The Quiz: Whose tombstone bears the inscription “There goes the neighborhood”?
George Burns
Don Rickles
Richard Pryor
Rodney Dangerfield
Rodney Dangerfield was a stand-up comedian and actor known for his “I don’t get no respect” routine. In the 1980s, he appeared in films such as Easy Money, Caddyshack, and Back to School. In 2004, at the age of 82, Dangerfield passed away due to surgery complications. When it came to choosing an epitaph, fate intervened. On the day of his death, the randomly generated joke of the day on Dangerfield’s website read, “I tell ya, I get no respect from anyone. I bought a cemetery plot. The guy said, “‘There goes the neighborhood!’” Instead of using his signature catchphrase “I don’t get no respect!” for his headstone, his wife choose this eerie final joke.
The correct answer to this quiz is Rodney Dangerfield.