In Appreciation Of The *Best* News Journalist EVER...

[arwalden]

Thanks, Ted!

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Man, he was funny...

...and died way too soon.:(

On edit: did you know he was the voice-over in the "Superfriends" cartoon? http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0461095/

[IntravenousDemilo]

11. Some time, take a look at Psycho

Notice right at the end, there's a dark-haired cop who brings Norman a blanket. Guess who?

[Richardo]

2. "It's actually tomorrow in Tokyo. ...

Do you realize that there are people alive here in Minneapolis who are already dead in Tokyo?"

:D

[rockymountaindem]

3. Would you belive that Ted Knight won 5 Bronze Stars in WWII?

I read that his real name was something like Tadwurtz Wyadzlu Konokopia (forgive me for poor spelling there). I guess he had a little something extra to fight for considering what the Nazis were doing to Poland.

War hero and funny guy. What more can you want?

[xmas74]

4. Hell ya!

And he was good as an uptight conservative judge too!
"I didn't want to give them death but I felt like I owed to the 'em".

[Richardo]

5. "You'll get *nothing* and *like* it!"

Judge Smales. :)

[xmas74]

9. I love Judge Smales

[rockymountaindem]

7. Where does that line about the death penalty come from.

I've heard it before but I can't remember where....

[xmas74]

8. Caddyshack

[jpgray]

6. That role kind of wrecked Knight's career.

And no Polish jokes in this thread.

:D

[lpbk2713]

10. But what about.....

[xmas74]

12. This is Les Nessman here...

Never could pronounce a damn thing right!

[livinginphotographs]

13. Not another Gannon thread....

:groan:

Oh, you meant someone else. Sorry.

[underpants]

14. Tadeus Wladyslaw Konopka was a badass-2d most decorated in WWII

This is the most I could find. I get the sense that he downplayed it.

http://www.mtmshow.com/

Terryville Recalls Favorite Son Fondly
http://www.billjerome.com/tedknight/hisdeath/bp_860827_we.html
Knight received five battle stars during World War II and was one of the first Allied soldiers to enter Berlin.