[al baby]

Love him and Emily Hartly was one fine woman

[Responsibility2nd]

 

 

 

 

Which show was better?

 

 

Answer: Newhart. By a mile.

[oyez]

...deadpan style and trademark stammering and hesitant delivery...

Most of us could identify with that and that tangibility insured his success.

[svcw]

The best series finale ever was when he ended his show about the Vermont bed and breakfast, with Suzan Plachet in his bed.
I think the shows were called Bob Newhart Show and Newhart respectively. (Not sure)

[basil]

I love him, too, but my heart sort of skipped a beat when I first saw this thread.I was afraid it was another obituary. I was relieved when I saw it wasn't, and really enjoyed the clips!

Thanks for posting it.

[basil]

I love him, too, but my heart sort of skipped a beat when I first saw this thread.I was afraid it was another obituary. I was relieved when I saw it wasn't, and really enjoyed the clips!

Thanks for posting it.

[Churchillspirit]

From "The Khrushchev Landing".....

Presenting a bouquet..."Why does it have to be some body's little kid? Why can't we use midgets?"

I've laughed about that for forty years!

[amom]

I remember his record with a section called “The Driving Instructor”. It was absolutely hilarious and had me in stitches every time I heard it. Bob is unique and has such class. Rare.

[Finny]

Kind of on the same note ... Tim Conway is a much beloved comedian, also kind of dead-pan like Bob Newhart. Tim Conway's son, Tim Conway Jr., has THE BEST [NON POLITICAL] TALK RADIO SHOW ON THE AIR IN LOS ANGELES. Half the fun is Conway Jr. himself and how he inspires all the crew in the studio, from news and weather reporters to board operators, to participate; I'll bet they love him. The other half is in Conway Jr.'s listeners -- it is a blast to hear them call in. Last night, he was asking for ideas on things a guy over 40 shouldn't do; it was hilarious. He also hosts "What the Hell did Jesse Jackson Say?" on Thursday nights. He plays clips of unintelliglbe things said by Jackson, and invites callers to guess what he said. Absolutly hilarious. All kinds of people call in.

It's on KFI AM 640 weeknights 7-10 p.m., and Saturdays 4-7 p.m. It is an absolute HOOT, reminiscent of the great humor of the Newhart-Conway generation.

Off topic sort of -- but I think it fits here because it's all a great continuation of the same kind of comedy that made Newhart(and Conway!) so loveable. Just a heads-up that

[cripplecreek]

I didn’t get a lot of the comedy when I was a kid but these folks are hilarious. I think my personal favorite is Tim Conway wandering off script.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqE_WmagjY&feature=related

[Larry Lucido]

The video link was a blog. Here’s the correct link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD1MW-nyhxg&feature=player_embedded

Thanks! It was great!

[BuckyKat]

My favorite was a skit he did on SNL interviewing a potentially disgruntled employee at the postal service. The script is here: SNL transcripts

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Good,clean and very funny.

[dfwgator]

The Greatest Bob Newhart skit of them all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1g3ENYxg9k

[Dick Bachert]

A true comedy genius. And, unlike some of the alleged comedians of today, no sex or bad language.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zli4AdR3ks

[discostu]

I had picked up the Bob Newhart show on DVD last year or so. I had never realized before watching those shows with my wife just what a dramatic influence the show had on me growing up. But glancing over at my brunette, modestly proportioned, smarter than me wife I was forced to thank Bob a bit. She then bought me a-z bookends like he had in his office for my birthday.

[Notary Sojac]

My personal favorite has to be "Introducing Tobacco to Civilization"

You what??
Haha - hahahahahahaha - hahaha!!
You set FIRE to it, huh, Walt???