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Send in the Clowns ... Bozo is Dead

Posted Jul 3rd 2008 6:56PM by TMZ Staff

BozoLarry Harmon, the man credited with making Bozo the Clown the icon he was, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83.

Harmon wasn't the original Bozo, but built up the character and eventually licensed it to television stations across the country.

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1. First cowboy bob

Posted at 7:02PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Biotch

2. Awwwww... Bozo's gone to the, "Big Top" in the sky.

Posted at 7:02PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by my2cent

3. Nooooooooo!!!!! First George, and now this?!? Next it'll be the Wonder Twins...oh wait, they weren't real....

Posted at 7:09PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by FlyingSpaghettiMonster

4. thanks to bozo... i am forever freaked out by clowns. killer clowns.

Posted at 7:10PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by bimbo

5. How fitting. Tomorrow should be recognized as Bozo the clown day! After all bozoes are running the government now. Why not celebrate!

Posted at 8:43PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by bill p

6. Aww..... Went to the Big Top.. Time to check out IT lol - :)

Posted at 7:17PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Laura

7. It's sad

Posted at 7:20PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by BIG GAY AL

8. Thanks for all the laughs Bozo....................RIP.

Posted at 7:26PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Dallas

9. they gonna bury him in a clown car? now thats funny < : )

Posted at 7:27PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by meat

10. Time to start my holiday drinking.

Posted at 7:30PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by chicken stripper

11. Aww that is sad to hear I used to love watching Bozo on TV I actually when to the show once.

Posted at 7:32PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Chris

12. Boy, he leaves some mighty big shoes to fill...........

Posted at 7:35PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by db

13. Aww. I used to have a little record book when the had 45 size records that played at the speed 16...hey it was handed down from my older brother, It was Larry Harmon acting out the story of Pinochio. That little red record. How easily we were entertained back then.

I have to go see if YouTube has the Mary Tyler Moore Show episode of The funeral of Chuckles the Clown.
What was his saying? "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants"? Something like that. Best episode ever.

Bye Bozo. Why couldn't it have been that damn Ronald McDonald. He made me hate Clowns.

Posted at 7:40PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Happy Reaper

14. Thank you Bozo for helping me explore my sexuality at such a young age.

Posted at 12:11AM on Jul 4th 2008 by Funions are Fun

15. He gave me nightmares, i cant say im 100% sad about this....

Posted at 7:53PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Nikki

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