National Grandparents Day - Year 2005 Featuring: Saul Turtletaub

Saul Turteltaub and
Grandson Max

SAUL TURTELTAUB is a humorist, comedy writer and talk
show host who is a multi-Emmy Award nominee for The Carol
Burnett Show and That Was the Week That Was. He has
written or produced over 30 major television shows including
The Cosby Show, That Girl, and the legendary The Jackie
Gleason Show. He received a Peabody Award, and has been
nominated for a Humanitas award for the development of
The Shari Lewis and Lambchop Program.
He lives in Los Angeles with Shirley, his wife of 40 years,
and is currently suffering from a severe case of THE
GRANDFATHER THING, due to the debut of his
grandson, Max.

Happy Grandparenthood, Mr. Turteltaub!

Max's Fourth Poem
Age: Four Months

Solid food is just a waste,
Isn't solid, has no taste
I spit it out and so would you,
Why not a sugar cube or two?
Why not some soup like Bubbe makes?
Why not some pureed sirloin steaks?
And if you really want to thrill me,
A little Rocky Road won't kill me.