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[Darkmakaimura]

No, not the guy who plays Iron Guy but the talk show host from the 80s.

He was considered one of the first conservative talk hosts and predates Rush Limbaugh.

They even named a Super Mario enemy from him.

Morton

Morton Koopa Jr. is one of the Koopalings, a clan of seven siblings that act as leaders of the Koopa Troop under Bowser. Morton stands out because of his primarily darker skin coloration and his white head with a star painted on the left side...

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His show was really and he yelled a lot and was known for his "big mouth".

He had a role as a sleazy journalist or talk host in Predator 2 as well.

My dad loved him back in the day and we sat around and watched him.

Gonna tag my irl friend MetalAlien again because I think me and him talked about him before.

Even if you hate Republicans or conservatives, this should wax nostalgia for you.

 

[Brian Fellows]

I remember Rowdy Roddy Piper blasting the guy with a fire extinguisher. That is my only memory or the man.

 

[Tesseract]

vague memories, movies and stuff

seemed like a decent lad

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I remember Rowdy Roddy Piper blasting the guy with a fire extinguisher. That is my only memory or the man.

Yeah I imagine a lot of the Younglings here won't remember him. He was a product of the 80s.

This was one of my dad's favorite shows at the time along with Married With Children.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

Is he the one who goes on wacky adventures with his grandfather Rick?

 

[TaySan]

I think i vaguely heard his name somewhere, but he seems to be before my time.

 

[DESTROYA]

 

[Space Runaway]

Oh wait this was mentioned already.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I think i vaguely heard his name somewhere, but he seems to be before my time.

Yeah it was an 80s thing.

He's considered by some as the father of conservative talk. Rush Limbaugh pretty much popularized it but Morty sort of kick started it, I guess you could say.

I think Morton Downey Jr even had a radio show in which Limbaugh replaced him.

You'll probably find a bunch of Youtube videos. Just search for 'morton downey jr show' and check some out.

He even had a whole show with those Krofft puppets.

 

[MetalAlien]

Oh wait this was mentioned already.

 

[Brian Fellows]

Yeah I imagine a lot of the Younglings here won't remember him. He was a product of the 80s.

This was one of my dad's favorite shows at the time along with Married With Children.

Yeah I was born in 81 but really only remember the last half of the decade.

 

[Woggleman]

His show was wild as hell and even if you didn't always agree with him it was entertaining. He was Jerry Springer before there was such a thing.

 

[K1Expwy]

This is way before my time, but MDJ had a predecessor with a talk show in the 1970s. I can't remember the host's name. I watched a Youtube video of the show, and the audience was screaming at everything the guest said, like a riot was going to break out. MDJ's show or at least audience was well-mannered in comparison

 

[Darkmakaimura]

This is way before my time, but MDJ had a protege with a talk show in the 1970s. I can't remember the host's name. I watched a Youtube video of the show, and the audience was screaming at everything the guest said, like a riot was going to break out. MDJ's show or at least audience was well-mannered in comparison

Was it maybe like, I dunno, Joe Pyne or someone else?

 

[ranmafan]

I didn't get to see a lot of the show, but I do remember it quite well. Loved watching his part on Pipers Pit at wrestle mania 5 live and all.

 

[K1Expwy]

Was it maybe like, I dunno, Joe Pyne or someone else?

I remember now, I'm thinking of Wally George

 

[Old Retro]

I remember him vividly, especially his loudmouth and smoking all the time. Without looking it up, I wanna say his show was on circa 1988-90 around 11:00 pm.

 

[betlbum2]

This shows my age. Morton smoked like a chimney and some epic battles against Stern. You definitely knew the dude was going to get cancer due to all the smoking.
RIP

 

[MastAndo]

Dating myself here, but yes, I remember watching the stow. I remember him more for appearing and being mentioned on the Howard Stern show, and even got into a fight with Stuttering John. Quite a character, he was.