Bozo The Clown - Dead at 89 (1 Viewer)

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http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2018/03/tv_personality_who_played_bozo_the_clown_dies_at_89?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

BOSTON — A longtime television personality who played a beloved clown had died, according to family.

WCVB-TV says 89-year-old Frank Avruch, who played Bozo the Clown from 1959 to 1970, has died.

Avruch was a contributor to the station for over 40 years as a host of "Man About Town," and "The Great Entertainment."

He died Tuesday at his Boston home from heart disease, and is survived by his wife Betty, two sons Matthew and Steven and several grandchildren.

Avruch graduated from Boston University in 1949 with a bachelor's degree in Communication.

He was an active philanthropist, and was a board member of UNICEF'S New England Chapter.

"We will miss him greatly," the family said in a statement to WCVB-TV. "Our dad loved the children of all ages who remembered being on his show, and was always grateful for their kind words."

This one really hits home. Spent many a morning watching Bozo. He really made my day better.

 

[Joe Summer]

Bozo was a franchise character. He was licensed to many TV stations throughout the country.

List of local Bozos

 

[LoadLetterPaper]

This one was from Boston. Thus, the only one that mattered.

 

[RokNRole]

Does he really need “ the clown” in his name? What are we going to confuse him with Bozo the district attorney?

 

[LoadLetterPaper]

Does he really need “ the clown” in his name? What are we going to confuse him with Bozo the district attorney?

My father called me bozo, at least 17000 times

 

[wikkidpissah]

awwww, #### - we went to that Bozo as a class several times in the 60s. goofy redhaired kid in my class once raised his hand during joke time, asked "How do you catch a squirrel, Bozo?" "I dunno, li'l boy, how DO you catch a squirrel?" "Drop your pants & show him your nuts" Mr Avruck never broke, said "I see" and moved on quickly. we couldnt go back no more tho. RIP -

 

[Eephus]

Does he really need “ the clown” in his name? What are we going to confuse him with Bozo the district attorney?

Bozo the POTUS

 

[LoadLetterPaper]

Bozo the POTUS

Take it to the political board 

 

[Sinn Fein]

Who?

 

[LoadLetterPaper]

Who?

He used to wrestle in WWF back in the 90s

 

[Sinn Fein]

He used to wrestle in WWF back in the 90s

Wasn't that Eric the Clown?

 

[Tom Servo]

:squirts out 40 oz of water from flower:

 

[shadyridr]

You're livin' in the past, man! You're hung up on some clown from the sixties, man!

 

[otb_lifer]

straight up more sinister looking than Nicholson's ridiculous Joker 

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

The Founding Father of the Insane Clown Posse. 

 

[LoadLetterPaper]

:squirts out 40 oz of water from flower:

 

[Tom Servo]

The Founding Father of the Insane Clown Posse. 

Patron saint of the Thug Life (tm)

 

[Epic Problem]

This one was from Boston. Thus, the only one that mattered.

Amazing how you, of all people, could be so tragically wrong on something like clowns.

 

[LoadLetterPaper]

Amazing how you, of all people, could be some tragically wrong on something like clowns.

 

[Epic Problem]

Pretty creepy that @Bozo posted in here and that it then disappeared

 

[Eephus]

In sad times like these, I'm reminded of the words of another dead clown "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants."

 

[otb_lifer]

In sad times like these, I'm reminded of the words of another dead clown "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants."

Mr. Fee-Fi-Fo got a chuckle outta that 

 

[Hov34]

As a kid I knew I would have dominated the Grand Prize Game!

 

[Eephus]

As a kid I knew I would have dominated the Grand Prize Game!

I never saw anyone win that rigged game

 

[El Floppo]

Give the bag to Bozo, drop the gun, and put your hands on the air

 

[saintfool]

Bozo was a franchise character. He was licensed to many TV stations throughout the country.

List of local Bozos

this is true. my older brother appeared on the show as part of a Big Wheel race segment. as a little kid, i could never reconcile how my brother got to travel to Chicago for the race and return home in Nashville for lunch the very same day.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

His urn

 

[LoadLetterPaper]

His urn

Is that some freaky kind of watersport game?

 

[Osaurus]

Amazon will miss him.  His was a corporate giant.

 

[grateful zed]

i heard tarzan is on his last legs.

 

[LoadLetterPaper]

i heard tarzan is on his last legs.

Rope?

 

[Johnny Rock]

Will he be buried in costume?

 

[RokNRole]

I never saw anyone win that rigged game

How could they rig it?

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

As a kid I knew I would have dominated the Grand Prize Game!

I wonder if every city that had a Bozo heard the same urban legend about the kid who missed the last bucket and on live TV told Bozo, "Cram it up your ###, clownie".

 

[rail]

As a kid I knew I would have dominated the Grand Prize Game!

Remember watching this part as a kid with my siblings. We'd always get so pissed at the Stoopid kids who couldn't do better than a couple of buckets.

Just watched the video. That kid sucks.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Give...the bag..to Bozo

 

[Leroy Hoard]

All other clowns at the funeral should show up in one car.