If only it was like Newhart.
So someone in Heaven finally answered Bobās phone call?
Or maybe the other placeā¦
Hellā¦Hello, Gabe? Itās Bill.
I said itās Bill. From downstairs.
Zeebub.
Yes, it has been a long time!
Listen, you know how we always talked about the possibility of a mixup, someone being sent to the wrong place? Well, weāve got a guy down here, good Catholic man, loved his family, nothing on our records, and I canāt for the life of me figure out how he ended up here.
Well, I checked the records and early on he was an accountant.
Okay, yes, that does explain it. Thanks, Gabe! Keep up the good work at those pearly gates. And, hey, letās do lunch sometime.
No, I wonāt tell anyone we talked.
Bob Newhart has earned more than a few moments of silence and remembrance from me. Lou Dobbs hasnāt.
Iām going to need to see the long form death certificate.
A friend of ours just told a story of seeing the live taping of Bob Newhartās first appearance on Big Bang Theory.
What a lucky person with a great memory.
Bye Bob. Thanks for so much.
Bob was superb as the creepy nerd Mr Gnatpole in the wonderful, hysterical film Hot Millions (1968). It stars Sir Peter Ustinov and Dame Maggie Smith, with Karl Malden, and Cesar Romero also has a minuscule but massively satisfying role.
[ā¦] Cesar Romero also has a minuscule but massively satisfying role.
And then some. I always think of it whenever a cruel fate confronts me with instant coffeā¦
But the āWhatās in the bag?ā scene is even better.
For anybody who hasnāt seen it: do. A great little film. Possibility the first film with a computer being hacked. The computer bit is total baloney (despite using mostly actual period hardware) - but the social engineering is a masterclass.
Another favourite bit: the scene with the French real estate agent.
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The fact that so little people paid attention to her death speaks volumesā¦ the centrists won.