This truly speaks to an innocent time when simple pleasures were entertaining and people were interesting. RIP Tom Smothers

@notesfromleisa-land

5 ай бұрын

My husband and I just a few nights ago were talking about Yo You Man. Even decades old memory of him has me laughing. When I learned of TS's death, I came here. My husband and I laughed raucously. It felt wonderful. Yes, it was a simple pleasure that stands the test of time.

@mulder1013

5 ай бұрын

Amen I just heard he passed away and had to look up the Yo Yo Man! He is truly one with the cosmos now.Thank you guys for speaking your minds and being entertaining

@MollyandJoshetc

5 ай бұрын

@@mulder1013 this was the first thing I looked up after I heard the news. Good memories.

@mariyamwaniki

5 ай бұрын

Wasn't an "innocent time". The Viet Nam war was raging, people were protesting, Nixon was an ass., not Innocent times, just history.

@timsayles4005

5 ай бұрын

@@mariyamwaniki Ture enough...and they got kicked off their extremely popular show for saying so. They were my heroes

RIP Tom Smothers 😢 The world’s greatest yo-yo man!

@dobermommartha

5 ай бұрын

I’m in complete agreement 😊 He was an amazing man

@Sweeshaman-ix4fo

Ай бұрын

My inspiration for performance of yo in my hometown

The Smothers Brothers are both extremely talented in many different ways. Music, yo-yo, stand up, comic skits, you name it, they can do it. We'll certainly miss you, Tom.

RIP Tom Smothers. May you forever be with the spirit of Yo.

His facial expressions slay me!!😂😂😂 I was surprised how hard his death hit me. Poor Dickie.

Thank you, TOMMY SMOTHERS for doing your part to help tame mankind with your gift, talent, activism and all the laughs over the years. Your legacy is sealed.

Rest in Peace, Tom. Thank you for all of the joy you gave me and my family over the years. 💗

RIP Tom Smothers - forever the Yo-Yo man, always in the groove, and an unforgettable character of my youth

I loved the Yo-yo Man and Tom! I used to have a couple of Duncan butterfly yo-yos because of the Smothers Brothers. It really sad to see he's gone now. Tommy and Dick were great entertainers.

One of my favorite segments from The Smothers Brothers revival in the late 1980's. I remember my sister would laugh hysterically every time Tom would go into his dance routine. R.I.P.

@jimjam51075

5 ай бұрын

I could almost pin the month this was filmed based solely on Dick's sweater.

@karinwetzel1773

3 ай бұрын

“Just say Yo!”

My son learned all the yo-yo tricks from the Smothers Brothers Yo-yo Instructional video in the mid 90’s when he was 10 or 11. Now that video is on KZread & it is very entertaining to boot!

@sijonda

11 ай бұрын

I remember watching that as a kid. Tried a lot of them.

@lorikittybitties5514

5 ай бұрын

My daughter too!

@kansaspeach7727

5 ай бұрын

"LOVED" This as a young girl! Nothing else like it ❤😂😊

@Magravator1671

5 ай бұрын

My son was a kid in the 90s, when yo-yos made a comeback. We got him the one that he wanted for Christmas. He loved it and he learned a quite few tricks for a 10-year-old kid. I loved watching him. I really miss those times.

@kbouleynyc

2 ай бұрын

I had that vhs as a kid!

Yo-yo man has left the building, thank for the memories.

RIP Tommy Smothers! I always loved you best! No, really, you have had a special place in my heart all these years.

I was gifted a yoyo when I saw them in person as a kid. Truly a wonderful part of my childhood. Tom will be missed.

@DrJohn493

5 ай бұрын

...and a wonderful part of the childhood for many of the rest of us. They were always must watch tee vee back in the late 60s.

@PatDK

14 күн бұрын

I remember that too! I couldn’t do shit with the yo-yo but I always remember every time he started getting in the groove just made me smile

He finally achieved a state of Yo. So long Yoyo Man.

I have a permanent smile on my face whenever I watch Tommy. Great fun the both of them gave us! RIP Tommy

Rest In Peace Tommy Smothers. It was great to meet you at the Dutchess County Fair in NY back in 1990.

R.I.P. Tommy Smothers Tom Smothers was probably my favorite comedian, and it just goes to show you, you can be funny without having a foul mouth.

It's amazing that Tommy Smothers could do a comedy routine based on his expertise with doing yo-yo tricks. I remembers yo-yos being a very popular toy with kids my own age at that time. That, slinkys, and play-dough occupied me for hours at a time. Unfortunately, I tried, but couldn't emulate the tricks Tommy Smothers could do. In the late sixties there were no electronic toys, or Play-Stations. But we still had a lot of fun with what we had.

Thanks for all the laughs Tommy. Rock that Baby!

No Tate Stages, no autotune, no jammed stadiums, no pyrotechnics, no special effects. Just raw talent, whimsy, silliness. RIP Tommy, you guys rocked. For uninitiated, check ou Map Of The World.

@OGRE_HATES_NERDS

5 ай бұрын

imagine if they did have special effects though how cool it would have been

I had forgotten about yoyo man because it's been so long, but I love it.

Yo-yo man has returned to the spirit of yo. 😢

I will never forget how cool the yo-yo man was..god bless, RIP Tom…love always

I remember watching The Smothers Brothers when I was very, very tiny. Loved em. 💜 RIP, Tommy. My condolences, Dickie.

RIP Tommy Smothers. A simpler time, a simpler place. Im 65 now. I remember my 5 uncles always doing their routines after the weekly broadcast. "Mom always liked you best!" was shouted all the time. I miss those days more than i can say. 😢

Saw them at the Philadelphia Academy of Music around 1965. Wonderful memories.

This put a smile on my face. Thanks, and RIP, Tom “The Yo-Yo Man” Smothers!

My prayers are with Dick and the entire family. Tommy was truly one of a kind. I remember hearing back in the day Tommy would show some kids those yo-yo tricks.

Rest in Heaven, Mr. Smothers.❤🎉🎉😊😂and thank you for making us laugh 😆 😄 🤣 😂 😇🕊.

RIP Tommy. Thank you for all the yo-yo moments we had. 😭

in 1984, I was part of a Tommy Smothers skit and didn't know it. He was in the lobby of a hotel singing a song he had written while laying on his back kickin' his feet and arms in the air! The song was about the Betty Ford center to the tune of "they are coming to take me away ha ha" He then hopped up and said let''s go get a drink at a nearby bar. We went out to a rental car parked just out the hotel lobby and four of us got in. He looked over at me and asked if I had the keys? I laughed and he asked the guys in the back for the keys. It was obvious, at that point, that it wasn't his car! We all laughed and went back inside the hotel! I'm sure he had played this prank before! It was a chance meeting and the funny coincidence was that the Smothers' piano player Michael Preddy was my piano teacher in Texas college a year before meeting with them in upstate New York!

Tommy you were a class act. "Mom always liked you best"....The YoYo Man and so much more. Thanks for all the laughs Tommy.

I always wanted to marry Tommy Smothers when I was a kid. Bon voyage , Tommy. Thanks for the music and the laughs. Streets of Loredo.

RIP Yo Yo King another childhood favorite gone but not forgotten.

Godspeed, Yo-Yo Man, thanks for being you.

The next time my wife drags me onto a dance floor, I’m going to channel the Yo Yo Man dance moves.

RIP Tommy ...your comedic genius will be missed,as will your no holds barred beliefs and staunch support of these.rest well my friend.

I do Believe in quiet, peaceful times. I remember being Impressed with the Simple things in Life 😊❤️

@mommom6637

5 ай бұрын

Tommy,I remember a Lot of Things About You...... mostly the Music and How just out of nowhere you said or did something on stage and the people were laughing so hard 😂,the face's you made.....O, my gosh....R.I.P. You are a remarkable person never to be forgotten.❤

I've only seen them live twice. One at a local county fair where they did the "Yo-Yo Man" bit which I had never seen nor heard of. And a second time the next night when I went back to see the show again.

Rest In Peace Tommy 😢 I’ll always remember the time we saw the Smothers Brothers perform at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel. I had the Yo Yo man VHS tape. My VCR broke and then I donated all of my tapes to Goodwill. 😢 “Dream the Impossible Dream” was my favorite song.

This is ALWAYS how i will remember Tom Smothers. THE YO_YO MAN !🖖

Tommy really was good at this.

R.I.P Yo-Yo Man Tommy Smothers

This is great. Had no idea he was so talented.

back when entertainment was actually entertaining.clean,good humor and fun.i wish i could go back to ''the REALLY good old days''!

Still funny stuff all of these years later.

Yo baby yo! Rest in power Tommy.

I remember watching this episode live... they were fantastic together. RIP and thanks to a great comedian, a fine musician, a lifelong liberal activist and hell of a Yo-yo man!

RIP Yoyo man, how fortunate I was to meet and talk with you....

One of the most talented duo that ever graced a stage to entertain kids of all ages, RIP Tommy you are missed😢⚡️

I never really watched Tom Smothers Yo-Yo stuff, but I got into Yoing when I was in High School and the Tom Smothers Yo-Yo was probably my favorite of all time. They did all eventually fall apart, they had glued wooden shafts, but they felt so good in the hand and had amazing spin and energy. Yo-Yo's got way more complicated after that, but that mass-market Yo-Yo was really exceptional.

That was good. Dick had to feel very confident in his brother's abilities. That yo-yo could have hit him. What if they'd ever got to play the Grand Ole Opry? Roy Acuff was more conservative. But he also did yo-yo tricks. RIP Tom. Thanks for all the laughs, songs, and yo-yo tricks.

I just loved Yoyo Man. Just a few days ago I found my "Official" YoYo Man wooden YoYo. Hours of fun. Thank you Smothers Brothers. RIP YoYo Man.

Will miss YOYO Man and brilliant performer Tommy Smothers.

Rest in Peace Tom

We will always be groovy and in the state of "Yo" Thanks to Tommy ! How many times have I had that song stuck in my head at work? LOL RIP Tom !

RIP Tommy. Yo Yo Man forever.

I remember the yo-yo man. He actually made yo-yo's so popular you couldn't find them. Every kid in my neighborhood wanted a yo-yo too. My brothers sure did. I loved their show and watched it every week. Rest in Peace Tommy Smothers.

RIP Yo Yo man...mom always liked you best. ❤

Loved Yo-Yo Man in the 80s!

Mom may have liked your brother best, but I always loved you best, Yo-Yo Man! Loved you since Purple Onion days. RIP, darling Tom, and thanx so very much, for the magic, music, and memories.

Being a millennial, I obviously missed the original run of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and my introduction to them was through the "Yo-Yo Man" instructional video from the 1980's. In addition to being funny it actually taught me some yo-yo tricks (I've since forgotten them).

Love both of you brothers. I grew up watching them. They were the greatest duo on TV. They made 1960s comedy revolutionary and different. 😊

REST IN PEACE, TOMMY SMOTHERS, THE REAL YOYO MAN & THE TRUE SLAPSTICK COMEDY!!!✝✝✝✝✝

When I first saw this Yo Yo Man demonstration way back when, I went out and bought me the best yoyo I could find on my allowance.

Talented Tommy will be forever fondly remembered. Back in the 60's the Smothers Brothers made us look forward to Sunday nights. We would cancel plans for any event that interfered with viewing them!

rip tommy thanks for al lthe laughs

There is only 1 yo yo man. RIP TS. Forever Yo Yo man

Such wonderful memories, Time gets by us all way to quickly. Always loved watching this show

When I was a kid I thought the Yo-yo man was the coolest. As much as I practiced, I was too klutzy to achieve the spirit of Yo. Tommy taught me 2 things. 1) the joy was in trying. 2) nothing is nerdy if you never mind others' opinions. Thank you Tommy and Dick for the joy.

A life that gave so many people so much fun and pleasure. Thanks for everything, T.S.

One of many varietie show's that was part of my childhood. Family time was great.

These two brothers were so talented. I loved their show in the 1960's.😂

Rest in Comedy Heaven Tommy...

I love watching these guys when I was growing up some of the greatest shows where these two together rest in peace Tom

RIP Tommy Smothers and Love to Dick and his family. We all miss the yo-yo man 💕💕💕

Tom got what kids in my day called SWAG

Saw them at a local Fresno casino show many years ago . What an entertaining act

saw them as an opening act in the early 60's in Santa Monica, Ca. We were all so young then! RIP

True talent were the Brothers!!

Tommy was in great shape!

I saw them in Everett WA in the early 80s

My favorite SBs censored joke: Dick: "Do you know the significance of Easter, Tom?" "Yes, that's when our Lord rolled back the boulder and emerged from the hole in the ground." "That is correct, Tom; I am so proud of you for knowing that." "Yeah, and if he sees his shadow, he goes back in for another six weeks!"

@suzannebuck9938

2 ай бұрын

The Yo Yo Man is the best. Smothers Brothers forever💖🌈🌻🤗

God the pointing had me in stitches haha

Actual talent

RIP Tommy....this is great TV

Tommy you are missed We love you both Im sure God enjoys good hummer like we do..REST IN PEACE

Rest in peace Yo-Yo Man. Enjoy the afterlife in the state of Yo.

True entertainment at it's finest!

Grew up watching them. Rip Tommy.

Couldn’t get enough of this as a kid.

I remembered when I saw this. I wanted to have my parents go out and buy me a yo-yo. So, that I could be just like Tommy. RIP Tommy

RIP Tom.

@JohnClark-tf9pp

5 ай бұрын

:(

I remember spending hours and hours after watching this show trying to emulate every detail in each movement technique and hand posture to nail these tricks before I head to bed at night, and refuses to go to sleep until I did cats in the cradle or walk the dog or spider climbs a web to make the string reverse polarity and pop back up in my palm. Started my boyhood hobby because of this man. The master! RIP YoYo Man

RIP yo-yo man. ❤

A truly remarkable human being. Rest in peace Tommy Smothers!

Thank You Tommy Smothers - your legacy will always remain alive. RIP ❤

Thanks for the years of wholesome entertainment.

RIP Tommy Smothers. He has returned to the center of You and is now one with the Cosmos. You were a force for good and had a big impact with your stance against the Viet Nam War.