When I posted the video link last night, I knew that when I woke up, someone would have sent me more info on its original airdate. Jon Delfin tracked down some info that says it's from 1984, which seems about right to me given the way Soupy looks. Alan Kupperberg also says 1984.
Also in the morning mail, Ray Arthur reminds me that tomorrow will be the 81st birthday of the pie-encrusted Mr. Soupy Sales. He asks if I have an address to which folks can send cards and if I have any updated info on Soupy's health. I have a current address for the man but don't think I should be posting it on the 'net or giving it out to strangers. You'll have to settle for me reporting what Chuck McCann told me; that he'd seen Soupy on a recent trip east and that Soupy seemed more like his old self than he has in years. Good to hear and we all wish him well in his 81st year and beyond. (And before anyone asks about an address for Chuck: Wait. I'll be helping him put together his own website and announcing it here when it's open for business.)