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  • 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.
    The Smothers Brothers' irreverent style has made them a beloved and enduring force in American comedy.
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Komentáře • 244

  • @TheSmothersBrothersShow

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  • @Jimithy81
    @Jimithy81 Před 8 měsíci +138

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

    • @dobermommartha
      @dobermommartha Před 8 měsíci +3

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

    • @Sweeshaman-ix4fo
      @Sweeshaman-ix4fo Před 3 měsíci

      My inspiration for performance of yo in my hometown

  • @CherrieMcKenzie
    @CherrieMcKenzie Před 8 měsíci +231

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

    • @notesfromleisa-land
      @notesfromleisa-land Před 8 měsíci +11

      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 Před 8 měsíci +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

    • @JOSHandMOLLYetc
      @JOSHandMOLLYetc Před 8 měsíci +4

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

    • @mariyamwaniki
      @mariyamwaniki Před 8 měsíci +11

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

    • @tim4005-k6c
      @tim4005-k6c Před 8 měsíci +5

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

  • @gstcomputing65
    @gstcomputing65 Před 8 měsíci +51

    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 Před 8 měsíci +64

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

  • @nancyscogin7549
    @nancyscogin7549 Před 8 měsíci +30

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

  • @labmeeting
    @labmeeting Před 8 měsíci +51

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

  • @kaymuldoon3575
    @kaymuldoon3575 Před 8 měsíci +43

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

  • @1mespud
    @1mespud Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @terrysmith8655
    @terrysmith8655 Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @instantvandrey
    @instantvandrey Před 8 měsíci +18

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

  • @rpr8
    @rpr8 Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @terryrich7235
    @terryrich7235 Před rokem +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 CZcams & it is very entertaining to boot!

    • @sijonda
      @sijonda Před rokem +2

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

    • @lorikittybitties5514
      @lorikittybitties5514 Před 8 měsíci +3

      My daughter too!

    • @kansaspeach7727
      @kansaspeach7727 Před 8 měsíci +1

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

    • @MagravatorMag
      @MagravatorMag Před 8 měsíci +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 Před 5 měsíci

      I had that vhs as a kid!

  • @12srr
    @12srr Před 8 měsíci +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 Před 8 měsíci +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 Před 2 měsíci

      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

  • @aarongoldstein7614
    @aarongoldstein7614 Před 8 měsíci +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 Před 8 měsíci +2

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

    • @karinwetzel1773
      @karinwetzel1773 Před 6 měsíci

      “Just say Yo!”

  • @mrod61
    @mrod61 Před 8 měsíci +6

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

  • @JohnClark-tf9pp
    @JohnClark-tf9pp Před 8 měsíci +12

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

  • @rhondamontgomery3797
    @rhondamontgomery3797 Před 8 měsíci +4

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

  • @honestlyyours1069
    @honestlyyours1069 Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @lifeblighter
    @lifeblighter Před 8 měsíci +5

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

  • @jocohobo1949
    @jocohobo1949 Před 8 měsíci +13

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

  • @crispyrobot77
    @crispyrobot77 Před 8 měsíci +17

    Thanks for all the laughs Tommy. Rock that Baby!

  • @savannahm.laurentian1286
    @savannahm.laurentian1286 Před 8 měsíci +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 Před 7 měsíci

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

  • @chetsacharko4147
    @chetsacharko4147 Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @JOSHandMOLLYetc
    @JOSHandMOLLYetc Před 8 měsíci +8

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

  • @user-mk4ej3gm1q
    @user-mk4ej3gm1q Před 7 měsíci +7

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

  • @stevebailey325
    @stevebailey325 Před 8 měsíci +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. 😢

  • @Lupton2000
    @Lupton2000 Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @matt_the_yoyo_dude47
    @matt_the_yoyo_dude47 Před 8 měsíci +4

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

  • @mikeatkinson2836
    @mikeatkinson2836 Před 8 měsíci +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!

  • @jannajacob219
    @jannajacob219 Před 10 měsíci +11

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

  • @mommom6637
    @mommom6637 Před 8 měsíci +4

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

    • @mommom6637
      @mommom6637 Před 8 měsíci +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.❤

  • @terrybane6206
    @terrybane6206 Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @user-fu5dw4fr8n
    @user-fu5dw4fr8n Před 8 měsíci +6

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

  • @WVRSpenceWestVirginiaRebel
    @WVRSpenceWestVirginiaRebel Před 8 měsíci +4

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

  • @00lilyvonshtupp
    @00lilyvonshtupp Před 8 měsíci +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 Před 8 měsíci +5

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

  • @PhilFeedback
    @PhilFeedback Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @SilentP2011
    @SilentP2011 Před 8 měsíci +4

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

  • @banba317
    @banba317 Před 8 měsíci +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!

  • @frankalbert1189
    @frankalbert1189 Před 8 měsíci +3

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

  • @pdunc1976
    @pdunc1976 Před 8 měsíci +2

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

  • @trainliker100
    @trainliker100 Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @thursdaynite
    @thursdaynite Před 8 měsíci +5

    R.I.P Yo-Yo Man Tommy Smothers

  • @Aztom40
    @Aztom40 Před 8 měsíci +3

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

  • @cameramaam
    @cameramaam Před 8 měsíci +4

    Truly a lovely and loving pair. The first victims of "cancel cuture" in my lifetime. A shame.

  • @TheInkPitOx
    @TheInkPitOx Před 8 měsíci +6

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

  • @philippointer
    @philippointer Před 8 měsíci +5

    Still funny stuff all of these years later.

  • @dappleism
    @dappleism Před 8 měsíci +2

    Yo baby yo! Rest in power Tommy.

  • @NotWorthIt9
    @NotWorthIt9 Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @mlbrooks4066
    @mlbrooks4066 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Tommy really was good at this.

  • @LagoonofMystery
    @LagoonofMystery Před rokem +9

    Loved Yo-Yo Man in the 80s!

  • @stevenslovinski6311
    @stevenslovinski6311 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Rest in Peace Tom

  • @TheKatdawg65
    @TheKatdawg65 Před 7 měsíci +1

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

  • @RyanRead
    @RyanRead Před 8 měsíci +3

    RIP Tommy. Yo Yo Man forever.

  • @wpdt45
    @wpdt45 Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @blackasylum9770
    @blackasylum9770 Před 11 dny

    I loved the Yo-Yo man as a kid. Made me learn some of his tricks too. RIP

  • @duckmangooo7376
    @duckmangooo7376 Před 9 měsíci +3

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

  • @trublgrl
    @trublgrl Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @richardhindman1855
    @richardhindman1855 Před 7 měsíci +2

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

  • @johngrantham5508
    @johngrantham5508 Před 7 měsíci +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. 😊

  • @kathysquared
    @kathysquared Před 8 měsíci +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!

  • @mikeduni8252
    @mikeduni8252 Před 5 měsíci

    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 !

  • @ronroberti8082
    @ronroberti8082 Před 7 měsíci

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

  • @silverbullet7434
    @silverbullet7434 Před 8 měsíci +2

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

  • @echoecho3108
    @echoecho3108 Před 7 měsíci

    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.

  • @suespony
    @suespony Před 8 měsíci +2

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

  • @socal65
    @socal65 Před 8 měsíci +1

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

  • @vickytaylor9604
    @vickytaylor9604 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Rest in Comedy Heaven Tommy...

  • @orangehornet57
    @orangehornet57 Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @edwardkent6831
    @edwardkent6831 Před 8 měsíci +1

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

  • @Wormhole798
    @Wormhole798 Před 7 měsíci +1

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

  • @TedCantu
    @TedCantu Před 8 měsíci +2

    RIP Tommy....this is great TV

  • @Juggalohachetman
    @Juggalohachetman Před 7 měsíci +2

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

  • @majkus
    @majkus Před 8 měsíci +1

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

  • @gregsj1
    @gregsj1 Před 8 měsíci +3

    rip tommy thanks for al lthe laughs

  • @anonymom
    @anonymom Před 8 měsíci +2

    RIP yo-yo man. ❤

  • @Withpeace7597
    @Withpeace7597 Před 8 měsíci +4

    RIP Tom.

  • @lmsteller9736
    @lmsteller9736 Před 8 měsíci +1

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

  • @marie2274
    @marie2274 Před 7 měsíci

    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.

  • @ianmotasabuanbarriatos
    @ianmotasabuanbarriatos Před 6 měsíci

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

  • @1eleveneleven1
    @1eleveneleven1 Před 2 měsíci

    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.

  • @shohmyoh
    @shohmyoh Před měsícem

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

  • @lucygalloway2164
    @lucygalloway2164 Před 6 měsíci

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

  • @macsiah
    @macsiah Před 8 měsíci +2

    I saw them in Everett WA in the early 80s

  • @richardharrington6118
    @richardharrington6118 Před 7 měsíci +1

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

  • @tomkelly6216
    @tomkelly6216 Před 7 měsíci +1

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

  • @kenstrauss5841
    @kenstrauss5841 Před 8 měsíci +1

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

  • @SplittTwig
    @SplittTwig Před rokem +7

    Tom got what kids in my day called SWAG

  • @waynewilliams8554
    @waynewilliams8554 Před 8 měsíci +1

    True talent were the Brothers!!

  • @DrJohn493
    @DrJohn493 Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @reedr7142
    @reedr7142 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Couldn’t get enough of this as a kid.

  • @mjwest988
    @mjwest988 Před 8 měsíci +1

    True entertainment at it's finest!

  • @savannahm.laurentian1286
    @savannahm.laurentian1286 Před 8 měsíci +3

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

  • @waylinvanhalen
    @waylinvanhalen Před 8 měsíci +2

    Actual talent

  • @kennypayton5103
    @kennypayton5103 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Grew up watching them. Rip Tommy.

  • @katherinehunter9526
    @katherinehunter9526 Před 8 měsíci

    Oh Dear! Wait a minute while I wipe my tears away!
    Oh Tommy Smothers you " MR. YOYOMAN" were my favorite brother!
    💞🙏🏻
    I remember the TV nights when our family would pile into the den to watch " The Smothers Brothers Show"!.
    It was an hour of truly edgy 60'S entertainment.
    I remember the night your show had been canceled by the station for pushing the envelope. I think it was about your protesting of the War the US was sending boy's to in Vietnam!? We were heartbroken losing your show!
    But a few years later along came ROWEN MARTIN'S LAUGH IN TV and they BROKE all the TV regulations!
    So thankfully they Brought you and Dick on as guest's!
    Thanks for teaching us YOYO TRICKS and to always to "QUESTION AUTHORITIES"!
    REST in PEACE and LOVE forever TOMMY!
    I Thank both of you brother for truly touching my heart and soul as a pre-teen and affected my direction in life.
    🕊❤ 💫🕯🎶 🧿 🙏🏻

  • @jamesa.rodriguez8598
    @jamesa.rodriguez8598 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Thanks for the years of wholesome entertainment.

  • @anthonymaccherone
    @anthonymaccherone Před rokem +9

    After I saw this the first time back in the day, I learned to do rock the cradle.

  • @snotter62
    @snotter62 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I remembered when I saw this. I wanted to have my parents go out and buy me a yo-yo. So, that I could be just like Tommy.
    RIP Tommy