God I miss the 70s SO MUCH! Greatest time in Earth history to be young. I wouldn't trade it for youth NOW. It was a privilege to be alive when real freedom and happiness were king!
@MetalHead-ks9zq4 ай бұрын
It was also before MTV I’m gonna get a lot of flack for this but I really think MTV screwed up music because band started writing songs to fit the style of a music video you’ll notice that overall album creativity went down the toilet after MTV came out
@dalelerette2063 ай бұрын
May his name be remembered in Heaven.
@killbill9794Ай бұрын
Facts bro 70’s was the best era best decade to be alive the car’s the entertainment just everything and I wasn’t even alive yet i wish you were lucky to have experienced it
@Aryanbrotherhoodboxing6 жыл бұрын
He was a legend before his time, you can tell he grew up around black people because he got us down solid. RIP Freddie, after watching this he is now on my top five of favorite comics! #Respect
@framedelvisguy17275 жыл бұрын
Gone too soon
@johnstanko43214 жыл бұрын
word
@josevega36664 жыл бұрын
Of course Freddy grew up around black people like most of us Puerto Ricans did. In fact Puerto Ricans are a combination of black, white and Indian people.
@frankiegunnz80664 жыл бұрын
@@josevega3666 Amen hermano! Well said. The only thing I would go deeper, Instead of white I say Spaniards........ South Bronx In the house!
@marysutton4343 жыл бұрын
@@josevega3666 😉😊👍🏾 True, man got soul too.
@shananalexander97895 жыл бұрын
I adored Freddie Prinze. I loved Chico and the Man. I was sad when he passed away 😢. The world was sad for me the day I heard he was gone. He was amazing.
@usfanlovesjiwoo19784 жыл бұрын
I had such a crush on him and even though I was very young, I was devastated when he died. I just pulled this video up to show my daughter who he was because she is a fan of Freddie Prince Jr.
@1deecee124 жыл бұрын
@@usfanlovesjiwoo1978 I was 13 and also had such a crush on him ...I remember crying for days!
@spaceo85682 жыл бұрын
He was such a tremendous loss, not just to the world of comedy, but the world at large. He was ahead of all our times. Such a shame.
@ghanasoul6 жыл бұрын
Because of his sitcom fame, people forget what a great stand up comic Freddie Prinze was.. I prefer him doing stand up than playin his "Chico" character. Stand up is where he really shined. He was the whole package as a comic: charismatic, great stage presence, great delivery, nice empathy with the crowd and of course funny material. He could've clearly done this special by himself but he was generous to throw a bone to his comedy peers. The golden age of stand up was definitely in the '70s.
@usfanlovesjiwoo19784 жыл бұрын
His stand up was great, but I loved him as Chico too. He was not only talented but had that IT Factor which made him stand out from the rest.
@jasminejones90583 жыл бұрын
Well said 👍 Prinze was up there with the late great Bill Hicks and George Carlin. Authentic social commentators as well as brilliant comedian's wonder if those three ever met ( Carlin was from New York too so I hope so )
@rhondachristensen86195 жыл бұрын
Freddie prinze..1976..I can watch his performances, STILL LAUGHING...had material, 40 plus years later, still hits home...we loved you, freddie... you made us all laugh, even 40 plus years later...
@mjrydsfast5 жыл бұрын
It's dynamics over "Did you ever notice....?"
@lindablack36495 жыл бұрын
Freddie Prinze was so amazing ! Gone too soon ! RIP Freddie . Alot of us still think of you .
@j.pejoro49092 ай бұрын
It's 2024 and his materials are still very funny! What a talent! Classic, never gets old. RIP Mr. Prinze.
@MichaelHatfieldFlowers Жыл бұрын
Freddie was undoubtedly one of the best to ever do stand up, his success would have never stopped but it was shorted much too soon by the evil pumped out through the pharmaceutical company’s at work and he never got the true help he needed, he will forever be one of my favorites even though he passed well before I was born!!
@kenbaker88684 жыл бұрын
I got to see this special! Freddie was on top of his game! The funniest comedian I had seen in years! R.I.P.
@trillwallace47175 жыл бұрын
Freddie had it his set was🔥🔥🔥🔥
@raymuniz1134 жыл бұрын
Masterful performance by Freddy Prinze. I couldn’t stop laughing from this delivery almost 45 years ago.
@SophiahKoikasWindyQueen5 жыл бұрын
he was brilliant studying people's accent.
@monilaninetynine3811 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Great observational skills.
@rmbstudios76256 жыл бұрын
Damn he was mad funny, just learned of him because i was curious who Freddy prinz jrs dad was
@Timmie9995 жыл бұрын
Me too cause my grandfather loved him... i see why now.
@Angedoescoversongs5 жыл бұрын
Same here omg he is too cute so funny
@usfanlovesjiwoo19784 жыл бұрын
I was a huge fan of Freddie Prince (still am) and I had such a crush on him when I was a tween. When he died, I was heart broken for days. Loved him in Chico and the Man. He was a rising star and left us at such a young age.
@hectornegron91552 жыл бұрын
In 1985 I started working at this company in NYC called SERVICE MERCHANDISE and a co-worker, a beautiful African American sister by the name of THURSDAY, told me I looked like CHICO AND THE MAN, meaning Freddie Prinze. At the time I didn't know who Freddie was but looking at him and then looking at a pic of myself from the 1980s I totally agree with her. I admire him so much and I only wished I had known of him when I was growing up in Puerto Rico during the 1970s and his show was on. RIP Puerto Rican brother.
@mjshroomer16 жыл бұрын
I saw this on HBO when it 1st appeared live. What a great comedian. And so sad his demise. Thank you for the few moments you graced us with your presence.
@dongotitall23504 жыл бұрын
Damn john u old af
@smittykins4 жыл бұрын
My mom taped it when it first aired(on an audio tape recorder). I was surprised how much of it I still remember.
@Stukupgorgeous1 Жыл бұрын
My dad had him on vhs. I love his acts. I love we from the same neighborhood ❤ yes the pigeons have an attitude
@suzymartin2183 жыл бұрын
Freddie Prinze was a savage on the mic, why dont more comedians praise him like they do Richard Pryor?!
@roxannemoser3 жыл бұрын
Because he killed himself about a year later. Freddie's career wasn't very long.
@suzymartin2183 жыл бұрын
@@roxannemoser fair enough.
@user-yw9dr4mj5oАй бұрын
Yeah Freddie took his own star out.
@ThePhaeriephox2 жыл бұрын
This particular episode with Tim Thomerson had me in hysterics as a teenager. I have been looking for this for such a long time! Pure comedy GOLD!
@chinchillahats49077 жыл бұрын
He was so charming 💕
@heatheroliver30206 жыл бұрын
wow he called out Bill Cosby before it was cool.
@kennethlatham31335 жыл бұрын
I know! What was that?
@slapthekillswitch5 жыл бұрын
@Thomas Henderson Yup it was just a clean comedy joke referring to clean acts. Nothing to do with what people are making it into.
@sandraleepitts5 жыл бұрын
he Completely did
@mistaleesreversespeech77284 жыл бұрын
@Thomas Henderson Cosby said in his act that he thought about raping girls with drugs in their drinks since he was 13.
@RumbleFish694 жыл бұрын
He called out Cosby because Cosby's exploits were well known in the comedy world. And, it goes way back to the late '60s and '70s.
@penusliski2 жыл бұрын
Tim Thomerson is possibly the most underrated actor and comedian in history of mankind
@waltwhitmanleaves7 жыл бұрын
Freddie was a legend !
@MrsDrGonzo19715 ай бұрын
I was a young child when Chico and the Man was on televiion so I don't have many memories of it. I had no idea how funny and adorable Freddie Prince was. 😺
@joannepopovski13213 жыл бұрын
What amazing talent! RIP, Freddie..
@UncleRuckusss3 жыл бұрын
I love this guy, the charisma is infectious.
@lalahaseh7 жыл бұрын
Freddie is so funny, loved his comedy.
@margaretagundes-collins7709 Жыл бұрын
I loved this man!❤❤❤❤
@nicolegarrett22953 жыл бұрын
The way Tim Thomerson shook his face and hair out and suddenly transformed into Charles Bronson was incredible!
@1burnman6 жыл бұрын
Freddie Prinze is awesome was awesome
@1927su2 жыл бұрын
Revisited this during covid , such fun & im so glad this is available! Thanks !
@johnvastola7748 Жыл бұрын
Young Freddie like young Eddie, debuted as fully formed comedians who could appeal to all ages. Both mustached comics from NY. Both became national stars on NBC. Both great.
@wiredwebmaster5 жыл бұрын
Freddie's style is cool, calm & collected. Especially, for a time when everyone was outrageously loud and coke'd up. BTW: Anyone catch the Cosby reference @ the 11:35-11:50 min mark? Industry folks knew about his shenanigans (4) decades ago!
@chillavision76545 жыл бұрын
It got a pretty big laugh too.
@tonysam19555 жыл бұрын
It dogged Cosby almost from the beginning of his career starting in the sixties. He was a regular at the Playboy Mansion, and I am sure Prinze knew plenty of stories about him.
@C-Lyfe855 жыл бұрын
wiredwebmaster Exactly the industry knew about his shenanigans for decades. Yet they chose not to do anything about it. So his recent arrest only means that they’re angry at Cosby about something, other than rape.
@RandomPlayIist4 жыл бұрын
Let's not call it shenanigans. Rape, that's the word you're looking for.
@javiermeza52492 жыл бұрын
Facts, tip of the iceberg tho, i bet there's worst shenanigans out there.
@lindaknight26924 ай бұрын
Freddie was one of the best in his day we lost him way to soon,to drugs, depression
@zealousjay19936 жыл бұрын
Freddy man ...this Dude is Hilarious ... His Impressions of Blacks are the best
@Timmie9995 жыл бұрын
I swear... my grandfather loved him that's why i love him.
@usfanlovesjiwoo19784 жыл бұрын
He did the best Cosby. See if you can find it on you tube. He was a very talented comedian.
@henrymillar3594 жыл бұрын
I did hear about this comedian Freddy Prince, but never watched him...He is outstanding...👏👏
@marysutton4343 жыл бұрын
And cute too.
@sheilakirby56166 жыл бұрын
Loved this Man, and Chico and the man ,,, GOD BLESS HIM !!!
@edylcnostrebor97223 жыл бұрын
Time Goes So Fast
@debbiepowers47434 жыл бұрын
Boy the audience loved this Thomerson guy. I’ve never even heard of him. He was pretty good.
@eew80606 ай бұрын
Wow! I knew Tim Thomerson from Trancers. Never knew he did stand up. His style reminds me of Robin Williams
@maxfrank134 жыл бұрын
Freddie Prinze. Jay Leno. Elayne Boosler. Tim Thomerson. ...
@sportsamania4 жыл бұрын
LehendDy
@sportsamania4 жыл бұрын
Legendary
@TheGreatAlan754 жыл бұрын
Awful list now, but a pretty good list for 1973
@mjrydsfast4 жыл бұрын
Gary Muledeer fathered Carrot Top.
@RoaroftheTiger3 жыл бұрын
Steve Landesberg !
@kevinj.oconner7888 ай бұрын
A classic HBO On Location. Saw this back when cable TV was still a new thing, and you changed channels by using a slider on the box (sort of like the old office phone directories).
@gracequreshi63156 жыл бұрын
Freddie princze was a funny guy he made me laugh love this guy.
@sig9girl4 жыл бұрын
Freddie Prinze was an amazing talent...
@theDyingAtheist6 жыл бұрын
He was SO cute!
@marysutton4343 жыл бұрын
Ain't it the truth.
@pinky50973 жыл бұрын
I loved Freddy. He was so fine.
@marysutton4343 жыл бұрын
Yesssssssssss!!!
@confucius2616 Жыл бұрын
Watched this when it first came out. Funniest thing I’d ever watched
@tazztower444 жыл бұрын
one of the best stand up routines ive ever saw..what an amazing person,rip freddie
@burningmarl56645 жыл бұрын
He reminds me so much of Eddie Murphy. I bet Murphy was inspired by him
@alanfike5 жыл бұрын
You really might be on to something there.
@mikeoneil57704 жыл бұрын
Every standup comedian of the late 70’s- early 80’s was inspired by Freddie Prinze..
@sig9girl4 жыл бұрын
Burning Marl it’s the other way around. Eddie Murphy reminds you of a Freddie...
@burningmarl56644 жыл бұрын
@@sig9girl I know who came first. Did you read the second sentence in my post?
@sig9girl4 жыл бұрын
Burning Marl yes, I read your whole comment. 🙂
@cristinamartinez91863 жыл бұрын
I started watching Freddie because of George Lopez .. the way he talked/admired him made me curious.. did not disappoint, he’s amazing ❤️ this whole stand up was on point 👌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@dpk31443 жыл бұрын
Same here.. Curiosity brought me here and Im glad i did. Freddy was the man! Hilarious! He really inspired George Lopez and I'm sure many other comedians
@RobertaG5567 ай бұрын
Genius ❤ so missed RestInParadise
@juliagalvez56335 жыл бұрын
We love you Freddie
@donnahenson6123 жыл бұрын
I was so young and loved Freddie - so sad he couldn't hang on. What I think is so awesome is how intelligent he is about politics. Would of went over my head back then but really funny today. RIP Freddie.
@michaelkarastamatis83114 жыл бұрын
Mad greek Wow can you imagine all the material we would have laughed our asses off with this great comedian.drugs took lots of great comedians and this guys in a class all by himself.god bless
@ualflygal5 жыл бұрын
CLASSIC!!! Thanks SO much for posting! 😍😍
@primetimegametime78313 жыл бұрын
Man Freddie was aware of RedPill knowledge and knew how to convey it at an early age. He was going to be Huge and was huge. Him talking about the Rockefeller’s and aliens started to give me chills. Then jay leno over here wearing 2 gold watches. This is alternate universe potential all over it
@joegriego30916 жыл бұрын
Wow, I remember watching this when it first came out on HBO. I was 13 years old. I laughed my ass off to this.
@josephanderson72374 жыл бұрын
Joe Griego You had HBO in ‘75. We were lucky to have 3 channels and one was 70% fuzzy!
@TJ-kk5zf5 жыл бұрын
Remember back in the days when you could laugh and talk?
@nereidarodriguez87604 жыл бұрын
Wow he passed always in 1977 He was a sexy man
@marysutton4343 жыл бұрын
😍
@kasean47627 жыл бұрын
Fucking legend so glad I could see this love watching the classic comics do their thing
@nicholsnichols50837 жыл бұрын
I went to the Freddie prince show in 6th grade and i saw the spinners. .
@Ladysugarshaft6 жыл бұрын
Nichols Nichols Wow, that's so cool!
@felixg124 жыл бұрын
Thats cool! the spinners is one of my favorite groups
@debeden4444 жыл бұрын
Awesome 😎
@jessiejames74926 жыл бұрын
tim thomerson was always so funny. even later when he appeared on tv shows..
@stevenrunyon1704 жыл бұрын
That one guy was Jim Carey before Jim Carey.
@chaosrose894 жыл бұрын
Wow. Fredie Prince was so talented. R.I.P.
@mirares7828 ай бұрын
Puerto rican from New York. My family from Chicago Puerto Rican 🇵🇷
@pgroove1635 ай бұрын
fantastic comedian
@marybell755 жыл бұрын
I'm so in love ❤😢
@estebansteverincon71174 жыл бұрын
He was so good at making people happy...but he didn't include himself :(
@crd5602 жыл бұрын
I miss Freddie.
@melissawright19793 жыл бұрын
He was so funny bless him. Shame he had to leave us so soon x
@jennywu735 жыл бұрын
I missed the old-school comedy stand-up. These jokes won't work in today's society. Everyone is butt-hurt over everything.
@stevenrunyon1704 жыл бұрын
Not everyone is butthurt it's actually a very small segment of our society that complains about things. It's the 18-35 progressive liberal who lives on Twitter and hates every opinion unless it's their own. They will eventually grow up, get jobs have kids and responsibility and not have time to SAVE THE WORLD.
@the9-2-5outlawdoestech93 жыл бұрын
And this is during the time before HBO comics like George Carlin get arrested at Summerfest in Milwaukee for saying the 7 dirty words in 1972.
@psgary66223 жыл бұрын
Most people nowadays wouldn't get the jokes he told.
@MythsofVirgo4 ай бұрын
This was HBO. Most mainstream comedians weren’t doing explicit material on things like Midnight Special and the Tonight Show either. Plus, Freddie Prinze caught heat during that time too. Protests outside of NBC studios because of Chico and the Man. Several of his early club appearances were cancelled because of risqué material. Also, several of his contemporaries and mentors like David Brenner pushed him to clean up his act. Let’s not try to rewrite history here.
@ocasio3024 Жыл бұрын
Saw this when I was like 6-7 years old with my parents. I didn’t understand any of it but the Stagecoach bit stayed with me all this time. I’m now 52 and that bit still makes me laugh. The Sam Peckinpaugh part is the best. LoL. I loved growing up in the 70’s.
@jessiejames74924 жыл бұрын
He’s so good!
@ronmailloux93704 жыл бұрын
that guys bronson was spot on and funny
@ezq66645 жыл бұрын
That charles bronson bit was actually pretty good..!!!
@maxfrank134 жыл бұрын
"I dug 17 tunnels......with my face."
@alschannel93952 жыл бұрын
Yes it's true you can't do that kind of material anymore. Society has not become sensative, we have become hypersensative. What a talent Freddie was. RIP
@1927su2 жыл бұрын
I think it wouldn’t be that offensive today if the rest of society had progressed the way it should have
@psychedelicfright85 Жыл бұрын
I think people could, but they just won't, or don't, as they're brainwashed via the 2020 effect. Something happened that year. Lots of comedians self finance their own specials and still do real uninhibited comedy, but it's rare.
@ByronClark14 жыл бұрын
Aside from all legends who were unknowns at the time..😬.. I didn’t know HBO was that OLD..😲!!
@vintagetvandexciting10 ай бұрын
Yes, HBO been around since 1972.
@laflaquitadetexas6 жыл бұрын
He was so funny!
@marysutton4343 жыл бұрын
Aw the cutest pouting face ever. 16:50. 😉😘
@wendyhaase44013 жыл бұрын
He was so great sad that he passed
@RoaroftheTiger3 жыл бұрын
This was the 2nd Comedy Special on HBO. the 1st was with Robert Klein. It's a Great Show ! ;-)
@Scratchingforcash4 жыл бұрын
Hey Vinny, break his fin Lmao that was funny as hell
@steelermia2 жыл бұрын
always hear about this guy and his show and his suicide .. never heard him speak or do stand up .. he's really good and that confidence at that age wow .. he probably would've been huge had he lived .. sadly it seems a lot of gifted people have demons fkng with them and some just can't deal with it
@ellec55843 жыл бұрын
Could you imagine the backlash if a comedian today made these jokes?!?! Thank god there was no cancel culture back then!
@thegreatduchess6 жыл бұрын
I've never seen Jay Leno perform before! :О Coool!
@rmartin75585 жыл бұрын
Dyn-O-Mite! The autobiography of Jimmie "J.J." Walker brought me here.
@mistaleesreversespeech77284 жыл бұрын
ME TOO! Haha - what a Crazy story about Freddy. :D
@felixg124 жыл бұрын
What did J.J say about Freddie?
@edylcnostrebor97223 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us all .So Funny
@johnstanko43214 жыл бұрын
What's ironic is, Johnny Carson gave Freddie His start on the tonight show, and Freddie gave future tonight show host Jay Leno his start on here.
@vintagetvandexciting10 ай бұрын
Full Circle?
@hotrox21124 ай бұрын
@@vintagetvandexciting Paying it Forward....
@MrKmanthie7 жыл бұрын
at 18:09 Freddie introduces a young Jay Leno and he was pretty good! He even said "shit" a couple times (OMG!)
@MrKmanthie7 жыл бұрын
Love this! What year is this from? From some of the jokes, etc. it sounds like it's circa 1976, with the Gerald Ford & Nelson Rockefeller (Ford's VP). It couldn't, unfortunately, be later than about 78 or 79. I remember watching Chico & The Man on TV back when I was 7 or so. RIP, Freddie. He really shines here, too bad he doesn't perform the whole show!
@zymaymyn7 жыл бұрын
Freddie Prinze killed himself on 1/29/77. Can't be later than '76.
@bldonovan16285 жыл бұрын
This was around summer of 1976. I memorized it 😁
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28235 жыл бұрын
Oddly. I remembered him hosting shows featuring apparently a new George Carlin...
@josephanderson72374 жыл бұрын
B L Donovan Yep. There’s a reference to the upcoming Bicentennial.
@rocknroller773 жыл бұрын
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 ? George Carlin was around since the 60s
@mirares7828 ай бұрын
I can't believe he died so young. I can't believe he had a Puerto Rican mom because my mother was puerto rican and she had 2 Job raise 4 and would of never left him to take drugs. I had 3 and I was 💪 and non of my kids took drug because I would of kick butt. Even he was star I would of been with him.
@steelermia2 жыл бұрын
he was what 21-22 here and obviously this wasn't when he started .. probably started in his teens .. meanwhile I sounded like a retard at that age if I had to talk in public smh lol
@caseymarlin18564 жыл бұрын
great upload omg
@austinsandifer50063 жыл бұрын
Man this man was funny,😂😂😂
@chaosrose894 жыл бұрын
Wow J Lenno 🙂. I'm 30 years old I've never seen him do stand up before. So young.
@judithbreastsler3 жыл бұрын
genius
@marysutton4343 жыл бұрын
8:42. 😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣 LOLOLOLOLOLOL
@the9-2-5outlawdoestech93 жыл бұрын
I knew coincidently that Freddie Prinze was gonna announce the next comedienne as Elaine Boosler.
@bentongrant31884 жыл бұрын
Dude mentioned Rockefeller before anyone even knew the name. Wow just goes to show that truths have been acknowledged for a long time
@tjduprey2 жыл бұрын
In what fantasy in your mind did people not know the name Rockefeller in the 70s???
@bentongrant31882 жыл бұрын
@@tjduprey I wasn’t talking about the fact that it was a known name, I was talking about the fact that people have known that that family has been pulling strings across the globe for centuries.. c’mon now boomer
@Caracaraorangeberry5 жыл бұрын
I have tons of respect for Freddie Prinze. He’s smart, he’s talented, he’s gorgeous, he’s the whole package. And at 21 years old! I wish he had lived to his full potential. Having said that, my gaydar is going off.
@mjrydsfast5 жыл бұрын
You think Fred was gay?
@Caracaraorangeberry5 жыл бұрын
I tossed the idea around for awhile. I don’t think he was. I’ve watched a ton of videos and read everything I could find about his life and his tragic death and I’ve conclude his wife had a huge roll in this.
@mjrydsfast5 жыл бұрын
His wife huh? You don't suppose his wife was Ricky Martin or Bruno Mars do you? Naaahh... Peace. Check out Mitch Hedberg, Richard Jeni, John Pinette or D.L. Hughly for some other intelligent, great stuff. Sitting in sauna at gym as I type this, post 7 mile run. Listening to "Hayling" by FC Kahuna. Fade out....
@Caracaraorangeberry5 жыл бұрын
Winds of March Journey/Perry tribute band I know one thing- he was funny as hell and beautiful. I wish I knew why he did this.
@MythsofVirgo4 ай бұрын
@@Caracaraorangeberryyou sound like a bonehead. You called him gay then blamed his wife for his death despite him having known suicidal tendencies before they met.