Bob Newhart on my mind
Don't ask my why because I don't know, but actor/commedian Bob Newhart has been on my mind lately. Not the classic and often brilliant 1972 series The Bob Newhart Show (or the later Newhart), but just the man. For some reason his name popped up the other day when a group of us were talking about spokespersons for various mobile phone service providers. It just seemed natural, probably because of his propensity for phone conversation sketches and his sincerly honest demeanor, that I thought he would be a great spokesperson for Cingular Wireless.
Okay, the trivia game that evolved around Mr. Newhart may prove to be a liability:
A popular drinking game was invented by college students during the run of the show. Whenever someone on the show says, "Bob," each player had to take a drink. If someone said "Hi, Bob," you had to guzzle your drink.Nah! That won't be a problem at all. He's still a funny and personable guy. A regular Joe with whom everyone can identify just like the characters he creates.
Over the course of the series, the phrase, "Hi, Bob" was said 256 times. Howard Borden (Bill Daily) said it a total of 118 times. Dr. Jerry Robinson (Peter Bonerz) logged 43. Carol Kester (Marcia Wallace): 36 times and Emily Hartley (Suzanne Pleshette): 17 times. Minor characters or guest stars said it 43 times, and Bob Hartley (Bob Newhart) even said it once himself" (Trivia for "The Bob Newhart Show" (1972)).
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