Bob Newhart has died

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On 7/18/2024 at 3:09 PM, Jive Turkey said:

RIP.  funny guy, loved it when he was interviewed. lots of great stories.

and he gave us this:

 

that was the best tv show final scene ever 

[RPM 26321]

I was a Bob Newhart fan long before he got a TV series. His phone routines killed. He showed up on Ed Sullivan and Carson all the time. He had a supporting role in Hell is for Heroes where they basically rewrote his routine into the script. The thing I'm most jealous of is Suzanne Pleshette. 

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I sat across from her one morning at Nate N' Al.  She was stunning, and she had to be pushing 70 at the time. 

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5 hours ago, RPM said:

The thing I'm most jealous of is Suzanne Pleshette

You're jealous of her sharing a bed with Bob Newhart?

NTTAWWT.

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Hitchcock's THE BIRDS is a great movie, but the one thing I could never wrap my head around was Rod Taylor preferring Tippy Hedren to Suzanne Pleshette.  Insanity.

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On 7/18/2024 at 3:09 PM, Jive Turkey said:

RIP.  funny guy, loved it when he was interviewed. lots of great stories.

and he gave us this:

 

That finale to the second Newhart show was absolute magic. Best ending scene to any comedy show ever.

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CBS has a special on him that just started.  

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Just a funny funny guy. 

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I know I posted the Simpsons clip on page 1 - but it just came to me that he was my 93 year old grandfather's favorite comedian. Who is as great an American as any of us could ever hope to be. 

It's probably tough to estimate the impact Newhart had on American society and comedy. And I wouldn't know where to start as I'm way too young to have even really appreciated him. 

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