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 Absolutely Wonderful and Timeless Nov 15, 2009
Bob Newhart is a classic comic. He is an every man. He does not do profane or lewd material. This might make him seem like an anachronism but it worked for him instead of against him. Most comedians have trouble with their material becoming dated. Newhart does not have this problem. By dealing in the comedy of what the ordinary person can appreciate and experience in today's world, he made himself a comic for the ages. For example, he plays a bus driving training instructor getting the new drivers to be as awful as everyone has ever experienced in riding a bus. This is hilarious because just about everyone has ridden a bus and noticed the bus drivers. Honing the worst of their skills in a school is a hilarious idea which Newhart executes masterfully. Likewise, being Abe Lincoln's agent and advising him about the Gettysburg Address right before he's set to give it is a unique comic take. And who else would advise Lincoln to relax and take in a play with the wife? At the same time I recently listened to this album, I listened to Woody Allen's standup comedy routines from the 1960s. Allen's routines, by contrast to Newhart's, are dated because they are so rooted in a subculture which has all but disappeared in the USA (his Jewish life as lived in the 1960s along with his divorce and his dating life).
 The long lost Newhart skits. Mar 30, 2009
Back in the 60's Bob Newhart's skits were hilarious and refreshingly original. After many years this CD allowed me and others the pleasure of enjoying them again. This is a large collection so there's something for everyone.
You'll instantly become hooked Mar 13, 2009
Many readers may only know Bob Newhart as a funny guy who
starred in some classic TV shows . . . yet before then, he
was a stand-up comedian who had several top-selling records.
Now if you have no idea what I'm talking about when I use
that latter term, then do what you can to get the CD version
of SOMETHING LIKE THIS . . . THE BOB NEWHART ANTHOLOGY.
You'll instantly become hooked by his classic monologues
that gave only one side of a telephone conversation, such as
when Abe Lincoln was speaking to history's first spin
doctor. ("Lose the beard, Abe.") .
Other routines included bus drivers school, retirement party,
ledge psychology, rocket scientist, the man who loved
Hitler and Ben Franklin in analysis . . . my only disappointment
was the one of my favorites, a discussion with Abner Doubleday
on trying to sell this new game called baseball, wasn't included.
I'm sorry that I was driving when I was listening to the CD, so
I wasn't able to write down many bits that I would have liked
have shared . . . that said, I was able to recall the following
few lines:
* I worked for a number of years an accountant in Chicago. I
have a strange theory of accounting. I thought if you got within
two or three . . . bucks of it . . . but this never really caught on.
* Realtors are people who did not make it as used couple
salespeople.
And here was him as a security guard on the Empire State Building,
speaking to his supervisor:
* See, there are these planes and they are flying around him . . . and
they are shooting at him and they only seem to be bothering him a little
bit, so I figured I wasn't doing too much good with a broom. Did I try
swatting him in the face with it? Well, I was going to take the elevator
up to his head, but my jurisdiction only extends to his navel. You don't
care what I do . . . just get the ape off the building. This may complicate
things a little--he's carrying a woman in his hand, sir. . . . No, I don't
think she works in the building, no, sir. . . . As he passed by my
floor . . . she has a kind of negligee on, so I doubt very much she's one
of the cleaning women.
Even typing that has me laughing out loud!
Funny, classic memories. Feb 27, 2008
I purchased this product for my brother's birthday. We all enjoyed hearing Bob again and the now classic stories he told in his own special way.Good, clean fun!
Great CD....crappy amazon Feb 22, 2008
Amazon didn't bother to let me know that the item didn't deliver until I made a inquiry.
What a coincidence they "just" realized the item was returned....yeah it was returned 3 weeks earlier.
Normally I like Amazon, but they dropped the ball on this one
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