RIP Robert Stack, 7 years later - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

mah79 · 05-13-2010, 11:00 PM

Hi Everyone,
I thought I would post this thread in memory of Robert Stack. RIP to a great actor and host. May 14, 2003-May 14, 2010. I can't believe it has been 7 years. I remember I was studying abroad in the UK when I came across his obituary on newsday.com, and I really felt as if someone in the family had died when i heard the news, that's how much I admired him. I don't think the "new" UM will ever be the same without him.

catlover79 · 05-14-2010, 12:25 AM

He is still missed!!!

Apostapler · 05-14-2010, 08:24 AM

7 years already... Still missing the Stackmeister.

catlover79 · 05-14-2010, 09:05 AM

I always laugh my head off when I picture him beating up the Moonies at the airport (Airplane!).

dynoguy88 · 05-14-2010, 10:35 AM

Wow. Has it really been 7 years since we lost him? Hard to believe.

mattc · 05-15-2010, 11:12 AM

His dark, mesmerizing voice, and dead pan delivery was a large part of my childhood!!!! There will never be another one quite as classy as Stack.

scm80 · 05-22-2010, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mattc

His dark, mesmerizing voice, and dead pan delivery was a large part of my childhood!!!! There will never be another one quite as classy as Stack.

I second that...I get reminders of him all the time. Heck, I just watched Transformers: The Movie (1986) and remembered that he voiced Ultra Magnus...had that toy as a child and saw the toy the other day at a convention!

catlover79 · 05-22-2010, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by scm80

I second that...I get reminders of him all the time. Heck, I just watched Transformers: The Movie (1986) and remembered that he voiced Ultra Magnus...had that toy as a child and saw the toy the other day at a convention!

Brings back great memories, doesn't it?

Smokescreen · 05-22-2010, 06:05 AM

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Originally posted by catlover79 I always laugh my head off when I picture him beating up the Moonies at the airport (Airplane!).

LMAO - Huh huh.. Moonies....

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Originally posted by scm80 Heck, I just watched Transformers: The Movie (1986) and remembered that he voiced Ultra Magnus

And even though Magnus really didn't do anything during the battle for Autobot City, Stack still gave him a certain Joie de Vive (... until the Sweeps blew him up.. but I digress...)

Yes Stack was a gentleman's gentleman. His charisma, cadence and overall panache could be matched by no other.

scm80 · 05-22-2010, 05:38 PM

MISSING TIME

Robert Stack: We have a most unusual mystery today...something I was once close to. Not as close as I was to Jazz and Thundercracker, though!

Cut to a picture of Snarl

Robert Stack: This is Snarl, one of the dinobots from TFTM...I got to know him very well on the set...and then suddenly...he began to suffer from missing time!

Snarl: We shoot scene where Decepts attack Autobot base. Then me somehow black out, no seen until later when we film part about landing on Junckion

Robert Stack: If you have any information about missing time, or about what qualifies as the Autobots "Darkest Hour" (After all, my character couldn't), or know why my character survived a ferocious assault by the sweeps (originally I was going to be drawn and quartered and then torn appear by beams), please contact the Hasbro Law Enforcement, or call us at...

(Panics oppening the matrix)

Open, damn it! Open

(Looks off camera)

Prime, you said the Matrix would light our darkest hour!

(Regains Composure)

1-800-876-5353, damn it!

http://www.area403.net/rstack.jpg

tiddlywinks950 · 05-22-2010, 05:58 PM

I miss him too. I saw a picture online that was released in response to his death. It read, "From The Untouchables to Unsolved Mysteries, He was a television legend. And a class act all the way." So true. When I first heard that he died, I couldn't believe it because I thought he had died young...until I saw his birthday. Fooled me. He aged so well.

He's in heaven with alot of the people featured on his show. I'm sure they are all thanking him for his work.

cmyweb · 05-22-2010, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by tiddlywinks950

He's in heaven with alot of the people featured on his show. I'm sure they are all thanking him for his work.

That's nice sentiment tiddly! I like to think he's getting kuddos too!

Charli-Ann · 05-22-2010, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by tiddlywinks950

I miss him too. I saw a picture online that was released in response to his death. It read, "From The Untouchables to Unsolved Mysteries, He was a television legend. And a class act all the way." So true. When I first heard that he died, I couldn't believe it because I thought he had died young...until I saw his birthday. Fooled me. He aged so well.

He's in heaven with alot of the people featured on his show. I'm sure they are all thanking him for his work.

I 100% agree. Rest in peace, Robert Stack. We miss you.

catlover79 · 05-23-2010, 12:51 AM

I found the pic tiddlywinks950 must have seen - as well as some other neat shots.

Bobby Stack · 05-23-2010, 08:03 AM

The perfect host for the show, and undoubtedly made the show what it was.

R.I.P. Robert.

05-13-2010, 11:00 PM	#1
mah79 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 03, 2009 Posts: 141	RIP Robert Stack, 7 years later Hi Everyone, I thought I would post this thread in memory of Robert Stack. RIP to a great actor and host. May 14, 2003-May 14, 2010. I can't believe it has been 7 years. I remember I was studying abroad in the UK when I came across his obituary on newsday.com, and I really felt as if someone in the family had died when i heard the news, that's how much I admired him. I don't think the "new" UM will ever be the same without him.

05-14-2010, 12:25 AM	#2
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	He is still missed!!!
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05-23-2010, 12:51 AM	#14
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I found the pic tiddlywinks950 must have seen - as well as some other neat shots. Attached Images

05-14-2010, 08:24 AM	#3
Apostapler Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 06, 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 872	7 years already... Still missing the Stackmeister.

05-14-2010, 09:05 AM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I always laugh my head off when I picture him beating up the Moonies at the airport (Airplane!).

05-14-2010, 10:35 AM	#5
dynoguy88 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 3,675	Wow. Has it really been 7 years since we lost him? Hard to believe.

05-15-2010, 11:12 AM	#6
mattc Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 16, 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 273	His dark, mesmerizing voice, and dead pan delivery was a large part of my childhood!!!! There will never be another one quite as classy as Stack.

05-22-2010, 05:38 PM	#10
scm80 Scott UM Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 21, 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 45	MISSING TIME Robert Stack: We have a most unusual mystery today...something I was once close to. Not as close as I was to Jazz and Thundercracker, though! Cut to a picture of Snarl Robert Stack: This is Snarl, one of the dinobots from TFTM...I got to know him very well on the set...and then suddenly...he began to suffer from missing time! Snarl: We shoot scene where Decepts attack Autobot base. Then me somehow black out, no seen until later when we film part about landing on Junckion Robert Stack: If you have any information about missing time, or about what qualifies as the Autobots "Darkest Hour" (After all, my character couldn't), or know why my character survived a ferocious assault by the sweeps (originally I was going to be drawn and quartered and then torn appear by beams), please contact the Hasbro Law Enforcement, or call us at... (Panics oppening the matrix) Open, damn it! Open (Looks off camera) Prime, you said the Matrix would light our darkest hour! (Regains Composure) 1-800-876-5353, damn it! http://www.area403.net/rstack.jpg

05-22-2010, 05:58 PM	#11
tiddlywinks950 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 15, 2007 Location: nyc Posts: 111	I miss him too. I saw a picture online that was released in response to his death. It read, "From The Untouchables to Unsolved Mysteries, He was a television legend. And a class act all the way." So true. When I first heard that he died, I couldn't believe it because I thought he had died young...until I saw his birthday. Fooled me. He aged so well. He's in heaven with alot of the people featured on his show. I'm sure they are all thanking him for his work.

05-23-2010, 08:03 AM	#15
Bobby Stack Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 10, 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 10	The perfect host for the show, and undoubtedly made the show what it was. R.I.P. Robert.