# Shakes the Clown

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakes-the-clown/252378>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 27, 2004, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakes-the-clown/252378 "2004-06-27T03:31:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2004, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakes-the-clown/252378/1 "2004-06-27T03:31:06Z")

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I really enjoy this movie. Looking at the credits, I am suprised to see how far the careers of some of the actors have went.

Was the older clown at the bar being played by Milton Berle?

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2004, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakes-the-clown/252378/2 "2004-06-27T05:51:46Z")

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I loved that movie. One of the most underrated comedies of all time.

Haj

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**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2004, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakes-the-clown/252378/3 "2004-06-27T08:01:11Z")

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I loved it too. This film forever changed my opinion about Florence Henderson. For the better.

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**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakes-the-clown/252378/4 "2004-06-27T21:52:05Z")

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The Citizen Kane of Alcoholic Clown movies.

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2004, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakes-the-clown/252378/5 "2004-06-27T22:45:08Z")

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Yes, that was Uncle Milty. The female clown he’s always drinking with is also someone famous, but I’m damned if I can remember who. You know who I mean. “I got the peanut butter pussy: brown, smooth, and easy to spread.” Her. Who the hell was that?

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2004, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakes-the-clown/252378/6 "2004-06-27T23:47:26Z")

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> [@Miller](#):
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> The female clown he’s always drinking with is also someone famous, but I’m damned if I can remember who. You know who I mean. “I got the peanut butter pussy: brown, smooth, and easy to spread.” Her. Who the hell was that?

LaWanda Page who played Aunt Esther on _Sanford and Son_.