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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: Wayback on November 15, 2009, 12:24:52 PM

Title: RIP David Lloyd, TV comedy writer, 75
Post by: Wayback on November 15, 2009, 12:24:52 PM

David Lloyd, an Emmy-winning comedy writer who wrote the classic "Chuckles Bites the Dust" episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," has died. He was 75.  Over four decades, he wrote jokes and scripts for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "The Bob Newhart Show," "Phyllis," "Rhoda," "Lou Grant," "Taxi," "Cheers," "Frasier" and other shows.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-david-lloyd13-2009nov13,0,2505414.story

Video from Chuckles episode:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OtVlsKm6fg&feature=related
and the funeral scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwC361O13gk&feature=related

Title: Re: RIP David Lloyd, TV comedy writer, 75
Post by: RGMike on November 15, 2009, 04:47:40 PM

"a little song, a little dance
a little seltzer down your pants"