Jonathan Winters will not be down for breakfast.

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Jonathan Winters will not be down for breakfast.

Post by TdcOgre » Fri Apr 12, 2013 2:35 pm

This makes me sad. :(
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Re: Jonathan Winters will not be down for breakfast.

Post by hobie16 » Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:24 pm

Unbelievable funny guy. I remember when he was drinking and had to be brought down from the rigging on the Balclutha in San Francisco.

He also did a one hour special in Disneyland years ago. He went from attraction to attraction basically doing improv comedy at each one. He got on the Constitution dressed as a pirate and threw the crew overboard. He would have strung Captain Jack up from a yardarm.


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Re: Jonathan Winters will not be down for breakfast.

Post by BRWombat » Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:35 pm

Wow, another legend gone. He was a masterful ad libber -- his TV show used to have a segment where he'd just wander through an "attic" filled with junk, and he'd just pick up items and improvise bits with them, often comedy gold. RIP Mr. Winters.

Is it just me, or has there been an unusually high number of prominent losses lately?


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Post by darph nader » Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:37 pm

Got to read his book "Winters Tales" years ago. Very interesting.


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Re: Jonathan Winters will not be down for breakfast.

Post by YANXWIN » Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:51 pm

I loved him as Mork and Mindy's son. Fantastic


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Re: Jonathan Winters will not be down for breakfast.

Post by WEDFan » Mon Apr 15, 2013 6:54 am

One of my favorites with him was "The Russians are Coming! The Russionas are coming!", but I loved him in most everything I saw. Very sad.


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