It was common place. I don't think I ever saw him in anything that wasn't outrageously funny, pure natural talent❣️😂🤣I love you Paul❣️ RIP😂🤣🕯️🎆😇😁🥰💖🌹☮️🇺🇲🤗🦋
One of his best responses was to a question about cooking. The question was: “According to the food critic of the Dallas Morning News, what’s a good reason for pounding meat?” Paul’s response: “Oh, loneliness!” The audience laughed for 15 minutes straight.
Love this man😂😂😂
No doubt, that had to be edited for time.
Paul Lynde was a national treasure.
Aside from Paul Lynde's likeability factor and humor - I really love this host the way he cracks up every time!
Yes Peter Marshall was awesome!
@@janetbonner8735 👍 Yep! 😊
I was in my early to mid teens when Paul Lynde was on Hollywood Squares. I thought Paul Lynde was hilarious! Loved the movies he was in also.
Here is an interesting fact about Paul Lynde.
I found this in a wikipedia about him.
In 1976, at the Sixth Annual American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) "Entertainer of the Year Awards", Lynde received an award for being voted the funniest man of the year.[26] Lynde immediately turned his award over to host Jackie Gleason, citing him as "the funniest man ever". The unexpected gesture shocked Gleason.[27]
I remember watching this and can attest to the fact that this is true. I still think Paul is the funniest man of that year and thereafter in any program he was in.
And what a surprisingly magnanimous gesture for Paul; I'm impressed! I didn't know that about him and Jackie Gleason! 😮😊
Paul Lynde was my Uncle. We miss him.
❤ you’re so lucky!!!!
What an awesome man he was. Sorry for your loss and everybody who loved him. ❤🙏
Very talented 😊and very funny guest spots bewitched I dream of Jeanie the Munsters bye bye birdie the Paul lynde show and the Hollywood Squares ❤😊
I loved Paul Lynde when growing up. He made me laugh.. Uncle Arthur.. I would imagine you do miss him.
@@BrianSerpentehe was Uncle Arthur on Bewitched..
I watched the show mostly for Paul Lynde for the most part !!
Paul was a gem. We need him in the world today.
Paul Linde, He acts the same way in Bewitched. And is funny. He's charming. My favorite Guest in Hollywood Squares. Watching it 5/30/20
Paul Lynde acts the same way in every role he plays. The reason that he was not more successful in Hollywood was because of his limited range. For the most part Lynde was funny yet he could be cruel at times.
Watching it 7/30/24
Some of the best scenes in Bewitched, are the ones with Uncle Arthur and Endora. And he ad-libbed his whole role, iirc. Freaking hilarious! RIP Mr. Lynde
Agnes Moorehead was a seasoned actress and Bewitched was lucky to have her. Paul and she had a lot of similarities in ability to deliver lines. Check out how she and many co-workers died.
He was very funny. One would never have known that ne was really a sad fellow.
Did he really ad lib his lines on Bewitched? He was amazing.
Paul was such a handsome guy.
@@barbaraflowers759 Most comediennes are. They turn to comedy to get them through.
Paul was a comedic genious with perfect timing for his zingers. I loved him on TV in everything he played in. He was hysterical in everything he did on TV.
Zta
Loved Paul!😅😅😂😊
taq😅
HIS ZINGERS WERE SCRIPTED
Now you’re old.😳😳🧐🤭
Paul Lynde l never get tired of watching him. He makes me laugh with his jokes. He acts the same way in Bewitched. 12/14/21. 6:23am
One year later!
I laugh SO hard at Paul Lynde!!!!
"You have a rooster who has been neutered. So he has no interest in hens. What do you call him?'
"Suicidal."
As a 1960s-1970s child and teen, I loved him on Bewitched, Hollywood Squares, and on his own sitcom from 1973. That show is on You Tube. He was so funny.
I was born in 1965...loved him!!! I still love him in "Bye, Bye Birdie"!
I only saw the sitcom on youtue it wasn't great. However, I loved him everywhere. He will always be Uncle Arthur
One of the funniest bewitched episodes was when Uncle Arthur was going to teach Darrin an incantation to get Endora to back off when she got nasty. He gives Darrin a kazoo and a cowbell and makes him sing the "yagga zoozy song". I laughed out loud and I still do. Darrin is singing this stupid song and playing the kazoo and shaking the cowbell and Uncle Arthur is back in the hallway laughing so hard he is losing it.
When I was a kid, I didn't even know what a homosexual was, but we still watched Hollywood squares and laughed. Too bad our children don't have the blessing of innocence anymore. 😢
thank you so much for this...humor is timeless and this humor is better than the crap these days
True or false: Rose Marie, our own Rose Marie, entertained on a cruise ship.
Lynde: "Not according to the reviews. Anyway, she thought it was a troop ship. Or maybe I should have said a tramp steamer."
During this Rose Marie was cracking up. Great comedian.
Plus, she was a very good sport, the way she was willing to react!! 😉
"Well, if I tell (my secret) to a man, he might hit me!" LMAO....
I was a kid growing up and I never cared he was gay, I loved him and all his characters !
Same. Nobody cared. But no gay man could live free. ( I’m 57 )
He was great
@@otterhead44 He was a lot of things, but great wasn't one of them.
I still don’t care who’s guy.
I feel the same!
Love Paul Lynn!!!
Forty years ago we lost this wonderful man. To this day he still has me in stitches!!
Paul Lynde died of a heart attack in 1982 at age 55. It was a devastating loss to the whole world. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
Ecckky eccky poo poo!
40yrs really wow
@@adairadair9490that make you around 70 years old.🤓
Awwww. Karen Valentine was visibly embarrassed😢
This is Absolute Gold.. Paul Lynde was Very Intelligent.. Brilliant.. And Extremely Witty and Just Downright Hilarious... I Laughed So Hard... And Man Does He Nail Alice Ghostley's Manerism's.. And The Snickers at The End... Perfect... Lol.. Rest in Power to The One and Only Paul Lynde 💖💖
As Paul Lynde s absolute number 1 fan I ll always remember him very fondly and the liking of him and my really huge crush on him very fondly too and I really miss him like crazy and always will!!!
Hard to believe that Lynde struggled financially before he got rich...and he didn't live that long being very wealthy. He was just so awesomely talented.
Yup, "He was a po sharecropper's son back in Georgia! " :P
He
Most if not all Hollywood stars are the same in that regard, poor before rich.
There are many brilliant and hilarious poor people. They just happened to not be born wealthy.
Also, he was a gay man in a much more homophobic time. It was a blessing he survived to old age rather than being the victim of a hate crime.
"True or false: Columbus liked to wear bloomers and long stockings...Well it's not easy to sign up a crew for six months." LMAO
4:36 for those looking.
Agreed, Eric...that was hysterical!!!
So quick witted! I envy that!!
I forgot that the lat Tina Turner was a guest star during the 70's.
When isn't Tina Turner beautiful 🌸🌼💐
Paul Lynde was so. terrific. Can you imagine if he had been born later and hadn't had to hide his sexuality how even more brilliant his campy humour would have been. Today he could just let it rip. Those times were so cruel. No wonder he was so troubled.😢
Adversity is often the inspiration for greatness. In the world you imagine, he may not have evolved into the genius he was.
Especially now that the left has killed comedy; it’s doubtful that any of the greats Bruce, Rickles, Rivers, Lynde, etc could survive today’s cancel culture .
@@thomasmagnum3588 I don't think that the left has "killed comedy"; I think it's just made more people have to consider other people's feelings.😊
@@CanvasCanary
Ask the comedians.
Or the movie directors.
Most say that so of the funniest movies and tv shows ever made could not me made today because everyone is “so easily offended” (same as ‘a lack of humor’).
You have to be an adult to get his jokes. As a kid, I had no idea how witty he was but these are highlights. This is the best.
Thanks so glad
I got the jokes but tv was my babysitter.
I always liked George Gobel, I remember him well and he was very funny. Paul Lynde didn't write all of his material, but it didn't matter; it was his personality and delivery that elevated the material higher than anyone else could have.
I heard he ad libbed his lines on Bewitched, between him & Endora!!! I wouldn't doubt that!
I forgot what a great comedian Paul was-thanks for sharing!
I had forgotten just what a laugh riot this man was. The whole situation in America has made me pretty despondent and when I found this video I decided that what I will do is rather than watch it all at once I will break it into 15 minutes segments everyday just to remember that there is still laughter and lightness in the world!
It’s my 50th wedding anniversary so I’m am going to gorge on this one video.
GOD Bless you Bayou Boy, I too am utterly devastated at what they're doing to us, to our country, to our money and even to Canada... So I'm glad you've found something to take your mind off of things, take care of yourself. As for me I pray daily that we can have Brandon & Horrible Heels Up, IMPEACHED, It's the only way that we can survive... Amen
~1st
Great idea 💡!😊
“Endora, when I think of you as a blood relative, I long for a transfusion”.. Uncle Arthur- Bewitched 1969 😂
One of my favorite Paul Lynde responses was when he was asked, "Paul, why do motorcycle drivers wear leather jackets?" He paused for a moment, and then responded, "because chiffon wrinkles". I never forgot that line. It was one of the funniest he ever came up with. He was a trouble man in his private life, but a wonderful character in the roles he played. RIP.
that line was written for him
@@jmarlo
Exactly. They all were, lol.
He was performer who was given a script. Whenever people picked the center square, he was given a Paul Lynde-specific question.
His claim to fame was the way he delivered those pre-written, sometimes risqué, humorous responses.
@@CarbonTech19 ok if you say so
They had a writer write the jokes for them
@@Kimidoyle I'm only repeating what everyone connected with the show says. HS was a comedy show, disguised as a game show, and had a staff of writers writing the questions, their plausible bluff answers, and of course, the all important comedic zingers.
Each week, they filmed that week's 5 episodes, in one day. Each star had their own dedicated set of questions(you can often see Peter Marshall carefully selecting a star specific question), and prior to an episode's filming, the stars were taken aside and without revealing the actual questions(which they technically heard for the first time on camera), were supplied with correct answers, plausible bluffs and in certain cases, comedic zingers.
Paul Lynde, being the center square, got picked more often than the others, and was the main purveyor of the comedy writers' efforts, written specifically for Paul Lynde's "voice", based on who he was and how he was perceived. So 3-5, at most, jokes per episode, delivered in his inimitable style.
To use the joke above, prior to filming that episode, Lynde was told that bikers wear leather to prevent road rash, though some people think it's to keep warm, but it's definitely not because chiffon wrinkles too easily. Boom! It's locked in his short term memory and when he hears the actual question for the first time, he's got the zinger on deck and when the laughter dies down he's free to reply with the correct answer, the plausible bluff or some other answer.
Next time he's called, he's got another one of those 3-5 sets of answer packages , he was just briefed on, to help him reply with.
The gameplay was legit and the stars were free to answer how they saw fit-bluff or answer correctly, but only after they delivered their zinger, IF they actually had one written for them. That's why some of the other stars' "jokes" seem weak, they are supplying their own, spur of the moment, attempts at cleverness.
Obviously, Paul Lynde was free to paraphrase or come up with his own improvements on the supplied zinger and might very well have, from time to time, but as I said, his claim to fame was his perfect delivery of those supplied jokes.
My God! How pathetic! All the comments making such a fuss about Paul Lynde being gay! So what! Concentrate on what is important - that he was a comedic genius with great timing and delivery instead of what his personal life was. As a straight guy, knowing Paul was gay never deterred me from enjoying or appreciating his talent.
It *was* viewed as a problem by a lot of people when these shows aired.
Well said bro. He was great
It doesn't matter if ur guy, strate, or any race as long as ur great at what u do that's all that counts he was and is a great man 🤗
Paul Lynde was amazing BECAUSE he was gay. No straight guy could ever have pulled off that shit with such flair! 💗💗💗
Folks who say they like him "anyway" need to have their heads checked.
@@LubaFan I disagree. I refuse to reduce anyone to nothing but their sexual preference. There is an untold number of factors that makes each of us an individual.
I love how he laughs after he says something
He was great, we lost him way too soon!!
I especially loved Paul Lynde in his role of Templeton the Rat in Charlotte’s Web. I would sit and watch it just because I loved his voice coming out to Templeton’s mouth…such a total card!
He had a great part on Bewitched when he was sitting on the couch and claimed, "my feet are killing me." They pan to his feet and they both have handguns pointed at him shooting. Probably my favorite TV scene ever.
Omg. Somehow I never knew that, but ai can hear him singing A Fair is a veritable smorgasbord- makes sense. Edit - I just watched it on TH-cam and the goose that tells him about it is Agnes Moorhead, who was Endora
I watched Paul on betwitched as a kid.. Watching these i love how when he cracks a quick joke the lil laugh he does real quick then goes back to being serious! Man was hysterical!
That's when I first seen him
Oh what a funny funny man. And cute as a button to. Loved Hollywood Squares . It made the week go faster looking forward to it. Wish to that tv were that funny and good today as it was then .
Paul was a great actor and comedian never a dull moment on the squares when he was on and man was he raunchy at times lol
What gets me is that all his jokes are still funny in 2024
Paul was a genius and who cares if he was gay
True; I mostly was bothered more by his occasional racist-color slur-type jokes!😮
Always loved Paul Lynde! My first celebrity crush (and I was born in 1972...and I'm female). Another revealing line at 27:27...the "secret" question. "If I told it to a man, he might hit me." Lol!
Paul Lynde was great, quick witted. And he looked like my dad
Paul made makes me laugh so hard he helps ease my depression makes me laugh like a silly goose iliked him since high school when he was on Holly Wood Sqares in the 70s !!
Love him! Laughter is wonderful! I have depression also.❤
Gawd he was fucking amazing.
Best comedians to ever live, by my estimation, Paul Lynde and Robin Williams !
Randy Cable You're right about Lynde.
Totally agree! Love them both!
Classic Paul Lynde.
46:07
Host: according to "Dear Abby" how does a respectable man keep from falling in love with his neighbor's wife?
Lynde: by looking at his neighbor's gun collection.
Comedy gold.
I JUST got to that part as I saw your comment! 🤣
Paul was the main reason people watched Hollywood Squares. His quick wit was undeniable and truly entertaining.
Yeah., if it were not for him, it would’ve been boring
Gotta love Paul ,one in a million
Wow. Can't get away with that "Seattle Jew" joke now. LOL. Man, Paul died 3 years before my birth. He was funny as hell and Roger The Alien was based off him.
What brought you here?
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@20:40, is that Leslie Uggams?
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Shut up
This man made that show...loved it
I enjoyed this show as a teen, or a pre-teen.
A great show
Absolutely me too!
Love everything he says-made this show.
The ONLY reason to ever watch Hollywood Squares, was
PAUL LYNDE!
A great comedian!
Truly the greatest in witty banter!
R.I.P. Mr. Lynde
lol....you do know all these things paul says were written for him..dont you?
yes. it was explained by marshall. it was up to them to come up with their own witty funny answers or give the correct answer
Jade Zee No it wasn't. And you can tell by (some) delays and some (rare) unfunny answers by him.
i agree paul was the bedt, i remember seeing this show as a 9 or 10 yesr old
+Lynn Bechard-Hulley Wrong, fact they were briefed ahead of time with the questions and Paul had writers. This is a fact not a opinion. That doesn’t mean he didn’t come up with some answers on the fly.
THAT TARZAN SWINGS BOTH WAYS
Always love the face that Paul gives!!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to post this, it has just been a pleasure laughing at one amazing comic as he was, my all time favorite. He was one of kind!!!
I feel so sorry for the kids who are growing up now. They missed a wonderful period when offense wasn't taken.
Video games has taken over
Welp, "Take yer big hat and jacket off". :P
*You talking about teenage pregnancy?*
They can still watch these shows, though.
@@JSkyGemini : True. At least there's that.
"It's not easy to sign up a crew for six months."
God I loved Paul Lynde. My fuckin' hero.
He ran a clinic on comedic timing and delivery.
Love Uncle Arthur...I wish I can rewind back to the 70s to relive these moments. R.I.P Paul Lynde
GROWING UP I LOVED PAUL LYNDE I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT HIS PREFERENCE NOT THAT IT WOULD OF MATTERED TO ME IN THE LEAST!!GARY BAILEY KING OF DARKNESS HE WAS A COMEDIC
GENIUS IN EVERYTHING HE DID!!GARY BAILEY
Peter said You weight over 200lbs. Paul says oh shut up!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😊
“A giant tortoise on a Seattle Jew. “ I Peed my pants that was so funny
So many yearning for the 70’s. When you could offend others freely and openly. Yet ppl like Paul Lynde could not be openly gay and hid their identities
He didn't hide anything. Too bad for him.
Ridiculous.
I think the process should have stopped in the late 1990s or early 2000s. By then you could be openly gay and still have a Hollywood career, but you didn't have 9000 genders, transgender 8-year-olds, and the parade of drag circus performers we have now.
@@julianhermanubis6800 9000 genders 😂
I adored him!!!!
Now that I'm old enough to get his humor, I'm a bigger fan than ever before. He is adorable.
I really miss Paul Lynde he was so 👍 great smart, & witty and certain risky questions that were asked just by his reaction you knew he was trying to keep it clean 😊
jeez...all these answers were written for him....he didnt try to keep anything clean cause he was reading his answers
He was flaming and he read prepared answers that he didn't write
I loved Paul Lynde! Thanks, Anthony❤️
WHAT WAS THAT MASKED MAN I DIDN'T GET HIS NAME I WANTED TO THANK HIM. 💘 U PAUL
Thanx, I am deaf and MISSED that PUNCH line!
I loved him on Hollywood Squares and Bewitched.
Such a hoot! A very funny guy who had very talented writers tripping over themselves to come up with zingers. He always knocked them out of the park.
Paul would often make thinly veiled references to his homosexuality -- the "I'll take the fairy" lne being the most obvious. And still he got thousands of love letters each week from women across the country.
In all fairness, he was the whole package: handsome, funny, and wealthy. That's pretty hot.
He was one of a kind.
One of my very first crushes. So handsome, and funny, I loved him!
i love Paul Lynde soooooooooooo much.
Just Living Life .... my sentiments exactly. Died so young @ 55 years of age. You and your crazy sense of humor are so missed. RIP
@INTERNETWORK l never thought about it before but you are right their styles are somewhat similar.
@INTERNETWORK We have all 'borrowed' our IDIOTsyncrocies Juan time or another. Lynde had a good SCHTICK though!
Great wit. Always missing Paul.
He was a campy dear soul , just wanted to be loved and make people feel good! He was ashamed of his father being a butcher.
He may have had help but this man’s comic timing was PERFECT……I miss wonderful comic genius like his.
Birth control dog food - for girls on a budget. #iDied
That was a good one! even better if he can would have said. homely girls on a budget
Paul Lynde was the very best.
Bob Peterman Charles Nelson Reilly was a good one,too.
Paul was so funny ,one of my favorites !
Bye Bye Birdie is when I fell in love with Paul.
Fantastic talent!
Society helped kill Paul and others by not accepting gay men and women. Paul was great, funny, sexy and handsome. RIP. We love you!
I know what you meant, because of his abuse of substances, but he didn't die from an overdose and was actually doing well with his sobriety. He also lost his entire family when he was a young man, all within 3 months: his brother, mother, and father. His father's death was particularly difficult for him because his father was extremely supportive of him (even paid for living as he was trying for a career).
Then his beloved dog died and he couldn't stand being at his home anymore, so he moved, but then he ended up dying. He had a very lonely (personal, not social) life.
@@RR-on4sk Aww, geeze..! The poor guy -- all that awful stuff in that short a time..??! 😮😮😢😢
“Who decides the sex (gender) of the child? The man or the woman.”
- “I think they should let the child decide.”
Wow! This man was way ahead of his time....!
😊 The SEX of the child is determined by chromosomes; the GENDER of the child is probably what Paul meant there! 😉 A play on words, much the same sort'a thing as in his "Abraham Lincoln" response! 😅
I love this man!
PAUL L was, & still is, one of the wittiest, quick, naturally funny HUMORIST ever!!
Paul Lynde was so funny 😁. He made my day. R I P Paul
"True or false? Every day about ten million American women are in the pill." "And I could name them all." I haven't laughed so hard in I can't remember how long!
Daniel Banas I’m not sure I do either, but it sounded like such a great comeback I laugh at it anyway.
@@DanielBanas1127 Neither did I get it, but it shows that not all his comedy is 100% funny. PL had a HILARIOUS one-liner that stayed me, but I haven't seen it on YT yet!
Wow, this musta been a TON of hard work. THANK YOU!!!
His comedic timing was perfect. A real genius.