List of Howie Mandel Quotes

Bobby's World Touched A Lot Of People. That's Why The Family's Last Name Is Generic. Uncle Ted Is Based On Uncles We've All Had.

There Were 84 Original Episodes. It Was Rated No. 1 And No. 2 On The Fox Children's Network. We Figured It Was Time To Make It Available To People Who Have Never Watched It.

When I Went Into Bobby's World, I Had No Idea It Would Be A Success. I Had Been Doing The Bobby Voice As Part Of My Nightclub Adult Act For Years.

I Was Totally Involved In Bobby's World From The Time We Started The Idea To Sitting With The Artists On How He Would Look, To The Script Meetings, The Music, The Lyrics, The Songs.

If My Mom Came Here Today, She'd Probably Join This Red-hat Brigade. My Mother Got My Sense Of Humor, Even When I Was A Kid. I Would Just Do Things That Tickled My Fancy In The Moment, And She Would Ask Me Who I Was Entertaining. I'd Say, 'well, Me.' And She Would Tell Me That Nobody Knew That And They Thought I Was Psychotic. Well, I Don't Ever Want People To Think I'm Psychotic, But I Can't Help Myself From Doing These Things.

Now I Have New Stories And I Feel Refreshed. There Is Talk Of Bobby's World Eventually Coming Back. I Would Be Happy To Do That.

We Sat Down And Told Stories That Happened To Us In Our Childhood, To Our Children. They Were All Basically Based On The Truth. These Stories Were Funny And Poignant To Us. They Just Took Off. These Are All Stories From My Life.

I've Had People Come Up To Me, As Home Viewers, And Tell Me They Were Screaming At The Tv, Yelling At Each Other, Yelling At The Contestants.

My Whole Life Is A Practical Joke. Every Evening And Every Show Has Really Become About Entertaining Me. I Was Always Like That. And Now I've Come Full Circle Because That's What The Tv Show Is Too.

My Parents Both Had A Great Sense Of Humor, And Always Laughed A Lot. One Night, When They Were Watching Candid Camera, I Finally Understood What Comedy Was All About. I Heard The Laughter On Television, I Turned Around And Saw My Parents Laughing, And That's When I Thought: 'this Is Great. This Is What I Can Do. I'm Gonna Prank Somebody.'

I Am Beloved By Millions.

We Were A Very Small Circle Of Writers. Everybody Brought To The Table Their Own Life Experience.