Verified listings:
- The Chinese Waiter - Buddy Hackett
- Chinese Waiter - Buddy Hackett
- The Original Chinese Waiter - Buddy Hackett
Assumed/incorrect titles:
- Split Pea Soup
Written by:
- Buddy Hackett
Recorded:
- c1953 (original version)
- c1960 (re-recording)
Released:
- 1953 (original version)
- 1960 (re-recording)
Available on (*):
- 1953 45 rpm single (Coral 61105; original version)
- 1960 LP The Original Chinese Waiter (Dot DLP 3351; re-recording)
- 1963 LP How You Do? (Coral CRL 57422, early 1963; original version)
- 2005 CD Crazy Guys: Gems of American Comedy (ASV Living Era 5582, August 23, 2005; original version)
Topics (not including words that are part of the title):
- food
- foreign language
Alternate versions:
- Dr. Demento plays the original version unless otherwise specified.
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- It's ironic that the re-recording is titled "The Original Chinese Waiter".
Chart information:
- #29 1953 (pseudo-chart)
Common misspellings:
- Buddy Hackitt
General type of music:
- stand-up comedy
Real name:
- Leonard Hacker
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