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Hi, Bob is a drinking game in which players watch The Bob Newhart Show and consume alcohol whenever a character utters the phrase "Hi, Bob". Believed to have originated on American university campuses in the 1980s, it is thought to be the first documented instance of a drinking game using prompts from a television show to initiate player action.
Like The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart was an immediate hit, and again, like the show before it, it was also nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards but failed to win any. During the time Newhart was working on the show, in 1985, his smoking habit finally caught up to him, and he was taken to the emergency room for secondary polycythemia .
Marcia Karen Wallace (November 1, 1942 – October 25, 2013) was an American actress and comedian, primarily known for her roles on sitcoms.She is best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show, Mrs. Carruthers on Full House, and as the voice of elementary school teacher Edna Krabappel on the animated series The Simpsons, for which she won an ...
Bob Newhart, a 1960s stand-up comedy sensation who parlayed his low-key, deadpan style into sitcom gold on 'The Bob Newhart Show' and 'Newhart,' dies at 94.
Related: Bob Newhart, deadpan comedy legend and sitcom star, dies at 94 In one famous scene from The Bob Newhart Show, which ran for six seasons starting in 1972, the comic's Robert Hartley ...
Bob Newhart, the former accountant who rose to comedy superstardom with a mathematical precision in timing a deadpan routine down to a decimal point, died Thursday, according to his publicist.
Thursday's Game (also known as The Berk) is a 1974 American made-for-television comedy film starring Gene Wilder and Bob Newhart, written by James L. Brooks and directed by Robert Moore. Though filmed in 1971, it was originally broadcast April 14, 1974, on ABC.
Bob Newhart, the legendary standup comedian and actor, has died at 94 after a series of illnesses, his publicist confirmed. ... Games. Health. Home & Garden. Lighter Side. Medicare. News.