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Bob Newhart, Comedy Icon, Dies at 94 (variety.com)
submitted 3 months ago by Djinn@lemm.ee to c/moviesandtv@lemm.ee
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[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My annual Elf re-watch will be sad this year.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah. His scenes in Big Bang Theory will land harder now, too.

Rest in Peace, Professor Proton.

And if I ever work up the nerve to try watching the Star Wars Christmas special again... well, that probably won't happen anyway.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fuck me i thought he was immortal

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Right? He'd ALWAYS just "been there"... Start watching something new and... Fuck me it's Bob!

[–] dyathinkhesaurus@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

"Hi. I'm Larry, this is my brother Daryl, and this is my other brother Daryl"

RIP Bob 😥

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

If you are under 60, you may not know who he is. Go watch the Bob Newhart show. The comedy is very sharp. Probably a major influence on The Office and that kind of humor.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I've seen him in a few things. Like The Librarian.

EDIT: I should have prefaced that I'm under 40.

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

I use to watch him on Nick at Nite when i was about 10. Even then, i greatly enjoyed his show. Also the Dick Van Dyke show was great.

[–] TwinTusks@bitforged.space 1 points 3 months ago

Ah, thats why his face looked familar

[–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

for the uninitiated, the gag "alternative ending" of breaking bad was based on the finale of one of his shows. I'm sure there are other examples but that's the one that springs to mind

[–] Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

Bye, Bob.

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 4 points 3 months ago

Goddamn loved his shows, his humor. Big part of my TV childhood, from the old reruns on up. RIP you funny motherfucker

[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Rest in power, king

[–] JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

What a star!

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Hello...

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Bob Newhart everybody!

[–] bzarb8ni@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I feel like I'm the only one here that didn't know he was still alive.

RIP Bob

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Nah, I thought he died about ten years ago. Could have sworn

[–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago

Bob Oldhart