“Hi, Bob!” Bob Newhart Marathon on TV Land Monday
Serendipity? Coincidence? How fortuitous is it that there is a Bob Newhart marathon coming up Monday night on TV Land? I just finished Bob Newhart’s book (Hi, Bob!) called, “I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This!” about a week ago, and now here is this marathon.
I got the book in a fit of nostalgia. I bought another book at the same time (Peter Falk’s memoir “Just One More Thing”). And after reading the book, I had wanted to catch a few Bob Newhart shows to give my brain even more of a ride in the “wayback machine.”
I was just a kid, but I remember well Saturday nights when Bob Newhart and Mary Tyler Moore were on, followed by the Carol Burnett Show. And if I’m remembering the night wrong, remember that I was only 7 when when the Bob Newhart show first started!
Anyway, the book was really funny, and I enjoyed reading about how this funny guy honed his talent and worked his way into the mainstream of American comedy.
I do highly recommend it – both the book and the marathon! I know I’ll be watching.
Yes, those were the best Saturdays of my life……Well written shows and FUNNY!! I don’t know why TVland does not make the Bob Newhart show a basic staple as it is always funny and always delivers laughs know matter what the decade.