# Jokes that don't work anymore (on a contemporary, younger crowd) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** comedian-jokes\ **Created:** [April 15, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293 "2026-04-15T17:38:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/221 "2026-04-20T23:19:09Z")
That sailed over my head into the second deck. No Goooollll!!! Not even close. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/222 "2026-04-21T11:44:27Z")
Did ya hear about the guy who’s half black and half Japanese? Every December 7th he attacks Pearl Bailey! Then she goes and dies. Ruined my favorite stupid joke. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/223 "2026-04-21T12:23:21Z")
Today’s Heathcliff: [![](https://i.ibb.co/DHFJNr3c/i260421heath.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/DHFJNr3c/i260421heath.jpg) Okay, there’s a pretty good chance of knowing Kermit, even if it isn’t a great drawing. And they might recognize “that singing frog” even if they don’t know his name is Michigan J. Frog. But who the hell instantly recogizes Freddie the Frog from _New Zoo Revue_? That’s a _deep_ cut! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/224 "2026-04-21T14:55:51Z")
Me! I did! And his friends were Henrietta Hippo and Charlie the Owl! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/225 "2026-04-21T15:17:49Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > And his friends were Henrietta Hippo and Charlie the Owl! Among others. [![](https://i.ibb.co/Vp5Yhhwg/nzrffej.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/Vp5Yhhwg/nzrffej.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/226 "2026-04-21T15:27:35Z")
This is the first I’ve heard of _New Zoo Review_. So those are jokes that don’t work on an out-of-touch geezer crowd either. Wiki informs me they ran during my high school plus first year of college era. It’d be easy to miss a show aimed at little kids during that chapter of my life. Not having much younger sibs helps. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/227 "2026-04-21T15:35:07Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > But who the hell instantly recogizes Freddie the Frog from _New Zoo Revue_? Who is the little frog in front? And for a group headed out for ‘boy’s night’, they don’t seem too happy! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/228 "2026-04-21T15:43:49Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Who is the little frog in front? Apparently Jimmy. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/229 "2026-04-21T15:44:44Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Apparently Jimmy. And Jimmy is…? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/230 "2026-04-21T15:44:59Z")
[https://heathcliff.fandom.com/wiki/Jimmy](https://heathcliff.fandom.com/wiki/Jimmy) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/231 "2026-04-21T15:46:35Z")
Thank you, I’m not a Heathcliff aficionado. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/232 "2026-04-21T15:48:32Z")
You might be more familiar with Jimmy’s older brother, Reginald. It was tragic what happened to him… [![](https://www.lambiek.net/artists/image/g/gross_s/gross_s_froglegs.jpg) ](https://www.lambiek.net/artists/image/g/gross_s/gross_s_froglegs.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/233 "2026-04-21T15:54:16Z")
Damn, that Emmy Jo was a cutie. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/234 "2026-04-21T15:58:33Z")
Doug, not so much. Also, the two of them were married in real life (Doug and Emmy Jo, not either of them to Freddie). Although you never know - Freddie **was** a poly-wog _heyooooo_ ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/235 "2026-04-21T15:59:02Z")
I have no idea where I had previously seen this, but I would have sworn it was a “Far Side.” ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/236 "2026-04-21T15:59:24Z")
National Lampoon - probably their most famous cartoon. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/237 "2026-04-21T16:02:56Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Also, the two of them were married in real life (Doug and Emmy Jo, not either of them to Freddie). They still are. They’re both still with us, and do occasional live streams on the New Zoo Revue YouTube channel. Yes, there’s a New Zoo Revue YouTube channel. How I know this is none of your business. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/238 "2026-04-21T17:01:14Z")
“New Zoo Revue” also got a shout-out on MST3K in “Teenagers From Outer Space” when the short, stout man appeared, probably a reference to Mr. Dingle. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/239 "2026-04-21T17:55:50Z")
And the website _Heeb_ was originally subtitled _The New Jew Review._ ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293/240 "2026-04-21T18:38:17Z")
I briefly thought that might be [Lady Aberlin](https://www.neighborhoodarchive.com/mrn/characters/lady_aberlin/index.html). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293.md?page=13)