If it weren't for baseball, many kids wouldn't know what a millionaire looked like.

Diller also starred in two short-lived TV series: The Pruitts of Southampton (1966–1967); later retitled The Phyllis Diller Show) a half-hour sitcom on ABC; and The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (1968) a variety show on NBC. "Am I too late for the trash?" Phyllis Diller'd yell. She created a stage persona of a wild-haired and eccentrically dressed housewife who made self-deprecating jokes about her age and appearance her terrible cooking and a husband named "Fang" while pretending to smoke from a long cigarette holder.

Phyllis Diller (July 17 1917 – August 20 2012) was an American actress and comedienne. She created a stage persona of a wild-haired and eccentrically dressed housewife who made self-deprecating jokes about her age and appearance her terrible cooking and a husband named "Fang" while pretending to smoke from a long cigarette holder.