This morning, I watched a clip of Rodney Dangerfield on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. I miss how late night shows showcased comedians almost on a nightly basis. Nowadays, most shows end with a musical act of which I’ve usually never heard–and which often leave me confused and with little faith for the future of the music industry. But back in the day, comedians were in demand (you couldn’t throw a stick at a screen without catching a stand-up routine and a brick background), and Rodney’s style was a machine gun delivery. You barely had time to process one joke before he hit with another.
All this led me to the Tuesday trivia tidbit that (as reported in 2007) Dangerfield tattoos are among the most popular celebrity tattoos in the United States. That struck me as odd, since he passed in 2004, and he peaked in the 80s. But check him out on what appears to be a young calf.
Maybe Dangerfield was a leg man, as he appears on many of them.
Here’s another variation of the same image, with the handkerchief applied to the face (like he’s sweating mid-panic attack).
He also made an appearance on a shoulder blade in the montage with fellow funnymen Sam Kinison, Benny Hill, and W.C. Fields.
It just seems an odd choice in a world full of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean tats, to ink your body with the face of a middle-aged Jewish man, aka Jacob Cohen. Then again, no one would recognize a tattoo of this young man.
I Don't Get It 
Strange, but interesting. Since Dangerfield didn’t make it big until his 40’s, is this a salute to mid-life, or a life well lived in the public eye?
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Good question.
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I remember those days! When variety shows began to change their formats – I quit watching. Johnny knew what America wanted and gave it to us.
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When I think of him, I see a man in a plaid suit hunched over his desk laughing so hard, he’s wiping a tear away. Lately all they do is mock our president for the first 15-20 min and then invite guests on to talk about how much they hate the president. I need laughter and funny sketches and animals on their desks, not all this negativity.
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EXACTLY! Finally, a person after my own heart!!
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Well I never would have guessed that. Good old Rodney. I guess he is finally getting some respect.
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(just not on OUR skin)
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Strangely disturbing.
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Lol
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Jeeez— well at least he got a little respect finally. 😀
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