# Rodney Disrespected For the Last Time **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 6, 2004, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768 "2004-10-06T00:32:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/21 "2004-10-06T05:22:59Z")
I loved him in Back to School and Caddyshack. He was unique in a sea of shitty prop comics and Seinfeld clones. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/22 "2004-10-06T05:43:44Z")
[Here’s a thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=276993&highlight=rodney+dangerfield) from a couple of weeks ago, after it was first revealed Dangerfield had lapsed into a coma following his heart surgery. I’m sure that if the \*_SDMB_ is available in the afterlife, Rodney’s gotten a kick out of **Ravenous Lady** ’s inadvertent hijacking of this thread to pay a [slightly belated tribute](http://www.comedycity.com/henny_youngman/) to that “Take my wife, please” guy… ;j ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/23 "2004-10-06T05:50:51Z")
And another kick out of my botched coding in the previous post. :smack: Rather than write out another of Rodney’s gags, I’ll give you a chance to listen to a couple by clicking the **Listen** links [here.](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004STOW/102-6618350-4555307?v=glance) ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/24 "2004-10-06T10:14:37Z")
A great, great comedian — one of the few who cracked me up at the mere sight of him or the mere mention of his name. See you on the other side, Rodney. With much respect, Lib. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/25 "2004-10-06T11:37:49Z")
Mr. Dangerfield was one of the last of a dying breed: Comics who don’t get laughs with dirty talk. Now we have Andrew Dice Clay and his ilk. Comedy don’t get no respect. ☹ :mad: ---
**Author:** ![NE\_Texan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@NE\_Texan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NE_Texan)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/26 "2004-10-06T12:37:09Z")
Man, that’s a real shame. I’ll miss Rodney - his standup was actually funny, and he wasn’t afraid to use himself as the point of his humor. I’m sure people will be lining up for miles to pay their no respects. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/27 "2004-10-06T13:09:23Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > Mr. Dangerfield was one of the last of a dying breed: Comics who don’t get laughs with dirty talk. Now we have Andrew Dice Clay and his ilk. > Comedy don’t get no respect. ☹ :mad: :dubious: Dice hasn’t been heard from in 10 years, and Rodney was totally dirty. Half his jokes were about guys fucking his wife. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/28 "2004-10-06T13:22:43Z")
I tell ya, things are just getting crazy. I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out! I’ve got beautiful kids, beautiful. Thank god my wife cheats on me. I get no respect at all, no respect. When I was a kid I got lost, so I found a police officer. I said, “Officer, can you help me find my parents?” He said “I don’t know kid… there are so many places they could hide.” I don’t think my father liked me, when I was a kid he used to give me my allowance in travellers checks. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/29 "2004-10-06T13:24:16Z")
He’ll be missed. _sniffle_☹ ---
**Author:** ![Largo62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/30 "2004-10-06T13:37:27Z")
“I jumped into a cab at the airport. I said ‘Take me where the action is.’ He took me to _my_ house!” “My wife only gives me sex once a month. That’s nothin’. Some guys I know she cut off completely!” Bye, Rodney. I’ll miss you! ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/31 "2004-10-06T13:49:49Z")
“My wife told me she wanted to have sex in the backseat of the car. And she made me drive!” ;j Thanks Rodney, for your laughs and for your Young Comedians specials on HBO. Great talent you found there over the years. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/32 "2004-10-06T14:22:02Z")
I read a magazine article about him a few months ago. They discussed his health problems, and he described a conversation he had with his doctor about an upcoming surgery. The doctor told him about all the risks, and Rodney said words to the effect of “Doc, take it easy. If I don’t make it, I’ll never know it.” I have to admire such a serene, philosophical approach to one’s final bow. R.I.P., Rodney. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/33 "2004-10-06T16:37:06Z")
“I was so ugly as a child, when I was born the doctor slapped my mother!” The last king of the one-liners is gone. ::sigh:: I’m getting old… ---
**Author:** ![Lao\_Tsu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lao\_Tsu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lao_Tsu)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/34 "2004-10-06T18:35:30Z")
“Hey everybody! We’re all gonna get laid!” A true classic. He had a good run. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/35 "2004-10-06T19:06:43Z")
I loved his stand-up, too. But the bit that always stands out to me is in Back To School. Sally Kellerman teaches him the Dylan Thomas poem. He recites it with so much feeling! “Rage, rage at the dying of the light!” Works for me, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/36 "2004-10-06T19:47:34Z")
Its been a rough day. I got up this morning … put on a shirt and a button fell off. I picked up my briefcase, and the handle came off. I’m afraid to go to the bathroom. I was so poor growing up… If I wasn’t born a boy… I’d have nothing to play with. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/37 "2004-10-06T21:40:13Z")
> [@Fiver](#): > > I read a magazine article about him a few months ago. They discussed his health problems, and he described a conversation he had with his doctor about an upcoming surgery. > > The doctor told him about all the risks, and Rodney said words to the effect of “Doc, take it easy. If I don’t make it, I’ll never know it.” > > I have to admire such a serene, philosophical approach to one’s final bow. > > R.I.P., Rodney. Well, ya know, it’s not like he had much choice in the matter. When you get to be his age, you pretty much realize that if you go to sleep, you might not wake up again. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/38 "2004-10-06T21:54:18Z")
> [@unclviny](#): > > I wonder if Dr. Vinnie Boom Batz is going to be investigated for malpractice. I told him “I want to stop aging” – he gave me a gun. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/39 "2004-10-06T22:04:27Z")
I wonder if he knew how beloved he was. (I never did until these threads.) ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodney-disrespected-for-the-last-time/267768/40 "2004-10-06T22:14:52Z")
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