Tiny Tim Makes a Very Odd First Appearance | Carson Tonight Show

Tiny Tim makes his first appearance on The Tonight Show and performs "Tip Toe Through The Tulips" and "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moon Light"
Original Airdate: 04/04/1968
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[@johnnycarson]

On October 1st, 1962, Johnny Carson hosted his first episode of The Tonight Show and began his incredible 30 year reign as the King of Late Night! To celebrate this remarkable milestone we will be posting classic first appearances for the entire month of October. Happy Anniversary Johnny!

[@Rob_Kates]

Thanks for posting these, especially those from 1962 to 1972. I understand that about 90% of those shows were recorded over, which is a disgrace. Hopefully we can soon get some "fresh" episodes on Antenna TV since the same ones have been airing for many years.

[@tdunph4250]

@@Rob_Kates Unfortunately finding stuff pre the move from New York to Burbank is hard to find. Sadly, It's kind of what you see now is what you get.

[@Rob_Kates]

@Gregory Papadopoulos I would like to see that too. I'd also like to see debut appearances by Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.

[@ViajanDOS78]

I really loved when Ted visited your show!! That was the best episode ever. 😅

[@candyh9876]

Thank You so much for making these available they are truly wonderful to watch !!!

[@Jaseph2]

I remember Tiny Tim quite fondly. He may have been a little eccentric but I really think America loved him. He was a beautiful gentle soul. He was able to sing in a very high register and as he put it whatever talent you have you should make use of it. Rest in peace Tiny Tim. Thank you for all the joy you brought into the world.

[@roberts1572]

A little eccentric? Lmao!

[@higgme1ster]

Tiny Tim told Miss Vicky in his wedding vows that he would not be puffed up.

[@ClickClack_Bam]

He was a self-admitted child molester. Yea he was a real great guy.

[@kendallevans4079]

@@roberts1572 Like you, but people like you are so so self absorbed you refuse to admit it

[@hamilt55467]

"a little eccentric" hahahaha

[@kyddshine]

He was my fave above all as a child. Everything was so entertaining and rich. He knew how to capture the audience in every way just bring himself. As a adult I admire him even more, he was genuinely fun to see and hear.

[@MERCEDESX111]

😂😂u must be g a y too

[@IMJAYSAVAGE]

​@@MERCEDESX111you must have no taste in music stop listening to yeat when you can't even get off your bed

[@armenican2545]

Tiny was like a real life Tim Burton character

[@Prepaid_fruitcake]

Well yes I could easily see that Johnny Depp took some of Tinys behavioral to play Edward the Scissorhand

[@braylon1595]

That is very true

[@tonyvildosola7364]

Oh wow lol I never looked at him like that but yeah your right

[@danielsuarez1431]

You right!!! 🤭😜

[@grongy6122]

Looks like him tho

[@VegasVaron]

Met Tiny Tim once at a party when I was teenager and found him soft spoken and unassuming. A nice guy.

[@williamanthony9090]

I talked to him briefly at a club he was performing at in the late 1980's. The audience wasn't very supportive, but most of them were too young to really remember him from the late 60's.

[@conradblaha1203]

did you get any photos or autographs?

[@conradblaha1203]

what year?

[@VegasVaron]

@@conradblaha1203 Never occurred to me to ask for a photo or autograph, I was just a teenager and didn’t know better. :) This was around 1975 or 76, in Honolulu.

[@maccusmc]

No you didn't

[@Sybridge0210]

He is warm hearted and kind. Wish I met him. God bless him.

[@Pastor_Rastape_3323]

The way the audience and even the presenters make fun of him and he doesn't care is incredible, a true artist...

[@richardsmith8149]

I'd never heared of him til today he's my new hero god bless him the world needs more people like him

[@capricowtheunicorn709]

My grandmother has always told me he’s weird and crazy but I seriously am fascinated with him. He seems like such a kind and genuine soul. I wish everyone who finds his songs creepy would take the time and watch him as a person

[@lairamirez8868]

Some creepy youtube video’s brought me here- admitting that I seriously got agitated first time watching him, but seriously had a great respect once I tried “researching” for his history. He is actually one of the legends that I wish I was already here, the time of their staging… Great Work, Tiny Tim!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@gchukma]

Tiny Tim said he would perform for the needy or who was in need of a song. The one thing we need is a smile and he certainly provided for that. Rare individual nothing strange about that.

[@j.suis9668]

Awwww haha I love seeing him interact and speak - he would’ve been such a good friend !!

[@davesteadman1226]

I like Tiny Tim. He seems genuine.

[@philrisser6853]

amazing. thanks again for the AMAIZING video. LOVE Johnny Carson episodes and vidoes

[@sunderland97]

R.I.P THE LATE GREAT TINY TIM LOVE FROM ENGLAND 🇬🇧

[@hermanthetosser4219]

England the great

[@8anareis8]

I just love him! So unique and a pure soul! I love listening to him, it makes me happy and smile.

[@AvitalShtap]

Wow, hearing him and seeing him speak, he is ABSOLUTELY on the autism spectrum. His special interest in the 1910s, his specific foods, the way he takes questions so literally. He is just a ray of sunshine for sharing his special interests with us.

[@camm7985]

I swear, yall want everyone to be on the spectrum

[@ahgwsn]

​@camm7985 cry about it

[@camm7985]

@@ahgwsn Lol what am I crying about exactly? You guys are the ones who can't accept that people can be the slightest bit odd without being on the spectrum😂

[@dylhas1]

He’s definitely odd, but in a sort of wholesome way. I think he was joking with Carson in some of the interview but it’s so hard to tell. Either way this man was one of the most unique entertainers of his day and maybe even ever. While I’m not the biggest fan of his music, I can’t deny he does have such a strangely impressive voice.

[@FredLord-sp4ym]

I love the vivid colors and "texture" of this Era of Mr. Carson's "Tonight" show. Thanks for sharing this wonderful highlight.

[@Rob_Kates]

Tiny Tim's wedding on Johnny's show had blockbuster ratings and Florence Henderson (Mrs. Brady) sang at the wedding.

[@marjunmarcelocristobal2678]

He is such a Tim Burton Character..❤❤❤❤

[@LanaKennedy121]

He died at HCMC in Minneapolis where I go everyday. I always think about him.

[@russellwright1422]

Tiny Tim was so perfect for the Johnny Carson show! His act at being awkwardly weird was great! They played off of each other so well! I heard him in an interview once talk about his love for the 1920’s era music, how he grew up listening to it but wanted to make it more of a weird and silly comedy act.

[@sarahwallace2301]

He’s being funny. He’s playing a character and succeeding. When he got bashful and pulled away in a silly manner when he was asked his age was brilliant. He avoided the question and remained mysterious and made everyone laugh. So intelligent and talented

[@bangtansonyeondan455]

Wow, i never realized how obviously autisic he is! An icon.

[@portcitypersona]

Tiny Tim is a Leafs fan, that is cool. I hope he is enjoying his favourite teams from on high. God Bless Tiny Tim.

[@iamluispantoja]

Acabo de descubrir a Tiny Tim y ¡guau! no puedo dejar de mirar sus videos y actuaciones, admiración total.

[@lorettaoscislawski8228]

Smart man . I used to sing that when I was at school. Tiptoe through the Tulips. He's knows how people think , laughing at public whilst they are laughing at him .

[@kumada84]

Something that's fascinating is, when you read the comments on videos of older Tiny Tim appearances, it's hard to tell if people actually think he was really like this...which is the exact feeling you were meant to have when watching Tiny Tim himself. 😂😂

[@tomlichnofsky.7048]

RIP 😔 Tiny Tim, Johnny Carson and ED.

[@ashleyashley5049]

I'm so drawn to him. What an interesting human being.

[@jenniferwebb677]

Very sweet, he knew what he was doing, seems like a kind man, hope he was ok when he walked off stage. Poor guy! ❤💔

[@Chirpy564]

I just found him and love him so much!

[@stephensurujbally2656]

Tiny Tim is such a sweetheart 💕 😊

[@popsterity]

What a meek and gentle person. Zero pretensions. How blessed.

[@jaelge]

I don't care what anyone says, I like the guy, and I love those old songs he revived.

[@cyborgsevenofnine]

Abd i so love Tim's personally so real and genuine ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Maariu01]

Was never alive when his songs were made but what i can say is what a creative talented man ❤ he sounded like a sweet gentleman

[@Kenzo_oNa-Benzo]

He seemed like a nice genuine guy he strikes me as a pure gentleman he may be a bit eccentric or odd but he seems so innocent and pure and I’ve heard of so many people calling him creepy I think he was a pure soul who was misunderstood it’s sad that they just had him on to laugh at him. R.I.P. Tim your pure heart will live on ❤

[@rudyluna4852]

I think he and Alice Cooper could be twins with totally different taste in music. Way ahead of his time.

[@newforestpixie5297]

As a 6yr old in England this song was my brother & my introduction to fringe stuff . In todays world of so called Diversity ,Tiny Tim demonstrates that when it comes to mainstream presentation of music we live in the least diverse era probably ever . Tim is a Legend.😁👍

[@coryward9537]

true legend for sure! love Tiny Tim truly unique human being RIP my friend

[@SidewalkSurfer22]

I’m completely lost as to why his song is “creepy” or he’s weird. He just wanted to make people happy and saying his song is cursed or creepy isn’t doing this incredible man any service.

[@SamanthaEatsCookies]

The laughs may hurt to hear even now, but what a person Tiny Tim was. This was a truly unique performance no one expected especially at this time. Even now, it sounds so fantastic. The gratefulness Tiny Tim had for just being on the show is so humbling.

[@er1cmaurer]

A very interesting soul. A true gentleman as well.

[@mora1948]

I was not expecting that amazing ending wish it lasted longer

[@marclopez9492]

The second song is included in one on Sponge Bob cartoons, I didn’t know it was this artist singing.

[@yskproductions8188]

Bro had a podcast mic in 1962 He is the mannnnnn............

[@FJX716]

This guy created so much weird media that people used to built huge franchises. The first episode of SpongeBob used him, insidious used him and I’m sure there are things out there I’ve never even heard.

[@stevolution1977]

Tiny Tim the LEGEND! 🙌🏾

[@EmunahFL]

I live about 5 miles away from a restaurant he used to work in when he stayed briefly in South Florida called Hemmingway's. It's under a different name now, but the building is still there, and they maintain it well. It would have been mid 80's, like 1985-ish. He came to South Florida often.

[@Urlocalpotatogirl555]

I just appreciate the fact weather or not he was a big star In his time he still did what he enjoyed and got many opportunities to show his talent. Died doing what he loved literally as well he put all he got in his work and that’s what I appreciate about him.❤️❤️ rip T.T🥺

[@Sybridge0210]

I'm here again. god bless tiny tim.

[@DerickFeigum-o8y]

Tiny tim was an absolute genius extremely underrated and buried in Minneapolis Minnesota where I now live

[@dirktenhaaf100]

.................... A very excellent guy !!!!!!!!!! 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Always loved this guy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gr1629]

According to the notes, this was first broadcast on April 4, 1968. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assasinated earlier that day. I'm surprised the show wasn't preempted. But then again, 24-hour news was not yet in vogue.

[@judibarton8807]

Herbert was a fantastic performer.

[@cyborgsevenofnine]

Awww I saw personally nothing at all wrong with this wonderful human being ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ :)

[@kennethabbott3793]

I seen him in concert in naples Fla in 89.He was very talented.

[@livaniakarla5552]

Ele era muito bom estou emocionada com as músicas dele, vi hoje e amei❤❤

[@astrix1014]

Johnny Carson always gave people a chance

[@이동연-c6d]

Mr Longlegs showed in public lol

[@russellcampbell9198]

T.T. should be held up as an inspiration to all those misfits who think they have nothing to contribute to the world. Keep on pitching, everyone.

[@kevinscharick3174]

I just love the fact of the song veing featured on SpongeBob. TT is amazing. Now i know why the animal pee'd on Johnny Carsons head

[@dannyz9771]

Something about Tiny Tim is unsettling

[@Pookie061]

Wonderful

[@Jonakaiii]

Everyone saying “the laughs hurt” are projecting. You really think Tiny Tim didn’t know what he was doing? You really think this wasn’t a character. All respect to the dude. He build a persona around what he liked and made it work.

[@marieshannon.24]

Well This is history that was missed by all of them!!!

[@yourboiFluff]

It’s almost like tiny Tim is just a regular goofy guy with a talent and not some creepy guy in a random alley way at night.

[@benjurqunov]

How did that quality create homosexual special rights ?

[@yourboiFluff]

@@benjurqunov I never said anything about that bro like tf are you talking about 💀💀💀🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑🧌🧌🧌🧌🛒🛒🛒🛒🛒

[@ronsmith1986]

I really liked him. I thought he had talent and I wish he were here today. 😊

[@IndraTenseiXIII]

This remains me that part of Joker when they invited him to the show and he ended up blowin the presenters head with a nice headshot 🤣🔫

[@Brandi_Aguilar_Funny_Vlogs]

LOOOOOVE Tiny Tim, I too, am pretty weird. Tiny Tim is definitely a person I would be besties with.

[@darh7111]

He knew so many old songs! He was amazing. I think he may have been on the spectrum, not that it matters. Just have family members who are and I see similarities. He achieved his dreams against the odds. He married 3xs and had a daughter. 💛

[@ohtwo23]

I respect him. He wasn’t afraid to deliver vocals in a way that’d never been done before. That is INNOVATION.

[@Hadley_HedIay]

yeah, even the album cover, he was just "this is me". what a g

[@matthewsaul3533]

That's an interesting perspective. That's not what comes across to me at all. I see something different. Audio and film recording are relatively new. And the ability to read music is no longer as common as it used to be, and I'm not an exception to that. I seem to notice a habit some of us humans have of reflecting on the 20th century and talking about things that had never been done before. In some cases, obviously that's true. But if you go back and listen to the singers he mentioned as influences, I believe he mentioned about four of them, you can hear what he was doing in what they were doing. He added a layer of sort of surrealist kind of absurdist, unhinged-ness to it. But I think more than innovation what we see is perhaps a glimpse into what were more common ways of performing in the past than we realize because none of it was recorded. In the age of computers and telephones and televisions and radios and screens, screens, screens, our entertainment comes in a form that mimic's the stardom of the 20th century. But before all that there were all kinds of places where musicians could play to make money. Side shows, clubs, theaters, etc and I have no doubt that super weird, crazy seeming people like Tiny Tim were around. I think things were actually a lot more weird than we think they were. Perhaps the weirdness of the world begins to hide as the world fills evermore with cameras. Personally, I see Tiny Tim as a mirror. An image of the psychosis of our own times reflected back to us as "entertainment."

[@Neformalis]

I wonder if Martin Jacque was influenced by Tiny Tim 🤔

[@dennistucker9081]

Herbert Buckingham, Khaury, known professionally as Tiny Tim, created a sensation when he appeared on Laugh-In and Johnny Carson in 1968. Certainly not a great singer, he was fairly decent, very sincere, and gave an interesting and entertaining presentation. As a vocal instructor, and experienced choir Director, perhaps I can offer a couple of useful observations. Tiny Tim was quite right in his history of the early singers of the 20th century. As a matter fact, he was considered an authority on the subject. His singing was done mostly in Head Voice, otherwise known as falsetto. The male falsetto is considered a legitimate voice range. What I suspect might have happened to put him in that voice range, would be one of two possibilities. I am aware that he listened to those singers as a boy and that the boys’ natural voice range is the head voice. So he may have just have carried that on as he got older. The second possibility is that if a Victrola gets cranked up just a little too much the turntable starts racing. The male singers will sound like women, and the women will sound something like children. Again, it’s apparent that Tiny Tim was singing along as he listened. And not knowing any better, ended up with falsetto singing as his calling card.

[@AJ-tp9bk]

@@dennistucker9081 Very interesting. 👍

[@romanminnes7422]

I can’t stop looking up tiny Tim videos. He’s so oddly interesting

[@user-xu4ow3bu6f]

Once you go down that rabbit-hole brother you're never coming back. I've been there they had to send in a SWAT team to get me out.

[@patsybling020]

I've been obsessed since a week

[@adamclark9004]

Check his howard stern interviews

[@lisaparsons4124]

Yes he had his own style

[@edyoll]

You're wrong about made an episode about him that's really good.

[@bobdylan1677]

Tiny Tim knew that being weird and being laughed at was his main selling point. He milked it very well. A very talented and shrewd performer.

[@lisaparsons4124]

Yes I agree he had his own style 😊

[@CantonAlexander]

@@firstthings_first9828keep that energy with Elvis

[@ChaseEmbrace]

I don't think he milked it at all. I don't think he cared one bit about being laughed at and I don't think he thought he was weird. He was just himself. He didn't even think about it. As a matter of fact, other people laughing probably just brought him more joy!

[@bradpity]

@@ChaseEmbracehe was very self aware if you listen to his interviews in the 90s, he even considered himself a washed up novelty act. he was a rebellious new yorker

[@dopecat_truecrime]

So Corey Feldman is the current Tiny Tim but with much less talent and skill.

[@julianhermanubis6800]

Tiny Tim comes across like a late 1920s/early 1930s vaudeville novelty act, which was exactly his intention.

[@1984isnotamanual]

People don’t get that these days. I’m 29, people my age, and even older, have no idea what vaudeville is and how overwhelmingly influential it was in early tv and movie comedy. Marx Brothers started out in vaudeville all those old great comedy acts did z

[@joshuawaltz9484]

Tiny Tim was such a gentle soul, just a very talented individual. God bless him. RIP.

[@Miketheman926]

Those are my thoughts also

[@lilybond6485]

Very unique. One of a kind.

[@Orange-Jumpsuit-Time]

Nowadays, religious right Conservatives would say he was encouraging young boys to become sissified, one only has to see what they said about that purple teletubby, and how they go completely insane over a multi-colored flag.

[@ClickClack_Bam]

He was a self-admitted child molester. He was the biggest POS a person could be.

[@GreatAwakening-s7r]

Very old, gentile soul. No fear or cares. He lived in his own heart. Love him.

[@yourfairyking]

It still pains me whenever I hear the screeching and howling laughter. I know he was very eccentric, but, God, he was so very strong being able to get up there and play it seriously while being taken for a joke. He was so unbelievably gifted, and the fact we're still talking about him today means he did something right. God bless Tiny Tim.

[@hectormelendez3812]

I am totally with you, he was a good kind person, talented and christian, he was different but nobody, absolutely nobody has the right to humiliate or disrespect him for being the way he was.

[@katherinesmyth6439]

He eccentrically unique Very smart guy and a walking encyclopedia of music of all kinds ... Thank You Tiny

[@nickgreen2905]

He was a joke. What are you sad about? He was a clown. Tip toe through the tulips was a song popularized by women in the 1920s. He never wrote any original music. Even the title Tiny Tim was a joke because he was so tall.

[@PureBlood42]

@Victor Alexander ~ Finally, someone said it. I've thought the world of him since I was like 5 yrs old in 1970. He's a man of faith and very, very old fashioned in values. He was also known to possess an extensive record collection dating back to the late 1800's. So, a great guy, I'm sure, but he absolutely was selling his outlandish novelty.

[@johnsjohnson448]

1968. Times were more Conservative. There was the War in Vietnam, and the only show on Television that was featuring far out topics and people was "Donahue."

[@BushcraftingBogan]

He was 60 years both behind and ahead of his time.

[@guitarmanrichard]

well said!

[@eliacithdavidgutierrezruiz8529]

Tienes toda la razón así es

[@thomasdupont7186]

well said, that's exactly it, many punk rockers for instance were obsessed with the guys.

[@Mazoncodm]

Yeah he would have definitely loved this gay generation

[@MelJohnson56]

@@Mazoncodmdude had 3 wives. He’s singing 1800s music of course it sounds weird

[@rapman5791]

I got to know Tiny Tim personally after seeing him perform at a small club in Massachusetts. He also would appear at Spooky World in Berlin,MA during Halloween. I must admit I didn’t know what to expect however each and every time I saw him he would call me Mr. Richard (my first name). He was a very humble and gracious man who would give his all no matter how many people were in the audience and stayed to sign autographs until there was nobody left. He was quirky and eccentric yes…,.but a more kinder and genuine man you would never meet. R.I.P. old friend ✝️💔

[@fedbia2003]

Ok, quick question if you knew him: There are comments here saying people in this video were making fun/laughing at his expense. Now while I believe people were enjoying him hamming up his persona, at no point did I feel that anyone was in any way attacking or insulting him. Am I totally out of line for thinking that or are people just being too sensitive from nothing? I know damn well given his timeframe he would have been different and that would have in general caused problems for him, but in this instance I think people were surprised but enjoying his company and not demeaning him.

good for you

[@cyborgsevenofnine]

Awwww that is absolutely amazing wow I'm so happy that you had a fortunate chance to actually meet the Tiny tim and in person wow, I am so happy for you and anyone who was with you awww super and thank you for wanting to share this with us.

[@patricktomkins7907]

​@@fedbia2003totally agree. He's totally hamming up his eccentricities. His facial expressions especially during the second number are priceless. He has serious comedic talent and the audience loves it. People are entirely misreading the performance and the audience's reaction to it.

[@Zeepjeliefs]

​@patricktomkins7907 I agree I hear more surprise in their tone than ridicule.

[@cfv704]

Dude was fearless. Especially for being genuine during those times.

[@lisaparsons4124]

Yes I agree and has his own style

[@MrJames1034]

Being genuine these days is probably more dangerous than they were in those days. Because people take being different a lot more seriously today than they did back then.

[@bunnybachman]

I saw Tiny Tim in the early 90's. I got to meet him after the show. He seemed to really appreciate it that I asked for his autograph. My heart went out to him.

[@danielvaldez9404]

Murió en 1966 nisiquiera llegó a los 90 no seas mentiroso.

[@alejandroaguirre970]

​@@danielvaldez9404murió en 1996 el 30 de noviembre ...

[@BombsAwayLP]

​@@danielvaldez9404shows what you know

[@sunnyanderson5385]

@@danielvaldez9404In THE 90s, not in HIS 90s

[@Ya-rs9mk]

@@sunnyanderson5385you don’t speak spanish do you? He said he died in 1966, and that he didn’t live to see the 90s. he is wrong tho

[@PatKennedy-z1u]

How could anyone not love this sweet gentle darling soul?

[@sjtom57]

Tiny knew people would make fun of him just like Carson did on much of this appearance, but Tiny was a real gentleman and took it in stride. I had the pleasure of seeing him perform live several times and met him once although very briefly. The current world could use more people like him. May that gentle man rest in peace.

[@twohamburgers]

I am dying laughing at your comment, a good laugh is to better health at that.

[@marthawelch4289]

@@twohamburgers Gosh, Sam, I have always read and heard the same compliments as sjtom57 expressed regarding Tiny's pleasant and polite personality. According to Wikipedia he was described as a lonely outcast romantic who was "genuine" in his desire to bring happiness to others. Indeed the

[@gypsyrain7289]

Tiny Tim danced to his own drummer but he was brillant!

[@aarondalton2223]

What a freak show! Imagine if everyone in the world was just like Tiny Tim? It would last about a month and then we’d all die.

[@ratpatooti5080]

@@aarondalton2223 We're all dying the way it is right now. If everyone was like Tiny Tim, maybe people would have some empathy for a change.

[@curtisdale2791]

Tiny Tim was in on the joke and knew exactly what he was doing. Some of the biggest acts in pop and rock have gotten to the top by letting their freak flag fly. Tiny Tim was an innovator in this respect

[@Leo-ws6cp]

man did it work!

[@localgrassfieldboneshandler]

right on the nail , people are being too sensitive, just because they're laughing it doesn't mean they didn't like him, he was deliberately doing stuff that was funny.

[@brittanysugoi8943]

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[@brittanysugoi8943]

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[@extraslayar4585]

@@localgrassfieldboneshandlerthey forget alot of people laughed at Elton John, Freddie Mercury, Kiss, and many many more world renown artist.

[@moe42o]

A shame those two didn't show him more kindness and respect. He was very intelligent and talented.

[@DonnaChamberson]

They showed him plenty.

[@sayeager5559]

I know he took on this personae as a way to draw attention to himself, but he really was a talented and interesting guy. Find an interview with him from later in his career he is extremely knowledgeable about music and a lot more "normal" than he was in the 60s.

[@1SqueakyWheel]

So many celebrities are like that... They project their shtick really hard up front while making a name for themselves, and relax much later. Cyndi Lauper is a fun example of this too... she was so funny in her early "airheaded babble-box" days. With both Cyndi and Tim, the act was so endearing, nobody minded.

[@RosaGarcia-zd8zm]

@@1SqueakyWheel and lady gaga also is example

[@1SqueakyWheel]

@@RosaGarcia-zd8zm Yes she is! I remember watching her on Leno one night, she was being a total space cadet. It wasn't like her at all, because she's given great interviews elsewhere.

[@subg8858]

His persona was a legit reflection of himself though. There is. Othing phony about this guy. He was developing his act for years before he became famous. He would have been doing the exact same thing in a dive somewhere if he never got famous

[@theoloutlaw]

Tiny Tim was brilliant on another level, I don't think a lot of people get that apart from the funny side of him, he was a one in a million original.

[@leonardodalongisland]

He and Andy Kaufman would have made a great duo.

[@mobrules29]

He certainly was brilliant on another level, with an encyclopedic knowledge of long forgotten Americana songs and lyrics. John Lennon and Bob Dylan were huge fans - they recognized the genius of Tiny Tim. However many did not, and unfortunately regarded him as a novelty act. Their loss.

[@Degjoy]

I agree entirely

[@tinaroberts5858]

Health wise, he was way ahead of his time. I like his old time music. He was extremely entertaining.

[@truthprevails7085]

Hi, ai guess I’m not sure of your reference to his health…how was he ahead of his time? Thanks in advance!

[@AlmostReady504]

"Health-wise"? Where are you from Sister

[@jehobden]

Despite his healthy eating, he died in 1996 at age 64.

[@tymesho]

Why. Why do vegans ALWAYS have to act like newly "born again" Christians?

[@mattdad8429]

@@truthprevails7085 Well, there was a pretty significant part of the interview that you may have skipped about health foods, and taking care of your body from the inside out. He was also anti-drug anti-drink.

[@willswalkingwest7267]

Herbert Khaury was a sweet man. He was a master of self promotion, he adored fame. He wasn't a druggie or alcoholic like so many entertainers. He was an odd fellow but very nice. He loved his audiences, no matter how small. He had a heart attack on stage, performing against the doctors' advice and after being taken off stage he passed out and died. He died doing what he truly loved.

[@mickm5097]

He liked to drink beer a lot, so it's possible he was an alcoholic, but from what I understand, he didn't use drugs.

[@perfectfae3534]

​@@mickm5097 Alcohol is a drug

[@mickm5097]

@@perfectfae3534 True technically, but in common speech, when we talk about drugs, we are usually referring to substances other than alcohol.

[@joebagadonuts8852]

Tiny Tim was a walking encyclopedia of 20th century popular music. It seemed that he could sing any song, especially from the first several decades at the drop of a hat. I remember when Don Rickles was guest host and had him on. You'd think that Rickles would slice him to ribbons, but he was very polite and nice to Tiny even as he was getting good comedic mileage from him.

[@williamanthony9090]

Don Rickles knew when to go on the attack, and when to hold back. I didn't see him with Tiny Tim, but it doesn't surprise me that he was polite. Rickles never tried to hurt anyone on purpose. He was a class act.

[@retroguy9494]

@@williamanthony9090 I agree with you. To attack Tiny Tim in his signature way would have bombed and Rickles knew that.

[@mikestevenson576]

I think guys like Rickles and Carson were partial to Tiny Tim in large part because he was singing standards in an era of rock music that they found foreign and disturbing.

[@dskcgaming2109]

You know it's so crazy that he's all over Tik-Tok and people use his songs as scary songs but he's actually so upbeat and happy it's crazy Tiny Tim was awesome

[@grungeisdead8998]

I remember him from the pilot episode of SpongeBob "🎶living in the sunlight loving in the moonlight having a wonderful time🎶" song when SpongeBob is cooking for all the customers

[@r3b3lvegan89]

This guy was genius. Fearless creative and trolled just by being himself. So damn gentle and misunderstood

[@chinmeysway]

Similar to trans and queer ppl

[@guesswhat-chickenbutt]

I think I'm seeing autism.

[@Aaron-ze1io]

@@chinmeysway yeah autistic

[@milantarbuk1039]

@@chinmeysway He would not support those though, tiny was misogynistic beyond belief even for the time

[@robertfuentes9677]

The world was not ready for the legendary musical talent this amazing man had, Tiny Tim was truly ahead of his time

[@wirelessone2986]

Maybe he was ahead by being behind.Someone else commented if he would have been in the 20's he would have been an even bigger success.

[@levanahyll5884]

He was on the spectrum (Autism). I recognize that cadence in speech and the stimming. He exudes innocence like a child.

[@RishayanPorMexico]

I had the great honor of meeting Tiny Tim in person, in of all places, a greyhound bus station, where I was working at the newsstand. Tiny had come over to purchase multiple copies of several scandal sheets, like the National Enquirer. He was complaining something about they hadn't portrayed him correctly. I got him to autograph one of the papers, but unfortunatly lost the paper over the years.

[@alexanders1330]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@Crazeyfor67]

The way he sang that last song was amazing. Never seen anyone who could sing at light speed. And he never stumbled once. Good ole TinyTim

[@CreachterZ]

This fella sounds like a record from the 1920’s.

[@Pamledger478]

That was his intention

thats what he studied, read up!!

[@1984isnotamanual]

@@Pamledger478tiny Tim is more intentional than most people think. He wasn’t stupid he knew how he came off.

[@Mazoncodm]

Nah he’s gay He would have loved this generation

[@mrg3neraltuxedos]

​@@Mazoncodmhe literally had a wife stop speculating that people are gay just by they way they act in stage this is only a character he made and not actually him

[@BobSebring]

He did a terrific version of stairway to heaven. A musical scholar and historian, Tiny Tim did it all. He was amazing. God bless Tiny Tim!

[@fionafinch348]

Nobody knew what to make of Tiny Tim when he came on the scene, whether he was pulling everybody's leg with his act, but he always seemed to come up genuine. I saw him in the Minneapolis Airport in transit not long before he died. I've always regretting not saying hello.