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Bye, Bob.

Bye, Bob.

And thanks.

Jim McDermott
Jul 24, 2024
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Bob Newhart died at the end of last week. (I know it seems like it was actually a thousand years ago, but no, it was just last week.)

Newhart was frequently a contradiction. His act was always totally clean, and yet his best friend was Don Rickles. He was at his peak in the 60s and 70s, but then as a result of Elf and The Big Bang Theory a whole new generation fell in love with him. He always presented himself as a pretty ordinary guy; and yet the ending of his television show Newhart is considered by many to be a work of genius.

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