Reply #12: Ah, the Button Down Mind of Bob Newhart.... [View All]

[Bridget Burke]

With a background in accounting & advertising, his persona was nervous & slightly neurotic--with an occasional surreal touch. I remember liked his standup routine a lot, although I didn't follow his TV shows religiously. )But the last episode of "Newhart" was worth catching.)

Thanks to TV variety shows & the radio, we were exposed to lots of standup in my childhood. The Borscht Belt vets taught us a bit of Yiddish--even down in Texas. Nichols & May were more intellectual. Perhaps Jonathan Winters was my fave.

I love (good) country music but won't hold that remark against him. Read more here: www.bobnewhart.com/index.cfm