Bob Newhart And David Steinberg
As I was getting my PBS on last night, I was watching the special about Bob Newhart, who I have loved forever. I didn’t realize he was slyly political in his early days (nearly 50 years ago) and I enjoyed it.
SQ reminded me that I should have remembered that he sold the albums and that he had his politics going on back when comedy albums had a chance and won a Grammy.
Hell, I can’t remember everything. I know that Jonas Grumby was the Skipper’s real name on Gilligan’s Island.
What more do you people require of me? **sigh**
No, I didn’t remember, but I did remember that Suzanne Pleshette is one of the hottest women of all time and should be honored as such.
And, I remembered one of my first crushes on a television star.
Ohh, David Steinberg, how I loved you. When other people were crushing on David Cassidy and the Bay City Rollers (blech), I adored you.
Now, my boomerness is coming out here, I admit. If you don’t know, David Steinberg was the bomb.
He was on the Smothers Brothers, on Johnny Carson and about a million other shows. I can remember hogging the television set when I knew he was going to be on.
I liked him. He made me all tingly in my tween years, back before the word tween was a word and I was just a little snot-faced kid.
At 10, I thought he was just about the cutest thing ever, and he was smart. I didn’t know why I knew he was smart because I was just a goofy tow-headed child, but I knew he was my future ex-husband (yeah, I grew up in the 70’s, this was a given) and that he was just about the grooviest thing I’d ever seen.
So, I loved The Bob Newhart Show (Newhart, not so much although I thought Larry, Darryl and Darryl was absolutely inspired.)
And I got that funky tingle/true love adoration for David Steinberg, who was on the American Masters series last night talking about his buddy, Newhart.
Brad Pitt, you ain’t got nothing on David Steinberg. I love odd yet funny men. They are the best.
“odd yet funny men?”
Present.
Oh, you weren’t calling roll?
Well, umm, yeah.
I wasn’t calling roll but if you want me to put you on the odd and funny list of men, I can.
I can also say with utmost clarity that Don Rickles is not on that list.
The Newhart special was terrific. I enjoyed the interview series that Steinberg had on TV Land about a year ago, “Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg.” It was sort of like “Inside The Actor’s Studio” for comics.
But you’re wrong about Rickles. I can’t wait to read his book, which was recently published.
Apparently, you can watch full episodes of “Sit Down Comedy” online:
http://www.tvland.com/originals/sitdown/season2/
John, don’t get me wrong. I think Rickles is hysterical!!!
He just doesn’t give me the Steinberg tingle.
I have called members of my family “hockey puck” for years.
Ohhh. I know what I’m doing tonight. Steinberg. Woot!!!
the last episode of Newhart was the best last episode ever on TV. “You need to wear more sweaters.” Snork! Total Newhart line.
Jim, you were right.
It was the best and a complete surprise.
The Don Rickles documentary is hilarious. Even in his 80’s, he’s still got it.
I’m grieved cause I missed this.
Like Sista, sad that I missed it. Total crush on the deadpan little funny man. However, “Newhart” was where I fell in love with him, as it’s what was on when I was a kid.
I am also sad that I missed this. Newhart AND Steinberg? Sweet.