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ethelkilledfred
December 6th, 2007, 12:39 PM
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LOS ANGELES — Dick Wilson, the actor and pitchman who played the uptight grocer begging customers "Please, don't squeeze the Charmin," died Monday. He was 91.

The man famous as TV's "Mr. Whipple" died of natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television Fund Hospital in Woodland Hills, said his daughter Melanie Wilson, who is known for her role as a flight attendant on the ABC sitcom "Perfect Strangers."


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Orange95Z
December 6th, 2007, 02:52 PM
Thats shity. Squeeze on Mr. Dick Wilson. RIP.

KeithTurk
December 6th, 2007, 03:03 PM
You'se guys wipe that smile off your face...

God Speed Mr Wilson....


K ( good Point F )

1FastMopar
December 6th, 2007, 06:16 PM
Hey, he was only 91!!! I'll take it, as long as I'm not 91 and shitting on myself.

ethelkilledfred
December 6th, 2007, 06:57 PM
Just seems like everyones passing away. Here is a guy so recognized, yet most people didn't know his real name.

Vette#128
December 6th, 2007, 07:31 PM
test

DanStokes
December 6th, 2007, 09:12 PM
Here's a Mr. Wipple tidbit. Adam Savage of Mythbusters was the annoying redheaded stock clerk that Mr. Wipple found squeezing the Charmin in some of the ads.

Don't know if anyone cares, but I think it's an amusing bit to fill up your unused brain cells.

std
December 6th, 2007, 10:11 PM
Thats just the kind of useless information I need filling up my brain. I can't wait to throw that out sometime.

ethelkilledfred
December 6th, 2007, 10:29 PM
Here's a Mr. Wipple tidbit. Adam Savage of Mythbusters was the annoying redheaded stock clerk that Mr. Wipple found squeezing the Charmin in some of the ads.

Don't know if anyone cares, but I think it's an amusing bit to fill up your unused brain cells.


Thats just the kind of useless information I need filling up my brain. I can't wait to throw that out sometime.


LOL

bowtiemonster
December 6th, 2007, 11:36 PM
Another part of my youth gon. RIP Mr. Whipple.