Editing Paul Lynde (section)

== Legacy ==
A biography was published in 2005, titled ''Center Square: The Paul Lynde Story''. Authors Steve Wilson and Joe Florenski described Lynde as "[[Liberace]] without a piano" and that to most 1970s-era viewers, he was "a frustrated bit player and character actor on a daytime game show". To the homosexual community, his reputation was less than stellar: "In some ways, he came to symbolize what's perceived to be a self-loathing era for gay culture."<ref name = "salon" />

Lynde's distinctive vocal delivery has also been widely imitated:
* Cartoon creator/voice actor [[Seth MacFarlane]] has acknowledged that the voice of [[Roger the Alien]] on ''[[American Dad!]]'' was modeled after Lynde.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RycYlI3-7DU | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/RycYlI3-7DU| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=American Dad! – Seth on Paul Lynde and Patrick Stewart |author1=The Paley Center for Media |date=October 5, 2012 |access-date=June 14, 2017|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* Actor/comedian Michael Airington portrays Lynde in the show ''Oh My Goodness It's Paul Lynde'' and ''An Evening with Paul Lynde'', recreating Lynde's 1976 live show and ''Off Center: The Paul Lynde Show''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/354355/An-Evening-with-Paul-Lynde/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924161011/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/354355/An-Evening-with-Paul-Lynde/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2011 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |author=Nathan Southern |year=2011 |title=An Evening with Paul Lynde |access-date=October 29, 2009}}</ref> Airington licensed the rights from the Paul Lynde Estate following a copyright claim.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/02/paul-lynde-play.html | title = Paul Lynde play at Exit Theatre gets pulled over copyright claim &#124; Culture Monster |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 28, 2009 |access-date=October 29, 2009}}</ref> He also sang the theme of ''[[Samurai Pizza Cats]]'' in an impersonated Paul Lynde voice.
* [[Steve Carell]]'s portrayal of Uncle Arthur in the 2005 film version of ''[[Bewitched (2005 film)|Bewitched]]'' is done as an impression of Lynde.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/2021/11/29/bewitched-bothered-and-bewildering-case-file-197-bewitched-2005#google_vignette | title = Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildering Case File #196 Bewitched (2005) |last=Ephron|first=Nora|date=November 29, 2021 |access-date=March 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.today.com/popculture/bewitched-needs-bit-more-magic-wbna8258706 | title = 'Bewitched' needs a bit more magic |last=Hartl|first=John|publisher=today.com|date=June 23, 2005 |access-date=March 27, 2024}}</ref>
* Veteran voice actor and [[Skywalker Sound]] editor [[David Acord]] used an impression of Lynde's distinctive speech pattern for the portrayal of the droid EV-A4-D in an episode of ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVfqDYTURWQ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520211040/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVfqDYTURWQ|archive-date=May 20, 2023|url-status=live|title=Star Wars The Clone Wars Season One: Lair Of Grievous Featurette|via=YouTube|date=August 12, 2015|access-date=January 2, 2024}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* In 2018, drag queen [[BenDeLaCreme]] won the "[[Snatch Game]]" episode of [[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 3)|the third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'']] with a portrayal of Lynde.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pADaKVOLaJU| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/pADaKVOLaJU| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Paul Lynde aka BenDeLaCreme is Back From the Dead |website= VH-1 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3|via= YouTube |date=February 20, 2018|access-date=June 17, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* In July 2020, it was announced that actor and comedian [[Billy Eichner]] and producer Tom McNulty were developing a biopic based on the life of Lynde entitled ''Man in the Box'', with Eichner set to star as Lynde.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/billy-eichner-paul-lynde-movie-man-in-the-actor-stigmatized-for-being-gay-eichner-feels-things-havent-changed-for-gay-actors-1202990876/|title=Billy Eichner To Play Paul Lynde In 'Man In The Box', About Gifted Actor Stigmatized For Being Gay: Why Eichner Feels Things Haven't Changed, Gay Actors Still Excluded From Straight Roles & Even Playing Gay Icons|author=Mike Fleming Jr.|website=Deadline|date=July 21, 2020|access-date=June 17, 2021}}</ref>
* Richard Squires' 2018 experimental documentary ''Doozy''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8991416/ | title=Doozy (2018) - IMDb | publisher=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> examines Lynde's queer-coded voice work as a [[Hanna-Barbera]] cartoon villain.