Soupy Sales born Milton Supman, has passed on to the great comedy castle in the sky. Sales (born Milton Supman) began his career with a 1953 kids’ TV show in Detroit called “Lunch With Soupy Sales,” and went on to star in both syndicated and network TV shows (including three for ABC) until his last series in 1979-80. They all followed similar formats: slapstick, awful (but good) punning, and goofy banter with shaggy puppets like White Fang and Black Tooth. And, of course, there were the trademark tossed custard pies — a career total of 20,000, according to Sales’ calculations. During the early 1960s, stars such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis and Shirley MacLaine received their just desserts side-by-side with the comedian on his television show.
