Myrtle Young, the Potato Chip Lady
June 24, 2022 7:08 AM Subscribe
Myrtle Young was an inspector at a potato chip factory who amassed a collection of some 250-300 chips that looked like people, animals, or objects. She became something of a minor celebrity, appearing on numerous television shows, with appearance on The Tonight Show often cited as Johnny Carson's funniest moment ever.
Bonus Myrtle content:
NPR recalls Myrtle's famous appearance with Carson upon her death in 2014.
Myrtle's obituary recalls her as a local celeb.
Myrtle on the Happy the Hobo Show
The epitaph on her grave reads: "The Potato Chip Lady."
The Simpsons riffed on both "the potato chip lady" and the Carson bit in the episode about Aunt Gladys
Bonus Myrtle content:
NPR recalls Myrtle's famous appearance with Carson upon her death in 2014.
Myrtle's obituary recalls her as a local celeb.
Myrtle on the Happy the Hobo Show
The epitaph on her grave reads: "The Potato Chip Lady."
The Simpsons riffed on both "the potato chip lady" and the Carson bit in the episode about Aunt Gladys
I really enjoyed this Carson clip with the Potato Chip Lady. Her expression and visual inventory of her collection when Johnny makes that crunch is priceless.
I have had a number of artist friends who had potato pareidolia: Elvis, Donald Trump potato chips, one bought a fry baby and made a whole show of pareidolia potatoes. I needed a good laugh today, thank you.
posted by effluvia at 8:05 PM on June 24, 2022 [1 favorite]
I have had a number of artist friends who had potato pareidolia: Elvis, Donald Trump potato chips, one bought a fry baby and made a whole show of pareidolia potatoes. I needed a good laugh today, thank you.
posted by effluvia at 8:05 PM on June 24, 2022 [1 favorite]
Thanks for the post, OP. I really needed this today as well!
posted by Bella Donna at 2:20 AM on June 25, 2022
posted by Bella Donna at 2:20 AM on June 25, 2022
I Miss Johnny.
posted by mikelieman at 3:16 AM on June 25, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by mikelieman at 3:16 AM on June 25, 2022 [1 favorite]
I've never encountered this story before and it is exactly the kind of sweet, fun humor I really needed today.
posted by ZaphodB at 5:47 PM on June 25, 2022
posted by ZaphodB at 5:47 PM on June 25, 2022
Bob & Ray did a vey similar sketch, ALSO on Carson. (Unfortunately, I don't know which was first.)
BOB AND RAY - Oddly Shaped Fruits and Vegetables
posted by AsYouKnow Bob at 8:57 PM on June 25, 2022
BOB AND RAY - Oddly Shaped Fruits and Vegetables
posted by AsYouKnow Bob at 8:57 PM on June 25, 2022
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No offense to Jennifer Tilly, who I really like, but Carson totally made the right call here. Thank you, this is a fantastically timed post.
posted by wheek wheek wheek at 6:27 PM on June 24, 2022 [1 favorite]