Waved over to the couch by Carson and sammy Davis Jr was right there, too. What a great moment in TV history.

This was an interesting discussion. I was very young and remember telling my parents how I had a crush on Freddie, and was very sad he died. On another note, it makes my blood boil that two grown men having a discussion on KZread have to change the word suicide to “unalive” I mean really think about it… they are forcing people to change verbiage in order to what? Not trigger a small subset of people who get to dictate what is said? I’m very concerned that people are getting used to, and automatically play along with this constant censorship and forget that it should not be tolerated.

@thatvalensteingirl

Жыл бұрын

KZread doesn't like words like suicide, abuse, sexual assault-- those words gets your videos flagged and buried in the algorithm, demonetized, and sometimes even taken down until you edit out the "bad words"

@amylamb3893

Жыл бұрын

I agree 100%. Scary times we be living in.

@steelethescene

Жыл бұрын

i have been watching reruns of Family and White Shadow lately. These and other shows like Jeffersons and All In The Family dealt with the issue of s*icide and more, openly. This “unaliving” nonsense is akin to banning books.

@ladyguerlain3707

Жыл бұрын

⁠​⁠​⁠@@steelethesceneCensoring the word SUICIDE with an asterisk that replaces the U is just as bad as skipping the word altogether by referring to it as “unalive.”

@steelethescene

Жыл бұрын

@lady i agree with u 100%. i’ve had comments removed in the past for this or that word so i have made certain concessions. but i just can’t bring myself to use a euphemism such as unalive ...

As a 9 or ten year old, I never missed an episode of Chico and the Man. My favorite part always was when Chico jumped out of the back of his van, with that killer smile of his. He was such a doll… loved to have seen how far his career might have gone. His death was so tragic.

@LoriKasprzak-yk6nc

Жыл бұрын

He unalived himself in despair when his wife divorced him & took custody of his baby son. In doing that, he took himself permanently out of his son's life. He was bipolar.

@bobma6342

9 ай бұрын

@@LoriKasprzak-yk6nc Yep, it was such a waste.

@tonym994

7 ай бұрын

he didn't need a script .one time, on Dinah Shore's show, she was opening a present on TV w/ some difficulty. Tony Orlando was on, also. Freddie says, "whattya know? 2 puerto Ricans, and not a knife between us".got a killer laff.@@bobma6342

Interesting story, I think his son is the silver lining of this story. I hope Freddy Prinze is at peace and is able to see everything his son accomplished.

In 1980 I worked for a Beverly Hills Law Firm doing billing. Many high profile Hollywood clients at this firm. Most client billing files had maybe 10 or 20 billing sheets in them. I ran across a file which was 6 inches thick. I look at the name. Freddy Prinze Estate. When he died, Freddy's mom, girlfriend from the old neighborhood and his wife all lawyered up to cash in. My law firm was the "referee." So who got the money? The 3 lawyers got everyone fighting and churned it until there was nothing left.

@derekbury7262

Жыл бұрын

wow

@NineteenEighty-Four

Жыл бұрын

Merica! 🇺🇸

@GrumpyMeow-Meow

Жыл бұрын

I believe it. Btw, lawyering up is not an American thing. Look at Prince Harry and his entourage of British money grabbers.

@Johnnysday

Жыл бұрын

You’ve got to love those lawyers…

@donjuan1811

Жыл бұрын

BAR attorneys are not lawyers they're crooks in nice suits

Chico and the Man was great! Awesome cast!

One thing about the series... it was so huge, but it never went into syndication. It seemingly broke so many hearts that they were afraid to show it.

Mark is among the greatest story tellers I've ever encountered. I could listen to this guy read my entire insurance policy and still be looking forward to him reading my auto finance paperwork.

@modern-times

Жыл бұрын

For me, it's bedtime stories by Mark and Eric. I sleep and wake up periodically to Mark's voice - soothing, unobtrusive and fascinating, I have no problem rewatching what I fell asleep to. Mark has encyclopaedic knowledge of everything he talks about - how brilliant! Absolutely amazing work you guys! Thank you Eric for creating this platform for the two of you, I have followed them from the get-go.

@tamjansan1154

Жыл бұрын

💯❤

@mollyfenn3057

Жыл бұрын

Omg I loved your comment, so clever I genuinely enjoyed how funny and clever your comment was, Thank you......

Freddie’s mother Maria wrote a book about his life, and death… ‘The Freddie Prinze Story’. It’s heartbreaking, from a mother’s perspective. There was also the story of a 13 year old girl in California who killed her self after Freddie died. She wanted to be buried near him. Tragic.

@KarmicSalt

5 ай бұрын

The is interred next to the great actor George Raft, btw

@famousgraveswithdiamonddave

4 ай бұрын

@@KarmicSalt And next to his father.

I never realized until you said how ahead if it's time was chico and the man. A fully diverse cast with theme composed and performed by a blind Puerto Rican. So many Ts crossed. Thanks mucho

@lesliecarrasquillo5549

11 ай бұрын

José Feliciano is his name

Mark Jose Feliciano is a Puerto Rican born in 1945 in Lares Puerto Rico.he was five when he migrated to Spanish Harlem. Love your content I can hear you for hours.

Love the clip of Freddie drumming with Buddy Rich. I had no idea Freddie could drum. Very impressive that he could hang in there with Buddy. I also remember Scatman Crothers best from The Shining. One of my top 5 favorite movies of all time.

Todays greats in comedy were in awe of Freddie. Thank you for the story, gents.

Fame is a killer, especially in the very young.

I had such a crush on Freddie and never missed an episode of Chico and the Man. I was so upset when he died, especially the way he died. I'm older now and understand why he did that, which makes his death that much sadder.

@joseortega-us6rn

8 ай бұрын

My sister almost die because of depressionn condition that was not well known at that time, the intro song was perform by Jose Feliciano another Puerto Rican Feliz Navidad Carol.

My dad really liked Chico & the Man. I remember watching the show with him & mom. I wonder what Freddie would have achieved had his life gone on. Such a tragedy.

I'm a fan of your show in Japan. I grew up in Japan watching reruns of Brady Bunch and I love Lucy, imagining that was what America was like. When my family moved to NYC in 1974, Chico and the Man was on. It wasn't Brady Bunch, and even with my broken English, I was laughing my ass off every week!

Great show. I do miss the days when we could express humor openly that we can’t today.

@michelefranz7522

Жыл бұрын

You can't you have the crybabies hollering racism all the time. Which is the most over used word today. They wouldn't be able to handle it. Back then nobody was offended by that humor.

@HackberryAcres

Жыл бұрын

@@michelefranz7522 I agree. It’s not like it was one-sided then either. People of all races cracked on themselves and other races. So many comedians have gotten shut down now that were truly funny.

@claireprice5101

Жыл бұрын

😊ò

@isabellind1292

Жыл бұрын

Society's being over run by victims.

@steelethescene

Жыл бұрын

Joan Rivers had to do ab*rti*n jokes by talking about her appendectomy as a young comic and that was ages ago ...

Wow, brings back so many great memories. As an 8 year old, I had a humongous crush on Freddie Prinze! I was rapt watching Chico and the Man! Thanks for covering this, guys! 🙌🏽

@jennifersignsoflife1375

Жыл бұрын

Me TOO! I graduated in 1979 (well, I was in college by 1975, but that's a looong story) & my friends all crushes on the SNL cast, the Bee Gees & John Travolta. Not ME. I was always the black sheep. I Ioved Freddy Prince, George Clinton, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, ALL the Isley Bros., Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, et al. I ended up marrying a White cop & we have 4 kids (& 7 grandchildren), LOL. I STILL listen to the same music & enjoy the same TV shows/movies. As a matter of fact, the ONLY shows my kids were allowed to watch were, "Hanging With Mr. Cooper", "The Steve Harvey Show", "A Different World", "The Cosby Show", & others that portrayed men as smart, professional, caring, well-groomed & respected by the women around them. Not ONE of the "White" shows did that. The most popular were the WORST. "Home Improvement", with "Tim the Tool Man" was awful. Not just his TV wife, but his kids, treated him like he was a buffoon. Always breaking things things & the ER knew him by name. NOT how I wanted my children to view a dad.

@Girlytang

Жыл бұрын

@@jennifersignsoflife1375 hahaha I love this! We would be buddies in real life! I graduated HS in ‘85. I’m biracial but leaned towards the pale side of the divide with my crushes, lol!!! Speaking of: I luurrrrrved the Bee Gees! And Peter Frampton. And David Cassidy! *sigh* We never missed Archie Bunker and Welcome Back, Kotter. When I was very little, I remember Mod Squad. I wanted to be Peggy Lipton, but I’m brown and have curly hair, lol. A little girl could dream. Good stuff. We knew right from wrong then. People got along a lot better then when it should have been the contrary according to today’s standards. Laughing alleviated tensions while exposing bigotry for what it was. I hate how sensitive and unnecessarily nasty many people are now. So much in current society is engineered to divide. I love all kinds of music but lean towards ‘80s pop, ‘70s rock, and ‘90s country. 🤠

@gen-xboomer9489

Жыл бұрын

I was more a BJ and the Bear guy✌️

@Girlytang

Жыл бұрын

@@gen-xboomer9489 no shade on that choice either! Lol

@caitrina19

Жыл бұрын

I was 15-1/2 when Freddie died, and yah, I had a crush on him too! Loved watching “Chico and the Man!”

I was 17 when Chico and the man was on, I didn’t really remember his full story. Thanks for clearing it up Mark.

@jimd5955

Жыл бұрын

I watched it also and had no idea what was really going on back then being a kid

@joseortega-us6rn

8 ай бұрын

The intro song Chico and The Man was perform by another Puerto Rican Jose Feliciano, Feliz Navidad Tim and your loves ones from Borinquen, I was 17 at that time as well.

When Mark speaks, it feels like reliving so many moments during my own life along with knowledge and facts that fill out that point in time. Very special & important to share.

Chico and the man is one of my most favorite shows ever. And I've shown it to all my children. And they absolutely love it, and it's the perfect way to show how people can be totally different from one another and end up loving each other at the end . Jack Albertson's character loved Freddie prinzes character like a son. He never had a son, and Freddie showed him to open up his heart and that we all arent so different from eachother, and laughing all the way. Many years ago I went to go visit. Freddy's grave and that same day. I found an original TV Guide proof cover That hung in the tv guidehead quarters and hollywood of him Jack and Scat man inside of a trash can. And it is one of my most prized possessions that I own.

My husband looked like Freddie Prinz when he was young. I will mail that book to you when I get some time. My 98 yr old Mom hasn’t been feeling good right now. Taking care of her right now. Great show. Brings back a lot of memories.

Just when I think this will be a story I’m not interested in, Mark’s ace story telling talents suck me in… great show, as usual ❤

@AmericasUntoldStories

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@Guide1089

Жыл бұрын

@@AmericasUntoldStories I didn't know what to make of Freddie, he wasn't that funny to me, ethnic jokes aside he had no foundation to build his life/act/public life on... I think he was not that cool a person. Pretending you've just shot yourself is NOT funny now, or ever. He was either a pathetic, mentally ill young man who had the world at his fingertips at the age of 21, then lost it all, leaving his family in a mess. He was a likable enough guy ( money has a way of attracting people, eh? ), but he had "yes men" as his underlings, which led to his mess after the death of Freddie.

@jadewinslow7818

Жыл бұрын

​@@MrEdWeirdoShowI know you're lying because arsinio never had a live audience hahajaha

David Brenner had an infectious laugh.. i always liked him.. great photo of him.

I loved Freddy Prince! Gone to Soon, Chico and the man.

@lace1245

Жыл бұрын

He’s alive. Idk what the hell this video even is.

@LittleBlueOwl318

3 ай бұрын

Loved him so much you couldn't be bothered to even spell his name correctly?!

@LittleBlueOwl318

3 ай бұрын

@@lace1245 Enlighten yourself and learn a thing - this is regarding Freddie Prinze SR! Where do you think Jr got his name from??!!

Freddy Prins really did make a huge impression on the Johnny Carson Show. How do I know? I still remember seeing it on TV-50 years after the fact.

@ontheroadhome4796

7 ай бұрын

It's on KZread also.

@BHawkins

6 ай бұрын

Me too. The end of the story is just too sad to be as funny as it should be

I temember as a kid when they kept the show going without Freddie. Everyone was upset and thought it was in poor taste. I was very upset at Freddie's passing. the show tanked so fast.

@LittleBlueOwl318

3 ай бұрын

I wasn't offended that they kept going - what offended me was the way that they did it! They didn't mention Chico's absence until several episodes into the next season and even then they were disturbingly blase about it & down played the significance. They could've used it as a teaching moment and dealt with EVERYONE'S grief properly, but they just up and glossed over it like nothin'. Ugh!

@kathikay8942

3 ай бұрын

@LittleBlueOwl318 oh that's right. Yes and it made the show deflate like a pancake. What a bummer how it was handled

@LittleBlueOwl318

3 ай бұрын

They then cast Gabriel Melgar as Raul - but they put waaaaaaay too much weight on his little shoulders rather than take the initiative themselves... and then to add insult to injury, they turned around and blamed him for their own failures. SAD!

@kathikay8942

3 ай бұрын

@LittleBlueOwl318 Oh my.! i didn't know that ! Hollywood eats people It's a vicious scene and always was. Freddie was too young to handle instant fame and wealth. It's very sad Had he lived he would have been top of the rest and made many movies as well He could have gotten clean and sober with help and worked on his inner demons Amazing that his son Freddie Prince Jr turned out so well considering the tragedy. I was just imagining Freddie performing at Dangerfields back in the day and how cool that woulda been. He would have stole the show!

Mark - you truly are a great storyteller. I am super engaged! Great job! Will watch more of your stuff .

@AmericasUntoldStories

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

“Chico…don’t be discouraged…”

@portiamatthews9654

Жыл бұрын

Jose Felicano wrote and sang the theme song.

@deantait8326

Жыл бұрын

😂 your abbreviated comment read; 🤔 …”Chico, don’t be disco” - 😳

@radiantmessenger3369

Жыл бұрын

"The man he ain't so hard to understand" 🎵😊

@portiamatthews9654

Жыл бұрын

@@radiantmessenger3369 🎶 because it's good in everyone and a new day has just begun 🎶

@msmerc86

7 ай бұрын

"You can see the morning sun if you try."

Mark Grobert...an American treasure...

This is really good guys. The stories, and letting people know of the weaknesses that so many of us share, it makes you think. And now we look back and say, “imagine what Freddie could have done.”

Prinze was too young to deal with the fame that he became immersed in. Combine that with drugs and it equals tragedy. Very sad

Always loved Freddy Prinze. Being Puerto Rican, he was the man.

I remember reading about his death at age 14 and weeping. I had never experienced that with a celebrity death. He was a very disturbed young man. So talented and such a beautiful man but so disturbed.

I remember That's not my job and Looking good ! Chico and the man love every episode still till this day !!! RIP

In the early 1970s there were only a few TV stations and everyone watched the same thing every night

Scat Man Caruthers was the voice of the 1970's cartoon Hong Kong Phooey. He also did a great episode of "The Twilight Zone" called "Kick The Can" where he shows up at this old folks home and gets these old people to play the kid game Kick The Can. The longer they play it the younger they get.

@stephenhood2948

Жыл бұрын

Oh damn!! I remember that episode!! I didn't know that is who that was.

@christopherkimble8534

Жыл бұрын

Hong Kong Phooey number 1 super guy Hong Kong Phooey quicker than the human eye

@stephenhood2948

Жыл бұрын

That was from the 83 Twilight Zone movie, I had thought the original TZ show would be a bit before my time. I also saw Scatman Crothers was also in The Shining, again I didn't realize that was him.

@msmerc86

7 ай бұрын

He's got style, such a groovy style and a bod that just won't stop. When the going gets rough he's super tough with a Hong Kong Phooey chop.

Who killed Freddy Prinze? I think it’s obvious it was Freddy himself. He was off his head on drugs, depressed, had just gotten bad news in regard to his impending divorce. His ex was taking him to the cleaners. He had spent the night making phone calls in which he had made some troubling remarks, enough for his family to get his doctor to go visit him at his hotel room. His manager, his assistant, his parents, and other people around him who had received calls from him or had been in his presence that night were deeply concerned by his behaviour. His mother and father had made the drive to his hotel in the middle of the night, prior to his shooting, only to arrive to discover he had been taken to the hospital. He was worth more money alive than dead, so nobody particularly benefited from his death. Do I believe he was suicidal, not particularly. I believe though at the moment of his shooting he was at a low point. My youngest brother also took his life when he was drunk and under the influence of drugs. He was depressed at the time but I don’t believe he was suicidal. I believe he made a silly decision while not in the right frame of mind. I believe if he went to sleep instead of hanging himself he would’ve woken up and been fine. It was a spur of the moment the decision which cost him his life.

His son was all over the place in Hollywood with huge success early 2000s but you never really hear of him anymore. Family and all that im sure but he basically dissapeared.

What a great episode. You guys never disappoint!

Thank goodness Freddy Jr.s mother did well to keep him stable. So smart great husband and father. Sad to think if dad lived what would he have done to his son? Great study of a time where drugs messed up so much talent. This should be a part a documentary. Very educational. Luckily, I read these stories as a kid. It kept me away from drugs.

Prinze's obsession with Lenny Bruce and dating his daughter is similar in some ways to Nick Cage's with Elvis. In Cage's case it included a large collection of Presley memorabilia and merchandise, then going a bit further by marrying Elvis's daughter, Lisa Marie. Just luck he wasn't obsessed with Sonny Bono.

@MagravatorMag

Жыл бұрын

😂

@allisonoconnor8055

Жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😜

@SJ-ni6iy

Жыл бұрын

Lisa Marie also thought Michael Jackson, had married her because of his obsession with her father.

@GorgeouslyStupidThing

Жыл бұрын

​@@SJ-ni6iyLisa Marie had to be deeply steeped in drugs to not know she was marrying a gay with interest in young boys and was carving his face into Diana Ross. She used him as much but by putting her kids in harm's way cuz she probably hooked up with him as she wanted a singing career and he could help. Do you honestly believe those 2 were ever intimate?

He couldn't handle that level of fame. Sad. I was watching an episode of Later with Bob Costas in the 1990s. Costas interviewed Tony Orlando, a good friend of Prinze. It was revealed in this interview that Prinze was not in his right mind. Prinze would watch old flim footage of President Kennedy's funeral...over and over again. He had written a list of the celebrities that he wanted at his funeral. The list read like a who's who of the film industry. Elizabeth Taylor was on that list and later stated that she would've attended Prinze' funeral but she was snowed in at her ski chalet in Switzerland. That level of fame messed up his mind...and the drugs made it worse. I mourned him then and I mourn him now. It didn't and shouldn't have ended that way. He had so much to live for. The devil is a liar...we can't listen to the devil when he messes with our heads. Im glad that his son, Freddie Prinze,Jr. is living a happy and healthy life.💯✝️🙏

I had the biggest crush on Freddie growing up and was devastated when I heard he died 💔

Oh damn, I was just reading about Freddies obsession with the Zapruder film. I had no idea, this should be a very interesting story.

I loved Freddie Prince, I love the show Chico and the Man, watched it all the time.

I loved Freddie Prinze.

Great episode on Freddie Prince brings back many memories. One correction is Jose Feliciano is actually born in Puerto Rico and his mother moved to NYC to have access for his blindness.

@joseortega-us6rn

8 ай бұрын

Feliz Navidad nssn from Puerto Rico.

@antoniohosino145

7 ай бұрын

YES , JOSE FELICIANO WAS BORN IN LARES PUERTO RICO 🇵🇷 !!! YES THEY DID MOVE TO NEW YORK !!!

Freddie was first celebrity crush. I had a tiny newspaper photo of him in my room for ages. I couldn't have been more than 10.

Thank you America's Untold Stories, Mr. Hunley & Mr. Groubert.

Ah, memories. I remember watching Carson where he made a comment about a kitty that cost him some dollars.

Great stuff

Great show. José Feliciano is not Mexican , he is Puerto Rican born in the town of Lares, Puerto Rico

I am watching that episode now "Minority of One".

Wow, you've brought up some great memories for me AND Surprises! Thank You for your fine details. And brilliance.

WB's was scared to hire Pryor in the lead, as he was a wild man. but he is credited as a writer in the opening credits, as he'd written jokes for Brook's comic masterpiece. Mel Brooks badly wanted him, but was overruled. Cleavon Little didn't disapoint anyone. he was excellent.

@tonym994

7 ай бұрын

thanx. all the best of holidays!

Loved him. Son is a good actor too.

Wow...1st appearance and called to the couch !!!!

You guys could do a show on Barney the dinosaur and it would be riveting!!!! You are both great and no ego involved👍🏻 can’t say that about a lot of other shows

@AmericasUntoldStories

Жыл бұрын

Barney shot dope.

On the night of January 28, 1977, after talking on the telephone with his estranged wife, Prinze received a visit from his business manager, Marvin "Dusty" Snyder. While Snyder was visiting him, Prinze put a gun to his head and shot himself.

Another great show , thanks guys... GS... Australia.

@AmericasUntoldStories

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Great episode!

i still love the show chico and the man i stream it on tubi Freddie prinze was such a talented and funny comedian. it's tragic that his demons beat him.

So interesting!!! Such a good story teller!!

Scatman Caruthers was the voice of Hong Kong Phooey. The cartoon

Wow! What a memory Mark has!

Love this….thank you for doing these 💓

@AmericasUntoldStories

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sandy. Had to be done. It was gnawing at me for years. mg

@NY2AZSandy

Жыл бұрын

⁠@@AmericasUntoldStories glad I found you I’m already a big fan of Eric’s

Does YT think they're not contributing to the stigmatization of suicide when they force podcasters to use silly words like "unalive" and they remove videos containing stories of suicide while at the same time, leaving little alerts under said removed videos on how to reach out for help after they've suggested suicide is too taboo a topic to speak openly about? That is not compassionate. YT is part of the problem.

Such a great channel!!

Scream was filmed in Sonoma County, and they were set to use Santa Rosa High, an old brick campus from before the Big War for it. A deal was cut with the skool bored, but they bailed when somebody read the script and found out that teenagers in it were sex obsessed and swore. I lived a block away and attended the big meeting with the community where most of us were pissed that the board was making us look like a bunch of yokels. It got ugly when a black preacher on the board was reminded by one of the crowd that he had once been busted for beating his wife. This was about the same time that Isaac Asimov's kid was busted for having a ton of kiddie porn on his computer, also in Sonoma County.

Buddy Rich is the best drummer of all time. The speed and precision he was capable of are unmatched by anyone.

@webstercat

Жыл бұрын

Just a matter of opinion. Great drumming doesn’t always require speed or precision.

@stephenhood2948

Жыл бұрын

@@webstercat Just about everything is a matter of opinion, and I never said it did.

@edwardcapobianco2975

Жыл бұрын

Dino Danelli

@isabellind1292

Жыл бұрын

@@edwardcapobianco2975 Gene Krupa. The founding father of modern drumset playing. (Benny Goodman Orchestra "Sing, Sing, Sing" - AMAZING)!

@isabellind1292

Жыл бұрын

@jahgirl8647 My dad's too! I feel lucky my parents played music from the Big Band era so we could hear what amazing artists they got to listen to growing up.♥🎵♥

Husky! I used to work in the children's department at Sears.They had a Husky section. People were very sensitive about Husky jeans. I used to tell them it was just a name.I didn't think that kids should have to get a complex over a jeans size.

@zvsmith2008

Жыл бұрын

I remember as a kid my 2 older Bros teasing each other over having to wear “ Husky” as the other Wore “ Slim “…😂😂😂 Having to wear a “ Husky” was a game changer for my Bro… he did not like having to wear a bigger sized clothing…ijs..

@AmericasUntoldStories

Жыл бұрын

Really bothered me as a kid.

Young with success in Hollywood. Super information as always,

I had his album back in the day and he was really funny. I was in high school when he passed and I keep thinking the news reports were he did it solely due to being depressed over his failed marriage. Drugs/alcohol were not even mentioned if I remember correctly. Of course we know the media gets it wrong all the time.

great content guys !

Thanks great show.

When I was trucking OTR in the late 90’s Jimmy Walker was a talk radio host in Omaha Nebraska.

Mark, sometimes those who exit this plane of existence via their own manner leave notes for various reasons. Someone who "gotz ya" to an assistant who thought Freddie had just shot himself, was sick. The whole desire, or need to have people know your name, face, voice, whatever, is the first red flag that should alert mental health experts that there is a problem to begin with. Early success often leads to excess. NBA basketball players make millions of dollars even for bench warmers, yet many former players end up with no home, money, or prospects. They didn't know how to manage money. Freddie fell into the same trap, evidently. I found out things I'd rather not know, but I appreciate your storytelling and Eric keeping up with you. Great yob, man. I mean, "Looking good"-- yeah, that's so close....---

@AmericasUntoldStories

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for addressing his drug addiction. lol

@Guide1089

Жыл бұрын

@@AmericasUntoldStories Not my yob, man!

@Guide1089

Жыл бұрын

@@AmericasUntoldStories The drug issue is a side affect to his mental illness or ego. You covered the issue, why did I need to:

@AmericasUntoldStories

Жыл бұрын

@@Guide1089 the mental illness is a side effect of drug abuse.

@BHawkins

6 ай бұрын

Or vice versa

This was great. I remember all of it. Chico and the Man was one of my parents' fav shows. Would you guys consider doing something on Peter Deuel? A popular stage and tv actor who seemed to have much to live for but made himself not alive. Thanks for all the 'Untold Stories'.

@dadsarepeopletoo3785

Жыл бұрын

I cried when he died. I loved Alias Smith and Jones with him and Ben Murphy. So sad

Wow had forgotten about Freddie. That was a few yrs.ago. Loved JOHNNY 💯🤗.BACK TO THE VIDEO... PEACE AND LOVE..

I remember Chico and the Man. I really didn't remember what happened to Freddie Prinze. Interesting story told by experts.

Saw David Brenner in Vegas. He was pretty good. Did jokes from news stories if I recall correctly.

Spoiler alert: in the book The Shining, dick halloran doesn't die. I have a weird reaction every time I've reread the book because I saw the movie first. He was so good in the movie he was the only character I pictured in my head looking the same. Rest in power scatman. Great storytelling in this content. Thank you for making me think of him tonight.

Fact: Freddie Prinze's mother was from Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico especifically from Boquerón.

People who call everything and everyone racist today couldn't handle tv shows back then. All in the Family, Chico and the man, Sanford & Son, Good Times. they would really lose their minds. Nobody cared about the ethnic comedy back then.

@GrumpyMeow-Meow

Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget Julia with Diahann Carroll, and the Tony Orlando and Dawn show (forgot what it was called). Remember the Flip Wilson show?

@yikes7963

Жыл бұрын

The children of Gen X are the reason it's changed for the better! Gen X understood that racism isn't funny it's hurtful.

@a.schottinthedark57

11 ай бұрын

@@yikes7963Then why are all those shows they mentioned more popular and more funny than the politically correct ones of today?

@LittleBlueOwl318

3 ай бұрын

Because the over the top buffoonery (such as Carroll O'Conner's parody character of Archie Bunker) was supposed to show us how racism and sexism is stupid - but too many didn't get the memo (or simply ignored it) and foolishly chose to embrace it instead of learning from it.

Buddy loved his reefer. I had the pleasure of seeing him in the '80's. he gave the lighting guy in the balcony a hard time. "are you trying to blind me, or what?" but he was first rate, and I was blessed to see/hear him.

I think Tony Orlando was close to Freddie Prinze

@isabellind1292

Жыл бұрын

I just loved "Tie A Yellow Ribbon...". What a great song.

@lesevans6567

Жыл бұрын

@@isabellind1292 yes, I remember Tony Orlando television show. I was a fan. I was more of a , “ Knock Three Times “ guy. I remember them ending one of their shows. Singing the Beatles. Oh Bla Dee Bla Da!

@isabellind1292

Жыл бұрын

@@lesevans6567 Yes, they released some great songs. (I love The Beatles "Oh Bla Dee..."!) He's still touring at 79 yrs old. He must love performing. He doesn't need the money. ❤🎶❤

@lesevans6567

Жыл бұрын

@@isabellind1292 yes, he is a smart man. And, has been through out his career. And, you’ll see or hear his name pop up sometime. As being part of worthwhile causes. I believe Candida was maybe another of his songs. I could look it up real fast. But, I’d rather be wrong than phony.🐶

This Was a Great Show!!!!😂🤣

Looking at leno's car collection, I have a hard time believing that he got all of that from stand up alone

God rest his soul 🙏

Excellent show

Watching him waste away on Chico and the Man Was just depressing

WHAT A GREAT SHOW YOU GUYS🤌

And that's what drives me crazy about the revisionist "woke" era -- there's no sense of nuance or historical context... They call ALL IN THE FAMILY "racist" because it's portraying racism through Archie Bunker. And they hiss at the "chauvinism" of Lou Grant on the MTM Show, because its portraying chauvinism through the character of Lou Grant...As if these fifty-year-old shows couldn't possibly have been progressive enough to be deliberating exposing those old school attitudes, so instead they MUST have been promoting those attitudes!

I saw JJ Walker at the Comedy Store in 1980 (with Steve Landesburg and David Letterman). He wasn't original or gifted as a standup like the other two. After his peak moment he got more into serious acting. He's done some really good work on the odd TV show or movie here and there. You don't recognize him at all, so he's not bearing the burden of "Dyno-mite! " any more.

Alan Parker's "Fame" (1980) was recently inducted into the Library Of Congress in 2024 as "an artistically and culturally important" film. Nominated for six Academy Awards and winner of two Oscars, the core of the film centers around the character of Raul Garcia, a gifted and troubled young Hispanic teenager from the South Bronx ghetto aspiring to be a stand-up comedian, and going into the same downward spiral as his fallen idol Freddie Prinze. It was essentially a fictionalized "roman a clef" portrait of the then-recent Prinze tragedy, and it remains to this day a relevant and undimmed cautionary tale about Hollywood, the young, and the dark underside of "The American Dream", with a powerful performance at its center (Barry Miller) that garnered the lion's share of the film's critical acclaim.

I remember when that happened I was 14 in Jr high School and when we got to school in the morning they announced it on the rooms speakers

Freddie Prinze Pretty much played his Life like a Cat with Nine Lives! He was Liked and Loved by Millions and Had everything to Live for, Unfortunately! The Drugs had their major play for most of his Jekyll & Hyde Syndrome throughout his Career and Finally The Ending to His Life, His Suicide was Senseless! Left Behind A Beautiful Family and True Friends! If Only He would had thought things over and seek the proper type of Professional Help He would probably still be with us Today! Twenty-Two Years Old was Most Too Young! The Reality of his Death To The Fourth and Final Season of Chico and The Man was done so Unprofessional and Should had been brought to the Storyline First thing right away! Just wish we had more Chico Rodriguezs in our World Today! Great Coverage and Thank-You!

Enjoyed this content. I knew Freddie Prince committed suicide, but had forgotten his manager was witness. I remember feeling that his son will never know his father. It was a sad time especially for the baby. He was only 2. I never could understand why he did it.