R.I.P. “Kookie”

Edd Byrnes was one of the first TV stars to get youth “buzz” as Kookie, the hair-combin’, jive-talkin’ car valet on the hit series 77 Sunset Strip.

He even had his own novelty song, “Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb.” (And, man, is it annoying!)