Bob's The Best

harrisaj

Newhart does it again in a sparkling show that suffers from dated material and format but remains very watchable. Bob Newhart emerged from one of the Golden Ages of American Comedy that also brought us Shelly Bermann, Lenny Bruce and Don Rickles among many others. Long before he hit it big in TV, his LPs (remember them?) were hot sellers. The only thing drier than Newhart on disc was a martini and the only thing funnier was probably the LPs from Mike Nicols and Elaine May. Newhart is still funny (watch him deadpan his way through Elf with Will Farrel) but his earlier TV shows really sparkled. This second one, starring the radiant Suzanne Pleshette, doesn't match up to his first but it did give us 'Daryl, Daryl and my other brother Daryl' and some fantastic ensemble work. Bob lives!

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harrisaj 29 August 2004

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