Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy - Ventriloquist (1967)

[@LJ-ht4zs]

Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy were always my favorite

[@okamireader5]

We miss you, Mister Bergen and Charlie McCarthy

[@phoenixman8569]

Mr. Burgen had three Charlie's, he was buried with one, another went to his family members and the third can be seen on display in the Smithsonian institue.....

[@mattg1611]

Great performer but He was a asshole he treated the dummy better than his daughter and left 10k to his puppet when he passed and nothing to his children

[@anotheroneofthecrowd9379]

@@phoenixman8569He actually had a lot more than 3, there were probably about 5 or 6 replicas, and several different heads for different facial features (such as being angry, etc.). I’ve heard that there is photo evidence that Bergen had at least 10 different Charlies. Also, there is no account that Bergen was buried with any of the Charlies. Yes, the original Charlie is in the Smithsonian, donated to the museum after his passing by his family, but there is speculation that it’s in fact not the original. The others are in various places. David Copperfield owns a handful. The Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago has one (as well as the original Mortimer and Effie.)

[@virginiaeck3053]

I remember as a kid listening to all of his shows. 👏👏👏 brings back great memories!🤗

[@laurenonmoonlightdr]

I remember seeing Candace Bergen on a talk show after her father passed away, and she said her dad's passing was also like Charlie McCarthy's passing too. That always stuck with me.

[@MichaelBlaneWalker]

And if I were to take up ventriloquism (as a trying vlog that I think it’s a great idea), she’d see Charlie sound like Mr. Coconuts from The Loud House.

[@saulchapnick1566]

Yes. She once said Charlie was the brother she was competing with

[@taissafarmiga6682]

Amazing performance! Masterpiece!

[@nightmuffin937]

Goosebumps “Night of the living dummy” brought me here

[@MrPGC137]

I had the pleasure of meeting Edgar Bergen in person when I was a little boy, following Mr. Bergen's performance onstage with Charlie & Mortimer. This was at the Circle Star Theater in Redwood City in 1971...

[@rebeccafriel6455]

Sitting on the carpet in front of the t-v as a child.yes fun time

[@daviddavis3155]

WC Fields loved this little guy

[@lhvent]

Pure genius

[@writer422]

I bought a McCarthy Doll at an estate sale. And I swear it moves on its own. My dogs are afraid of it.

[@robertkrout3916]

Cap

[@ShaDHP23]

Jeff Dunham cited this man as an undeniable inspiration to all ventriloquists and that Mortimer Snerd is a direct influence on Bubba J. If that's the case, I guess Walker is just a really old Charlie.

[@britnyboo138]

I always thought that both Walter and Peanut reminded me of Charlie. Charlie could be sort of ridiculous and funny like Peanut but grouchy and funny like Walter as well.

[@halloweennerd8064]

I got one for Christmas I love him so much

[@strikerViramontes]

Rip

[@Mayluv200]

I'm here couse I've been watching alot of ventriloquism videos. And I think I'm really getting into it.

[@faolan1982]

Welcome to the community I have a Charlie ventriloquist dummy myself

[@rexpolyglotus2802]

@@faolan1982 I've been doing ventriloquist POLYGLOT videos! I think I'm the first one to get the idea.

[@hiimawesome6114]

Same don’t know why tho

[@thegiftedone]

Who’s the real dummy here?….ya dummy🎭

[@johntribell3072]

Kevin McCarthy's twin!

[@monsterjazzlicks]

Very interesting!

[@danlivni2097]

Edgar Bergen is the father of Candice Bergen

[@tyhadden6708]

The best ever

[@marlene-rr2ih]

There are a few really good ventriloquists around today, but not one is half as great as Edgar Bergen. Not one...

[@waelboutari8625]

its the first video I see with no dislikes

[@joserobertomm7871]

I just have read that the dummy really was a child's dead body

[@themalcahtwinz4743]

I don't think that's true

[@graceheckley]

False as can be.

[@spencerfrankclayton4348]

Bullcrap.

[@dandaniels5260]

I doubt it.

[@rankrodent2772]

The plot of Dead silence

[@narajuna]

That is one cool smart -Dummy- Lifeguard, but think he cheated on his Test. Didnt know about the barrel :) On beaches?

[@johnhuwroberts7766]

“Your father was a gate legged table!” WC Fields. “If was my father was a gated legged table then your father was under it!” Charlie. 😂😂😂😂

[@HenrySDV]

In 1978 Charlie died, The Police found Edgar winged in his box, the police got scared when they saw the doll since they conspired that a murderer came to kill Charlie and take the doll, which in the newspapers said that the murderer was Edgar.

[@charliemac4744]

The dummy was named after my great grandpa

[@archivero7-o7r]

Thats true?

[@ryanarmstrong4015]

My first figure i ever got

[@rentslave]

Charlie was just on X:"I was a better dummy than is Kamala."

[@johnlohre8038]

Who had a character in a box that said “alright”

[@bobgarner44]

Senor Wences (on Ed Sullivan) What do I win?

[@thegiftedone]

Norm McDonald sent me here……him and Rusty’s Wood!🫢

[@willminkorea2010]

Always funny

[@linalfred1760]

nice praformence.

[@michaelhart4271]

This is Candice Bergman father

[@beegee22]

❤❤👍👍👏👏

[@CarolineMildner]

Wow cool

[@Alekaid1877]

The puppet almost looks like he takes a breath .

[@hiimawesome6114]

I mean no disrespect to this masterpiece but I see his lips moving

[@johnstrand7456]

He started in radio - it didnt matter if your lips moved

[@TheThatoneguy12121]

@@johnstrand7456 Honestly I was keeping my eyes more on Charlie than Edgar.

[@AceofKnaves1966]

@@TheThatoneguy12121 that’s the real important part of ventriloquism. If you can make people focus on the dummy (this is done by fluid motions and always having it move) your lips can move a little bit more making the dummy’s voice more clear and louder.

[@bcj842]

@@AceofKnaves1966 If you watch Jim Henson interviews where he has a muppet with him, Jim doesn’t even TRY to ventriloquize, yet he keeps his characters so “alive” that you’re still completely immersed in what they have to say.

[@fromthesidelines]

Occasionally, Charlie would needle him about his lack of finesse as a ventriloquist {"Your lips are moving, Bergen!"}. It didn't matter. Edgar "breathed" a lot of personality into him (as well as Mortimer and his other characters), so you really didn't notice.

[@KuznVinny]

Not bad lines, but too obvious Edgar Bergen was uttering all of them.

[@spencerfrankclayton4348]

Everybody already knows it's him.

[@KuznVinny]

@@spencerfrankclayton4348 Yes, but his lips shouldn't make it visibly obvious.

[@bcj842]

I will say that Jeff Dunham is a much better ventriloquist, the only tip-off usually being his adam’s apple, but Edgar Bergen had way funnier jokes and material.

[@Vitoria-cy4ti]

💔💔💔

[@michaelkelly3221]

How did this guy ever become famous?

[@urlocalhistorybuff316]

TV ventriloquists we’re very popular back in the day. His performances and comedy reached possibly millions, all entertaining the baby boomers

[@Fool3SufferingFools]

Strangely enough, it was radio. Bergen started in vaudeville and was invited to be a guest on Rudy Vallee’s variety show, where the Bergen-McCarthy act was so popular they were made part of the regular cast on the Chase & Sanborn Hour in 1937. It’s odd that a ventriloquist act became one of the biggest things in radio, but odd things happen sometimes. It was a huge phenomenon in the late thirties/early forties.

[@LJ-ht4zs]

@@urlocalhistorybuff316 also Edgar Bergen and Charley were in movies since the early 1930's.

[@karinajacobs6447]

So this could have been his son in there?

[@aljayz1344]

That's his Son

[@Johanmorsa]

The mr bergen is kid real of 8 years old

[@sauvageaux]

🧐

[@UNamed459]

Alguna ves se han preguntado por la razón de su muerte? El muñeco estaba maldito

[@adrian.insanoYT]

Eso es real o un fake de tiktok?

[@2Forest]

​@@adrian.insanoYTes real

[@gerry-p9x]

Canfice nrother and Dad

[@CarlosVargas-so6xw]

Creepy

[@CarolineMildner]

Wow cool