# Mr Television died today

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-television-died-today/100475>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 27, 2002, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-television-died-today/100475 "2002-03-27T23:58:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-television-died-today/100475/1 "2002-03-27T23:58:36Z")

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Uncle Milty.  
There will be a few less laughs in the world.

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**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-television-died-today/100475/2 "2002-03-28T00:02:01Z")

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This story is so fresh, it’s just on CNN’s breaking news tidbit.

Jeez. Bad day for celebrity deaths.

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-television-died-today/100475/3 "2002-03-28T00:02:49Z")

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Forgive me czarcasm and TVeblen. For some reason I rhought I was in the Cafe. Please move this if you would.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-television-died-today/100475/4 "2002-03-28T00:05:01Z")

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i heard this guy was a miserable tyrant off camera and would make the lives of those who worked for him a living hell. maybe there will be a little more laughter, who knows?

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the same goes for Ty Cobb!

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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-television-died-today/100475/5 "2002-03-28T00:22:17Z")

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How old was he?

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-television-died-today/100475/6 "2002-03-28T00:24:53Z")

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93

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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-television-died-today/100475/7 "2002-03-28T00:33:11Z")

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wow!

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**Author:** ![schplebordnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@schplebordnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/schplebordnik)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-television-died-today/100475/8 "2002-03-28T07:08:06Z")

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He wasn’t funny.

He was, however, one – if not the – biggest talents in show business in another area:

[http://www.amiannoying.com/view.asp?ID=1797](http://www.amiannoying.com/view.asp?ID=1797)