Dec. 30, 2021 - I'm 80 and on occasion this comedy piece comes to mind for no apparent reason. It still makes me smile and I'm glad I Google searched it. I'm passing it on to some people in my immediate family and small social circle. I hope it comes to mind for them from time to time when they can use a smile😊
@elisebean1 Жыл бұрын
For some reason, we listened to this every Christmas. I remember how my grandpa would shake with laughter. Such good memories. ❤️
@natandsarasgran5 жыл бұрын
I’m 86. I remember hearing this for the first time, probably on The Ted Brown Show, while I was rushing to get ready for work. I howled. Just listening to it again made me laugh so hard. No smut, no four letter words, just clean fun. We’ve come a long way, perhaps too long...
@mohammedcohen2 жыл бұрын
Ted Brown on WNEW AM radio???
@codysconclusions8957 жыл бұрын
my grandfather just told me about this song. love it!
@billbuschgen5203 жыл бұрын
I so love this...remember from the 1950's.
@16412jrt10 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this as a child and now, hearing it again, it brings back memories of when comedy was wacky and funny, with no hint of meanness. I am embarrassed to say that I had no idea Mr. Lawrence was still around in 2014, as I had heard nothing about him for years. He had a unique sense of humor (much like Bob and Ray, Allan Sherman, and other great comedians of the mid-20th century). This type of silliness is missed by this fan.
@philswaim3922 жыл бұрын
This type of harmless silliness exists today and comedy was mean back in your day too, boomer.
@drjawn2 жыл бұрын
@@philswaim392 who the f*ck is Phil Swaim,
@bobbender2922 Жыл бұрын
I heard this for the first time on the Doctor Demento show back in 1979 it's actually comedy that the average guy can identify with still funny
@1mespud12 жыл бұрын
Thank GOD for this man's humor! And may GOD help you if Mr. Eddie Lawrence is to narrate your life...
@stephanieclark75816 жыл бұрын
My Daddy had this crazy record when I was little. It reminds me of him. I wish I would have asked him about it when he was still here😢
@russs7574 Жыл бұрын
Ah, brings back memories of mid-70's sitting in my dorm room at U. of Pgh. with my buddies, listening to the Dr. Demento Show on WYDD.
@gmadiva13 жыл бұрын
Love this - My Mom used to listen to him......I miss her
@paullanier98586 жыл бұрын
I first heard this back in the late 90’s early 2,000’s! I’m so glad it still exists! Such funny memories! I can’t find the cd I used to have with this track either, so I’m glad I could still find it. Lol 😂 😂 😂
@phylfritz18 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the wonderful memories!
@johnpollock32466 жыл бұрын
I remember this from when I was a child. Classic!
@Tom-Yum-Gai2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure I watched him on WPIX in the early to mid 60s I could hear his voice in my head even before I searched out this youtube recording
@3281Anonymous5 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this for the first time.
@NormanHirsch11 жыл бұрын
thanks for the old memories in great quality sound.
@mohammedcohen2 жыл бұрын
...I used to listen to him in the early/mid 60s (63 - 66) on WTFM @ ca. 7:20 AM on the Fred Darwin's morning show. Just now remember this guy and did search...WOW!!! I'm almost 73...
@francesvr11 жыл бұрын
This is awesome!!!! Thanks!
@kingpong612 жыл бұрын
I first remembered this recording being played on the old Dr. Demento radio show which was broadcast in Phila. PA from the 1970's. I have been using it as my inspiration recently while playing the online games Wordle and Word Hurdle.
@leftyspade4 жыл бұрын
Soupy Sales used to play this skit when he listened to a real old time radio. The guy was hilarious and Soupy's reaction on live camera was priceless. Ah, Being 15 in 1966 and all that went awry.
@BillyDBunny3 жыл бұрын
Funny how dreams and life diverge, ain't it?
@johnweisenhorn97882 жыл бұрын
I have been trying to remember this, had a hard time finding it. So glad I did, it is a classic I remember from back in the 50’s when i was in the army. Great imagination. Love it.
@sdaddyo6710 жыл бұрын
My Dad had this on vinyl.
@biffalobull23354 жыл бұрын
This is about where we are right now.
@georgimihailov49069 жыл бұрын
The Incredible Eddie Lawrence.
@Chesterton74 жыл бұрын
The greatest.
@pbmaxx913 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for posting! I'm amazed to find this, and with such amazing sound quality!
@Go1US1Marines12 жыл бұрын
Great Stuff. Thanks for posting!!
@N2GJ24 күн бұрын
Never give up that ship!
@i-a-g-r-e-e-----f-----jo--b10 жыл бұрын
Eddie is still alive pushing 95!
@steelbeard110 жыл бұрын
Sadly, he died on March 25 at age 95.
@Rustydymon13 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing "What's the matter Bunky" and finally found this video. Thanks for posting this, really, thanks.
@bsj713 жыл бұрын
Billy West, Gilbert Gottfried, and Frank Santopadre brought me here… bunky
@larrybaker99244 жыл бұрын
Would have to had Eddie give my eulogy
@jackgrattan314410 жыл бұрын
Hiya Cousin.....Ya say ya got a certain catch phrase stuck in your skull for over 50 years and no way of knowing who said it? Is that what's troubling ya, Bunkie? WELL, LIFT YOUR HEAD UP HIGH AND TAKE A WALK IN THE SUN AND NEVER GIVE UP NEVER GIVE UP NEVER GIVE UP THAT SEARCH!!!!!!!!!!!!
@nardpuncher7 жыл бұрын
Jack Grattan well done!
@grantmartin18527 жыл бұрын
Damn Jack, we must be in each others' heads! I'm 61 and I've been using that catch phrase followed by the flourish for decades and as mentioned, I couldn't remember where I heard it. Thanks main!
@jackgrattan14477 жыл бұрын
Is that what's been troubling ya all these years, Bunkie?
@grantmartin18527 жыл бұрын
Yep!
@sueme19544 жыл бұрын
God is good and great for this would have driven me insane had I thought of it earlier in my life having no way to find the answer. Just now the line with only the words --- Is that what's botherin' you bunky-- for a clue and recording and comedy thank goodness for the internet then youtube I found the name and the author. So sad he passed. He lived to age 95 which ain't bad. Last March he could have hit 100. I heard it quoted many times but at an age that really I could not appreciate it..6 or seven.
@JNash3176 жыл бұрын
I think Adam Sandler was inspired by this guy. But, The Old Philosopher is still the best.
@JMaxfield099 жыл бұрын
I believe this recording inspired Garrison Keillor to create "Be-Bop-A-Rebop Rhubarb Pie" for A Prairie Home Companion.
@BeezoHow7 жыл бұрын
LOL! I think you are right! Hahahha!
@RicdelaBastide4 жыл бұрын
Respect
@DoctorX10112 жыл бұрын
That's ship!
@MichaelHansenFUN13 жыл бұрын
@ctdsnark you are right about the bunky thing, it is in a book, but this version i have known all my life. I first heard this comedy routine on THE MOBY PHONE service , starting in the early 1980's
@stlmark91112 жыл бұрын
I have the same urge every time that I listen to him list all of these troubles & ask "Is that what's bothering you?" I want to reply, "No. Those are actually the least of my problems. Let me tell you what's really bothering me..."
@i-a-g-r-e-e-----f-----jo--b10 жыл бұрын
You say you didn't know your wife used to be a guy? And she wants to go back to being a guy? Is that what's troublin you friend? (2014 lyrics)
@ELVISISKING10008 жыл бұрын
MUSICAL MEMORIAL: COMEDIAN EDDIE LAWRENCE, BORN AS LAWRENCE EISLER, DIED ON THIS DAY, MARCH 25, 2014, AT THE AGE OF 95. THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS UNDISCLOSED. MAY LAWRENCE EISLER, AKA EDDIE LAWRENCE, REST IN HARMONY. FOR MORE INFO AND MEMORIALS, PLEASE JOIN MY GROUP AND VIEW MY KZbin PAGE: TONY JAMS MUSICAL MEMORIALS 1950'S AND BEYOND. FACE BOOK PAGE: TONY JAMS MUSICAL MEMORIALS. THANK YOU.
@waverlyfowler54153 жыл бұрын
Doctor Demento
@rossharmonics12 жыл бұрын
Do you have Loco Baseball? It was on the flip side of the 45, which I had as a kid.
@wfj5010 жыл бұрын
Wasn't this also used in a tv commercial?
@ijohnny.9 жыл бұрын
Will Jones Yes, the poor slob was "Bunky". Wish one of the ads was posted.
@rclaughlin6 жыл бұрын
I don't know about TV, but Lawrence reprised his Old Philosopher character for a series of Olympic Overcoat ads on radio in the 70s.
@theBaron05305 жыл бұрын
The Old Philosopher was copied for a lot of commercials on radio over the years, too. I remember commercials on Philadelphia radio stations in the 70s that did.
@jeffwade75476 жыл бұрын
Where is the flip side? "The New Philosopher" Ya say your air conditioner fell off the winda-sill and hit an old lady? Ya say yer oldest boy wantsa be a jockey? And he's 36? And weighs over 200 pounds?
@accam67345 жыл бұрын
🤣😂😆
@t4705mb613 жыл бұрын
Don't get married. Don't have kids. Work for yourself. Read Consumer Reports.
@PlayIt4MeAgainSam10 жыл бұрын
#RIPEddieLawrence
@ZbigBF10 жыл бұрын
Eddie Lawrence (born Lawrence Eisler; March 2, 1919 - March 25, 2014) was an American monologist, actor, singer, lyricist, playwright, director and television personality, whose unique comic creation, the eternally optimistic Old Philosopher, gained him a devoted cult following