He's performing at a casino just outside of Chicago tomorrow night. I keep thinking now is probably the time to see him.
― Maybe more Danson and Galifianakis would help (Eazy), Friday, 21 October 2011 16:41 (twelve years ago) link
Larry, Darrell and Darryl* were introduced in season 2
they're in the second episode of season one, bob hires them to get the ancient corpse out of the hotel's basement
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 21 October 2011 16:42 (twelve years ago) link
that was a typo
― do not wake the dragon (DJP), Friday, 21 October 2011 16:47 (twelve years ago) link
i do love me some bob newhart. agree that episodes of most of his shows were hit and miss. but his persona is A+
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Friday, 21 October 2011 17:06 (twelve years ago) link
this is pretty obvious but his stand-up shtick (ie the phone calls) is so unique in that he basically makes himself the straight man to an imagined comedian - can't really think of anyone else who does this. it's such a backward idea but plays to his strengths as a performer, essentially turning the straight man into the star. he's got to have an interesting psychology, since he seems perfect to be the actual straight man to a comedian in a partner act, but is intent on being the star himself (see his whole thing about refusing to have a kid in the bob newhart show because he didn't want it to turn into a "dad is dumb" kinda show).
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 21 October 2011 18:31 (twelve years ago) link
TV's New Odd Couple: Sisqo and Newhart
― just sayin, Thursday, 12 July 2012 21:25 (eleven years ago) link
why did that never happen
― I see you, Pineapple Teef (DJP), Thursday, 12 July 2012 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
I remember 'Bob' from the 90s, but not the other one with Judd Hirsch.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 12 July 2012 21:29 (eleven years ago) link
btw Neil Patrick Harris, yes, Bob Newhart was an accountant. #buttoneddownmind
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Monday, 23 September 2013 16:52 (ten years ago) link
he should do a silent movie, he was hilarious last night without saying a word.
― mizzell, Monday, 23 September 2013 16:59 (ten years ago) link
He looks the same for years now. he guest starred in an episode of The Big Bang Theory, for which he won his first Primetime Emmy Award
Haven't seen his guest spot
― curmudgeon, Monday, 23 September 2013 18:42 (ten years ago) link
it's okay
― You are kind, I am jerkface (DJP), Monday, 23 September 2013 19:29 (ten years ago) link
90 today
― mookieproof, Friday, 6 September 2019 02:05 (four years ago) link
If you can access it:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/arts/television/bob-newhart.html
― Josefa, Friday, 6 September 2019 02:56 (four years ago) link
that interview was wonderful, especially this:
On your 1980s sitcom “Newhart,” you had one of the most famous finales in TV history, waking up to discover the entire show was a dream.Some people felt cheated. They devoted eight years of their life and it turns out none of them existed.What’s your response?O.K.
Some people felt cheated. They devoted eight years of their life and it turns out none of them existed.
What’s your response?
O.K.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, 6 September 2019 03:22 (four years ago) link
'Tis the day for TBNS S4 E11, "Over the River and Through the Woods."
― Sporting with the Fbclid (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 25 November 2021 20:07 (two years ago) link
if Howard Borden was my neighbor i would have him arrestedhe is an idiot and a menace DO NOT LET HIM IN YOUR APARTMENT BOB HE IS A NIGHTMARE (but i love the actor bcz I Dream Of Jeannie)
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 14 March 2024 03:56 (one month ago) link
seriously, I started watching reruns of this recently, for the first time since I was a kid, and it never occurred to me how freakin annoying and boundary-less dude he is… “here I’ll just pop into my neighbors house with my new upright bass”I had forgotten how sweet and funky the theme tune is.
― brimstead, Thursday, 14 March 2024 15:28 (one month ago) link
I've been watching an episode each week--this show is relentlessly brown! It's a shame no one has given it a remaster--both the streaming and DVD episodes look subpar, especially when compared to Columbo. (Although the latter is blu-ray, so perhaps an unfair comparison). My Mary Tyler Moore sets also look a little pixelated.
My favorite bit of the theme is when it slows down in the middle, with the tinkly piano.
― blatherskite, Thursday, 14 March 2024 15:37 (one month ago) link
I would also be uncomfortable with Howard Borden being my flight navigator.
― Josefa, Thursday, 14 March 2024 15:37 (one month ago) link
Have we mentioned the excellent use of this shop in the "Hi Bob!" episode of For All Mankind when the three of them are all alone together on Jamestown Base?
― Don’t Want to Say Goodbye Jumbo (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 14 March 2024 16:57 (one month ago) link
otm! i think about that all the time
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 14 March 2024 18:15 (one month ago) link
Shop = show. My autocorrect needs an autocorrect
― Don’t Want to Say Goodbye Jumbo (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 14 March 2024 19:05 (one month ago) link
I can't think of anyone else to have done the thing Newhart did in his old phone-call routines where ... it's just a solo straightman! Alone on a stage, reacting to implied dialogue. Totally agree with Nick in his thread start about how this made the sitcoms interesting: they have a straightman so good he doesn't even need comedy to react to, so they can just set up a mundane awkward conflict and it's more than funny enough to watch the guy just stand there in it. I can think of a few performers you could kind of do this with today, but I can't picture any television brave enough to actually try it.
― ን (nabisco), Thursday, 14 March 2024 21:42 (one month ago) link
nabisco otm!
― Don’t Want to Say Goodbye Jumbo (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 14 March 2024 21:49 (one month ago) link
Peter Sellers was brilliant when he did something similar in Dr. Strangelove. By then, Newhart's phone bits were already well-known and massively popular, so one wonders if it came to mind when they wrote that scene.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO7O7meqZlo
― birdistheword, Friday, 15 March 2024 00:47 (one month ago) link
FWIW, a cursory search shows that Newhart's a big fan of the film, especially due to Sellers's performance (paywall prevents me from seeing whether he mentions the aforementioned scene).
― birdistheword, Friday, 15 March 2024 00:54 (one month ago) link
Never thought of that before (or did I?) but it makes sense.
― Don’t Want to Say Goodbye Jumbo (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 15 March 2024 01:35 (one month ago) link