Happy Birthday Tom Bosley! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

robyrob · 10-01-2012, 09:02 PM

Happy Birthday Mr C !

AB · 10-02-2012, 05:58 PM

Happy Birthday!

antman67 · 10-07-2012, 08:43 AM

He's been DEAD since October 19, 2010. Do we celebrate birthdays after someone is dead, and if so, how long do you continue this process? I know they mark George Washington and Abraham Lincoln's birthday on the calander but is he in the same league?

bh7812 · 10-18-2012, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by antman67

He's been DEAD since October 19, 2010. Do we celebrate birthdays after someone is dead, and if so, how long do you continue this process? I know they mark George Washington and Abraham Lincoln's birthday on the calander but is he in the same league?

Really really rude and disrespectful post here

Both in general and to Tom Bosley. You know what, he IS in the same league as these other guys you mentioned. His TV/Film career was long, and had an enormous impact on both mediums. People in just about every major country in the world know who Tom Bosley is, or at the VERY least they certainly know who Howard Cunningham is! Happy Days especially has cemented itself in the same legendary status as shows like I Love Lucy, because of how long it ran and the impact that show had on so many. So hell yes, the man absolutely still deserves a Happy Birthday! He did damn fine work and we won't ever see the likes of a Mr. C/Tom Bosley ever again really. In a very real sense, Tom Bosley's career/impact is certainly up there with greats like Lucy.

I respect your opinion Antman but the way you expressed it sure didn't sit well with me

Zoneboy · 10-18-2012, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bh7812

Really really rude and disrespectful post here.

Agreed, birthday threads have been started here for many tv stars, musicians and other celebrities even though they may have passed on. I think the main reason for that is to acknowledge the anniversary of their birth and to also share your favorite memories of them. Everyone here knows Tom Bosley is no longer with us and there was absolutely no need to remind us of it.

To quote James Howard "Fats" Brown in The Twilight Zone Episode "A Game of Pool"

Dead? Not really. As long as people talk about you, you're not really dead. As long as they speak your name, you continue. A legend doesn't die just because the man does.

robyrob · 10-19-2012, 09:03 AM

i think it is good to remember and honor people that we care about - even if we only know them from our favorite shows - after they are gone

- really, if we think about these people once a year just to thank them for what they have done, is it really that big a deal?

Steve_uk · 10-19-2012, 09:43 AM

No I don't think you should celebrate or commemorate someone's birthday when they're dead except if they're close family or it's the tenth anniversary or fifty or a hundred years or some other memorable landmark in their lives.

robyrob · 10-19-2012, 12:11 PM

well, we can agree to disagree, but no one should be disrespectful about it.

Fuffer · 10-19-2012, 12:22 PM

Happy Birthday Tom(Mr.C)

comedyfreak · 10-19-2012, 01:35 PM

Happy Bday Tom.......The first time I seen Tom in quite awhile, he was in a movie with Linda Lavin and I thought he didn't look well. Found out he had cancer.

antman67 · 10-22-2012, 04:56 PM

He will be missed for certain. No disrespect.

bh7812 · 10-23-2012, 03:00 AM

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He will be missed for certain.

Much much better and a lot more respectful Antman

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10-07-2012, 08:43 AM	#3
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10-19-2012, 01:35 PM	#10
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10-22-2012, 04:56 PM	#11
antman67 The Fonz Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 17, 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 560	He will be missed for certain. No disrespect.
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10-02-2012, 05:58 PM	#2
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10-19-2012, 09:03 AM	#6
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,156	i think it is good to remember and honor people that we care about - even if we only know them from our favorite shows - after they are gone - really, if we think about these people once a year just to thank them for what they have done, is it really that big a deal?

10-19-2012, 09:43 AM	#7
Steve_uk Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 29, 2012 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 5,803	No I don't think you should celebrate or commemorate someone's birthday when they're dead except if they're close family or it's the tenth anniversary or fifty or a hundred years or some other memorable landmark in their lives.

10-19-2012, 12:11 PM	#8
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,156	well, we can agree to disagree, but no one should be disrespectful about it.

10-19-2012, 12:22 PM	#9
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