"No Respect" from Godfather?; Daily Kos political encyclopedia (Kossary)

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I went to my psychiatrist, and he told me "You're crazy!" I said, "I'd like a
second opinion." He said, "You're ugly, too!"

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NO RESPECT

In the late 1960s, I saw my first live television show--the Ed Sullivan show.
The guest was Rodney Dangerfield. My mother had told me about his "no
respect" theme. I'm sure Rodney used "no respect" on the Ed Sullivan show that I saw,
and probably several times before Sullivan's show went off the air in 1971.


The Ed Sullivan Show - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia... The Ed Sullivan
Show was a television variety show that ran from June 20, 1948, to June 6, 1971,
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So why does today's New York Times say that Rodney came up with "no respect"
in 1972, after seeing THE GODFATHER?


http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/06/arts/06dangerfield.html?oref=login
In 1972, after seeing the Francis Ford Coppola movie "The Godfather," he came
up with a new angle that would reshape his routine. "All I heard was the word
'respect,' " he recalled. " 'You've got to give me respect,' or 'Respect
him.' I thought to myself: It sounds like a funny image - a guy who gets no
respect. Maybe I'll write a joke, and I'll try it."

The shift in his act was subtle, but it struck a chord in fans that far
exceeded his expectations. His image as the ultimate loser was established, and,
during the next few decades, through his comedy recordings and work in
nightclubs, films and television, he emerged as one of this country's best-known
comedians.

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