# Jack Klugman - RIP **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 24, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-klugman-rip/645071 "2012-12-24T23:26:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-klugman-rip/645071/21 "2012-12-25T07:25:36Z")
As I heard it, he hooked up his then-wife, Brett Somers, with _Match Game_, turning her into a legend in her own right. Supposedly they separated in 1974 but remained married until her death in 2007, meaning that they were married for more than 50 years but together less than half that time. ---
**Author:** ![SayTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@SayTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SayTwo)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-klugman-rip/645071/22 "2012-12-25T08:53:56Z")
You shouldn’t italicize titles of TV shows. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-klugman-rip/645071/23 "2012-12-25T09:06:43Z")
I used to watch Quincy, ME back during summer break from High School. He always seemed like a really good guy. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-klugman-rip/645071/24 "2012-12-25T12:58:04Z")
_Oh, Oscar, Oscar, Oscar._ Never watched Quincy, but I’ve always liked him in other roles. And as much as I like The Odd Couple movie, to me Klugman and Randall will always be THE Oscar and Felix. mmm ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-klugman-rip/645071/25 "2012-12-25T13:36:57Z")
Great actor…Jack will be missed. I do remember him in “Twelve Angry Men”. For you Jack Klugman trivia experts-…I seem to remember that over 20 years ago, he lent his name to some kind of popcorn-making franchise business? I thought it pretty strange-did the business survive? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-klugman-rip/645071/26 "2012-12-25T15:08:29Z")
> [@SayTwo](#): > > You shouldn’t italicize titles of TV shows. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-klugman-rip/645071/27 "2012-12-25T15:13:11Z")
Rest Well Jack. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-klugman-rip/645071/28 "2012-12-25T23:36:38Z")
> [@SayTwo](#): > > You shouldn’t italicize titles of TV shows. Why not? It’s a title, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-klugman-rip/645071/29 "2012-12-26T00:06:49Z")
The Odd Couple will remain one of the highlights of TV forever. Quincy not so much. That show has not aged well. But Jack was always one of my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-klugman-rip/645071/30 "2012-12-26T02:47:11Z")
> [@Laggard](#): > > I was watching the hilarious Quincy punk episode last week. I still remember the lyrics to the “punk” song used in (created for?) that episode. Yikes. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-klugman-rip/645071/31 "2012-12-26T03:07:19Z")
Sleep tight Jack. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-klugman-rip/645071/32 "2012-12-26T04:00:27Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > Why not? It’s a title, isn’t it? Felix just had too much caffeine and vodka laced eggnog tonight. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-klugman-rip/645071.md?page=1)