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VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Soupy Sales, 1926-

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BARBARA KLEIN: I’m Barbara Klein.

DOUG JOHNSON: And I’m Doug Johnson with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about comedian1 Soupy Sales who made people laugh for more than forty years.

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BARBARA KLEIN: Soupy Sales was an actor, and a radio and television performer. He was perhaps best known for getting hit in the face with pies.

SOUPY SALES: "I've always been a devotee of slapstick, and it sort of emphasizes sometimes jokes and you know I think everybody really deep inside would sometime or another would like to throw a pie or get hit with a pie."

BARBARA KLEIN:During the course of his career, he said he was hit with a pie twenty thousand times. He was equally well known for throwing pies at other famous people. Among those were the entertainers Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Junior and Trini Lopez. All three men were hit with pies during a nineteen sixty broadcast of “The Soupy Sales Show.”

Soupy Sales was born Milton Supman in nineteen twenty-six in Franklinton, North Carolina. He was the youngest of three sons born to Irving and Sadie Supman. His older brothers were nicknamed3 “Hambone” and “Chickenbone.” Milton became known as “Soupbone,” based on a common mispronunciation of his last name.

The "Soupy Sales Show" was a huge success.

The nickname2 “Soupbone” was later changed to “Soupy.” “Sales” was added years later, based on a nineteen twenties comedian named Charles “Chic” Sale.

DOUG JOHNSON: Milton’s father died when he was five years old. His mother moved the family to Huntington, West Virginia. The young man was voted the most popular boy in high school.

Milton served in the United States Navy during World War Two. He entertained his shipmates with comedy routines broadcast over the ship’s sound system.

When he returned to West Virginia, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism4 from Marshall College in nineteen forty-nine. While attending school, he spent his evenings performing in nighttime social clubs as a comedian, dancer and singer.

Comedian Soupy Sales with fellow comedian Pat Cooper during a party honoring his 75th birthday at the Friar's Club in New York.

Soupy Sales began his career as a scriptwriter and disc jockey who played records on the radio. He became one of the most popular radio personalities5 in Huntington, West Virginia. He began his television career in nineteen fifty with the show “Soupy’s Soda6 Shop.” It was one of the nation’s first dance shows for teenagers on television.

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BARBARA KLEIN: “Soupy’s Soda Shop” was later followed by a variety show called “Club Nothing.” The show featured comedy, appearances by famous entertainers and music.

Both shows lasted less than a year. Soupy Sales was said to have left the shows for health reasons. In his words: “They got sick of me.”

Several months later he moved to Cleveland, Ohio and began another television show called “Soup’s On.” Soupy Sales received his first pie in the face on that show. That show was also cancelled. But the pie-throwing later became a regular part of Soupy Sales’ comedy act.

In nineteen fifty-three he started another television show in Detroit, Michigan. “Lunch with Soupy” became an instant success. It was the first comedy show that appealed to all ages, attracting children, young people and adults alike.

Soupy Sales was known for wearing his black top hat and big, funny-looking bow ties.

Soupy Sales would dance crazily around the stage wearing a black sweater, a big, funny-looking bow tie and a black top hat. He would tell an endless string of jokes, make up funny stories and ask stupid questions.

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DOUG JOHNSON: An unusual group of characters joined him on the show, including two dog puppets. Viewers could only see the dogs’ large paws. Black Tooth was known as the nicest dog in the United States. Black Tooth was famous for pulling Soupy Sales off the stage to give him loud, noisy kisses. His co-star, White Fang7, was considered the meanest dog ever. White Fang was known for throwing pies.

Pookie the Lion was another show favorite, as was Hippy the Hippo. Other characters on the show included Soupy’s girlfriend, Peaches, played by Soupy Sales himself. And Philo Kvetch was a private detective who was not too smart.

The show later became known as “The Soupy Sales Show” and it was a huge success. The show moved to Los Angeles, California in nineteen fifty- nine. It became one of the city’s top rated shows before moving to New York City in nineteen sixty-four.

BARBARA KLEIN: One of the most famous broadcasts of the “The Soupy Sales Show” aired on New Year's Day, nineteen sixty-five. Soupy jokingly asked children watching the show to find where their parents kept their money. He asked them to send him the green pieces of paper with pictures of men with beards.

The comedian later talked about the incident during a comedy performance at a comedy club in New York.

SOUPY SALES: “Hey kids, I said, last night was New Year's Eve and your mom and dad were out having a good time. And it's only right cuz they work hard all year long. They’re probably still in the bedroom sleeping. I said what I want you to do is tip toe into the bedroom, but don't wake them up. And you'll probably see your mom's pocketbook on the floor and your dad's pants. But don't wake them up. I said I want you to go in your mom's pocketbook and your dad's pants and you'll see a lot of green pieces of paper with pictures of guys with beards. I said what I want you to do is take those green pieces of paper and put them in an envelope and on the envelope you write Soupy Sales.”

BARBARA KLEIN: A woman who had seen the show complained to federal communications officials. She said that Soupy Sales was urging children to steal money from their parents. The television station owners suspended him for a week. But, the incident made him even more popular with his fans. He later reported that he had received only a few real dollar bills. He said he donated the money to charity.

A pie is left on the star of Soupy Sales on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009.

DOUG JOHNSON: Soupy Sales was also a huge fan of jazz. During his time in Detroit he hosted a nighttime music and comedy show called "Soupy's On." Some of the most famous jazz musicians in the world appeared on his show. Among them were Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker8, Ella Fitzgerald and Detroit native Miles Davis. Charlie Parker also appeared on the show. His song "Yardbird Suite9" became the theme song for "Soupy's On."

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BARBARA KLEIN: During his career, Soupy Sales also made regular appearances on “The Tonight Show.” And he appeared on popular television game shows. They included “What’s My Line,” “To Tell the Truth,” “Hollywood Squares” and “The Match Game.” He also appeared on Broadway, starred in several movies and even tried his luck at music.

He released two albums in nineteen sixty-five. One was called “Spy with a Pie.” The other was “Soupy Sales Sez Do the Mouse and Other Teen Hits.” Both albums were on the Top Two Hundred Albums Chart in Billboard10 Magazine. His single “Do the Mouse” sold hundreds of thousands of copies. Soupy Sales created a new dance called The Mouse which he often performed on his show.

DOUG JOHNSON: In the late nineteen eighties, Soupy Sales had a radio show in New York. His new show aired between two other radio personalities known for their sometimes shocking behavior, Don Imus and Howard Stern11.

In two thousand three, Soupy Sales told his life story in a book called "Soupy Sez! My Zany Life and Times." It became a best-selling autobiography12.

And in two thousand five he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The comedian, actor, radio and television performer died in two thousand nine. Soupy Sales was eighty-three years old. We leave you with his song “Do the Mouse.”

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BARBARA KLEIN: This program was written and produced by June Simms. I'm Barbara Klein.

DOUG JOHNSON: And I'm Doug Johnson. You can learn about other famous Americans on our website, voaspecialenglish.com. You can also find us on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter at VOA Learning English. Join us again next week for PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English
 


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1 comedian jWfyW     
n.喜剧演员;滑稽演员
参考例句:
  • The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
  • The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。
2 nickname aGuxJ     
n.绰号,昵称;v.给...取绰号,叫错名字
参考例句:
  • She called me by my nickname.她叫我的外号。
  • Why do you fasten such a nickname on her?你为什么给她取这样一个绰号?
3 nicknamed c033ebc6823122a00d595ed0fb5e2f36     
vt.给…起绰号(nickname的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • 'The human sound-track' he nicknamed her in his own mind. 在心里他给她个绰号,就叫"人体录音带"。 来自英汉文学
  • People said that he had jaundice and urchins nicknamed him "Yellow Fellow." 别人说他是黄胆病,孩子们也就叫他“黄胖”了。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
4 journalism kpZzu8     
n.新闻工作,报业
参考例句:
  • He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师,可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
  • He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。
5 personalities ylOzsg     
n. 诽谤,(对某人容貌、性格等所进行的)人身攻击; 人身攻击;人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
  • Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。
6 soda cr3ye     
n.苏打水;汽水
参考例句:
  • She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
  • I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。
7 fang WlGxD     
n.尖牙,犬牙
参考例句:
  • Look how the bone sticks out of the flesh like a dog's fang.瞧瞧,这根骨头从肉里露出来,象一只犬牙似的。
  • The green fairy's fang thrusting between his lips.绿妖精的尖牙从他的嘴唇里龇出来。
8 baker wyTz62     
n.面包师
参考例句:
  • The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
  • The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。
9 suite MsMwB     
n.一套(家具);套房;随从人员
参考例句:
  • She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
  • That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。
10 billboard Ttrzj     
n.布告板,揭示栏,广告牌
参考例句:
  • He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
  • Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。
11 stern 4GUz6     
adj.严厉的,严格的,严峻的;n.船尾
参考例句:
  • The ship was in a blaze from stem to stern.整艘船从头到尾都着火了。
  • The headmaster ruled the school with a stern discipline.校长治校严谨。
12 autobiography ZOOyX     
n.自传
参考例句:
  • He published his autobiography last autumn.他去年秋天出版了自己的自传。
  • His life story is recounted in two fascinating volumes of autobiography.这两卷引人入胜的自传小说详述了他的生平。
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