It seems that every day brings another "end of an era". Are we feeling old yet?
And, unreported in the obit, there was of course the equally infamous episode, albeit unknown/unseen to the TV viewing world at the time, with the totally naked woman behind the door, as a prank on Soupy, who was sincerely taken aback but never truly speechless. That bit, with a couple of different camera angles, has been broadcast in at least one retrospective of the Soupy Sales Show.
That must be wonderful; I have no idea what it means. — Molière