Too soon. Smothers Brothers retiring from comedy.
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I used to love watching the Smothers Brothers do their routine. I lost track of them for a while, and now it looks like they're retiring. Well, they did have a good run, and they were a lot of fun to watch. They've earned a nice long vacation.
Hell, I thought they had quit performing years ago.
Despite their reputation for topical and political humor, I found some of their most enjoyable routines to be the silly stuff, like the “Boil That Cabbage Down” song. And, of course, all the material built around Tommy's catchphrase: “Mom always liked you best!”
Despite their reputation for topical and political humor, I found some of their most enjoyable routines to be the silly stuff, like the “Boil That Cabbage Down” song. And, of course, all the material built around Tommy's catchphrase: “Mom always liked you best!”
I thought they'd retired a decade ago or more.
Yeah, I thought they quit years ago too. I've always liked them. End of an era, I suppose.
I haven't heard anything about these guys in a while, but I used to watch their show when I was a kid. They were very funny, and very much a part of the 60s/early 70s zeitgeist. It's sad to hear of them retiring; time rolls on.
Y'know, i don't think 51 years in comedy is "too soon." 
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Y'know, i don't think 51 years in comedy is "too soon."
You say that now, but in 20 more years, you'll be begging for more Gallagher.
Nardpuncher
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I have fond memories of listening to their stuff on a comedy show that was syndicated for radio int he 80s hosted by Dick Cavett.
I even saw them live at the Red River Exhibition in 1988.
But yeah, I also thought they'd retired a long time ago.
I even saw them live at the Red River Exhibition in 1988.
But yeah, I also thought they'd retired a long time ago.
^ i do too. I can't recall any of their bits though...except for the "mom always liked you better" one.
Hell, i thought they died a long time ago!
Hell, i thought they died a long time ago!
Y'know, i don't think 51 years in comedy is "too soon."
You say that now, but in 20 more years, you'll be begging for more Gallagher.
I never liked watermelon all that much.
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Y'know, i don't think 51 years in comedy is "too soon."
You say that now, but in 20 more years, you'll be begging for more Gallagher.
I never liked watermelon all that much.
You lie. Everyone likes watermelon.
Then again, if you hate watermelon, then you enjoy the carnage that Gallagher brings to the watermelon community.
The actual line was “Mom always liked you BEST.” Grammatically incorrect, but funnier.
Me too! I barely remember their show in the sixties.
