I loved him in Back to School and Caddyshack.
He was unique in a sea of shitty prop comics and Seinfeld clones.
Here’s a thread 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 to that “Take my wife, please” guy… ;j
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.
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.
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. 
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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.
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Dice hasn’t been heard from in 10 years, and Rodney was totally dirty. Half his jokes were about guys fucking his wife.
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.
He’ll be missed.
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“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!
“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.
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.
“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…
“Hey everybody! We’re all gonna get laid!”
A true classic. He had a good run.
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.
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.
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.
I told him “I want to stop aging” – he gave me a gun.
I wonder if he knew how beloved he was. (I never did until these threads.)
“My wife told me I was one in a million. Then I found out it was true.”