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iluvtennis

(19,868 posts) Thu Mar 22, 2018, 11:51 AM Mar 2018

Frank Avruch, known for playing Bozo the Clown, has died at 89.

Television personality and entertainer Frank Avruch, known for playing Bozo the Clown, has died at 89.
@BostonGlobe
16h16 hours ago

Frank Avruch, a longtime WCVB-TV personality and entertainer known for playing “Bozo the Clown,” died at his Boston home Tuesday, the station said. http://bos.gl/b44LTXi

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Frank Avruch, known for playing Bozo the Clown, has died at 89. (Original Post) iluvtennis Mar 2018 OP

Wouldn't you know the wrong clown died. rzemanfl Mar 2018 #1

+1 N/T FSogol Mar 2018 #2

Was on his show when I was 4. JenniferJuniper Mar 2018 #3

Did you ever get to watch it? PdxSean Mar 2018 #4

Nope. And no VCRs back then. JenniferJuniper Mar 2018 #5

rzemanfl

(29,566 posts)

1. Wouldn't you know the wrong clown died.

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 11:54 AM

Mar 2018

RIP Bozo.

FSogol

(45,514 posts)

2. +1 N/T

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 11:55 AM

Mar 2018

JenniferJuniper

(4,512 posts)

3. Was on his show when I was 4.

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 12:05 PM

Mar 2018

I remember being so upset because my mother overslept so we never got to see the broadcast.

PdxSean

(574 posts)

4. Did you ever get to watch it?

Reply to JenniferJuniper (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 12:10 PM

Mar 2018

Probably a good chance that your episode is on YouTube.

JenniferJuniper

(4,512 posts)

5. Nope. And no VCRs back then.

Reply to JenniferJuniper (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 12:11 PM

Mar 2018

My cousin was heavily featured on the show too! He says he saw it once though.

The show was on for many, many years in the area. Doubt we could isolate it now. I did try once.

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