My Favorite Jonathan Winters (Plus 1)

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[Laura]

I don't think I ever really appreciated just how much of an influence Winters must have had on the comedy of Robin Williams. Williams' humor is a little less "innocent" (see Angela's post regarding Winters' death), but it seems to have the same zany, off the wall, almost manic, sort of flavor.

[AngelaTC]

The Williams media machine has always maintained that he was a huge fan of Winters. And the statement Williams released yesterday said Winters was at first an idol, then a mentor, then a friend.

I've heard a lot of people say they only remember Winters from Mork and Mindy, while I had erased that role from my mind completely. LOL!

[Laura Ebke]

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I’d forgotten about the Mork and Mindy connection, as well.  I remember Winters from when I was a kid on some of the variety shows, and as one of the squares in Hollywood Squares.  I never paid enough attention to Robin Williams (other than seeing him occasionally on something or other) to make the connection between their comedy—but now that I think about it, it makes a lot of sense.