# Bozo the Clown memory from childhood **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 16, 2000, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bozo-the-clown-memory-from-childhood/37091 "2000-10-16T04:50:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bozo-the-clown-memory-from-childhood/37091/21 "2000-10-19T06:55:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Baglady \* > \*\*_I saw Bozo the Clown in person!!!_ > > He visited our school in Tokyo. Now before you point fingers and say, “Hong Kong Phooey, that was some Asian faux-Bozo,” I want you to know it was the REAL Bozo, on tour in Japan. He made a special appearance at our school because… well, we were special. > > \*\* –Was it Larry Harmon? ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Buford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Big\_Buford](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Buford)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bozo-the-clown-memory-from-childhood/37091/22 "2013-09-20T03:42:10Z")
> [@Juniper200](#): > > **Zenster** , > Your friend may think he saw the Bozo episode in question, but our friends at Snopes think otherwise. > > [Bozo the Clown Rumor | Snopes.com](http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/bozo.htm) > > Just sayin’. I remember seeing that show. A five year old kid missed bucket number 6 and yelled “Goddammit!!” Bozo said “that’s a Bozo no-no.” And the kid responded “Oh yeah, Bozo? Well I got your f—in’ grand prize (pointing to his crotch) RIGHT HERE!” He took his prizes and walked off the set as they cut to a commercial. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bozo-the-clown-memory-from-childhood/37091/23 "2013-09-20T05:55:39Z")
> [@Big\_Buford](#): > > I remember seeing that show. A five year old kid missed bucket number 6 and yelled “Goddammit!!” Bozo said “that’s a Bozo no-no.” And the kid responded “Oh yeah, Bozo? Well I got your f—in’ grand prize (pointing to his crotch) RIGHT HERE!” He took his prizes and walked off the set as they cut to a commercial. Hmmm…just a few days ago it was a [seven year old](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=191869&highlight=bozo), and you “heard” the story. Now you say you remember seeing that show. I think we’re witnessing how an urban legend works its way into the cultural narrative in progress. Hmm… ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bozo-the-clown-memory-from-childhood/37091/24 "2013-09-20T07:41:37Z")
In Chicago, Bozo was played for a long time by a guy named Bob Bell (I remember reading an article about him in the early '70s). Everybody and his brother talks about the “Fuck you, Bozo!” incident, but I’ve come to believe it never happened. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bozo-the-clown-memory-from-childhood/37091/25 "2013-09-20T08:14:20Z")
There was another [zombie](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=191869) thread about this very subject that was just bumped a few days ago and subsequently closed. There was at least [one other thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=3065) from 1999. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bozo-the-clown-memory-from-childhood/37091/26 "2013-09-20T11:57:57Z")
We don’t need multiple Bozo threads, so I’ll close this one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bozo-the-clown-memory-from-childhood/37091.md?page=1)