with a giant cucumber and knocked him down. mr. fe fi fo would always pick himself up. [ laughing ] dust himself off and say, i hurt. if only we could deal with it as simple and bravery and honestly as mr. fe fi fo. what did chuckles ask in return? not much. in his own words, a little song, a little seltzer. we re all laughing in the studio watching that clip. remember that? that was the funeral for chuckles the clown on the mary tyler moore show. joining me on the phone is eric davis, managing editor at