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  • Опубликовано: 10 июл 2023
  • Tommy Smothers, Yo-Yo Man, does his tricks for Dick Smothers on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
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    The Smothers Brothers, Tom and Dick, are one of the most iconic comedy duos in the history of television. Tom and Dick began performing as a duo in the late 1950s, playing in coffeehouses and clubs in San Francisco. Their act consisted of music, comedy, and witty banter, which quickly gained them a following.
    The Smothers Brothers became a household name in the late 1960s with their variety show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. The show was groundbreaking in its approach to comedy, pushing the boundaries with political satire and social commentary. The show also featured up-and-coming musical acts, including The Doors and The Who, and introduced the world to comedians like Steve Martin and George Carlin.
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  • @CherrieMcKenzie
    @CherrieMcKenzie 7 месяцев назад +230

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

    • @notesfromleisa-land
      @notesfromleisa-land 7 месяцев назад +10

      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
      @mulder1013 7 месяцев назад +5

      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
      @MollyandJoshetc 7 месяцев назад +4

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

    • @mariyamwaniki
      @mariyamwaniki 7 месяцев назад +11

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

    • @timsayles4005
      @timsayles4005 7 месяцев назад +5

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

  • @Jimithy81
    @Jimithy81 7 месяцев назад +137

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

    • @dobermommartha
      @dobermommartha 7 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @Sweeshaman-ix4fo
      @Sweeshaman-ix4fo 2 месяца назад

      My inspiration for performance of yo in my hometown

  • @gstcomputing65
    @gstcomputing65 7 месяцев назад +50

    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.

  • @EAG46
    @EAG46 7 месяцев назад +64

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

  • @nancyscogin7549
    @nancyscogin7549 7 месяцев назад +30

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

  • @labmeeting
    @labmeeting 7 месяцев назад +51

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

  • @kaymuldoon3575
    @kaymuldoon3575 7 месяцев назад +42

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

  • @1mespud
    @1mespud 7 месяцев назад +89

    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.

  • @terryrich7235
    @terryrich7235 Год назад +77

    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 RUclips & it is very entertaining to boot!

    • @sijonda
      @sijonda Год назад +2

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

    • @lorikittybitties5514
      @lorikittybitties5514 7 месяцев назад +3

      My daughter too!

    • @kansaspeach7727
      @kansaspeach7727 7 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @MagravatorMag
      @MagravatorMag 7 месяцев назад +1

      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.

    • @Full_Circle_Piano
      @Full_Circle_Piano 4 месяца назад

      I had that vhs as a kid!

  • @rpr8
    @rpr8 7 месяцев назад +27

    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.

  • @aarongoldstein7614
    @aarongoldstein7614 7 месяцев назад +20

    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
      @jimjam51075 7 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @karinwetzel1773
      @karinwetzel1773 5 месяцев назад

      “Just say Yo!”

  • @instantvandrey
    @instantvandrey 7 месяцев назад +18

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

  • @terrysmith8655
    @terrysmith8655 7 месяцев назад +5

    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.

  • @12srr
    @12srr 7 месяцев назад +15

    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
      @DrJohn493 7 месяцев назад +1

      ...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
      @PatDK 2 месяца назад

      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

  • @jocohobo1949
    @jocohobo1949 7 месяцев назад +13

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

  • @JohnClark-tf9pp
    @JohnClark-tf9pp 7 месяцев назад +12

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

  • @honestlyyours1069
    @honestlyyours1069 7 месяцев назад +8

    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.

  • @mrod61
    @mrod61 7 месяцев назад +6

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

  • @savannahm.laurentian1286
    @savannahm.laurentian1286 7 месяцев назад +12

    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
      @OGRE_HATES_NERDS 6 месяцев назад

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

  • @chetsacharko4147
    @chetsacharko4147 7 месяцев назад +22

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

  • @rhondamontgomery3797
    @rhondamontgomery3797 7 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @crispyrobot77
    @crispyrobot77 7 месяцев назад +17

    Thanks for all the laughs Tommy. Rock that Baby!

  • @MollyandJoshetc
    @MollyandJoshetc 7 месяцев назад +8

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

  • @user-mk4ej3gm1q
    @user-mk4ej3gm1q 7 месяцев назад +7

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

  • @lifeblighter
    @lifeblighter 7 месяцев назад +5

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

  • @Lupton2000
    @Lupton2000 7 месяцев назад +7

    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.

  • @jannajacob219
    @jannajacob219 9 месяцев назад +11

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

  • @mikeatkinson2836
    @mikeatkinson2836 7 месяцев назад +3

    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!

  • @yoyo_dude47
    @yoyo_dude47 7 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @WVRSpenceWestVirginiaRebel
    @WVRSpenceWestVirginiaRebel 7 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @mommom6637
    @mommom6637 7 месяцев назад +4

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

    • @mommom6637
      @mommom6637 7 месяцев назад +1

      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.❤

  • @user-fu5dw4fr8n
    @user-fu5dw4fr8n 7 месяцев назад +6

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

  • @stevebailey325
    @stevebailey325 7 месяцев назад +4

    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. 😢

  • @SilentP2011
    @SilentP2011 7 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @terrybane6206
    @terrybane6206 7 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @trainliker100
    @trainliker100 7 месяцев назад +2

    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.

  • @frankalbert1189
    @frankalbert1189 7 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @00lilyvonshtupp
    @00lilyvonshtupp 7 месяцев назад +3

    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.

  • @justicegusting2476
    @justicegusting2476 7 месяцев назад +5

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

  • @banba317
    @banba317 7 месяцев назад +10

    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!

  • @PhilFeedback
    @PhilFeedback 7 месяцев назад +2

    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.

  • @Aztom40
    @Aztom40 7 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @pdunc1976
    @pdunc1976 7 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @thursdaynite
    @thursdaynite 7 месяцев назад +5

    R.I.P Yo-Yo Man Tommy Smothers

  • @philippointer
    @philippointer 7 месяцев назад +5

    Still funny stuff all of these years later.

  • @TheInkPitOx
    @TheInkPitOx 7 месяцев назад +6

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

  • @richardhindman1855
    @richardhindman1855 6 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @mlbrooks4066
    @mlbrooks4066 7 месяцев назад +5

    Tommy really was good at this.

  • @dappleism
    @dappleism 7 месяцев назад +2

    Yo baby yo! Rest in power Tommy.

  • @LagoonofMystery
    @LagoonofMystery Год назад +9

    Loved Yo-Yo Man in the 80s!

  • @duckmangooo7376
    @duckmangooo7376 8 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @ronroberti8082
    @ronroberti8082 6 месяцев назад

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

  • @echoecho3108
    @echoecho3108 6 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @stevenslovinski6311
    @stevenslovinski6311 7 месяцев назад +4

    Rest in Peace Tom

  • @mikeduni8252
    @mikeduni8252 4 месяца назад

    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 !

  • @trublgrl
    @trublgrl 7 месяцев назад +1

    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.

  • @RyanRead
    @RyanRead 7 месяцев назад +3

    RIP Tommy. Yo Yo Man forever.

  • @NotWorthIt9
    @NotWorthIt9 7 месяцев назад +2

    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.

  • @TheKatdawg65
    @TheKatdawg65 6 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @silverbullet7434
    @silverbullet7434 7 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @edwardkent6831
    @edwardkent6831 7 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @socal65
    @socal65 7 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @orangehornet57
    @orangehornet57 7 месяцев назад +1

    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.

  • @suespony
    @suespony 7 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @wpdt45
    @wpdt45 7 месяцев назад +1

    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.

  • @TedCantu
    @TedCantu 7 месяцев назад +2

    RIP Tommy....this is great TV

  • @kathysquared
    @kathysquared 7 месяцев назад +1

    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!

  • @vickytaylor9604
    @vickytaylor9604 7 месяцев назад +2

    Rest in Comedy Heaven Tommy...

  • @johngrantham5508
    @johngrantham5508 7 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @kenstrauss5841
    @kenstrauss5841 7 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @shohmyoh
    @shohmyoh 9 дней назад

    Used to watch these guys frequently. Yo yo man was always my favorite part.

  • @Juggalohachetman
    @Juggalohachetman 6 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @ianmotasabuanbarriatos
    @ianmotasabuanbarriatos 5 месяцев назад

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

  • @macsiah
    @macsiah 7 месяцев назад +2

    I saw them in Everett WA in the early 80s

  • @1eleveneleven1
    @1eleveneleven1 Месяц назад

    Literally the reason I wanted a yo-yo as a child and grown up enough now to realize how forward thinking and kind these gentlemen were in a time when the world was not so much.

  • @waynewilliams8554
    @waynewilliams8554 7 месяцев назад +1

    True talent were the Brothers!!

  • @marie2274
    @marie2274 6 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @Wormhole798
    @Wormhole798 7 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @Withpeace7597
    @Withpeace7597 7 месяцев назад +4

    RIP Tom.

  • @gregsj1
    @gregsj1 7 месяцев назад +3

    rip tommy thanks for al lthe laughs

  • @lucygalloway2164
    @lucygalloway2164 5 месяцев назад

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

  • @majkus
    @majkus 7 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @waylinvanhalen
    @waylinvanhalen 7 месяцев назад +2

    Actual talent

  • @anonymom
    @anonymom 7 месяцев назад +2

    RIP yo-yo man. ❤

  • @kennypayton5103
    @kennypayton5103 7 месяцев назад +1

    Grew up watching them. Rip Tommy.

  • @richardharrington6118
    @richardharrington6118 6 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @mjwest988
    @mjwest988 7 месяцев назад +1

    True entertainment at it's finest!

  • @SplittTwig
    @SplittTwig 11 месяцев назад +7

    Tom got what kids in my day called SWAG

  • @DrJohn493
    @DrJohn493 7 месяцев назад +1

    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.

  • @mikemahoney6840
    @mikemahoney6840 6 месяцев назад +1

    Really outstanding entertainers.Class act

  • @savannahm.laurentian1286
    @savannahm.laurentian1286 7 месяцев назад +3

    So many don't notice the exyraordinary musicality & harmony, as if these two were not talented enough.

  • @user-xq5vx7rs4w
    @user-xq5vx7rs4w 6 месяцев назад +2

    Tommy was in great shape!

  • @lmsteller9736
    @lmsteller9736 7 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @tomkelly6216
    @tomkelly6216 6 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @alanhill4338
    @alanhill4338 7 месяцев назад

    One of my favourite people in the whole world. Wonderful humour. Thank you Tom. R. I. P.

  • @ww6156
    @ww6156 7 месяцев назад +1

    God the pointing had me in stitches haha

  • @stuka97
    @stuka97 6 месяцев назад +1

    Love. his dance moves.

  • @arielle2745
    @arielle2745 7 месяцев назад

    Just as much fun to watch as an adult as when I was a little kid! 💖💗💓 the Smother’s Brothers!

  • @reedr7142
    @reedr7142 7 месяцев назад +1

    Couldn’t get enough of this as a kid.

  • @robinmessing530
    @robinmessing530 7 месяцев назад

    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.