The Uncle Floyd Podcast

In episode #29, Uncle Floyd was not available in the rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from his stroke due to a full afternoon of testing, so Scott has put together some of the Uncle Floyd on the Radio comedy bits, Floyd’s technical abilities (or lack thereof), how they were able to created 260 shows per year from 1974 to 2001, and how The Uncle Floyd Show met and became friends with David Bowie.

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In episode #28, recorded on May 15, 2025, at the inpatient rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from his stroke, Uncle Floyd and Scott Gordon answer your questions, and talk about the early days at channel 68, Zacherle, Svengoolie, “circus freaks, sponsors and selling advertising, “Snap It Pal”, character creation, and their life in Show Business. It is recorded during the breaks between Uncle Floyd’s treatments and physi...

In episode #27, recorded on May 8, 2025, at the inpatient rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from his stroke, Uncle Floyd and Scott Gordon answer your questions, and talk about learning piano, drawing, Hermit Crabs, syndication, the original channel 68 studio, New Jersey Network telethons, and their life in Show Business. It is recorded during the breaks between Uncle Floyd’s treatments and physical therapy sessions.  T...

In episode #26, recorded on May 1, 2025, at the inpatient rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from his stroke, Uncle Floyd and Scott Gordon answer your questions, and talk about old songs, an old local movie house, the Club Bené, old sponsors, the pressures of production, The Marx Brothers, our records, and their life in Show Business. It is recorded during the breaks between Uncle Floyd’s treatments and physical therapy...

In episode #25, Scott Gordon was not able to drive to visit Floyd at the rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from his stroke, so he called up friend and fellow Uncle Floyd Show cast member “Looney” Skip Rooney to have a conversation about getting a start in comedy, writing comedy bits, early days of performing, Bozo the Clown, the Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, Jackie Gleason, Frank Nastasi, Soupy Sales, working on The...

In episode #24, recorded on April 16, 2025, at the inpatient rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from his stroke, Uncle Floyd and Scott Gordon answer your questions, and talk about life lessons, their records, guest artists, puppets, character creation, lawsuits, baseball, and their life in Show Business. It is recorded during the breaks between Uncle Floyd’s treatments and physical therapy sessions.  To submit a questio...

In episode #23, recorded on April 9, 2025, at the inpatient rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from his stroke, Uncle Floyd and Scott Gordon answer your questions, and talk about records, concerts, Uncle Floyd Show puppets, Tom Carvel, Jean Shepherd, performing in the Catskills, Howdy Doody, the New York World’s Fair, and their life in Show Business. It is recorded during the breaks between Uncle Floyd’s treatments and ...

In episode #22, recorded on April 2, 2025, at the inpatient rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from his stroke, Uncle Floyd and Scott Gordon answer your questions, and talk about 1950s and 1960s New York kid shows, how Floyd routines his standup show, Oogie, his brothers, Pinky Lee, the Catskills, Bruce Springsteen, how medicine tastes, the history of The Uncle Floyd Show, and their life in Show Business. It is recorded...

In episode #21, recorded on March 27, 2025, at the inpatient rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from his stroke, Uncle Floyd and Scott Gordon answer your questions, and talk about The Three Stooges, The Marx Brothers, Abbot and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, concerts, performance venues, TV Themes, the history of The Uncle Floyd Show, and their life in Show Business. It is recorded during the breaks between Uncle Floyd’s t...

In episode #20, recorded on March 19, 2025, at the inpatient rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from his stroke, Uncle Floyd and Scott Gordon answer your questions, and talk about the New Jersey Hall of Fame, The Bottom Line, Senior Wences, David Johansen, The Smothers Brothers, great improvisors of the past, New Jersey Hot Dogs, and their life in Show Business. It is recorded during the breaks between Uncle Floyd’s tre...

In episode #19, a conversation with Michael (The New Guy) Townsend Wright on his experiences on The Uncle Floyd Show. We discuss the first time Michael met Uncle Floyd, music, his movies and television appearances, freezing in Jim Monaco’s uncle’s warehouse “studio”, working on The Uncle Floyd Show, and life in Showbusiness.  Uncle Floyd’s treatment location and equipment did not permit the use of our recording equipment this week,...

In episode #18, a conversation with David (Artie Delmar) Burd on his experiences on The Uncle Floyd Show. We discuss the first time David met Uncle Floyd, cartooning and animation, character creation, puppets, Uncle Floyd Show production meetings, and ethnic jokes. Uncle Floyd’s treatment schedule and Scott’s availability (the studio has been quite busy) did not mesh, so, we put together this special show for your enjoyment. To sub...

In episode #17, we have something a bit different. Some comedy from “Uncle Floyd on the Radio” that aired on WFDU-FM during our run there. Uncle Floyd’s treatment schedule and Scott’s availability (the studio has been quite busy) did not mesh, so, we put together this special show for your enjoyment. To submit a question for the next podcast, email to UFPodcast@SGE-Inc.com To help us continue this podcast, please click here (or go ...

In episode #16, recorded on February 19, 2025, at the inpatient rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from his stroke, Uncle Floyd and Scott Gordon answer your questions, and talk about record collecting, our record album, Gilbert Gottfried, Eddie Slobbo, Paul “Pee Wee Herman” Rubens, “Good Morning, Viet Nam”, Eddie Rabbit, music, merchandising, Ernie Kovacs, movie theaters, first jobs (joined by our good friend, Jerry), a...

In episode #15, recorded on February 10, 2025, at the inpatient rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from his stroke, Uncle Floyd and Scott Gordon answer your questions, and talk about Victor Borge, The 1964 New York World’s Fair, Palisades Amusement Park, the theme song used previous to “The Uncle Floyd Show Theme”, Uncle Floyd’s Guinness World Record, Burlesque, “stage names, and their life in Show Business. It is recor...

In episode #14, recorded on February 5, 2025, at the inpatient rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from his stroke, Uncle Floyd and Scott Gordon answer your questions, and talk about Charles Schultz (Peanuts), “Cuppy”, Carl Sagan, reviews, working for NBC, library research, and their life in Show Business. It is recorded during the breaks between Uncle Floyd’s treatments and physical therapy sessions. To submit a questio...

In episode #13, recorded on January 14, 2025 at the inpatient rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from his stroke, Uncle Floyd and Scott Gordon answer your questions, and talk about Abbot and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, Country Music, performing internationally, puppets, props, Tiny Tim, Rudy Vallee, gasoline, and their life in Show Business. It is recorded during the breaks between Uncle Floyd’s treatments and physical ...

In episode #11, recorded on December 30, 2024 at the inpatient rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from his stroke, Uncle Floyd and Scott Gordon answer your questions, and talk about performing music, costumes, set construction, Wild West City, guesting on the TV show, being a comedian, Lake George, the current state of comedy, Nipsey Russell, New Year’s Resolutions, and their life in Show Business. It is recorded during...