Art Linkletter

A radio show host, Linkletter played a recording of an "interview" he did with his son after the boy's first day at kindergarten. It was a hit, what with son Jack saying he didn't plan to return to school, "Because I can't read, I can't write and they won't let me talk." Linkletter made the segment a regular part of his radio show House Party in 1945, and brought it with him when the show moved to TV in 1952 (it ran until 1970; it was also revived by Bill Cosby for two years starting in 1998). Dubbed "Kids Say the Darndest Things", the segment was also a successful book series. "Retire?" he said in an interview when he was 75 years old. "If you retire, you can't ever have a day off." In 2003, he told an interviewer "I have to laugh at all of the stuff they're talking about as if [reality TV] was just invented, sending people out to do crazy real things with no script and no rehearsal." Linkletter did it better in the 1950s: "We'd rig a fake contest, have the winner go up to San Francisco with her husband. And while they were gone, we'd steal their house. When they came back, we had them search for the house." Linkletter died at his Los Angeles home May 26. He was 97. From This is True for 30 May 2010 Suggestions for further reading: It's Better to Build Boys than Mend Men by S. Truett Cathy, Dick Parker Amazon Price: $8.00 Customer Review: Don't let the brevity of this book fool you. Packed in its small package is a ton of inspiration. I purchased this book in preparation for starting a new Boy Scout troop, but this is great for any father, mother, youth worker, grandparent, or anyon...   Kids Say the Darndest Things! by Art Linkletter Amazon Price: $10.19 Customer Review: It is so nice to read the innocent responses from the children of decades past when our children in this day are exposed to all of the things we Baby Boomers would not have had a clue about in our day at such a young age.   How to Be Like Walt: Capturing the Disney Magic Every Day of Your Life by Pat Williams, Jim Denney Amazon Price: Customer Review: I have read many Disney books and Walt Disney books and this is one of my favorites. There are many Walt stories I have never read in any other book along with some great quotes. It is an inspiring book that applies lessons from Walt's life to our ...   Mouse Tales: A Behind-the-Ears Look at Disneyland: Golden Anniversary Special... by David Koenig Amazon Price: $23.73 Customer Review: Whether you've been to Disneyland once in your life or 100 times, this book is packed with fun facts, hilarious stories and jaw dropping "OMG" moments. The book is well-written and flows nicely from one chapeter to another. It's perspective from ca...   How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life by Art Linkletter, Mark Victor Hansen Amazon Price: $5.27 Customer Review: I found this book incredibly encouraging. Having zoomed past 60 some years ago I am still very physically active and not looking to slow down. This book encouraged me in my goals and my desire to live until I die. Anyone who desires to live the la...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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