# Why do men dislike Inglebert Humperdink ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 12, 2002, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-dislike-inglebert-humperdink/103190 "2002-04-12T07:35:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Jack\_of\_Words](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f6c823/32.png) [@Jack\_of\_Words](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_of_Words)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2014, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-dislike-inglebert-humperdink/103190/61 "2014-11-19T10:09:54Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > I heard about him but I will always remember how he was parodied in the TV special A Claymation Easter. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8REbuwty0XY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8REbuwty0XY) > > The main characters were swallowed by a shark and to escape one of the bunnies makes a devastating recreation of “Please Release Me”. It ended in tears and the shark spitting them as planned [spoiler]In a spoiler box, so as not to spoil yours - The tears were because the shark, and other characters, were moved by the heart-rending rendition. That’s not quite “It ended in tears” - they were not revulsed, and certainly not injured. The shark was moved to _release_ them, not ‘spit them out’. Thanks for the link though, I’d not seen that before. I liked the fish head etc as backing singers.[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-dislike-inglebert-humperdink/103190/62 "2014-11-19T22:35:31Z")
This is from memory from almost 50 years ago, but… You know how Stephen Colbert will introduce his guest for the interview, and then when the audience starts applauding, he’ll start bowing and mugging and steal all the applause? EH did that _ **for real** _, at the beginning of each episode of his old TV show. Each show would begin with the announcer saying, “Starring Englebert Humperdink!”, and a spotlight would come on showing EH front and center on the stage, and he’d take a bunch of bows to the applause. Then the announcer would say (e.g.), “Guest starring Robert Goulet!”, and EH would dramatically point to a spot behind him, and a spotlight would come on showing Robert Goulet standing way back on the stage, and EH would start bowing to the applause for Robert Goulet. And he’d go through that same process for all three or four guest stars. So that’s why I never liked him. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-dislike-inglebert-humperdink/103190/63 "2014-11-20T00:47:22Z")
> [@yosemite](#): > > By the way, my dad _(a man)_ loved and admired this Engelbert Humperdink’s music. We grew up with it. (My sisters and I loved the “fairy tale” aspect). I don’t think that this thread is any place to air our dirty family secrets. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-dislike-inglebert-humperdink/103190/64 "2014-11-20T02:02:18Z")
“Oh, Engelbert Humperdink, When you drive, does your bumper clink?” ``` Henry Gibson (Laugh In) ``` ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-dislike-inglebert-humperdink/103190/65 "2014-11-20T02:44:20Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > NOW, you want a musician to put you “in the mood”, look no further than Glenn Miller. No, he didn’t sing, but he had rhythem, great breath control (he was a TROMBONIST-hello!), and probably one HELL of a mouth. 😉 Heh heh heh… you said “BONIST”… ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-dislike-inglebert-humperdink/103190/66 "2014-11-20T03:05:45Z")
> [@Jack\_of\_Words](#): > > This thread has just prompted me to visit youtube and play his version of ‘Ten Guitars’ again. Great tune. I’d not join his fanclub, or buy a concert ticket (is he dead yet?) or, in fact, admit to anybody’s face that I listen to him from time to time…but he’s in the category of ‘guilty pleasure’. Wow, that video has some hideous camera cuts. They have to be, because I’m no expert on how to film something and even _I_ can tell they’re not good. Plus, they’re making him look weird and uncomfortable. Although that might might not be the camera work. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-dislike-inglebert-humperdink/103190/67 "2014-11-20T05:00:28Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > This is a 12 year old thread. Nobody cares about Humperdinck, either then or now. This thread generated 41 responses…you would be wrong. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-dislike-inglebert-humperdink/103190.md?page=3)