# Doctor Lester Fisher R.I.P

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-lester-fisher-r-i-p/956648>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 26, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-lester-fisher-r-i-p/956648 "2021-12-26T01:27:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-lester-fisher-r-i-p/956648/1 "2021-12-26T01:27:42Z")

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Doctor Lester Fisher of the Lincoln Park Zoo and the Ark in the Park segments on Chicago’s long running _Ray Rayner Show_ has died at the age of 100.

The good die young.

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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-lester-fisher-r-i-p/956648/2 "2021-12-26T02:16:33Z")

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There are green alligators…

Lester Fisher and Marlon Perkins. 2 pretty impressive heads for a little zoo.

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**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-lester-fisher-r-i-p/956648/3 "2021-12-26T03:30:19Z")

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I heard that news and thought his name sounded familiar. Then I saw a WGN tribute video and realized: THAT GUY! He was a regular television fixture in my childhood.