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Dody Goodman

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Comedienne

The Resume

    (October 28, 1914-June 22, 2008)
    Born in Columbus, Ohio
    Birth name was Dolores Goodman
    Regular on 'The Tonight Show' with Jack Paar
    Portrayed Martha Shumway on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
    Appeared in the films 'Grease' (1978) and 'Splash' (1984)
    Appeared on Broadway in 'High Button Shoes' (1948), 'Wonderful Town' (1953) and 'Lorelei' (1974)
    Appeared in the Off-Broadway revue 'Nunsense'

Why she might be annoying:

    She tried to shave 15 years off her age, claiming a birth year of 1929.
    She was fired from 'The Tonight Show' for upstaging Paar, who complained he felt 'like the announcer on the Dody Goodman Show.'
    Her voice was described as 'like a Tweetie Pie cartoon bird strangling on peanut butter.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    She said, 'I don't like dumb jokes, but I will do dumb things for a laugh.'
    In addition to appearing in 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,' she announced the title at the beginning of each episode.
    'Nunsense' creator Dan Goggin said that she could still lift her leg over her head at age 85.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 72 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 68 Votes: 36.76% Annoying