J. J. Bittenbinder

John Joseph Bittenbinder (September 1, 1942 – May 26, 2023), known as J. J. Bittenbinder, was an American police officer, television host, and author. A member of the Chicago Police Department, he hosted the 1990s crime series Tough Target, and was a public speaker on the subject of safety.

Biography

Bittenbinder was born September 1, 1942, in Buffalo, New York. He joined the Chicago Police Department in 1971, and remained with the force for 23 years; the last 17 were spent assigned to homicide and violent crimes. He was considered to be an expert on violent crimes and toured the country, speaking to audiences about the topic. His 1997 book Tough Target: A Street-Smart Guide to Staying Safe was critically and financially successful.

In 1995, Bittenbinder became the host of the television program Tough Target, which focused on crimes and their prevention. He also wrote for the show. It was cancelled in 1996. He also had two of his own television specials on PBS, Street Smarts: How to Avoid Being a Victim and Street Smarts: Straight Talk for Kids, Teens & Parents. He made guest appearances on many television shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show and Primetime Live. He also appeared on CNN and was the subject of national PBS television specials.[1]

Bittenbinder was parodied in the cult favorite sketch comedy program Mr. Show. In the episode "Now Who Wants Ice Cream?", the comedian Bob Odenkirk portrayed F. F. Woodycooks, a bizarre, nasal-voiced host of a television show about crime, who was a parody of Bittenbinder. Woodycooks even has a strange mustache like Bittenbinder's and uses unusual and funny-sounding phrases to refer to criminals. Woodycooks hosts a show called Take Back the Streets in which he shows dramatizations of crimes. The sketch ends with Woodycooks promoting his "F. F. Woodycooks Ice Cream Parlour Precincts". Mr. Show writer Paul F. Tompkins states that he came up with the idea for the sketch after he heard Bittenbinder refer to a couple of rapists as "goofs".[2]

Stand-up comedian John Mulaney references Bittenbinder's presentations to Mulaney's class at Saint Clement Catholic Elementary School in his Netflix comedy special John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City.[3]

Street Smarts: Straight Talk for Kids, Teens & Parents was featured on an episode of Best of the Worst by American film and video production company, Red Letter Media.

Later work

Bittenbinder served as Good Morning America's Safety Specialist.[citation needed] He stated that he never wore a cowboy hat to school visits, contrary to what comedian John Mulaney said in his stand-up routine.[4]

Death

Bittenbinder died on May 26, 2023, at the age of 80.[5]

References

  1. ^ "J.J. Bittenbinder - Defence4U Archived 2007-07-15 at the Wayback Machine", Defence4U. Retrieved on May 12, 2007.
  2. ^ "Mr. Show: Episode 5 w/Commentary". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  3. ^ Howell, Jake (September 22, 2017). "John Mulaney got JFL42 off to a hilarious start". NOW Toronto. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  4. ^ Swartz, Tracy (11 May 2018). "Noted former Chicago police detective not amused by Netflix comedian's parody". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ "John J. Bittenbinder obituary". Legacy.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-06.

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