
When I worked for another MatchGame alum, Reilly came by to visit the office on a stop in the DC area. I was floored. I called a friend and said, "Holy shit - the Bic Banana was at work today!"
You *do* remember the Bic Banana, right?
Ah, the jingles of youth.
His one-man stage show, "The Life of Reilly," took the audience through his amazing and off-kilter life, from a kid raised by - for real - an institutionalized father, a racist mother, and a voluntarily lobotomized aunt to a Tony-winning actor and TV icon. The last two performances of "The Life of Reilly" were filmed, and a movie version was released last year. It's out on DVD, and I want to rent it. I could use one last big laugh with the Bic Banana.
Rest well, Charles. Thanks for all the giggles. May you *blank* in peace.

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I loved that episode of "Millennium"--they even did an inside joke and included a brief clip from "Lidsville"
(There was one other funny episode of Millennium -- who can forget the demons in the coffee shop?)
I'd forgotten about that one! You're right - that was a great episode, too.
I don't remember that commercial, but I sure as hell remember those glasses! Enough so that I had them in the early 80's.
RIP.
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